From The Desk of Maverick Brenton.
Subject: Owning Your Shit.
The blame game is the easiest way to never get anywhere in life.
It’s a game a lot of people love to play.
Why?
Well it’s very easy to win the blame game.
And people love what is easy to win.
All you have to do in order to win this game - is point your finger at everyone and everything but YOU.
How wonderful is that?
The only problem with this game is, if you play it, you will never uncover the real source of your problems.
And you will simply continue to fuck up your life.
People who play the blame game, refuse to be accountable. They refuse to take responsibility for anything they do. And it is always someone else’s fault because they simply cannot point the finger at the man in the mirror.
These walking turds are an issue that you do not want to be dealing with because you will never change them and you will always be taking the rap for their shit because they are unable to take the rap for their shit.
When you are dealing with people who play the blame game - you are dealing with nothing more than a small child. A small child who refuses to accept that something is their fault. And they will argue and cry and whine without mercy until you finally give in and see things their way.
So the best and easiest way to deal with these idiots is by not dealing with them - if that is an option.
Blamers believe they are perfect. And they are convinced that the world outside them is the problem, but the opposite is the truth.
When you refuse to be accountable and you refuse to take ownership of the things you do – you give away control and you become a victim of life.
People who play the blame game are infected with the victim mentality.
The world is against them. And they are never the problem - no matter how obvious it becomes that they are at fault.
So how do you stop playing the blame game?
It’s very simple:
Go to your bathroom, look in the fucking mirror and accept that the person looking back at you is the only person responsible for all your problems.
Take ownership of every single thing in your life and stop giving away control.
Stop blaming people like you are a fucking child.
This is the way forward. And it is the only way forward.
Why?
It is the only way forward because when you play the blame game you become a victim and you give away control.
When you become a victim and you give away control you do not make yourself stronger - you make yourself weaker.
Do not make yourself weaker because getting weaker is not what you want.
Great leaders understand that they are accountable for everything that happens underneath them.
Everything comes back on them. And it is their head that will be on the chopping block.
They know this.
And so they lead by example.
They set the example for the people who look up to them.
Great leaders NEVER point fingers at anyone other than themselves.
This is why they are great leaders.
Pointing fingers at other people is very easy to do and pointing the finger at yourself is very hard to do.
Why is this?
EGO.
Your ego will do everything in its power to prevent you from being accountable.
Therefore, keep your ego in check. And do not let it control you.
Taking ownership is impossible unless you have subdued your ego and can honestly look at where you went wrong, because your ego just wants to play the blame game.
So take complete ownership of your life. And accept that every single thing that happens is your fault - even if it’s not your fault.
When you do this, you take back control.
You stop giving away control.
And you will begin to own everything in your life - you will become the master of your kingdom.
But..
Almost nobody is willing to do this because if they took an honest look at themselves - they would see that they are not so great at all.
Their delusional self-image would be shattered - leaving nothing but the truth remaining.
A truth that isn’t very inspiring.
Consider for a moment that true self-improvement only begins once you look inward with objectivity, and accept without judgement, what you see - for you can only improve yourself once you have honestly accepted who you are, what you are and where you are at. And this is precisely why people who play the blame game will never change and they will never improve.
So do not play the blame game.
Take ownership instead.
Until Next Time.
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