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Determination is very important because it enables us to persist in the face of difficulties. It makes us to march fearlessly ahead with faith until we achieve our goal. Since life is never smooth, many of us fall off when we come across obstacles. But with determination, we can overcome any type of obstacle.
Determination therefore makes us creative and imaginative. However, in order for us to succeed in life, we must set definite goals for ourselves, work hard to put in the necessary effort.

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DILIGENCE IS THE MOTHER OF SUCCESS

"Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance." - Dr. Samuel Johnson

Diligence, by its very definition, is the application of focused and persistent effort to complete a task. A diligent person has an extra edge - they put in more dedicated hours towards realizing their goal, and that becomes the deciding factor for their extraordinary success in life. There can't be any short cut to success. The toil of years, the sweat of your brow, struggle you make, everything counts in achieving the goal. As such, diligence is needed in all spheres of life as it is one of the key ingredients for success.

So, parents, will your child have what it takes to succeed? If he wants to play sports in school, does he have the diligence to steadily do his school work and practice on an average of 45 hours a week? If he wants to go to med school, will he be diligent enough to push through 80 plus hours a week at the hospital for his residency?

Yes, it can be achieved. For dreams to come true, it requires diligence. It's been said that one needs discipline in order to develop diligence, and they should begin at home. Let's look further on what are the things you can do to cultivate these values in your children:
Being an All-around Role Model
Being a positive role model actually requires effort, fore-thought, and self-control for most parents. Because your children are watching you all the time, your actions, beliefs, and attitudes become integrated into your children's way of being; therefore, it is very important that you be very intentional about what behaviours you model for your children.

Unfortunately for parents, the saying "Do as I say, not as I do" simply does not work. Children can sniff out hypocrisy like a bloodhound, and they gain the most from parents who demonstrate consistency between their actions and their values by "walking the talk." If you don't want your children to spend excessive time on technology devices, you have to limit your use of the same devices. Kids respect adults who live by the rules they preach.
Praise, Encouragement, and Rewards
No matter how old your children are, your praise and encouragement will help them feel good about themselves. This boosts their self-esteem and confidence. Sometimes rewards can be useful too, especially if you want to encourage good behaviour. Help build your child's self-esteem and encourage good behaviour with these tips:

* When you feel good about your child, say so. See if you can give your child some words of encouragement every day. The small things you say can build up over time to have a big effect on your child.

* Try to praise more than you criticize. As a guide, try to praise your child six times for every one time you say something negative.

* Look for little changes and successes. Rather than waiting until your child has done something perfectly to give a compliment, try to praise any effort or improvement.

* Accept that everyone's different. Praise your child for her unique strengths and encourage her to develop and feel excited about her particular interests. This will help her develop a sense of pride and confidence.

* Surprise your child with a reward for good behaviour. For example, 'Thanks for picking up the toys - let's go to the park to celebrate'.

* Praise effort as well as achievement. Recognize and praise how hard your child is trying - for example, 'You worked really hard on that essay' or 'Thank you for remembering to hang your coat on the peg'.

* Try to make your praise dependent on your child's behaviour, rather than your feelings. You might find that the more you look for good behaviour to praise, the more positive you'll feel and the more good behaviour you'll see.
Helping Children Set and Reach Goals
Goal setting is an important life skill, and the sooner that children start to learn the importance of achieving what they set out to do, the sooner they learn that they have the power to make things happen. Goal setting helps children to identify what is important to them in life, motivates them and builds self-confidence and self-esteem. Break your child's goals down into achievable chunks, so that they can take small steps day by day. Encourage your child to identify goals that they will enjoy working towards. Make sure your child knows that while it is important to work towards a goal, it is also okay if they don't achieve their desired result.
Set a Routine
From brushing teeth regularly to completing homework every afternoon, routines help establish constructive habits. Children who practice these skills will be able to better manage their time. As they age, they'll have more self-discipline in terms of healthy grooming and eating habits, along with studying and cleaning their rooms.

When founded in 1954, Toru Kumon understood the importance of consistent and diligent study in order to achieve success. Daily practice was the fundamental stepping stone that helped his oldest son, Takeshi, achieve that goal. Through this little and often approach, children will learn more efficiently and make stronger progress as they apply what they have learned. This sense of routine also fosters effective study habits and a positive attitude to study.

One should try hard no matter what the result is because the greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time you fall. A champion is the one who gets up, even when he finds it tough to do so. Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment; full effort is full victory.

At Kumon, we truly feel that diligence provides the base for our students to achieve success in life. By completing a series of small-step worksheets every day, our students cultivate the valuable habit of diligence. We believe that by giving children the ability to become self-learners, we can take them closer and closer to achieving their biggest goals, one worksheet at a time!

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"Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance." - Dr. Samuel Johnson Diligence, by its very definition, is the application of focused and persistent effort to complete a task.

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The most difficult aspect of being patient is with yourself. No one is perfect and everyone does mistakes which is why being patient with yourself could lead to success. This means no matter what difficulties you face, you should keep on trying to succeed.

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You most likely heard the saying 'Patience is the Key to Success' which is practiced irrelevant to the social, religious, ethnic, gender or any other factors that differentiate people. One who's patient tends to be happier according to some scientific studies which are linked to why older people tend to be happier.

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, patience is defined as "the ability to wait, or to continue doing something despite difficulties, or to suffer without complaining or becoming annoyed " where any person would have experienced these emotions.

But in high school, teachers emphasised being patience is taking your time, for instance, use the whole time set during an exam so you could thoroughly answer all the questions to the best of your ability or when moving from one place to another, take your time so this will not cause any disruptions or accidents.

Therefore, there was a recurring theme I experienced with patience in high school which was take the time to think before you act. This meant take myself out of that moment in time and view my actions whether they are justified or not. This allowed me to control my anger to an extent but this was only the peak of the iceberg about the teaching of patience.

There are countless research and scholarly articles on patience and the benefits it has on a person's mental and physical state which is not taught properly in high school at least when I attended not long ago. Probably due to the fact, a child would not have the mental readiness to understand the situation they are in plus they probably despise listening to another lecture, therefore, it's better to show than tell.

When I was faced with a problem as a child, either in a game or a real-life situation, I would usually find the easiest route to the solution but if I can't, I would give up. However, my attitude change over the years, instead of giving up, I kept on trying even if it meant leaving my comfort zone for example when forced to do a math equation in front of the class that I got it wrong at first, I kept on trying.

However, there is a difference between being patient and wasting your time. Just waiting for an opportunity instead of working towards it is procrastination which is a serious problem that many people have especially amongst university students because they are given the freedom to use their time as they want. Hence, instead of completing an assignment or

Being patient with people is by far one of the most difficult things to do because not only you are investing the precious time you have in them, the end result could leave you disappointed. On the other hand, being patient with them could lead to a long-lasting healthier relationship but this does not mean you should be patient in a toxic relationship.

The most difficult aspect of being patient is with yourself. No one is perfect and everyone does mistakes which is why being patient with yourself could lead to success. This means no matter what difficulties you face, you should keep on trying to succeed.

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Effective teamwork is an important aspect of any organisation's success. There are many benefits of teamwork, most notably, an increase in motivation from your employees. A recent study by Stanford University showed that when people are treated as partners or team members - even when physically apart - their motivation increases. Motivation from your employees means more success for your company.

Developing an effective team in your organisation can seem like a simple and straightforward task, however it can be difficult to execute and put into practice. Members of your organisation want to be able to believe in the process and realise the wonderful outcomes that come from working together as opposed to individually; so it is up to the manager to ensure that enthusiasm is garnered and nourished.

The most important building block to develop and effective team is communication, so it is imperative to develop the necessary skills to communicate effectively with each other.

