Be Proactive: Habit 1 Flashcards
Definition of being proactive
Acts and is not acted upon. Takes responsibility for their life and realizes actions are decisions not forced by conditions.
def. of reactive
they allow life to happen to them, don’t take responsibility and react by default.
what proactive people do
create their own environment/mood
take initiative
value driven
what reactive people do
react to their environment
forced driven
affected by weather
what did Gandhi say
“they cannot take away our self respect if we do not give it to them”
Roosevelt
“no one can hurt you without your consent”
difference between proactive and reactive language
proactive takes responsibility, reactive removes responsibility
circle of control
circle of no control
circle of control. things you can control. Proactive people focus on this circle and not on the things they cannot control, and focus on how they can get more things in their control.
what does taking initiative mean
recognizing your responsibility to make things happen.
