1. Habits Of Highly
Effective People
7
# 01
Be Proactive

2. There are two types of people,
 Proactive.
 Reactive.

3. Proactive
 Be proactive is about taking
responsibility for your life.
 Proactive people, however,
recognize that they have
responsibility - or "response-
ability."

4.  In order to be effective, one must
be proactive.
 Proactive people, however,
recognize that they have
responsibility - or "response-
ability."
Proactive

5. REACTIVE
Reactive people take a passive stance -
they believe that the world is happening
to them. They say things like:

6. REACTIVE
 "There's nothing I can do."
 "That's just the way I am."

7. How do we describe positive &
negative focus ?

8. What happens to a bottle of soda
when you shake it up?

9. • Sometimes things go wrong, and we feel
shaken up. As a result, we might
EXPLODE.

10. • When you are PROACTIVE, you act
like a water bottle.

11. Proactive vs. Reactive
 You make good
choices about how
you respond to
something happening.
 You are always ready
with a calm attitude.
 You aren’t ready for
situations that might
happen.
 You could explode at
any minute.

12. Proactive vs. Reactive
 You are prepared for
anything that might
happen.
 When things don’t
go your way, you
aren’t happy, BUT
you stay calm.
 Things happen and
they “catch you off
guard”.
 You deal with issue
after happening
instead of being
prepared.

13. Heat Stroke

14. How could you be more
PROACTIVE?

15. Focus on things you can change
or influence.
Things you
can’t control
Things you
can control or
change

16. Things you CAN’T control or change:
• Other people.
• The weather.
• Things you did wrong in the past.
• How other people treat me
Circle of Concern

17. Things you CAN control or change:
• Your reaction to good and bad things that happen.
• Your attitude.
• Your mood.
• How I treat other people.
Circle of Influence

18. WORDS TO REMEMBER
Prepare before the
problem occurs.
Don't stress over things
you can't control
Think before you act.

19. Try to enhance the
circle of influence.
WORDS TO REMEMBER
“Winners make it happen
while losers let it happen.”
- Denis Waitley

20. CONCLUSION