Everywhere you go, you can hear someone blaming someone else for their problems but as a positive women you get to own your life and take responsibility and THAT is the most honorable, powerful thing you will ever do!

“No price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning oneself.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

The above line was spoken by Academy Award Winning Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. in “Firelight,” his Hallmark, Hall of Fame movie about a Georgia correctional facility for young women. It was the most powerful statement by an actor who has always blown me away with the feeling and realism he puts into monologues in his powerful performances.

I got to see his movie in the Paramount Studio Theater in Hollywood before seeing him in person at the taping of the Dr. Phil Show. The movie has a powerful message about taking responsibility and owning your life. The live audience laughed, cried, reflected on their own lives and I think everyone was very touched by this story based on truth.

Enough about Cuba, this is about positive women!

When we take responsibility for the good, the bad and everything in between, we find our inner power – what positive women are all about!

We create everything in our lives with our thoughts, feelings and actions (whether we recognize it at the time or not). We can trace every situation and communication (positive or negative) in our lives back to ourselves. I realize most people won’t accept responsibility for everything in their life but I’ve learned to do this, no matter how painful it can be, and I’ve seen tremendous, amazing and speedy results for me and the other women I know who have chosen to access their inner power.

Take responsibility for your life. It’s the ONLY thing you CAN take responsibility for. ~ Kelly Rudolph 

If you think someone else is responsible for your results, you are a victim and victims never win.

The privilege of owning oneself, of taking responsibility for creating everything in our lives is a gift. Maybe you have a challenging relationship, health situation or career path. I know, for a fact, that you can trace each of those back (possibly to very early childhood) and locate the first programming that set your belief system up for these challenges. You can find the triggers to this programming that came along throughout your life to create such situations and by changing your programming, create new, better situations.

I have traced challenges in my life back to the beginning and been amazed and grateful for the opportunity to take responsibility of recreating what I truly want.

Remember, positive woman… “No price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning oneself.” You and only you possess the inner power to live the life you desire so take a step forward into owning who you are and who you are becoming.

For more info on using your inner power to create the life and relationships you want and a positive community of women, I invite you to visit http://PositiveWomenRock.com/gift where you will receive audio and pdf versions of “7 Reasons Positive Women Excel at Everything,” a weekly Positive Woman Tip and invitations to TeleWomenars – empowering conversations for women.

Submitted by Kelly Rudolph, PWRful Results Coach and Creator of Positive Women Rock