"I did have a privileged childhood, but you have to take
responsibility for you life somewhere along the line and some people take
responsibility earlier than others. I was just a bit later taking it."
This is one of the statements Suzy makes in 49 Up. I thought it
would be a great topic to write about this week.
Taking personable responsibility for your life is a big milestone
in one's life. For some people this is an easy task and comes naturally, but
for others, like Suzy, it may be quite a bit harder. Ron Haskins writes about the sequence of personal
responsibility and
its application to life. Personal responsibility is about not blaming others
for the mistakes you have made, but instead looking to yourself to find the
fault. One of the best examples is when a student blames the teacher for their
poor grade in a class. Instead of taking the responsibility to say that they
were the reason for the poor performance, the student blames the teacher. The
student will claim the teacher was too harsh of a grader or the teacher
disliked them and that is why they recieved the less than satisfying
grade.
Personal responsibility and growing up go hand in hand. A new
level of maturity is reached when one starts to take responsibility for one's
life. You never get very far in life by blaming others for your mistakes. This
doesn't allow a person to grow and learn. Paul Brodie talks about the importance of personal
responsibility on
his blog. If you have problems with taking personal responsibility I hope this
has persuaded you to make some change in your life.
This is a great post that goes on just beyond reviewed the episode, it explains it more in-depth. My question is how do you reach these conclusions? Research or just in-depth thinking?
ReplyDeleteThese are really great, keep it up Claire!
Thanks Jesse! I would say it is a mixture of things. I combine my own knowledge of the subject with research. For example when I talk about students blaming teachers for their poor grade, I have learned that knowledge from first hand encounters. I would love to hear about what sort of experiences you've had with personal responsibility.
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