Comments on: Proactive or Reactive? http://www.insights-group.com/only-at-insights/proactive-or-reactive/ We are doing company launches, brand management, running companies, and in general trying to keep up with you in changing the world! Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:19:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: J. Michael Lenninger http://www.insights-group.com/only-at-insights/proactive-or-reactive/comment-page-1/#comment-614 J. Michael Lenninger Wed, 27 May 2009 01:46:14 +0000 http://www.insights-group.com/?p=778#comment-614 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? 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?

]]> By: Betsy the http://www.insights-group.com/only-at-insights/proactive-or-reactive/comment-page-1/#comment-612 Betsy the Tue, 26 May 2009 23:34:46 +0000 http://www.insights-group.com/?p=778#comment-612 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? 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?

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