Being proactive is the first of the seven habits that Stephen Covey has advocated in his best-selling book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.” This animated video is part of the “7 Habits series” based on Covey’s book. It will guide and help you to take an important step towards smart living. Subscribe and join us in our mission if you want to know how to live smartly on four levels: physical, mental, emotional and financial.

Now, let us come back to our today’s topic. Once I was what Stephen Covey calls a reactive person. My mood and my performance were dependent on external stimuli. If people treated me good, I would feel good and perform well. If the weather is good and conducive, I would outshine anyone else. But, if people treated me bad or the weather is not so good, I would feel terrible. Once I made a plan for a picnic with my family and friends. All the preparations were in place. We were all ready to go. But the weather turned stormy killing our plan. I felt terribly bad. My whole day was spoiled. I asked myself, “Why does this happen to me?”

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