Law 28: Enter Action With Boldness

The 48 Laws Of Power Summary Series

Judgement

“If you are unsure of a course of action, do not attempt it. Your doubts and hesitations will infect your execution. Timidity is dangerous: Better to enter with boldness. Any mistakes you commit through audacity are easily corrected with more audacity. Everyone admires the bold; no one honors the timid.”

When you enter with boldness you are going on the aggressive. You’re playing offence instead of defense. This may be one of the most important laws for young men and women of our generation because a lot of them are soft, entitled and undisciplined. Most of us who have grown up in the “western world” have been extremely privileged with the abundance of resources we have free easy access to. The majority of us have not experienced any wars, economic collapses or extreme suffering. I reflect on my younger self with disappointment at how soft I was. Only for the last couple of years have I been actively attempting to mitigate this tendency. Hopefully this piece can assist you in that process as well.

Consistently backing down and retreating in the face of confrontation or challenge gives the aggressor autonomy and power over you. Recognize if you possess the habit of retreating and compromising as other’s walk all over you. You can learn the hard way like I did, or you can embody the lesson contained here and start living it.