The Responsible Decision

Affirmation: I choose to be self-compassionate. 

(Consider the possibility that taking responsibility, really is a path to self-compassion. When I take responsibility, I demonstrate a sense of care for myself. I understand that responsibility brings me the power to make a choice and move in the direction that will lead me to the life I desire…a life of self-compassion.)

(Read this thru a couple of times. It may make you uncomfortable, maybe even angry. Whatever your response, think about why you feel that way. Think about what makes this the first decision Andrews lists as a principle for personal success.)

Quoted from the book, Mastering the Seven Decisions, Understanding the Keys to Personal Success, by Andy Andrews

The Buck Stops Here

“From this moment forward, I will accept responsibility for my past. I understand that the beginning of wisdom is to accept a responsibility for my own problems and by accepting responsibility for my past, I free myself to move into a bigger, brighter future of my own choosing.

Never again will I blame my parents, spouse, boss, or employees for my present situation. Either my education nor lack of one, my genetics, or the circumstantial ebon flow of every day life will affect my future in a negative way. If I allow myself to blame these uncontrollable forces from my lack of success, I will be forever caught in a web of the past. I will look forward. I will not let my history control my destiny.

The buck stops here. I accept responsibility for my past. I accept response I am responsible for my success. I am where I am today – mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally, and financially – because of decisions I have made. My decisions have always been governed by my thinking therefore, I am where I am today —mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally, and financially – because of how I think. Today I will begin the process of changing where I am – mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally, and financially — by changing the way I think. My thoughts will be constructive, never destructive. My mind will live in the solutions of the future. It will not dwell in the problems of the past. I will seek the association of those who are working and striving to bring about positive changes in the world I will never see comfort by associating with those who have decided to be comfortable.

When faced with the opportunity to make a decision, I will make one. I understand that God did not put me put in me the ability to always make right decisions. He did, however, put in me the ability to make a decision and then make it right. The rise and fall of my emotional tide will not deter me from my course. When I make a decision, I will stand behind it. My energy will go into making that decision. I will not waste time on second thoughts. My life will not be an apology. It will be a statement.

The buck stops here. I control my thoughts. I control my emotions.

In the future when I am tempted to ask the question “why may?“ I will immediately counter with the answer, “why not me? “Challenges are a gift, an opportunity to learn. Problems are the common thread running through the lives of great men and women. In times of adversity, I will not have a problem to deal with; I will have a choice to make. My thoughts will be clear. I will make the right choice. Adversity is preparation for greatness. I will except the preparation. Why me? Why not me? I will be prepared for something great.

I accept responsibility for my past. I control my thoughts. I control my emotions. I am responsible for my success. 

The buck stops here