There is power in taking responsibility for your actions

Why is it so difficult for us to accept responsibility for our actions? It took Robert Mugabe a whole week to concede. It took long hours of cajoling, threats, coercion, and I imagine even hypnotherapy to finally convince him that the party was over. In the eve of his departure he finally conceded that indeed things are not as they should be.

Taking responsibility earns you respect. We cannot be perfect all the time, we all make mistakes. When we accept responsibility we are accepting the blame for our actions and also accepting the responsibility for making improvements in our lives.