Tag: responsibility

  • Recognition vs responsibility

    We are always complicit, but owning our part is vital. Simplistically, there are two paths: Recognition of complicity and a…

  • forgiveness

    Forgiveness is around the corner; it is just a conversation away. While this seems trite, if you can forgive yourself…

  • Seeking Likability: The Illusion of Safety and Authenticity

    The desire to be liked by others (likability), whether it’s your boss or strangers, can stem from a need for…

  • Influence or power?

    People don’t want power: they want to be heard. Consequently, because people want influence, they often mistakenly take on responsibility…

  • victimhood as freedom

    You can find a type of freedom by exempting yourself from responsibility. By playing the victim, you can often convince…

  • Social Policing

    People see you happy, being yourself, or feeling yourself, and the balancing mechanism is to apply their internalized burdens (“responsibility”)…

  • People pleasers

    When people set up barriers or boundaries with you, they are not attacking your person, they are rejecting your behavior.……

  • Accountability and Forgiveness

    A friend brought up “the lack of accountability” in politics. In response, I brought up “the path to forgiveness,” suggesting…

  • Control and Responsibility

    This chained pair is inseparable. If we avoid responsibility, situations devolve into chaos, and if we claim control but do…

  • Kept in the dark

    When you arrive to a surprise party it is a thrill. When you find out your job has been outsourced…