Whether we call it “working backward” or just truth-based examination of facts, responsible people get to the root of problems. Forthrightly. Honestly. Dare I say, courageously. For them, there are no fingers pointed at anyone or anything — only a good, long look in the mirror.
Todd works with prison inmates and told me this story:
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Todd volunteers in an Alaskan prison. He believes in the QBQ! message of Personal Accountability so much he recently bought a slug of QBQ! books for the inmates he serves. Of course, I just had to ask what excuses he hears inside those imposing walls. His response? “I could write a book.” 😉
Then, with no effort at all, he shared this list:
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On Independence Day, in the Land Of The Free,” I woke up asking, “What could possibly keep me un-free?”
Don’t Let Thinking Hold You Back
I noticed our Shiba Inu, Mabel, standing in her kennel. She was waiting to be let out. I then saw the door was not latched — but she believed it was. That is, if pups possess beliefs. 😉
Her errant thinking prevented her from “being free.” It held her back.
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In 1969, I did my big 6th-grade project on Switzerland. Little did I know, more than 50 years later, I’d be saying this:
Sometimes, ‘ya just gotta be Switzerland, the country whose official position in wartime is … neutrality.
Do you carry a “Should Gun”? You know, that weapon we fire when telling people they should do this or that?
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Yep, that’s me in the old photo, on stage early in my “speaker” career, sharing “Personal Accountability and the QBQ!” with the Jostens’ management team in 1997. Mustache and all. Being verbal; having fun!
During these COVID-19 days, my wife and I have been doing what many have been doing: cleaning, sorting, and remembering the past.
Browsing my 7th-grade yearbook from Dewitt Junior High in Ithaca, NY, we re-discovered something about me:
I’m not only extremely verbal now …
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While chatting from my home office in Denver, Colorado with a fine team based in Virginia, I was asked this question:
“John, how do I use QBQ! to practice personal accountability while not going so far that I do people’s work for them?”
Surely, a terrific question and one that in one form or another, we’ve heard for a long time. People want to take more ownership but are not always certain when to …
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Theme: It’s good to grow up! 😎
Heading to Denver Int’l Airport to pick up daughter, Tara, and her 6-year-old, McKenna, I texted Tara—again—to find out where they were at that moment.
Because I’d asked “Mama Tara” to keep me informed so we could have a well-timed curbside pick-up, her response was purposely over-the-top specific:
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Did you know there’s an official “Random Act of Kindness” day? Not sure why it’s February 17, but that’s the truth.
So, when we received Jean’s story below, I got thinking, Can’t I be kind whenever I want? I mean, isn’t kindness about free will? You know, like a … choice?
Do I need to wait till February??? 😂
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Our son and his wife moved into a new home. For three months, they tolerated high-energy neighbor dogs left outside all day that never stopped barking.
Never.
I know because I’ve visited there many times. The incessant noise was a real problem. Yet when they talked to the owner, the woman asserted —
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No matter how well we think we know and practice the QBQ! book’s message of Personal Accountability— blame can creep into our lives. We must remain vigilant! Enjoy!
A popular 1970’s meme (before memes existed) was —The Devil Made Me Do It.
Today, we hear this popular media-driven phrase: ”There’s plenty of blame to go around!”
It’s our nature to ask Whodunnit? when the unplanned, painful, disappointing, or embarrassing occurs. When stuff happens, it’s so easy to spread the blame —
“Well, yes, I did that, but, you see, they made me do it.”
“I accept 65% of the blame, but he’s 35% responsible, too!”
Or simply, “Not my fault!”
It’s difficult for humans to state …
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