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The Art of Charm · July 17, 2023 · 50m

Steve Sims: The Art of Making the Impossible Happen

Steve Sims on how he built a career creating impossible experiences — from dinner at the Vatican to submarine tours of the Titanic. His secret: asking directly for what you want, because most people never do.

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Sims describes his progression: he started by approaching strangers at networking events, then cold-calling executives, then pitching impossible experiences to gatekeepers. Each level of courage built on the previous one.

Highlights

Most people never ask for what they want — the biggest barrier to extraordinary outcomes is the failure to make extraordinary requests
Sims: the difference between people who have extraordinary experiences and those who don't is simply that the first group asks. Most people self-reject before anyone else gets the chance to reject them.