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Be Proactive habit#1
This document discusses proactivity versus reactivity. It provides examples of proactive and reactive behaviors. It also discusses focusing efforts on issues within one's circle of influence rather than circle of concerns. The document emphasizes the importance of being proactive by making commitments, taking responsibility for mistakes, and working to improve current circumstances rather than just reacting to problems.
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- 3. MOMMAHED SHEHERYAR (GROUPLEADER) TAYYABA KHALID NAHEED ASHRAF HARIS ALI
- 4. Mohammed Sheheryar: • ParadigmsRivisited • Take responsibility • Freedom to choose Tayyaba Kahlid: • Proactive vs. Reactive • Languages • Circles Naheed Arshad: • Human Endowments Harris Ali: • Class activity • Act
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- 41. Reactive Proactive I must Ifonly If had I can’t There is nothing, I can do Look for alternative I choose a different approach I can be I prefer I will
- 42. • In flurryof words against opponents during several gatherings, the politicians have mistakenly damaged their cause. This time it was Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahbaz Sharif who said that he will eliminate electricity from the country. • Addressing a PML-N gathering, the PML-N leader said that he will eliminate the electricity from the country in two years. REACTIVE (EXAMPLE)
- 43. In aslip of tongue during a party gathering , the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf Chief Imran Khan said that go and vote for lion, a symbol of PTI’s opponent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz in the upcoming elections.
- 44. •The whole worldcalls Jinnah a man of words •“Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst”. PROACTIVE EXAMPLE
- 45. Zulifiqar AliBhutto was proactive. He was a charismatic leader Real leaders are ordinary people with extra ordinary determination
- 94. Circles Circle of concerns:(Focus our time and energy) A circle of concern encompasses the wide range of concerns we have, such as our health, our children, problems at work, the amount of government borrowing, or the threat of war.
- 95. Concerns: Things that worry, bother,frustrate Influence: Things you can do something about. As we look at those things within our circle of concern, it becomes apparent that these are something over which we have no real control and other that we can do something about.
- 96. Circle of influence: Acircle of influence encompasses those concerns that we do something about. They are concerns. That we have some control
- 97. Proactive Focus oncircles: Proactive focus on issues within their circle of influence. They work on things they can do something about. The nature of their energy is doing this is positive, enlarging and magnifying. They increase their circle of influence.
- 98. How to Proactive…..? •Change how you handle things, make a choice to be positive and focus on those things how you can change. • Make a positive difference in your family, you class, your school and your world!
- 99. The HAVE’S andThe BE’S
- 100. HAVE’S The circleof concern is filled with the HAVE’S. “If I had more obedient kids…” “If I had my degree…” “I’ll be happy when I have my house paid off.”
- 101. BE’S The circleof influence is filled with the BE’s I can be more patient Be wise Be loving It’s the character focus.
- 102. Anytime we thinkthe problem is "out there," that thought is the problem. Finding the solution is the actual way.
- 103. The change modelis "outside -in" -- what's out there has to change before we can change. The proactive approach is to change from the Inside-Out: to be different, and by being different, to effect positive change in what's out there. I can be more resourceful I can be more diligent I can be more creative I can be more cooperative
- 104. There are somany ways to work in the Circle of Influence To be a better listener To be a more loving marriage partner To be a better student To be a more cooperative dedicated employee
- 105. THE OTHER ENDOF THE STICK Before we totally shift our life focus to our Circle of Influence, we need to consider two things in our Circle of Concern that merit deeper thought - Consequences - Mistakes.
- 106. Consequences While weare free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of those actions. Consequences are governed by natural law. They are out in the Circle of Concern.
- 107. MISTAKES Undoubtedly, therehave been times in each of our lives when we have picked up what we later felt was the wrong stick. Our choices have brought consequences we would rather have lived without. If we had the choice to make over again, we would make it differently.
- 108. MAKING AND KEEPING COMMITMENTS. Our ability to make and keep commitments The commitments we make to ourselves and to others The power to make and keep commitments to ourselves is the essence of developing the basic habits of effectiveness. Set a goal and work to achieve it
- 109. PROACTIVITY: The Thirty DayTest. For 30 days work only in your Circle of Influence. o Make small commitments and keep them. o Be a light, not a judge. o Be a model, not a critic. o Be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
- 110. When you makea mistake, admit it, correct it, and learn from it -- immediately.
- 111. CONCLUSION. Covey suggests somepoints of attention if we want to WORK on being proactive. Don’t suffer from the mistakes you made, be proactive and correct. Accept that you made a mistake and take action. Make promises, set goals, even if they are really small ones. It BUILDS the feeling of integrity and awareness and feeling of self-control. Be a model, not a critic; be part of the solution.
- 112. Taking the initiative •The responsibility to make things happen. • Act or be acted upon. • The difference between the people who take initiative and who don’t like the difference between Day and Night.
- 113. Self awareness Test How Proactive I am? The degree to which I take initiative to improve my current circumstances or create new one. Develop a personal mission statement. What you want to achieve with your beliefs and values. Develop a goal based on time period. Short term. Intermediate term. Long term.
Editor's Notes
- #108 Our response to any mistake affects the quality of the next moment. It is important to immediately admit and correct our mistakes so that they have no power over that next moment and we are empowered again.
- #109 The commitments we make to ourselves and to others, and our integrity to those commitments, is the essence and clearest manifestation of our proactivity.