IF YOU DON'T WANT RESPONSIBILITY, DON'T SIT IN THE BIG CHAIR. THAT'S THE DEAL. TO BE SUCCESSFUL, YOU MUST ACCEPT FULL RESPONSIBILITY. FOR EVERYTHING. HEADACHES, PROBLEMS, CRISES. EVEN WHEN IT DOESN'T SEEM FAIR. AND HERE'S PART TWO: THE MORE SUCCESSFUL YOU ARE, THE MORE RESPONSIBILITY YOU MUST ASSUME. RESPONSIBILITY NEVER ENDS. IT'S NOT A STEP. OR JUST A CHAPTER. YOU DON'T FINISH IT AND THEN MOVE ON TO SOMETHING MORE FUN OR INTERESTING. RESPONSIBILITY IS A CONSTANT STATE OF BEING.
WHEN YOU TAKE OWNERSHIP OF A PROJECT AND MAKE A COMMITMENT TO IT AND THEN YOU FAIL, IT HURTS SO DEEPLY. IF YOU NEVER MAKE THAT COMMITMENT- IF YOU JUST STAND AROUND WAITING FOR THINGS TO HAPPEN- FAILURE WON'T AFFECT YOU SO MUCH. YOU THINK "IT'S NOT MY FAULT" BUT YOU WON'T SUCCEED EITHER.
SO YOU HAVE A CHOICE. YOU CAN CHOOSE TO SETTLE FOR MEDIOCRITY, NEVER VENTURING FORTH MUCH EFFORT OR FEELING VERY MUCH. OR YOU CAN COMMIT. IF YOU COMMIT, I GUARANTEE YOU THAT FOR EVERY PAIN, YOU WILL EXPERIENCE AN EQUAL OR SURPASSING PLEASURE.
