A Guide to Being Proactive in Your Lifestyle Choices. Part One
A Guide to Being Proactive in Your Lifestyle Choices. Part One
Proactive decision making has become a bit of a buzz term over the last few years, but don’t let that detract you from it’s importance. Being proactive in your lifestyle means taking conscious, self aware decisions, that directly impact on your life rather than leaving your fate to chance and circumstance. Anyone who is serious about personal development should consider proactive decision making to be among the most potent tools in their arsenal.
You are more likely to spend much of your time engaged in activities that are work not leisure orientated. Or, if you are not in work, you may spend a lot of your time looking for work. Yes, work does seem to dominate our waking lives.
For people that are lucky enough to love their jobs, it doesn’t feel like work, but work doesn’t just mean paid employment. Think about all the everyday tasks you have to do such as housework, shopping, parenting; even your interests are all part of the natural human desire to fill your time up with as much meaningful activity as possible.
People who are really depressed are often noticeable by their absence from enjoying meaningful activity. Keeping yourself occupied is one of the best barriers for preventing boredom and depression creeping into your life. When we feel like we are being useful, we get a natural high but the type of activity we enjoy is dependent upon each of us as an individual. On the one hand there are people who are focused on careers, but on the other there are those who prefer working on their personal life and relationships.
Before deciding on how you are going to be more proactive, it is important to sit down and assess what means the most to you in your life. There are no right or wrong answers here, so don’t start thinking you are heartless if you pick your career for example, over your personal life.
Of course if you have responsibilities, then you need to factor these into any decisions that you make.
Guest Blogger: Anthony Churchill
