Being Proactive Essay

Exercise 1
In Summary, being proactive is a state of thoughts and decisions.

There are billions people in this world and they are all different. The outside differences are traits, personalities, and behaviors which reflect the inside differences. Being said, our behaviors originate from thoughts and decisions. Being proactive could be optimistic, open-minded, and self-aware. Proactive people know themselves and others. They know that conditions, circumstances, and even other people are not something they could control. Instead, they realize that how they encounter with such thing is in their control, so they manage to response each situation based on a consequence. On the other hand, Reactive people do not concern about circumstance and result. They have their goal. They aim and shoot and if they missed, they will blame their bow, arrow, wind, or even sunlight. Meanwhile, Proactive people will know that a little wind blow might bend their arrow path; they count their circumstance and make a decision. This people will never regret or blame on what they did but always come with solution. They choose how to live and learn that everything is relatively connected and related. Thomas A. Edison stated that “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work” (cited by Brainyquote.com, n.d.). If chance never comes, then go out and seize it. So I believe that, in every scenario, there is always chance for

better.
As said, our behaviors are from our thoughts regardless our conditions. I admit to say that condition and circumstance are able to affect us physically and mentally. However, eventually, we choose to make our own choice. We cannot control circumstance, but can truly control ourselves. When I was in school of design in Thailand, I always found myself struggling with lessons, practical classes, and studio workshops. I thought my school was old-school, traditional, and fell behind from other design school as it was a public school with limited financial support from government. At that time, we did not have 3D printer or fabric printing studio, whereas some other private design schools had. I felt like I could not study and learn much without those support so I flowed along with what we got. In the meantime, one of my classmates always came with her new prototypes, presentations, or models. How could she make those from nothing? I found out that she worked hard and always discuss with her counsellor for better. She had several opportunities to work with people from real industry and company and got accommodated from them. She attended workshops in Japan and Taiwan. I just found out recently after we graduated that she was working so hard in school. She recently posted on her Facebook about her college life and how fun and enthusiastic she was. Then, I thought that, actually, one important thing to be proactive is self-awareness. She loved what she did and saw her future career in her passion, whereas, I was not sure about my goal. That reflects me today. I now understand what it means to have passion, to love what I do, and to work hard no matter what it takes. I love baking and I have passion on it.
As being an international student, it is not easy to travel abroad for long time, to support myself financially, to live alone, to take care of myself, and to live in different culture. But, at least, I know that I can do it because I need it. And that is how I see my life has totally changed. I have learned that setting a goal should be initially prioritized. With a goal, I will see an unclear future, but the more I walk on, the more it becomes clearer as I know what I am achieving.
Exercise 2
A lot of people are busy with their life. They have their goal and work hard for it, but who would ever care how they manifest in order to achieve their goal. In outsider aspects, we never know what others live their life for, but we know who they are from what they do and how they live which interpret their meaning to us.
Looking back into myself, I always find myself as someone on whom others could rely. I am humble, persistent, honest, and perseverant. I tend to be a good listener than speaker, but my act speaks well. However, I was born and raised in Chinese family which makes me so discipline. I was so afraid to think out of the box or to step out of my circle. I need to be more self-motivated, inspired, and fearless which I have literally changed since I came to Canada. It is sometimes hard for me but I always hold on to it. Perseverance, honesty, and persistence have been my key.
When I was a kid, I always wanted to be an inventor.

I wanted to create something for better to this world. But, my goal shifted into a different stream when I was in high school. I concerned about environment such as climate change, and alternative green energy. The reason why I picked school of design was to create products that help this world in such aspects. However, my anticipation never accomplish in that field. Although I have changed my career path, I do not give my goal up. Food industry will be a larger impact because it involves every single person in this world. And it will not change by one person in a day or two. It needs everyone to change and my strength makes me a good influence. With my sincerely humble, honest acting, it creates a better impact than saying as people would rather believe in acts than

sayings.