7 Habits of Highly Effective People

A Very interesting slide i found about 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

#1 Habit is : Be Proactive.  The need to work towards our desired outcomes rather than waiting for (or expecting) them just to”happen”.

We have we have our own “Circle of Influence”, an area of our lives that we have control over and can do something about to have a better situation. The size of our circle of influence depends on how proactive we are; the less proactive, the smaller the circle of influence; the more proactive, the larger the circle of influence.

Ther’s also a “Circle of Concern”, areas of our lives over which we have no control. For example:

Productive Proactive

I saw a note states “busy ≠ productive.”

Often we’re merely active in what we’re doing. Activity feels busy. But it’s not necessarily productive.

Are you keeping yourself busy to avoid a project? Or have you fallen into the trap of doing busy work and (if you were honest with yourself) unnecessary tasks to avoid what really needs to be accomplished.

Being active doesn’t mean you’re being productive. Being proactive does.

Proactive is begin by initiating to get the job done quick (on-track) and clean(errorless). Productive is measured by completion after  completion of tasks. 

Have you been productive ?