¶ … seven habits"; this first habit is known as being proactive. According to the author being productive occurs as when a person makes the decision to take responsibility for their own life. A proactive person is one that takes and accepts responsibility without taking circumstances or the environment into account. They choose to control the way that deal with situations and how they will value and handle these situations. Proactive people do not sit around, mope or feel bad for themselves. They do not waste energy blaming other people or blaming circumstances and bad luck. They instead try to maximize their possibilities by being positive and handling the outcome of situations in a realistic manner that gives them freedom, because ultimately there are many factors one cannot control. We can however, control how we will handle these sometimes unfortunate outcomes. By choosing to be proactive people can choose to not be hurt, they can choose to maintain the integrity of their character, thereby empowering and protecting...
The author provided a very insightful analogy to illustrate and describe the behavior of proactive people on page 71 he states "reactive people are often affected by their physical environment; if the weather is good they feel good. If it isn't it affects their attitude and their performance, proactive people carry their own weather with them, whether it rains or shines it makes no difference to them" (covey).
Being proactive can impact an organization and people within that organization in a positive and productive manner. It can help people because it allows them to focus on and be responsible for what they, as members of the organization can control. It will allow for them to focus on their job description, and it will also shield them from a lot of meaningless and counterproductive negativity. For example if they perceive negative attitudes and reactions through their social mirror, they can be reactive or choose to be proactive. If they choose to be reactive they will be influenced and…
