Comments on: I Am Responsible For My Success and Failures And For Continuing To Learn From Them http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2010-01/i-am-responsible-for-my-success-and-failures-and-for-continuing-to-learn-from-them/ Leadership, followership, and purpose at work Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:04:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bret L. Simmons http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2010-01/i-am-responsible-for-my-success-and-failures-and-for-continuing-to-learn-from-them/comment-page-1/#comment-2349 Bret L. Simmons Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:03:06 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=2212#comment-2349 Excellent example, Shane! We should always look at ourselves and the systems we control before blaming others. Thanks for sharing!! Bret Excellent example, Shane! We should always look at ourselves and the systems we control before blaming others. Thanks for sharing!! Bret

]]> By: Shane Gorman http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2010-01/i-am-responsible-for-my-success-and-failures-and-for-continuing-to-learn-from-them/comment-page-1/#comment-2346 Shane Gorman Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:04:34 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=2212#comment-2346 Bret...the principle of accepting responsibility for our failures really is the necessary first step to improvement. This week I had a difficult flight training session with a student and initially blamed her for the problems. Once I turned it around and asked myself about my own performance as the instructor it became clear to me that I could improve my performance significantly. That perspective turned a negative feeling about the poor student into a postitive view of how to improve my performance. It felt much better to me to be able to do something positive rather than blaming someone else and taking no positive actions to fix the problem. Bret…the principle of accepting responsibility for our failures really is the necessary first step to improvement. This week I had a difficult flight training session with a student and initially blamed her for the problems. Once I turned it around and asked myself about my own performance as the instructor it became clear to me that I could improve my performance significantly. That perspective turned a negative feeling about the poor student into a postitive view of how to improve my performance. It felt much better to me to be able to do something positive rather than blaming someone else and taking no positive actions to fix the problem.

]]> By: Bret L. Simmons http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2010-01/i-am-responsible-for-my-success-and-failures-and-for-continuing-to-learn-from-them/comment-page-1/#comment-2337 Bret L. Simmons Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:25:23 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=2212#comment-2337 Then you will continue to grow and trive as a person and continue to add value to your organization. Thanks, Alex! Bret Then you will continue to grow and trive as a person and continue to add value to your organization. Thanks, Alex! Bret

]]> By: Alex Kugel http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2010-01/i-am-responsible-for-my-success-and-failures-and-for-continuing-to-learn-from-them/comment-page-1/#comment-2336 Alex Kugel Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:56:00 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=2212#comment-2336 Excellent! This has been and will continue to be my personal mantra. Thanks Bret. Excellent! This has been and will continue to be my personal mantra.

Thanks Bret.

]]> By: Bret L. Simmons http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2010-01/i-am-responsible-for-my-success-and-failures-and-for-continuing-to-learn-from-them/comment-page-1/#comment-2335 Bret L. Simmons Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:24:08 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=2212#comment-2335 Welcome, Tom! Very well said. I concur that the blame game is a bad cycle. We have to learn to break that bad habit. Thanks for sharing! Bret Welcome, Tom! Very well said. I concur that the blame game is a bad cycle. We have to learn to break that bad habit. Thanks for sharing! Bret

]]> By: Tom Simpkins http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2010-01/i-am-responsible-for-my-success-and-failures-and-for-continuing-to-learn-from-them/comment-page-1/#comment-2334 Tom Simpkins Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:56:11 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=2212#comment-2334 We live in an era full of blame-game experts. Individuals and society as a whole have become accustomed to pointing the finger and placing blame for our failures on others rather than understanding our situation is a direct result of our decision making. With such behavior, we are only setting ourselves up to fail again in the future. However, if we take the introspective approach you write about we can be sure improve upon our mistakes and emphasize the decisions that made us successful. Thanks for the post Bret. We live in an era full of blame-game experts. Individuals and society as a whole have become accustomed to pointing the finger and placing blame for our failures on others rather than understanding our situation is a direct result of our decision making. With such behavior, we are only setting ourselves up to fail again in the future. However, if we take the introspective approach you write about we can be sure improve upon our mistakes and emphasize the decisions that made us successful. Thanks for the post Bret.

]]> By: Bret L. Simmons http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2010-01/i-am-responsible-for-my-success-and-failures-and-for-continuing-to-learn-from-them/comment-page-1/#comment-2333 Bret L. Simmons Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:11:45 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=2212#comment-2333 Welcome, Adrian! His book is very unique. I recommend it very highly. Thanks for the comment! Bret Welcome, Adrian! His book is very unique. I recommend it very highly. Thanks for the comment! Bret

]]> By: Adrian Nunez http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2010-01/i-am-responsible-for-my-success-and-failures-and-for-continuing-to-learn-from-them/comment-page-1/#comment-2329 Adrian Nunez Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:44:05 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=2212#comment-2329 Great post! I completely agree. I think I'm going to have to read this book now. Great post! I completely agree. I think I’m going to have to read this book now.

]]> By: Bret L. Simmons http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2010-01/i-am-responsible-for-my-success-and-failures-and-for-continuing-to-learn-from-them/comment-page-1/#comment-2328 Bret L. Simmons Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:49:00 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=2212#comment-2328 Welcome, Jace! Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Bret Welcome, Jace! Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Bret

]]> By: Jace O'Mallan http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2010-01/i-am-responsible-for-my-success-and-failures-and-for-continuing-to-learn-from-them/comment-page-1/#comment-2327 Jace O'Mallan Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:08:49 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=2212#comment-2327 Great post on responsibility and its ties to success and failures. You are also right about the effect of video as it makes your blog more interactive. Great post on responsibility and its ties to success and failures. You are also right about the effect of video as it makes your blog more interactive.

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