{"id":4787,"date":"2016-10-22T23:49:56","date_gmt":"2016-10-22T23:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marniemarcus.com\/unplugged\/?p=4787"},"modified":"2016-10-22T23:49:56","modified_gmt":"2016-10-22T23:49:56","slug":"be-proactive-not-reactive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marniekuhns.com\/unplugged\/2016\/10\/22\/be-proactive-not-reactive\/","title":{"rendered":"Be Proactive, Not Reactive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I talk about <a href=\"http:\/\/marniemarcus.com\/unplugged\/2016\/10\/04\/achieve-your-dreams\/\" target=\"_blank\">A.C.T.I.O.N.<\/a>, I&#8217;m saying be proactive, not reactive. There&#8217;s a big difference between reacting to circumstances and proactively taking action. 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