Irresponsibility can be an addiction as strong as drugs or alcohol, Irresponsible Anonymous is a 12 step program to kick the habit of breaking promises,

Stating that I have been responsible my whole life would be a huge lie, I have proven plenty of times my tendency towards laziness and procrastination.

But my life made an important turn for the better, I have taken responsibility for my career and professional development: I’ve assumed the challenge of generating a profitable business at the time of greatest economic uncertainty that my generation has seen, I work on my marriage, and have goals for the long, medium and short term.

In Zen Philosophy there is a term called “satori”, a moment of brilliant inspiration where you can see the illuminated road towards transcendence, “satori” is not a divine gift achieved instantaneously, but something you must strive for and work at with discipline, strength and dedication.

I have not reached personal productivity nirvana, far from it. But my life changed, beating my natural predisposition and personal ideology to achieve a new life through small steps.

Recently, I was reviewing my log the changes i made and have decided to condense them into 12 steps that i want to share, creating the first Irresponsibles Anonymous club.

I don’t think that this is the only path, i don’t event know if it is the right path. I just want to share what I did, hoping it will help others to make the change necessary for a better life.

The 12 steps are:

  1. Hi, my name is Alex and I am Irresponsible
  2. The boat is sinking, who cares where it’s headed? Bail water!
  3. A day for success
  4. It’s easier to man a ship as a team
  5. Its 5pm! Who stole my time?
  6. Taking control of the Wheel: Discovering your current heading
  7. Checking the sails: the power of self-auditing
  8. Letting go of the Wheel: learning to weather a storm
  9. Small Wins, Small losses: The power of constancy
  10. Captains Log: Creating your own story
  11. Putting together the most beautiful puzzle in the universe
  12. Checking and Remaking your navigation map

I am Alex Mrvaljevich, a consultant in technology, innovation and productivity. I help businesses build and structure value propositions and guide in taking the necessary steps to assure success, you can contact me on twitter at @alexmrv