The biggest insights thus far have come during the quiet times of reflection and thought. The personal insight this week came as I was thinking about past the events of my life. I started by asking myself the question. What do I get out of not doing some things and not reaching some of my goals? The answer was somewhat alarming. I was creating excuses for some behaviors and did not even realize it.

As I pondered about excuses, I realized that at their heart, excuses are basically passing the buck of responsibility somewhere else, rather than with me. This is alarming because only I can change my life.

When I pass the buck of responsibility I am also not able to make changes in my life because in my mind I had been giving the responsibility to change them to someone or something else. A powerful perspective I had not considered before.

To really move forward I must accept responsibility for everything. Good, bad, indifferent you name it. You must take responsibility for the things in your life and go all in on everything.