To like step up, and set your things straight.
A way I can take the initiative is in robotics, I could work more,
I'm always waiting for instructions, but maybe I should learn to work without being told and take the initiative.
Dictionary Definition:
1.
an introductory act or step; leading action: to take the initiative in making friends.
2.
readiness and ability in initiating action; enterprise: to lack initiative.
3.
one's personal, responsible decision: to act on one's own initiative.