In Steven Covey’s National bestselling book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” being proactive is defined as focusing on things that you can actually do something about, and it’s through this focus that one’s sphere of influence grows. Meanwhile, being reactive is defined as focusing on things outside of one’s control. This negative focus results in blaming others and an increased sense of victimization, which lead to a person’s sphere of influence shrinking. Below