There are two categories of people in the world. People who
blame others for everything that happens to them and people who take ownership
– people who take responsibility for everything that happens to them. Today I
begin a three-part series titled: ‘Take Ownership! Take Responsibility!’

Amazing things happen when you take ownership of your life. ’Taking Ownership’ imply being in charge, being answerable or accountable for something within one’s power, control, or management. Are you taking complete responsibility for your life? This is one of the most important questions that you should ponder. The answer for most people will be a resounding “NO”. Do you find it convenient to blame everyone else and feel like a victim so that there is no responsibility to be taken?

Do you consider yourself as an honest and perfect person who has been victimized by everyone else? Having a victim mentality, blaming external circumstances for your problems, believing it’s not within your power to change, is the surest way to stay stagnant – it’s the easiest way to hinder yourself from making progress and avoid improving your life in the months ahead.

??An
Interesting And Unusual Funeral: 
One day all the employees of a very unusual company reached their office and
all saw a big sign on the main door which said this…’Yesterday, the person
who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you
to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym.’ In the
beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their colleagues, but after
a while, they started getting curious to know who was that person who hindered
the growth of their colleagues and the company itself? The excitement in the
gym was such that security agents were ordered to control the crowd within the
room. The more people reached the coffin, the more the excitement heated up.

Everyone thought – ‘Who is this person who was hindering my
progress?’ One by one the intrigued employees got closer to the coffin, and
when they looked inside it, they suddenly became speechless. They all got to
stand near the coffin, and all ended up shocked and in silence as if someone
had touched the deepest part of their soul. There was a mirror inside the
coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see themselves! There was also a
sign next to the mirror that said.

??’There
is only one person who is capable of setting limits to your growth in 2019 and
IT IS YOU!’
??’There
is only one person who is capable of ensuring you don’t achieve your goals for
2019 and IT IS YOU!’

No matter the wrongs inflicted on you by your parents, family and friends, your school, the society, the government, remember: The greatest day of your life is the one you decide you are steering your own ship; you realize your life is your own, your future is in your hands and your destiny is yours to make. That is the day you truly begin to live.

??Accept responsibility for who you are, who you will become, the choices you make, and the consequences that result. Hold yourself accountable. Said Carol Burnett, “Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.” Believe her. To your success!