Chase The Kangaroo

In Stephen Covey's  The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People , he challenges you at the end of the first chapter to a 30 proactivity test.  He defines proactivity  as "more than merely taking initiative.  It means that as human beings, we are responsible for our own lives.  Our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our conditions.  We can subordinate feelings to values.  We have the initiative and the responsibility to make things happen." Proactive Model He explains what it really means to " Take the Initiative"  and that, regardless of the circumstances we've been dealt, we can choose to " Act or Be Acted Upon" .  By the mere fact we are breathing air and existing, we will have situations arise, situations that are beyond our control.  However, we do have control over how we choose to respond and how we respond makes all the difference. Covey describes our power to choose vs our circumstances as, the Circle of Influ...