High performers are taught to push harder, think more, and control everything—but that strategy is exactly what keeps them stuck.

Steve Barton, creator of the Game of Ten, reveals a radically different path to clarity, confidence, and aligned success: one that starts by dissolving fear, self-doubt, guilt, and shame at the source.

Barbara Karafokas sits down with Steve for a conversation that moves far beyond mindset tips. Drawing from the journey of growing his family floral business from $200,000 to $2 million in annual revenue, Steve explains how external success can still leave people exhausted when their inner world is running on overthinking and self-judgment.

His answer is not more hustle—it is awareness.

You’ll discover:

Why “positive thinking” can only take you so far, and why Steve says you can reach a nine, but not a ten, by thinking

The six simple phrases he uses as an active meditation to reset during the dayHow to identify the difference between the “game often played” and the Game of Ten

Why fear, self-doubt, guilt, and shame keep repeating until they are released from a higher level of awareness

How visualization, compassionate detachment, and “ten care” can help you stop absorbing other people’s emotional chaos

Steve also unpacks the role of childhood conditioning, the inner child, intuition, and why high achievers often confuse control with strength.

Barbara challenges him on everything from enough-ness to surrender, creating a sharp, practical conversation for anyone who looks successful on the outside but feels disconnected on the inside.

If you’ve been comparing, overthinking, or trying to prove you are enough, this episode offers a different operating system. Perfect for leaders, founders, coaches, and anyone ready to trade mental noise for present-moment power.

Steve Barton is the creator of the Game of Ten and the author of The Father, the Son, the Aha Moment. He works with high-performing leaders to help them release limiting patterns and operate from greater awareness and alignment.

Find Steve at stevebartoncoaching.com and on LinkedIn.

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