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It’s NOT My Fault

“It’s NOT My Fault, It’s NOT My Fault, IT’S NOT MY FAULT!”

I thought this constantly when:

  • I was dead broke 6 years ago making $1277/month and unable to support my wife
  • When I failed reading in first grade and they put me in the “special” class (this is TRUE)
  • When I suffered through 3 brutal years straight of heart breaking business failures. And this happened BEFORE my 15 failed PPC campaigns that I always talk about.
  • Etc, Etc, Etc…

Of course, I thought NONE of this was MY fault!

I was a victim.

God, the universe, the world, was against me. (I’m sure you have never thought that.)

BULLSHIT.

Why? Listen up…

Around my mid 20s I started getting heavily into self-development. I started reading some amazing books such as, “Think and Grow Rich,” “As a Man Thinketh,” “The Magic of Thinking Big” etc.

I had my first MAJOR turning point when I realized that I was 100% RESPONSIBLE for EVERYTHING that had happened to me and ultimately where I was in life right now.

The good, the bad, and the really UGLY – EVERYTHING!

“Amit in your last post you mentioned that in grade school, kids always gave you the pizza slice with the cheese ripped off every week. How could you say that was your fault?!?”

The fact is I attracted that through my thoughts, actions, and behaviors. The other kids NEVER got that cheeseless slice of pizza – ONLY ME.

I remember as a child being in tears and thinking, “Why was it ALWAYS me?”

Only many years later, in my mid 20s, did I come to the very hard to swallow truth that **I** was the CAUSE. I was the one person who was always at the scene of the crime.

At some level or another I had manifested it ALL.

I fought this idea for a long time. I thought my situation was different – sound familiar?

However, once I fully accepted that I was responsible for everything that happened to me and where I was today, I felt unbelievably EMPOWERED.

Seriously. I started to think differently and view the world differently.

I thought to myself, “If I’m responsible for how much my life sucks right now, then I have the POWER to turn it AROUND and create an AWESOME life!”

Now, if you watched “The Secret” and actually believed all that propaganda (I’ll get into that later!) then you may be asking, “Amit, did your life magically turn around after you realized that you were 100% responsible for everything?”

Hate to break this to you, but in the real world your life will almost never magically transform overnight. Although a lot of the “gurus” out there want you to believe that, along with going vegetarian and holding hands and singing songs together to heal your “heart.”

First off, going from thinking you’re a loser and a victim to someone who has the power to create his dream life was a process for me.

Let’s be honest, ranting to your friends about your trials and tribulations and getting loads of sympathy is a GREAT feeling.

There’s nothing easier than pointing your finger at someone or something else as a cause for all your problems.

So there I was at the age of 24, dead broke with a tiny room in an apartment I was sharing with 3 other grad students.

Of course, I was EXCITED because it was around that time I had realized that I was 100% responsible for everything that happened to me, so I had the power to change my future.

Taking 100% responsibility was the FIRST step; I still had to get a lot of things right on the inside, before I started seeing results on the outside.

Sadly, most people will NEVER make it to this first step of taking 100% responsibility for everything in their life, which is why most people are broke, unhappy, and living lives of quiet desperation.

Are YOU ready to take 100% responsibility for everything that happens in YOUR LIFE?

Comments

  1. Paul Hanson says:

    Hi Amit

    Great post and congratulations on the new blog.

    I completely agree with you and in fact the moment I took 100% responsibility for everything in my life, everything got quite a bit easier. I lost the need to resent others, blame others etc.

    I stopped getting in the way of myself. There was less stress and I developed a far more positive outlook. Something you need when you have tested 10 campaigns in a row and no winner yet!

    All the best

    Paul

  2. jimmy fox says:

    Thanks Amit, but It’s Not My Fault – you decided to share with the world, again. Thank you for giving so freely and baring your soul.
    Blessings,
    jimmyfox
    Just2EZ

  3. Ryan says:

    That’s very true. Seems like too often we want to blame others. It’s always “someone else’s fault” for the things that happen to us. Yet once you start taking ownership for where you’re at, and simply accepting things outside your control, I agree, it’s very empowering.

    I can think of half a dozen people who REALLY need to read this post.

  4. Tianyi says:

    wow, i like your blog layout, keep it up!

  5. HI- I am yet to Create a Blog. It gives you Incentive to try when It is all new. It looks Great!

  6. Hey Amit,

    Congratulations on your new blog! Great post, very true!

    Cheers,

    Robbie.

  7. Hi Amit,

    Congrats on new website. Your Office is nice and clear.

    “Taking yourself Responsibility” is one of the leadership which will be developed within you over years.Real fact is that lot of them recognize that truth very late.So they are suffering in life.

    Only very few of them realize within short span and become sucessful in Life. Thanks for sharing your insights to make others successful fast.

    Thank,
    Mani Nagappan

  8. Raj says:

    I am writing down some of inspiring quotes and pasting them to wall.
    If you can do it, I can do it. Right?

  9. Hi Amit,

    You rock! I like your website… and videos! very inspiring. Time for me to take 100% responsibility for the future success and stop delaying. Success takes some hard work and most people just give up too soon when they are about to turn the corner.

    I’ll be tweeting your post in a bit. Have a Great One!
    -Anthony

  10. Abdul Rahman says:

    Amit, it’s YOUR fault for making me click a link that go to your new pet, ProfitSwami.com

    It’s entirely YOUR fault, Amit :p

    And you should punch those buggers who give you cheeseless pizza. So they won’t bother you every again.

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