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 leadersEvy 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 Intro02:13 What Is Evy Doing for People?03:42 What Do People Come to Evy For?04:05 People Sabotage Themselves05:38 Lie Detecting07:01 How Do We Start to Become Mentally Strong?09:31 The People You Associate With Can Impact You12:35 Observe Your Opponent, Don't Listen to Them16:22 How Does Steven Pick People?22:11 Living Fearlessly24:29 Making Decisions Will Increase Your Confidence28:42 How to Stop Others From Controlling Your Life34:56 Making Decisions37:01 How to Make Progress in Your Life or Career40:12 Reliving Your Pains Makes You Feel High43:25 Sexism in the Secret Service52:05 How to Make Rational Decisions57:08 What to Do When People Are Not Treating You Well01:02:00 Being Bullied in a Work Environment01:08:14 What I Learned About Bullies as a Secret Agent01:12:59 How to Stop Being Prey for a Predator01:20:44 Can Someone's Life Be Determined by the Way They Speak?01:22:34 Ads01:23:33 The Importance of Gesticulating With Your Hands01:28:08 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 One02:00:59 Ads02:03:02 People Don't Want to Be Victims Anymore02:07:52 Should We Make People Like Us?02:09:43 The Importance of Being Authentic02:11:50 Why Rejection Is the Way to Resilience02:14:19 The Four Communication Styles02:25:31 Emotion in the Police Workforce02:27:40 Switching Styles During InterviewsFollow Evy: Instagram - https://bit.ly/4gU6Pxo Twitter - https://bit.ly/4hJDgzW Website - https://bit.ly/4hHHQia YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@evypoumpourasofficialEvy’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/43dx1zZWatch 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/gnGqL4IsKKbSponsors:Linkedin Jobs - https://www.linkedin.com/doacPerfectTed - https://www.perfectted.com with code DIARY40 for 40% offVanta - https://vanta.com/steven Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices