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• People aren't afraid of failure, they just don't know how to succeed. We are each responsible for our own success (or failure). Winning at what you do is no exception. To ensure a win, you must take a proactive approach. Prevention of failure is an important part of that process.

  Jeffrey Gitomer

  Winning, People, Important

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• Don't wait for your ship to come in, swim out to it.

  Cathy Hopkins

  Courage, Determination, Swimming

  Cathy Hopkins (2009). “Friend Me: Mates, Dates, and Inflatable Bras; Mates, Dates, and Cosmic Kisses; Mates, Dates, and Designer Divas”, p.24, Simon and Schuster

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• Don't wait for your ship to come in, swim out and meet the bloody thing.

  Barry Sheene

  Inspirational, Change, Success

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• I am proactive and looking to change my own behavior rather than others' - which is generally much more successful!

  Daphne Oz

  Successful, Behavior, My Own

  Interview with Rachel P. Goldstein, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• Real freedom is creative, proactive, and will take me into new territories. I am not free if my freedom is predicated on reacting to my past.

  Kenny Loggins

  Forgiveness, Freedom, Real

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Enjoy life and change things. And maybe by giving examples of people who achieve things, who succeed, who are proactive and being happy and facing their own destinies, rather than accepting what the world throws at at them - we should fight! Not like street fighting, but the little act of defiance every day.

  Haifaa al-Mansour

  Fighting, Destiny, People

  Source: www.mtv.com

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• Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic

  Stephen Covey

  Leadership, Character, Light

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.109, Mango Media Inc.

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• I like to encourage people to realize that any action is a good action if it's proactive and there is positive intent behind it.

  Michael J. Fox

  Positive, People, Action

  "The Givers : What Inspires Michael J. Fox? A Very Personal Interview". Interview with Marlo Thomas, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 5, 2012.

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• Anytime we think the problem is 'out there,' that thought is the problem. We empower what's out there to control us. The change paradigm is 'outside-in' - what's out there has to change before we can change.  The proactive approach is to change from the 'inside-out': to be different, and by being different, to effect positive change in what's out there - I can be more resourceful, I can be more diligent, I can be more creative, I can be more cooperative.

  Stephen Covey

  Thinking, Empowering, Creative

  Stephen R. Covey (2004). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change”, p.89, Simon and Schuster

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• Always begin with the end in mind.

  Ellen Muth

  Goal, Mind, Personal Vision

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• Be proactive. Ask yourself, "Are my actions based on self-chosen values or on my moods, feelings and circumstances?"

  Stephen Covey

  Self, Feelings, Action

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• If you are prepared, then you are able to feel confident.

  Robert Ringer

  Confidence, Preparation, Able

  robert j. ringer (1974). “winning through intimidation”

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• Don't let weeds grow around your dreams.

  H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

  Weed, Dream, Grows

  H. Jackson Brown, Jr. (2012). “Life's Little Instruction Book: Simple Wisdom and a Little Humor for Living a Happy and Rewarding Life”, p.657, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• You are what you do, not what you say.

  David Suzuki

  Word Of Mouth, Memories Dreams Reflections, Taking Action

  David Suzuki, Ian Hanington (2012). “Everything Under the Sun: Toward a Brighter Future on a Small Blue Planet”, p.160, Greystone Books

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• The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person.

  Stephen Covey

  Impulse Control, Essence, Self Control

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.83, Mango Media Inc.

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• Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.

  W. H. Murray

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• The personal power that comes from principle-centered living is the power of a self-aware, knowledgeable, proactive individual, unrestricted by the attitudes, behaviors, and actions of others or by many of the circumstances and environmental influences that limit other people.

  Stephen Covey

  Inspirational, Attitude, Self

  Stephen R. Covey (2008). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Personal Workbook”, p.131, Simon and Schuster

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• Most of the people I know who work out seriously do so because they have such an amazing outlook on life. To be who I want to be, I'm going to work out to be more positive, more active. It's proactive.

  John Krasinski

  Outlook On Life, People, Work Out

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• But a lot of businesses out there don't see the return on investment, they look at it as a liability, and until they can understand that proactive security actually returns, gives them a return on investment, it's still a hard sell for people.

  Kevin Mitnick

  People, Giving, Looks

  "An Hour with Kevin Mitnick, Part 2". Interview with Vince Barnes, www.esecurityplanet.com. April 7, 2004.

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• Seek first to understand, then to be understood.

  Stephen Covey

  Love, Inspirational, Relationship

  Stephen R. Covey (2013). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change”, p.267, Simon and Schuster

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• I am proactive in every duty, except that which requires action.

  Wes Fesler

  Action, Duty

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• Turn wishful thinking into positive action. Those who take a proactive stance in their lives tend to have an ample supply of joy and pleasure

  Cheryl Saban

  Thinking, Joy, Action

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• You need to be proactive, carve out time in your schedule, and take responsibility for being the healthiest person you can be - no one else is going to do it for you.

  Mehmet Oz

  Responsibility, Needs, Schedules

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• Let's form proactive synergy restructuring teams.

  Scott Adams

  Team, Form, Synergy

  Scott Adams (2000). “Dilbert - A Treasury Of Sunday Strips: Version 00: A Dilbert Book”, p.107, Andrews McMeel Publishing

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• We must take proactive steps to promote democracy and human rights abroad.

  Sam Brownback

  Rights, Democracy, Steps

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