Taking Full Responsibility Is the Key to True Freedom
Try these steps to put yourself back into the driver seat of your life.
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You might not be as free as you think you are
We see this a lot: People pointing their finger at other people or circumstances when things don’t go their way. We hear sentences like “My boss has me stuck in my career”, “My wife is always so unreliable”, “How could my friend do this to me?” or even “My dog won’t listen to me” and the list goes on.
This is a behavior that we learned as children: As children, we were completely dependent on our environment, especially on our caretakers. When we needed something, we couldn’t just go and get it. So, we cried. Many people have never fully grown out of this dependency on external factors. Instead of crying now they complain and blame when their needs or expectations are not met.
We should ask ourselves: If we just keep blaming others for our misery aren’t we giving them control over our emotions, thoughts, and thus over our lives? This way we will by definition always be emotionally dependent on external factors and therefore never be truly free.
Responsibility is key to true freedom
It is time to wake up, time to put ourselves back into the driver seat of our life to be truly free. For this, responsibility is key. Taking responsibility is a way of thinking and feeling, it is a mindset. It means to be aware that we are 100% accountable. Accountable for our perceptions, feelings, and actions. Accountable for our life.
Knowing that we are accountable forces us to act. It enables us to make choices. It gives us back control and lets us create our own life instead of just reacting to changing circumstances.
“Winners don’t make excuses” — Harvey Specter
