John C. Maxwell (2013-10-08) from his book, Sometimes You Win--Sometimes You Learn:Life's Greatest Lessons Are Gained from Our Losses (p. 67). Center Street.
Kindle Edition.
You understand that taking personal responsibility is a
choice, a far-reaching choice. John said
earlier in this chapter, “Psychologists say that some people possess an
internal focus of control, where they rely primarily on themselves for the gains
and losses in their lives. Others possess an external focus of control, where
they blame others when something goes wrong. Which group is more successful?
The group that takes personal responsibility. Which people are more content?
The ones who take personal responsibility. Which people learn from their
mistakes and keep growing and improving? The people who take responsibility.”
How do you handle failure, how do you handle making
mistakes? Do you choose an internal
focus or an external focus? Oh I know
how tempting it is and easy to do to blame something or someone else. You absolve yourself of all the
responsibility and then go on with your life and probably make the same mistake
down the road. But if you would stop and
really evaluate the cause and learn the lesson then you won’t have to go
through that feeling of failure in that area again. The truth is the easy way isn’t always the
easy way.
So what lesson do you need to learn?
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