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- on (one's) own initiative
on (one's) own initiative
on (one's) own initiative
Without requiring or having been given instruction, prompting, or guidance from others; by one's own effort or energy. Few things impress employers more than implementing business solutions on your own initiative. I just think Jennifer needs to do things on her own initiative more, instead of waiting to see what her boyfriend wants to do all the time.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Fabiola | | fah-BYO-lah (Italian), fah-VYO-lah (Spanish) | Italian, Spanish, Ancient Roman |
Gobinda | | - | Bengali |
JosÉPhine | | zho-ze-FEEN | French |
Chiumbo | | - | Eastern African, Mwera |
Fernanda | | fer-NAHN-dah (Spanish) | Spanish, Portuguese, Italian |
Harold | | ['hærəld] | |