Responsibility...

Tackling another one of the “biggies”. This one took me a REALLY long time to grasp – I wasn’t required to be responsible for my own actions until I met some people that helped me require it for them, AND myself. I’m not really complaining about my life before I was 30, it was great for the most part. I just wasn’t “living life to the fullest”. Flying by the seat of your pants is great for awhile – but when you crash, you hit HARD!!! I crashed, and kind of burned – but, let me tell you – it’s been one heck of a climb. I am by no means done yet, though. I’m sharing all these tidbits of wisdom as we strive for them, together. I AM an expert on the climb, and the rock slide, and the climb, and the avalanche, and the climb, and the plateau; did I mention the climb??! Ha, ha!!! Being responsible is so much more than being places on time, etc. You have to LIVE it – it’s a part of your TOTAL being; and it DOES begin with yourself. It’s in the way you see yourself in the mirror – ie- “Is what I see what I really want to project?” I’m not talking just hair and makeup, and clothes – it’s in your attitude. It’s being true to yourself; not necessarily how you feel about yourself on any given day – that can fluctuate too much. It’s also in your body language – if you’re having a bad day, it IS ok. Just don’t stay there. Acknowledge it to your safe circle of friends. Journal about it if you get a chance. That is being responsible – being honest with others, and yourself. You obviously shouldn’t share it with the public, if that’s what your job is; or any other “unsafe” people. That’s another aspect – sharing yourself “appropriately” – based on your own personal, “How-it-makes-you-feel-inside”, standards. Being responsible isn’t necessarily just “following the rules”, either. I get caught up in this one, a lot. I’m in NO WAY condoning you DO NOT follow the rules. It’s knowing when you just have to, and suck it up. Like at your job – sometimes you’re going to HAVE to. If you can’t, or won’t compromise yourself – maybe it’s time to move on. Yet ANOTHER aspect of being responsible – unless you started the company, you came in on THEIR terms – they have all the power. It sucks – this was yet, ANOTHER, hard lesson for me. I’m proud to say I have been at my current job 10 & 1/2 years – the longest job of my life. I do have my moments – I push the envelope – and been darn lucky a couple of times. But, what you see is what you get with me – and when I screw up, I’m usually the first one to tell you about it. I live life in “damage control”, ALOT!!! A MAJOR part of being responsible – did I mention “the climb”??! What sort of responsibility “battles” have you had, or still have? Remember, “the struggle is real”...

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