Looking for a word to describe the burden of initiating a task

word-choice

Solution 1:

If you are looking for a one-word answer I would suggest Onus.

The onus is the responsibility for something. It carries a connotation of the burden being placed upon someone. So, I would say:

I will do this, but the onus is on you to get it started.

Related

Why should sentences not start with "there is" or "there are"? [closed]
Term for when someone gets overly pepped up and thinks he/she can do anything
"Callback", "call-back", or "call back" [closed]
“At this section...” vs. “in this section...”
We can see the shrine "become/becomes" big
Origins of "tie the knot"
Sentence structure of second amendment
Is there any connection between “machination” and Machiavelli?
Possessive apostrophe at end of an acronym that ends in S [duplicate]
What is the term for calling off a war when you are winning?
What is the oldest variety of English in the Americas?
Other words to describe the relationships between pieces of data with a common parent/child