Do you believe you are entitled to a better life? Do you also believe that somehow, someone, somewhere is responsible for ensuring you stay happy, have a great career, get to spend time with your family, follow your passions, hobbies and enjoy fulfilling relationships..

1. ARE YOU TAKING COMPLETE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR LIFE ?

2.  Do you believe you are entitled to a better life?
 Do you also believe that somehow, someone, somewhere is
responsible for ensuring you stay happy, have a great career,
get to spend time with your family, follow your passions,
hobbies and enjoy fulfilling relationships..
 How real is this?
 The truth is that only you are responsible for the quality of your
life. You are responsible for your health, your happiness, your
career growth, financial security, the quality of your
relationships, the way you spend your time, your inner peace…

3.  The day you realize this and act accordingly is the day
you empower yourself to start moving forward.
Remember everything you are experiencing now is
based on choices you have made in the past. If you want
better results, just start making better choices.
 If you are waiting for things to somehow change, for the
situation to get better on its own, you are likely to be
disappointed. Take responsibility, take complete
responsibility. Own your life and design it to reflect your
dreams, aspirations and desires.

4. YOU CAN START TAKING COMPLETE
RESPONSIBILITY BY PRACTICING THESE THREE
IMPORTANT STEPS:
 1. Stop blaming
You are conditioned from childhood to blame
someone else for your shortcomings, for the not so
pleasant situations. However blaming your parents,
your teachers, colleagues, bosses, the government,
weather, luck, stars, alignment of planets etc will
get you nowhere. You must focus on the only thing
in your control i.e yourself.

5.  2. Stop giving excuses
Each time you give an excuse, you are missing an
opportunity to grow. You are also creating a perception as
being unprofessional. Most people give excuses because
they have a fear of failure. However this very fear when
faced will help you move out of your comfort zone and try
something unfamiliar. A success there will do wonders to
your self confidence and expand your horizon.
 3. Stop complaining
The man who complains about the way the ball bounces
is likely to be the one who dropped it ~ Lou Holtz

6.  Face it, nobody likes to be around someone who
complains. Complaining drains you and others of
their energy. Yes, there are times when all of us feel
like letting out our frustrations. Talking about it is
healthy, discussing it, trying to identify ways to
overcome challenges is productive, it can open you
up to new ideas and solutions. However constant
complaining and whining makes you feel like a
victim, disempowers you and keeps you stuck in
the helplessness mode.

7.  As you will agree, none of the above three serve
you, they suck away your precious energy and
make you unpopular with those around you. In my
coaching work, each time a client begins to take
complete responsibility, I notice them displaying
higher energy levels, greater motivation and
stronger will power.
 Set a challenge to NOT blame, complain or give
excuses for the next 30 days and watch what
happens.

8. Here are seven
incredible
benefits you can
experience by
taking complete
responsibility.

9.  1. Joy of Freedom
As you start looking inward for the causes and
solutions to address challenges in key areas of your
life, you will experience a great sense of liberation,
that feeling of being free, of not letting external
judgements dictate how you think, act and live your
life.
 2. Sustained Motivation
We all need motivation to see through the rough
patches and difficult phases of our lives. By seeking
your inner resources, you will find a treasure trove
of sustainable motivation that makes the journey
towards a fulfilling life even more exciting and fun.

10.  3. Greater Control
Knowing that you are in charge of your life, the
choices you make, the decisions you take, the
actions that follow will make you feel empowered
and give you greater control of your life.
 4. Personal Power
This is power in a positive and mature sense. It’s
that great feeling of being aware that you are
whole, complete, resourceful and have the
capability to do, achieve, grow and succeed. This is
the fuel that keeps you moving and helps you make
progress towards your important goals.

11.  5. Flow of Insights
Insights or those ‘aha’ moments come to you when you
are relaxed, when your mind is free of fear and open to
new ideas. Each day that you live by taking complete
responsibility, you are strengthening your faith in your
inner resources and your creativity to find solutions for
life challenges. The more you seek it, the quicker they
come.
 6. Richer perspectives
You have grown up with a mental model of the world
based on your life experiences till date. While they might
have served you well thus far, thats not necessarily the
only way to look at the world. The more perspectives
you are able to open up to, the wiser you will be. Taking
responsibility enables you to achieve more insights,
helps you get fresh perspectives, newer experiences
thereby widening your horizon and thinking.

12.  7. Inner peace
As long as you are blaming, giving excuses and
complaining, you are letting negative situations and
people suck out your energies. This leads to
confusion, inner conflict and a sense of imbalance.
By taking complete responsibility you stop looking for
evidences to support your story of blame, excuses
and complaints. Your attention and energies are now
on how you can move forward, what you can do,
what the benefits are, how will you feel when you
achieve everything you wish to thereby bringing you
a sense of calm, harmony and inner peace.
 Do you feel there are other benefits by taking
complete responsibility for your life?

13.  Please do share them
 “I must do something” always solves more problems than
“Something must be done.” ~Anonymous

14.  Points to ponder
1. How would you feel if you stopped blaming,
giving excuses and complaining?
2. What would happen if you took complete
responsibility for your life?
3. How would you benefit?
4. What must you do to take complete
responsibility?
5. How can you stay committed to taking complete
responsibility?

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