You want your employees to feel like they can put forth their ideas and express their feelings in an open environment, but you also need them to be keen listeners who are prepared to listen to the views of others. It can be easy for a team to fall apart quickly if its members favour their own personal goals over that of the team.

To keep the teamwork fire going, you need to establish regular and open lines of communication and monitor how the group interacts. Learning to communicate effectively is not a simple one step process and requires work from all sides. It is a great idea to have weekly meetings in which the manager is present in order to see how the team interacts with each and offer feedback on their achievements, as well as how the team meetings are running.

An effective team is one that has cohesion, to do this your team members need to exhibit the following skills:

Openness - Team members need to be willing to get to know each other and open up about themselves, so they realised that they all have diverse backgrounds and interests. This helps them to be more open to new ideas and differing viewpoints.

Trust - Team members need to trust each other enough to be comfortable with sharing ideas and feelings. As this trust builds, team members learn to be honest and respectful in their approach to each other.

Respect - It is important for the team not to focus on who to blame when something goes wrong, instead they need to work out how to fix it and how to learn from the mistake. Constructive feedback and mutual respect rather than blame will help a team achieve results much faster.

Do you think the teams in your organisation are working efficiently and cohesively? What could you do as a manager to help this process? You can check how effective the teams within your organisation are by using our DIY Teamwork Analysis. It will only take you about 4 minutes to complete. Simply answer the questions and click submit, and you will immediately receive your insightful teamwork analysis report via email.

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Effective teamwork is an important aspect of any organisation's success. There are many benefits of teamwork, most notably, an increase in motivation from your employees. A recent study by Stanford University showed that when people are treated as partners or team members - even when physically apart - their motivation increases.

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You have to be intelligence to achieving success !

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This week, the Windsor Optimist Club will be hosting its oratorical contest. This contest is held yearly in Windsor and will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Windsor REA Poudre Valley Building. Students have been asked to prepare a speech on the topic "How My Passions Impact the World."

The oratorical contest is fun for everyone involved. Dr. Rob Bradley is the chair and works diligently with teachers, students and members of the club to ensure success.

Everyone loves a good contest, and everyone loves a winner. What defines a winner? Does intelligence define a winner or success? Are the roots of intelligence biological in nature?

Our pets often exhibit surprising intelligence. Think of your dog finding a toy or biscuit that is hidden or a dog that fetches your newspaper. One of our cockers (Moxie) used to sing to us for one minute at a time.

Intelligence and academic discipline often go hand in hand. Many tools and tests are used to classify students. Students are always trying to raise the bar for grades and scholastic ranking. College and university entrance exams are taken to gain entrance to a chosen college or university. Entrance tests are given to job applicants to determine intelligence, and let's not forget the MSVAB test used in all branches of the military that must be completed successfully before you are sworn in.

If youths are to believe that intelligence equals success in life, because they have been told so by parents, teachers and other important role models, are they getting the right message?

Many students suffer from the fear of failure. They feel they are not good enough to succeed because of their low grades, even though they feel they have done the best they could. These students often drop out of school and get involved in delinquent behavior, thereby fullfilling the prophecy of failure.

The good news is that intelligence is only one factor in success. Harvard Psychologist Dr. Daniel Goleman wrote the book "Emotional Intelligence" after a decade of investigating how the mind produces emotions.

His conclusion from his research: What determines success is character, or the ability to resist temptation by developing willpower, self-control and empathy, which is more important than the intellectual power of the brain as measured by standard IQ tests and SAT exams. Researchers on the subject agree that IQ, or a person's intelligence quotient, contributes to only 20 percent of success in life ("Is Intelligence the Most Important Factor for Success," Mario Seiglie).

These findings should give hope to those who have lost motivation because of a fear of failure or low self-esteem based on misinformation about their ability to succeed. According to Seiglie's article, psychologists are dividing intelligence into five basic catagories:

* Social intelligence: ability to understand another's actions, feelings and motivations. This cannot be measured by a standard intelligence test, yet it may be the most valuable characteristic for success in life.

