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[villmirandasd]

What's in my library? Bluefishing by Steve Sims.

[sherrygideons]

The Modern Day Wizard of Oz @stevedsims Who is Steve D. Sims?? Do you know anyone that’s worked with Sir Elton John or Elon Musk, sent people down to see the wreck of the Titanic on the sea bed or closed museums in Florence for a private dinner party and then had Andre Bocelli serenade them while they eat their pasta – you do now? Steve is the visionary founder of Bluefish: the world’s first luxury concierge that delivers the highest level of personalized travel, transportation, and cutting-edge entertainment services to corporate executives, celebrities, professional athletes, and other discerning individuals interested in living life to its fullest. #SteveSims #Bluefishing #Sherrygideons #PamelaAubrey #TheHighVibeNationShow #TheHighVibeNationLiveShow #TheHighVibeNation #TheHighVibeNationMovement https://www.instagram.com/p/CGEb_SzlFY3/?igshid=1f4v6z3afaill

[americansnippets]

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Preach it Steve Sims. Our kids need less common core and more common sense taught in schools. They need to shown that the impossible is possible. This ‘snippet’ is from our Podcast interview with the ‘Real Life Wizard of Oz’, Steve Sims. . ✅ Link In Bio << #podcastshow #entrepreneurial #stevesims #bluefishing #whatspossible #entrepreneurial #liveyouramericandream #makeithappen #tuesdaymotivation https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs8G8rLn3um/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1s28tyh6e3e2

[shawnmoloney-blog]

I had the pleasure of meeting @stevedsims at Thrive this year. Let me just say this man is amazing and a wealth of knowledge. I have had a few opportunities to speak with him one on one and I even went out for the night with him in a party bus. This was such an amazing once in a lifetime opportunity to hang out with the best guy in luxury concierge services. This week in Vegas has given me a mindset shift that is going to grow my businesses to new heights. A special thanks to Steve for all the time he spent into me and the amount of knowledge he shared. I can not wait to work with him and crush it! #THRIVETRIBE #thrive #stevesims #entrepreneur #entrepreneurlife #entrepreneurs #ceo #boss #luxuryrealestate #luxurybroker #luxury #concierge #luxuryconcierge #lasvegas #consulting #consultant #onceinalifetime #vegas #broker #realtor #realestatebroker #makemoneymatter #mindset #shift #crushit (at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnzKlNfBNmH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pugl9ynvsz7o

[staricious]

Bluefish: The book

If you want some of the best luxury travel experiences money can buy, then Steve Sims is your guy. 

Sims is the founder of Bluefish, a luxury concierge company that delivers personalized travel, transportation, and entertainment services to corporate executives, celebrities, and professional athletes. Sims, who has been invited to speak at Harvard, the Pentagon, and has been featured in major media all around the world (from The Sunday Times and China Post to The Wall Street Journal) has just released a new book, BLUEFISHING: The Art of Making Things Happen. 

Sims has been able to make his clients’ wildest dreams come true, from a wedding at the Vatican to being serenaded by Andrea Bocelli, to powerful business introductions to moguls like Elon Musk. In his book, Sims opens up his personal playbook and shares his fool-proof tips, techniques, and strategies to help readers break down any obstacle and turn their dreams into reality (North Star Way; October 17; Hardcover; $24.99). Whether it’s climbing Mount Everest, launching a new business, or applying for a dream job, Sims insists you can make incredible things happen for yourself by applying his insightful strategies. We snagged an interview with Sims below and you can learn more at stevedsims.com. 

Q: Steve, you had a long list of odd jobs before you started your concierge service Bluefish. How did you go from making insurance calls to founding one of the most unique luxury companies in the world?

SS: My mentality never changed. I always believed you focus on the positives and not the negatives. Whenever I had to do a report sheet how many “no’s” or rejections I got, I would always leave it blank and just celebrate the victories. So therefore my success always outweighed my losses.

I was always the Irish kid that asked “why?” and I don’t think that ever changed, even now. Someone says, “Oh, we can do this!” and I’ll ask back, “Great, but can we do that?” If I then get the answer “Oh, I don’t think so,” I still immediately ask “Why?” So I’m still interested in asking that question.

Q: Can you give us some examples of the “impossible” things you’ve made happen with your work?

SS: A few are: In a closed academia museum in Florence, I set-up a table of six at the feet of Michelangelo’s David where no food or drink were even allowed in the museum. I kicked everyone out and set up a table, and had Andrea Bocelli come in and serenade.

I’ve also sent people down to see the ruin of the Titanic. I have put people on the back of a Moto GP demo bike for a 200-mile an hour motorcycle ride, and I’ve sent people up to the edge of space out of a Russian military station, and have had people do unarmed combat training with Navy Seals. That’s to name a few things there.

Q: Why did you think BLUEFISHING should finally be a book out in the world?

SS: I am tired of how people think they can get along without communicating. It is still the only thing we have no “out” for. People don’t care about relationships. They have 20 business cards for people and they have no relationship with any of them. So I’m all about the relationship, and all about standing out: Branding, marketing, being your own person, keeping your own word. I believe it’s time to use the technology we have to reinforce the old-school values we should keep.

Q: Where and in what ways do you think new entrepreneurs are misallocating their time and money these days?

SS: Following the crowd. If everyone’s doing emailing they’re doing campaigns, then they’re doing email campaigns, if everyone’s doing Twitter campaigns, they’re doing Twitter campaigns. If everyone’s got a pretty advert, they’re doing pretty adverts. It’s always the newbie that gets the most attention. If everyone’s doing pretty adverts, do an ugly one. If everyone’s doing great videos, do a hand-held one with your handycam. Go the opposite way every single time. You’ll aggravate, you’ll fail, but when you get it right, you only have to get it right once.

Q: You always say “ugly” works. Can you explain that a little more? What’s so great about ugly?

SS: Yeah, keep it rough around the edges! We’ve seen too much Photoshop now. People don’t believe what they see. They literally don’t believe it. They see a pretty girl walking on a beach in some photograph in a magazine, knowing full well they’ve made her slimmer and taller (even though she was probably hot to start with). So keep it raw and impossible to misunderstand. That’s where the ugliness comes in.

Q: What’s one of your favorite secrets from the Bluefish playbook you included in your new book here?

SS: There are quite a few! I’ve become quote proud of this little baby. I would have to say: 1.) Using SMS texting, video texting is brilliant; 2.) I also really believe in asking “Why” three times, and 3.) I am a fond believer in clearing out the vampires.

Q: And finally: What’s the most “impossible” achievement you ever made possible? (Even if for your own life?)

SS: I don’t do anything impossible. They say it’s only impossible until somebody does it. As soon as you label something “impossible” you put yourself behind an eight ball. Don’t even do that to yourself! You want to do something? Brilliant! Let’s do it.

Don’t put it up on a pedestal and make it harder than it originally was.

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