Responsibility Journey
🧠Response-Ability
“True power begins when you own your past – not to dwell in it, but to build on it. Responsibility is the first step toward freedom.” -Sunny
💬Have a discussion with yourself and take responsibility for your past. Time will make it better⏳. No matter who you are, you can overcome the past if you make a conscious effort to change🔄.
Once you accept yourself for your weaknesses as well as your strengths, coping becomes a whole lot easier🤝, because even when those thoughts pop up, you’ve already accepted these parts of yourself, and worked on either shifting the focus🔍, or continuing it.➡️
This will make you stronger than ever.🛡️
🧩Really think about that word “Responsibility.”
According to Jim Rohn, it breaks down into Response-Ability and it could be viewed as our ability to respond to certain input, information, and challenges.🧠⚙️
Our ability to respond effectively in all situations is what defines our true responsibility, and it’s something we have to do for ourselves.⚖️
🪞Reflection Time!
📝Think of a decision or action you regret, then take note of what this experience taught you.
🌱How did this help you grow and/or what you would do differently next time?
❗Learn from your mistakes, and if something doesn’t make you feel good, you should definitely consider not doing it again.
I’m a big believer in harm reduction💡 and when presented with two evils I more often will go with the better decision, the lesser of the two evils.
Sometimes, avoiding both options altogether and going for the lesser chosen, third option where you create a different, tangential path for yourself, can (sometimes) be an option as well.🛤️
💭“Responsibility is accepting that you are the architect of your own life.” – Stephen Covey
Reflection Time!
💪What strengths do you see in yourself that you haven’t been able to think of before today?
🎯What is one action you can take today to reinforce those strenghts?
When you make mistakes, how do you usually respond to yourself? How can you be more compassionate?
🗣️What would your best friend say to encourage you in a moment of self doubt?
I am grateful beyond measure🙏 for the changes that I was able to make because I learned to decipher the difference between being able to make the choice, and not being able to.
If you ever feel as though you can’t make the decision to choose the better of the two options, then that means that the part of your brain where you make decisions is making excuses as to why you can’t.🤷♂️
⚠️Don’t develop excusitis – an enlargement of the excuse gland in our body.🧠🚫
The things that we do as a direct actionable process can progress into a cycle of decision making🔁, in whichever direction you choose to go. For you to become the true version of yourself, you must make a conscious effort to say that you’re better than that decision, otherwise you may wind up repeating the behavior.🔄
⛔Don’t negotiate with your mind, you must be able to continuously progress forward by taking control of your life✅.
Have a conversation with someone close to you about your strengths and weaknesses.🤝
What you do well, and some things you maybe don’t do so well.
🧾Be specific in these and write them down. This gives you a true image of yourself, and some stuff you can try and work on. Look at it as a way to improve yourself. 🎯
Work on your weaknesses and accentuate your strengths in everything you do. Know that in order to continue to manifest your truest desires you must put these practices into effect.
Reinforce the behaviors and continue to put them into active effect. Intrinsic self motivation is nothing without putting it into practice in real world, applicable situations.
Also, don’t be so hard on yourself! One thing that always works for me is asking myself: “What would my best friend say to me in this moment?”✍️
Note your answer and compare it to your current self-talk.🧠
Most of the time, it won’t align with the negativity spiral. If it does, maybe it’s time to find more positive friends. This has proven to be a great way to change my own self-talk, and can help trick the brain into thinking about the positives. 🧹
Becoming your own best friend is going to be the key to finding Self Health.
This isn’t easily attainable in most cases. Sometimes, it’s just too difficult to think about the positivity. Seriously, if you’re having a tough time, try asking yourself in a recording or in your mind, whichever you prefer. “What would my best friend say to me here?”🛣️
Next time you’re having a difficult time seeing the positive, just ask yourself that question. You’ll soon find out, maybe it’s not as bad as you might have thought.🧭
