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A few years ago I was a broke, university dropout, at 18 I built an industry leading social media marketing company, and at 27 I resigned as CEO. At 28 I co-founded Flight Story – a marketing and communications company, and thirdweb – a software platform, making it easy to build web3 applications. I then launched private equity fund, Flight Fund, to accelerate the next generation of European unicorns. During this time I decided to launch ’The Diary Of A CEO’ podcast with the simple mission of providing an unfiltered journey into the remarkable stories and untold dimensions of the world’s most influential people, experts and thinkers. Thank you for listening.
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In this moment, world-renowned author, entrepreneur, and optimist Simon Sinek discusses the importance of maintaining meaningful friendships throughout your life. For Simon, strong friendships are essential because they provide a support system during tough times. He also says it is important for friendships to offer companionship during moments of joy and success. According to Simon, there are several health benefits of close relationships, highlighting that in Blue Zones - regions where people live past 80 years old - a sense of community is key. From an evolutionary standpoint, our bodies seem to be designed to foster connection. He points out that the heart is our most vital organ, and that thigh muscles helped us socialise with others in our communities. Simon highlights that friendships should be approached with intention, and that one of the best ways to nurture your friendships is by supporting others, particularly through acts of service.
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The clock is ticking – Raoul Pal reveals how AI will transform the global economy and why crypto might be your best chance of survival
Raoul Pal is the co-founder and CEO of Real Vision, the world-renowned financial knowledge and education platform. He is also the former Head of European Hedge Fund Sales at Goldman Sachs.
In this conversation, Raoul and Steven discuss topics such as, why we can’t trust central banks, how to build wealth with crypto, how to protect your job from AI, and how to secure your financial future in 6 years or less.
(00:00) Intro
(02:07) What Is Raouls Mission?
(05:38) What Would The Average Person Say About Raouls Work?
(06:47) What Will Fuck My Financial Future?
(11:14) Stats Today Vs 1980's
(12:18) How To Play 'The Game' Of Finance In Your Younger Years?
(13:30) What About Work Life Balance?
(13:58) What Knowledge Should I Acquire?
(14:57) How To Become An Expert?
(16:41) Manifesting Your Future
(17:16) How To Progress Once You're An Expert
(19:42) What If You Don't Have Excess Income To Invest?
(24:05) What About Buying A House?
(26:28) Viewers Comments
(30:07) Advice From Steven's Brother About Being An Expert
(31:58) Applying Your Knowledge To Get The Highest Return
(39:01) How Do I Spot A Trend
(39:02) AI Will Free So Much Our Time That We Won't Know What To Do With It
(42:53) The AI Component
(47:24) How Disruptive Will AI Be?
(51:18) Should We Be Scared Of AI?
(54:37) How To Know If A Trend Will Be Persistent
(57:53) Are We At The Collapse Of The Digital Industry?
(59:06) How Do You Invest In AI?
(01:00:51) What Is Crypto
(01:01:18) Productivity And AI
(01:06:32) Blockchain Explained
(01:08:04) Contracts On The Blockchain
(01:10:54) NFTs
(01:12:12) Should You Invest In Blockchain?
(01:21:43) How Do I Benefit From Buying Crypto?
(01:23:01) How To Invest In Crypto
(01:24:27) What Is A Ledger Device?
(01:25:41) What Coin Should You Invest In?
(01:32:14) What Is Leverage?
(01:37:45) Do Men Invest More In Crypto?
(01:39:42) The Nightmare Stories With Crypto
(01:41:41) What Is Raoul's Price Prediction?
(01:45:20) What If Raoul Is Wrong?
(01:49:36) What Is The Debasement Of Currency?
(02:00:50) The Best Trade Is Quality Of Life
(02:08:34) Guest's Last Question
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On November 5th, the fate of America's future hangs in the balance, Scott Galloway is back to provide a preview on the 2 possible America's
Scott Galloway is a Professor of Marketing at the New York Stern School of Business, and host of ‘The Prof G Show’ podcast. He is also the best-selling author of books such as, ‘The Algebra of Happiness’, ‘The Four’, and ‘The Algebra of Wealth’.
In this conversation, Scott and Steven discuss topics such as; Scott’s gamble on the election outcome, how Trump’s victory could reshape US tax policy, the impact of Trump’s health on his presidency, and how Trump’s victory will affect men’s sex and relationships.
(00:00) Intro
(01:39) What Are You Thinking About At This Moment
(04:54) What's Happened For Us To Get To This Point?
(10:47) Personality For Presidents Is More Important Than Ever
(15:16) What Has Trump Done Well?
(18:29) Trump On Joe Rogan
(21:46) Why Are Men Choosing Trump
(31:16) What Is That Trump Is Saying To Make Young Men Vote For Him?
(39:08) Trump Speaking His Mind Is A Super Power
(40:47) You're Judged By The Character You Build
(42:16) We Should Move Away From Identity Politics
(49:31) The October Surprise
(56:46) Who Will Win The Election?
(01:03:37) Emotion > Facts
(01:05:54) People Seem To Have Forgotten What It Was Like When Trump Was In Office Last Time
(01:09:57) Russia And China Are Using Social Media Algorithms Against Us
(01:16:06) Does Age Matter In This Election?
(01:19:56) There's A 1 In 3 Chance Trump Dies During His Time In Office If He Wins
(01:20:19) Trump And Elon Musk
(01:24:40) What Happens To America If Trump Wins?
(01:27:45) Does Trump Have A Higher Likelihood To End The Wars?
(01:32:09) Why Scott Is Writing A Book About Men
(01:36:38) Scott's Thoughts On The Pornography Debate
(01:45:00) The Guest's Last Question
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In this episode, Dr. Cheri Mah, a renowned sleep physician and performance expert, delves into practical strategies for enhancing sleep quality. She addresses common habits
From how you can use sound to help you fall asleep, the ideal room temperature and the potential downsides of evening showers. She even shares snack ideas that won’t disrupt your sleep but will curb late-night hunger. this conversation is packed with practical advice that will leave you feeling refreshed and recovered.
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Are we alone in the universe? If we aren't, are we among friends or enemies? A former top U.S. official reveals the classified UFO secrets that the Pentagon has hidden for years
Luis Elizondo is the former head of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) that operated within the Pentagon. He is also the bestselling author of the book, ‘Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs’.
In this conversation, Luis and Steven discuss topics such as, how to spot a UFO, the dangers of getting too close to a UFO, why Luis resigned from the AATIP, and how UFO's have interfered with nuclear weapons.
(00:00) Intro
(01:35) Who Is Luis?
(02:24) Luis's Professional Resume
(04:38) What Pentagon's Project Did You Work On In 2008-2009?
(10:30) Joining AATIP (Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program)
(12:12) AATIP's Mission
(13:46) What's A UAP?
(14:21) Stigma Associated With The Term 'UFO'
(15:45) Luis's Beliefs On UFO/UAP
(20:21) Leaving The Program And The Role At Pentagon
(23:28) Why Don’t They Want The Public To Know?
(29:23) What Type Of Information Do You Have Access To In This Role?
(30:08) The Area 51 Conspiracy Theories
(31:00) Bob Lazar's Claims
(31:45) The Process Of Clearing Highly Classified Information To Share With The Public
(33:42) Evidence On UFO/UAP
(34:09) The 'Gimbal' Incident
(35:24) The Reason Why There's No More Declassified UFO Videos
(36:36) Why US Government Doesn't Tell People About UFO's
(41:52) Have There Ever Been Recovered UFO/UAP Materials?
(42:28) People Going To Jail Or Even Harder Punishment For Speaking Out
(43:40) Who's In Charge Of Preventing Information Leakage?
(43:57) US Killed US Citizens With Drones
(46:09) Danger Of Publishing "Imminent"
(47:51) Do American Presidents Know About UFO/UAP?
(48:17) Which Presidents Were Aware Of UFO/UAP?
(50:53) How Much Does An Average Citizen Know About What's Going On In The Government?
(52:04) What Is The Legacy Program & Why Is It Not Well Funded?
(53:17) How Do People In Pentagon Perceive Aliens?
(01:01:18) UFO's Motives To Visit Earth
(01:03:30) What Is A UAP Encounter?
(01:06:11) UAP Sightings At Nuclear Technology Facilities
(01:06:49) Interference With A Nuclear Facility In Russia
(01:07:33) The Colares Incident
(01:10:27) Should We Be Worried?
(01:12:15) Case Against UFO
(01:15:43) Is Witness Testimony Enough To Prove UFO's Existence? Probability And Statistics
(01:18:11) The 'Tic Tac' Incident
(01:21:44) What's A Day In The Life Of Someone Working For AATIP?
(01:23:30) How Has Luis's Work Changed The Way He Lives?
(01:24:11) How Do You Feel Being Such A Small Part Of The Vast Universe?
(01:26:56) What Do Luis's Kids Think Of His Work And UFO?
(01:28:27) Are We Alone In The Universe?
(01:28:58) Why Is The Book Called 'Imminent'?
(01:29:45) Last Guest's Question: What Is Something You Were Once Deeply Afraid Of That You're No Longer Afraid Of?
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When ‘I do’ becomes ‘I’m done’, world-renowned divorce lawyer James Sexton reveals why most marriages end and how to spot early warning signs
James Sexton is America’s top divorce lawyer and author of the bestselling marriage and relationship advice book, 'How to Stay in Love: Practical Wisdom from an Unexpected Source'.
In this conversation, James and Steven discuss topics such as, the link between sex and divorce, why 86% of people remarry after a divorce, the number one sign of divorce, and the best way to avoid a divorce.
00:00 Intro
01:37 What Do People Say When They Reach Out To You?
03:28 James' One Message To The World
05:55 Why You Can't Hide From Your Problems
10:43 The Case That Broke James' Heart
18:09 What Type Of Cases Would You Refuse?
20:56 Is It Better To Be The One Hurt In A Breakup?
23:17 Why People Want Control In A Breakup
26:53 Understanding Heartbreak
32:09 Is Life Winnable?
37:17 James' Thesis On Death And His Mum's Cancer
48:59 Lessons Learned From People On Their Deathbeds
53:00 Are We Just Products Of Our Imagination?
56:59 Can Acceptance Heal Suffering?
01:03:31 Why Humans Struggle With Uncertainty
01:06:29 Have You Met Anyone Who Planned To Divorce?
01:09:56 How Dating Length Impacts Marriage Success
01:11:50 Why Do People Fall Out Of Love?
01:19:32 Do Men Struggle To Open Up?
01:20:32 Can 90 Minutes A Week Save A Relationship?
01:23:04 Happy Wife, Happy Life – Is It True?
01:29:55 Why Do Conversations About Sex Go Wrong?
01:32:12 Is Lack Of Intimacy A Major Cause Of Divorce?
01:34:23 Is Porn Causing More Relationship Issues?
01:37:52 Does Marriage Equal Love?
01:42:29 Who Is The Wedding Really For?
01:45:00 Do Celebrities Fake Their Relationships?
01:46:33 Are Perfect Relationships Just A Facade?
01:54:24 The Moment I Realized The "Magic" Was Gone
01:57:56 How Do Happy Couples Argue?
01:59:32 Will James Remarry?
02:01:45 Is Getting Married A Mistake?
02:04:31 Is Marriage Good For Kids?
02:06:55 How To Bring Up A Prenup
02:10:37 Embracing Imperfections In Relationships
02:17:14 Divorce And Child Support Explained
02:22:18 Why Do People Divorce Over Money?
02:24:03 Have You Helped Wealthy People Who Went Broke?
02:32:27 One Tip To Avoid Divorce
02:34:53 Final Question
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He became the first person to run the full length of Africa—10,000 miles in 352 days—but just after day 100, Russ Cook, aka the Hardest Geezer, faced the toughest challenge of his life. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Russ found himself running through chaos, dodging violence, and literally outrunning men armed with machetes. With threats of kidnapping looming and his life on the line, he managed to escape and keep pushing forward.
Months later, after enduring sandstorms in the Sahara, crossing rainforests, and navigating endless stretches of empty road, Russ finally completed his journey. Starting in Cape Agulhas, South Africa, and finishing in Tunisia, he covered the equivalent of 386 marathons.
Throughout the journey, Russ faced life-threatening dangers—armed robberies, kidnappers, and harsh terrains. But the craziest part? After all those miles, he realised what he’d really been running from—and had to face it head on.
His story isn’t just about running. It’s for anyone facing their fears, questioning their path, or trying to break free from what’s been holding them back—because that was him too.
Russ unpacks all of this, and more, in his book HARDEST GEEZER: Mind Over Miles. Out now.
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What is killing young athletes at the peak of physical performance? A medical bank of over 1,000 brains and 30 years of study shine a spotlight on the cause
Dr Ann McKee is a world-renowned neurologist and the Director of Boston University’s CTE and Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centres. She leads groundbreaking research on the fatal neurodegenerative disease known as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE).
In this conversation, Dr Ann and Steven discuss topics such as, the devastating symptoms of CTE, how young athletes are at risk of CTE, why the NFL are keeping the disease a secret, and the health risks of heading a football.
00:00 Intro
02:14 Ann McKee's Mission on CTE
03:37 What Is CTE?
05:05 Sports Most Likely to Cause CTE
06:06 How Fragile Is the Human Brain?
06:41 What Ann McKee Does in Her Research
07:15 The First Time Ann Saw a Brain with CTE
10:39 How Many Athletes Have CTE?
12:26 How CTE Affects Daily Life
13:58 Young Athletes Impacted by CTE
14:33 Wyatt Bramwell’s Story: A Tragic Case of CTE
18:08 When Do Signs of CTE First Appear?
21:21 How Does CTE Develop in the Brain?
23:48 Jeff Astle: CTE in Soccer
24:45 Challenges in Raising Awareness About CTE
27:42 The NFL's Contact With Ann McKee
28:17 The NFL’s Early Reactions to CTE
30:01 The Impact of CTE on Families
30:29 Why Ann McKee Cares About the Families
32:26 The Pressure of Studying CTE
32:58 The NFL's Shift on CTE and Lawsuits
34:36 Owain Thomas: CTE Case Study
36:08 NFL Helmet Safety and CTE
37:51 The Four Stages of CTE Explained
40:22 Aaron Hernandez: The Link to CTE
44:28 Mike Webster's Battle with CTE
45:14 The Progress Ann McKee Wants to See in CTE Research
46:17 Do We Really Need Contact in Sports?
