I am reading Stephen Covey's book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It's a great read, and I thought I would journal about some of the things I am learning as a reinforcing exercise.
The first habit is "Be Proactive". It seems so straightforward, but how often do we assume that people are going to call, or that things will happen. It's more than taking initiative. It's about taking responsibility, focusing on the things we have influence on, making promises and keeping them, setting goals and working to acheive them.
Being proactive is one of my goals for 2007. I am working through the exercises in the book, and I've become more aware of things in my life that I can and can't influence.
Thursday, January 04, 2007
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