Stacey Vanek-Smith

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I mean, I think there are a few people who like negotiating in this world, but I think for most people negotiating is hard.

It's very emotional.

There's a lot of ideas of value wrapped up in it.

So, yeah, I think Machiavelli's advice is very relevant to everybody, honestly.

I would say that there is a way.

There is a way.

Things can feel so frustrating.

There can be what seem to be an overwhelming number of obstacles.

Things can come up that can be very demoralizing, things like that.

A lot of us are exhausted and burned out and everything.

But I think the nice thing about Machiavelli is it's just a puzzle.

Like, of course, there's a way to get where you want to go.

What's the best way forward?

Try this.

Try that.

And I think it can be really energizing.

There is a way.

It might not be the way that you first try, but that doesn't mean there's not a way.

And that would be, I think, the biggest message for Machiavelli.

There's a way.

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