INITIATIVE

Recognizing and doing what needs to be done
before I am asked to do it

vs. Idleness

I WILL:
             Do what is right before being told.
                    Not put off until tomorrow the things I can do today.
                    Contribute to the success of the whole team.
                    Be a part of the solution rather than the problem.
                    Look for ways to help others.

The whistling swan (tundra swan) gets its name from the slow but powerful beating of wings in flight, not from its voice.  However, as flocks fly overhead the leader utters a high note like "who-who-who" which is then repeated by flock after flock.  Flying in v-formation allows 25 birds to increase by 30 percent the distance they can fly.  This beautiful bird can fly at speeds up to 100 mph and at an altitude of over a mile.