50:18 Preventing Alzheimer’s Through Brain Health
53:16 Are Brain Diseases Like CTE Increasing?
53:46 How Inflammation in the Brain Worsens Diseases
56:50 Ann McKee’s Advice for Parents of Young Athletes
58:22 Ann’s Message to the NFL and Sports Organisations
59:33 The Final Question: What's Next for CTE Research?
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Porn. Harmless adult fun or corrupting the next generation of men? 3 guests, 1 dividing topic, no perspective is off limits
The Diary Of A CEO’s first ever panel discussion is joined by three world-leading experts: Dr Alok Kanojia, Dr Rena D Malik, and Erika Lust.
In this conversation, the panel and Steven discuss topics such as, the link between porn and relationship failure, how porn rewires your brain, the impact of porn on sexual satisfaction, and the link between porn and erectile dysfunction.
(00:00) Intro
(02:03) Dr Rina's Intro
(03:31) Dr K's Intro
(04:27) Erika's Intro
(05:36) Does Porn Benefit Society?
(10:25) Are We Desensitized by Porn?
(11:34) How Porn Affects the Brain
(13:10) What Is Death Grip Syndrome?
(16:30) The Dopamine Effect of Porn
(21:25) Is Porn Addictive?
(23:42) Why People Feel Powerless Over Porn
(25:19) Is There Good Porn and Bad Porn?
(26:17) Has Porn Increased Erectile Dysfunction?
(28:19) How Porn Impacts Motivation
(33:02) How Porn Companies Exploit You
(39:01) Is Sex Education Enough?
(40:57) What Kind of Porn Does Erika Make?
(44:19) What’s Better for Relationships: No Porn or Porn?
(45:48) How to Remove Porn Stigma
(49:51) The Rise of Erotic Audio
(50:41) Should Porn Be Banned on Social Media?
(53:50) Why Social Media Is Full of Porn
(54:37) Should We Warn People About Porn?
(01:00:57) Do We Need a Purpose to Quit Porn?
(01:03:49) How to Talk to Kids About Porn
(01:08:57) Does Porn Violence Reflect Audience Demand?
(01:18:40) Is Softcore Porn a Gateway to Hardcore Porn?
(01:20:29) The One Script for Men
(01:22:24) Why Porn Shouldn’t Be Free
(01:24:26) Why NoFap Is a Bad Idea
(01:36:01) Is Porn Replacing Real Relationships?
(01:39:12) Would We Have Better Relationships Without Porn?
(01:42:08) What Did People Do Before Porn?
(01:46:21) The Future of Porn and Tech
(01:53:34) Why Negative Reinforcement Fails
(01:58:40) Are We Losing Control to Our Impulses?
(02:01:21) Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Porn?
(02:01:59) How to Improve the Porn Industry
(02:04:30) How Porn Ads Affect Us
(02:05:31) How Porn Changes Body Image
(02:09:29) How Long Should Sex Last?
(02:11:37) Do We Need More Realistic Porn?
(02:14:21) Would Erika’s Business Be More Successful if It Reflected Society?
(02:17:15) Closing Statements
(02:20:20) Guests' Final Question
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In this moment, the fasting and hormone expert, Dr Mindy Pelz discusses how your body can show your liver health.
Mindy says that there are simple ways that you can check how well your liver is function by looking at your eyes, feet and tongue.
She says that If the corner of your eye is yellow it can show liver stagnation, which means that the liver will struggle to metabolise toxins like alcohol. Equally, if the bottom of your feet are dry and cracking, it shows there is not proper circulation and your liver is struggling to detox.
Mindy says that some of the core reasons for this poor liver function is a lack of minerals and proper nutrients. However, this can be turned around with a mixture of fasting and getting in the right fruits and vegetables.
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From being 'born a crime' and surviving Apartheid to navigating fame, Trevor Noah opens up about the chaos behind the comedy
Trevor Noah is a comedian and former host of the satirical news programme, ‘The Daily Show’. He is also host of the podcast ‘What Now? with Trevor Noah’ and author of the best-selling book, ‘Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood’.
In this conversation, Trevor and Steven discuss topics such as, how growing up under Apartheid shaped Trevor’s life path, the trauma of his mother’s attempted murder, how Trevor received death threats at ‘The Daily Show’, and why young men are struggling today.
(00:00) Intro
(01:47) Trevor's Childhood
(04:51) What Do People Need To Know To Understand Trevor
(07:08) What Was Apartheid Like For Trevor?
(11:01) I Was Born Illegal
(16:06) Trevor's Mother's Troubled Relationship With New Partner
(23:22) Trevor's Mum's Shooting
(26:05) Being Hyper-Empathetic
(30:54) What Happened On The Day Of The Shooting
(34:16) The Miracle That Saved My Mother
(36:12) Why Didn't Your Stepdad Go To Prison?
(38:29) Is Trevor Still Angry?
(42:31) Have You Forgiven Him?
(43:17) How Does Past Trauma Affect Trevor Today?
(45:13) Men's Mental Health & Loneliness Epidemic
(50:37) Why Are Men Struggling
(59:10) How Can We Men Be Helped?
(01:03:02) Belonging
(01:08:43) How Do You Spot A Bad Friend?
(01:11:51) Trevor's Work Ethic
(01:15:32) Does Money And Fame Guide Your Decisions?
(01:19:50) We're All Human & Need The Same Thing
(01:24:39) Death Threats When Starting The Daily Show
(01:29:11) The Worst Day On The Daily Show
(01:34:53) Trevor's Struggle With Depression
(01:40:46) Why Did Trevor Leave The Daily Show
(01:46:49) You Don't Know What You've Got Until It's Gone
(01:50:49) Trevor's Therapy Journey
(01:59:28) Trevor's ADHD Diagnosis
(02:02:31) The Link Between ADHD And Depression
(02:09:16) Did You Ever Feel Hopeless?
(02:13:44) Trevor Reuniting With His Father
(02:15:53) What Lesson Did You Learn From Your Father?
(02:18:32) Your Mum
(02:18:39) What Would Trevor Say In His Last Phone Call To His Mother
(02:21:50) Trevor's Thoughts On Fatherhood
(02:23:31) Trevor's Romantic Relationships
(02:26:14) The Lowest Point Of Your Life
(02:30:12) Would Trevor Erase What Happened To His Mother?
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Master your money, revolutionise your relationships, and live a rich life with personal finance expert Ramit Sethi.
Ramit Sethi is the host of the Netflix series ‘How to Get Rich’ and author of the best-selling book, ‘I Will Teach You to Be Rich’. He is also founder of the podcast, ‘Money For Couples’.
In this conversation, Ramit and Steven discuss topics such as, how to create your vision for a rich life, why you should rent rather than buy a house, the best money talks to have with your partner, and the top 3 money red flags in a relationship.
00:00 Intro
01:35 Why People Should Care About This Conversation
02:25 What Has Ramit Learned About Money And Relationships
04:10 Differences Between Men And Women's Spending Habits
05:40 What Are The Sources Of Arguments In Relationships
07:14 Women Earning More Causes Problems
11:47 You Don't Need To Buy A House To Be Successful
14:18 Should Men Remain Single?
15:39 Who Should Pay For The First Date?
18:09 Should Men Be Chivalrous?
19:45 What Are Financial Red Flags?
20:51 The Money Types – Avoider
22:17 The Optimizer
24:31 The Worrier
26:14 The Dreamer
27:29 Which Money Type Lives A Happier Life?
29:14 Do You Know How Much Your Partner Makes?
31:32 Should You Keep A Bad Financial Situation A Secret?
36:00 Are Prenups A Good Thing?
42:44 Do We Need A "Money Guy"?
43:59 Red Flag: They're Cheap
45:24 Robert Kiyosaki's Advice Is Rubbish
46:36 What Makes A Worrier?
48:14 What Is A Rich Life Vision?
52:32 Merging Finances As A Couple
58:15 Should You Sweat The Small Stuff?
01:00:13 Is Buying A House Financially Savvy?
01:03:59 Why Is It Hard To Buy A House In 2024?
01:07:13 A Better Use Of Money Than Buying A House
01:14:04 Alternatives To House Buying For Investments
01:16:16 Uncovering Finances And The Shock It Can Have
01:22:19 Should You Make A Budget?
01:24:01 How Do We Teach Our Kids About Money?
01:27:16 Should We Let Our Kids Enjoy Our Wealth?
01:28:23 How To Raise Kids Without Spoiling Them
01:29:34 How To Educate Your Kids If They Want To Be Wealthy
01:31:54 The Principles Of Wealth Creation
01:33:57 How Much Money Do You Need To Start Investing?
01:35:27 Gambling In Relationships
01:36:46 Money Issues Destroying Marriages
01:38:09 Steven's Parents' Money Mystery
01:39:23 If You Have Enough, Why Continue?
01:40:01 What Ramit Would Do With A Surprise $100M
01:41:55 What People Love To Spend Their Money On
01:47:01 The Guest's Last Question
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In this moment, the host of ‘How I Built This’, discusses the lessons he has learned from interviewing over 20,000 people, ranging from global CEO’s, superstars to rural shepherds in Afghanistan.
Guy has built his career on the idea that every business is a story, and this business must tell this story to itself and others. He believes that all successful founders share common traits and outlooks, such as: fearing the regret of not trying more than the fear of failure. Believing in their product so much that they have almost superhuman endurance, and continue despite multiple failures. Guy also says that the most successful founders often don’t do it alone and have a co-founder to help them withstand the highs and lows of entrepreneurship.
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He was the 55th Prime Minister, led through 3 of the biggest crises of the last century, and is one of the most controversial characters in the history of the United Kingdom. Boris Johnson is now ‘unleashed’.
Boris Johnson is the former UK Prime Minister, serving from 2019 to 2022, he has also served as Foreign Secretary and Mayor of London. He is also the author of books such as, ‘The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History’ and ‘Unleashed’.
In this conversation, Boris and Steven discuss topics such as, his support for the Leave campaign without an exit plan, why he doesn't apologise for Partygate, his initial under appreciation of Covid's danger, and his predictions for the upcoming US election.
(00:00) Intro
(02:25) What Do We Need To Understand About Your Early Years
(04:52) Glue Ear Making You Deaf
(05:47) Your Mother Charlotte
(08:27) Why Was Your Mother Sent To A Psychiatric Ward
(11:18) Why Did Your Mother Say You Were "Self Defending"
(13:13) Why Did Your Parents Divorce?
(14:42) Was There Physical Violence In The Household?
(15:29) What Did Your Parents Teach You About Marriage And Love
(18:04) Is Your Public Persona A Marketing Strategy?
(24:36) The Imbalance Of The UK's Class System
(28:25) Has The Conservative Government Done Enough To Level The UK?
(38:30) Boris' Career Rundown
(39:00) Did You Expect To Win The London Mayorship?
(41:25) You Had 3 Significant Country Events, Do You Wish It Was Different?
(43:06) Did You Think You Were Going To Win The Brexit Vote?
(45:18) Your Secret Pro-Remain Letter
(49:22) You Had No Plan After Brexit
(59:41) Did David Cameron React Badly When You Said You Were Going To Leave?
(01:01:33) How Does Someone Get A High-Level Job Without Having Done It Before?
(01:03:39) If You're In Politics, You Need To Be Okay With Public Attacks
(01:05:10) Is Politics All About Bringing Your Friends Up With You?
(01:06:39) Do You Regret Brexit?
(01:09:53) What Have The Downsides Of Brexit Been?
(01:13:45) When Was The First Time You Heard About This Virus?
(01:18:13) When Did You Call China To Address Covid
(01:19:35) The Virus Was Actually Created In A Lab
(01:20:37) Call Trump To Talk About Covid
(01:21:29) Lockdowns
(01:27:18) Were The Lockdowns Even Worth It
(01:28:52) The Tiering System Was Bonkers
(01:30:46) Was There A Mental Toll On You?
(01:32:31) The Impact Of The Death Of Your Mother
(01:36:30) Party Gate
(01:47:13) How Many Children Do You Have?
(01:47:37) Charlotte Owen
(01:47:47) What Happens Next For Boris Johnson
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Could fighting off the most feared and deadly disease be as simple as controlling what you put on your plate? Here is the revolutionary cancer care advice you’ve never heard.
Dr Thomas Seyfried is a Professor of biology, genetics, and biochemistry at Boston College. He has over 150 peer-reviewed publications and is also the author of books such as, ‘Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: On the Origin, Management, and Prevention of Cancer’.
In this conversation, Dr Thomas and Steven discuss topics such as, the link between blood sugar and cancer growth, how stress management impacts your cells, the biggest misconceptions about cancer, and how calorie restriction could prevent cancer.
(00:00) Intro
(01:59) What Would Dr Seyfried Say He Does?
(02:37) How Much Of A Problem Is Cancer Globally?
(04:30) What Types Of Cancer Are People Dying From?
(05:02) How Many People Will Develop Cancer?
(06:56) Where Does Cancer Rank In The Probabilities Of Taking My Life?
(08:12) What Is The Fermentation Process?
(12:16) How Have You Arrived At This Conclusion?
(16:52) Why Do Cancers Grow So Rapidly?
(19:17) What Are Ketones?
(21:23) What Can We Learn About Cancer From Our Ancestors?
(24:36) What Role Does Exercise Play In Fighting These Diseases?
(25:44) What Lifestyle Choices Are Causing The Cancer To Develop?
(29:07) Is Cancer Genetic?
(31:09) How Do We Keep Our Mitochondria Healthy?
(32:42) Is Cancer Genetic?
(36:27) Why Haven't Opinions Changed Based On Dr Seyfried's Evidence?
(38:27) If We Adopt This Mindset, What Will Happen To Cancer Statistics?
(39:17) Are The Current Cures Working?
(41:50) The Current Technologies Used To Prevent Cancer
(49:10) How Do We Prevent Cancer?
(51:06) Should I Be On A Keto Diet?
(54:57) Dr Seyfried's Dog Study
(57:14) Human Cases Of People That Have Followed Your Research
(01:03:39) What Is Metabolic Therapy?
(01:04:36) What Should Someone That Has Cancer And Is Listening To This Do?
(01:07:52) Keto Plus Hyperbaric Oxygen Study
(01:11:57) Can You Have A Pre-Disposition To Cancer?
