Be honest and accountable to yourself
Accountability is the act of taking responsibility for the consequences of your words or actions.
This Tuesday was payday for many people, including myself, and on Wednesday, I woke up with a fraction of my salary left in my account after paying my creditors.
Broke and hurt by the digits on my screen, I realised I was the only one to blame for the state of my finances.
Not my boss for not paying me more, or my creditors for wanting their money, but me for making horrible financial decisions.
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At that point, I accepted my position and found ways to handle the situation that will help me not find myself in that position again.
I had to be honest and accountable to myself, not only about the money in my account (or the lack thereof), but about other things in my life that are not going as I would like.
Accountability is the act of taking responsibility for the consequences of your words or actions.
It mostly comes up when we want to know why government is not fulfilling their promises or when someone has wronged us, but is very rarely used in relation to ourselves.
Being accountable is an important part of life because you are able to see when you are wrong and make amends.
This is not only important for the party you have wronged to get closure, but also for your own personal growth.
Take my bank account, for instance.
Because I have accepted that I am living beyond my means and not blaming anyone else for the state of my finances, I am able to find solutions to the problem.
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Furthermore, I have learned what behaviour to avoid if I do not want to end up in a financial pickle.
If I was not honest and accountable, I was going to make the same mistake and blame others for my problems.
It is important to accept that you will not always be right, and that, that is okay.
What is important is to accept your mistake and be honest with yourself when evaluating the situation so you do not blame others for the problem, and then miss out on the opportunity to learn and grow.
