HABIT 1: BE PROACTIVE
Before you begin this section of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective
People Personal Workbook, read pages 74-102
Life is a book and you are its author. You determine its plot and pace
and you—only you—turn its pages.
—BETH MENDE CONNY
People Personal Workbook, read pages 74-102
Between stimulus and response, you have the freedom to choose. This is your greatest power. One of the most important things you choose is what you say. Your language is a good indicator of how you see yourself. A proactive person uses proactive language—I can, I will, I prefer, etc. A reactive person uses reactive language—I can’t, I must, if only. Reactive people believe they are not responsible for what they say—they have no choice.
Think of three situations in your personal life during the past few weeks when you have responded in a reactive way. Describe what you said.