(01:12:28) Should I Restrict What I Eat, To Stave Off Cancer?
(01:13:16) What's Your View On Fasting?
(01:13:58) How Do I Get Into The Keto State?
(01:17:10) Do We Need More Discipline?
(01:18:36) What Happens When You Fast?
(01:20:52) What Advice Would Dr Seyfried Give To His Kids?
(01:22:14) Why Isn't Dr Seyfried Trying To Be Metabolically Perfect?
(01:23:04) What Food Laws Would Dr Seyfried Introduce?
(01:25:18) Is Dr Seyfried Hopeful?
(01:28:14) And What If You Are Successful?
(01:29:10) Are There Any Studies That Have Broken Dr Seyfried's Heart?
(01:30:50) What Would Dr Seyfried Say To Someone Listening?
(01:32:55) Guest's Last Question
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In this moment, former U.S. Secret Service Special Agent Evy Pompouras discusses how to earn and maintain respect in the workplace. According to Evy, it is important to reflect on your own actions when faced with disrespect. This includes assessing the tone and pitch of your voice to see if any changes could lead to gaining more respect. The same principle applies to self-assessments of your contributions in the workplace, as Evy emphasises that people who speak too much often lose respect in the workplace while those who provide meaningful insight gain in. Evy also recommends addressing signs of disrespect straight away rather than avoiding the situation. Although difficult conversations may be uncomfortable, they can ultimately strengthen relationships and improve future interactions.
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Are we on the brink of widespread vision loss? Dr Joseph Allen reveals how we can protect our eyes and see better for life.
Dr Joseph Allen is an optometrist and leading expert in eye health. He is the creator of the ‘Doctor Eye Health’ YouTube channel and host of the podcast, ‘Eye Give A Damn!’.
In this conversation, Dr Joseph and Steven discuss topics such as, the link between eye health and overall health, the foods that affect your eyesight, the misconception about blue light, the impact phones and technology has on our vision, and the best supplements for eyesight.
(00:00) Intro
(01:36) Who Is Dr. Joseph Allen?
(02:45) Is Our Eye Health Improving?
(03:55) How The Environment Impacts Your Eyesight
(05:02) Why We Don't Value Our Eyesight Until It's Too Late
(06:15) Surprising Conditions Dr. Allen Finds During Eye Exams
(10:31) Does Everyone's Eyesight Deteriorate Over Time?
(12:01) Why The World's Eyesight Is Getting Worse
(16:22) How Much Screen Time & Reading Is Safe For Your Eyes?
(19:50) The Role Of Vitamin D In Eye Health
(20:41) Can Short-Sightedness Be Reversed?
(23:58) Do Eye Exercises Actually Work?
(24:50) Can Your Parents' Eyesight Predict Yours?
(30:11) Can We Really Do Eye Transplants?
(32:02) How To Make Better Choices For Eye Health
(35:02) Best Phone Features To Protect Your Eyes
(39:56) Causes Of Eye Bags & Dark Circles
(46:10) Do Cucumbers Really Help With Eye Bags?
(48:32) Eye Bag Treatments That Actually Work
(49:10) Can Red Light Therapy Improve Your Eyes?
(54:10) Best Ways To Cure Dry Eyes
(57:05) Can Red Light Therapy Help With Myopia?
(58:42) Is It Safe To Stare At The Sun?
(01:00:53) What Is Sun Gazing And Should You Try It?
(01:02:06) Is Blue Light From Devices Damaging Your Eyes?
(01:03:36) What’s The Best Diet For Eye Health?
(01:06:53) Do Carrots Really Improve Your Vision?
(01:08:26) Is Omega 3 Beneficial For Your Eyes?
(01:13:48) What Is Dry Eye And How To Treat It?
(01:15:30) The Best Superfoods For Eye Health
(01:16:15) Does Sugar Harm Your Vision?
(01:17:03) Why Diabetics Suffer More With Eye Problems
(01:19:21) What Causes Eye Twitching And How To Stop It
(01:21:15) What Is Glaucoma And Can You Prevent It?
(01:23:32) What Are Eye Floaters And Should You Be Worried?
(01:26:29) Can Pineapple Really Cure Eye Floaters?
(01:29:43) What To Do If You Get Something In Your Eye
(01:31:07) How Often Should You Have An Eye Test?
(01:31:42) The Most Important Eye Health Tip We Missed
(01:33:15) What's Your First Ever Important Memory?
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Welcoming back Dr Alok Kanojia onto DOAC for the second time, this conversation covers a variety of subjects from the search for purpose, the journey of healing, the loneliness epidemic to the role of dopamine in our lives, specifically around sex and relationships, amongst many more.
Dr K is a psychiatrist and co-founder of the mental health coaching company 'Healthy Gamer', which aims to help with modern stressors, such as social media, video games, and online dating.
(0:00) Intro
(1:35) What Does Dr K Do?
(2:57) Dr K's Background
(5:35) The TikTok-ification Of Mental Health
(8:13) Dr K's Thoughts On Men's Mental Health
(10:57) What About Women's Issues?
(13:38) How Do I Understand Myself?
(16:57) Self-Development Junkies
(18:22) Talking About Our Problems Makes Them Worse
(23:00) Deficiency Promotion
(24:46) The Role Of Dopamine In Happiness
(27:23) Serotonin's Role
(28:59) Why Couples Get Comfortable & Have Less Sex!
(30:57) How To Love And Find Love
(34:11) Stress And The Effects On Libido
(35:57) The Science Behind Attraction
(40:32) Should We Plan Sex?
(41:58) Continuous Exposure Reduces Emotions
(44:08) How To Keep Sex Exciting When It Becomes A Chore
(47:38) The Dangers Of Devices On Our Relationships
(53:14) The Generations That Were Born Connected
(55:15) Are People Becoming More Narcissistic?
(1:01:30) The Lonely Epidemic
(1:03:53) It All Comes From Within
(1:09:07) Believing Something In Your Mind Makes It True
(1:13:24) You're Suppressing Your Emotions
(1:16:31) How To Process Your Emotions
(1:22:26) The Research On Yoga As A Form Of Therapy
(1:26:40) Trauma And The Ability To Achieve Our Goals
(1:31:47) Parenting With More Autonomy = Better Kids
(1:33:14) How To Become A Self-Starter
(1:34:33) Where Steven's Drive Comes From
(1:41:32) What Do People See When They Look At Steven?
(1:43:03) You Need To Fix Trauma, Not Cover It Up
(1:49:46) How Do You Heal?
(1:55:10) The Journey Of Healing
(2:03:48) What Is Mukti?
(2:05:02) How Can We Listen To Ourselves When We Have So Much To Do?
(2:08:40) How Do We Get To Happiness?
(2:11:18) Morning Routines For Calm
(2:13:27) How To Demolish A Habit
(2:14:49) The Benefits Of Keeping A Diary
(2:15:59) What Are People Looking For?
(2:18:42) How Do Young People Find Their Purpose?
(2:21:03) What Is A Quarter-Life Crisis?
(2:30:04) The Best Questions Are Deep In Your Heart
(2:32:28) How Can Steven Be A Better Podcaster?
(2:33:46) The Guest's Last Question
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In this moment, professional Human Biologist Gary Brecka discusses the simple actions that people can take everyday to prevent chronic diseases. These preventative steps include drinking mineralised water, taking Omega 3 supplements, but also having a morning routine that incorporates Mother Nature, using grounding and breathwork. Gary believes that these steps have a psychological benefit as well, as they represent internal promises that you make to yourself, and if you fulfil them every day, it helps to instil self-confidence and trust.
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Everyone's heard that obesity is a global crisis, but what if there is a more dangerous hidden trend ravaging health and robbing years of life?
Dr Gabrielle Lyon is the founder of ‘Muscle-Centric Medicine’, an evidence-based method to improve muscle health, and host of ‘The Dr Gabrielle Lyon Show’. She is also the bestselling author of the book, ‘FOREVER STRONG: A New, Science-Based Strategy for Aging Well’.
In this conversation, Dr Gabrielle and Steven discuss topics such as, how weak muscles impact fertility, the truth about cardiovascular training, how Ozempic supports muscle growth, and the relationship between muscle and metabolism.
(00:00) Introduction
(02:39) What Does Gabrielle Do for a Living?
(04:34) Why Do People Seek Gabrielle’s Help?
(05:56) Are Your Solutions Easy to Implement?
(09:39) Why We Hesitate to Act on Advice
(12:25) How to Support Someone Who Feels Down
(15:02) The Importance of This for Your Health
(18:03) Stress, Trauma, and Their Impact on Change
(22:17) How to Heal from Trauma
(25:40) The Best Way to Inspire Change in Others
(28:00) Key Lessons from Studying Thousands of Patients
(28:58) What Drives Your Passion?
(33:41) Common Myths That Hinder Personal Growth
(37:34) Signs You’re Moving in the Right Direction
(41:12) Strength of Body vs. Strength of Mind
(43:53) Ideal Training Based on Age
(47:15) Why Exercise Three Times a Week Matters
(49:14) Will We Become Like Our Parents?
(52:00) Is Muscle More Important than Cardio?
(56:00) Only 6% Meet Physical Activity Guidelines
(58:03) Societies with Longer, Healthier Lives
(59:41) Effective Methods for Losing Belly Fat
(01:02:16) The Truth About Ozempic
(01:03:43) Medications for Muscle Growth
(01:05:03) Does Ozempic Cause Muscle Loss?
(01:06:21) Who Uses Ozempic?
(01:07:40) Costs of Hormone Replacement and Ozempic
(01:09:57) Do Diets Really Work?
(01:12:55) Is Gaining Muscle Difficult?
(01:13:40) Why Some Struggle to Gain Muscle
(01:14:43) Signs of Low Testosterone Levels
(01:15:15) How to Naturally Boost Testosterone
(01:16:59) Gabrielle’s Fitness Routine
(01:21:03) Everyday Tips for Building Muscle
(01:23:13) What Is a Realistic Fitness Goal?
(01:24:40) Gabrielle’s Current Challenges
(01:25:18) Are People Just Making Excuses?
(01:29:38) What Would Life Look Like Following Gabrielle’s Advice?
(01:34:24) The Connection Between Muscle and Fertility
(01:37:04) The Oldest Healthy Person Gabrielle Has Encountered
(01:37:51) What Have We Missed Discussing?
(01:39:29) Key Insights from Gabrielle’s Book
(01:41:59) Surprising Links Between Muscle and Brain Chemistry
(01:46:25) What Will Success Look Like in 30 Years?
(01:47:13) How Relationships Affect Your Health
(01:47:36) Final Question from the Guest
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Is wokeness choking free speech? Konstantin Kisin takes us inside what he sees as the battle for the future of the West world.
Konstantin Kisin is a Russian-British satirist and co-host of the podcast TRIGGERnometry. He is also the best-selling author of the book, ‘An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West’.
In this conversation, Konstantin and Steven discuss topics such as, how wokeness has lost true meaning, the dangers of a victim mindset, the real reason men are struggling, and the ongoing war in Ukraine.
(00:00) Intro
(01:38) Who Is Konstantin Kisin?
(05:49) The Threat Coming To The Western World
(07:33) Are You Politically Affiliated To The Left Or Right?
(10:07) People Use Politics Labelling As A Weapon
(12:16) What Is Wokeism?
(16:48) How Victimhood Has Become Self-Harm
(20:44) Stereotype Threat
(28:49) The Need for Role Models
(30:05) The Impact Of Your Name On A Job Application
(33:34) Gen Z vs Millennials
(34:29) Are You Hopeful For Gen Zs?
(36:31) The World Is Heading In The Wrong Direction
(37:07) Countries Debt And Who Will Impact The Next Generation
(39:44) Who's Brainwashing Us?
(41:59) What Is Marxism & Does It Work At A Society Level?
(47:22) The Division In The West
(53:25) How Do We Stop This Division?
(55:51) What's The Impact Of An Agnostic Society?
(01:59:44) Andrew Tate Is The Symptom Of Our Society Problems
(01:01:36) Why Men Love Combat Sports
(01:03:52) The Solution For Men's Issues
(01:05:13) Is The Woke Culture Putting Men In This Situation?
(01:09:32) We Need To Call Men Back In
(01:11:02) The Free Speech Movement
(01:17:57) Freedom Of Speech But Not Of Reach, Is It The Best Solution?
(01:19:08) Will The West Be Dominant In The Next 10 Years?
(01:20:11) What If China Or Russia Become The World Power?
(01:23:33) Getting Arrested For Stuff Posted On Social Media
(01:26:43) Does The US Election Matter?
(01:27:10) The US Candidates And The Woke Culture
(01:31:11) Taxing Rich People More
(01:35:20) The Immigration Situation In The US
(01:37:41) What's The Harm Of Immigration?
(01:40:34) Are People Crossing The Borders Statistically Causing More Crime?
(01:49:50) Trade-Off Denialism
(01:51:53) The Solution For Climate Change
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In this moment, professor and neuroscientist, Wendy Suzuki outlines how to destroy your brain.
Many of the ways to wreck your brain health are obvious, such as poor sleep, smoking, eating a processed diet and no exercise. However, some brain damaging habit are more subtle, including not learning and using social media.
Wendy says that the increased use of social media is a massive concern for how it will impact the younger generation. This is because their brains aren’t getting the benefits of real social connection and can suffer from increases in depression and anxiety, leading to the release of stress hormones which damage the brains cells and connections.
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Can a sweet tooth lead to shrinking muscles, a worse menopause, and struggles with mental health? The Glucose Goddess is back to reveal the not so sweet truth about sugar!
Jessie Inchauspé is a world-leading biochemist and founder of the Glucose Goddess movement. She is also the bestselling author of books such as, ‘Glucose Revolution: The life-changing power of balancing your blood sugar’ and ‘The Glucose Goddess Method’.
In this episode, Jessie and Steven discuss topics such as, the link between sugar and depression, the best foods for PCOS, the surprising truth about grapes, and the magic of vinegar.
(00:00) Intro
(01:38) Why Is Glucose So Important for Your Health?
(02:29) What Glucose Spikes Reveal About Your Body's Health
(05:01) How Sugar Impacts Your Cells
(06:23) How Glucose Spikes Accelerate Aging and What You Can Do About It
(10:10) The Link Between Muscle Mass & Sugar Usage
(12:14) These 'Healthy' Foods Are Causing Massive Glucose Spikes!
