The importance of responsibility in personality development

Taking or assuming responsibility for our behavior is one of the first steps in a change process

One of the initial phases in a change process is accepting or taking ownership of our actions. Without acknowledging our own accountability and without believing that we can act on the things we do, feel, and even think, development is difficult to achieve.

The importance of responsibility in personality development

People are very adaptable and can learn new ways of thinking, feeling and acting. A good proof of this is to look back at the past. We have all been through something we thought we would never overcome. If we had not taken responsibility for our actions and resorted to unhealthy diets or the usefulness of alcohol or the helpful “I’m just like that,” the path to change, progress or habit modification becomes very complicated.

We (almost always) have a choice

We can change what we don’t like, we can choose to stay in a situation that hurts us, and we can choose to act like a victim. We can also choose how we interact with others. Being free means choosing to be limited only by my abilities and physical condition. Everything else depends on your own choices.

The key to change is accepting responsibility. Open your eyes, acknowledge what we do and don’t do, accept your strengths and weaknesses, work hard to improve them, and then start moving in the correct way and developing the proper habits. Everything revolves around acceptance and personal development.

Self-help books are a good and fun investment in your development. You can read them whenever you want and at your own pace. You can underline passages, take the book on a trip, put it away for a while… things you can’t do with your partner, with friends, or with a coach or therapist.