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Go For Stupid: The Art of Achieving Ridiculous Goals Hardcover – October 18, 2022

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What would you achieve if you weren't afraid of being laughed at?
 
In the age of "gotcha" culture, people are terrified to do anything that might be laughed at. Steve Sims is the exact opposite.
 
In Go For Stupid: The Art of Achieving Ridiculous Goals, Steve teaches you how to ignore what everyone else thinks and go for big, stupid, ridiculous goals. From organizing a private dinner in front of Michaelangelo's David to securing a tour of SpaceX led by Elon Musk himself, his accomplishments always start with the same questions: How far can I take this? What would make this a stupid achievement? Steve examines famously stupid goals in history, the key habits of successful people, and lessons from his own career to help you let go of your fear and get out of your own way.
 
If you do something amazing, you will be ridiculed until you are revered. Stop overthinking and go for ridiculous, stupid goals. Once you "go for stupid," you open the door to the life you always dreamed about.
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"Simply put, I endorse him. Can I say any more than that?"

— Jay Abraham, Founder and CEO of The Abraham Group


"There are those who talk a good talk, and then there is Steve, who lives it."

— Jim Kwik, NYT bestselling author of Limitless


"Steve Sims dares to imagine achieving the impossible and then delivers time and time again. Better still, he has distilled his trade secrets into this compelling book that has as its own audacious goal to teach you how you can achieve almost anything you can imagine, regardless of the odds or incredulity of your friends, family, or others who find your ambitions too threatening to their own limiting beliefs of what is possible."

— Roland Frasier, Co-Founder of Scalable, DigitalMarketer, and Traffic & Conversion Summit


"The day before something is a breakthrough, it's a crazy idea. Steve Sims has the ability to go after goals that most laugh at, and that's usually just before he achieves them!"

— Peter H. Diamandis, MD, Founder of XPRIZE and Singularity and author of Abundance and Bold


"Almost no person on this planet has made the kind of impact to my thinking as Steve Sims. He taught me how to lean into big, 'stupid' goals and watch how magically they don't seem so stupid after crushing them."

— Brandon Turner, Founder of Open Door Capital and former host of BiggerPockets Podcast


"If you need something done or something that is impossible, Steve is your man. He gets it all done."

— Tucker Max, author, speaker, and Founder of Scribe Media

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For more than two decades, Steve Sims was the go-to contact for the wealthiest people on the planet. As the founder of the world's leading experiential concierge firm, Sims utilized his talent for connecting with people's passions and making things happen to develop a client list of the world's rich and famous. He has also been a keynote speaker for Harvard, the Pentagon, Mastermind Talks, and the Entrepreneur Society of San Francisco. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, kids, dogs, and a lot of motorcycles. Go For Stupid: The Art of Achieving Ridiculous Goals is the follow-up to his first book, Bluefishing: The Art of Making Things Happen.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ House of Nomadsoc (October 18, 2022)
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  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1544535600
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1544535609
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  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.56 x 8.5 inches
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Euphoric Transcendence
5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2024
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I haven’t written a review in a long time. This book was recommended by a friend who was apart of a new book club for people in the same industry as my profession. I got so many great nuggets. Don't do the audiobook because it has interactive questions at the end of each chapter. It's a short read but what takes time is internalizing the information and truly answering the questions. My intention was for professional development but ended up getting some personal value out of it too. I haven't enjoyed a book like this in about 7 years. Highly recommend ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
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Imran Simon
5.0 out of 5 stars This book was written by a 55 year old 5 year old - and it’s great!!!
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2023
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I am a 41 year old who has been “playing being an adult” for the last 3 decades. Mostly because my parentals had a disdain for “child-like behaviour” in the household and because “that;s not what adults do”.

The last 8-10 years of my life, I’ve been reconnecting with that 10 year old version of me who didn’t get to live his life the way he needed to, to be a well-rounded mature individual.

The concepts in Go For Stupid: The Art of Achieving Ridiculous Goals are both insane and sensible enough to make you question everything you’ve done in your life and also give you tried and tested strategies to accomplish even more.

