Nobody enjoys acknowledging their own flaws and shortcomings. When it comes to accountability, that's exactly what is required.

Avoid getting trapped in the blame game. When we look at setbacks as failures, then the inseparable twin of "failure and fault" sweeps in.

When we consistently blame others for everything that goes offbeat in our lives, hiccups, bumps in the road, mistakes, or plain failure we basically wipe away some of the possible solutions to our ideal problem.