Personal Responsibility can help achieve successful aspirations. A student plans become priority and goals are met with diligence. By having this personal responsibility structure is provided, consistent short goals are placed. “Thus” making long term goals obtainable, this creates a self-sufficient student. The column Success is made by failures (Harvey Mackay Columnist) points out to the reader a fatalistic attitude prevents people from accepting responsibility for their position in life. By embracing the personal responsibility the student is more aware of their actions and often taps into her own self-motivation. A self-motivated responsible student has a higher chance of completion because they accept that it is only her that can be the hindrance to their academic growth. To give an example professional basketball player Terrence Rencher abandoned school to pursue a career in professional basketball. However his sense of personal responsibility enabled him to return. According to The Chronicle of Higher Education “In 2008 Mr. Rencher, who describes himself as a "finish-what-I-start type of person," graduated from Texas with a B.A. in community studies. Now an assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Tulsa, he says he never viewed his decision to turn pro as the end of his academic career. "I always knew I would come back," he says. "It was a personal thing for me." A student with personal responsibilities will have the correct mentality to complete their academic career.
Personal responsibility creates a credible student. A student’s character is formulated, positive work habits become a must. With this prioritization