![]() It's about connecting again with your own uniqueness and then defining the personal, moral, and ethical guidelines within which you can most happily express and fulfill yourself. If you don't make a conscious effort to visualize who you are and what you want in life, then you empower other people and circumstances to shape you and your life by default. The physical creation follows the mental, just as a building follows a blueprint. There is a mental (first) creation, and a physical (second) creation. It is based on the principle that all things are created twice. Habit 2 is based on imagination-the ability to envision in your mind what you cannot at present see with your eyes. If your ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step you take gets you to the wrong place faster. Sometimes people find themselves achieving victories that are empty-successes that have come at the expense of things that were far more valuable to them. Are you-right now-who you want to be, what you dreamed you'd be, doing what you always wanted to do? Be honest. So, what do you want to be when you grow up? That question may appear a little trite, but think about it for a moment. Gaining an awareness of the areas in which we expend our energies in is a giant step in becoming proactive. Reactive people focus their efforts in the Circle of Concern-things over which they have little or no control: the national debt, terrorism, the weather. They work on the things they can do something about: health, children, problems at work. Proactive people focus their efforts on their Circle of Influence. The problems, challenges, and opportunities we face fall into two areas-Circle of Concern and Circle of Influence. Instead of reacting to or worrying about conditions over which they have little or no control, proactive people focus their time and energy on things they can control. Reactive people believe they are not responsible for what they say and do-they have no choice. A reactive person uses reactive language-I can't, I have to, if only. ![]() A proactive person uses proactive language-I can, I will, I prefer, etc. Your language is a good indicator of how you see yourself. One of the most important things you choose is what you say. Between the stimulus and the response is your greatest power-you have the freedom to choose your response. All of these external forces act as stimuli that we respond to. If it isn't, it affects their attitude and performance, and they blame the weather. They find external sources to blame for their behavior. Reactive people, on the other hand, are often affected by their physical environment. ![]() Proactive people recognize that they are "response-able." They don't blame genetics, circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for their behavior. You can't keep blaming everything on your parents or grandparents. Habit 1: Be Proactive is about taking responsibility for your life. And in doing so, it gives you a perfect opportunity to do things differently to produce more positive results. Just remember that every moment, every situation, provides a new choice. ![]() Your life doesn't just "happen." Whether you know it or not, it is carefully designed by you. Covey's book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People ®, has been a top-seller for the simple reason that it ignores trends and pop psychology for proven principles of fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity.
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