Former Spy: If You’re Easily Offended, You’re Easily Manipulated! Psychological Trick That Makes People Respect You! This 1 Trick Catches A Lie In Seconds!
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
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You can purchase Evy’s book, ‘Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, Live Fearlessly’, here: https://amzn.to/4gMEv09
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Former Spy: If You’re Easily Offended, You’re Easily Manipulated! Psychological Trick That Makes People Respect You! This 1 Trick Catches A Lie In Seconds! | The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast
