To help somebody to do something they could not do without you.

It can be good and bad.

To allow a friend to drink themselves to death is enabler.

To help someone do something they dream about is an enabler.

To help a friend out of trouble is an enabler.

So you see one must be cautious – enabling weakness or strength that’s the question.

Being an enabler is leadership. However there is bad leadership, just as there is good. Enabling still requires an awareness.

On this matter, being a positive enabler, ask simply why this person cannot proceed without you. If the answer is material, lend a hand. If it’s emotional, don’t.

This is REAL