For me, as a negotiation guy, this will not be surprising, but I am intentional about trying to

live my life in a way that gives me the most freedom, autonomy, and leverage as possible

at all times, while making sure I'm mindful of the power dynamics in every relationship,

every interaction, and recognizing that I am not willing to put myself in a position where somebody

has substantial leverage over me. A simple way to think about power and leverage, just a quick

primer on this. Power is the ability to influence. If I have power, I can make you do things, right?

And then when we think about that, a lot of times power comes from structures, hierarchies,

something that's a little bit more concrete. Power can shift hierarchies, something that's a little bit more

concrete. Power can shift with time, but it's a little bit more stable. So I'm a multi-million

company negotiating with multi-billion dollar companies, they have more power. If I'm in a company

and there's a boss over me, then they have more power. But power is different from leverage.

Leverage is situational advantage. So somebody might have power, but the other person might have leverage just because of the

unique circumstances.

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