SECRET AGENT Reveals 3 Psychological Tricks to Read ANYONE | Evy Poumpouras

Evy Poumpouras is a former Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service, serving for the Presidential Protective Division for Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and William J. Clinton. She's the author of the best-selling book Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, Live Fearlessly.

Highlights of our conversation:
-Evy's story on how she went from NYPD to protecting U.S Presidents as a Secret Service Agent
-How to read people using body language insightsMastering your body language
-How to spot when someone is telling the truth or lying
-How you can be more memorable in any room you enter
-Why adapting (and being a chameleon) is vital to thriving in social situations
-Asking more interesting questions
-Tips to become a better negotiator Biggest lessons
-Evy has learned from serving former US. Presidents like George Bush and Barack Obama

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More on Evy:
As a member of the most prestigious protection force in the world for over 12 years, Evy served on the Secret Service’s Presidential Protective Division for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. She has also protected presidents George W. Bush, William J. Clinton, and George H.W. Bush. When not safeguarding the world’s most high value assets, Evy worked complex criminal investigations, operated undercover, and was an interrogator for the agency’s elite polygraph unit specially trained in the art of lie detection, human behavior, and cognitive influence.
Evy’s actions as a first responder during the 9/11 terror attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City bestowed her the United States Secret Service Valor Award.

Past guests on Growth Minds include: ⁠⁠Robert Kiyosaki⁠⁠ (Rich Dad Poor Dad), ⁠⁠Steve Aoki⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Robert Greene⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Dr. Jason Fung⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Dr. Steven Gundry⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Neil deGrasse Tyson⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Dennis Rodman⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Wim Hof⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Robin Sharma⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Vanessa Van Edwards⁠⁠, ⁠⁠King Bach⁠⁠, Daniel Pink, Dr. William Davis, Doctor Mike, Lewis Howes (School of Greatness), Tom Bilyeu (Impact Theory), Andrew Yang, Dr. Paul Conti, Charles Hoskinson (Ethereum), Dr. Drew (After Dark), Jo Koy, Jordan Belfort (Wolf of Wall Street), Gad Saad, Adam Carolla, Louis the Child, Vishen Lakhiani (Mindvalley), Bret Weinstein (DarkHorse Podcast), James Nestor, Dave Rubin, Scott Adams (Real Coffee with Scott Adams), and more.

[seankim]

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[dfhioke]

Wow! This is one of my favorite interviews. I discovered Evy a week ago and have been binge-watching all her interviews on YouTube. This one is similar to the others in content, but the host, Sean, asks really good questions. I'm glued to it like it's my first time hearing Evy speak. With a Psychology degree and experience in Human Resource Management, I've interviewed thousands of job applicants and learned a lot about detecting lies and deception, often the hard way. Most of what I did afterward was based on intuition, so it's validating to hear Evy’s insights and learn some new tricks from her.

Now, as a professor teaching Understanding The Self and HRM, I'm diving deeper into topics like identity, authenticity, and adaptability. Thanks so much, Sean and Evy. I’ll be showing this video to my UTS class when we start next week!

[evastrakova]

Важные моменты
28:55 - The more stress you expose yourself to, the better you become at problem solving
31:25 - You become what you are around.
You must be around what you want to become.
48:35 - When you ask people a question ask them something that lets them tell you a story. So when you let people tell you their story the way they want to tell you their story.

[karenalberini]

Humility has become my greatest teacher. Stress gave me resilience. Your right about just Do. Adapting to change. Be a part of the solution or a goal. Inspire, encourage and be teachable. I made many mistakes and bad choices in my youth and teens. Then the desire or the call to serve others grew at age 25. Now at age 68 I don't recognize myself. The world is going to fast and I am burnt out. I am stuck and lack motivation. I am extremely fatigued. My goal now is to volunteer in a home for unwed mothers before and after they deliver their babies. All my old slogans and do it anyway haven't worked. I hope reading your book Evy will motivate and inspire me to JUST BEGIN. 🌹

[qucxcdw]

Sean is an excellent listener + interviewer! Absolutely ! Love Evy!💓💓💓💯💯💯👏👏👏

[maryhatzisavva]

Her embodied wisdom is coming from her Greek roots❤

[fluff]

lovely lady and awesome questions/interview

[maiaallman]

So nice to see a new vid from you! Thanks.

[leandrawomack]

What an incredibly gorgeous and insightful woman!

[jill]

Jump to 1:00 to hear what the title is about.

[whoislalaluna]

I thought this was Lady Gaga from the thumbnail Lolol

[JS-hbnk]

I don't 'smash' buttons or avocados.😊

[elakarczewska]

if we were all doing the listening, who would be doing the talking? 😄