Be proactive.
Take responsibility for your life and actions, and focus on what you can control rather than what you can’t.
“To know is not enough, we must do.” — Luke Belmar
Knowledge is useless until you act on it. It’s not enough to know something, you have to turn that knowledge into action.
Begin with the end in mind.
Define your goals and purpose in life, and use them as a guide to make decisions and prioritize your actions.
“We are responsible for our own lives.” — Stephen R. Covey
We are the ones responsible for how our lives turn out, we determine what we do and how we act, so why not make it more fun and exciting?
Put first things first.
Prioritize your time and energy on the essential things in your life, and learn to say “no” to less important things.
“It is possible to be busy-very busy- without being very effective.” — Stephen R. Covey
Or as Peter Drucker said in The Effective Executive: “Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.” We need to be effective.
