Be proactive

„Habit 1: Be Proactive
 Habit  2: Begin with the End in Mind
 Habit  3: Put First Things First
 Habit  4: Think Win/Win
 Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be    Understood
Habit 6: Synergize
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw“  

— Stephen R. Covey

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