(14:12) Surprising Non-Sweet Foods That Cause Glucose Spikes
(16:36) Is There Such a Thing as 'Good' Sugar?
(18:25) The Best and Worst Sweeteners for Your Health
(19:33) How Sugar Accelerates Aging
(22:41) The Link Between Glucose, Hormones, and Fertility
(25:11) Can PCOS Be Reversed Through Diet?
(28:11) Why You Should Always Start Your Day with a Savory Breakfast
(29:31) Why We Crave Sugar
(31:57) Is Intermittent Fasting Really Good for You?
(34:58) The Truth About Calorie Restriction
(36:59) The Food You're Giving Your Children Might Be Hurting Them
(40:55) Study Reveals How Sugar Makes You More Irritable
(43:16) Hack 2: One Tablespoon of Vinegar a Day
(47:24) Hack 3: Vegetables First
(48:37) Hack 4: Exercising After Eating
(49:59) I Tried 4 Glucose Hacks for 4 Weeks – Here’s What Happened
(51:55) How to Use Vinegar to Manage Glucose: A Step-by-Step Guide
(01:02:01) The Link Between Visceral Fat and Glucose Spikes
(01:03:56) The Scary Link Between Sugar and Alzheimer’s Disease
(01:05:55) Are We Creating Medicine to Fix Unhealthy Food Habits?
(01:09:42) The Hidden Agenda: Why Food Companies Add More Sugar to Their Products
(01:17:29) The Link Between Glucose Spikes and Menopause
(01:27:36) Does Coffee Cause Glucose Spikes?
(01:33:25) The Last Guest Question
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After 50 years of research, the Gottmans can predict with 90% accuracy if a relationship is doomed for divorce, these are the answers to love you've been searching for
Drs. John and Julie Gottman are professional relationship researchers that have published over 200 academic journal articles and 46 books. They are the co-founders of The Gottman Institute and Love Lab.
In this conversation, the Gottmans and Steven discuss topics such as, how to repair from an affair, why dating apps are broken, the facts behind an awful sex life, and why to stop chasing the idea of 'the one'.
(00:00) Intro
(02:28) What Do You Do?
(05:08) What We Doing Wrong About Dating
(09:55) How Do We Find True Love?
(11:39) What Is The Most Attractive Thing In A Person?
(13:51) The Role Of Self Esteem In How Attractive You Come Across
(16:13) There Isn'T 'The One'
(18:30) Are We Attracted To People Different To Us?
(21:11) Do We Need To Lower Our Expectations
(24:52) It'S A Red Flag When They Want To Rush Things
(29:06) Can You Fake Confidence?
(31:25) Science Know If People Connect Well Or Not
(35:13) How To Build Confidence
(38:04) Differences Between Gender In Attraction
(39:37) Why People Need Alcohol When Dating
(44:29) Is Good Enough, Enough To Be With Soemone?
(48:06) The Role Of Sex In Attraction
(53:40) How To Spice Things Up
(57:46) How Much Sex Should We Be Having?
(01:03:21) Men Struggle To Talk About Their Feelings
(01:09:36) Expressing Gratitude To Your Partner
(01:15:55) How To Know If You Should Break Up
(01:19:24) The 4 Horsemen Of The Apocalpse In A Relationship
(01:25:02) Insecure People Are More Defensive
(01:32:19) Do Homosexuals Relationships Last Longer?
(01:33:45) Gaslighting
(01:38:32) Why People Stay With Gashlighter Or Abusers
(01:41:24) How To Help People Going Through Domestic Violence
(01:45:01) Treating Affairs
(01:47:45) What Percentage Of People Have Affairs?
(02:00:42) Does Cheating Help A Relationship?
(02:03:34) The Importance Of Connection
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In this moment, entrepreneur and best selling author, Mohammad "Mo" Gawdat, discusses the root cause of stress in your life. Mo says that it is not major traumatic events that break people, instead it is the much smaller damage that build ups over time and results from the script that you tell yourself. He believes that many of the stressors of your life can easily be cut out if you spend time deliberately looking at and reflecting on your life. After this you can then choose to limit what you allow into it, and help break the toxic addiction to stress we all suffer from in the modern world.
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Can we train less and gain more? From professional bodybuilding to becoming a force in the fitness world, Dr Michael Israetel reveals the ultimate hacks to transform your fitness game.
Dr Michael Israetel is a renowned sports science and nutrition expert, he is also the co-founder of Renaissance Periodization, a company that offers science-backed fitness advice. He is the author of books such as, ‘Scientific Principles of Hypertrophy Training’.
In this conversation, Dr Michael and Steven discuss topics such as, how to grow muscle fast, the shocking side effects of steroids, how to hit your protein needs, and the truth about calorie counting.
(00:00) Intro
(01:37) What Is Michael's Mission?
(02:38) Biggest Myths And Rebuttals Why People Can't Get Into Shape
(07:10) Why Does It Matter To Be In Good Shape?
(10:47) What Is Your Background?
(12:41) Where Do People Start With Their Body Journey?
(16:57) Work Outs At Home With 20lb Dumbbells Give Great Results
(18:42) Gym Anxiety
(21:33) The Science To Muscle Growth
(26:29) How Many Sets And How Often Will Grow Muscle?
(28:42) What's Going On In Our Muscles To Make Them Grow?
(32:41) How Long Will It Take For Me To Lose Muscle?
(37:38) Warming Up For Workouts
(42:42) Common Gym Mistakes People Make
(44:54) Best Foods To Grow Muscle
(46:50) Is Intermittent Fasting Good For Muscle Gain?
(47:58) Pre Work Out & Caffeine Stimulants
(51:00) Calories Are The Only Thing That Matters
(56:26) The Dangers Of Calories Out & Calories In
(58:02) Body/Muscle Dysmorphia & Mental Illnesses
(01:02:40) The Myths About Weight Loss And What Hold People Back
(01:05:29) The Biggest Myths Around Weight Loss
(01:06:06) How Much Of Weight Loss Is Diet?
(01:11:14) Cardio Vs Strength For Weight Loss
(01:13:50) What Supplements To Take
(01:17:26) What About Steroids?
(01:19:14) How Quickly Do You Notice A Difference On Steroids?
(01:19:50) Do You Need To Work More When You're On Steroids?
(01:20:25) What Are The Downsides Of Steroids?
(01:22:24) Shrinkage Of Manhood On Steroids
(01:24:39) Psychological Implications Of Steroids Michael Has Suffered With
(01:27:27) With All The Risks With Steroids, What's The Point?
(01:29:40) Why Michael Wanted To Be So Big
(01:32:04) How Michael Felt About Being Bullied
(01:38:24) Why Steven Does What He Does
(01:45:19) Building Belief Through Evidence
(01:51:49) Guest's Last Question
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Are we born to cheat and is monogamy natural? Dr Gad Saad uncovers the evolutionary truths behind our most primal behaviour.
Dr Gad Saad is an evolutionary psychologist and Professor of Marketing at Concordia University. He is also the author of books such as, ‘The Parasitic Mind’ and ‘The Saad Truth About Happiness: 8 Secrets for Leading the Good Life’.
In this conversation, Steven and Dr Gad discuss topics such as, the science behind monogamy, why you crave fatty foods, how men are wired to cheat, and the relationship between OCD and porn.
(00:00) Intro
(02:27) What Drives Your Life Purpose?
(05:22) What Does An Evolutionary Behavioural Scientist Do?
(08:45) The Top Predictor of Child Abuse in the Home
(13:39) The Most Dangerous Person a Woman Can Meet
(17:16) Is Cheating Ever Justified?
(18:42) Is Monogamy Really Natural?
(25:43) Why Do We Care for Our Families?
(29:09) Why Do Children Resemble Their Fathers?
(34:53) What Are Your Most Controversial Beliefs?
(38:31) How Much of Human Behaviour Is Driven by Sex?
(44:55) What Is a Mate Desirability Score?
(53:44) Can We Predict a Couple’s Success?
(57:18) What Makes Men and Women Desirable?
(59:57) The Confusion Around Masculinity
(01:09:10) What It Really Feels Like to Be a Woman
(01:13:59) How to Build Self-Awareness
(01:20:05) What Exactly Is a Beta Male?
(01:21:27) How to Achieve High Status as a Man or Woman
(01:23:16) Struggling to Find a Partner? Here's What to Do
(01:25:58) Is Porn Good For Us?
(01:33:42) How Porn Addiction Affects Productivity
(01:37:03) How Society Conflicts with Evolution: Parenting Advice
(01:38:34) The Secrets to Living a Happy Life
(01:40:44) Do Opposites Attract?
(01:48:50) Does Your DNA Determine Happiness?
(01:58:43) The Woke Culture
(02:04:01) Can Freedom of Speech Be Harmful?
(02:24:33) Speaking the Truth in Research Shouldn’t Hurt Others
(02:35:26) Is Society Unfair to Certain Groups?
(02:39:45) Equality of Opportunity vs Equality of Outcome
(02:44:58) Would You Vote for Trump?
(02:54:06) The Last Guest Question
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In this moment, world renowned gut heath expert, Tim Spector discusses how to navigate the modern food landscape and overcome the brainwashing of the food industry. It turns out that answering the seemingly simple question of, ‘what is quality food?’ is a lot more difficult that it first appears. Too often foods packaged as ‘healthy’, ‘low calorie’ or ‘low fat’ are in fact the opposite. Instead, Tim believes we need to go back to eating foods in their simplest, unpackaged original form as nature intended.
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Can humanity handle AI or will it be our downfall? Yuval Noah Harari looks back at history to guide us through this uncertain journey ahead.
Yuval Noah Harari is a best-selling author, public intellectual and Professor of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of multi-million bestseller books such as, ‘Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind’ and ‘Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow’.
In this conversation, Yuval and Steven discuss topics such as, how AI is disconnecting people, the best way to control fake news, how institutions drive trust, and how Trump could change democracy.
(00:00) Intro
(02:31) Will Humans Continue To Rule The World?
(06:48) Why AI Is The Biggest Game-Changer In History
(10:34) Is AI Just Information Or Something More?
(16:53) Can AI Manipulate Our Bank Accounts And Political Views?
(21:42) How AI Will Affect Human Intimacy
(23:44) Will AI Replace Teachers?
(25:09) Why Online Information Is Junk
(28:42) How Politicians Use Fear To Manipulate Us
(31:52) Should There Be A Free Speech Movement
(39:38) How Algorithms Are Shaping Global Politics And Increasing Fear
(45:30) The Impact Of The US Election On Global Politics
(48:48) What Trump Could Do To US Democracy
(50:29) Can We Trust What We See On Social Media And The News?
(55:37) Will AI Eventually Run Governments?
(00:58:32) What Jobs Will AI Leave For Humans?
(01:02:01) Which Jobs Will Be Automated By AI?
(01:05:33) Is AI Conscious?
(01:07:19) AI, Robots, And The Future Of Consciousness
(01:10:01) Are We Living In A Simulation?
(01:13:09) How Algorithms Control Our Lives
(01:16:21) Understanding The AI Alignment Problem
(01:21:13) The Relationship Between AI And Corporate Interests
(01:25:04) The Growing Threat Of Totalitarian Governments
(01:33:08) How The Algorithm Knows It's Fake News
(01:38:01) Is Yuval Tempted To Log Off?
(01:41:52) Will Humans Become Two Species?
(01:44:00) What's The Solution To The Negatives Of AI?
(01:49:17) The Last Guest Question
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Does 10,000 hours make you a master, or have we been sold a lie? David Epstein provides the real solutions to boosting productivity and mastering skills
David Epstein is a journalist, speaker, and New York Times best-selling author of books such as, ‘Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World’ and ‘The Sports Gene: Talent, Practice and the Truth About Success’.
In this conversation, David and Steven discuss topics such as, how to become more successful at work, the link between phone addiction and life challenges, how to master something new, and the importance of failure.
(00:00) Intro
(02:31) Why Do You Do What You Do?
(03:04) What Areas Of Self-Improvement Do You Focus On?
(05:33) How Can People Get Better
(06:16) The Connection Between Fulfillment And Growth
(08:06) How To Be Successful And Fulfilled
(12:18) How David Found His Purpose
(14:34) What Is The 10,000-Hour Rule?
(22:20) Why People Focus On Exceptions Rather Than The Norm
(24:46) How To Boost Productivity
(27:34) The Explore/Exploit Tradeoff
(33:11) How To Increase Productivity At An Individual Level
(36:27) Experiments You Should Be Running For Success
(38:00) What Is Steven Great At But Not Utilizing?
(40:23) David's Hidden Talents: What He's Not Using
(42:23) How To Become A Better Learner
(46:20) The Hypercorrection Effect
(47:35) Building Connections Through Knowledge
(54:06) What Is A Wicked Learning Environment?
(56:11) The Secret Behind Nintendo’s Success
(58:51) How Important Is Focus For Achieving Success?
(01:01:23) Is Music Hurting Your Concentration?
(01:05:58) The Impact Of Notifications On Your Brain
(01:09:52) Why General Learning Beats Specialization
(01:14:27) The Risks Of Specializing Too Early
(01:20:00) How To Discover And Pursue Your Passion
(01:22:28) Why Grit Is The Key To Success
(01:25:31) How To Achieve Flow In Your Passion
(01:27:29) Are Neurodivergent People Geniuses?
(01:34:44) Apple & General Magic: How Focus And Constraints Lead To Success
(01:38:32) Should We Be Concerned About AI?
(01:47:24) The Most Important Idea We Haven't Discussed Yet
(01:49:23) Can Trainability Be Measured?
(01:50:46) What Are Serial Innovators?
(01:54:11) The Most Important Idea In David's Work
(02:00:49) The Dangers Of Specialism
(02:04:33) What Is Your Biggest Fear & How Do You Plan To Face It
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According to Adam, procrastination is a natural part of the creative process, and rather than a method of avoiding hard work, it is a defence mechanism. Procrastination can be a method of protecting yourself against what you find to be psychologically challenging, or a way to avoid negative emotional feelings such as confusion, boredom, anxiety and fear. In order to beat procrastination, Adam says that you need to identify what negative emotions are stirred up by tasks that you consistently put off. Once you have identified these you can then change them by reframing them into a more interesting challenge.
