Skill

Take Responsibility

Own your behavior without shifting responsibility onto another person or circumstance.

What it is

Taking responsibility means accurately owning your behavior without shifting part of the responsibility onto another person, circumstance, emotion, substance, or provocation.

How to do it
Describe what you did.
Use specific behavioral language.
Remove excuses and blame.
Acknowledge the impact.
Identify what you should have done instead.
Decide what you will do differently next time.
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Remember
Responsibility is not about taking all the blame. It is about owning all of your part.
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Chapter 6: Own My Choices

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