Quotes about Proactivity
The solution is to develop a bias for action. Don't think, Can I? Instead think, How can I?
- John Maxwell
You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.
- Winnie the Pooh
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining. [State of the Union Address January 11 1962]
- John F. Kennedy
A president either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. I never felt that I could let up for a moment.
- Harry S. Truman
Be not bound by the present, but leave nothing to luck.
- Henry Ford
Start before you're ready.
- Steven Pressfield
We need to keep our ears open to the realities of life. If we don't act on life and take action to make things happen, it will act on us and give us results we might not want.
- Robin Sharma
If you stick your head in the sand and ignore things that you have the power to change, you can't blame anyone when they don't turn out right!
- Bishop TD Jakes
Develop a sense of urgency: Make a habit of moving fast on your key tasks. Become known as a person who does things quickly and well.
- Brian Tracy
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or time. We are the ones we've been waiting for change we seek.
- Barack Obama
You learn to read so you can identify the reality in which you live, so that you can become a protagonist of history rather than a spectator.
- Barbara Kingsolver
Best way to predict your future is to create it.
- Stephen Covey