Jim Carrey was struggling. Â
It was 1985. Three years earlier he had made the trek from his home in Canada to Los Angeles. His career as a comedian was going nowhere. He was broke and depressed.
One night while sitting in his old Toyota looking out over the Hollywood Hills, he took out his checkbook and wrote himself a check for $10 million. For “acting services rendered,” he wrote on the memo line. … continue reading
A challenge or obstacle appears.
We have a choice, writes Mark Samuel and Sophie Chiche in their terrific little book, The Power of Personal Accountability.
Yesterday, we looked at the hazards of entering the victim loop.
Danger, Will Robinson…
Our other choice is to take accountability.
We enter the accountability loop when we recognize there is a problem. Awareness is always step one.
Next, we own it. Or, at a minimum, … continue reading
