At some point, I decided one of my life’s goals was to make a meaningful impact & to leave this world a little bit better than how I found it. The Negotiated Apology Project is my ambitious shot towards this goal. It’s purpose is to help people develop the tools to independently resolve interpersonal conflicts, grow, and to live within the best versions of their relationships.

Interpersonal conflict is a generally unavoidable fact of life. To be blessed with people in our lives is to inevitably deal with mistakes and fallouts. However, in us lays the power to peacefully and definitively resolve any conflicts through insightful strategy, kind words, meaningful actions, and pure heart.

Here’s some insight into me: I’m not perfect; I’m hella not perfect. But I never lost sight of why I chose to embrace friendship, love, family, and community: to my final day, I want the most meaning out of those who would walk the road of life with me. A relationship is a living thing to nurture. I have a duty to try and gracefully fix it when things go awry. Learning to prioritize my relationships over self has made the human experience immeasurably richer for me. And I want that for everyone else.

Life is short and people here today will not always be around. To that fact, we should strive to experience the most fulfilling versions of our relationships in the now. Conflict is a bump in the road to be faced, not shied away from. We’ll all be better for it.

I sincerely hope my thesis of incorporating negotiation tactics into your apologies help you create and maintain your own fulfilling and everlasting relationships.

-Jon