Usually the most important step in any journey is the very first step. Why is the first step the most important step? Well without the first step there is no journey. What is the second most important step right after the first step? It is every step after the previous one. What does this mean to me when it comes to the ideas that come from the book 7 Habits of Highly Effective People? It means that the most important of the 7 habits to me is the very first habit. I can’t skip to the last habit and expect to be a highly effective person. I need to begin at the beginning if I want to become that highly effective person.
Proactivity is the beginning habit from the book 7 Habits. It is important that we act and are not acted upon. Those that act and not wait to be acted upon are proactive individuals. We are free to choose what we want and we are able to make choices until the consequences of our bad actions remove the ability to choose. For example if I choose to break the law I will have the consequence of going to jail. While in jail I have a lot less freedom and I am unable to make many choices while in jail. I am unable to go to the store while in jail. That being said, making good choices brings good consequences. The more good choices we make the more freedom we have and more ability to make choices. Being proactive is also making good choices. When one is proactive they are consistently making good choices that bring them more freedom. An individual that makes the choice to go to school will have more opportunities for work and with more opportunities for work most likely will bring in more money. With more money comes more freedom to act. Proactivity is so important in order to also develop the other 7 habits. This is why this habit has the most meaning for me.
By following all 7 habits I will have both private and public victories and I will be successful and as the title says effective.
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