Diligence vs. Proactive — What's the Difference?

Diligence—carefulness and persistent effort or work—is one of the seven heavenly virtues. It is indicative of a work ethic, the belief that work is good in itself.

(of a person or action) creating or controlling a situation rather than just responding to it after it has happened

Earnest and persistent application to an undertaking; steady effort; assiduity.

Acting in advance to deal with an expected difficulty; anticipatory

Attentive care; heedfulness.

Acting in advance to deal with an expected change or difficulty

A large stagecoach.

Descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently;

Steady application; industry; careful work involving long-term effort.

(of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens

The qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, and perseverance.

Carefulness, in particular, the necessary care appropriate to a particular task or responsibility.

(historical) A four-wheeled public stage-coach, widely used in France before the general establishment of the railways.

The process by which persons, lands, or effects are seized for debt; process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the production of writings.

The quality of being diligent; carefulness; careful attention; - the opposite of negligence.

Interested and persevering application; devoted and painstaking effort to accomplish what is undertaken; assiduity in service.

Process by which persons, lands, or effects are seized for debt; process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the production of writings.

A four-wheeled public stagecoach, used in France.

Conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation

Persevering determination to perform a task;

A diligent effort;