{"id":903,"date":"2014-10-01T04:31:40","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T11:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mikeservis.com\/blog\/?p=903"},"modified":"2014-10-01T04:31:40","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T11:31:40","slug":"dont-blame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/01\/dont-blame\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t blame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greatday.com\/uv.html?3971z02KQ27a\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"904\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/01\/dont-blame\/blame\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/blame.png?fit=400%2C230&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,230\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"blame\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/blame.png?fit=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/blame.png?fit=400%2C230&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-904\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mikeservis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/blame.png?resize=400%2C230\" alt=\"blame\" width=\"400\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/blame.png?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/blame.png?resize=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t blame your situation. Accept it, deal with it,<br \/>\ntranscend it and create something more positive.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t blame anyone else. Embrace responsibility, and put<br \/>\nyourself in position to make a difference.<\/p>\n<p>When you look for someone or something to blame, you have to<br \/>\nlook backwards. You&#8217;re much better off looking at the way<br \/>\nforward.<\/p>\n<p>Raise everyone&#8217;s expectations by moving beyond the question<br \/>\nof blame. Look for ways to make progress instead of ways to<br \/>\nmake excuses.<\/p>\n<p>You now have an opportunity to do something positive. Rather<br \/>\nthan blaming someone, you can benefit everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Put your energy where it will do the most good. Make the<br \/>\nsmart choice to leave the blame behind as you lead your<br \/>\nwhole world forward.<\/p>\n<p>Ralph Marston<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t blame your situation. Accept it, deal with it, transcend it and create something more positive. Don&#8217;t blame anyone else. Embrace responsibility, and put yourself in position to make a difference. 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