Taking Responsibility

There is a global phenomenon that people are oblivious to which is rampant in the daily life of young people “The act of blaming others”.

Taking responsibility for ones action nowadays seems like an extreme sport. Now take a second to think about this, when last did you take responsibility for your actions without handing out blames or making excuses?

Taking responsibility for your actions means you recognize the areas of your life that you can control and make positive changes to. Majority of the time when we make mistakes, we find it very difficult to own up to it and take actionable steps into resolving it. Our first reaction is to deflect the blame to others or make excuses. This doesn't help oneself in anyway because it doesn't give room for any growth.

Taking responsibility empowers you to influence your life i.e. you are not reacting to situation but you choose to respond to them.

It is true that taking responsibility is not easy, it can be really really frustrating but it also can be empowering and it most definitely has positive impacts in ones life.

This can help in different ways: Improving your relationship with others. It improves your mental health. Enhance your ability to learn. Giving you a sense of control in your life e.t.c

It is common to avoid responsibility for short-term relief but the long term consequences can be significant.

As mentioned earlier, taking responsibility is not easy but it is a worthy action. Nobody likes that person who pushes blames to others or makes excuses, I am sure you know this ?

Mistakes are human and most certainly unavoidable and there would be forces beyond our control, but how we react to this or respond to them is very important.

You can start taking steps today with these few pointers.

· Stop blaming others.

· Stop making excuses.

· Act, not react.

Start today and bit by bit you would get to being a more responsible person. Trust me, you would love yourself more.