Monday, January 30, 2012

Dwayne Alvin Hearn Quote

“Initiative is
connecting with
the creative energy
of the universe
and using it
to create a ‘new earth.’”
Dwayne Alvin Hearn

Mother Teresa Quote

“Love begins at home,
and it is not how much we do...
but how much love
we put in that action.”
Mother Teresa

King Solomon Hearn Quote

“What are you waiting for;
take the initiative
to make it happen today!
King Solomon Hearn

Hannibal Quote

“We will either find a way, or make one.”
Hannibal

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Quote

“We must use time creatively,
in the knowledge that
the time is always ripe
to do right.”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Les Louis Brown Quote

“We must look for ways to be an active force in our own lives.
We must take charge of our own destinies,
design a life of substance and truly begin to live our dreams.”
Les Louis Brown

Sunday, January 29, 2012

King Solomon Hearn Quote

“If you want to accomplish something in your life
take the initiative to make it happen today!
King Solomon Hearn

Epictetus Quote

“First say to yourself what you would be;
and then do what you have to do.”
Epictetus

Langston Hughes Quote

“I have discovered in life
that there are ways of getting
almost anywhere you want to go,
if you really want to go.”
Langston Hughes

Dwayne Alvin Hearn Quote

“In this precious moment
there is always an opportunity
to take the initiative
to do the right thing!”
Dwayne Alvin Hearn

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Quote

“The time is always right to do what is right.”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

Madam C.J. Walker Quote

“I had to make my opportunity…
Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come;
you have to get up and make them.” Madame C. J. Walker

Saturday, January 28, 2012

King Solomon Hearn Quote

“Take the initiative to live life passionately.”
King Solomon Hearn

King Solomon Hearn Quote

“Take the initiative to live a life filled with passion.”
King Solomon Hearn

Jeff Olson Quote

“Some day" doesn't exist, never has, and never will.
There is no "some day". There's only today.
When tomorrow comes, it will be another today;
so will the next day. They all will.
There is never anything but today.” Jeff Olson

Anonymous Quote (initiative)

“This is the beginning of a new day.
You have been given this day to use as you will.
You can waste it or use it for good.
What you do today is important because
you are exchanging a day of your life for it.
When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever;
in its place is something that you have left behind...
let it be something good.” Anonymou
s

Friday, January 27, 2012

Thomas Fuller Quote

“The great end of life is not knowledge, but action.”
Thomas Fuller

Stephen R. Covey Quote

“Those who get the most out of life
and those who give the most
are those who make the choice to act.”
Stephen Covey

King Solomon Hearn Quote

“Taking the initiative is the beginning.”
King Solomon Hearn

Maya Angelou Quote

“Life loves the liver of it.”
Maya Angelou

Catherine Pulsifer Quote

"No action, no change. Limited action, limited change. Lots of action - Change occurs."
Catherine Pulsifer

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote

"An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory."
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Emi Muneto Hearn Quote

"Some people dream of success
while others take the initiative
to make their dreams come true."
Emi Muneto Hearn

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Alfred North Whitehead Quote

“From the moment of birth we are immersed in action,
and can only fitfully guide it by taking thought.”
Alfred North Whitehead

Maya Angelou Quote

“Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told: "I'm with you, kid. Let's go."”
Maya Angelou

Anonymous Quote (initiative)

“If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.”
Anonymous

Midge Dector Quote

“Ideas are powerful things, requiring not a studious
contemplation but an action, even if it is only an inner action.”
Midge Dector

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Arthur Ashe Quote

“You've got to get to the stage in life
where going for it is more important
than winning or losing.” Arthur Ashe

Orison Swett Marden Quote

“Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities.
Seize common occasions and make them great.”
Orison Swett Marden

Johann Wolfgang Goethe Quote

“Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius and power and magic in it.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Anonymous Quote (initiative)

“The door of opportunity won't open
unless you do some pushing.”
Anonymous

William Jennings Bryan Quote

”Destiny is not a matter of chance,
it is a matter of choice;
it is not a thing to be waited for,
it is a thing to be achieved.”
William Jennings Bryan

Zig Ziglar Quote

“You don’t have to be great to start,
but you have to start to be great.”
Zig Ziglar

Monday, January 23, 2012

Ralph Stayer Quote

"Anything worth doing is worth doing now!"
Ralph Stayer

James Dean Quote

“Dream as if you'll live forever.
Live as if you'll die today.”
James Dean

John W. Foster Quote

“One of the strongest characteristics of genius
is the power of lighting its own fire.”
John W. Foster

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Dwayne Alvin Hearn Quote

“I always received positive energy
when I take the initiative
to create positive actions.”
Dwayne Alvin Hearn

Horace Quote

“Carpe diem” Horace
The most popular translation of this Latin phrase,
“seize the day.”

