~ Tony Robbins.Ĭoncision in style, precision in thought, decision in life. It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped. It is only in our decisions that we are important. The thing that cowardice fears most is decision. Life by the yard is hard by the inch it’s a cinch. Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen. When you realize that everything springs only from yourself, you will learn both peace and joy.You have to make the decision to let go of the past if you want to move forward. “When you think everything is someone else’s fault, you will suffer a lot. “It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.” “You are always responsible for how you act, no matter how you feel.” “Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will-his personal responsibility.” In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” In that space is our power to choose our response. “Between stimulus and response, there is space. “It is a painful thing to look at your own trouble and know that you yourself and no one else has made it.” “Part of getting a second chance is taking responsibility for what you did wrong in the first place.” You cannot change the circumstance, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. You can’t keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. “If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month.” “You can’t change someone who doesn’t see an issue in their actions.” They need to learn that if they want different outcomes, they will have to make different choices.” Don’t accept blame or try to fix things for them when you’ve done nothing wrong. “If a person doesn’t want to take responsibility for the consequences of their actions, they may try to blame others. “No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.” “One of the most significant findings in psychology in the last twenty years is that individuals can choose the way they think.” By not accepting personal responsibility for our circumstances, we greatly reduce our power to change them.” “The victim mindset dilutes the human potential. Leave the situation, change the situation, or accept it. “When you complain, you make yourself a victim. As long as you can blame someone else, be angry with someone else, point a finger at someone else, you are not taking responsibility for your life.” “One of the greatest challenges in creating a joyful, peaceful and abundant life is taking responsibility for what you do and how you do it. Own up to your mistakes so that you can own your successes.Īnyone that knows me knows that I fall back on the wisdom and words of others, so if you are finding it difficult to take responsibly or need an extra dose of motivation, here are some quotes to lead you in the right direction. All I ask is for a little more responsibility to be taken. Maybe my parents were more realistic, or maybe it is because we are on completely different ends of the generation, but something has got to change. And I am one… so that basically makes me an expert, right? It has been embedded in the minds of students that they are special little snowflakes, more deserving than everyone else. Now, what is this Residence Hall Director’s tangent all about? Well, a lot of what I deal with pertaining to students ends with students not taking responsibility and blaming me for their mistakes.īeing a higher education professional, I have done a lot of research and read a lot of books on the millennial generation. When it comes down to it, I care about each student, no matter what they think of me, but that does not mean that I can’t be frustrated time to time, because of the decisions that they are making. I am spoken badly about behind my back (and to my face). I sit in the hospital with students that are not sober enough to remember me being there. I do love what I do, but it is quite a thankless job. I live and work on a college campus and I am basically awake 24/7 because of the decision I made to pursue my passion, but also due to the choices that others are making. Working with college students is my life’s passion, but it is also the most frustrating, baffling, and emotionally taxing circumstance I have placed myself in.
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