Take Responsibility

Take Responsibility

If your business became a raving success, whose fault would it be?

It’s a powerful question that flips our usual thinking. So often, we associate the word “fault” with blame and negativity. But what if we reframed it?

Let’s imagine your business takes off, revenues double, you hire more staff, expand your impact. Whose fault is that? The answer: yours. You made the decisions, took the actions, and led the way.

Now imagine the opposite. Business declines, layoffs happen, or worse, it shuts down completely. Whose fault is that? Again, it’s yours.

It might sound harsh, but this perspective is actually empowering. Because if you’re the one responsible, that means you’re the one in control.

This goes beyond business. Think about your life, your relationships, your lifestyle, your happiness. If you reach the end of life feeling unfulfilled, never having traveled, built the career or home you wanted, whose fault is it? It’s not your parents, the government, the economy, or your ex-partner. It’s you.

And that’s not a criticism, it’s a call to power.

Because the flip side is just as true: if you create a life you love, full of joy, freedom, love, and purpose, that’s your fault too. You made that happen. You took the steps. You did the work.

But many of us fall into “victim mode.” We blame circumstances, other people, or external forces for where we are. And while life is unpredictable, how we respond is always within our control.

So next time you catch yourself feeling stuck or blaming something outside of yourself, remember this: if it’s not working, it’s your fault. But if it is working, it’s also your fault. Own both.

Take full responsibility. That’s where freedom lives.