Robert Herrick Quote

“Gather ye rose-buds while ye may
Old Time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles today,
Tomorrow will be dying.”
Robert Herrick

Saturday, January 21, 2012

John Maxwell Quote

“An idea is worthless unless you use it.”
John Maxwell

English Proverb

“The shortest answer is doing.”
English Proverb

Henri Frederic Amie Quote

“For purposes of action
nothing is more useful
than narrowness of thought
combined with energy of will.”
Henri Frederic Amiel

Friday, January 20, 2012

Dwayne Alvin Hearn Quote

“When I take the initiative
to think and talk about my life
in a more positive way
I create a more positive
life experience.”
Dwayne Alvin Hearn

Anonymous Quote (initiative)

“Don't wait for your ship to come in; swim out to it.”
Anonymous

Donald G. Mitchell Quote

“There is no genius in life
like the genius of energy and activity.”
Donald G. Mitchell

Dr. Wayne Dyer Quote

“Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.”
Dr. Wayne Dyer

Thursday, January 19, 2012

T. S. Eliot Quote

“What we call the beginning is often the end.
And to make an end is to make a beginning.
The end is where we start from.” T. S. Eliot

King Solomon Hearn Quote

“Accomplishing our goals is simple
once we take the first step!”
King Solomon Hearn

King Solomon Hearn Quote

“Accomplishing my goals became possible
once I took the first step!”
King Solomon Hearn

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Dwayne Alvin Hearn Quote

“I intend to take the initiative
to make my life, my life's work,
and my purpose greater than myself.”
Dwayne Alvin Hearn

Catherine Pulsifer Quote

“Some people are not aware it's their choice
to create their own destiny while others
set personal goals and take responsibility for
the direction of their lives.”
Catherine Pulsifer

King Solomon Hearn Quote

“Success usually comes to those who take the initiative.”
King Solomon Hearn

Horace Mann Quote

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.
Live the life you've imagined.”Horace Mann

Stephen R. Covey Quote

“I am personally convinced that one person can be a change
catalyst, a "transformer" in any situation, any organization.
Such an individual is yeast that can leaven an entire loaf.
It requires vision, initiative, patience, respect, persistence,
courage, and faith to be a transforming leader.”
Stephen R. Covey

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Monday, January 16, 2012

Amelia Earhart Quote

“The most effective way to do it is to do it.”
Amelia Earhart

Alfred Adler Quote

“Trust only movement.
Life happens at the level of events,
not of words.
Trust movement.”
Alfred Adler

Mahatma Gandhi Quote

“I am not built for academic writings. Action is my domain.”
Mahatma Gandhi

Mark Twain Quote

“The secret to getting ahead is getting started.
The secret of getting started is breaking your complex,
overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks,
and then starting on the first one.” Mark Twain

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Ausonius Quote

"Begin - to begin is half the work,
let half still remain;
again begin this,
and thou wilt have finished."
Ausonius

Jim Rohn Quote

"Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value."
Jim Rohn

Eddie Rickenbacker Quote

"The four cornerstones of character
on which the structure of this nation was built are:
Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence."
Eddie Rickenbacker

Friday, January 13, 2012

Anonymous Quote (initiative)

“More powerful than the will to win is the courage to begin.”
Anonymous

Madam C.J. Walker Quote

“I got myself a start by giving myself a start.”
Madam C.J. Walker

Thomas Carlyle Quote

“In every phenomenon
the beginning
remains always
the most notable moment.”
Thomas Carlyle

Thursday, January 12, 2012

King Solomon Hearn Quote

“Take the initiative to turn your dreams into reality.”
King Solomon Hearn

Andrew Jackson Quote

“Take time to deliberate;
but when the time for action arrives,
stop thinking and go in.”
Andrew Jackson

Dwayne Alvin Hearn Quote

“The right person is the one
that seizes this precious moment.”
Dwayne Alvin Hearn

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Anonymous Quote (initiative)

“All glory comes from daring to begin.”
Anonymous

Theodore Roethke Quote

“I learn by going where I have to go.”
Theodore Roethke

Robert Frost Quote

“Originality and initiative are what I ask for my country.”
Robert Frost

Barbara Sher Quote

“You can learn new things at any time in your life if you’re willing to be a beginner.
If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to you.”
Barbara Sher

Mark Twain Quote

“The secret to getting ahead is getting started.
The secret of getting started is breaking your complex,
overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks,
and then starting on the first one.” Mark Twain

Monday, January 9, 2012

Cesar Chavez Quote

“Students must have initiative;
they should not be mere imitators.
They must learn to think and act
for themselves - and be free.”
Cesar Chavez

King Solomon Hearn Quote

“Everything begins in this present moment.”
King Solomon Hearn

Anonymous Quote (initiative)

“Passion sparks initiative,
a tremendous focus,
belief, desire, and drive”
Anonymous

Sunday, January 8, 2012

King Solomon Hearn Quote

“Take the initiative to create happiness in your life,
instead of waiting for happiness to come to you.”
King Solomon Hearn

