Zen…

There are books you read, and there are books that reconstruct your mind.

For me, The Prince wasn’t just a book. It was a blueprint.

Niccolò Machiavelli understood something most people refuse to accept: Power is never given. It is taken, maintained, and protected at all costs.

He didn’t write for the sentimental. He wrote for the ruthless, the strategic, the ones who refuse to be played.

And once you see the world through his eyes, you never unsee it.

HOW THE PRINCE CHANGED MY UNDERSTANDING OF POWER

Before Machiavelli, power seemed like something you either had or didn’t.

After Machiavelli, I realized: Power is created. Power is positioned. Power is perception.

• It’s not about being the best. It’s about being seen as the best.

• It’s not about fairness. It’s about leverage.

• It’s not about what you deserve. It’s about what you negotiate.

I started seeing power plays everywhere—in business, in relationships, in social dynamics.

Machiavelli doesn’t tell you to be cruel. He tells you to be calculated.

He doesn’t say trust no one. He says trust carefully, and always have the upper hand.

The world rewards those who move with intention.

THE ART OF STRATEGY: APPLYING MACHIAVELLI TO REAL LIFE

People hear “Machiavellian” and think deception. But Machiavelli wasn’t about deception—he was about understanding the game so well that you always stay ahead.

1. CONTROL YOUR IMAGE (BECAUSE PERCEPTION IS REALITY)

It’s not enough to be powerful. You must appear powerful.

The world doesn’t operate on truth. It operates on perception.

• If people see you as valuable, they treat you accordingly.

• If people see you as weak, they exploit you.

• If people fear losing you, they invest more.

Machiavelli understood that reputation alone can win battles.

In business. In relationships. In life.

2. BE FEARED OR BE REPLACED

“It is better to be feared than loved if you cannot be both.”

I used to think being liked was a strength. That if you were kind enough, agreeable enough, people would reciprocate.

Machiavelli showed me the truth: People respect what they fear losing.

Not fear in the sense of cruelty—fear in the sense of certainty.

The fear of losing access. The fear of your indifference. The fear of your absence.

A woman who is too accessible, too predictable, too easily won is never valued the same way as the one who is rare, unattainable, and in control.

Machiavelli’s principle? If they don’t fear losing you, they don’t value keeping you.

3. STRATEGY OVER EMOTION, ALWAYS

Machiavelli believed emotion is the enemy of power.

If you let emotions dictate your decisions, you become:

• Reactive instead of proactive.

• Predictable instead of strategic.

• Controlled instead of in control.

This doesn’t mean suppressing feelings. It means mastering them.

It means choosing logic over impulse, positioning over passion.

Because power isn’t won in moments of rage.

It’s won in the calm execution of a flawless plan.

THE WOMAN WHO MOVES LIKE A PRINCE

Machiavelli wrote for rulers. But his lessons apply to anyone who wants to become untouchable.

A high-value woman moves like a Prince when she:

• Understands her worth is dictated by scarcity. (Be rare, or be replaceable.)

• Knows that men value what they must earn. (Don’t be easily won.)

• Chooses respect over likability. (Because the liked are forgotten, but the respected are remembered.)

• Never reacts—only strategizes. (Control the game by never playing emotionally.)

Machiavelli didn’t write for the weak-hearted.

He wrote for the ones who refuse to be at the mercy of anyone.

And that’s why The Prince isn’t just a book to me.

It’s a lifelong love affair.