Taking initiative is a form of self-empowerment.

The exploitation agenda advocated by liberals is modeled after the dependency-inducing design of the drug dealer's business model: "We'll supply the first hit for…

— Angela McGlowan

Success comes from taking the initiative and following up... persisting... eloquently expressing the depth of your love. What simple action could you take today…

— Tony Robbins

By declaring yourself a leader, you're taking initiative and moving into a role of influence in a lively and vital network that's changing the…

— Neale Donald Walsch

Leadership is people taking the initiative, carrying things through, having ideas and the imagination to get something started, and exhibiting particular skills in different…

— Charlotte Bunch

Excellence isn’t about working extra hard to do what you’re told. It’s about taking the initiative to do work you decide is worth doing.

— Seth Godin

“First, take complete responsibility for your life and current outcomes. Then take proactive steps for the necessary action to move forward in your desired…

— Susan C. Young

“Taking initiative pays off. It is hard to visualize someone as a leader if she is always waiting to be told what to do.”

— Sheryl Sandberg

“Imagine how many new friends you would make, how much new business you could create, and how much fun you could have by simply…

— Susan C. Young

Being proactive is more than taking initiative. It is recognizing that we are responsible for our own choices and have the freedom to choose…

— Stephen Covey

All problems become smaller if you don't dodge them, but confront them. Touch a thistle timidly, and it pricks you; grasp it boldly, and…

— William Halsey

“Discover what you could do with your life and empower yourself in that area. Add value to yourself in that your area of calling.”

— Sunday Adelaja

The beauty of empowering others is that your own power is not diminished in the process.

— Anonymous

You are responsible for your life. So why expect something to happen for motivation. Self motivation is biggest drive for self empowerment.

— Anil Sinha

Not waiting for someone to give you what you can give yourself.

— Rob Brezsny

“A spiritual reinterpretation of events gives us miraculous authority to command the winds, to part the waters, and to break all chains that bind…

— Marianne Williamson