'''Proactive''' as defined by Stephen Covey means that you don't just let life happen to you, and don't respond "by instinct" like a dog. <ref>Broadly what is meant by that is to focus our efforts and attention on the long-term and to think in terms of the long-term consequences of our actions. [http://www.whitedovebooks.co.uk/7-habits/7-habits.htm 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey] </ref>
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'''Proactive''' as defined by Stephen Covey means that you don't just let life happen to you, and don't respond "by instinct" like a dog.<ref>Broadly what is meant by that is to focus our efforts and attention on the long-term and to think in terms of the long-term consequences of our actions. [http://www.whitedovebooks.co.uk/7-habits/7-habits.htm 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey]</ref>