Quotes about Accountability

On the maturity continuum, dependence is the paradigm of you—you take care of me; you come through for me; you didn't come through; I blame you for the results. Independence is the paradigm of I—I can do it; I am responsible; I am self-reliant; I can choose. Interdependence is the paradigm of we—we can do it; we can cooperate; we can combine our talents and abilities and create something greater together.

The power to make and keep commitments to ourselves is the essence of developing the basic habits of effectiveness.

Taking initiative means] recognizing our responsibility to make things happen

Until a person can say deeply and honestly, "I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday," that person cannot say, "I choose otherwise.

Look at the word responsibility—"response-ability"—the ability to choose your response.

It means more than merely taking initiative. It means that as human beings, we are responsible for our own lives. Our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our conditions.

I just can't seem to keep a promise I make to myself.

Don't get into a blaming, accusing mode. Work on things you have control over. Work on you. On be

We are free to choose our response in any situation, but in doing so, we choose the attendant consequence. When we pick up one end of the stick, we pick up the other

We can't recall them, we can't undo them, we can't control the consequences that came as a result

Don't argue for other people's weaknesses. Don't argue for your own. When you make a mistake, admit it, correct it, and learn from it—immediately. Don't get into a blaming, accusing mode. Work on things you have control over. Work on you. On be.

We are responsible for our own effectiveness, for our own happiness, and ultimately, I would say, for most of our circumstances.