Responsibility

Week 2

“Ninety-nine percent of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses.”
George Washington Carver, American botanist and scientist

Responsibility for Adults

Successful people share many common traits. They are confident. They are skilled leaders. They also take responsibility for their actions — without making excuses. There may be reasons why their actions are unsuccessful, but they don’t excuse their failures or “pass the buck.” They know the “buck” stops with them. You must also be willing to have the “buck” stop with you, when you are responsible. Though it may be initially challenging, taking responsibility for your actions always pays in the end. Once you accept the consequences of your actions, you can fix them. Every excuse just takes you further from a solution. Every time you accept responsibility for a mistake or unsuccessful consequences, you are one step closer to experiencing Black Belt excellence.

Responsibility for Kids

You and everyone else make mistakes. Making a mistake is a lesson to be learned. You must learn to be responsible for your actions and mistakes. It is easy to make an excuse. You received a bad grade on a test, so you blame your teacher. You don’t win first place at a tournament, so the judges hate you. You’ll never succeed or become better if you blame others. When you are responsible, you can be a better student and martial artist. Did you receive a bad grade in school? Study harder next time. Didn’t pass your last belt test? Practice more and ask for help. When you take responsibility, you are starting to have a Black Belt attitude.

Action For This Week

• Children – How did taking responsibility for an action help you become a better person?
• Has one of your friends been responsible? Could you be responsible like him or her?
• Adults – When have you had to “fall on the sword” at work?
• Do you find yourself looking for excuses when things do not go our way, or do you look for solutions?

~ C. Matthew White, Renshi

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