Initiative

Initiative

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   The power orability to begin and follow through with a plan or task  The energy displayed in starting an action
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  “…on one’s owninitiative…”  Independently  Without prompting or direction from others
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   Be the change you wishto see in this world.. Mahatma Ghandi
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  A young girl waswalking 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 beendoing 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 seemedcrushed, 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 thatone!”
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   Dream more  Learnmore  Do more  Become more
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  1 symbol 1 quote 5 ways 5WAYS:      Environment Work performance Behaviour toward people Attitude toward life Personal goal/ dream
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      One does notdiscover 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.