I am constantly meeting people who are looking to blame their situation on someone else. Regardless of how they got into a situation, it was someone else’s fault or it would not be this way. The government, a spouse, the children, mom or dad, the “big guy” you work for – what is your scapegoat?
In my role as a coach, I find those who are successful find that the only one they can blame is themselves. Yes, all of the people above, and even more, may have had a hand in your situation, but successful people have decided to find how they can improve themselves. They have stopped looking for a scapegoat.
I remember the man who sat in my office and blamed God because of his impending financial collapse. After he pounded his fist on my desk, I reminded him that God did not use any credit cards – not a single one. Seeing the stupidity in his statement he began to backtrack.
The world is full of people trying to find a scapegoat. You do not have to be one of them. What do you need to fix in your life and who is stopping your from fixing it?
