It’s wild how easy it is to dismiss accountability without even realizing it. Speaking passively about things that happened or situations that changed is a way of blaming those situations without admitting one’s role in them. It’s a defense act.
Well, this happened and then that happened and that’s why it didn’t work out. The business environment has changed, and what I did before isn’t working anymore.
Compare that to:
I made the wrong choice and it didn’t work out. I’m struggling to navigate the current business environment and I feel like I don’t know what I’m doing.
There’s an obvious vulnerability in owning the things that didn’t go (or aren’t going) well. But is the discomfort of owning a bad choice worse than the thought of not having any control of that result?
It’s the difference between the world happening to you and for you.
“It’s safe to say that growth is an uncomfortable process
And pain is a necessary investment for progress
I stress that if you ever get ill or hurt against your will
It’s just a quiz from God, this is our test, ah, yes.”
- D Smoke (Last Supper)
Thanks to my friend for bringing more clarity to this for me.