Learning to Be Proactive: The 30-Day Test

I’m re-reading The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, a wonderful book by Stephen Covey. I’ve picked up this book and read it a number of times, but have yet to take on the 7 habits as an integral part of my psyche. I know it’s good info that can help me progress in life, but a part of me is scared of the changes I would have to make within myself in order to do so. I’ve come to see that in order for me to improve myself and my life, a part of me literally has to die. In order to become the Trula that is kind, that is giving, that is trusting, that keeps her word, that is truthful, and so on and so forth, the Trula that is mean, that is stingy, that lies, that is paranoid, and so on and so forth…well that Trula has to die. and that is a scary feeling.

So I’m starting with the 30-Day Test that Covey suggests. It’s a challenge where for just 30 days: Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be part of the solution, not part of the problem.

I know in my mind I am responsible for my actions, my effectiveness, my own happiness. Now is the time to know it in my heart. To live it.

One of the exercises is to listen to your language and the language of the people around you.  How often do you use and hear reactive phrases such as “if only” and “I can’t” or “I have to”? WOW this is deep for me because I say stuff like this all day long most days. So just changing the way I speak will affect the way I think and thus the way I act.  I feel empowered already!

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