The Prince was a very peculiar piece of literature. I enjoyed reading it because it was very powerful. I see why Machiavelli is looked at as such a leader. He literally breaks down every aspect of power and maintaining power during trying times in a land. I took this as a very equipped tool to use for being a leader in today's society in every aspect. It taught me that I can face challenges and overcome them based off understanding from preserving freedom to facing new groups of people and adapting to their way of life so that they can begin to hear me out of changes I want to see made to their norm. It is up to the leader ultimately to gear the people (followers and sometimes disciples) to a place where both parties are comfortable. On one hand the leader is comfortable in decisions and choices made and the followers and/or disciples are happy and feel protected knowing that they have a dependable leader. It is ironic that most times when people thinking of themselves as a leader, they only think of what they want out of it but never seeking to consider what they people they are leading will ultimately gain from their leadership. It is of importance that the person in leadership take themselves out of the equation and focus more on the overall value. So many questions arose as I read because I begin to think of things I could've done differently as a leader in the past that could've helped me today and this is one collection of excerpts I plan on never deleted or loosing.
Jhory Buskey
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