Steven Bartlett: 9 Secret Habits of a Multi-Million Dollar Entrepreneur - Diary of a CEO
Sep 7, 2023
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In this engaging conversation, Steven Bartlett, a dynamic entrepreneur and host of Diary of a CEO, shares his inspiring journey from college dropout to multimillionaire. He discusses the power of quitting for personal growth and emphasizes self-education and discipline. Bartlett highlights the importance of purposeful success, meaningful work, and overcoming comparison in creative fields. He introduces the 'five buckets of growth,' focusing on knowledge and skills, while emphasizing the need for balance between financial success, creativity, and personal relationships.
Challenging oneself and finding purpose in work are key to achieving success.
Having autonomy, control, and a supportive community contribute to fulfilling work.
Infusing playfulness into work can improve motivation, creativity, and overall well-being.
Managing expectations and setting clear boundaries helps create harmony between work and personal life.
Deep dives
Steve Bartlett's Journey from College Dropout to Success
Steve Bartlett, founder of Social Chain and host of the Diary of a CEO podcast, shares his inspiring story from being a broke college dropout to achieving massive success. He discusses the importance of challenging oneself, finding purpose in work, and pursuing goals that are subjectively meaningful. Bartlett emphasizes the power of forward motion, autonomy and control, and surrounding oneself with a supportive community. He also touches on the significance of playfulness and approaching work with a sense of joy. Despite his achievements, Bartlett acknowledges the ongoing struggle with limiting beliefs and the importance of consistently finding fulfillment in his profession.
The Discipline Equation and the Power of Quitting
Bartlett delves into the concept of discipline and presents his discipline equation, which weighs the why behind pursuing a goal, the enjoyment derived from it, and the friction encountered along the way. He highlights the significance of quitting as a powerful tool for growth and finding alignment with one's passions. Bartlett shares personal experiences of quitting and emphasizes the importance of paying attention to one's internal signals and finding harmony rather than seeking a perfect work-life balance. He also explores the benefits of harnessing autonomy and control over one's work, finding purpose in meaningful goals, and being part of a supportive community. Bartlett discusses the power of confronting limiting beliefs and the role of first-party evidence in shaping self-belief and confidence.
The Five Factors for Enjoyable Work
Bartlett presents five key factors that lead to enjoyable and fulfilling work. These factors include embracing challenges, experiencing a sense of progress and growth, pursuing goals that are subjectively meaningful, having autonomy and control over one's work, and being part of a supportive community. He underscores the importance of finding passion and purpose in work, and highlights the role of a playful mindset in approaching tasks with enjoyment and ease. Bartlett also acknowledges the ongoing struggle with comparing oneself to others, emphasizing that everyone experiences moments of self-doubt and the need to shift focus to self-fulfillment and personal growth.
The Power of Play in Work and Overcoming Comparison
Bartlett discusses the significance of infusing playfulness into work and the positive impact it can have on motivation, creativity, and overall well-being. He shares the story of Richard Feynman and how introducing playfulness reignited his passion for physics. Bartlett delves into the detrimental effects of comparison and the role it plays in diminishing self-esteem. He acknowledges that comparison is a common struggle, but underscores the importance of focusing on personal growth, fulfillment, and using comparison as an opportunity for learning and inspiration rather than self-deprecation.
The importance of managing expectations in relationships
Expectations play a significant role in determining happiness within relationships. Managing expectations and finding harmony rather than balance is key. When expectations are met, happiness is achieved.
Finding balance between work and personal life
Balance between work and personal life is an ongoing struggle. Setting clear rules and boundaries, prioritizing important aspects of life, and recognizing different seasons of life can help achieve a sense of harmony.
Dealing with criticism and staying true to oneself
Criticism is an occupational hazard, and it is essential to stay true to oneself regardless of feedback. Having a strong foundation in personal values and intentions can help remain resilient in the face of criticism.
The value of feedback and the need for empathy
Feedback, both positive and negative, can be valuable for personal growth and improvement. Focusing on feedback that aligns with personal values and growth can lead to a positive impact. Practicing empathy towards oneself and others is crucial when dealing with feedback.
There's a lot of things human beings crave in life - happiness, knowledge, status, wealth, abundance - and most of us embark on seeking out this relentless pursuit of success without really knowing how to juggle all of our aspirations and goals in life. But what if I told you that there's a way to achieve all of these things and have them exist in harmony, no matter who you are, or where you start out in life? Today I'm joined by the genius mind who has done just that and is inspiring so many others to unlock their potential too. Steven Bartlett is one of the most brilliant entrepreneurs of our time, a best-selling author, investor and truly engaging speaker. As the founder of Social Chain and a number of other wildly successful companies he's reshaped digital marketing. He was the youngest ever Dragon on Dragons’ Den, and he's the host of the No.1 podcast Diary of a CEO. In the conversation we talk about his incredible backstory of how he went from a university drop out to a multimillion dollar entrepreneur and the fundamental principles he's learned along the way that have contributed to his success and are detailed in his new life-changing book 'Diary of a CEO - The 33 Laws of Business and Life'. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did :)
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