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, this is step one, it is about recognizing your current level of response-ability.
You acquire responsibility easier than you might think, each time we have an idea, propose something or listen to a comment; we are responsible for our actions pertinent to that context.
In the company my father works for, he established a motto: “If you see it, you got it”. The purpose of this phrase was to make his team members understand that just by seeing something you are now responsible for what you saw. continue reading…