* Athletic intelligence: highly-coordinated intelligence and communication between the brain and the rest of the body.

* Linguistic intelligence: People with this ability are highly capable in written and verbal expression. They express themselves easily and might become writers, teachers, reporters or lawyers.

* Logical intelligence: This is the skill involved in reasoning and solving complex, abstract problems. A high level of logical intelligence can lead to success in mathematics, engineering, physics and biology.

* Spatial intelligence: People with this ability can see relationships between colors, dimensions and perspectives, and they are usually sensitive toward music and art.

Perseverance might be more important than intelligence in the real world. Each and every one of us has special abilities and talents that, when we recognize them, take us where we want to go. What's yours?

My motto: Define your own dream, hang on to your own rainbow and never give up! Good luck to all of the students who have entered the oratorical contest this year. I will be cheering you on!

Let me know what you think or ask me a question by emailing me at squiggylpc@hotmail.com. Until next time, light and blessings to you.

Sandi Squicquero is a psychotherapist who works in Windsor.

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What is the best quality that is necessary for achieving success ?

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The best quality that i strongly agree the most is patience because without patience in our life we can't achieve anything special in our life.Patience should be a part of our life to achieving success.

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A useful guide to responsibility: What it is, what does it mean to be a responsible person, how does it benefits us, how I can be a more responsible person. Discover the difference between responsibility and guilt, and everything you need to know about social responsibility.
What do we mean by responsibility? If you stop to think, this concept, surely, has been hovering over our heads since we're kids. Almost from the moment, you get to decide whether to follow the rules and obey or "challenge authority" (mom and dad) we have heard the words "You have to be responsible".

If you ask a child what it means to be responsible, he or she will say something like "do the right thing,""do what Mom and Dad say,""do my homework". Adults use the term responsibility to make children understand and assume that they must behave well and do the tasks adults request of them.

Do you think the term responsibility involves more than just obligations? What comes to your mind when you think of responsibility?

What is a responsibility? Definition

If we look at the etymological origin, the meaning of responsibility is not so much related to the tasks performed or the obligations, but rather with commitment involved.

Becoming a responsible person means being able to consciously make decisions, conduct behaviors that seek to improve oneself and/or help others. Most importantly, a responsible person accepts the consequences of his or her own actions and decisions.

The word responsibility comes from the Latin "responsum" (the one who is forced to answer to someone else). The verbs "Respondere and Spondere" are closely related and were widely used in the legal field. The first meant defending or justifying a fact in a trial and the second meant swearing, promising or assuming an obligation.

Therefore, we can define a responsible person as one who accepts the results of the decisions he or she makes. Oxford dictionary defines responsibility as:"The state or fact of being accountable or to blame for something.

This definition of responsibility emphasizes the need for the person to comply with the negative consequences of his or her actions.

From what we can see, it is a term that has different evaluations and can be quite abstract, but we use it regularly in our daily lives.

Responsibility: What is the point?

Being responsible brings us many benefits. It can help you achieve your goals and objectives in any area of your life. Responsibility allows you to create principles, morals and helps you to lead your life. Being a responsible person helps us to:

Be more honest: When we tend to tell the truth and keep our promises, the people around us will believe us and see us as an honest person.

Be more independent: Assuming the consequences of our actions will help us make better decisions.

Be more reliable: By being responsible, we gain other's trust and we will also gain confidence in ourselves. Doing the right thing will make us feel good. And even if we are wrong, we will be satisfied because we know that we have done our best.

The value of responsibility

Responsibility is taught from childhood. Both in families and in schools, the aim is to educate in values and morals.

It is clear that everyone wants a committed and responsible partner, responsible children who don't get into trouble, responsible parents and teachers who take care of the children, professionals who do their work responsibly. Why is that?

Because having people like that around us generates confidence, gives us security. We think,"yes, he is a responsible person, he will do it and things will work out. Feeling safe is one of the basic necessities in Maslow's pyramid.

