Fictional journeys
that reveal soft skills like leadership, empathy, and emotional resilience.
I own and operate businesses nationwide across several different brands and industries. I’m an avid reader and love learning about various disciplines and synthesizing that knowledge together to better understand the world.
I am passionate about sharing my knowledge when it comes to business, self-esteem, finances, investing, negotiating, mindfulness, habit-building, management, and other core life concepts. Most people remember stories better than facts, so my writing educates readers through creative fictional storytelling.
Embracing the Wild
Nick Leja
A story showing how to avoid becoming fragile
Nature has been around for billions of years. Humans, a tiny fraction of that.
Whether pursuing health, wealth, strength, or inner-peace, nature’s answers have been time-tested beyond anything humans can ever match. The more we fight against the natural order of things, the more fragile we become.
Embracing the Wild follows the journey of two sister honeybees, Eva and Aeryn, and shares a perspective on living in harmony with the flow of nature to avoid becoming fragile
Product details:
- Publisher : Leja Stories, LLC (November 12, 2023)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 206 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0984025049
- ISBN-13 : 978-0984025046
- Item Weight : 10.1 ounces
- Dimensions : 5 x 0.52 x 8 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,170,183 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#354 in Inner Child Self-Help
#3,811 in Stress Management Self-Help
#11,385 in Success Self-Help
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Journey to Enya
Nick Leja
Easier said than done, this requires a manager’s time being spent opposite of what feels natural. However, when I fully embraced that concept, my teams flourished.
Journey to Enya is a short story starring a mouse named Martin that shows the pitfalls in trying to motivate others and offers a more effective and enjoyable management strategy.
Product details:
- Publisher : Leja Stories, LLC (November 12, 2023)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 206 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0984025049
- ISBN-13 : 978-0984025046
- Item Weight : 10.1 ounces
- Dimensions : 5 x 0.52 x 8 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,170,183 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#354 in Inner Child Self-Help
#3,811 in Stress Management Self-Help
#11,385 in Success Self-Help
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The Dark Fairy
Nick Leja
Listening is a real-world superpower. By listening to others and making them feel understood, we can dramatically improve our lives and those of others. Through listening, I have recovered important relationships, achieved financial success in business, and freed up my time to spend it on what I value most.
On the flipside, I have witnessed others see their relationships fall apart, their careers crumble, and themselves spiral into a dark place, all because they didn’t know how to listen.
The Dark Fairy is a bite-sized fictional story that teaches how to listen, why to listen, and how to ensure others feel understood.
Product details:
- Publisher : Leja Stories, LLC (November 12, 2023)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 206 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0984025049
- ISBN-13 : 978-0984025046
- Item Weight : 10.1 ounces
- Dimensions : 5 x 0.52 x 8 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,170,183 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#354 in Inner Child Self-Help
#3,811 in Stress Management Self-Help
#11,385 in Success Self-Help
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The Space Between Us
Nick Leja
A story about navigating difficult conversations
Difficult conversations. We avoid them to escape discomfort, but the weight of what’s left unsaid lingers. It festers. It shapes us in ways we don’t even realize—until the moment we finally speak, and everything spills out.
When we don’t know how to navigate these conversations, they can explode into conflict or quietly chip away at our relationships. Whether it’s setting boundaries, giving honest feedback, or standing up for what we believe in, avoiding the discussion never truly spares us from the consequences. It only delays them.
The Space Between Us isn’t a book of techniques—it’s an experience. Through an unforgettable journey of tension, loss, and understanding, it reveals what happens when emotions are buried too long—and what’s possible when we finally reach across the divide.
Product details:
- Publisher : Leja Stories, LLC (August 12, 2025)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 280 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0984025073
- ISBN-13 : 978-0984025077
- Item Weight : 1.08 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.7 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #670,318 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#222 in Business Negotiating (Books)
#834 in Conflict Management
#925 in Family Conflict Resolution
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