The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Habit 1: Be Proactive "Habit 1 is the key to unlocking all the other habits and that's why it comes first. It says, "I am the captain of my life. I can choose my attitude. I'm responsible for my own happiness or unhappiness. I am in the driver's seat of my destiny, not just a passenger." The first habit of highly effective people is to be proactive. Being proactive is being the one who initiaties change and progress instead of going with the flow and waiting for it to happen. I can definitely see how being proactive helps someone be more effective. If you just sit around and wait for things to happen you move at the pace of the world. Which is a slow, traffic-jammed lane.b But if you make things happen you are given acess to the high speed lane and wont get stuck in the weekday traffic. Actor, Micheal J. Fox once said " I like to encourage people to realize that any action is a good action if it's proactive and there is positive intent behind...