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7 Habits of Highly Effective People By Stephen Covey | Episode 2 |

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The Habit of Pro Active People

Our behaviour is a function of our decisions, not our conditions. Our unique human endowments lift us above the animal world. The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the pro active person. Reactive people are often affected by their physical environment. When people treat them well, they feel well. When people don't, they become defensive or protective. Pro active people can carry their own weather with them. Whether it rains or shines makes no difference to them. If their value is to produce good, quality work, it isn't a function of whether the weather is conducive to it or not.

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