Coach Vicki- it is your responsibility

It’s Your Responsibility

by Vicki Garcia on October 29, 2013

 Yep.  It (your life) is 100% your responsibility.  This means absolutely NO blaming of other people or situations for the current circumstances in your life.  I realize this one might be tough.  It’s only tough because you don’t know any other way.

From the time we are born we are taught that someone else is responsible for us and our lives.  Think about it.  As a kid, your parents were responsible for you.  They decided just about everything for you.  When you are in school, your teachers make many decisions for you.  Same thing happens in college.  Same thing happens on the job.  There has always been someone there telling you what to do, when to do it and probably how to do it.  It seems logical that when something in your life goes wrong, you look outside yourself to find who is to blame.

The reality is, once you reached adulthood, YOU were in charge of you but no one let you in on that tiny detail.  No one told you there was a change in command.  It can be a cold awakening when you do figure it out.  It’s all about you.  You are in charge.  No one else can be blamed for the things in your life that you do not like.  No one else can take credit for the good things in your life.

I’m not at all saying that this is about blaming yourself.  What I’m saying is that you are 100% responsible.  You created your current circumstances by the thoughts you thought and the actions you took.  Even when something occurs that really is out of your control (say some kind of natural disaster), you are still 100% responsible for YOU and how you respond to it.  And how you choose to respond is going to determine the results you get.

The way to integrate this tool into your daily routine is to pay attention to when you are blaming or getting angry about a person or situation.  When you notice this, stop for a moment and say to yourself, “I am responsible”.  You are reminding yourself that no matter what is going on in your immediate environment, you have a choice in what you think and how you behave.  No one else can determine that.

When you choose to think and say, “I am responsible” you immediately take responsibility and stop blaming.  When you blame and make excuses, you are giving away your power.  When you take 100% responsibility, you are in the driver’s seat.

Are you willing to begin practicing this today?  Right now?

I’m here to support you but I can’t do that if I don’t know you need some help.  If you think you might want to explore how to take this tool and many others and put them to use in your life, please contact me.

I offer a complimentary ‘Get Your Shit Together’ session.  There’s no excuse for waiting any longer.

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