You’ll understand the importance of retaining (or reconnecting) your child-like wide-eyed curiosity, your ability to question yourself (and your clients), and the permission slip you needed to break that mental barrier for achieving ridiculous goals, because someone on the other side of the world is already doing it, and you’ve got no excuse not to do the same.
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Laura Leavy
5.0 out of 5 stars Steve Sims best book!
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2022
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I bought this book because I am a big fan of his first book, Bluefishing: The Art of Making Things Happen. When this book was released, I could not get my hands on it fast enough. I opened it and started to read it as soon as it arrived, and I looked forward to that time of my day that I could pick it back up. I highly recommend this book for anyone in sales. Steve talks through personal experiences to make you understand the point. My favorite chapter of the book is Chapter 10, I could relate and place myself in some of the situations and relate personally, I am a Loan Officer, and when I read a good book I will mail it to one of my referral partners with my personal praise. This book, I am keeping for myself and buying new copies for my top referral partners. Great content and an easy read.
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Veena Crownholm
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm tired of playing the game safe. Time to Go For Stupid
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2023
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 The title grabbed me. I've always played the game too safe and while that has paid off I now wonder what I left on the table. The book was entertaining and packed full of helpful tips and mindset shifts. I highly recommend it to anyone regardless of where you are in your professional journey.
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Jason
5.0 out of 5 stars Your Manual for a Bigger Life
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2022
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Steve Sims is a master of accomplishing what most people would consider impossible. As he describes, one of the biggest reasons he's been able to become that master is by not listening to what the "naysayers" or the people spouting about what should be possible.

Rather than be content having this superpower, Steve has dug deep to give us an instruction manual on how to cultivate this amazing skill in ourselves.

And so much more.

Yes, it starts with letting go of fear and of what other people think. But then you've got to be able to expand your thinking to go so far beyond what most people (including yourself) think is possible.

That's how you get the life of your dreams.

Make your first "Go for Stupid" decision right now and grab this book!
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Heystu
5.0 out of 5 stars Go for Brilliant!
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2023
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Steve at his best! We have been hoodwinked to believe the path to success in this self centered universe is the result of attraction. More followers does not equal greater impact or results. “The secret” is no longer the power of attraction, it’s the power of genuine connection and the impact of reaction.
Steve reminds the more mature of us that it’s ok to go back to the phones and face to faces that built our communities from the inside out. He dares us to be stupid because “ they always laugh before they applause”. All in for Stu-pid
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2023
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Truly inspiring. I meet Steve through another speaker during a podcast and I have followed him ever since. I love his wit and honest. You need this book it will blow your mind. If you haven't read Bluefishing, get that too.
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Barbara A. Allen
5.0 out of 5 stars Speaking of stupid.. it would be stupid NOT to buy and read this book
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2022
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Seriously- So many of us spend so much time thinking about all the things we want to do with our lives, that we build our dreams up into mountains of impossibility. We focus on the enormity of the mountain as a deterrent rather than an adventure. We listen to the people around us explaining all the reasons we will never make it and probably even die trying. But Steve Sims has a way of cutting through all that garbage and mapping it out so simply that you cannot wait to get out there and go for it. He normalizes the very things we are told we cannot do, and proves that the adventure is what makes it all so much fun. I'll stick with going for stupid, rather than being stupid, every day of the week;)
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Joey Ragona | Strategic Business Academy
5.0 out of 5 stars I have whiplash from nodding “YES”
Reviewed in Canada on July 9, 2023
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I am not embarrassed to say that i welled up a few times reading this book. Not because it’s a book of wishy washy stuff. It’s because I resonate and agree with everything Steve says. I love what he talks about when it comes to standing up, and showing up as YOU.

This book is an easy read into giving ourselves permission to be exactly who we are. As a result, our best clients (I refer to them as Dream Clients) “magically” show up. Go figure.

Life and business is awesome when you don’t need to pretend to be anyone but yourself.

Thank you Steve for bringing more light to this conversation!
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Julia Goodfellow-Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars An easy read but powerful
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 14, 2022
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This is a simple book insofar as it’s easy to read. I’m not sure I learnt anything new, but it has reminded me of plenty that I once knew and had forgotten, or should give more focus to. The ease of reading and power of the content is a fantastic combination - well worth the time investment of reading it.
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Minna Aggarwal
5.0 out of 5 stars If you read this book and take action on it (good action) -it will change your life
Reviewed in Canada on October 22, 2022
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Go for Stupid is a must read for anyone who wants to live their dream life.

If you are looking for a life changing book, a guide that will help you achieve your wildest dreams, this is it! Steve Sims goes into detail about how he has made his dreams come true, and gives you a fantastic step by step process on how to do the same.

If you know anything about Steve Sims, then you know that he doesn't do things "by the book". And that's one of the reasons why he's so successful.

The idea of this book is to show you how to stop worrying about the outcome and start focusing on just going for it. Go for Stupid is a wake-up call to the world. It is an ultimate guide to living your best life and achieving your wildest dreams.

I speak from experience. As I applied his principles from his first book Bluefishing - I experienced my life transform. And I cannot wait to grow exponentially again based on his advice in his new book - "Go for stupid"
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Mr. M. Ali
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a Stupidly simple book to get!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 18, 2022
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I love Steve's work and have been waiting to get my hands on this. Can't wait to read it all and start applying some of Steve's ideas!
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