What is reactive language?

Reactive language causes you to feel like you are powerless and aren’t responsible for your choices. By changing to proactive language, you acknowledge that you do have the power to make choices and take control of your life.

What is an example of reactive language?

Reactive language usually sounds like this: “That’s me. That’s just the way I am.” What they’re really saying is, I’m not responsible for the way I act. I can’t change. I was predetermined to be this way.

What is the difference between reactive and proactive language?

Proactive language shows the speaker taking responsibility for a situation or experience, and seizing control as demonstrated by the use of active and decisive sentences. The word “reactive” implies that you don’t have the initiative. You let the events set the agenda.

What are 5 examples of being reactive?

Common statements made when someone is being reactive include: “It’s just the way I am”, “There’s nothing I can do”, “She ruined my day”, “The teacher wasn’t fair”. Blaming is an easy way to not take responsibility for your own behaviors, which hinders the insight you need to be proactive.

What does proactive 7 Habits mean?

The Habit of Personal Responsibility

Habit 1: Be Proactive is about taking responsibility for your life. Proactive people recognize that they are “response-able.” They don’t blame circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for their behavior. They know they can choose their behavior.

Why being reactive is good?

Reactivity can increase innovation.

Creating some space for a reactive mindset opens you up for more creative and innovative work. When plans are not set in stone, you are free to react to new ideas that come to you or make decisions on just-received information in a fluid and quick-thinking way.

What is a reactive behavior?

Reactive behavior basically means when a person does not make strategic decisions in life; when a person makes impulsive decisions and then reacts to what happens to them. This reaction can sometimes be positive and sometimes negative. Our feelings give hype to reactive behavior.