I currently possess everything I have truly wanted and deserved. This is based

on what I have handed out to date. Mypossessions, my savings, my lifestyle are

an exact mirror of me, my efforts, and my contribution to society. What I give

I get. If I am unhappy with what I have received it is because as of yet I

have not paid the required price. I have

lingered too long in the “quibbling stage”.

I fully understand that time only becomes a burden to me when it is empty. The

past is mine and at this present moment I am purchasing another 24 hours of

it. The future quickly becomes the past at a control point called the present

moment. I not only truly live at that point, but I have full responsibility

for the highest and best use for the

irreplaceable now.

I accept full responsibility for both the success and failures in my life. If

I am not what I desire to be at this point, what I am is my compromise. I no

longer choose to compromise with my undeveloped potential. I am the sum total

of the choices I have made and I continue to choose daily. What I now put

under close scrutiny is the value of each upcoming choice. Therein lies the

quality of my lifestyle.

Will my future belong to the “old me” or the “new me”? The answer depends upon

my attitude towards personal growth. At this very moment what time is left is

all that counts and I am personally responsible for how my time is filled.

With new found maturity I accept full responsibility for how good I can become

at what is most important to me.

With personal growth comes a fear of the unknown and new problems. Those

problems are nothing more than the lengthening shadow of my personal growth. I

now turn my very real fear, with God’s help, to my very real adventure. My

life now expands to meet my new found destiny. Old me, meet the new me.

Now that I realize that I am personally responsible for being in the position

of leadership as well as personally responsible for my actions, I am ready to

become a more effective leader. My effectiveness as a leader is directly

proportionate to my effectiveness as a human being. Sure, there are exceptions

to everything. Some people win the

lottery, some people lip-sync to songs that were recorded by others and make

millions. But I am talking about the LONG HAUL. I am talking about real

people. Some people can be fooled temporarily, but lasting leadership requires

full blown commitment to the challenge of living effectively. To be an

effective leader I must fully accept the challenge

and my Declaration of Personal Responsibility.

– Author Unknown