Proactive thinking is long term planning striving for desired results without blaming the situations having positive attitude and being courageous in taking risks

1. Thinking
By
Smt.Ramaharan-Senior Corporate Trainer
Email:ramatrainer@gmail.com

2. Proactive Living
• Proactive sight is looking at everything and
assessing a course of action using all available
data
• It is charting a course and following it
regardless of which way the “wind” is blowing
• It is taking time to look when everyone around
you is screaming for action

3. Language People use
Reactive Language Proactive Language
I’ll try I’ do it
I have to I choose to
I can’t There’s a way
I don’t think I think I can
Impossible I “am” possible

4. 4 Steps to being proactive
• Imagination- I can envision new possibilities
• Will power- I have the power to choose
• Self awareness- I can stand apart from myself
and observe my thoughts and actions
• Conscience- I can listen to my inner voice to
know right from wrong

5. How being proactive pays off
• Are not easily offended
• Take responsibility for their choices
• Think before they act
• Bounce back when something bad happens
• Focus on things they can do something about
and don’t worry about things they can’t
• Always find a way to make it happen

6. Habits of highly Effective People

7. The 5 P’s involved in being proactive.
1. Predict
• In order to be proactive, you must first develop
foresight. Proactive people are rarely caught by
surprise. Learn to anticipate problems and
events.
2. Prevent
• Proactive people foresee potential obstacles and
exert their power to find ways to overcome them
before those obstacles turn into concrete
roadblocks.

8. 3. Plan
• Proactive people plan for the future.
• Avoid one-step, “here and now” thinking and instead,
look ahead and anticipate long-term consequences.
4. Participate
• Proactive people are not idle observers, they are active
participants.
• In order to be proactive, You have to take initiative and
be a part of the solution
5. Perform
• Being proactive means taking timely, effective action.
• You must be decisive and willing to do the work NOW.
Procrastination is not an option. Take ownership of
your performance and hold yourself accountable.

9. Being Proactive means…
• Being proactive is a learned skill.
• Being proactive is being courageous in taking
risks.
• Being proactive is learning from one's own
mistakes and learning from the mistakes of
others.
• Being proactive is creating desired results.
• Being proactive is moving your self forward.

10. You have control over three things:
• what you think, what you say,
and how you behave.
• To make a change in your life,
you must recognize these gifts are
the most powerful tools you
possess in shaping for form of
your life.”