“Being proactive is more than taking initiative. It is accepting responsibility for our own behavior (past, present, and future) and making choices based on principles and values rather than on moods or circumstances. Proactive people are agents of change and choose not to be victims, to be reactive, or to blame others. They do this by developing and using four unique human gifts self-awareness, conscience, imagination, and independent will-and by taking an Inside-Out Approach to creating change. They resolve to be the creative force in their own lives, which is the most fundamental decision anyone ever makes.” -Stehen R. Covey from the book “Living The 7 Habits”
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Watch the first 5 minutes of Stephen R. Covey teach Habit 1 - Be Proactive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xq3D40poUI
“All things are created twice - first mentally, second physically. Individuals, families, teams, and organizations shape their own future by creating a mental vision and purpose for any project. They don't just live day to day without a clear purpose in mind. They mentally identify and commit themselves to the principles, values, relationships, and purposes that matter most to them. A mission statement is the highest form of mental creation for an individual, a family, or an organization. It is the primary decision because it governs all other decisions. Creating a culture behind a shared mission, vision, and values is the essence of leadership.” -Stehen R. Covey from the book “Living The 7 Habits”
Excerpts from James Clear on identity based habits (see full article: https://jamesclear.com/identity-based-habits)
“To change your behavior for good, you need to start believing new things about yourself. You need to build identity-based habits. Imagine how we typically set goals. We might start by saying “I want to lose weight” or “I want to get stronger.” If you’re lucky, someone might say, “That’s great, but you should be more specific.” So then you say, “I want to lose 20 pounds” or “I want to squat 300 pounds.” These goals are centered around outcomes, not identity…
There are three layers of behavior change: a change in your outcomes, a change in your processes, or a change in your identity… Outcomes are about what you get. Processes are about what you do. Identity is about what you believe…
Many people begin the process of changing their habits by focusing on what they want to achieve. This leads us to outcome-based habits. The alternative is to build identity-based habits. With this approach, we start by focusing on who we wish to become.
Changing your beliefs isn’t nearly as hard as you might think. There are two steps.
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Write down one or two identify based habits - basically who you’d like to become - see five examples towards the end of the article: https://jamesclear.com/identity-based-habits
Example: