Habit 1: Be Proactive
Principles of Effectiveness
Responsibility, choice, accountability, initiative, and resourcefulness.
What It Means...
Proactivity means that, as human beings, we are responsible for our own lives. Our behavior is a function of our own conscious choice, based on principles, rather than a product of our conditions, based on feelings. We can subordinate feelings to principles. We have the initiative and the responsibility to make things happen.
Common
Paradigm
"This is just the way things are and there’s not much I can do
about it."
Highly Effective
Paradigm
"I am free to choose and am ultimately responsible for my happiness."
Back to the 7 habits tree
Pause and respond based on principles and desired results.
Use proactive language.
Focus on your Circle of Influence.
Become a Transition Person.
