This article highlights how empathy is used to influence people in your daily life. Specifically, how to engage with those around you through demonstrating understanding and how to negotiate with empathy; an important element to developing influence and leadership ability.

The vast topic of leadership ranges in different styles, situations, and environments. Whether our leadership comes from doing the right thing or being influential, we should seek subtle examples of leader figures from history and see if we can emulate them to make an impact.

As a leader, we must understand the nuances of the organization and relationships between networks of people. The network of leaders and people in that group setting will require some levels of negotiations and compromises if there is something you want done.

OODA loop is a decision making concept that focuses on observing available information, orienting those observations into context, and quickly making the most appropriate decision while also understanding that following decisions can be made with created actions.

In a thought experiment to understand the nature of creative thinking, military Air Force strategist John Boyd presented the “Destruction and Creativity Theory” as an exercise to break things down and re-create something new.

Over the past few years, I’ve delved into numerous self-help books because I was seeking answers to deeply unknown questions. I thought reading self-help and career books would evolve me into an ideal person that people would admire and surely hire.

Stoicism is a philosophy of personal ethics that reflect wisdom, courage, justice, and temperance. It is informed by the natural world that surrounds us and teaches us how to react to the natural world while reflecting these ethics.

2020 has been a crazy year, yet one that has let me increase my range in perspective on a bigger view. From Social unrest, global pandemic, environmental issues, and future homeownership, we are living in delicate situation that will only tip the future to arrive even sooner.

The markets may feel like a daunting place at first. We often get caught up on the hype and volatility of investments, but it's important to focus on the right strategy and stay emotionally patient