Accountability Makes A Huge Difference
One of the hardest things about changing things in life is taking accountability for the things that we could do differently. Often times, people try to minimize their actions or try to pass the blame on to another person or external circumstances. The reason for this would likely be that passing the blame on to other people and other things spares people from the uncomfortable emotions and thoughts that accepting fault tends to bring to the table.
While passing blame may make things easier for a moment, it does little more than make things much more difficult in the future. The first step to turning things in a different direction is accepting the fact that our decisions and actions put us on the path that we are currently on. The sooner we can do this, the sooner we can improve life and discover the path we actually want to be on.
