Stoic Empathy: The Road Map to a Life of Influence, Self-Leadership and Integrity

What if you could lead with strength and compassion?Negotiate effectively and ethically? Live from rigorous principles and deep connection? Find answers in this radical new paradigm of personal power. “A radical approach to influence rooted in ethical strength. . . . A profound blend of philosophy, personal story, and actionable insights that will inspire readers to lead with both heart and mind.” - Dr. Mike Dow, New York Times best-selling author of The Brain Fog Fix Stoicism combined with empathy may sound like an oxymoron.But when these seemingly opposing forces are harnessed together, they have the power to change your life. We think of empathy as an emotional stance: we feel what someone else is feeling.In this book, Shermin Kruse offers a radical alternative.She outlines a form of empathy that’s based in cognition instead-a way for us to understand what the other person is thinking and feeling while keeping a distance from their emotive state-and shows us how we can strategically