the 7 habits Be proactive

Presented by:

Nishant Rao

Ayush Agarwal

Rakesh Ranjan

Komal Maheswari

Sharath S.

Tushar Trivedi

Prabhajot Singh

Habit #1Be Proactive

Based on the work of Stephen Covey

Proactively Defined

Human beings are responsible for their own behavior.

Our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our conditions.

We have the initiative and responsibility to make things happen.

RESPONSIBILITY: “Response – ability” Ability to choose your response.

How do you feel on days like this?

Absolutely NO

THAT’S WHY WE HAVE TO BE

PROACTIVE .

PROACTIVE IS THE MANTRA TO

SUCCESS.

TAKE AN UMBRELLA FOR

THE RAINY DAY

Characteristics of proactive people

• Highly effective people take the initiative. They are proactive.

• They do not impose limits on themselves that prevent them from acting.

• They recognize that they have the freedom to determine the kind of character they will have.

• They may not be able to control their circumstances, but they can decide how to make the best use of those circumstances.

BETWEEN STIMULUS AND RESPONSE

Reactive vs. Proactive Behavior

Reactive: Allow

outside influences

control responses

Proactive: Use space

between stimulus and

response to make choices

which best apply values

Stimulus Response ResponseStimulus

Space for freedom to

choose according to

values

Proactive Vs. Reactive

PROACTIVE PEOPLE

Do not Blame anyone or

anything.

Behavior is a product of

their conscious choice,

based on values.

They carry their social

weather with them.

REACTIVE PEOPLE

Blame circumstances,

conditions &

conditioning.

Behavior is a product of

their conditions, based

on feelings.

If social weather is

good, they feel good, if

it is bad, they feel bad.

Language proactive vs reactive

Reactive language

There’s nothing I can do

There is just the way I am

They won’t allow that

I have to do that

I can’t

Proactive language

Let’s look at our alternatives

I can choose a different approach

I can create an effective presentation

I will choose an appropriate response

I choose

How to be proactive?

• Change how you handle things.

Make a choice to be positive and

focus on those things that YOU can

change.

• Make a positive difference in your

family, your class, your school and the

world!

Self awareness test

1. How Proactive am I?

The degree to which I take initiative to

improve my current circumstances or create

new ones.

2. Develop a Personal Mission Statement

Develop a Philosophy or creed

What you want to achieve with your beliefs

and values

3. Develop Goals based on time periods

Short term

Intermediate

Long term

RCIRCLE OF CONCERN

NO CONCERN

A Circle of Concern encompasses thewide range of concerns we have, such as our health, our children, problems at work, the amount of governmentborrowing, or the threat of war.

As we look at those things within our Circle of Concern, it becomes apparent that there are some things over which we have no real control and others that we can do something about.