A mentor once told me the moment you make the decision to take absolute responsibility for everything in your life you become powerful beyond measure.
- Crappy business? You are the problem.
- Crappy relationships? You are the problem.
- Crappy health? You are the problem.
- Crappy finances?
If we play the blame game on any of these areas we completely disempower ourselves. We say things like my business isn’t profitable because of Covid, my relationship isn’t where I want it to be because I work too much, or I’m fat because my entire family is overweight. When we make statements like this we fool ourselves into believing that we do not have control or someone/something else is responsible. These beliefs prevent us from looking for solutions.
There is some great news in all of this. If you make the decision to take 100% responsibility you can change all of it. You see, you are the problem but you’re also the solution. All it takes is a decision to accept 100% responsibility for everything in your life and take whatever actions are required to improve it regardless of circumstance. To quote the great philosopher Eminem you only get one shot. You may as well be in the driver’s seat.