PAST MOTIVATIONS

You ever hear someone who wakes up late tells you “I overslept”. What is he or she trying to tell you? What he or she really means is that she did not set up her clock or he or she simply ignored the clock. But it’s easier and more sympathetic to say that they overslept.

The bottom line is that you’re dealing with someone who is not accepting responsibilities for his or her own actions. Someone who prefers to use the most convenient or comfortable excuse instead of admitting the fact that they failed to do something they should have done.

It also shows someone who lacks character and courage. They lack the courage to face their mistake and accept responsibilities.

People with character accept responsibilities. They make decisions and determine their own destiny in life. Accepting responsibilities involves taking risks and being accountable which is sometimes uncomfortable.

Most people would rather stay in their comfort zone and live passive lives without accepting responsibilities. They drift through life waiting for things to happen rather than making them happen.

They don’t setup their clock; wake up late only to say that they overslept. They become experts at finding excuses instead of being accountable.

Accepting responsibilities involves taking calculated, not foolish, risks.

It means evaluating all the pros and cons, then taking the most appropriate decision or action.

Responsible people don't think that the world owes them a living. They discipline themselves to do what they have to do when they have to do it with no excuse. The world owes us nothing. But everything is there for us. It’s up to us to develop the discipline it takes to go get it. It all starts with accepting responsibilities for our own actions.

Setup your clock, wake up when it rings and you’ll be surprised how you never oversleep again.

-By Ed Lozama

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