Comments on: It’s Not My Fault http://www.petegodfrey.com/marketing/fault/ Blatantly Biased Views and Advice on Copywriting, Marketing & Mindset from the Wizard of Words Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:29:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christina http://www.petegodfrey.com/marketing/fault/comment-page-1/#comment-736 Christina Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:14:56 +0000 http://www.petegodfrey.com/?p=187#comment-736 I have a friend who says it is the banks fault that she didn't save any money because they should have offered to take money out of her account every week and save it for her I have a friend who says it is the banks fault that she didn’t save any money because they should have offered to take money out of her account every week and save it for her

]]> By: Leon http://www.petegodfrey.com/marketing/fault/comment-page-1/#comment-506 Leon Sat, 08 May 2010 05:01:39 +0000 http://www.petegodfrey.com/?p=187#comment-506 Hey Pete, Leon here, the retired Cop from Sydney, Friend, you are so right, selfish attitude and lay blame is the order of the day. Funny thing, I never caught a ------guilty----- traffic offender, nor a ---Guilty----Criminal in 37 years of Policing keep smiling everyone Leon Hey Pete, Leon here, the retired Cop from Sydney,
Friend, you are so right, selfish attitude and lay blame is the order of the day. Funny thing, I never caught a ——guilty—– traffic offender, nor a —Guilty—-Criminal in 37 years of Policing

keep smiling everyone
Leon

]]> By: Scott http://www.petegodfrey.com/marketing/fault/comment-page-1/#comment-483 Scott Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:35:43 +0000 http://www.petegodfrey.com/?p=187#comment-483 Great piece Pete. Now can you print this out say 2000 times and do a letter box at the homes of low socio-economic areas of Brisbane (ie Woodridge, Kingston etc) in the hope that parents will read it, accept responsibility for the choices they have made in life and teach their children to do the same. "It's not MY fault...but he...I couldn't because...I didn't know..." lie, deny, blame etc. YOU are who YOU CHOOSE to become...deal with it. Great piece Pete. Now can you print this out say 2000 times and do a letter box at the homes of low socio-economic areas of Brisbane (ie Woodridge, Kingston etc) in the hope that parents will read it, accept responsibility for the choices they have made in life and teach their children to do the same.
“It’s not MY fault…but he…I couldn’t because…I didn’t know…” lie, deny, blame etc.

YOU are who YOU CHOOSE to become…deal with it.

]]> By: Jeff Muir http://www.petegodfrey.com/marketing/fault/comment-page-1/#comment-454 Jeff Muir Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:06:21 +0000 http://www.petegodfrey.com/?p=187#comment-454 You hit the nail on the head. I'm fed up to the eye teeth with the lack of personal responsibility that we have to deal with. Today I am spending 4 hours of my time taking care of someone who says "It's not my fault." Two truck loads of crap to the tip full of mice, dog do do, cockroaches and enough bugs to kill the population of a small country. Tell your caravan man to come to Orange where he can live in my house and get a job cleaning up the mess left by his "sister." Hey Pete I just love your blog. Good work mate. You hit the nail on the head. I’m fed up to the eye teeth with the lack of personal responsibility that we have to deal with. Today I am spending 4 hours of my time taking care of someone who says “It’s not my fault.” Two truck loads of crap to the tip full of mice, dog do do, cockroaches and enough bugs to kill the population of a small country. Tell your caravan man to come to Orange where he can live in my house and get a job cleaning up the mess left by his “sister.”
Hey Pete I just love your blog. Good work mate.

]]> By: Kevin Francis http://www.petegodfrey.com/marketing/fault/comment-page-1/#comment-453 Kevin Francis Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:39:08 +0000 http://www.petegodfrey.com/?p=187#comment-453 Ah, taking personal responsibilty. It can be a bitch... ...but it's the key to success and getting what you want out of life. Hard lesson to learn for most people (me included!) and not what the masses want to hear. Spare a thought for the poor guy in the story. At least he got off his proverbial and took action! In different circumstances you could be hailing him as a shining example of the power of taking action...or maybe not. I suspect there is an element of good fortune in life...but most of the time you make your own luck. Kevin Francis Ah, taking personal responsibilty. It can be a bitch…

…but it’s the key to success and getting what you want out of life. Hard lesson to learn for most people (me included!) and not what the masses want to hear.

Spare a thought for the poor guy in the story. At least he got off his proverbial and took action! In different circumstances you could be hailing him as a shining example of the power of taking action…or maybe not. I suspect there is an element of good fortune in life…but most of the time you make your own luck.

