Initiative is a special kind of action. It's doing
something worthwhile without being told to do it
The person with initiative has a standing invitation to join
the high income brackets in every business and profession
Tell yourself,
'I’m in condition right now to begin. I can't gain a thing
by putting it off.
I'll use the 'get ready' time and energy to get going
instead:"
Here are two special exercises for developing the
initiative habit:
- Be a crusader (advocate
Do you feel your business should develop a new
department, intake a new product, or in some other way expand? Well, then, crusade for it.
- Be a volunteer:
Each of us, has been in
situations, in which we wanted to volunteer for some activity but didn't. Why? Because of fear.
Not fear that we couldn't
accomplish the task, but rather fear of what our associates would say.
It's natural to want to
belong, to be accepted, to have group approval.
But ask yourself, "Which
group do I want to have accept me? The group that laughs
because it is secretly jealous or the group that is making progress by doing
things?"
The right choice is
obvious.
The volunteer stands out.
He receives special attention.
The fellow who stands on
the sidelines, who holds off, who is passive, does not lead.
But the doer, the fellow
who thinks action, finds others want to follow him.
People place confidence
in the fellow who acts.
They naturally assume he knows what he is doing.
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