Pro-Actions, Not Re-Actions in 2009

Well, I sprung out of bed at 1:45am for no apparent reason. I figured I’d stay up and get Emma’s bottle ready because I knew she’d be up soon. Since I was up, I caught up on a few emails and cleaned up around the house.

It’s now almost 4am, the house is spotless, my inbox is tamed, made breakfast, and I am still waiting for Emma to wake up. For some reason this feels weird. Normally she is dragging me out of bed with her urgent morning cry. This feels weird, but I have to admit, I kinda like it.

There is something about being proactive, as opposed to reactive, that is natural to me. Since I can remember, I always did my chores before I was asked. If I had to be asked, I hated to do them. But when I anticipated chores before they were asked of me, I always enjoyed doing them more— much more.

Over the last four months, maybe longer, I’ve been very reactive in almost everything I’ve done. From getting up in the morning, to my chores, to my business.

In fact, a lot of people have. I don’t think I am alone here.

2008 was largely a reactive year for all of us. (Almost everyone was surprised when the economy virtually failed.) But that needs to change. And I think it will in 2009.

By and large, everyone knows what we are dealing with in 2009. No one is going to be caught off guard. You should be planning your contingency plans now, if you’re aren’t already. Prepare for everything.

Personally, I am only going to hit the ground running in ‘09. There are no resolutions, only actions. And more pro-actions than re-actions.