This is one of the reasons why in our society, responsibility is so positively and highly valued because it gives us security, confidence, and a certain stability.

How can I be more responsible?

There is no magic formula that makes us more responsible. However, responsibility can be trained.

If you want to fulfill your purposes, your obligations, and commitments, what you need is, to a large extent, predisposition and motivation. Now, if you're still reading this then it's a sign that you do want to be more responsible so here are some guidelines for you:

1. Set goals: It's important to know what we do things for. Having a sense and direction helps us to be consistent and to continue to do our duty. If you think the goal is too long term, set small goals to achieve it. I advise you to write them down. It sounds silly, but putting it on paper makes them real. Writing your goals can help you be more responsible!

2. Objectivity: What is under my control or up to me and what is not? Make a list of the things that depend on you and you can control them. Your attention must be directed to those aspects, for what does not depend on you is not your responsibility.

3. Routines: If it takes a lot of effort to "get dressed", it's best to get organized. If you have a routine, you'll know what to do at every moment. But not only that, sometimes, knowing how much time you have to put in the effort also helps. "Come on, it's only an hour of study before I go to the movies!"

4. Rewards: Internal attributions come into play here. If you've reached what you set out to do, why not admit it? It's your moment, give yourself a pat on the back.

5. Be honest with yourself: Have you failed, was it something that you could control? Take responsibility, assume the consequences and analyze what you could have done differently, how would you improve for another time?

6. Share your plans: I'm not talking about posting on social networks. No, I mean something more intimate. Talk to your partner, your mother or your best friend and tell them what you're going to do, when and how. This way they will ask and become more involved and there will be no escape, you will have to comply.

7. Operationalize: This means that the things you can take responsibility for are actions. For example, picking up your room, delivering a job, preparing food, etc. These are concrete behaviors that you can take on as responsibilities and obligations to fulfill, but you cannot assume responsibility for the consequences. For example, the teacher can give you an A, people might like or not the food you prepared or flatter you but this is not up to you. Therefore, specify activities and tasks that you have the resources and willingness to do and get on with it!

I'm not going to trick you, becoming a responsible person will not come overnight. It requires effort and a commitment. Remember, the key to success is consistency. I encourage you to focus and get it.

You can start by writing your final goals in capital letters and their subtypes or sub-objectives with minuscules. It begins little by little, assuming responsibilities and step by step.

Remember the responsibility for your actions (not the arbitrary consequences). If one day you don't get the result you were expecting or you haven't found the clues to using your willpower, don't punish yourself. Analyze, think that you are on the right track because you are realizing the difficulties and accept the challenge again.

Responsibility vs guilt

Guilt is not the same as responsibility. Being responsible for something doesn't mean guilty. This stuff that seems so basic but how many times have you been surprised saying: "It's not my fault!"

To understand each other, I'm going to tell you a story, which may even look familiar:

"You found a WhatsApp message just as soon as you got up. You have to finish and deliver the project by 13.00h. In addition, it is essential to be on time to the meeting and to do things perfectly, because it is a very important client. You invest all morning in this assignment, all your effort. When you leave the house, you take the subway, but it's late. "I should've left earlier, I'm gonna get caught." You're already five minutes late. You leave the subway and there is a rally that crosses the avenue "I can't believe it! Did it have to be today?" You're going to the other sidewalk, you're 15 minutes late. You get to the office, wait for the elevator. When you get upstairs, you look at the clock before you go in but you are 20 minutes late. The client's gone, your boss is going to kill you."

I told you it was so important that you got here on time! Look at the time! The client's gone very angry because of your tardiness! It was your responsibility!

You think I did it on purpose? It's not my fault that the subway was late and there was a rally cutting down the avenue!

What's going on here?

Everything you did was with good intentions, effort, and interest. However, different factors have caused you to fail to deliver the project on time.

What is the real responsibility? Deliver the completed project by 13.00h

Whose responsibility is it that the client got angry? The client's own responsibility, because we cannot control the emotions that another person feels.

