“On the plains of hesitation bleach the bones of countless millions who, at the dawn of decision, sat down to wait, and waiting died.” – George W. Cecil

“Boldness be my friend” – Shakespeare

“It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.” – Nelson Mandela

“In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” – D. Eisenhower

The Emperor, the PTA President, the Scout Troop Leader, the Little League Coach, and the Neighborhood Block Party organizer, these people have a way about them. They step into roles that require persistence, patience, reliability, and the rare ability to herd cats (or children). This is abundance of action, or will, in action. People who are blessed with this abundance can work their magic in roles both large and small. They often manage to make their impact felt even while making no sense. Yogi Berra being one of the most quoted examples, “Even Napoleon had his Watergate”. The quote is wildly off but at the same time, accurate in a way that people understand the meaning behind it. That’s communicating with abundance rather than facts.

This form of abundance shows itself in the doing. There’s strength and courage to act. There’s a willingness to take risks within the physical arena, and a certain natural understanding of strategy. Cause and effect are the tools, not the consequences. They seem to weigh the odds at every turning point and take decisive action. When they choose poorly, they take it into consideration and only slow their pace momentarily while compensating for their mistake in their following action.

They’ll gladly take you under their wing, while expecting from you everything they are. They share their abundance every day because that is what you do with abundance. If we want their expertise though, not just their action, we had better be in it for the long haul and it won’t be cheap.

Knowing when to act, how to act, and when not to act, are skills they have honed over years of sharing their abundance. It’s quite likely that they would have had their gifts taken for granted and abused in the past. Their wisdom did not come easily.