Write a response to one of the questions- HABIT 1: Be proactive
HABIT 1: BE PROACTIVE
Choose one question and write a response.
1. For a full day, listen to your language and to the language of the people around you. How often do you use and hear reactive phrases such as “if only,” “I can’t,” or “”I have to”? In your journal, briefly discuss occasions when you heard these phrases, especially ones where you used reactive language yourself.
2. Pick a problem that is a frustration to you. Write it down. Then (a) identify any “if only” Circle of Concern thoughts or reactive language you may use to escape responsibility for the problem; and (b) what might you do to expand your Circle of Influence in this situation?
3. Select a problem from your work, school or personal life that is frustrating to you. Determine whether it is a direct, indirect or no control problem. Identify the first step you can take in your Circle of Influence to solve it and then take that step.
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