My guest, the modern-day Wizard of Oz Steve Sims, has been living his life with a no-nonsense approach true to himself. This has opened the doors to friendships and business opportunities with the likes of Elton John, Elon Musk, Richard Branson, and a few more billionaires to add to the list.
His superpower is to create once-in-a-lifetime experiences for people such as getting married by the Pope, being serenaded by Andrea Bocelli during a private dinner in a closed Italian museum, being on stage to play alongside one of the world’s most popular band and seeing the wreck of the Titanic on the ocean floor.
These successes didn’t come without its failures, which Steve sees as necessary experiences that everyone must go through. For Steve, it was trying to be someone who he was not, trying to create a fake persona which, if not fixed, would have had him miss every opportunity since then, severely shrinking the success he now enjoys.
But trusting his intuitive signals had him be exactly who he is, no matter what person or opportunity crosses his path, and because of this, he lives an incredibly fulfilling life.
Timestamps
- 00:59 - Introduction
- 02:18 - Steve introduces himself
- 03:28 - The lead up to becoming the modern-day Wizard of Oz
- 06:46 - The early lessons
- 08:20 - The definition of intuition
- 10:48 - The intuitive signals
- 12:42 - Eyes can be deceiving
- 14:44 - A case study in ignoring the intuitive signals
- 17:04 - A bad previous professional relationship led to Elton John
- 18:22 - Analyze your failures to evaluate future opportunities
- 19:18 - Get rid of extrinsic motivation by being selfish
- 22:28 - The definition of being wealthy rests on your mindset
- 24:40 - Elon Musk gives some incredible advice
- 27:04 - Worried about the opinions of others
- 32:12 - The obtuse intention of others
- 33:16 - Learning about intentions by being a doorman
- 35:58 - Sensing a bad intention while in Monaco
- 40:14 - Giving a client what they need, not what they ask for
- 45:10 - Get away from transactional relationships to succeed
- 45:58 - Asking "why" to discover the actual needs of a client
- 45:50 - Meeting criminals with Jayson Gaignard provides great lessons
- 54:04 - Business lessons from a criminal who made $20 million a year
- 57:06 - Getting out of dangerous situations
- 1:00:30 - Always try and stretch out and reach things
- 1:01:56 Avoid having a herd mentality
- 1:03:20 - More people move to run away from something
- 1:05:08 - The biggest failure was being someone he was not
- 1:10:24 - The greatest lesson from a valued connection
- 1:13:54 - The importance of having a coach or mentor
- 1:14:32 - Contact details
- 1:15:18 - Conclusion
