pushy: trying hard to get what you want, especially in a way that seems rude
obnoxious: extremely unpleasant, especially in a way that offends people
Many people wait for something to happen or someone to take care of them.
resourcefulness: the quality of being good at finding ways of doing things and solving problems, etc.
demeaning: putting somebody in a position that does not give them the respect that they should have
affirm: to state clearly that something is true
literally: exactly
If you wait to be acted upon, you will be acted upon.
quarterly: produced or happening every three months
uninhibited: behaving or expressing yourself freely without worrying about what other people think
recession: a difficult time for the economy of a country, when there is less trade and industrial activity than usual and more people are unemployed
discouraged: feeling less confident or enthusiastic about doing something
What is our response? what are we going to do? How can we exercise initiative in this situation?
doable: able to be done
But that's the difference between positive thinking and proactivity. We did face reality. We faced the reality of the current circumstance and of future projections. But we also faced the reality that we had the power to choose a positive response to those circumstances and projections. Not facing reality would have been to accept the idea that what's happening in our environment had to determine us.
面對現實，我們有能力選擇以積極的方式來面對當前環境和預測。不面對現實，等於接納外部環境主宰我們。
Reactive language: She makes me mad.
Proactive language: I control my own feelings.
determinism: the belief that people are not free to choose what they are like or how they behave, because these things are decided by their environment and other things over which they have no control
exclaim: to say something suddenly and loudly, especially because of strong emotion or pain
meekly: quietly, without protesting or expressing your own opinion
A serious problem with reactive language is that it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. People become reinforced in the paradigm that they are determined, and they produce evidence to support the belief. They feel increasingly victimized and out of control, not in charge of their life or their destiny. They blame outside forces --- other people, circumstances, even the stars --- for their own situation.
abdicate: discard
In the great literature of all progressive societies, love is a verb. Reactive people make it a feeling. They're driven by feelings...Proactive people make love a verb. Love is something you do: the sacrifices you make, the giving of self, like a mother bringing a newborn into the world. If you want to study love, study those who sacrifice for others, even for people who offend or do not love in return. If you are a parent, look at the love you have for the children you sacrificed for. Love is a value that is acturalized through loving actions. Proactive people subordinate feelings to values. Love, the feeling, can be recaptured.
如果您想學習愛，就去研究那些為他人犧牲的人，即使對於冒犯他們的人或沒有愛的回報。如果您為人父母，請看看您為孩子所犧牲的愛。愛是一種透過愛的行動來實踐的。愛這種感覺是可以重拾的。
Online Dictionaries Used:
hk.dictionary.search.yahoo.com
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary
www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
Translated with the help of DeepL and edited
Stephen R.Covey "The 7 habits of Highly Effective People"
