Wherever you find a problem, you will usually find the finger-pointing of blame. Society is addicted to playing the victim. “If only my boss wasn’t such a controlling idiot… If only I hadn’t been born so poor… If only I lived in a better place… If only I hadn’t inherited such a temper from my dad… If only my kids weren’t so rebellious… If only the other department didn’t mess up orders all the time… If only we weren’t in such a declining industry… If only our people
weren’t so lazy and without drive… If only my wife was more understanding… If only… If only.” Blaming everyone and everything else for our problems and challenges may be the norm and may provide temporary relief from the pain, but it also chains us to these very problems. Show me someone who is humble enough to accept and take responsibility for his or her circumstances and courageous enough to take whatever initiative is necessary to creatively work his or her way through or around these challenges, and I’ll show you the supreme power of choice.