Take personal responsibility for what has gone wrong!

It is not uncommon for people in authority, in leadership positions and even common people to try find a scapegoat when something goes wrong. If we are honest with ourselves, we would admit that often times, when something goes wrong, we would try to find an excuse to get out of the situation or just blame somebody else for it. In effect, we are simply shirking our responsibility for whatever that has happened and gone wrong. This attitude towards responsibility-shifting would create a psychological imbalance in us and personal pride is usually the culprit responsible for such an attitude.

Instead, I think we should learn to take personal responsibility for whatever that has happened and gone wrong. It is also mentally healthier to think this way. Many people know it takes two hands to clap or it takes two to tango. So, when something goes wrong, we should not always push the responsibility to the other party as we might also be at fault. I believe if we were to begin taking responsibility for things that have gone wrong, the outcome of the situations would be different. There would be less arguments and resentments. This would certainly help to maintain or improve our personal relationships with others.

Having said this, I think it is equally important to exercise wisdom when taking responsiblity for things that have gone wrong or else we may end up assuming and absorbing everybody else's responsibilities. I have come across people who always feel responsible for anything or everything that happens around them.