Moving from reactive to proactive mode

This blog is my perspective of the difference between people who are successful and others who are “not there” as yet.

Successful people take control of the situation. They know that they are responsible for “any and every” action. They know where they want to be and so there is no “reactive” response.  They consciously take decisions and march ahead and are not slaves of the circumstance.

The other, more common, groups of people are not dumb or weak. They only make themselves the victims of situations as they are in a reactive mode. When the situation so demands, they bring the best out of themselves and stand the full height. However, give the freedom of choice, time and money they prefer to flow through the downstream and unconsciously build the situation that will force them to be reactive. The best example is of a person who starts to exercise after a physical ailment has been pronounced

To bridge the gap,

1. The goal and vision should be clear. It helps to have written goals of where you see yourself in the next 1 year physically, spiritually and at work.
2. Get over that enemy called “laziness”
3. Stop procrastinating
4. Dream and dream big. I sometimes wonder as to why the reality has set in and we stop dreaming as the years roll by
5. Take the extra step, March that extra mile. Life is small, make a mark when you still can…