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What is initiative? -- Taking initiative: saving the environment -- Finding a better way -- Helping others -- Initiative in a disaster -- Keeping your culture alive -- Initiative in business.

Initiative is what gets things done. It's what leads to new inventions. It can also lead to great success! You can show initiative by acting first, by putting in extra effort, or by coming up with a new way to do things. In this graphic nonfiction book, you'll see how having initiative helped some amazing individuals reach their goals. You'll also have a chance to think about how showing initiative can help you reach yours!