There are so many ways we can either be proactive or reactive in our lives. Sure, we all have days where we’d rather not take the iniative, and wait and see what happens. Is that an effective way to run lives or businesses? I am often surprised when people talk about what they’d like to be doing, or the success they’d like to be seeing, and when asked are doing nothing about it.
We (here at InSights) are surrounded by proactive, positive, growing, changing, striving for success people. I believe it starts with a mindset, that translates into action, and is rewarded by experiences.
What do you think?
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This post was written by
Sandi Maki, InSights Group – who has written 789 posts on InSights Group.
Bliss in a Bubble – In the moment – my favorite place to be. As a creative outlet, I enjoy ‘Heavy Breathing Just Before Midnight‘ – a series of podcasts on fun, interesting, and random topics that I share at sandimaki.com. At InSights Group – I mastermind, coach, consult, and use Organic Marketing to empower businesses tell their stories to the world to become more productive and profitable – especially in the online world. I am also a coach and take on personal clients to help empower positive changes and growth within their lives and businesses. I have experience in many areas of philosophy and psychology including face reading, personality studies and motivation, as well as many holistic modalities such as Reiki Master, and core-conscious transformation. With Legendary Escapes I’m a partner in a trio of swimming pool companies from construction to service to online sales – we are changing the industry – and the experience of customers across the country – based in Brighton, MI.
Betsy the says:
Being proactive or reactive is most of the time is my largest obstacle. I’m good and spinning my wheels and not really doing anything. When I realized I’m not being proactive I re-ask myself a question Gary Butler asked us in the last InSight’s bootcamp: what does your last day of work look like, and does this action get you closers to the final picture? Then, I tell myself no, and work on something not as much fun, but more rewarding toward my business and life.
So, what does your last day of work look like?
J. Michael Lenninger says:
I’m both reactive and proactive. Proactive in generating new business by costantly prospecting. Reacting immediately when I get someone who is interested in sponsoring a blood drive. If I do more reactive work than proactive work, I am neglecting half of my business. If I do more proactive work than reactive, then some necessary and important functions get pushed aside.
From a career perspective, here are three questions that can determine what direction you start heading in. 1. If money were not a problem, and you just won the lottery, how would you spend your time? 2. You’ve just come from the doctor and he has given you only 5-10 years to live. What things will you do between now and then? 3. You’ve just learned that you have less than 24 hours to live. What do you wish you had done differently up until this point?