Taking Responsibility for Behaviour

Taking responsibility for your own actions is important in your relationships with your loved ones and with yourself. Internally, acknowledging the effects of your behaviour and choices boosts self-respect, improves mental health, and builds a sense of control over your life.

Taking responsibility when things go wrong is important to building trust with others and learning from your mistakes. It is one of the most important components of creating a satisfying life, but a lot of people learn the opposite when growing up.

When you know what you want from life it is easier to take responsibility for the decisions you make because you know the reason for taking those actions. Regardless of if they worked or not to bring you closer to your goals.

Here are some indications of how we know we are taking responsibility for our behaviour:

· Admitting to the destructive behaviour

· Showing genuine understanding and remorse

· Not blaming in any way

· Being clear on what you want

· Being honest with yourself

· Not justifying or minimizing in any way

· Respect the other persons reactions

· Seeking professional assistance and engaging with it

· Being aware of and removing self from risky situations

· Acknowledge the seriousness of the consequences of behaviour on others

· Knowing that you have a choice

· Having support from loved ones

· Treat your word as a written contract

Everyone makes mistakes in their lives. It only shows the world that you are human. There is no shame in admitting that we have made some poor choices in life. This is because there is none who can testify that every decision he/she has made in life has been good and rewarding. It’s when we deny our poor choices and turn a blind eye to our poor decisions that we set our self for further disaster.