Steven

you know so it's not just just faking it that'll get you somewhere but at some point you have to produce real confidence the real confidence to to be relaxed in your chair to hold eye contact with somebody where does that come from when we think about confidence and power

But for those that don't, they just don't have that belief, can you lie to yourself? Can you tell yourself, I am strong and I am powerful?

But for those that don't, they just don't have that belief, can you lie to yourself? Can you tell yourself, I am strong and I am powerful?

If there was one law that the powerless amongst us, who feel powerless or lost in the current world, one law or one fact of human nature that people who are feeling lost and purposeless and adrift right now should be thinking the most about, which one springs to mind? Well...

If there was one law that the powerless amongst us, who feel powerless or lost in the current world, one law or one fact of human nature that people who are feeling lost and purposeless and adrift right now should be thinking the most about, which one springs to mind? Well...

The world moves out the way of boldness. I was thinking as you were speaking about a memory of mine of being at a festival in New York City called Global Citizen. I was like, Beyonce was performing and stuff, all the biggest names in the world. And my friend was drunk. And we were in the VIP section behind the stage, but we could see that there was this access all areas artist section.

The world moves out the way of boldness. I was thinking as you were speaking about a memory of mine of being at a festival in New York City called Global Citizen. I was like, Beyonce was performing and stuff, all the biggest names in the world. And my friend was drunk. And we were in the VIP section behind the stage, but we could see that there was this access all areas artist section.

And because my friend was drunk, I've never witnessed anything like it. This guy gets me, takes my hand, goes, come with me. He walks directly at the two massive security guards with this boldness, this conviction. They just move out of the way.

And because my friend was drunk, I've never witnessed anything like it. This guy gets me, takes my hand, goes, come with me. He walks directly at the two massive security guards with this boldness, this conviction. They just move out of the way.

No, they just moved out of the way because of the way he was walking. They just thought, well, he must... he must be in here. And they moved out of the way. They didn't check his pass. They just moved out of the way. And he continued to do that all day. And it was because he was drunk. He's done a documentary about this. He used to be an alcoholic.

No, they just moved out of the way because of the way he was walking. They just thought, well, he must... he must be in here. And they moved out of the way. They didn't check his pass. They just moved out of the way. And he continued to do that all day. And it was because he was drunk. He's done a documentary about this. He used to be an alcoholic.

So he had this confidence when he was drunk where the world would just like move out of his way. And he ended up going in what I believe to be the president of some Asian country's dressing room. Again, because he was just walking at things. And the way he was walking, it just moved out of his way. But I've never forgotten that. Actually, I deployed it today when I went for a run.

So he had this confidence when he was drunk where the world would just like move out of his way. And he ended up going in what I believe to be the president of some Asian country's dressing room. Again, because he was just walking at things. And the way he was walking, it just moved out of his way. But I've never forgotten that. Actually, I deployed it today when I went for a run.

with my girlfriend because I wanted to use a bathroom in a restaurant. And I figured that if I just walk with a certain conviction, the staff will like let me pass. They'll assume maybe I'm sat here. And I ended up walking through a conference. It was like a conference hall in this hotel where they're checking people's badges. Just because I was the way I was walking, nobody checked mine.

with my girlfriend because I wanted to use a bathroom in a restaurant. And I figured that if I just walk with a certain conviction, the staff will like let me pass. They'll assume maybe I'm sat here. And I ended up walking through a conference. It was like a conference hall in this hotel where they're checking people's badges. Just because I was the way I was walking, nobody checked mine.

And there's a metaphor here for life. And you kind of allude to it in your book about like the bolder you are, the better. Some of these subheadings I find really cool. Lion's circle, the hesitant prey. Boldness strikes fear and fear creates authority. Going halfway with half a heart digs the deeper grave. Hesitation creates gaps. Boldness obliterates them.

And there's a metaphor here for life. And you kind of allude to it in your book about like the bolder you are, the better. Some of these subheadings I find really cool. Lion's circle, the hesitant prey. Boldness strikes fear and fear creates authority. Going halfway with half a heart digs the deeper grave. Hesitation creates gaps. Boldness obliterates them.

And audacity separates you from the herd.

And audacity separates you from the herd.

I wish I'd been bolder when I was starting my entrepreneurial career. I wish someone had said to me, whatever your dream is, Steve, when you describe it to people, times it by 10. Whatever number you're trying to raise as an investment, times it by 10.