Cynical (ePub)

What has happened to America? Over the past several years, our nation has seen a drastic decline in general civility, connection, and culture. Collectively, we are tired, angry, anxious, defensive, enraged, and alone. Suicide is up. Confidence is down. Morale is depleted. Solving this problem is a personal and societal issue. As near-peer competitors continue to rise in global power and prestige, it is also a major national security concern. What is the problem? America is cynical ... massively cynical. We often witness the toxic exchanges that form the backbone of modern-day cynicism, but we do not understand what cynicism truly is and why it is so dangerous-to our families, our workplaces, our neighborhoods, and ourselves. This book sheds light on the new mindset that has taken over America and provides seven leadership solutions, rooted in hope and humanity, to overcome our nation's current, cynical state.

Aaron Jackson is an attorney, author, speaker, and retired military service member. Passionate about people and organizations, Aaron strives each day to bring groups and ideas together to find new ways to solve the toughest problems. As a distinguished graduate from the United States Air Force Academy, Aaron delivered this same passion, energy, and purpose throughout a highly successful career as an officer and attorney in the United States Air Force. During his 20-year military career, Aaron enjoyed a wide range of experiences serving as a federal prosecutor, military defense attorney, head of legal operations for an international humanitarian exercise in the jungles of Panama, assistant professor at the United States Air Force Academy, General Counsel for a deployed combat fighter wing in the Middle East, legal counsel for the Pentagon's launch of the United States Space Force, and General Counsel for the U.S. Air Force's most highly decorated combat wing since the Vietnam War. Aaron is a passionate speaker and legal expert in various fields, including national security law, international human rights law, the law of war, and leadership ethics. In addition to now being a partner at a D.C.-based law firm, he currently serves as an adjunct professor and strategic legal consultant for two world-renowned institutions. Aaron lives with his amazing wife and four kids in Niceville, Florida.