Responsibility and Inertial

Welcome.
There was a story of a professor of medicine in a leading German University who way teaching his students on the dangers of smoking. He initially told them jockingly of the "merits of smoking". He then proceeded to do justice to the topic. After the ninety minutes of the lecture, he lit the cigarette.
People who enjoy high self-esteem have an active orientation to life instead of a passive approach. They take full responsibility for the achievement of their desires. Anytime they notice a situation they don't want, they ask themselves: "What can I do about this". They recognise that nothing is going to get better unless they change. They never see themselves as victim of their circumstances. But the real challenge is even when we know the truth or what to do, we sometimes never take action.
Why it that we know so much about responsibility but we rarely act? Here are my thoughts:
1) Lack of balance: if you invest much in one area of life, other aspects of life become sickly and starved;
2) We have not tasted a feel the benefits of good life that awaits us a result of taking the pain to go through the discipline of responsibility;
3) Habits: it is hard to break free from some habits without replacing them with a new one;
4) People around us are those with the same or similar unhealthy habits;
5) "I wants my mommy" this is the "childish" cry in all of us, the cry that somebody will do something to change events or circumstances for us, is one of the reasons you and I have not given life a serious outlook. The truth is: No one is coming for your rescue.
Till next time when we shall be reading a new episode, don't forget to always be the best version of yourself.
Thank you.

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