Guilt carries implicit components that don't help us at all. For example, it is not the same being responsible for a decision as being guilty of a decision. What does guilt involve?

Voluntary Action: To make someone feel guilty of something, you need an active search to get that result.

The result will be negative. If you're guilty of something, that something is going to be negative.

It adds up: The fact that we blame someone for an event means that the only way to prevent it from happening would be to eliminate the culprit. However, being responsible means that he or she engaged in certain behaviors that helped produce that outcome.

Guilt leads us to think about the cause - consequences: Not everything in life happens because of cause and effect. Most things depend on a multitude of factors, as in the story we've seen before. Even sometimes, changing one of them doesn't give us get a different result.

It is important that we bear this in mind because sometimes we take responsibility for things that we cannot control, that we could not change even if we wanted to change it with all our might. Feeling guilty for events, results or situations that do not depend on us affects our mood, frustrates us and often angers us.

The same thing happens when they make us feel guilty. We see it as unfair because what has happened was not in our plans either. Before blaming someone, ask yourself if the negative results obtained have been intentionally sought by the other person or not. Make sure you have done everything in your power to fulfill your responsibility.

Responsibility: Why do I feel bad when I'm not responsible?

In social psychology, Wiener's theory, the theory of attributions refers to the explanations given by each one of us to the causes, reasons or results of what happens to us. Attributes have a strong influence on the way we feel, how we relate to others and even how we act. And of course, it influences us when we take on responsibilities.

There are:

1. External attributions: When the explanation or cause of the facts is transferred to something external. We have no responsibility. For example, when we say that "you get on my nerves" as if we were not in control of them and it was inevitable to feel that way. Most people use this type of attribution to evade responsibility, doing so in the wrong way. Another case could be when we say "it was such bad luck", implying that we have all the skills and abilities necessary to obtain an optimal result, however, chance has negatively influenced the result= zero responsibility.

2. Internal attributions: The explanation or cause of the facts is in ourselves. It can be used when you succeed "thanks to me this happened","without my effort it wouldn't have been possible". Also in a situation where we know that there have been negative consequences for another and we assume that we have been involved. We ask for forgiveness by taking on the responsibility "I'm so sorry","Sorry, I didn't realize".

Clearly, a person's attribution style can have a great influence on their self-esteem, their self-concept and, why not, their happiness. For example, someone who does not take responsibility for his or her accomplishments out of excess modesty will have a low self-concept. Giving the impression that his accomplishments never depend on him. On the contrary, a person who always takes credit for his or her merits will give the impression of being a self-righteous, arrogant, and narcissistic person.

What do you think will happen if we use internal attributions for negative and external results for positive ones? Exactly the same.

We must be consistent and objective. It is good to follow our principles and take responsibility for the consequences of the things we do wrong, but for the things we do well. This will give us emotional balance and promote our self-confidence.

Social Responsibility

When we speak of social responsibility, we are referring to certain specific guidelines that are set in a given society, with the aim of ensuring that co-existence is correct, peaceful and leads to well-being.

Social responsibility affects relationships with others, but also with oneself:

Commitment

One of the angles of social responsibility is commitment. We commit ourselves continuously. In our work, with family, friends, partners, etc. Commitment means making a promise to someone and keeping it.

It's funny because on many occasions, we make promises to ourselves and we skip them. "On Monday I will start eating healthy for sure", " I'm going to the gym three days a week, no excuses". I am absolutely sure that one of these promises rings a bell for you, and I am also sure that one of them has not been fulfilled. Don't you think it's strange that even though we're committed to ourselves, we don't carry out our promises? Imagine what would happen if you made those promises to someone else:

"This Monday, yes or no, grandma, I'm going to take care of you": But you don't show up.

"Today I have to work, but tomorrow I will help you to study son": But you don't help him.

"I'm teaching at the gym three days a week." But you don't show up.

Why do responsibilities and commitment towards others seem more important than to ourselves?

