Problem Ownership Quotes

We cannot solve a problem by saying, "It's not my problem." We cannot solve a problem by hoping that someone else will solve it for us. I can solve a problem only when I say, "This is my problem and it's up to me to solve it."

You'll never get ahead by blaming your problems on other people.

As long as you blame someone or something else - something outside you that's bigger than you are - as the source of your problems, the problems won't get solved.

We are really the victims of our own problems.

People do ask me for advice for some reason. And I'll just kind of pose it back to them and let them answer on their own. I never like to give my advice 'cause I don't want them to come back and 'You were wrong! You ruined my life!' so it's more about 'Hey, this is what you just told me. What does that sound like to you?'

You cannot solve a problem until you acknowledge that you have one and accept responsibility for solving it.

…God, it’s over. Takumi, you gotta stop stealing other people’s problems and get some of your own.

When I see something that needs to be corrected, I may talk to a store manager. I don't want to demoralize people when it's beyond their control.

What other people think is their problem.

Don't blame anyone or anything for your situation or problems. When you do that, you are saying that you are powerless over your own life—which is utter crap. An empowering step to reclaiming your life is taking responsibility.

A consultant solves other people"s problems. I could never do that. I want to help other people solve their own problems.

I'm someone who doesn't believe in making my problems other people's problems.

Everything changes for the better when you take ownership of your own problems.

The first step to problem solving is figuring out who's got the problem.

Many people identify their sense of self with the problems they have, or think they have.

Rwanda has its own problems and never sought to blame others or cause others trouble. I advise Burundi to do the same.

That was the biggest compliment that I can receive - making somebody wonder whether they have the problem, rather than what my problem is.

That's one of our biggest problems, it's always somebody else's fault instead of our own fault.

If you own the problem, you own the customer. If you lose the problem, you lose the customer. It's that simple.

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own.

I came to see that there was nothing to forgive, that I was the one who caused my own problems.

Introverts tend to internalize problems. In other words, we place the source of problems within and blame ourselves. Though introverts may also externalize and see others as the problem, it's more convenient to keep the problem "in house." Internalizers tend to be reliable and responsible, but we can also be very hard on ourselves.

It was a tedious saying among hippies: if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. I was very much part of the problem.

Everyone has their set of problems and I'm certainly not going to sensationalize mine or try to evoke pity or sympathy out of people because I don't think they warrant that sort of thing. That's my private karma that I have to work out.

Life unravels the way it does, and it has an effect on you, but you have to take responsibility for dealing with it.