What if the biggest thing holding your business back is you?
In this episode, Dr. Nazif talks with Steve Barton, an executive coach, author and creator of the Game of Ten, an awareness-based framework that helps leaders work with clarity, confidence and purpose. Steve brings more than 47 years of business experience, including growing his family’s small flower shop from $200,000 to $2 million in annual revenue.
Steve explains how fear, self-doubt, guilt and shame quietly shape everyday business decisions, from hiring and delegation to pricing and hard conversations. He also explains why founders who can’t let go of control are often struggling to trust themselves. He shares the idea behind the Game of Ten, why positive thinking alone won’t get you to your highest level, and how to treat your mind, your identity and even AI as tools rather than who you are.
Connect with Steve: https://www.stevebartoncoaching.com
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What You’ll Learn:
- Why your business can only grow as big as your awareness as a leader
- How fear, self-doubt, guilt and shame show up in hiring, pricing, delegation & difficult conversations
- Why founders struggle to delegate, and how that links to self-trust
- What the Game of Ten is, and why “you are already ten” is the starting point, not the goal
- Why positive thinking has limits, and what letting go of thoughts makes possible
- How to set healthy, loving boundaries with people who “anchor” you.
- Why you should hire people who are equal to or better than you
- How to turn a big idea into reality with proof, such as purchase orders and letters of intent, before going to the bank?”
- How to use AI, your mind and your skills as tools without letting them use you
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