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Learn the power of being proactive versus reactive in decision-making to shape your life positively. Understand the consequences of these choices, embrace a can-do attitude, and use tools for a proactive mindset. Take control of your responses, turn negatives into positives, and change your life for the better.
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Habit 1 Be Proactive
Proactive vs Reactive • Reactive people make choices based on emotions, feelings, their moods and on impulse • Proactive people make choices based on principles/values
Examples of Reactive and Proactive choices • Turn to page 50-Read Scenario 2 • What are the consequences of the Reactive choices? • What are the consequences of the Proactive choices?
Reactive Language • I have to • I’ll try • Others
Proactive Language • I’ll do it • I choose to • Others
Reactive people feel like • Victims • Are easily offended • Blame others • Get angry and say things they regret • Whine and complain • Wait for things to happen to them • Change only when they have to
Proactive people feel like • They are NOT easily offended • Take responsibility for their choices • Think before they act • Bounce back when something bad happens • Always find a way to make it happen • Focus on things they can do something about and not about the things they can’t
What can we control? • We can’t control everything • Our skin color • Who our parents are • How others might treat us • Weather • We can control our how we respond to what happens to us
Responding to setbacks • We can turn our thinking around to respond to a negative by making it a positive • An accident • Abuse • Our home life
Becoming more Proactive • Take responsibility for your life • Have a CAN-DO attitude
Just Push Pause • When you have a situation you want to respond in some way think… • Just Push Pause • Use your 4 tools in your toolbox • Self- awareness-stand apart from myself and look objectively • Conscience-I listen to my inner voice to know what is right and wrong • Imagination-I can envision new possibilities • I have the power to choose
Human tools in action • Use your principles to help make choices • Use your proactive language • Turn negatives into positives • Have a can-do attitude • Use the tools to respond