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¶ … 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…
References
Covey, S.R. (1997). The seven habits of highly effective people: restoring the character ethic. Thorndike, Me.: G.K. Hall.
Covey, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Stephen R. Covey was born in 1932 in Salt Lake City, Utah; he has his undergraduate degree (in business administration) from the University of Utah, an MBA from the Harvard Business School, and a Doctorate in Religious Education from Brigham Young University. (Covey is a practicing Mormon). He is currently a professor in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.
Book Review of - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People- Stephen R. Covey Overview of the content Author: Stephen R. Covey Title: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Publisher: Free Press Place: New York Date of Publication: 1988 Number of Pages: 381 Covey’s work on self-improvement titled ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People’ is grounded in the author’s view that one’s worldview is wholly based on individual assessments. For altering any situation, there is a
" Independent will is defined by Covey as "the ability to make decisions and choices and to act in accordance with them. It is the ability to act, rather than be acted upon" (148). This goes back to Covey's original principle regarding being proactive. While the ideas of being proactive and prioritizing are widely accepted as essential parts of effective management, where Covey seems to go off track a bit in
Habits of Highly Effective People Stephen R. Covey analyzes the deep-rooted character traits that define a genuinely successful human being. As opposed to the personality ethic, which consists of superficial manipulative motives and offers only short-term success, Covey investigates the character ethic -- a paradigm of living which ensures long-term success by forcing a person to live by universal, enduring principles of goodness which cannot be faked. Habit 1: Be Proactive "Between
In this case, each chapter highlights the significance of each habit. Below, I briefly highlight each of the seven 'habits' which are amongst the basic concepts the book concerns itself with. The first habit Covey talks about in this case is being proactive. This habit underscores the importance of acting on the basis of principles as opposed to circumstance or emotion. Indeed, based on its insistence on the ability of
The way Covey presents meditation makes an otherwise daunting practice seem approachable and doable. The author frames meditation as being another form of exercise, balance, and self-renewal, not as something reserved for mystics and yogis. After reading the chapter, it is easy to see how and why meditation can be incorporated into a regular regime of self-improvement. Not being so familiar with practicing meditation, I realized that the act