Are You Always Quick To Pass The Buck?

It is often said that to whom much is given, much is expected. No doubt this statement applies not only to leaders or persons in relative positions of authority but to humans in general. We all know that with great power comes an even greater sense of responsibility, so it is often so annoying and embarrassing when someone in a position of authority in a bid to avoid blames or queries by accepting responsibility for his actions or mistakes eventually passes the buck. This doesn't in any way show a decent level of self-confidence or sense of responsibility. So the question again is; Are you always quick to pass the buck?

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Stop making Excuses!

More often than not, we find more and more persons being quick to give cheap excuses for failures or mistakes made in life instead of picking the lessons learned, moving on and applying such lessons in their daily lives. They forget one thing though; failing at a particular thing, activity or field of endeavor does not necessarily categorize you as a failure but rather teaches you that relative success cannot be achieved or attained in that particular way. Even great men sometimes do make mistakes(after all to err is human) but really what makes them great is the fact that they learned from their mistakes, implemented the lessons in their lives and moved on from them. Little wonder the great Thomas Edison(1847-1931) who is the inventor of the electric light bulb once said:

I have not failed 1,000 times. I have
successfully discovered 1,000 ways to NOT make a light bulb.

This is a statement which continues to inspire me greatly down to this very day. The moral is; no matter how many times you fail, simply try again but using an entirely different method or approach. And never you give up until you succeed! Don't make excuses, make results!

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A Personal Experience To Learn From

I remember back then in secondary school(high school), although I wasn't the most intelligent pupil in class or always the one to come out on top at the end of each term(not for lack of trying though), I was always driven by a strong and sincere innate desire to succeed academically and otherwise. Unfortunately for me though, at some point in my early junior secondary school days, I disliked math as a subject simply because I disliked the teacher for being a very harsh and "wicked" teacher who flogged students mercilessly and fearlessly either for failure to submit assignments, incomplete notes or even for lateness to his class. And as such at the end of each term, my math grades were always bloody and crimson red, and although I always did relatively well in other subjects, my math skills continued to suffer and suffer an exponential decay. And even though deep within the problem was already very obvious, I continued to blame my teacher as the reason for my failure in his subject. And he taught me math for quite some time too, so one can only begin to imagine the amount of self-inflicted damage done! It wasn't until I realized sooner rather than later that my teacher wasn't to blame for my academic woes but that rather I was the sole architect of my own downfall, that I began to change my mindset towards the subject teacher and also my attitude towards learning. And learn I did! This is because by so doing, I was able to open up my heart and mind to become more receptive towards the subject as a whole while implementing and practically applying several other learning methods I hadn't previously attempted. And oh, I also did my best to love my teacher or to at least appreciate his efforts despite any shortcomings. I realized that although he wasn't really going about the whole "teacher-student" process the right way, his intentions and desires were sincere and from deep within. And yes, you guessed correctly, my grades improved significantly and eventually math became my favorite subject and still is! In fact, it proved to be the main driving force in making a choice to study Mechanical Engineering at the tertiary level and is a choice I have never regretted making since day one.
Now, what would've happened to me if I hadn't taken responsibility for my failures much earlier instead of blaming my stern math teacher? Well, I guess we'll never know, although I sincerely doubt it would've turned out any better. But the point is, do not cultivate the habit of apportioning blames today because it could lead to even graver or more negative outcomes tomorrow. And well, I'm just glad I was able to make a U-turn before it became too late. So please do learn from my own experience and learn to start taking responsibility for actions taken. Good luck with this :)

I really and sincerely do hope you found this post helpful. Please feel free to share your own personal thoughts, views and opinions by leaving a comment. Thanks.

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