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