I am responsible for my actions.

Not the outcomes.

Outcomes are above my pay grade.

I can control the effort.

Not the result.

I can choose the behavior.

Not the response.

I can direct my intention.

Not the impact.

That doesn’t free me from responsibility.

It clarifies it.

My actions are mine.

They are the evidence of what I believe.

They are the accountability I can’t outsource.

The paradox is this:

Others may try to hold me accountable for outcomes.

My actions hold me accountable to myself.