Strengthen Your Personal Initiative

Your personal Initiative is the spark that initiates your actions. Without personal initiative you cannot be successful. 

Napoleon Hill talked about personal initiative at length in his 9th principal of success. He said, “Success is something you must achieve, without someone telling you what to do or why you should do it.” 

Where Does Success Come From

Success comes to those who are proactive. Instead of drifting through life doing only what is required, successful people do the extra things that give direction to their goals and bring more fulfillment to there lives. 

No one told Fred Smith to start FedEx. He started it by using his own personal initiative. No one told Sergey Brin or Larry Page why they should start Google, they did it using their own personal initiative. No one pushed me everyday to do the things that were required of me to achieve my goals. It was the consistent use of my personal initiative that allowed me to achieve them. 

No matter what your goal is becoming a remarkable parent, one of your companies most valued employees, an outstanding athlete, a top producing sells person or the owner of your own business. If you’re going to be successful, you must use your personal initiative to do the little things required of you to succeed. It won’t happen any other way. 

Personal initiative is more than a requirement to achieving your goals. It’s about taking time to do the little things that make your life and the lives of others both at work and at home more enjoyable. It’s doing the simple things like picking up your dirty clothes, washing the windows or emptying the over flowing trashcan. It’s taking 3 minutes to clean the coffee mugs in the office sink. It’s taking time to express your genuine gratitude to someone who did something for you. It’s offering to help a friend in need. 

How Will It Benefit You?

In a sense your personal initiative is noticing and being aware of the things that need to be done without being asked. 

I firmly believe that the only way you will have personal initiative to do the big things, is to strengthen it by first doing the little things. Every big success is made up of a great number of little successes. Each requiring personal initiative. Many are so insignificant that you’ll be the only personal who notices. But in the end isn’t that all that matters? After all it is you that has the deep yearning in your heart to achieve a goal. You’re the one responsible for taking action and making decisions. And you’re the only one who can change course if required. 

The use of personal initiative has more benefits than meets the eye. First you’ll become more respected. People who use their personal initiative are well regarded and have greater influence. Next it will build your self-esteem. No other method for building self-esteem is more effective than using your personal initiative to do the little things you know you should do. And last it’ll help you advance your career. People who are consistent in using their personal initiative to advance their careers are those at the top of the pay scale in their profession. 

Here’s my challenge to you: This is your opportunity to step up your game and distinguish yourself from the growing number of apathetic people. This is your chance to use your unique talents and skills to achieve the things that are important to you. Don’t let the lethargic environment around you keep you from stetting yourself to be your very best. Start by doing the things that require personal initiative. As you build your confidence in doing the little things stretch yourself to do the big things. Continue this process and allow each success to build upon the prior one. 

Here’s my final thought: Now is the time to put your life in gear and go conquer your dreams! 

To Your Success!

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