Responsibility and Commitment in Life

Nothing happens in this world unless someone decides to do it or be responsible for it. Many secular psychologists met with good success have commented on the value of considering each other to be accountable for our actions, that is, to account for them.

What is certain is that we are much more likely to carry out our commitment, if we take responsibility for it to someone else. Having to report or be accountable to others for our goals and our performance keeps us on the right path and eliminates the delay of our delivery and neglecting our goals.

There is much satisfaction in being able to be responsible. It's good to share our victories with others, particularly when from the beginning we have participated in the process of outlining the objectives.

The types of responsibilities vary and there are three classes or types of liabilities.

The first type of responsibility consists of the state and society we are born in. If you wish to be a part of society (which is necessary), we must accept the responsibilities that society imposes on us, that is, that we are expected to do things according to the established rules society has followed.

For example, taxes must be paid in full and at stated seasons. These rules are strong incentives to behave in a precise and orderly manner.

While the second type of responsibility is what we accept from others. This happens when we join a group or we become members of a club, we accept to govern our conduct by the rules of that group or club. This may include following instructions of superiors and behave according to rules and plans established by others.

In this type of responsibility we are provided with the opportunity to participate in deciding goals and plans, but all in all, we have to behave according to the rules of the group to gain a good reputation and image.

The third type is the responsibility where we voluntarily accept the offer we are given and we decide to be accountable for others. This seems to foment a better performance in achieving the goals we have chosen and in which we have committed voluntarily, almost like the objectives of the previous case but with a twist.

This third kind of responsibility can work in different ways. At the level of organizations or companies this is when the boss asks his subordinates to coordinate objectives, I.E. while the subordinates tell him what they will be responsible for, the boss also commits himself and invites the subordinates to consider him responsible in the process of achieving the objective.

Responsibility in a one on one interaction with other people basis is very important and we should always be accountable or responsible for our actions in as many areas of our lives as possible and we should also expect others to be accountable for their actions towards us.

In regards to family, the existence of accountability has already been integrated in many levels of responsibility since day one. But not only is it important that we consider children responsible for their own actions, but parents should also allow children to hold them accountable for their own actions as well.

It is in this circle where responsibility really starts, and promoting a good sense of accountability since day one will strengthen and grows the way we manage responsibility in our lives.