Habit 1:

Be Proactive

“You are Respons-able: able to choose Your Respons!”

What is Proactive????

Highly effective people take the initiative. They are proactive. They do not impose limits on themselves that prevent them from acting. They recognize that they have the freedom to determine the kind of character they will have. They may not be able to control their circumstances, but they can decide how to make the best use of those circumstances.

Proactive Behavior“

Freedomto

Choose

Stimulus Response

Independent Will

ConscienceImagination

Self-Awareness

Reactive Behavior

Reactive people allow outside influences (moods, feelings, or circumstances) to control their behavior.

Stimulus

Response

Focusing on the Circle of Influence

Circle of

Influence

Circle of Concern

Proactive Focus

Circle of

Influence

Circle of Concern

Reactive Focus

You can choose your own language

Reactive:

I must

If only

They made me

If I had

Proactive:

I prefer

I will

I choose

I can be