5 Proactive vs Reactive

Episode 5 of the Less Stress Family Podcast podcast, hosted by Justin and Shawna Wood, titled "5 Proactive vs Reactive" was published on February 21, 2020 and runs 13 minutes.

February 21, 2020 ·13m · Less Stress Family Podcast

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Summary

Today's topic is how to move from reactive to proactive living. Story: the time they shoplifted. Problem/Stress: If you spend your day reacting to everyone and everything else, you will always feel stress and worn out. You react to something when you have not trained or prepared for this. Of course, you cannot train for everything, but you must become proactive about these areas of life: health, spiritual growth, relationships, and work. Solution/Examples: You must start by decidi...

Episode Description

Today's topic is how to move from reactive to proactive living.

Story: the time they shoplifted.

Problem/Stress: If you spend your day reacting to everyone and everything else, you will always feel stress and worn out. You react to something when you have not trained or prepared for this. Of course, you cannot train for everything, but you must become proactive about these areas of life: health, spiritual growth, relationships, and work.

Solution/Examples: You must start by deciding what you want your day to look like. It helps to have a 90 day goal/plan for your health, spiritual growth, relationships, and work. Start small and simple.

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