The Responsibility Ladder shows how the meaning of responsibility and the way we make choices changes as we evolve from one paradigm to another.
The Responsibility Ladder
Integrity:
I am the author of the outcomes of my life through my choices.
Achievement:
I exercise choices by setting goals and trying to improve.
Duty:
I exercise choices by fulfilling my obligations
Fear:
I am reactive and a victim of events, circumstances, and other people.
Common Ways We Avoid Responsibility
Waiting:
Many people live their lives waiting for something to happen or change to experience happiness or success.
Excuses and Self-Justification:
We learn to make excuses to avoid punishment.
Blame:
This has been institutionalized into our justice system which teaches people to feel and act like victims.
Being Dependent:
We are passive about asserting ourselves or taking care of our own needs.
Reactive Language:
"You make me mad." "I can't help it." "I have to..."
Understanding our Choices
There are three primary reasons we make the choices we do:
Ignorance and programming.
We are unaware of our choice-making or that other options are available to us.
Payoffs.
We are rewarded for the choices we make in the short term, even when the long-term consequences of those choices are painful.
Prices.
There is a price tag associated with new choices. We haven't yet decided to pay the price of making new choices.
Until next time...

Sheryl Tuchman, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
http://tools2succeed.com/
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