Taking Responsibility
Far from being callous, Robbins’s tough-love approach hits upon an important concept for any High-FF hoping to develop achievement motivation. We need to take responsibility for our thoughts and actions, as well as our emotional and external responses, no matter how they manifest themselves. This is a theme that runs right through the motivational universe and is something we must grasp, not least because any form of progress is impossible if we continue to blame others (parents, siblings, peers, teachers) for who we are and how we respond.
Whatever your personal history, no one else is responsible for your actions and your behaviour, or even your inner thoughts, evaluations and responses. You are. Blame is simply an excuse ...
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