<video><title>An Uncommonly Fine Life - Chapter 1 - Take Responsibility</title><description>A book about how to live a happy life filled with meaning</description><transcript><transcript><line from="00:00:00,000" to="00:00:04,080">Chapter 1. Take responsibility for everything in your life.</line><line from="00:00:05,680" to="00:00:11,520">The first principle is simple, but it is not easy. You are responsible for everything in your life.</line><line from="00:00:12,560" to="00:00:15,360">Every single thing that happens to you is your responsibility.</line><line from="00:00:16,480" to="00:00:21,840">Now, I know that this may not be what you want to hear. It's much easier to blame other people for</line><line from="00:00:21,840" to="00:00:28,880">our problems or to think that we're victims of circumstance. But the truth is, we are not victims.</line><line from="00:00:29,760" to="00:00:36,080">We are not powerless. We are responsible for our lives. And we have the power to change them.</line><line from="00:00:37,280" to="00:00:42,080">This principle may be difficult to accept, but it is the foundation upon which all of the other principles</line><line from="00:00:42,080" to="00:00:46,720">are built. And it is the principle that will have the biggest impact on your life.</line><line from="00:00:47,680" to="00:00:52,240">So let's look at this principle in a little more detail. What does it mean to take responsibility</line><line from="00:00:52,240" to="00:00:56,960">for everything in your life? It means that you are the creator of your own reality.</line><line from="00:00:57,680" to="00:01:03,040">It means that everything that happens to you is a result of your thoughts, your emotions,</line><line from="00:01:03,600" to="00:01:07,440">and your actions. It means that you are in control of your life,</line><line from="00:01:08,240" to="00:01:13,440">and you have the power to change it. Now, I know that this may be hard to believe.</line><line from="00:01:14,720" to="00:01:18,480">After all, there are many things that happen to us that we cannot control.</line><line from="00:01:19,440" to="00:01:23,440">We can't control the weather or the economy or what other people do.</line><line from="00:01:24,400" to="00:01:28,240">But what we can control is our own thoughts, emotions, and actions.</line><line from="00:01:29,280" to="00:01:32,720">And it is our thoughts, emotions, and actions that create our reality.</line><line from="00:01:34,240" to="00:01:40,240">So if you want to change your life, you have to change your thoughts, emotions, and actions. That's simple.</line></transcript></transcript></video>