The Game OFTEN Played: Steve Barton on Awareness, Forgiveness and the Four Things Quietly Keeping You Stuck

What if the reason you're stuck in your business isn't a strategy problem — it's a forgiveness problem? Steve Barton is an executive coach, author, and creator of The Game of Ten® — a US-registered, awareness-based coaching framework helping high-achieving leaders dissolve fear, self-doubt, guilt, and shame so they can operate from clarity, confidence, and what Steve calls "Aligned Success." With over 47 years of real-world business experience, he's grown companies, trained under Marianne Williamson, presented his work to the Harvard Business School Case Study Team, and co-authored The Father, The Son, and The Aha Moment with his son. In this episode: The Game OFTEN Played vs The Game of Ten — what the two states actually feel like from the inside, and how to notice which one you're in The four hidden forces keeping high achievers stuck: fear, self-doubt, guilt, and shame — and why shame is the deepest of all Six phrases that quiet the mind and shift the subconscious — including "I am enough, I do enough, I have enough" Why forgiveness isn't about the person who hurt you — it's about forgiving the thoughts about the story you created The altar technique taught to Steve by Marianne Williamson — and why you can't forgive at the level the pain was inflicted Compassionate detachment: how to really, really care about your clients and really, really not be attached to the outcome The BNI story: how shifting one internal declaration brought three new clients approaching Steve in a single meeting Plus — Shaun and Steve share their first out-of-body experiences, and why awareness might be the most underrated business tool of all. Find Steve: his work, his book, and his Discovery Call at stevebartoncoaching.com and on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/coach-steve-barton/ Go deeper: If today's conversation stirred something — my free guide Go Three Levels Deep → zenright.com.au/go-three-levels-deep