Will to Power

Mustafa Selim

Revealing the principles of power through the lives of history's most powerful rulers. Machiavelli meets Nietzsche. Sultan Letters & additional written work: willtopowerpod.substack.com

  1. Adolf Hitler — Principle 1: Power comes from mass support and institutional approval.

    4D AGO

    Adolf Hitler — Principle 1: Power comes from mass support and institutional approval.

    Adolf Hitler — Principle 1: Power comes from mass support and institutional approval. Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ to receive this principle's Vizier Letter. Source: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hitler: A Study in Tyranny by Alan Bullock and Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/willtopowerpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    17 min
  2. Joseph Stalin — Principle 8: Conceal your mistakes by scapegoating a subordinate.

    MAY 13

    Joseph Stalin — Principle 8: Conceal your mistakes by scapegoating a subordinate.

    Joseph Stalin — Principle 8: Conceal your mistakes by scapegoating a subordinate. Click ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ to receive this principle's Vizier Letter. Source: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stalin: A Biography⁠⁠ by Robert Service ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/willtopowerpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    21 min
  3. Joseph Stalin — Principle 7: Once you hold power, purge all who are disloyal to your rule.

    MAY 6

    Joseph Stalin — Principle 7: Once you hold power, purge all who are disloyal to your rule.

    Joseph Stalin — Principle 7: Once you hold power, purge all who are disloyal to your rule. Click ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ to receive this principle's Vizier Letter. Source: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stalin: A Biography⁠⁠ by Robert Service ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/willtopowerpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    22 min
  4. Joseph Stalin — Principle 6: Wield the dogma of the state’s ideology as a blade, cutting down your enemies with righteous precision.

    APR 29

    Joseph Stalin — Principle 6: Wield the dogma of the state’s ideology as a blade, cutting down your enemies with righteous precision.

    Joseph Stalin — Principle 6: Wield the dogma of the state’s ideology as a blade, cutting down your enemies with righteous precision. Click ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ to receive this principle's Vizier Letter. Source: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stalin: A Biography⁠⁠ by Robert Service ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/willtopowerpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    21 min
  5. Joseph Stalin — Principle 5: Anoint yourself high priest of the ideology and claim supreme authority over its sacred dogma.

    APR 22

    Joseph Stalin — Principle 5: Anoint yourself high priest of the ideology and claim supreme authority over its sacred dogma.

    Joseph Stalin — Principle 5: Anoint yourself high priest of the ideology and claim supreme authority over its sacred dogma. Click ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ to receive this principle's Vizier Letter. Source: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stalin: A Biography⁠⁠ by Robert Service ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/willtopowerpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    13 min
  6. Joseph Stalin — Principle 4: Forge strategic alliances to eliminate your main rivals, collaborating until you wield enough power to reign supreme.

    APR 15

    Joseph Stalin — Principle 4: Forge strategic alliances to eliminate your main rivals, collaborating until you wield enough power to reign supreme.

    Joseph Stalin — Principle 4: Forge strategic alliances to eliminate your main rivals, collaborating until you wield enough power to reign supreme. Click ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ to receive this principle's Vizier Letter. Source: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stalin: A Biography⁠⁠ by Robert Service ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/willtopowerpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    33 min
  7. Joseph Stalin — Principle 3: When given an inch of responsibility, take a mile—power is seized by the bold and aggressive.

    APR 8

    Joseph Stalin — Principle 3: When given an inch of responsibility, take a mile—power is seized by the bold and aggressive.

    Joseph Stalin — Principle 3: When given an inch of responsibility, take a mile—power is seized by the bold and aggressive. Click ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ to receive this principle's Vizier Letter. Source: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stalin: A Biography⁠⁠ by Robert Service ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/willtopowerpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    17 min
  8. Joseph Stalin — Principle 2: Support the heir apparent. When the new king is enthroned, you will be rewarded with power and prestige.

    APR 1

    Joseph Stalin — Principle 2: Support the heir apparent. When the new king is enthroned, you will be rewarded with power and prestige.

    Joseph Stalin — Principle 2: Support the heir apparent. When the new king is enthroned, you will be rewarded with power and prestige. Click ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ to receive this principle's Vizier Letter. Source: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stalin: A Biography⁠⁠ by Robert Service ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/willtopowerpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    19 min
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Revealing the principles of power through the lives of history's most powerful rulers. Machiavelli meets Nietzsche. Sultan Letters & additional written work: willtopowerpod.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Mustafa Selim
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    25
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Mustafa Selim
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    Will to Power