{"id":610,"date":"2021-03-31T04:34:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T09:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifesomeday.com\/why-being-proactive-is-so-important\/"},"modified":"2021-03-31T04:34:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T09:34:00","slug":"why-being-proactive-is-so-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifesomeday.com\/why-being-proactive-is-so-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Being Proactive is So Important"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Things are going to go wrong. That\u2019s just part of life. <strong><em>Whether these situations have a large negative impact or are merely minor inconveniences depends on how proactive you are.<\/em><\/strong> Living a life of reacting to problems in the heat of the moment magnifies challenges and adds undue stress to your life.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Proactivity minimizes challenges and provides stability in life. It\u2019s easier to be calm, cool, and collected if you\u2019re proactive.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Choose proactivity and exercise control over your life:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<ol type=\\\"1\\\"><li><strong>Proactivity is a way of defusing potential challenges before they become problems.<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<ul><li>Imagine you have a car with 250,000 miles. There\u2019s a good chance it will break down in the next couple of years. If you\u2019re proactive, you\u2019ll either go purchase a newer car before that happens, or you\u2019ll start saving money for repairs or to make an automobile purchase.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>The person that isn\u2019t proactive will be begging for a ride or taking the bus in the near future.<\/li><li><strong>Give yourself the opportunity to develop more elegant solutions.<\/strong> When you wait until the last minute, most of the possible solutions evaporate. You don\u2019t have the time or the resources to entertain all of the possible solutions. You\u2019re forced to patch together whatever will work in the heat of the moment.<\/li><li><strong>Think and plan.<\/strong> To be proactive, it\u2019s necessary to look ahead and consider your likely future. This is more effective than living life by the seat of your pants.<\/li><li><strong>Create a better life.<\/strong> Living reactively is a recipe for merely surviving. You spend all of your time putting out fires instead of creating a better life. Proactivity allows the space and the luxury to create something beyond that which you already have.<\/li><li><strong>Feel empowered.<\/strong> When you\u2019re proactive, you take responsibility for your life and believe that your ability to choose your actions matters. <strong><em>By waiting until there\u2019s an issue before taking action, you simply react to life instead of designing it.<\/em><\/strong><br \/><br \/><\/li><li><strong>Enjoy more choices.<\/strong> Suppose things are a little rocky at work. Your boss doesn\u2019t like you, and his power is growing by the day. If you start looking for a new job today, you\u2019ll have plenty of potential choices. If you wait until you\u2019re fired, you might have to take whatever you can find in the next couple of weeks.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><em>You have unlimited options if you\u2019re proactive.<\/em><\/strong> You have few if you wait until you\u2019re forced to act.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Find greater peace of mind.<\/strong> Live your life with less anxiety. You already know what\u2019s going to happen and you\u2019re prepared for it. What do you have to worry about?<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>When you live reactively, you\u2019re always waiting for the other shoe to drop. That\u2019s a stressful way to live.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Being proactive makes the path forward clearer.<\/strong> Choosing to look ahead allows you to develop a plan for the future. Proactive people have a direction and a plan to get there.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p>There are many benefits to exercising proactivity each day. <strong><em>Proactive people have control over their lives.<\/em><\/strong> Challenges can be nullified before they become full-blown issues. It\u2019s a more enjoyable and effective way to live. Spend a few minutes each evening looking ahead for a day, a week, a month, a year, and five years.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>What does the future hold? How can you maximize your opportunities and minimize your potential challenges?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Things are going to go wrong. That\u2019s just part of life. Whether these situations have a large negative impact or are merely minor inconveniences depends on how proactive you are. Living a life of reacting to problems in the heat of the moment magnifies challenges and adds undue stress to your life. 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