Mother Theresa Quote

“Good works are links that form a chain of love.”
Mother Theresa

Steve Jobs Quote

“Let's make a dent in the universe.”
Steve Jobs

Thich Nhat Hanh Quote

“Once there is seeing, there must be acting.
Otherwise, what is the use of seeing?”
Thich Nhat Hanh

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Anonymous Quote (initiative)

”Success comes to the person who does today
what you were thinking about doing tomorrow.”
Anonymous

John Ruskin Quote

“What we think or what we know or what we believe is,
in the end, of little consequence,
the only consequence is what we do.” John Ruskin

Milton Berle Quote

”If opportunity doesn't knock - build a door.”
Milton Berle

Will Rogers Quote

”Even if you're on the right track
you'll get run over if you just sit there.”
Will Rogers

Friday, January 6, 2012

George Patton Quote

“A good plan implemented today
is better than a perfect plan
implemented tomorrow.”
George Patton

King Solomon Hearn Quote

“Only in this moment,
this precious moment
can I seize the day and
make my life extraordinary.”
King Solomon Hearn

King Solomon Hearn Quote

“Only in this precious,
(present) moment
can I seize the day
and make my life extraordinary.”
King Solomon Hearn

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Nike Quote

“Just Do It.”
Nike

Victor Hugo Quote

“Initiative is doing the right thing without being told.”
Victor Hugo

Napoleon Hill Quote

“Do not wait; the time will never be just right.”
Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools
you may have at your command,
and better tools will be found as you go along.”
Napoleon Hill

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

James Dean Quote

“Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.”
James Dean

Orlando Battista Quote

“Initiative is to success
what a lighted match is to a candle.”
Orlando Battista

Eddie Murphy Quote

“I've always had confidence.
It came because I have lots of initiative.
I wanted to make something of myself.”
Eddie Murphy

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Samuel Dash Quote

“When you believe in what you're doing
and use your imagination and initiative,
you can make a difference.” Samuel Dash

King Solomon Hearn Quote

"Take the initiative to create positive changes in your life,
one precious moment at a time." King Solomon Hearn

Anonymous Quote (initiative)

“Initiating comes from imagination.
An atmosphere where people initiate
can only come from a place
where dreaming is encouraged.”
Anonymous

Question about initiative

What did I learn today that I can use tomorrow to bring me closer to
making my dream/dreams come true?

Monday, January 2, 2012

King Solomon Hearn Quote

“Don’t wait for happiness to come to you,
take the initiative to create it in your life.”
King Solomon Hearn

Jesse Jackson Quote

“Time is neutral and does not change things.
With courage and initiative, leaders change things.”
Jesse Jackson

Anthony Robbins Quote

“Success comes from taking the initiative and following up...
persisting... eloquently expressing the depth of your love.
What simple action could you take today to produce
a new momentum toward success in your life?”
Anthony Robbins

Question about initiative

What actions can I take today that will bring me closer
to making my dream/dreams come true?

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Daisaku Ikeda Quote

“Buddhism holds that everything is in constant flux.
Thus the question is whether we are to accept change passively
and be swept away by it or whether we are to take the lead
and create positive changes on our own initiative.”
Daisaku Ikeda

Dwayne Alvin Hearn Quote

“The first step of every journey begins in a single present, precious moment!”
Dwayne Alvin Hearn

Liane Cardes Quote

“Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.”
Liane Cardes

Lao Tzu Quote

“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” Lao Tzu

Question about initiative

How can I take the initiative to create a more enjoyable life experience in this new year?

INITIATIVE:THIS MONTH'S INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES THEME

“I believe that I have the power to take the initiative
to create the kind of life experience
that I choose for myself at any time in my life.”
Dwayne Alvin Hearn

“You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it
is more important than winning or losing.”
Arthur Ashe

“Initiating comes from imagination. An atmosphere where people initiate
can only come from a place where dreaming is encouraged.”
Anonymous

January 1st, 2012 the first day of another new year and a great opportunity to
take the initiative, to take the necessary actions to begin to create a more
enjoyable life experience. Initiative is the theme for my Inspirational
Quotes Community for the month of January in the twelfth year of this new
millennium.

A definition of initiative from Dictionary.com
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/initiative

Show Spelled Pronunciation
[i-nish-ee-uh-tiv, i-nish-uh-]

1. An introductory act or step; leading action : to take the initiative in
making friends.

2. Readiness and ability in initiating action; enterprise

3. One’s personal, responsible decision: to act on one’s own initiative.

A definition of initiative from YourDictionary.com
http://www.yourdictionary.com/initiative

Initiative describes the nature to take the first step in something. (adjective)
An example of initiative is someone who is always first to start a new project.

Initiative is the act of taking the first step. (noun)
An example of initiative is going to the city council with a new idea.

Synonyms for initiative
(noun)
Ability to start things:
enterprise, drive, energy, inventiveness; see ambition 1, force 3.

The starting of things:
action, lead, first step; see action 1, leadership 1.


I hope that you enjoy a most most incredible 2012!