RESPONSIBILITY RESPONSIBLE RESPONSIBITIY Being responsible means being dependable, keeping promises and honoring our commitments. It is accepting the consequences for what we say and do. It also means developing our potential. People who are responsible don't make excuses for their actions or blame others when things go wrong Presentation title 2 “ You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. Abraham Lincoln ” BENIFITS Each step we take towards being responsible and productive helps to raise our self-esteem and our relationships with friends, family and co-workers improve ten-fold. Being responsible pays big dividends – we have much less stress and chaos in our lives and we gain the respect of others.