Obligations

The second angle of social responsibility is obligations. They're the ones that are taught from childhood. At every age and at every stage of life, it is up to us to learn and incorporate into our repertoire different tasks, in order to adapt ourselves to the society. These are our responsibilities and/or obligations.

Many times, these obligations are not said out loud, they are just assumed. We have certain activities that become a part of our obligations. For example, Mom always puts the washing machine in, Dad always does the shopping, my brother always takes out the dog, I set the table.
What if one day Mommy gets off work late? No clean clothes What if one day my brother forgets to take the dog out? He pees inside the house What if dad doesn't have a car to go shopping that day? No food
They may seem extreme examples, because in general, what happens is that responsibilities rotate. However, sometimes this happens and we find ourselves in situations like "Mom, I don't have any clothes!" Dad, you haven't bought me the cookies I like!","John is grounded because the dog has peed!"

I invite you to consider examples in which the people around you had implicit obligations and responsibilities, not agreed upon, have failed to fulfill them, and it has become a conflict when it comes to assuming the consequences. Whose responsibility is it? Whose fault is it?

Willpower could be defined when we continue to make efforts and sacrifices to achieve a goal or objective, which will bring us great satisfaction in achieving it.

This becomes more relevant when they are short-term goals. It's easier to maintain willpower. Therefore, it is good to set small goals when the effort has to be very constant over a long period of time.

It also helps to wonder why. Why did I decide to do this? Do I still want that? What do I have to do to get it? Answering these questions will give you strength and make you reaffirm your decision, prompting you to continue forward!

As always, I invite you to comment below, what did you think? What do you do to be responsible? If you have any questions or want to share your opinion, go ahead.

This article is originally in Spanish written by Patricia Sanchez Seisdedos, translated by Alejandra Salazar.

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Written By: A.J. Rounds, Chief Marketing Officer at RevRoad

Responsibility in family. What a fantastic topic. Families come in all shapes, sizes, and varieties.

Cultures and societal norms can play a big part in what defines responsibility in every family. In other words, it can be defined in many ways.

Most can agree that parents have a responsibility to care for their children's well being, while children have the responsibility to learn to be responsible family members, good citizens, and demonstrate responsible behaviors.

Teaching Children Responsibility

One of the ways in which children can learn responsibility is by watching and emulating the examples set by parents.
Being responsible means taking action.
It is beneficial for kids to learn that helping yourself, your family, others, and the community is a choice. But taking that first step towards responsibility is not always easy.

Responsibility often requires an act of courage.

Parents have the responsibility to guide and support courageous behaviors.

Taking the initiative to be responsible requires a push out of our own bubble. It requires us to leave our comfort zone for the sole purpose of helping someone else.

Sometimes, the choice to do so is simple. If we see a pregnant woman on the train it's a good idea to offer our seat. If we see someone struggling with many bags, we should open the door.

These small acts of kindness are essential to creating a responsible society and are often taught within the family unit. But there are other, different types of responsibility that we need to partake in as well - actions that require a little more courage and choice.

These behaviors are often less clear and require value judgements, judgements taught and supported at home.

Recognizing Responsible Situations

Think back to being a kid on the playground. Maybe, as we dangled from the monkey bars, we noticed another child bullying a classmate. The easiest thing to do would be to ignore the incident and keep playing. The responsible thing to do, however, would be to stand up to the bully. Doing so would be scary but show bravery, and ultimately a powerful act of responsibility.

Responsible situations happen daily. There are always opportunities to act responsibly.

What about stepping in to help out a community after a disaster? Or reporting to the scene of a crime? These things can be difficult but that doesn't mean we shouldn't do what we can to help.

Sometimes responsibility means inserting ourselves into situations in order to do good, and teaching family members why and when it's important to do so.

Let's make a resolution to find the courage within ourselves to take on responsibilities where necessary and teach family members to do the same. By teaching responsibility in families, we are preparing the world's next generation of entrepreneurs and business leaders.

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