Why RESPONSIBILITY matters

Responsibility is the #1 most important soft skill to master. 

Mastering the skill of responsibility is life changing. It will affect every area of your life and allow you to see more clearly, act with purpose, and adapt when necessary. 

Responsibility is being responsible, accountable and answerable for something in one’s power, control, or management.

The Responsibility I am speaking about is taking 100% responsibility for your life, your actions/behaviors, your happiness/sadness, your growth and development or the lack of it.  

Responsibility is a skill, it is not innate in you at birth, you will need to learn it, develop it, strengthen it, and master it.

There are 5 essential elements that make up responsible behaviors, they are:

• Honesty
• Compassion/Respect
• Fairness
• Accountability
• Courage

Being responsible makes your life BETTER. When you do what you say you will do, people see you as a dependable and reliable person. This boosts your self-esteem and self-worth.

Thinking before you speak, making certain that the words you use are caring and respectful, shows positive regard for others. From your respectful words, others feel appreciated, understood, and valued. When people feel appreciated and valued they tend to feel good and perform better.

Speaking and behaving responsibly is about holding yourself accountable for what you say and do. It is about proving to yourself that you can be, and that you are, in fact, accountable.

“ Be impeccable in your word”  ~ Don Miguel Ruiz

It all boils down to your own conscious decision. As you work on becoming more responsible you’ll want to start by making Small and Consistent changes.  

Here are a few tips on how you can improve and be responsible.

1. STOP MAKING EXCUSES FOR YOURSELF

If and when you make a mistake, own up to it.  When you stop making excuses you will learn that you need to motivate and regulate yourself.  Motivating yourself means working hard, showing enthusiasm, exceeding expectations, and continuously striving to improve.

These are the Game Changers:

• Set a goal for yourself and appropriate action steps to achieve the goal. Be sure to follow through with your action steps and hold yourself accountable..
• Identify the steps needed to reach a goal and create a deadline for each step. 
• Reward yourself after successfully reaching each step towards your goal.
• Get up early in the morning, with a plan for yourself and your day.

 2.  NO COMPLAINING

By complaining and nagging about the world around you, you actually fill yourself with negativity. By being negative, you are being miserable. Therefore, cutting down on complaining will bring you to a better mindset, as well as prolonged happiness.

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