Episode #274
Treat failure as education—analyze every setback, learn the lesson, and “fail up.”
Lead with authenticity and integrity: keep your word, don’t posture to impress, and price/plan professionally.
Train your mind to accept change through small, daily experiments (new routes, unfamiliar foods, random music) to expand what feels possible.
I was kicked out of school at the age of 15 and went straight onto a building site. But through my education, I can now proudly sit here at the age of 53 years old, traveling the world countless times, and say that I am an incredibly educated man. But I get my education from my mistakes and failures. And I rejoice at them. Because every time something goes wrong, I've just got a little smarter.
I fail, I fail often, and I fail up.
I learned from a very, very young age that your word is your bond.
There are no limits.
Do you know anyone that’s worked with Sir Elton John or Elon Musk, sent people down to see the wreck of the Titanic on the sea bed or closed museums in Florence for a private dinner party and then had Andrea Bocelli serenade them while they eat their pasta? You do now.
Quoted as “The Real Life Wizard of Oz” by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine, Steve Sims is a best-selling author with “BLUEFISHING – the art of making things happen,” sought-after coach and a speaker at a variety of networks, groups, and associations as well as the Pentagon and Harvard—twice!