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Your brain shapes your reality, and your reality shapes your life. World famous neuroscientist Andrew Huberman gives you the brain hacks to take control of your reality and life
Andrew Huberman is a professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at the Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the health and science podcast, ‘Huberman Lab’.
In this conversation, Andrew and Steven discuss topics such as, how to break bad habits, the impact of pornography on the brain, how to increase dopamine levels quickly, and the best way to cure burnout.
(00:00) Intro
(02:41) What Is Your Mission In Life?
(05:55) How Andrew Huberman Became The Expert We Know Today
(29:06) Unlocking High Performance By Loving What You Do
(34:17) The Powerful Letter I Sent To My Parents
(38:35) What It Takes To Make A Big Life Change
(42:07) Neuroplasticity: How To Change Your Brain At Any Age
(51:20) How To Break A Bad Habit For Good
(01:00:44) Does Manifesting Actually Work?
(01:08:06) Can Competition Be Destructive To Your Growth?
(01:14:19) Understanding The Dopamine Loops In The Brain
(01:20:13) How Our Body’s Dynamic Systems Help Us Overcome Challenges
(01:26:09) Why More Is Not Always Better
(01:32:20) How To Raise Your Baseline Dopamine Levels
(01:33:33) Introverts vs Extroverts: Managing Your Energy Levels
(01:40:26) Replenish Your Energy
(01:46:34) The Importance Of Morning Sunlight For Your Health
(01:49:42) The Hidden Dangers Of Shift Work
(01:53:59) Understanding Food Addiction: Causes And Solutions
(02:07:02) Sleeping Patterns: Biology vs Bad Habits
(02:17:24) How Extreme Temperature Changes Affect Your Body
(02:20:59) Ads
(02:21:58) The Link Between Pornography And Dopamine
(02:36:37) What’s The Best Alternative To Pornography?
(02:42:58) The Surprising Link Between Fulfilment & Pornography Addiction
(02:49:04) Why Social Interactions Are Crucial For Mental Health
(03:00:51) How To Handle False Accusations
(03:10:13) How I Felt Through The Whole Process
(03:14:30) Why It’s Hard To Let Go And How To Overcome It
(03:30:24) I Was Forced Into Therapy
(03:45:18) Did You Thank Your Friends For Their Support?
(03:50:50) Lessons A 12 And 9-Year-Old Taught Me
(03:52:34) The Medicinal Effect Of Friendship
(03:55:59) What Is The True Meaning Of Life & Why Do You Exist?
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If love feels like magic, then Dr Orion is here to tell the truths behind the illusion
Dr Orion Taraban is a psychologist, host of the podcast ‘PsycHacks’, and the author of the book, ‘The Value Of Others: Understanding the Economic Model of Relationships to Get (and Keep) More of What You Want in the Sexual Marketplace'.
In this conversation, Dr Orion and Steven discuss topics such as, the importance of sex in relationships, the best way to use dating apps, how monogamy benefits men, and the impact of pornography on dating.
(00:00) Intro
(01:38) The Relationship & Sex Crisis
(04:01) How The Relationship Crisis Is Affecting Us
(06:07) Common Problems Men Are Facing In Modern Relationships
(06:56) Are Dating Apps Really Helping?
(07:31) The Crisis Of Masculinity: What Men Are Going Through
(08:21) How Gender Dynamics Have Shifted Over Time
(10:46) Andrew Tate And The Rise Of Performative Masculinity
(14:57) Why Men Need To Feel Needed In Relationships
(17:14) The Unique Challenges Women Face In Today's World
(18:05) My Professional Journey: What Led Me Here
(19:13) Understanding The Problems Both Men And Women Face
(21:19) Applying Business Strategies To Improve Relationships
(23:48) Why Women Seek Marriage: A Deeper Look
(27:10) Helping Men Improve Their Lives And Relationships
(29:38) How To Increase Your Attractiveness
(30:57) The Importance Of Surface Marketing In Dating
(33:52) How To Get Better At Meeting Women
(36:05) Tips For Men To Boost Their Attractiveness
(36:44) How Men Should Communicate Effectively
(40:26) Why You Don’t Need Money To Attract Women
(41:20) How I Completely Transformed My Life
(43:46) Tips On Keeping A Partner Long-Term
(46:19) Why A Relationship's First Crisis Is Crucial
(48:44) Why The Top 10% Of Men Are Having The Most Sex
(50:42) Is A Relationship An Exchange Of Value?
(53:43) How Our Communities Have Evolved Over Time
(56:25) Why Absence Can Be A Recipe For Better Sex
(58:35) Is Monogamy Natural? Exploring The Debate
(59:02) Is Gold Digging Just Another Transaction?
(01:04:34) Why Men Are Terrified Of Women
(01:07:07) What Really Happens To Beautiful People?
(01:09:35) How To Turn A No Into A Yes
(01:13:36) The Biggest Mistakes Men Make When Attracting Women
(01:15:37) The Most Effective Pickup Line I’ve Used
(01:18:11) How To Handle Interactions With Very Attractive Women
(01:21:36) Should Women Make The First Move? Here’s How
(01:25:02) What Is Love? Understanding This Complex Emotion
(01:29:08) The Impact Of Porn On Modern Relationships
(01:30:01) The OnlyFans Phenomenon: What It Means For Relationships
(01:34:27) Libido, Sex, And The Role Of Pornography
(01:38:53) How To Change A Man's Behavior For The Better
(01:45:33) Advice For Those Struggling To Find Love
(01:47:50) How AI Will Change Relationships Forever
(01:52:50) How To Be A Man In 2024: Key Insights
(01:57:54) Is Being Selfish The Key To Happiness?
(01:59:41) Dr. Orion's Selection Criteria Explained
(02:06:16) The Most Important Thing We Haven’t Discussed
(02:14:53) The Final Question Every Guest Must Answer
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In this moment, clinical psychologist Dr. Ramani Durvasula discusses the characteristics of narcissistic individuals and how to recognise if you are in a narcissistic relationship. According to Dr. Ramani, narcissists are typically entitled, self-centred, lack empathy, and are highly socially perceptive. Early in a relationship, they can be attentive and say all the right things, but Dr. Ramani says that a shift usually occurs midway through the relationship when they become distant and passive aggressive. Dr. Ramani explains that there are key signs you can look for to determine if you are in a narcissistic relationship. By paying attention to the ‘3 Rs’ - Ruminate, Regret, and Recall - you can acknowledge the unhealthy behaviour of your partner and free yourself from the relationship.
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3 world-leading companies, 30 years of never-ending evolution: there is only one Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington is the founder of The Huffington Post, Thrive Global, and Thrive AI Health. She is also the author of 15 books such as, ‘Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success’ and ‘The Sleep Revolution’.
In this conversation, Arianna and Steven discuss topics such as, Arianna’s burnout breakdown, why she sold The Huffington Post, the benefits of redefining success, and the dangers of social media and phones.
(00:00) Intro
(00:03) Childhood Experiences That Shaped My Success
(02:18) Having Ambition From A Young Age
(04:04) My Journey To Becoming Cambridge's 3rd Female Student Union President
(05:49) Overcoming Overthinking
(06:42) Breaking Gender Norms Without Fear Of Failure
(09:46) The Core Message Of 'The Female Woman'
(10:45) Balancing Career And Family: Is It Possible?
(12:06) The Power Of Listening To Your Inner Self
(13:15) My Early Career Aspirations And Dreams
(14:40) How Bernard Levin Influenced My Career
(18:31) Bernard's Death
(19:55) The Impact Of Michael Huffington On My Life
(21:15) The Transformative Power Of Forgiveness
(21:57) The Story Behind The Huffington Post's Creation
(24:51) How The Huffington Post Overcame Terrible Initial Reviews
(26:46) Lessons From Roger Federer's Commencement Speech
(28:44) Launching A Tech Company In My Fifties
(31:03) Business Mistakes To Avoid As A Startup Founder
(34:38) The Serious Health Risks Of Sleep Deprivation
(36:44) The Importance Of Self-Care While Working Intensely
(38:17) Is Sacrificing Your Wellbeing Worse For Men Or Women?
(39:49) The 3rd Women's Revolution
(40:54) Do Women Experience Burnout Faster Than Men?
(42:16) The Health Impact Of Stressful Jobs
(43:28) Why Volunteering Reduces The Likelihood Of Job Quitting
(45:01) How My Life Changed After A Burnout Diagnosis
(47:11) How A Large Financial Windfall Changed My Life
(50:18) How Small Improvements Lead To Big Positive Changes
(55:06) The Biggest Mistakes I've Made In Business
(58:15) The Most Important Lessons From My Career
(01:01:02) What's The True Meaning Of Life?
(01:04:47) Coping With The Loss Of My First Child
(01:05:44) How To Keep Faith During Tough Times
(01:06:52) My Partner's Heroic Endeavors During World War II
(01:07:35) What My Mother Would Have Thought Of The Huffington Post
(01:08:45) How Increasing Wellbeing Boosts Business Productivity
(01:09:50) The Day My Mother Passed Away
(01:12:00) Life After My Mother's Death
(01:13:45) The Most Important Life Lessons I'd Share With You
(01:20:03) The Importance Of Entry Interviews In Hiring
(01:21:59) How To Address And Overcome Your Own Prejudices
(01:24:50) Key Leadership Qualities That Drive Success
(01:26:03) The Role Of Luck In Achieving Success
(01:29:09) Is It Luck, Hard Work, Or Intentionality That Drives Success?
(01:32:55) The Best Advice I Wish I Had Received
(01:34:56) Using Technology And AI For Positive Change
(01:40:39) The Final Question Every Guest Must Answer
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In this moment, former Navy SEAL officer, Jocko Willink, discusses how to successfully build healthy habits and routines. Jocko is an expert in this area, having established a morning routine of waking up at either 4:30 or 4:45 a.m. every day. According to Jocko, there is no universal approach to establishing a new morning routine, and instead it is about finding what works best for you. While some people are early risers, others prefer to wake up later in the morning, and the best approach is to choose the routine that you can consistently maintain. The same principle applies to creating and sustaining an exercise routine, although Jocko recommends exercising in the morning to start your day in the right direction. Although Jocko has mastered consistency in his morning and exercise routine, he acknowledges that perfection isn’t the goal. Instead, you should embrace imperfection and focus on creating consistency and discipline in your life.
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He was made an offer he couldn't refuse. From medical student to the most profitable mobster since Al Capone, this is the real story of the hidden mafia life.
Michael Franzese is an American former mafia member who served as a caporegime in the Colombo crime family. He is the best-selling author of books such as, ‘Blood Covenant’ and ‘I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse: Insider Business Tips from a Former Mob Boss’.
In this conversation, Michael and Steven discuss topics such as, how Michael ran the world’s biggest scam, how his father got him into the mafia, the reason Michael left a life of crime, and his experience of 21 months and 7 days in solitary confinement.
(00:00) Intro
(02:25) Who is Michael Franzese?
(04:27) Inside a Mafia Family
(06:32) My Dad Was A Mafia UnderBoss
(10:35) How the Mafia Family is Structured
(12:10) The History of the Colombo Family
(17:33) Mafia Family Wars
(18:50) What Happens at a Mafia Sitdown?
(20:51) How the Mafia Decides Who Lives and Who Dies
(21:20) Franzese’s Dad In Prison
(23:30) Joining the Mafia: How Michael Franzese Became a Made Man
(30:34) My Dad Was Involved in 35 Murders
(33:56) How Does The Mafia Kill People?
(36:15) Is There Mafia Training? What It Takes to Join
(39:49) Choosing The Mafia Over My Loved Ones
(40:56) The Mafia’s Manipulation Tactics
(43:15) Business Lessons from the Mafia
(44:58) How I Made Millions with the Gas Station Scam
(52:02) Swearing the Mafia Oath
(53:43) Why I Joined the Mafia
(55:18) Mafia Members: Killers vs Rule Followers
(57:52) Do We All Have the Instinct to Kill?
(59:51) How Seeing a Dead Body Changed My Life Forever
(01:05:20) “He Had To Kill His Father”
(01:09:31) The Moment My Dad Betrayed Me
(01:14:25) Was All the Money Illegal?
(01:15:33) How Mafia Life Helped My Business Success
(01:16:56) When Does Everything Come Crashing Down?
(01:21:51) How Easy Is It to Order a Murder in the Mafia
(01:23:53) Money Rules in the Mafia
(01:29:24) How the FBI Tracked My Bank Accounts
(01:30:31) Where I Hid My Mafia Money
(01:33:48) What It’s Really Like Behind Bars
(01:35:55) “I Was Kept in Solitary Confinement”
(01:38:24) How I Survived Solitary Confinement Without Losing My Mind
(01:42:46) How Power Is Maintained in the Mob
(01:44:36) My Dad Didn’t Stand Up for Me
(01:49:10) Reconnecting with My Father After Betrayal
(01:52:42) The Mafia Stories I Can’t Tell
(01:54:31) What I Struggle with
(01:55:51) What Do People Want To Know About You?
(01:59:24) Micromanaging
(02:03:08) The Last Guest Question
(02:05:30) Michael Franzese’s Closing Message to the Audience
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Are humans an endangered species? Just what can we do to survive extinction level challenges such as the sun, AI, or a nuclear war?
Dr Bret Weinstein is an evolutionary biologist and former professor at Evergreen State College. He is the co-host of the podcast, ‘DarkHorse’, and the author of the book, ‘A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life’.
In this episode, Dr Bret and Steven discuss topics such as, the 5 existential threats of AI, the 2 best ways to prepare for nuclear war, how pornography is impacting sex and relationships, and the dangers of AI sex robots.
(00:00) Intro
(02:27) Why Humanity Will Be Extinguished
(04:39) Bret's Top Existential Concern for Our Planet
(08:04) Solar Flares and Their Potential Impact
(11:36) Understanding EMP Effects & The Catastrophic Effects
(13:48) The Earth's Magnetic Poles Are Switching!
(17:01) The Inversion of Earth's Poles: Is Humanity Prepared?
(18:57) What Does Anthropogenic Mean?
(21:16) The Two Major Disaster Scenarios
(28:11) How to Prepare for Global Catastrophes
(35:57) Should You Become a ‘Prepper’?
(42:31) Is Society on the Brink of Collapse?
(51:33) Are Institutions Woke or Not?
