Initiative

Initiative

The power or ability to begin and follow through with a plan or task

The energy displayed in starting an action

Initiative defined

“…on one’s own initiative…”

IndependentlyWithout prompting or direction from others

Well-known idiom..

Quotation…

Mahatma Ghandi

Be the change you wish to see in this world..

A young girl was walking along a beach upon which thousands of starfish had been washed up during a terrible storm. When she came to each starfish, she would pick it up, and throw it back into the ocean. People watched her with amusement.

A story…

She had been doing this for some time when a man approached her and said, “Little girl, why are you doing this? Look at this beach! You can’t save all these starfish. You can’t begin to make a difference!”

A story…

The girl seemed crushed, suddenly deflated. But after a few moments, she bent down, picked up another starfish, and hurled it as far as she could into the ocean. Then she looked up at the man and replied,

A story…

“Well, I made a difference to that one!”

A story…

Dream moreLearn moreDo moreBecome more

Your actions should inspire others to:

Work with a partner…

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1 quote5 ways

5 WAYS: Environment Work performance Behaviour toward people Attitude toward life Personal goal/ dream

QUOTE…

One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time

Don’t wait for your ship to come in; swim out to meet it.

Most things are difficult before they are easy.

If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in the harbour forever.