Tag: blame

Take Responsibility For Setbacks, Not Just Successes

August 25, 2013

The dog ate my homework … Jan was furious she didn’t get that big promotion. “I deserved it,” she complained. “The boss is a jerk. My company doesn’t get it. The person who got the promotion instead of me is a suck-up.” When life doesn’t go the way we hope, it’s easy to attribute blame […]

Be the Change You Want

February 17, 2013

How many times have you complained about your boss? Bemoaned the circumstances that are holding you back? Attributed your setbacks to others or external forces? The problem with finger-pointing is that it’s completely unproductive. We all have a finite amount of time, energy, and resources at our disposal. Every ounce that you deploy blaming others […]