Do it or suffer !

You might not realize this--

Taking responsibility is a big part of a successful person's mindset. But for those who aren't already doing it, I can bet that it's a difficult thing to accomplish.

If you haven't already starting taking responsibility for everything that happens to you, you'll likely feel lots of internal resistance as you start doing it. This is growth. Resist the resistance, and forge ahead.

So what do I mean by taking responsibility for success?

Well, it can goes back to when you're young.

Think back to your school days. When you or your friends did well on a test, what did you say or think? Chances are that you figured you did well because you studied hard, got a good night's sleep before hand, and you were prepared.

Now think back to a time when you did not do well on a test.

Chances are there was probably some reason for that poor grade. Maybe you didn't sleep well thenight before because the neighbor's dog wasbarking.

Maybe the text book didn't explain things well enough. Maybe the teacher didn't do a good job of teaching you, or perhaps she unfairly gave you avery difficult test.

Do you see what happened in these two examples?

In the first example we did well because we studied hard. We took the credit for our success.

In the second example we did poorly, but it was someone else's fault - the neighbor's dog, the people who wrote the textbook, or the teacher.

Here's what successful people know-- not only should you take credit for your successes; you need to take responsibility for your failures.

The reason successful people do this is because they realize that they are responsible for everything that happens in their life.

If you are only taking credit for the good things, then you are refusing to admit to the true cause of the bad things in life.

And here's the bigly-- if you don't admit responsibility for the bad things, then you can't change them.

If you have no control, then bad things will continue to happen, and you will continue to blame third parties for your misfortunes.

Let's go back to the example of taking a test and doing a poor job. If I say I did poorly because the neighbor's dog kept me awake barking for hours, then I'm not taking responsibility for what happens to me. Perhaps, in truth, I just didn't want to admit that I hadn't studied hard enough.

Let's face it, it's hard to criticize ourselves.

It's hard to say, "it's my fault I didn't dowell." And yet we MUST be able to do this in order to start experiencing more success in our life.

Think about the test-- if I can admit the test failure was due to my lack of studying, then I know next time I need to study harder.

If instead I deny my responsibility and instead blame the neighbor's dog, then my behavior doesn't change. End result? If you keep doing the same thing, you'll keep getting what you always got.

Do you see now why it's so important to accept responsibility for everything that happens to you?

It literally gives you the power and control to make things better next time so that you can experience success.

So you want the power that can instantly propel you to achieve success or keep on avoiding the truth that prevents you to improve yourself?

You know the answer more than I do.

I'll say, YOU CAN DO IT.