Proactive people focus their efforts in the circle of…
Page 83. Proactive people focus their efforts in the circle of influence. They work on the things they can do something about. The nature of their energy is positive, enlarging and magnifying, causing their circle of influence to increase. Reactive people on the other hand focus our efforts in the circle of concern they focus on the weaknesses of other people and problems in the environment and circumstances over which they have no control. Their focus result in blaming and accusing attitudes, reactive language, and increased feelings of victimization.
— from Fuel (Energy)