7つの習慣 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People（スティーブンRコヴィー）

第一の習慣／主体性を発揮する

Between stimulus and response is our greatest power-the freedom to choose.

Proactivity means more than merely taking initiative.It means that as human beings, we are responsible for our own lives.

We are responsible - "response-able"- to control our lives and to powerfully influence our circumstances by working on be, on what we are.