(52:36) The Evergreen College Incident: What Really Happened
(01:04:47) The Decline of Mainstream Media
(01:12:46) We SHOULD Be Worried About AI
(01:16:50) Are Governments Ignoring AI's True Impact on the Planet?
(01:20:31) The Critical Role of Language in Human Survival and Evolution
(01:28:22) How AI Will Transform Human Communication Forever
(01:30:19) Why Regulating AI Might Be the Worst Idea Ever
(01:32:14) Brain Chips: Are We Turning Into Cyborgs?
(01:36:23) AI Is Coming for Your Job: What You Need to Know
(01:39:11) The Safest Careers in an AI-Dominated Future
(01:45:02) Universal Basic Income: Hidden Consequences You Should Know
(01:52:48) The Failures of COVID-19
(01:56:50) What Is Gain-of-Function Research
(01:58:59) What Really Happened in Wuhan: The Untold Story
(02:00:54) Anthony Fauci's Involvement in COVID Origins
(02:05:58) How We Should Have Handled COVID-19 Differently
(02:12:53) Why Lockdowns Might Not Work in the Next Pandemic
(02:16:23) Life-Changing Advice for a Happier, Healthier You
(02:23:35) The Hidden Dangers of Pornography
(02:32:38) What Parents Are Getting Wrong
(02:38:52) The Guest's Final Question
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Is the path to gaining big riches through small easy secrets? Codie Sanchez breaks down the Wall Street wealth hacks she used to build her empire
Codie Sanchez is the founder and CEO of ‘Contrarian Thinking’, a company and newsletter that provides financial advice with over 2.5 million subscribers. She is also the author of the book, ‘Main Street Millionaire: How to Make Extraordinary Wealth Buying Ordinary Businesses’.
In this conversation, Codie and Steven discuss topics such as, the 32 rules for building wealth, the best way to invest your money, how to succeed in a job interview, and the secret to generational wealth.
(00:00) Intro
(02:28) Who Do You Want to Help Build Wealth?
(04:08) Why Your Message Really Matters
(06:16) How to Make More Money and Why It Counts
(07:50) Who Is Codie Sanchez?
(09:20) Top Advice for 20-Year-Olds
(11:41) Why You Must Work Harder in Your 20s
(13:05) How People Actually Make Money
(16:23) How to Attract Wealth
(18:53) Dealing With Money Imposter Syndrome
(21:25) Money and Gender: Key Differences
(22:51) Is Money a Masculine Thing?
(24:05) Building Wealth From Scratch
(26:40) How to Get a Rich Person’s Attention
(33:37) What to Do When You’re Starting Out
(35:52) Best Behaviors for Job Interviews
(39:10) Ask This to Make Employees More Money
(44:41) Salary vs. Owning a Business: Get Rich
(45:56) Where Should You Invest Your Money?
(50:54) 3 Smart Ways to Buy a Business
(55:28) What’s the Banister Effect?
(57:55) The One Skill for Major Success
(01:05:53) Why Obsessed People Win
(01:09:26) What’s a Drug Gateway Business?
(01:11:36) Buying “Boring” Businesses
(01:14:49) How to Avoid Bad Deals
(01:16:08) Where to Find Profitable Businesses
(01:19:30) Best Hacks to Own a Business Cheaply
(01:21:22) Is Your Business Failing? Fix It Now
(01:27:14) Why Retention Is Key in Business
(01:34:49) Turn Contacts Into Business Partners
(01:40:07) Cross-Pollination for Business Growth
(01:47:30) Ways to Maximize Your Income
(01:53:01) The Book You Need for Deals
(01:54:53) The Last Guest Question
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In this moment, world-renowned trauma expert, Paul Conti discusses the different forms that trauma can take.
Paul defines trauma as anything that overwhelms your coping mechanisms, which in turn changes the structure of your brain.
Trauma can be broken down into 3 types: acute, chronic, or vicarious.
Acute is a very evident type of trauma, and the one most people think of, this includes PTSD. Chronic trauma occurs over a longer period of time, and includes racism, bullying and neglect. Finally, vicarious trauma is the trauma people can get due to empathising with another person’s trauma and feeling their pain.
Paul also outlines the hypothesis of ‘multiple hit’ trauma. This is the idea that after multiple traumas it can became too much for a person to cope with, and even a small trauma can then push a person over the edge. This hypothesis completely disproves the idea that what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.
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Crossing oceans, deserts, national borders, and finally the entrance to the UFC ring, you've never heard a journey like Francis Ngannou's
Francis Ngannou is a martial artist, professional boxer, and Lineal Combat Sports Heavyweight World Champion. He became UFC Heavyweight Champion in 2021 and holds an MMA record of 17 wins and 12 victories by knockout.
In this conversation, Francis and Steven discuss topics such as, Francis’ painful childhood, how Francis worked in a sand mine aged 10 and dreamt of boxing, his struggle to find a place to train, and the death of his 15-month-old son.
(00:00) Intro
(02:13) My Childhood: Surviving on Less Than $1000 a Year
(06:17) Overcoming Struggles in Rural Cameroon
(12:52) My Dream of Becoming a Professional Boxer
(14:59) Choosing a Different Path Than My Father
(17:27) Growing Up with a Violent Father
(18:11) Coping with My Father's Death at 15
(19:57) Wishing for One More Day with My Dad
(24:22) The Struggles Of Chasing My Boxing Dream
(25:30) The INSANE Journey to Reach Europe
(28:41) How We Survived the Sahara Desert!
(32:47) The Hardest Part of My Journey
(34:59) Waiting to Cross the Border
(36:53) Two Ways Out: Swimming the Ocean or Climbing the Barbed Wire Fence
(42:15) Six Attempts to Cross the Sea in a Dinghy
(49:02) Months of Survival in the Forest
(50:56) Evading Police Radars
(58:26) Calling the Red Cross for Help
(01:02:60) Two Months in a Detention Center
(01:05:07) Surviving on 50 Euros
(01:07:49) My Coach's Support: A Place to Stay and Guidance
(01:10:15) My First Experience with MMA
(01:11:12) Facing Rejection: No One Wanted to Fight Me in Paris
(01:12:40) How I Made It to the UFC
(01:14:20) My First Fight in America
(01:16:04) Winning the UFC Heavyweight Title
(01:21:10) The Conversation with Dana White
(01:24:31) How the Contract Took My Freedom
(01:27:44) The UFC Contract and Its Clauses
(01:29:40) Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou
(01:32:41) My Future Goals in Fighting
(01:34:53) Ads
(01:35:51) The Truth Behind the Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou Fight
(01:43:17) Coping with the Death of My Baby Son
(01:47:29) Going Through Grief
(01:52:37) Returning to Cameroon
(01:59:05) The Last Guest Question
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Quicker decision making and faster reaction times, here's how you sleep like an Olympian
Dr Cheri Mah is a sleep scientist and Professor at the Stanford Sleep Medicine Centre, specialising in the relationship between sleep and performance in elite athletes.
In this conversation, Dr Cheri and Steven discuss topics such as, the sleep hacks of elite athletes, the link between alcohol and bad sleep, how to hack naps, and how sleep can improve your sex life.
(0:00) Intro
(01:32) What do you do and why do you do it?
(03:55) Who do you work with?
(06:39) What are the misconceptions about sleep?
(10:19) Study that increases performance by 12%
(13:44) NBA players losing based on schedule
(16:36) Players who slept more sprinted faster
(18:22) Athletes who have changed their careers by focusing on sleep
(21:38) Where to start getting better sleep?
(22:51) Does sound/music hurt sleep quality?
(23:52) Does temperature matter?
(25:47) Food timing for better sleep
(28:42) The food to eat before bed that will destroy your sleep
(33:36) What to do for a racing mind?
(35:07) What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
(39:13) Emotional link to better sleep
(41:17) Perception change on the importance of sleep
(43:34) Cognitive performance and sleep
(47:22) Sleep debt and how it works
(51:55) Muscle memory and its connection to sleep
(53:48) What's a nappucino?
(55:18) Do naps work?
(56:52) Is the snooze button bad?
(59:43) Are there different chronotypes?
(01:02:19) Does school start too early for kids?
(01:03:55) What parents should know
(01:06:20) Sleeping travel tips
(01:10:46) Sleeping drugs
(01:13:34) Does sex before sleep hurt quality of sleep?
(01:15:07) What is the most popular question Cheri Mah gets asked?
(01:17:54) How common is sleep apnea?
(01:19:47) What excuses do we hear for prioritizing sleep?
(01:21:25) Sleep and injury proneness
(01:23:08) Waking up early makes Steven hungry
(01:25:05) Is waking up in the middle of the night normal?
(01:26:38) How much does alcohol affect my sleep?
(01:27:43) Guests last question
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In this moment, award-winning serial entrepreneur Daniel Priestley discusses effective strategies for accumulating assets to build wealth. According to Daniel, it is essential to create a diverse portfolio of assets, such as a strong personal brand or a vibrant company culture, because income naturally follows assets. Daniel also discusses the importance of investing your disposable income in personal development, such as taking courses to enhance essential skills, as well as in your personal relationships. One of the ways that you can strengthen your connections is by hosting dinner parties or taking successful mentors out for lunch. By investing in your relationships, you are not just learning new skills from a mentor, but you are also opening doors to potential income opportunities in the future.
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Because you watched Diary Of A CEO: the path to Netflix's $300 billion empire
Marc Randolph is the co-founder and former CEO of Netflix, he is also the author of the international bestseller, ‘That Will Never Work' and the host of the podcast of the same name.
In this conversation, Marc and Steven discuss topics such as, the importance of pride in work, the pitch that almost ruined Netflix, how Marc overcame $50 million of debt, and the one decision that saved Netflix.
(0:00 Intro)
(01:37) What’s your mission?
(03:12) Why did you write this book?
(04:25) Your journey to Netflix, what got you there?
(07:51) Meeting your Netflix co-founder
(09:28) Searching for a business idea
(13:03) How to know if you’ve got a winning business idea
(17:45) The importance of stress testing your idea
(22:11) Being too romantic about your idea
(25:19) Netflix’s early years
(32:12) Exploring the potential of selling to Amazon
(36:44) What was Jeff like in 1999?
(37:29) Stepping down as CEO
(46:21) What was it that he had that he thought was better?
(47:41) Having tough conversations
(51:37) What makes Reed so successful?
(52:55) Hard work: does it matter?
(59:14) How to find the perfect product-market fit
(01:03:11) The moment Netflix turned on subscriptions it changed everything
(01:10:36) How many tests should we be conducting?
(01:12:16) Getting employees to conduct more tests
(01:14:24) Your dad passing away
(01:19:58) The dot-com crash
(01:24:01) Getting the call from Blockbuster to buy Netflix
(01:30:37) Blockbuster nearly took Netflix down, until their CEO left
(01:34:41) Leaving Netflix
(01:39:47) Netflix culture
(01:50:57) Your relationship and commitment to date nights
(01:57:13) The last guest’s question
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The REAL truth about the Trump assassination attempt from former CIA spy
Andrew Bustamante is a former covert CIA intelligence officer and US Air Force combat veteran. He is the founder of Everyday Spy, an online education platform that provides people with useful spy skills for everyday life. He is also the host of the ‘Everyday Spy Podcast’.
In this episode, Andrew and Steven discuss topics such as, how to make a successful business sale, the myths around company culture, the key steps to manipulation, and the truth about Trump’s assassination attempt.
(00:00) Intro
(00:01:29) What is Andrew doing now?
(00:04:08) What is every day spy?
(00:06:49) Your perspective on the world before the CI
(00:09:35) Why the CIA chose Andrew?
(00:12:10) Is there anything we can do once we know there's a system
(00:18:25) The importance of awareness in our society
(00:19:40) Living in a state of your own barriers
(00:23:53) 'Cheating' in the context of cheating
(00:25:57) How to break free of the system
(00:28:10) Knowledge, information & experience
(00:29:40) Real life examples of how you've helped people
(00:30:50) How to train people to have perception and perspective
(00:37:58) Getting into someone else's perspective
(00:40:49) Asking open-ended questions to get into someone's reality
(00:46:27) We should gamble on our lives when the odds are in our favor
(00:50:05) Who can't be taught these CIA skills
(00:51:56) Reaching an equal point with China
(00:53:39) What history tells us about changing superpowers
(00:56:53) Is the war in Ukraine & Russia a symptom of a change in power?
(00:59:19) Current State of US politics, there's only one person that can beat Trump
(01:06:40) Was Trump's shooting a staged assassination?
(01:13:46) The CIA does have history
(01:15:49) If that bullet had hit Donald Trump, how would things be different
(01:19:04) How to bend the world for success
(01:22:38) CIA skills for overcoming trauma
(01:27:04) How do we know if we're wired for success?
(01:33:08) What is your favorite case study?
(01:36:29) How do we influence people?
(01:39:38) The influence framework
(01:43:38) Know, like, trust framework
(01:46:48) The power of polarity, what marketing strategy builds more influence
(01:53:54) How to persuade someone
(02:01:23) How to get any job
(02:13:30) The R.I.C.E framework
(02:26:20) The 4 Cs of influence
(02:31:17) What a great leader does
(02:33:46) The core components of a great leader
(02:36:16) Seeing every interaction as a transaction
(02:41:21) Your book
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In this moment with best-selling author and world renowned thinker Robert Greene, he discusses the importance of body language and nonverbal communication. Robert says this form of communication is one that you cannot lie about, as we have a deeply rooted human and emotional response to it. Body language isn’t just one subtle gesture, but hundreds of different small signs, from a look, a gesture, to the complete vibe a person gives off. Even when people try to fake their body language, a good observer can always tell, from someone looking you in the eye but with their mind elsewhere, a tone of voice that reveals a persons lack of confidence, to a fake smile that is proven false compared to a genuine smile. Sometimes the clearest reveal is the micro expression someone unwillingly shows in the fraction of a second before they put on the act of who they want to appear to be.
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The REAL cure to heart disease, and other medical secrets revealed
Dr Aseem Malhotra is a consultant cardiologist based at the HUM2N clinic in London. He is the best-selling author of books including, ‘The Pioppi Diet’, ‘The 21-Day Immunity Plan’, and ‘A Statin-Free Life’.
In this conversation, Dr Aseem and Steven discuss topics such as, the link between heart disease and poor diet, the truth about heart disease medication, the dangers of over-exercising, and the harm of medical misinformation.
