Message of the Day - Words of Personal Responsibility

Good Morning,

 

One of my recent reads was "Who Are "They" Anyway?: A Tale of Achieving Success At Work Through Personal Accountability" by BJ Gallagher and Steve Ventura (http://www.amazon.com/Who-Are-They-Anyway-Gallagher/dp/0793188296).

 

The tale starts with our protagonist looking for who is the cause of his woes at work. The further he looks for the source, the more he finds new people who are supposedly the cause. Each time when he thinks he found 'Them', these very people, themselves, blame some other 'Them'. It is a vicious cycle.  As the tale unfolds our protagonist starts realizing that everyone, if they wanted to, could point to some mysterious 'They' who are the root of all problems. It is when he realizes that personal accountability starts with himself that he starts to realize the truth of his situation and can finally do something about it.

 

At the end of the book is a wonderful list of phrases I wish to share with you.

 

The Most Important Words in Personal Accountability:

 

The 10 most important words:

 

I won't wait for others to take the first step.

 

The 9 most important words:

 

If it is to be, it's up to me.

 

The 8 most important words:

 

If not me, who? If not now, when?

 

The 7 most important words:

 

Let me take a shot at it.

 

The 6 most important words:

 

I will not pass the buck.

 

The 5 most important words:

 

You can count on me.

 

The 4 most important words:

 

It IS my job!

 

The 3 most important words:

 

Just do it!

 

The 2 most important words:

 

I will.

 

The most important word:

 

Me

 

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All personal accountability does come back to ourselves. It is just that simple.

 

Enjoy!

 

Sanford Berenberg
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