Making Yourself Indispensable

Where and how does the Victim Loop start? It always starts at the same place: You are faced with a challenging situation, and you make the choice to look the other way. That’s all it takes.

Changing times require you to continually question your processes, procedures, mind-set, and attitudes. The only constant in times of change might be your purpose and principles; everything else needs to evolve based on the changing world around you.

My level of being indispensable bears a direct relationship to others counting on me. People know they can count on me to keep commitments, offer support, communicate fully and openly, and offer solutions that benefit as many people as possible. And when I make a mistake, people can count on me to admit my mistake and offer a way to remedy the situ

Truly playing big is about using your talents and gifts in service to a cause greater than yourself.

While some view self-blame as taking ownership, there is one major difference. Taking ownership is focused on solving the situation, while self-blame is focused on beating yourself up for the past, which you can no longer do anything about.

In the long run, it’s actually easier to be accountable.

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