Kevin Francis

]]> By: Susan Connors http://www.petegodfrey.com/marketing/fault/comment-page-1/#comment-451 Susan Connors Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:56:22 +0000 http://www.petegodfrey.com/?p=187#comment-451 A reply to your post :) Pingback A reply to your post :) Pingback

]]> By: Susan Connors http://www.petegodfrey.com/marketing/fault/comment-page-1/#comment-450 Susan Connors Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:28:01 +0000 http://www.petegodfrey.com/?p=187#comment-450 Hi Pete "It wasn't my fault - they made me do it!" Everyday I here this from my kids - four of them when in a fighting mood remind me of a bunch of broody or clucky hens. "He made me do it! "They are to blame/" "Its the economy - not my fault I am broke". The list of excuses is endless. Blamitis is everywhere a curse in the media getting worse. People have to face up and be responsible for their own choices. Thats one thing we have in common is free will - you know the ability to make decisions. It seems to me that too many people are self proclaimed victims of this blamitis mentality. "its not my Fault" is a catch cry phrase in todays society. Wake up and be responsible people. As to the art of copywriting - Pete - I agree with you as in using this as part of the process. Personal responsibility is taken too lightly at times. Getting off my high horse (fell off one recently) and hit the ground hard. All the best and looking forward towards a better 2010! Susan Connors Australia Hi Pete

“It wasn’t my fault – they made me do it!”

Everyday I here this from my kids – four of them when in a fighting mood remind me of a bunch of broody or clucky hens.

“He made me do it!
“They are to blame/”
“Its the economy – not my fault I am broke”.
The list of excuses is endless.

Blamitis is everywhere a curse in the media getting worse.

People have to face up and be responsible for their own choices. Thats one thing we have in common is free will – you know the ability to make decisions. It seems to me that too many people are self proclaimed victims of this blamitis mentality.

“its not my Fault” is a catch cry phrase in todays society.

Wake up and be responsible people.

As to the art of copywriting – Pete – I agree with you as in using this as part of the process.

Personal responsibility is taken too lightly at times.

Getting off my high horse (fell off one recently) and hit the ground hard.

All the best and looking forward towards a better 2010!

Susan Connors
Australia

]]> By: Denise McNerney http://www.petegodfrey.com/marketing/fault/comment-page-1/#comment-449 Denise McNerney Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:42:32 +0000 http://www.petegodfrey.com/?p=187#comment-449 Good comments Pete. Glad you posted it as I overlook things like this and trying to relate to how the masses think. It blows my mind so much that I can't cope with it. A similar sort of thing must have happened in the gold rush days too, where everyone up and left on a rumor only to have their family in tents. I would still rather be the guy selling the shovels. :-) Good comments Pete. Glad you posted it as I overlook things like this and trying to relate to how the masses think. It blows my mind so much that I can’t cope with it.

A similar sort of thing must have happened in the gold rush days too, where everyone up and left on a rumor only to have their family in tents.

I would still rather be the guy selling the shovels. :-)

]]> By: Judd Leverton http://www.petegodfrey.com/marketing/fault/comment-page-1/#comment-448 Judd Leverton Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:10:32 +0000 http://www.petegodfrey.com/?p=187#comment-448 The mother of my kids recently related to me why she was in such financial difficulty with Telstra, and how she didn't see it was her fault. Each time they called her and offered her a new deal, they would say to her that it was better for her situation and would save her money in the long run. But each new deal brought a stack of new debt, new fees and the same problems. She said that she had trusted their advice because they were experts and knew how best to serve her as they already had her account. In her mind they had misled her. While I don't agree with their tactics, and Telstra should have more care with their advice due to their perceived 'Expert Status', it was still up to her to be crystal clear on what her financial responsibilities were with accepting each deal, and what impact it would have on her current situation. The mother of my kids recently related to me why she was in such financial difficulty with Telstra, and how she didn’t see it was her fault. Each time they called her and offered her a new deal, they would say to her that it was better for her situation and would save her money in the long run. But each new deal brought a stack of new debt, new fees and the same problems. She said that she had trusted their advice because they were experts and knew how best to serve her as they already had her account. In her mind they had misled her. While I don’t agree with their tactics, and Telstra should have more care with their advice due to their perceived ‘Expert Status’, it was still up to her to be crystal clear on what her financial responsibilities were with accepting each deal, and what impact it would have on her current situation.

]]> By: Annie Burns http://www.petegodfrey.com/marketing/fault/comment-page-1/#comment-447 Annie Burns Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:56:24 +0000 http://www.petegodfrey.com/?p=187#comment-447 It's very true - the "its not my fault" thinking is endemic and largely unconscious by the sleeping masses. Great awareness and much food for thought in how to weave into marketing. Thanks Pete Annie It’s very true – the “its not my fault” thinking is endemic and largely unconscious by the sleeping masses. Great awareness and much food for thought in how to weave into marketing. Thanks Pete

Annie

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