What if the key to achieving more in life is realizing that you're already enough?
Steve Barton is an executive coach, author, and creator of The Game of Ten, an awareness-based framework for helping people let go of limiting beliefs and achieve their dreams. With more than 47 years of business experience, Steve shares how he brings spiritual principles into leadership and coaching through a practical approach to awareness and self-respect.
Steve is born to play the 9♦️ as his Birth Card and the 7♠️ as his Personality Card (Nine of Diamonds / Seven of Spades). Through this lens, we explore the habits of overthinking, the difference between healthy boundaries and emotional walls, and why we can get stuck chasing the next thing instead of recognizing that we're already enough. Steve also shares simple exercises for reaching your goals, practicing forgiveness, and showing up more authentically in life and business.
00:00 Everyone is a 10
00:45 Show Intro and Source Card System
02:10 Meet Steve Barton
04:03 Origin of the Game of Ten
11:53 Healthy Boundaries and Being Enough
16:31 The Game Often Played
33:02 Awareness Sets Attraction
35:27 Why Misery Serves Ego
40:20 Channeling Origin Story
45:10 Cards Archetypes For Business
55:37 Giant Billboard
Connect with Steve
Steve's birthday is September 2nd, and he is playing the Nine of Diamonds / Seven of Spades.
Steve Barton is an executive coach, author, and creator of The Game of Ten®, a powerful awareness-based framework helping leaders operate at their highest level of clarity, confidence, and performance. Steve has over 47 years of real-world business experience, having grown a company from $200,000 to $2 million in annual revenue. His work blends practical business strategy with deep insight into human awareness, decision-making, and emotional intelligence.
He has presented his coaching process to the Harvard Business School Case Study Team and works with executives, entrepreneurs, and high-achievers who want more than financial success — they want peace of mind, stronger relationships, and a clear sense of purpose.
Steve’s core message is simple yet profound: when we operate from awareness rather than fear, self-doubt, guilt, or shame, we naturally perform, lead, and live at a higher level. He is also co-author of The Father, The Son, and The Aha Moment, and is currently writing his next book focused on helping leaders and professionals develop the mindset, emotional clarity, and inner alignment needed to succeed in both business and life.
Through The Game of Ten®, Steve teaches that when we understand how the mind works and learn how to let go of limiting thought patterns, we unlock a level of effectiveness, fulfillment, and leadership that many people spend their entire lives searching for.
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Wondering how to play your cards right in your life?
Read the book: Play Your Cards Right: A Sacred Guide To Life On Earth
Intro Credits
Photos by Satya Tisman Photography at SoulFire.Studio
Music by Viki Scudiery & David Boyle
