proactivity

Can You Sleep Through the Storm?

Deal with problems on your terms

Life storms are going to come. You can deal with them as they happen, or you can deal with them on your terms.

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How Can You Be Proactive at a Reactive Job?

Find ways to shift your time from Quadrant 1 to Quadrant 2

No matter how reactive your job description is, there are always ways you can be more proactive at work.

3:35 read (722 words)

How to Solve a Problem so it Stays Solved

What Ender Wiggins Taught Me About Avoiding Quadrant 1

When a Quadrant 1 fire breaks out, learn why the problem developed. Then solve the problem once and for all.

3:25 read (691 words)

The First Step to Changing Your Life

Change has one requirement, and it’s not January 1

Change can happen at any time. If you wait for Jan 1, you’re just procrastinating.

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Make Choices that Create Choices

You’ll Be Glad You Kept Your Options Open

To be successful, you need to keep your options open. Make choices that create more choices.

3:55 read (781 words)

Are You Steering Your Ship?

Or are you just drifting along?

Are you getting blown around, drifting wherever the wind takes you? Or are you steering your ship into the wind?

3:05 read (616 words)

Keep Asking Why

Peel away the excuses until you get to the reason

Keep asking questions until you understand what happened and how to influence it. It’s a management technique that three-year-olds have down pat.

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The First Law of Productivity

What does your language say about the control you have of your life?

A proactive mindset is one of the best things you can develop to increase your productivity. Accept responsibility for what you do, and you can be unstoppable.

3:15 read (650 words)

How to Keep Your Cool Behind the Wheel

Don’t let other drivers ruin your day

Don’t like who you are when you get behind the wheel? Here are seven things to think about to curb your road rage and keep your cool.

3:40 read (741 words)

Respond Like Shaun, Not Bitzer

Every situation is what you make of it

How we respond to adversity shows how we see our ability to influence our world. Adversity is a set up, not a setback.

2:55 read (578 words)