(00:00) Intro
(02:24) The title for your book, why?
(04:58) Your professional title
(07:00) Why did you decide to specialise in the heart?
(09:11) How many people are dying because of unhealthy hearts?
(11:01) Why do women get fewer heart diseases?
(11:36) The NHS failed you, how?
(15:21) How could these deaths have been avoided
(19:48) The vaccine causing body and heart inflammation
(27:01) Being accused of spreading misinformation
(29:23) The harm of the vaccine
(33:57) Responding to the British Heart Foundation comments
(36:48) Our lifestyle choices contribute to our heart problems
(40:00) Did the vaccine have a net negative result?
(42:56) COVID was a lab leak
(45:11) The drug companies misleading us
(48:32) Do you think there would have been less death without the vaccine?
(50:23) The government said the vaccine will protect us from COVID...
(53:28) Is it a malicious action from the government?
(55:44) How are we meant to trust the government if this happens again?
(01:02:03) How do we know who's telling the truth?
(01:06:53) What is it like to be attacked constantly?
(01:11:41) What causes heart disease?
(01:17:13) How to stop heart disease
(01:24:24) The shocking truth about statins
(01:31:21) The average amount of sugar consumed
(01:37:02) Are you hopeful we can overcome our sugar addictions?
(01:38:02) Ultra-processed foods need to be treated like the new tobacco
(01:39:16) How much is the average American increasing their risk of getting heart disease?
(01:42:53) Stress is a silent killer
(01:48:11) What should my daily routine be for a healthy heart?
(01:49:01) Fasting for optimising our health
(01:51:18) Is there such a thing as too much exercise?
(01:53:10) Exercise doesn't help with weight loss
(01:53:59) The importance of socialising on our health
(01:54:52) Why you need to start hugging more
(01:57:21) What do you think your dad would be thinking?
(01:59:01) The power of conversation
(02:01:52) The last guest question
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Are humans destined to grow old and frail? With these ultimate ageing hacks you gain turn back the clock and transform your life
Dr Vonda Wright is an orthopaedic sports medicine surgeon and host of the health and fitness podcast, ‘HOT for Your Health’. She is also the author of books such as, ‘Dr. Wright’s Guide to THRIVE’, ‘Fitness After 40’, and ‘Younger in 8 Weeks’.
In this conversation, Dr Vonda and Steven discuss topics such as, how to burn belly fat in 30-seconds, the number one vitamin for bone health, the devastating impact of weight gain on your joints, and how to reach peak muscle mass.
(0:00) Intro
(01:32) I Want Everyone To Have A Healthy Ageing Process
(05:04) Your Ageing Mindset Is The Cause Of Your Health Decline
(07:19) This Is When You’ll Start Having Life-Threatening Diseases
(10:04) What's Your Academic Background
(11:11) What's Orthopedic Surgery?
(12:34) The Importance Of Healthy Mind During An Injury Recovery
(16:07) Taking Care Of The Whole Person Not Just Their Disease
(22:01) How I Changed My View On Death
(24:05) Extending Your Health Span
(26:24) Why You Need To Look After Your Bones & Muscles At 30-40s
(30:01) What's Lean Muscle Mass?
(35:58) What's The Best Exercise Regime To Stay Young
(40:26) The Importance Of Strong Muscles When Old
(41:42) The Sedentary Death Syndrome
(43:41) 80% Of The Population Will Have Back Problems
(46:05) How To Avoid Future Body Aches
(47:11) What To Do About Body Stiffness
(48:47) What's Static Stretching?
(51:45) Can We Revert Joint Pain?
(54:08) Don't Do This When You Exercise!
(59:21) Losing Abdominal Fat
(01:02:02) Can We Get As In Shape As When We Were 25?
(01:04:57) How Cristiano Ronaldo Stays That Fit & Healthy
(01:07:04) Sugar Impact On Our Body
(01:10:11) How To Apply All These Knowledge To One's Self
(01:15:18) Vitamin D Supplements
(01:18:12) Strengthening Our Bone Structure
(01:21:47) What To Do If You Have Weak Bones?
(01:22:46) Our Biology Is Ticking Over
(01:30:43) Findings About Muscles
(01:33:19) Comfort Is Making Us Age
(01:36:23) How Does Menopause Affect Our Musculoskeletal Functioning
(01:38:32) What Is Menopause?
(01:48:46) How To Keep Healthy And Strong
(01:55:22) What Makes Your Glucose Spike?
(01:56:23) What's A Simple Carb?
(01:59:04) The Importance Of A Good VO2 Max
(02:01:36) Last Guest Question
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In this moment, world-renowned philosopher and thinker Alain De Botton discusses how communication can lead to a better sex life. Alain says sex is like a mirror to the relationship as a whole. If something is wrong with a couples sex life, it’s usually a symptom of a wider problem. He says that a first step towards a more fulfilling sex life is reflecting on how you are as a partner. Being open about yourself in a relationship is the best way to create mutual trust, which means that you can ‘tease’ out any issue in a relationship. This then leads to being open with one another sexually.
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WARNING: this episode will teach you everything you would learn in a business degree, saving you $200,000 and 10,000 hours
Josh Kaufman is a renowned business expert and the author of the international best-selling book, ‘The Personal MBA’ which has sold over 900,000 copies worldwide. He is also the author of books such as, ‘The First 20 Hours’, and ‘How to Fight a Hydra’.
In this conversation, Josh and Steven discuss topics such as, the 5 laws of business, how to turn $100 into $10k, the psychological tactics of millionaires, and how to make money in your sleep.
00:00 Intro
02:00 Why Did You Write The Personal MBA
04:32 What Is An MBA?
10:30 Should You Do A MBA?
14:19 How Difficult Is Starting And Running A Business?
16:57 First Steps To Setting Up A Business
19:29 Loads Of Business Are Finding Problems To Solve
27:49 How To Give Value To The End Consumer
35:47 How Do You Find Out If Your Idea Is Good?
39:11 This Is The Wrong Approach When Starting A Business
40:49 Why Should You Start With Value?
42:35 How To Market
44:04 Psychology & Marketing
46:06 Creating A Drive In The Marketing Strategy
48:23 Think Different
50:52 Be Brave To Do Something Completely Different
58:39 How To Become A Good Marketer
01:00:31 The Sales Piece In Any Business
01:04:38 Customer Service Matters
01:06:09 The Sales Framework
01:13:06 How Important Is Hiring?
01:14:50 What Role Does Competition Play?
01:19:09 Let's Talk Money
01:24:17 What Numbers Should I Pay Attention To?
01:26:35 Experimenting
01:34:55 Every Complex System Starts In A Simple Way
01:39:06 Mastering A Job
01:43:54 Ten Major Principles To Learn Anything
01:55:24 Removing Any Friction In The Process
02:01:38 Last Guest Question
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In this moment, elite sport psychologist, Professor Steve Peters discusses the way to overcome low self-esteem. Often low self-esteem manifests itself outwardly in abusive relationships, the wrong career, and impulsive behaviours. Dr Peters says these are ‘maladaptive coping strategies’, where you are punishing yourself, thinking that you don’t deserve to treat yourself well, as you believe that you fundamentally don’t deserve happiness. Dr Peters says the solution can be as simple as getting a blank piece of paper and writing down who you want to be, and what behaviours you want to have. He says that this exercise works, as once you remove the interference of your mind, this person you hope to become is actually you, as you are defining yourself.
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The millionaire entrepreneur revealing Wall Street's secrets and simplifying finance for the masses
Scott Galloway is a Professor of Marketing at the New York Stern School of Business and host of the ‘Pivot’ podcast about technology and business. He is also the best-selling author of books such as, ‘The Algebra of Happiness’, ‘The Four’, and ‘The Algebra of Wealth’.
In this conversation, Scott and Steven discuss topics such as, billionaire money hacks, the 6 fundamental rules of investing, how to make $7 million from nothing, and how marriage can make you rich.
00:00 Intro
02:00 Why Some Become More Rich Than Others
03:15 Where Do We Learn About Money?
08:43 Where Would We Be Without Those Connections?
13:04 No Matter How Old You Are You Can Still Make More Money
20:21 When To Take Risks And When To Diversify
23:27 Should We Go For Our Dream Jobs?
27:05 Having Money Is Fun!
31:18 Why Should You Have A Number Of How Much Money You Need?
32:41 How To Make 9-Figures
37:18 Where You Should Live To Be Financially Successful
40:02 How Do You Get Out Of Your Current Job Situation
42:39 Good Places To Make Money Vs Bad Places To Make Money
45:19 How Do You Find A Mentor?
49:10 The Psychological Formula For Networking
56:58 How To Be A Great Decision Maker
01:01:48 Is Marriage Good For Wealth?
01:03:39 Relationship Investing Is The Key To Wealth
01:06:17 Can Anyone Start A Company?
01:08:11 The Power Of Storytelling
01:10:01 How Does The Average Person Develop The Skill Of Storytelling?
01:12:54 What Is The Algebra To Storytelling?
01:16:25 How Has Scott Changed Over The Years?
01:18:56 Where Should I Invest My Money?
01:27:12 Investing $1000 A Month In S&P Visual
01:30:42 Is Real Estate Worth Investing In?
01:34:59 Playing The Tax Game
01:41:37 The Importance Of Tax Advice
01:43:53 Last Guest Question
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500,000 men are dying by suicide, and 6% of men are unemployed, is masculinity in crisis? And what is the cure?
Richard Reeves is a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and President of the American Institute for Boys and Men, an organisation that researches and addresses issues affecting men. He is also the author of the book, ‘Of Boys and Men’.
In this conversation, Richard and Steven discuss topics such as, the rising rates of male suicide rates, the health benefits of marriage for men, the toxic impact of Andrew Tate, and the relationship crisis among men.
0:00 (Intro)
(01:24) Why Dedicating Your Career To Men's Issues
(03:54) What's Your Background?
(06:06) The Crazy Stats That Made You Research This Topic
(08:07) We're Going Through A Cultural Revolution
(12:32) We Need A New Way To Approach This
(17:12) Are Men And Women Differently?
(21:07) Men Take More Risks
(26:17) Unconscious Behaviours Of Men
(34:11) Suicide Is The Biggest Killer Of Men
(38:44) Why Is This Suicide Increasing?
(42:47) Why Do Humans Feel Like They Need To Be Needed?
(46:59) Why Men Feel Less Needed
(49:43) Does Retirement Kill You?
(54:43) We're Losing Connection In Our Modern Society
(57:42) The Dating Environment Has Changed
(01:05:23) Are Dating Apps Being Unfavourable To Men?
(01:09:41) Is Marriage In Decline?
(01:12:51) Births Are Increasing Outside Of Marriage
(01:13:56) Is Marriage Better For Women Or Men?
(01:15:59) Enforced Monogamy
(01:17:55) Why Andrew Tate Converted To Islam
(01:20:47) Women Economic Power
(01:22:56) What Do You Think About The Word Toxic Masculinity
(01:27:08) There Is A Friendship Male Recession
(01:31:38) Men Shed's Movement
(01:33:48) My Experience With Couples Therapy
(01:36:30) The Hard Times Of Going Through Couples Therapy
(01:40:25) How Masculinity Can Be Expressed
(01:47:42) What Advice You'd Give Your Children
(01:53:58) Using Our Voices To Make Men Be Heard
(02:01:22) The Last Guest Question
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In this moment, the former CIA intelligence officer Andrew Bustamante discusses the crucial techniques of manipulation, which he describes as a core part of CIA training. Andrew introduces the R.I.C.E. analogy, which stands for Reward, Ideology, Coercion, and Ego. This framework is essential for understanding the motivations of others, allowing you to connect with them, build relationships, and influence their actions. According to Andrew, reward involves anything the other person desires, while ideology reflects the person’s core beliefs and is the most powerful element of the acronym. Coercion involves using negative behaviours on someone such as guilt or blackmail, and ego relates to how the other person sees themselves. Andrew translates this manipulation technique to marketing. He suggests that by sending targeted messages to your audience and assessing their responses, you gain insights into their ideology, providing you with useful information for future sales.
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It's the most effective weight loss drug ever, but could it have other miraculous benefits?
Dr Tyna Moore is a certified Naturopathic and Chiropractic physician and expert in holistic regenerative medicine. She is also the host of ‘The Dr Tyna Show’ Podcast and founder of the ‘Ozempic Uncovered’ course about the benefits of the drug.
In this conversation, Dr Tyna and Steven discuss topics such as, how Ozempic saved Tyna’s mother’s life, the link between Ozempic and fertility, Ozempic's impact on alcoholism, and how Ozempic can boost your sex drive.
00:00 Intro
02:06 What Is Tina's Mission?
03:33 What Is a Naturopathic Doctor?
05:13 What Is Metabolic Dysfunction?
10:17 Tina's Most Surprising Case Studies
12:45 What Treatment Did You Prescribe Your Mother?
15:47 Tina's Health History
19:28 Discovering Ozempic
27:57 What Is Ozempic?
32:14 Tina's Use of Ozempic
38:17 The Untold Story of Ozempic
41:26 Other Benefits of Ozempic
50:36 Ozempic the Cancer Cure?
54:45 Mental Health Connections to Ozempic
57:14 Sexual Health and Fertility Impact
01:00:58 Where Is Metabolic Dysfunction Coming From?
01:05:04 What Advice You'd Give Someone With PCOS
01:10:13 Microdosing Examples
01:15:07 Microdosing Ozempic
01:20:34 Is Ozempic a Cure for Addiction?
01:23:56 Ozempic and the Dopamine Pathways
01:27:34 Should We Be Concerned About Side Effects?
01:30:18 What Are the Downsides of the Treatment?
01:32:42 What Else You Need to Do for Weight Loss if Microdosing
01:35:30 Losing Muscle as We Age, Fact?
01:36:37 The Sleep Component
01:38:44 Mindset for Weight Loss
01:40:36 The Benefits of Saunas
01:42:34 What Would Tyna Say to the World?
01:46:57 How to Find Out More About Tyna's Work
01:54:06 Guest's Last Question
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Sleep walking, night terrors and even sleep murders, the mysteries of the sleeping brain revealed
Professor Guy Leschinzer is a world-renowned expert in Neurology and Sleep Medicine at Guy’s Hospital London. He is also the author of books such as, ‘The Nocturnal Brain’, ‘The Man Who Tasted Words’, and most recently, ‘Seven Deadly Sins’.
