Take Responsibility

One of my early business mentors
advised me
to always take responsibility
whenever I could.
The person who takes responsibility,
he told me,
is the person in charge.
That’s the person we respect.

Now,
when I see people blaming others
for their misfortunes,
I see weakness.
My respect for them is eroded.

If I see shifting blame
as a sign of weakness,
how many other people
see it this same way?

Lolly Daskal,
founder of Lead from Within,
shares

“The worst thing you can do
in leadership or life
is to shrink from responsibility
and blame others
for not having done your best
or met your own expectations.

As the saying goes:
If it is to be,
it’s up to me.

The place to begin is
always to be accountable to yourself
and responsible for the consequences
of your choices.”

Take responsibility.