On last week’s show, we talked about the importance of taking responsibility for our thoughts, feelings, actions, and results. Taking this responsibility in our lives makes us feel empowered and helps us take ownership of our actions and results.
This week, I want to ponder the effects of doing exactly the opposite – blaming. It’s easy to start looking around you when things aren’t going great, but is it really anybody else’s fault that you’re not getting the results you want? There is no power in believing that you need others to behave in the way that you want them to in order for you to feel good.
Do you always take responsibility for the things in your control? Most likely, you’re avoiding it at least a little bit. It makes sense why we want to resist or avoid responsibility when we hear that we have to be answerable and accountable for something within our control… nobody likes having too much accountability in their lives.
This episode is all about operating as our essential self, balanced with our social self. Often we find ourselves caught between what we think we should do and what we actually want to do.
Previously on The Empowered Principal Podcast, we’ve spoken about action and inaction. Today, we’re looking in depth at a big part of that subject: procrastination. Procrastination stops us from getting things done, not least because playing a game on our phones, in the moment, brings us palpable satisfaction.
This week, I was planning on talking about time management, but as I was working on the original topic, today’s episode emerged instead. I felt compelled to share it with you immediately as it is something I am currently experiencing.