Personal accountability

Monica Crowley once said: “True equality means holding everyone

accountable in the same way, regardless of race, gender, faith, ethnicity or
political ideology.” Accountability is one of the principles that make families,
universities and the society run. It is a statement of personal promise to
deliver specific defined results. It is the willingness to answer for the outcomes
of your choices, actions, and behaviour. When you’re personally accountable,
you stop assigning blame on people and making excuses. Instead, you take
the fall when your choices cause problems.
When trouble arises, look first to yourself. Ask four specific questions:
“What is the problem?” “What am I doing—or not doing—to contribute to the
problem?” "What will I do differently to help solve the problem?” and “How will
I be accountable for the result?” Everybody messes up sometimes. Lying
about it or trying to cover it up always makes it worse. We are accountable for
our actions even if nobody holds us accountable—or nobody catches us. So be
our own “accountability cop” and police ourselves. We should realize the
immense and unique contribution we can make enough to be reminded not to
forget to recognize the contribution of those who have gone before us.
Knowing that our work has value and has a positive impact on others makes a
difference. Taking accountability for our actions and letting others take
accountability for theirs is essential. It is only through accountability that we
ensure and can prove that we will do what it takes to be the best
Our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are,
but we are responsible for who we become. At the end of the day we are
accountable to ourselves - our success is a result of what we do. Neither age
nor experience matters when it comes to being personally accountable for any
and all outcomes. It is important to remember that our life tells its own story,
and we must write it well. Let me end with this reminder: begin each day
better than yesterday. A pleasant morning to everyone