Being Proactive: Taking Charge of Your Personal and Professional Success

Course details

Being proactive is about moving yourself forward positively and progressing in both the small and large goals you want to achieve in your personal and professional life. It means you respond effectively to what is happening around you, choosing to focus on what you can control rather than what you cannot. When you’re truly proactive, you are in the driver’s seat of your life—both personally and professionally. You own every single decision you make and have more control over how you respond to change and setbacks. You are confident in taking the initiative, asking for and receiving feedback, building your strengths, and setting achievable goals. In this course, Emma Sue Prince—author of 7 Skills for the Future and an expert in building the skill of being proactive—coaches you through simple and time-tested techniques for improving and perfecting your ability to prioritize, set the right goals and boost your energy levels.

Learning objectives
Take initiative and responsibility for your goals.
Make hard decisions about your priorities.
Remain resilient through setbacks and change.
Cultivate an adaptable mindset.
Take ownership for tasks and responsibilities.
Know how to ask for and receive feedback.
Identify strengths and transferable skills.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome

1. Take Responsibility for Your Goals

02 - Understanding the importance of self-motivation
03 - Exploring your locus of control
04 - How to shift your energy
05 - Owning your decisions
06 - Learning from the past and preparing for the future

2. Define Your Goals

07 - Using self-reflection to clarify your goals
08 - Defining your goals
09 - Targeting your goals

3. Make Difficult Decisions about Your Priorities

10 - Committing to intentional goal setting
11 - Categorizing your goals
12 - Reviewing short-term vs. long-term goals
13 - Taking care of your energy levels
14 - Saying no and letting go

4. Use the SPIRIT Model to Set Goals

15 - Specific - Making sure your goals are clearly defined
16 - Prizes - Building in a reward system
17 - Individual to you - Taking ownership
18 - Review - Reflection and tweaking goals
19 - Inspiring - Visually representing your goal
20 - Timebound - Creating a realistic time frame

5. Remain Resilient through Setbacks and Change

21 - Boosting your wellbeing and energy
22 - Developing a support network
23 - Healthy emotional processing
24 - Understanding how being proactive builds resilience skills
25 - Maintaining a positive mindset
26 - Knowing when to change your approach
27 - Learning from failure
28 - Developing tolerance to discomfort
29 - Utilizing the power of reflection

6. Cultivate an Adaptable Mindset

30 - Let's talk about change
31 - Letting go of your ego
32 - Knowing your comfort zone and stretch zone
33 - Getting into your stretch zone
34 - Remembering times in the past when you adapted
35 - Understanding the keys to adaptability

7. Take Ownership and Implement Accountability

36 - Staying committed and motivated to continuous improvement
37 - Following through and being accountable
38 - Staying organized
39 - Taking the initiative and utilizing feedback
40 - Learning from mistakes and owning your successes
41 - Using the feedback loop

8. Employ Professional Development Tools

42 - Using SWOT analysis
43 - Identifying your strengths
44 - Identifying your weaknesses
45 - Identifying opportunities and threats
46 - Identifying your transferable skills
47 - Creating an action plan

9. Build Communication Skills

48 - Making the space for a better response
49 - Creating a strong start to your day
50 - Conducting better meetings
51 - Improving your listening skills
52 - Checking your tone
53 - Building stronger relationships

Credits

54 - Image credits