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Are You Proactive or Reactive in Life? About me , I receive many e-mails weekly from around the world from people who want to make marked improvement in their personal and professional lives, in being more assertive and proactive. Whether or not you want to be more proactive and assertive in your many hopeful successful relationships , to your long-term career goals or your business goals in life is a definite must, unless you improve in being more proactive and assertive in your life, you are really missing out in life… Maybe you too need some help and advice, in how to take the initiative in being more proactive The Early Bird Gets the Worm I know you’ve all heard this saying before, but how well are you applying the infinite wisdom in the meaning? Many people can grasp and understand this basic concept. However, it’s the application and doing the little and big things you need to do in your personal and professional lives on a consistent and daily basis that most people will not do and end in dismal failures by not seizing the initiative in life. How about you?
PRAY: Where is your hope and faith ? As a Christian believer in the Lord Jesus Christ as my personal Lord and savior, I believe completely in the power of prayer that only God Almighty is able to provide. Life is tough enough and a challenge on good days, and my hope and faith in God above is able to overcome any obstacle that the world brings my way. If you’re struggling with assertiveness and taking proactive initiative on your own, pray and ask God how to meditate to Him, in asking Him to help you in this area of your life. If all things you’ve tried have not work thus far, you everything to gain by putting your faith and trust in God above. If you want to know the secret in how to succeed in your life, put God first in your life... Don’t PROCRASTINATE: Procrastination , and the lack of one’s faith in God and in their own God given abilities, are probably the two (2) biggest reasons why most people will struggle with being assertive, and being proactive in their lives. However, many people because of taking the path in life of least resistance , will simply not do what is required to make positive change in their lives. Too many people are looking for the easy button in their lives, and will simply exist in life, without fully living their lives to their God given potential. Procrastination only steals your time and prevents you from being assertive, being proactive in your entrepreneurship goals and aspirations in life. Furthermore, many conflicts and problems in your life could be avoided by being proactive in your careful planning , then reacting to a crisis that you could have avoided altogether if you had taken the initiative. Develop a POSITIVE MINDSET It is common knowledge and acceptance in public health circles that you are in essence, what you eat. Medical establishment has already proved this and can pre-determine based upon heredity, and genetics, one’s health risk factors based upon what you eat. I learned this fact in graduate school pursuing my Masters degree in Health Education. But just as important as nutritional health for our physical bodies, so too is the importance of embracing a positive attitude and embracing a positive thinking mindset and overall outlook on life. You are what you Think.... Developing the right positive mindset and positive attitude are absolutely critical if you ever want to make improvement in becoming assertive and proactive in your life. Developing a positive attitude as you pursue your smart goals in life, will do tremendous wonders in developing the self confidence , which will in turn improve your overall self esteem , which is required before you can make improvements in taking the initiative and being more proactive. Like anything else in life, becoming more assertive and being more proactive in your life does not happen overnight. Yes you can have all the hope and faith in the world, and have the best positive attitude, but unless you put your desires into action and practice in being more assertive, more proactive, all you have is an ideal, with no substance. If you’re an office manager and you are struggling in being more assertive on your job and with your peers, take a class or two in leadership development , or hire a mentor or a life coach in helping you to become more outspoken, more assertive, and more proactive in all aspects of your life. LISTEN: Standard business communication and business writing is a two way street, for both the presenter and the listener. Make sure you are paying attention to areas in your life that you need to improve upon in your initiative and assertive pursuits in life. But being assertive and taking the initiative for assertiveness sake is meaningless unless you have a plan. Make sure you understand all aspects of the problem thoroughly before you go charging in with boldness and assertiveness. If you are not prepared, your assertiveness will back fire and you may come across as being pushy irrespective of your best intentions. Listen, reflect and observe where you need to make changes and improvements. You just need to harness the self discipline and the self motivation. Remember, the biggest room in the entire world is the room for self improvement , and self improvement is something all of us as human beings can never get enough of. Remember: ”The only Unfulfilled Goals in Your Life are the Ones you Never Attempt” |
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