People with a reactive attitude:

· Don’t typically take responsibility for their actions and the consequences

· Often find themselves “fighting fires” and dealing with crises

People with a proactive attitude:

· Take responsibility for their actions and the consequences

· Don’t “fight fires” often since they prefer “preventive medicine” and looking at the long-range effects of their actions.

Now, notice I said “people with a proactive/reactive attitude” rather than “proactive/reactive people”.

Because you can choose to think and act proactively or reactively — it’s not “who you are.” All it takes is some self-awareness.