Ultimately, while we do not and cannot control everything in our lives, we can take 100% responsibility for the quality of our lives. While you may not control outside events, other people, or the weather, you do have extraordinary means by which to control your experience of all these things, and that means is [...]

The Power of One - that we each possess - activated individually and in unison can effect change. We cannot pass on the opportunity to do what’s right, excusing ourselves because we think our lone voice, our lone action won’t make a difference. If we each exercise the Power of One, combined we become a force to be reckoned with.

As long as we turn a blind eye to the injustices we see in our world, rationalizing that ‘little ol’ me can’t change a thing’, we are a part of the problems we witness.

You can be responsible for yourself, hold yourself accountable for your thoughts, words and deeds - all without beating yourself up when you screw up. Accept the fact that you’ll probably always make mistakes. Last time I checked, none of us were perfect, so it’s very likely to happen. But, when it does…

For every choice we make, there are consequences. That’s true for us, our kids, our spouses, our friends, our bosses, our employees - everyone. No one is immune. One of the toughest learning curves we face in life is dealing with consequences - ours and the ones those we care about create. Let me give you an example - and this is a pretty simple situation compared to many situations we face in life.

In my travels around the Blogosphere today, I found this post about your Responsibility Quotient. I got a warm fuzzy while reading it, as I always do when I find a kindred spirit out there.
You know you don’t have to look very far to find someone who is whining and crying about their miserable life, [...]