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in·i·tia·tive (ĭ-nĭsh'ə-tĭv)
n.

1. The power or ability to begin or to follow through energetically with a plan or task; enterprise and determination.
   
2. A beginning or introductory step; an opening move: took the initiative in trying to solve the problem.
   
3. The power or right to introduce a new legislative measure.
   
4. The right and procedure by which citizens can propose a law by petition and ensure its submission to the electorate.
   

adj.
Of or relating to initiation.
Used to initiate; initiatory.

I like people who take an initiative. I like taking initiatives. I love selling ideas to people and getting them to follow my initiative.

I've had a couple of instances where I've taken an initiative, and felt better at the end of it.

I also remember the frustration of people who not only lack the initative, but lack the energy to follow another person's initiative, even though they believe in it.

Project Coffee is an example of someone who has taken an initiative for a cause, and is lacking the support he should have had. Its depressing.

Anurag Singh, 27, Software Engineer, who has started off a hunger strike to protest against the reservations law being passed in India. Several people in my company started the Save Brand India. I love these guys! What is frustrating is the lack of support that these initiatives are getting. Its hard to put in words.

Anurag, don't lose heart yet. India is with you. I'm going to get as many people interested in your cause as I can. I'm sure that the lack of people signing up for your cause is not because they don't support you, rather that they don't know about this online initative. The support is visible on the front pages in the newspapers everyday.

Guys, please sign up for Project Coffee. Its the least that you can do. And it only takes a few seconds to add a comment to his blog. Do it, and lets take this fight to the finish!