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Published: Oct. 10, 2020, 9:29 p.m.

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Does responsibility come with awareness? I looked out the window and noticed the shed was left open. It wasn\\u2019t my fault; however, now I know. I could have gone on to bed and blamed the guilty party if something went missing. Whose fault would it have been? Do I share in the guilt since I knew?

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Is this why some people avoid finding out?

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What if I told you mistakes only happen for 2 reasons?

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1. Lack of knowledge

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2. Lack of attention

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We park our cars outside. The other night someone found the door unlocked and rummaged through the car. Thankfully we didn\\u2019t lose anything. I didn\\u2019t have anything in the car to take. Whose fault was it that the car was left unlocked? One of the kids had went out to look for something earlier. Maybe it was their fault?

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Who\\u2019s at fault now if it happens again? I know the cars can be left unlocked. I don\\u2019t want petty criminals going through my car at night. So I have the knowledge of the risk, and if I go to bed without checking, is it still the child\\u2019s fault? What about responsibility?

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It\\u2019s one thing to use examples at home, but what about at work? How many mistakes are predictable: running out of inventory, switching too late, or delaying too long? What about personal failure to get the results you want?

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What excuse are you probably going to give for not working out this upcoming week? Are you going to be tired? Too busy? Too sore? Have you used these excuses before? Knowing you are going to make the same excuses, can you take steps now to counteract the effect, the impact?

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Remember lack of knowledge and lack of attention. Which one is going to trip you up next?

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Could you have a kill-murphy meeting? Could you get together and make a list of all the likely things to go wrong? And plan to avoid those early? Are you going to need encouragement when it gets hard? From who? When? Write a note to yourself and put in the mail \\u2013 or give it to a friend to give back in a few days. Let yourself know that you saw this coming. You had the knowledge, and you are paying attention.

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What ruts do you like to use again because it\\u2019s easy? Like the shed being left open, take notice. Take action, even small steps. Make it hard for the rut to be taken, for the excuse to be used.

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