Proactivity — Reprograming your software and becoming whatever you want to be.

When I first gained interest in behavioral psychology and read books such as “7 habits of highly effective people” by Steven R. Covey, I immediately felt ashamed over situations where I had previously let myself fall into these negative patterns.

I later realized that it is natural to react to stimulus the way we do instinctively and that a lack of useful information is what keeps us from proactively reprograming our brains and gaining control.

I’ve found that the best way to explain proactivity is by starting with the opposite. Reactivity. Probably because this is something that we all more easily can relate.

Reactive and Proactive langue. Look for examples of this in your day-to-day.

So, we all grow up subjected to the Social Mirror. It most often starts with your parental figures and family projecting their values upon you, in most cases well-intended of course.

Later you probably start at a school and later on in the workplace where your peers notice these traits that you have reactively held on to and perhaps invent some new ones for you to carry.

Introvert, extrovert, pretty, fat, lazy, ADHD, stupid, smart, and so on. These are all projections that we let mirror our personality and in some cases live our whole lives in accordance. But what if you decided whom you WANTED to be and what you CAN do?

The bottom line is that we need to set the principles for ourselves that act as our guide in life. So when we subordinate to external forces, we have this compass to lead us in the correct direction. Our direction.

And this is best done by writing a personal mission statement.

Imagine that we all have the same size of the orange “circle of concern” illustrated in both graphics. The difference is the size of our inner “circle of influence” that only we ourselves can proactively fill.

And if we don’t take time to Note (article on meditation coming soon) our thoughts, feelings, and reactions we never get the chance to take control. And if we never take control, we cannot make progress we sincerely yearn.

I also mentioned some differences between humans and animals in on of my previous posts, such as our ability to worry about the future. When utilized, our uniquely human attributes including self-awareness, conscience, free will, and creative imagination set us apart from our pets. When left dormant, we entrap ourselves in similar cages.

When was the last time you got angry about something and then later realized your reaction got out of hand? Inbetween stimulus and response is the freedom of choice.

It may sound like clichés when people say things like; “leave your comfort zone”, “you can become whatever you want” or “trust the process”. So, many times this goes in one ear and out the other since it doesn’t resonate when taken out of context.

That’s why we believe our EdTech solution will enable individuals to analyze the process of gaining perspective and education on their journey towards leaving their comfort zone/reactive habits and becoming whatever they want.

Write your Personal Mission Statement. There is no one way to do this but here is a Wikihow on the subject.

https://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Personal-Mission-Statement

Inspiration compiled by Fast Company Magazine, quoting 5 famous CEOs Personal Mission Statements, including Oprah Winfrey and Richard Branson.

https://www.fastcompany.com/3026791/personal-mission-statements-of-5-famous-ceos-and-why-you-should-write-one-too