The difference between Proactive and Reactive!

What does the word proactive mean?

serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation.

full of enthusiasm

Let's use other words ?

Synonyms:

aggressive, anxious, ardent, banzai, can-do,dedicated, eager, energetic, enthused,enthusiastic, excited, extremely enthusiastic,fanatical, fired up, fired up, intense, keyed up,lively, passionate, proactive, spirited, take-charge, zealous

Why is being pro⋅ac⋅tive important in life?

Being proactive in life creates opportunities where there would not be opportunities before.

Being proactive creates value in your work which will put you in another category when it comes to a valuable employee/ student/ manager etc.

Being proactive will increase not only your productivity, your efficiency and overall effectiveness but your self-esteem as well.

What does the word reactive mean?

thoughts or behavior based on sensitive emotions.

full of sensitivity

Full of impressionable

Synonyms:

acute, cognizant, conscious, delicate, easily affected, emotionable, emotional, feeling, fine, high-strung, hung up, hypersensitive, impressible, irritable, keen, knowing, nervous, oversensitive, perceiving, perceptive,precarious, precise, psychic, reactive, receptive, responsive, seeing, sensatory, sensile, sensorial, sensory, sentient, supersensitive, susceptible, tense, ticklish,touchy, touchy feely, tricky, tuned in, turned on to, umbrageous, understanding, unstable, wired

Being reactive in life forces you to be on the defensive and limits your opportunities based on the fact that you have not created opportunities to develop. You are simply being told what to do.

Most people are reactive in nature. They wait to be told what to do and then follow through based on what the norm is at that specific time.

Being reactive will not increase your productivity, your efficiency or your overall effectiveness, in most situations it will keep it the same or even decrease your productivity over time.

Therefore, being proactive is always a characteristic that is worth developing and improving as time goes on.