ReadOasis Step 2(Part 2)

Habit 1: Be Proactive. With Habit 1, we learn to make things happen instead of reacting after they happen. We learn to act more than react. We learn to control a situation instead of letting a situation control us. Now this may sound simple, but it is a powerful idea.

We may experience many sources of trouble or unhappiness. If we are not proactive, we may blame others for our troubles. For example, a student gets a bad grade and says, “I got a bad grade becaus...