Initiative doesn’t take much. A little thought and a little action. An idea pops into your head, and if it is an idea that will help make the world a better place, it is also bound to make your life better too. You could wait for your plan to be perfect until you share it or you could just get started. Waiting for perfection is thought only, no action. Just getting out of bed can take the initiative, but once you get going, you’ll keep going, trust that the same will happen with your brilliant, creative, original ideas when they come.

Habits take initiative to form a new way of living. A structured way of life. A path to get what you want from a particular goal. When your mind is clear on what you are going to do, your body goes into auto-mode when you awake and helps you along the way. A habit I have at the moment is that I like to have a drink of water, then do some yoga before I begin my day. I then meditate, which I believe guides me regarding which of my massive list of tasks to prioritise.

By starting the day as mentioned above, my creative channels open and ideas, thoughts and concepts come into my head that I hadn’t considered before. I then wonder ‘how come I never had that thought before?’ as it could be a straightforward, fantastic idea! Rather than beat myself up over it, I quickly realise that things happen for a reason and it is now the right time and trust the lessons I have learnt along the way needed to happen for whatever reason that I may or may not understand at the time.

When dealing with problems, any problem, instead of consistently thinking about the situation you are in, ask yourself ‘How can I?’ regarding your condition or issue. That’s when I find that the answers to problem-solving get creative. Try it.

Be mindful of taking on too much and feeling that you are the one who has to make things happen in group situations. Silence allows others to think and provides the opportunity for others to speak up when time permits. Being on the receiving end will enable you to become aware of what and how others feel as they start to share their thoughts, ideas and feelings with you. There will be times you disagree, times you will agree. Regardless you’ll be learning all the while and whatever your reaction is let it – be kind, be kind, be kind.