An excerpt from Chapter 11 of Change is Good…You Go First:
Don't pass the buck
According to Gallagher and Ventura, the most important words of personal responsibility are as follows:
The 10 most important words:
I won't wait for others to take the first step
The 9 most important words:
If it is to be, it's up to me.
The 8 most important words:
If no me, who? If not now, when?
The 7 most important words:
Let me take a shot at it.
The 6 most important words:
I will not pass the buck.
The 5 most important words:
You can count on me.
The 4 most important words:
It IS my job!
The 3 most important words:
Just do it!
The 2 most important words:
I will.
The most important word:
Me
Frank Tyger said it best...
"Your future depends on many things, but mostly yourself.