1. BE PROACTIVE
Group Members:
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Akansha Aggarwal
Akshun Girdhar
Apurva Singh
Kashish Pamnani
Keerti Wadhawan
Priyanka Bhandari

2. WHAT DOES IT MEANS TO BE PROACTIVE
 Being proactive means
 Taking conscious control over your life
 Setting goals
 Working to achieve them
 Instead of
x Reacting to events
X waiting for opportunities

3. You go out and create your own events and opportunities.

4. • Being proactive is a learned skill. Being proactive is being
courageous in taking risks.
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Learning from one's own mistakes and learning from
the mistakes of others.
• Creating desired results.
• Moving your self forward.
“Doing the best at this moment puts you in the
best place for the next moment.” ~ Oprah
Winfrey

5. HOW TO BECOME PROACTIVE??
• Predict
• Prevent
• Plan
• Participate
• Perform

6. SIGNS OF PROACTIVE PEOPLE
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Self-awareness – the understanding that you do have a choice between
stimulus and response. If someone insults you, you can choose not to
become angry. If you are offered a donut, you can choose not to eat
it.
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Conscience – the ability to consult your inner compass to decide what
is right for you. You can make decisions based on unchanging
principles, regardless of what is socially favored at the moment.
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Creative Imagination – the ability to visualize alternative responses. By
using your imagination, you can mentally generate and evaluate
different options.
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Independent Will – You have the freedom to choose your own unique
response. You aren’t forced to conform to what others expect from
you.

7. PROACTIVE OR REACTIVE?
• What’s the difference?

8. PROACTIVE V.S. REACTIVE LANGUAGE
Reactive Language
Proactive Language
• I’ll try
I’ do it
• I have to
I choose to
• I can’t
There’s gotta be a way

9. HOW BEING PROACTIVE PAYS OFF?
• Focus on things they can do something about and
don’t worry about things they can’t
• Always find a way to make it happen
• Take responsibility for their choices
• Think before they act
• Bounce back when something bad happens

10. • Some examples of reactive [proactive] language:
• Where is the industry going? [Where shall I go
next, and how will I get there?]
• How much money can I expect to make if I do X? [How
much money do I want to make, and what will I do to
earn it?]
• I’ll try it and see what happens. [I'll do it.]
• Nothing really inspires me. [What would I tackle if I
knew I couldn't fail?]
• What is the meaning of life? [What is the meaning I
wish to give to my life?]

12. WE CAN CONTROL ONLY ONE THING
• We can’t control everything that happens
to us
• We can control how we respond to what
happens to us.