The Buck Stops Here

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Does the buck stop with you? Are you willing to take responsibility for your life and your actions? President Harry Truman used to have sign on his desk that said, "The Buck Stops Here."Meaning? That he was taking personal responsibility for all of this thoughts, words and actions.Most of us would be under the mistaken idea that if we are living our lives then we are absolutely taking responsibility for our life. This may be true, one way to know for sure would be if things are still not as you would have them to be, if you still have things in your life, or feelings that you wish you could eliminate then it is possible you have yet to gain control of your present circumstance.Today, we are going to talk about accepting responsibility for your present situation in order to open up your possibility for growth. Sometimes we have to literally clear the way to achievement.Most people spend their majority of time thinking about the past or the future. Very few people actually live in the present moment. Oh, we do live in the moment when we remind ourselves to do so! That's why it feels good to exercise, to participate in sports, to laugh; these are all things we are aware of at the present moment.I’ve said before that what really matters most in our creation process is what is happening in the here and now, and that the past is the past and it is only recreated in our minds when we choose to recreate it by lending attention to it, or rethinking the things that have happened in the past, things that have no affect on our future what so ever, unless we choose to allow them to affect our future. We can learn how to let go of our past and focus on living in the now. We can to take ownership of our present circumstance and take responsibility for our life, and we can start today. We can do this by entering into a contract with ourselves.Letting go of our past is a key ingredient of living a happy abundant life!Agree that after today, the buck stops here, with you...and me.When we start to take responsibility for ourselves, our lives, and our situation, we can begin the journey to successfully creating our future.When we blame others for our present situation, we are giving our power away.....the power to continue to affectively create in our current life, our current situation or circumstance. We have to take ownership of our lives! By taking ownership, we are now affectively creating our life the way we want it to be, not the way it is. We are creating a life of our choosing, not what someone else chooses for us!By now we should all understand how we arrived at our current situation. How our thoughts led us to our words and actions which ultimately created our results. When we blame others that means we are allowing them to control our lives.Here's the great news...since you created how your life looks, you can change it!It is time to forgive ourselves and start the journey to creating the results we deserve. Starting today, our lives do not have to be a list of excuses, our life can become a statement!When we begin to start to live in the solution and not the problem, our life starts to slowly transform. We begin to attract solution oriented people and not people filled with drama.We become the change and lead the way for our friends and family to follow the example we set. By changing ourselves, it allows others to witness our growth and shows them that they, too can make changes.In order to do this, we must take responsibility and start to create our future today.At one time or the other we have all lost a sale, said the wrong thing to a friend, wished we could take back words we said to our child or made a mistake that we didn't forgive ourselves for? We may still be thinking about it today, (Even though it might have happened years ago.)We cannot change our past, but we can transform our future.Don't you see? It all starts with you........."To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you."Louis B. SmedesExerciseIn order to take responsibility for your life, you must first take a personal inventory of where you are right now. This will allow you to free yourself from your own negative treadmill of thoughts. It is time to let the monkey chatter in your head go!Write below the things you are willing to be responsible for in your life.Example:I am willing to be responsible for:My marriageMy childrenBeing a good role modelBeing a coach and trainerBuilding a powerful, helpful websiteMy moneyetc...Use separate sheet of paper if necessary.I accept responsibility for all things I create.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Read this affirmation below, sign, date, and print this out to read to yourself. Let it be your guide.From this today forward. I will accept responsibility for my results. I understand that the beginning of attracting greatness is to accept the responsibility of my thoughts, words and actions. I realize that the buck stops with me. I free myself to move into a bigger, brighter future of my own choosing. I am choosing greatness in my life today.___________________________________ ___________________Signed Date