Think of it This Way
You can’t go a day without reading or seeing something where someone is looking to place blame. What happened to the days of taking responsibility? I recently saw a woman at the building trip and almost fall. Her immediate response: “Someone needs to fix that.” Now the reason she tripped was that she did not see the door sill as she was texting and walking rather than looking where she was going.
Johnny fell the other day at his house. His Mom said: “John, you tripped over the carpet…we need to fix it.” Without hesitation, Johnny said: “No Mom, I tripped because, I did not pick up my feet.” He made no attempt to blame something else, view himself as the victim, or whine because he fell. He owned it and took responsibility.
The blame game is alive and well. We all see or experience it daily. I’m not shy about it. If I encounter someone playing the game and it’s unfounded, I call them out. I’m not rude about it or trying to belittle them. My purpose is to get them to think a little. If I can get them to look at their role in the event, maybe it will not happen a second time.
We need to get back to taking responsibility. If I make a mistake or mess up, I’m the first to call myself out. No one needs to tell me. I know it when it happens. Saying I’m wrong or made a mistake doesn’t hurt. My ego may not like it, but I’m the boss not him. I’ve also found it can catch people off guard if you admit your wrongs and mistakes. Society has conditioned us to play the blame game. I just choose not to.
Rodney - I'm Responsible For Me
You can’t go a day without reading or seeing something where someone is looking to place blame. What happened to the days of taking responsibility? I recently saw a woman at the building trip and almost fall. Her immediate response: “Someone needs to fix that.” Now the reason she tripped was that she did not see the door sill as she was texting and walking rather than looking where she was going.
Johnny fell the other day at his house. His Mom said: “John, you tripped over the carpet…we need to fix it.” Without hesitation, Johnny said: “No Mom, I tripped because, I did not pick up my feet.” He made no attempt to blame something else, view himself as the victim, or whine because he fell. He owned it and took responsibility.
The blame game is alive and well. We all see or experience it daily. I’m not shy about it. If I encounter someone playing the game and it’s unfounded, I call them out. I’m not rude about it or trying to belittle them. My purpose is to get them to think a little. If I can get them to look at their role in the event, maybe it will not happen a second time.
We need to get back to taking responsibility. If I make a mistake or mess up, I’m the first to call myself out. No one needs to tell me. I know it when it happens. Saying I’m wrong or made a mistake doesn’t hurt. My ego may not like it, but I’m the boss not him. I’ve also found it can catch people off guard if you admit your wrongs and mistakes. Society has conditioned us to play the blame game. I just choose not to.
Rodney - I'm Responsible For Me
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