I wanted to talk about individual responsibility this week as it’s something that’s quite important to me. With the way the world works at the moment it’s a little too easy to always push the blame away from yourself and onto anyone or anything else. There are some great examples of this that have been played out in court, some are quite amusing and there are even cases where they won!
There was the woman who sued Google Maps because of their bad directions, she thought that because Google Maps told her the best way to get to where she was going was along a major highway with no pedestrian walkway that it would be safe to walk along it…turns out it wasn’t. A woman sued Halloween Horror Night because it was “too scary”, Robert Lee Brock sued himself because he “partook in alcoholic beverages and caused himself to get arrested.” He wanted the state to pay $5 Million because of his own poor judgment. Finally, there is the man who attempted to commit suicide by throwing himself in front of a subway train. He survived, horribly injured, and decided to sue the train authority because the driver did not stop in time.
There are countless examples of such behaviour and there seems to be a lot said but not a lot done in order to fix our apparent flaws. So I searched around the internet and found a few proclamations that I am trying to utilise in my life here is the list of 7 I put together:
So who would you rather be? The person who blames others and is subject to the winds of fortune? Or the person who takes responsibility and has control over where they head in life? It’s important to realise everyone has a choice. Even in choosing not to decide, you still have made a choice.
The information contained on this website has been provided as general advice only. The contents have been prepared without taking account of your personal objectives, financial situation or needs. You should, before you make any decision regarding any information, strategies or products mentioned on this website, consult your own financial adviser to consider whether that is appropriate having regard to your own objectives, financial situation and needs.