Habit #7 - Personal Responsibility_____________________________
What does it mean to take personal responsibility?Read these two press releases. Write a one-sentence summary of each quote. Then write a sentence explaining what the two press releases have in common.
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What happens when we don't take personal responsibility?Consider personal examples of times when you did not claim personal responsibility when you should have. What were the results? How did you feel? _____________________________
The Effects of Blaming Others
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President Obama's Commencement Address |
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Writing PromptAfter listening to President Obama's speech, what have you learned? His premise: Don't make excuses. Take responsibility -- not just for your successes, but for your failures as well.
According to President Obama, how should people react when they make mistakes in life? To what extent do you agree or disagree with his opinion? TO support your response, you can use examples from your own experiences, your observations of others, as well as any of your readings, including the president's speech. |
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