| What kind of personality are you? | | | | - Preemptive |
| Do you have a high degree of personal initiative? | | | | - Imaginative |
| We define personal initiative as: | | | | - Valuable |
| "A positive character trait that describes the | | | | Actions that are self initiated, goal directed and |
| degree to which you possess the willingness and | | | | intelligently executed will inevitably pay you back |
| ability to take self initiated action in the pursuit of | | | | many- fold. |
| your goals. " | | | | People who are level one personality tend to be |
| Personal initiative is important because: | | | | richer, happier and more successful. If you check |
| Everything you wish to achieve has its specific | | | | the records, you will see for yourself. |
| causes that need to be enacted to make it | | | | Here are a few people with personal initiative |
| happen. If you do not enact the causes, the | | | | - Mohamed Ali |
| effect will also not occur. If you do enact the | | | | - Margaret Thatcher |
| causes the effect must occur and you MUST | | | | - President Obama |
| receive the object of your desires. | | | | - Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| But- and here is the kicker- nobody can MAKE | | | | They are level one personalities. Join the gang. Be |
| you act. You can always choose to "leave it until | | | | a level one personality too. |
| tomorrow". You can say always say: "I ll do it | | | | Level two personalities |
| tomorrow." | | | | The person who does the right thing, but only if |
| And many people do! How many people do you | | | | asked or only if it has become a crisis Level two |
| know "put things off"? They say "I don't need to | | | | people work for level one personalities. Level two |
| start now, I do it later." And they fail to initiate | | | | personalities don't make much money and they |
| actions that are necessary to create the results | | | | are often stressed out. These people make good |
| they say they want. | | | | employees but not good leaders. Why? Because |
| How many people do you know, who are waiting | | | | they need to be told what to do. This type has |
| for the circumstances to become more favorable | | | | good potential for leadership because they can |
| before they agree to act? They say: I'll wait. The | | | | change and activate their personal initiative at will. |
| circumstances are not quite right yet." | | | | Today. |
| Personal initiative is the most potent of personal | | | | Level three personalities |
| characteristics. It is the one that is worth the | | | | The person who will do the right thing but only if |
| most to you and your family. The lack of | | | | he has been asked several times or it is late and |
| personal initiative is the one flaw in your character | | | | he is being chased. Level three personalities |
| that, if not corrected, will cost you the most. Did | | | | eventually get into deep trouble. These people |
| you know that, in essence, there are four levels | | | | make poor employees. They have to be |
| of personal initiative? | | | | permanently checked and double checked. It is a |
| Level one | | | | waste of time and effort. These people should |
| The person who will do the right thing before | | | | strive to become a level two character type. |
| he-she is asked and before it needs to be done | | | | Level four personalities |
| Level two | | | | The person who refuses to do the right thing, no |
| The person who does the right thing, but only if | | | | matter how many times he is asked, nor how |
| asked. | | | | bad the situation has become. Level four |
| Level three | | | | personalities end up sick and depressed and at the |
| The person who will do the right thing, but only if | | | | bottom of the ladder. They probably do not work |
| he-she has been asked several times. | | | | for your organization because they are almost |
| Level four | | | | unemployable. These people need help. |
| The person who refuses to do the right thing, no | | | | What kind of person are you? |
| matter how many times he is asked, nor how | | | | Do you have a high degree of personal initiative? |
| bad the situation has become. | | | | Personal initiative describes the degree to which |
| Let us look at each in tern: | | | | you possess the willingness to take self initiated |
| Level one personality | | | | action. |
| The person who will do the right thing before he | | | | Personal initiative is important because: |
| is asked and before it needs to be done. This | | | | ONLY IF you enact the rights causes will you |
| type sees an opportunity to take action. The task | | | | receive the object of your desires. |
| does not HAVE TO BE DONE: nobody is asking | | | | Develop your powers of personal initiative today |
| for it. If it is not done no immediate catastrophe | | | | by taking the following steps. |
| will follow (today). But taking action today sets up | | | | 1. Don't wait: Do what you can, with what you |
| a train of cause and effect that will pay huge | | | | have got, today. |
| divides later in the year. | | | | 2. Look for things that could be done. |
| This action is | | | | 3. Ignore the excuses that you tell yourself. |
| - Creative | | | | 4. Do it now. |