Be yourself unapologetically. That is Steve Barton's two-word answer to the question Dr. Tommy Rhee left in the Upgraded Man Journal, and it took him eight seconds of silence to say it.

Every episode of The Upgraded Man ends the same way. There is a journal. The guest hears what the last guest left, answers it honestly, then leaves one line for whoever sits in the chair next. They do not get to know who that is.

This week it is Steve Barton, a high performance coach, the creator of The Game of Ten, and co-author with his son of The Father, the Son, and the Aha Moment. He turned seventy the day before this was recorded.

The question waiting for him was from Dr. Tommy Rhee: "What motivates you to be your best?"

Steve does not answer right away. He sits with it for a long eight seconds. Then he says two words. Being myself. A few more seconds. Unapologetically. Chris Anderson takes it from there, and admits he could lean into that more himself. Not worrying about what might come, because whatever it is, it is what it is.

Then he leaves his own line. It takes him a few tries to get the wording right, and Chris helps him land it. When he does, he asks for the last two words in all caps.

In this episode:

- Dr. Tommy Rhee's question, and eight seconds of silence before the answer
- Being myself. Unapologetically.
- Chris on why more of us, himself included, could lean into that
- The entry Steve leaves for the next guest, all caps and all

Questions this episode answers

What motivates you to be your best?
Steve Barton says being myself, unapologetically. Nothing else on the list.

What did Dr. Tommy Rhee leave in the Upgraded Man Journal?
One question. What motivates you to be your best? Chris Anderson reads it to Steve at the top of the episode.

What did Steve Barton leave for the next guest?
You can't be like somebody else, and you can't be like somebody else wants you to be. So just be yourself. And that is ENOUGH.

Find Steve Barton at stevebartoncoaching.com. Download The Father, the Son, and the Aha Moment free at thegameof10.com. He posts every week on LinkedIn as Coach Steve Barton.

The Upgraded Man is hosted by Chris Anderson. Full episode with Steve is out now. Send this one to the man who is still trying to be who somebody else wants.

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