She was trained to read minds, spot lies, and face danger - here’s what former Secret Service Agent Evy Poumpouras learned from protecting the world’s most powerful leaders Evy Poumpouras is a former Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service. She is the author of the bestselling book, ‘Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, Live Fearlessly’ and co-host of Bravo’s TV competition series ‘Spy Games’.  In this conversation, Evy and Steven discuss topics such as, the dangers of getting easily offended, why you should stop asking people’s opinions, the top body language mistake that makes you look weak, and Evy’s ‘I’m not special’ hack for success.  00:00 Intro 02:13 What Is Evy Doing for People? 03:42 What Do People Come to Evy For? 04:05 People Sabotage Themselves 05:38 Lie Detecting 07:01 How Do We Start to Become Mentally Strong? 09:31 The People You Associate With Can Impact You 12:35 Observe Your Opponent, Don't Listen to Them 16:22 How Does Steven Pick People? 22:11 Living Fearlessly 24:29 Making Decisions Will Increase Your Confidence 28:42 How to Stop Others From Controlling Your Life 34:56 Making Decisions 37:01 How to Make Progress in Your Life or Career 40:12 Reliving Your Pains Makes You Feel High 43:25 Sexism in the Secret Service 52:05 How to Make Rational Decisions 57:08 What to Do When People Are Not Treating You Well 01:02:00 Being Bullied in a Work Environment 01:08:14 What I Learned About Bullies as a Secret Agent 01:12:59 How to Stop Being Prey for a Predator 01:20:44 Can Someone's Life Be Determined by the Way They Speak? 01:22:34 Ads 01:23:33 The Importance of Gesticulating With Your Hands 01:28:08 Can You Fake Your Body Language? 01:36:28 What's Step 1 to Becoming That Person When I'm Not? 01:42:15 Do You Have to Go Through Difficult Times to Learn? 01:47:11 The Hack of Knowing You're Not Special or the Only One 02:00:59 Ads 02:03:02 People Don't Want to Be Victims Anymore 02:07:52 Should We Make People Like Us? 02:09:43 The Importance of Being Authentic 02:11:50 Why Rejection Is the Way to Resilience 02:14:19 The Four Communication Styles 02:25:31 Emotion in the Police Workforce 02:27:40 Switching Styles During Interviews Follow Evy:  Instagram - https://bit.ly/4gU6Pxo  Twitter - https://bit.ly/4hJDgzW  Website - https://bit.ly/4hHHQia  YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@evypoumpourasofficial Evy’s BBC Maestro Course - https://bit.ly/43dx1zZ You can purchase Evy’s book, ‘Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, Live Fearlessly’, here: https://amzn.to/4gMEv09  Evy’s BBC Maestro Course - https://bit.ly/43dx1zZ Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes  My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACBook  You can purchase the The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: Second Edition, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb  Follow me: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Linkedin Jobs - https://www.linkedin.com/doac PerfectTed - https://www.perfectted.com with code DIARY40 for 40% off Vanta - https://vanta.com/steven Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inside the mind of MrBeast: from 0 to 363 million subscribers, broke to billions, and then millions lost, MrBeast reveals the reality of running YouTube’s biggest channel MrBeast is the world’s most successful YouTuber, media personality and businessman. He is also the host of Beast Games, the largest reality competition show where 1,000 people compete for the biggest cash prize in entertainment history: $10 million. In this conversation, MrBeast and Steven discuss topics such as, how MrBeast lost 10s of millions of dollars, why he has considered quitting YouTube, how the average person would be miserable in his head, and what it was really like for MrBeast growing up.  00:00 Intro 02:42 What Made MrBeast the Way He Is? 05:26 The Influence of MrBeast’s Parents 10:05 How Was MrBeast Doing at 10 Years Old? 10:24 Why Did MrBeast Want to Do YouTube? 15:05 Jimmy’s Illness 18:15 Is MrBeast Neurodivergent? 18:56 Core Components That Made MrBeast Successful 20:26 MrBeast’s Handbook 21:31 Extreme Ambition 24:16 Characteristics Needed to Be Successful 27:04 The Single Worst Trait in an Employee 28:48 Do You Get Frustrated When People Can't Match Your Obsession? 29:41 MrBeast’s Thoughts on Hiring 32:56 Dealing With Negativity 37:28 Has Negativity Ever Gotten to MrBeast? 43:33 Workaholism 47:04 How Is MrBeast Feeling Right Now? 47:36 Ads 48:45 MrBeast’s Mental Health 52:06 Is MrBeast Happy? 55:32 Has MrBeast Ever Wanted to Stop YouTube? 58:01 MrBeast’s Love Life 1:00:28 Will MrBeast Have Kids? 1:01:23 How Big Are MrBeast’s Businesses? 1:02:49 When Is Enough, Enough? 1:03:44 Does MrBeast Struggle With Focus? 1:04:29 MrBeast and Ethical Sourcing for Feastables 1:08:20 Why Does MrBeast Care So Much? 1:08:41 Would MrBeast Sell Feastables or His YouTube Channel? 1:11:14 MrBeast’s Advice and Focus on Details 1:13:28 Obsession With Details 1:17:17 Constantly Fighting to Raise Standards 1:18:26 Does MrBeast Worry About Views? 1:21:05 How Experimentation Helps MrBeast 1:22:37 Ads 1:24:36 Beast Games 1:28:34 Giving Away So Much Money 1:31:48 How Successful Was Beast Games? 1:32:55 Where Will MrBeast Be in 10 Years? 1:34:43 What Would MrBeast Say to His Younger Self? 1:35:45 What Would MrBeast Have Told His Mom When Younger? 1:39:50 The Guest’s Last Question Follow MrBeast:  Instagram - https://bit.ly/3Qob9dx  MrBeast YouTube - https://bit.ly/3D9YaZU Beast Philanthropy - https://bit.ly/3D6HJxt   Beast Games - https://amzn.to/3EJJ26a Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes  My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACBook  You can purchase the The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: Second Edition, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb  Follow me: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Vanta - https://vanta.com/steven PerfectTed - https://www.perfectted.com with code DIARY40 for 40% off WHOOP - https://JOIN.WHOOP.COM/CEO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices