In order to live free, independent, joyful, and prosperous, you have to take responsibility for your own life. Taking responsibility means that you acknowledge that you have your life because you have chosen to live it the way it is. Nobody can live your life for you.

Accepting responsibility means:

1. Accepting the fact that you’re responsible for your choices, your feelings, and your thoughts.
2. Ceasing from blaming your circumstances, past events, and other people for whatever personal problems you have.
3. Not feeling sorry for yourself.
4. To stop feeling responsible for other people--no "messiah complex".
5. Taking responsibility means taking care of yourself: mind your physical health, mental health, and overall wellness.
6. Changing your self-talk to support yourself.
7. Letting go of anger and practicing forgiveness and self-forgiveness.
8. Being honest with yourself about your strengths, weaknesses, abilities, talents, character, and intelligence.

How to take responsibility for your life

1. Having responsibility means that you acknowledge that you are not what someone else has made you. But you are instead what you have chosen to be through your responses to what your life has brought you.
2. You refuse to be on anyone's "dole". Most especially any government dole.
3. Responsibility means that you face the reality of the old saying. "Be careful what you pray for, because you are going to receive it".

Regarding your esteem, taking responsibility means that you will do whatever it takes to build up your self esteem. Nobody else can give you self esteem. Blaming your circumstances for your failures, feeling sorry for yourself, living with a victim mentality will not help you to have a fulfilling life.

Taking responsibility is a key step for building your self esteem. Make the decision boldly; say to yourself: “I am responsible for my life”. When I began to take responsibility for my own life, everything started to change for me. I found myself seeing things from a different perspective and of course with a more positive approach, knowing that I was capable of changing my life.

Taking responsibility for your life does not mean that you will never have bad things happen to you. It does not mean that there aren't plenty of people who will harm you for some fanatical cause of their own. It does not mean that every move you make will be a success. And it certainly does not mean that you will never feel pain, or that when you do you are supposed to deny it.

Instead, it's a change of your attitude. You will face life squarely, with full honesty, integrity, and pride in your work and your character--a pride that you will earn through your own efforts. Life is austere; but you are a winner, you are committed to total quality living. When you are struck down you feel the pain but you rise again.

You do not cease from your efforts until you have met your goal. You pay your own way financially--you don't beg, you don't steal, you pay back your debts and you make sure to carry as little debt as possible. When you change your attitude, the entire universe changes. This is taking responsibility for your life.

A sign of wisdom and maturity is when you come to terms with the realization that your decisions cause your rewards and consequences. You are responsible for your life, and your ultimate success depends on the choices you make. Denis Waitley.

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