Best 12 quotes in «proactivity quotes» category

Before you go out and occupy Wall Street, occupy your own brain!

Better light a candle than curse the darkness.

Be proactive

Making appointments with yourself and scheduling other things around them is key to proactive self-management.

It's a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you're ready. I have this feeling now that actually no one is ever ready to do anything. There's almost no such thing as ready. There's only now. And you may as well do it now. I mean, I say that confidently as if I'm about to go bungee jumping or something--I'm not. I'm not a crazed risk taker. But I do think that, generally speaking, now is as good a time as any.

Change what you can, manage what you can't.

If you're proactive, you focus on preparing. If you're reactive, you end up focusing on repairing.

Perhaps the most tragic ignorance is that of responsibility.

You have the choice to either pray then plan or pray and wait; but keep in mind miracles are usually accessed somewhere between the 11th hour and resurrection.

Recognize and beware of the snare.

We have within us the power to choose how we respond to a hurtful situation. We cannot control the actions of others, but we can control how we will respond. As we understand our power to choose, we see that we are in control. Our life is not a result of our environment or upbringing, but a result of our choices. We have the ability to determine the kind of life we want to live and the type of person we wish to be.

Wouldn't it be ironic if everyone who got a radio up and running just sat around waiting for everyone else to transmit a message?