There’s a problem with confusing bad management with destiny, and that is when people try to evade responsibility for their role in contributing to or creating the problems they are experiencing. They claim that their problems are the result of their destiny, and that they are not to blame, because it was predestined forces outside of their control, and not themselves, that caused the problem(s).
Invoking destiny is a convenient way to evade personal responsibility as the source of one’s problems, when in fact it was the poor choices and “bad management” of affairs that were responsible for one’s problems.
Owning up to one’s own personal responsibility means there is no one else to blame, and that one is personally responsible to either try to repair or correct the situation or to accept the blame and face the consequences.
Getting Personal
Has destiny ever played a role in your own life? If so, how specifically? If not, how can you explain that?
“The victim mindset dilutes the human potential. By not accepting personal responsibility for our circumstances, we greatly reduce our power to change them.” (Steve Maraboli)
“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” (William Shakespeare)
“Victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan.” (John F. Kennedy)
….Top of post image, Good choice, Bad choice, from dreamstime.com
