Being Accountable For Your Actions

Is being accountable for your actions even a thing anymore? Has it dissolved into folk legend or just something from "the good old days?" Lets insert some other personal pronouns and think in terms of "we" and "our." Because holding each other accountable always starts with the image in our mirrors.

And while it indeed may be part of those good old days, personal accountability is still very much a thing. In fact it is "the" thing. Much like the old quote attributed to several authors, "Example isn't everything. It is the only thing."

This is the landing spot for all our pages about the "why" in becoming an accountable citizen of our nation. Our tier two page titled Leadership and Self Development contains our posts about action steps to turn the "why" into "how." You can find that resource library in the right margin.

Webster's dictionary defines accountability as "an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions." We've posted a page that goes over the difference between responsibility and accountability. There is a difference, but the two traits do interact.

We've divided this into sections with certain specific topics. You'll also find a category loaded with stories from T.O. Illustratio. We've been given permission to share the insightful, often wry observations from the author.

Being Accountable for Your Actions Carries Certain Expectations

In this section, you'll find pages about setting a higher bar for ourselves first and then by our daily actions, providing an example for others to follow.

Power To Build Up Or Tear Down

We have so much power in our daily actions. We have power at such a level that we need to embrace accountability for how we use that power. This begins with what we say to people. And to ourselves.

The Power of  Your Words           (Part one in a series)

Words With Meaning of Power   (Part two in a series)

Words of Affirmation                    (Part three in a series)

Just below is a short, animated video that encapsulates part of our message about becoming accountable.

Learning From History

If we are responsible enough to allow it, history will teach us what works and what is destined to fail. It's our choice to use that knowledge. Or to ignore it.

It's easy to point fingers at the elected officials, position holders and managers who violate these bullet points. Being accountable for your actions does mean calling them out on their dishonesty and their total lack of integrity.

Political party loyalty that dismisses bad acts not only ensures such lack of accountability will continue in those spots, but also places a big part of the responsibility squarely on us.

A Daily Dose of Positivity

Begin your day on an inspired note. Pick out one of these quotes to get you off to a strong start. We have two more pages with powerful quotes in our Leadership and Self Development library.

Guest Columns From T.O. Illustratio

Epilogue 

We're starting at the best starting point to bring about positive change. We're looking in the mirror. We recognize why we might be slipping up, we course correct and then spread the positive message.

Doing the right things for the right reasons are always rewarding. But it's not a bad thing to look for how it will help us when we are accountable for our actions.

* You'll feel better and be healthier. 

* Relationships at every level will improve as we learn to not react negatively to every rough spot.

* You'll be more trustworthy because you are accountable for your words, your beliefs, and your actions. You might not believe this one, but I have the life experience from a time where I abdicated responsibility in an important area of my life. You will be more organized, you will manage time so much better and your success level will go up exponentially.

* You'll be a happier person. People will gravitate toward you.

Be honest and transparent. People should know our intentions by our actions. We do things with the intent of being accountable for our actions because we seek to lift other people up, not to tear them down. When intent becomes action, things happen. It's up to us to make those things so powerful they inspire a nation to be the shining example to the world.

First in our own homes, then in our neighborhoods, and then ever outward. Small ripples create big waves.

"Accountability is the cornerstone of personal and professional success. It is the ability to take responsibility for our actions, decisions, and behaviors, and to accept the consequences that come with them. The power of accountability lies in its ability to help us achieve our goals, build better relationships, and become more successful in our personal and professional lives." Solutional Writers

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