(Shortform note: Taking initiative entails taking control of your actions and your responses to circumstances-and positive psychology researcher Shawn Achor asserts that feeling in control makes you happier, more motivated, less stressed, physically healthier, and better at communicating and problem-solving.) How To Rather than being reactive (externally influenced) and allowing your environment or circumstances dictate how you feel and act, being proactive (initiative-taking) empowers you to choose your thoughts and actions. Why It MattersĪccording to Covey, Habit 1 lays the foundation for the subsequent habits because taking initiative is key to adopting new behaviors. In other words, change the problems that you can change and accept the ones you can’t. Take initiative (Covey labels this habit “be proactive”). Habit 1: Take Initiative Habit Description
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