Initiative and Perseverance

Initiative: What is one example of something you are showing a lack of initiative.

-I am supposed to be painting Picasso's Guernica on a celing tile for a teacher. However I have not had time or motivation to be very productive on it.

1)I have begun painting the tile but the paint has, for some unknown reason, soaked into the tile making it not solid white. I need to put another coat of paint on it TONIGHT... and again if it still does not work. :(
2)I will sketch the outline shapes using the scale I made.
3)Then I will paint.

Perseverance -pertaining to the scenerio in the prompt-

I would first encourage the player to keep going and working hard in practice and talk to them a little more than I normally would. Then if they still were withdrawn, after practice one day I would ask them what was wrong or if they need help with anything. If they say no, then I would just leave them alone for a while and see if another more promising opportunity presents itself, because I would not want to annoy them to the point that they shut me out. On the other hand, they really need their problems worked out for the betterment of the team.