In this conversation, Guy and Steven discuss topics such as, how sleep can strip belly fat, the one sleep disorder affecting up to 80% of people, the number one fix for insomnia, and the truth about sleep walking and other night time activities.
00:00 Intro
02:06 Dr. Guy's Fascination With Neurological Conditions
04:15 What Is Dr. Guy's Background
06:26 What Is A Sleep Disorder Centre?
08:01 Why Dr. Guy Chose To Study Sleep
09:19 Is Sleep Important?
11:24 Why We Need Sleep For Good Health
12:59 A Large Percent Of The Population Has Insomnia
17:05 What Is Narcolepsy
18:03 What's Causing So Many Sleep Problems?
21:06 What's The Perfect Sleeping Habit?
24:36 Sleep Quantity Variance Per Person
28:27 The Link Between Sleep And Weight Gain
31:44 Circadian Rhythms Explained
36:17 Blue Lights
39:34 The Main Reasons People Are Struggling With Their Sleep
44:35 Sleep Myths
46:15 Chronotypes
47:55 Where To Start Fixing Sleep Problems
51:25 The Rise Of Sleep Trackers
58:28 What Is The Glymphatic System?
01:01:50 The Link Between Sleep Deprivation And Alzheimer's
01:02:54 Medicating To Help Sleep
01:04:38 Side Effects Of Melatonin
01:06:05 Non-Medical Alternatives To Help Sleep
01:14:38 Surgery To Fix Sleeping Issues
01:17:49 What Would Brain Scans Reveal About Sleep Deprivation
01:19:40 Sleep Deprivation Affects Your Mood
01:21:11 Can Parts Of Our Brain Be Asleep?
01:22:47 Dreaming
01:25:08 Nightmares Explained
01:25:54 Why Do We Remember Some Dreams And Not Others?
01:28:12 Most Upsetting Sleep Disorder Dr. Guy Has Seen
01:31:42 The Sleepwalking Murderer
01:33:51 There Is Help For Insomnia
01:35:18 The Different Types Of Insomnia
01:36:42 The Man Who Tasted Words
01:39:33 Autism And Synesthesia
01:42:22 Are We Guilty Of Crimes If We Are Mentally Ill?
01:45:01 Interventions To Help The Criminally Mentally Ill
01:46:40 Crazy Stories Resulting From A Brain Disorder
01:52:47 How Meeting People With Brain Disorders Has Changed Dr. Guy
01:54:22 Guest's Last Question
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You might have heard the phrase ‘circadian rhythm’ a lot but never really understood what it meant. In this moment, world-renowned human performance expert, Kristen Holmes gives a simple break down of this rhythm and its massive impacts. Kirsten says that the circadian rhythm is basically physical, mental and behavioral changes that happen over a 24 hour cycle. All of these changes are controlled by a master clock in your brain regulating every cell in your body through chemical signals. Disrupting this rhythm can cause massive health consequence such as cancer, metabolic and cardiovascular disease, as well as mental health issues. The main cause of disruption is from light which confuses the brain’s master clock, this means that you often have to fight aspects of modern life and make sure you protect your sleep by controlling your home environment
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Unlocked: The hidden healing powers of fasting for your heart, hormones, and health.
Dr Mindy Pelz is a world-renowned fasting and women’s health expert, specifically focusing on metabolic fasting, and the host of ‘The Resetter Podcast’. She is also the author of best-selling books such as, ‘The Reset Factor’, ‘The Menopause Reset’, ‘Fast Like A Girl’, and ‘Eat Like A Girl’.
In this conversation, Mindy and Steven discuss topics such as, the secret to losing 18 pounds in 2 months, how to actually strip belly fat, the toolbox you need for optimal health, and ‘nature’s Ozempic’ for weight loss.
00:00 Intro
02:14 Impact From The Last Episode
05:00 Impact Of The Book Globally
09:15 What Is Fasting?
13:40 We're Sold Dangerous Food As Safe
15:24 How To Read A Food Label To Know If It's Harmful For Us
17:35 What About Eating Frequency?
19:32 What Is Calorie Restrictive Eating?
21:00 Your Thoughts On Ozempic As A Tool For Weightloss
27:12 Are We Choosing Comfort Over Hardwork?
32:52 Ketos And The Ketogenic Diet
34:23 How Long Do I Need To Fast To Switch To Fat Burning?
35:50 Can You Have Liquids When Fasting?
36:31 Common Myths And Mistakes About Intermittent Fasting
41:35 How Does Fasting Affect The Microbiome?
47:34 The Benefits Of Fasting
49:48 When Shouldn't Women Fast?
52:04 The Impact Of Fasting Before Menstruation
53:01 The Rise In Menstrual Cycle Changes
55:03 Accommodations For Women In The Workplace
58:04 Let's Talk Apple Cider Vinegar
01:00:48 When Should We Be Eating?
01:02:44 Recommendations For Weightloss And Repair
01:04:25 Cancer Feeding Foods
01:07:03 What Is An Obesegen?
01:10:10 Ozempic Is Not The Way To Solve The Obesity Crisis
01:11:59 How Would Mindy Fix The Food System?
01:16:19 Can Fasting Help Our Body Heal?
01:20:55 Is Protein Really That Good?
01:25:12 How Important Is Our Liver?
01:31:05 Daily Routines For Checking Your Body Is Functioning Well
01:33:43 We Are Getting Less Nutrients From Our Crops
01:37:57 Is Alcohol Good For Us?
01:45:24 Is There A Link Between Oxytocin And Diet?
01:49:00 The Loneliness Epidemic
01:49:12 The DOAC Health Toolbox
01:57:08 Last Guest Question
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Beating sickness and bearing the elements, these are just 2 of the evolutionary powers The Iceman says we can all unlock
Wim Hof is a Dutch extreme sports athlete and multiple Guinness World Record holder who is best known for his ability to withstand extremely cold temperatures. He is also the author of the best-selling book, ‘The Wim Hof Method’.
In this conversation, Wim and Steven discuss topics such as, how he supercharged his immune system, the trauma of his wife’s death, the top 3 techniques for breathing, and how the cold helps you uncover your true self.
(00:00) Intro
(01:50) What is Wim's Mission
(04:13) Society's problems in the modern day
(05:45) The impact of the Wim Hof Method
(08:34) We need more discomfort, we've engineered out discomfort
(10:06) When did this start for Wim
(13:35) Your first experience with cold water
(14:25) What spiritual questions did the cold water answer?
(15:20) Being outside of society
(17:01) What is a life force
(19:15) Why don't we believe in ourselves?
(21:46) Falling in love
(26:46) Dealing with the grief of losing loved ones
(29:57) Telling your children their mother has passed
(31:32) The power of breathing exercises
(38:50) Breathing exercises unlock trauma
(49:22) Controlling stress through breathing
(54:09) Fighting off a virus with your mind
(57:00) Modern healing does not serve us
(01:01:19) Teaching Steven the method
(01:10:14) Where did Wim learn the method
(01:11:10) The power of the mind
(01:15:48) How do you train someone to stop becoming a victim of their mind?
(01:18:09) The ice bath
(01:23:34) Back to the studio
(01:27:15) Seeking discomfort
(01:29:23) Wim's routine
(01:35:45) How do you find your purpose?
(01:39:26) Last question
Please speak to your doctor or physician ahead of attempting any type of extreme cold water treatment and only partake in a safe, controlled environment under expert guidance
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In this moment, the world-renowned gut-health expert Dr Will Bulsiewicz discusses the relationship between your gut health and overall well-being, including your mental and physical health. According to Dr Will, our gut is like a muscle that we can strengthen by eating a range of diverse superfoods such as leafy vegetables, legumes, and fruit. These high-fibre foods can supercharge your immune system by boosting the production of short-chain fatty acids, lower your cholesterol levels, and stabilise your bowel movements. The benefits of creating a diverse gut microbiome aren't exclusive to you, but in fact, your microbes are later inherited by your children, influencing their future health.
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Has feminism failed women? Louise Perry uncovers the truth about sexual liberation
Louise Perry is a British journalist and host of the ‘Maiden Mother Matriarch’ podcast. She is also press officer for the charity, ‘We Can’t Consent To This’ and author of the book, ‘The Case Against The Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century’.
In this conversation, Louise and Steven discuss topics such as, the dangers of casual sex for women, why you should trust your ‘icks’, how dating apps are making men lonely, and the truth about sex on a first date.
You can purchase Louise’s book, ‘The Case Against The Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century’, here: https://amzn.to/3z60wqy
(0:00) Intro
(01:42) What are you trying to achieve??
(03:45) What does society disagree with you on?
(04:21) The trade-offs of the contraceptive pill
(05:30) How has sexual culture changed?
(06:59) Working in a rape crisis centre
(09:49) How to channel men's aggression in the right direction
(11:59) The physical differences between men and women
(13:28) How men and women differ in their view on sexuality
(14:58) Why men are more likely to have casual sex
(17:59) How does a culture of casual sex impact women
(23:31) Repercussions of casual sex in society
(28:54) The lack of communication and education is hurting both genders
(31:18) Why women have icks towards men
(33:30) Women should listen to their icks
(38:10) Women's 6th sense
(41:02) There are some jobs women shouldn't do due to biology
(46:44) Heroic masculinity
(48:22) Social media affecting our view on relationships & dating
(50:54) Wait until engagement to have sex
(56:11) The dating crisis
(01:00:41) Why you should have sex before marriage
(01:03:29) Why is marriage good
(01:07:33) How likely you're to get divorced
(01:11:02) Step-parents vs biological parents
(01:14:47) Why are you saying these unpopular opinions
(01:19:50) The decline in birth rates
(01:25:16) What porn is doing to your brain
(01:30:16) Is reproduction at the heart of male motivation?
(01:31:03) Unwanted choking during sex
(01:33:24) Should we ban porn?
(01:40:36) What are we attracted to?
(01:44:50) Better looking people bias
(01:48:05) The last guest's question
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An optimist’s guide for fighting the loneliness epidemic taking over the world
Simon Sinek is a renowned leadership expert and the founder of ‘The Optimism Company’, which provides programmes for leadership development. He is also the best-selling author of the books, ‘Start With Why’, ‘Leaders Eat Last’, ‘The Infinite Game’, and ‘Find Your Why’.
In this conversation, Simon and Steven discuss topics such as, how loneliness impacts addiction, why people are struggling to make friends, the truth about TikTok and depression, and the link between thigh muscles and popularity.
(00:00) Intro
(01:38) Simon's take on the times we are living in
(05:04) We don't have strong role models anymore
(10:06) Why isn't there demand for friendship therapy
(12:53) What really is a friend
(15:37) The most important metric for longevity
(17:50) Have we lost the skill of making friends?
(21:46) Why national service is so important
(30:24) The importance of belief
(36:05) Remote connection vs in person
(38:57) Is the office outdated?
(43:47) The importance of acts of service
(45:41) Is the rise of individualism hurting us?
(49:05) What direction should young people be directing their life towards
(51:34) Andrew Tate's approach validating young people
(53:40) Are friendships the same as relationships?
(57:53) Having our priorities wrong
(01:12:31) What is Simon struggling with
(01:17:17) Where does inspiration come from?
(01:20:49) Techniques for public speaking
(01:26:46) The difference between validation and insecurity
(01:31:40) Companies misunderstand what service means
(01:37:33) How to have those difficult conversations
(01:45:03) We undervalue stories
(01:49:10) Connecting with people
(01:52:01) Last question
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In this moment, nutritionist and functional health expert, Dr. Mindy Pelz gives the information that every man needs to hear about menstrual cycles in order to better understand the females in their life:
The menstrual and reproductive cycle lasts from 28 - 32 days (this varies from female to female)
Day 1 - 10, is when a female is building oestrogen, Mindy says that for the first 2 days is the best time to give the female’s of your life some space. Afterwards they will be more present and outgoing.
Day 12/13, is when oestrogen is at it’s peak in the female body and is the best time to resolve any conflict
Day 10 - 15, is when ovulation happens and is when a female’s libido is highest, after Day 15, there is a crash of hormones which can lead to feeling low
Day 17/18 is when progesterone starts to come in and is the time to be particularly nice and caring to the female’s in your life until the cycle begins again
Mindy says that understanding the patterns of the female menstrual cycle, can create large amounts of empathy, and men can change their behaviour to help the females in their life as best they can.
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Meet the woman behind the scientific research revolution that could change the lives of 50% of the world’s population
Dr Lisa Mosconi is the associate professor of neurology and radiology at Weill Cornell Medicine and director of Women’s Brain Initiative and Alzheimer’s Prevention Program. She is also the author of the books, ‘The XX Brain’, ‘Brain Food’, and ‘The Menopause Brain’.
In this conversation Lisa and Steven discuss topics such as, how the menopause impacts the brain, the link between menopause and Alzheimer’s, why sex hormones are essential for brain health, and the truth about hormone therapy.
00:00 Intro
02:05 Why People Should Listen To This Conversation
04:10 What People Need To Know About Menopause And The Impact On The Brain
06:21 Who Is Lisa Misconi?
08:08 Why Hasn't There Been Research And Investment Into Menopause?
14:28 What Is Menopause And Signs
15:54 Menopause Stages Start Before You Think!
19:07 What's The Youngest Person With Menopause
22:35 Perimenopause Transition
29:54 Menopause Brain Scans
33:09 Some Women Have More Shocking Brain Scans Than Others
34:28 Behavioural Changes From Menopause
38:05 How Many Women Experience Brain Fog?
39:53 Menopause Rewires The Brain
41:11 Symptoms As A Result Of Brain Change
43:57 Isn't The Cure Simple?
51:50 What Age Should We Think About Treating/Preventing Symptoms
52:50 Going Deeper Into The Stages Of Menopause
58:34 Link Between Suicides And Menopause In Women
01:02:55 Brain Fog Over Time With Menopause
01:07:28 The Benefits Of Exercise
01:11:04 Link Between Exercise And Alzheimer's
01:14:11 Caffeine, Sleep And Menopause
01:18:08 Is Alcohol Bad For Menopause?
01:20:52 What Toxins Should We Be Aware Of?
01:22:40 Specific Foods That Help Stave Off The Menopause
01:25:42 Are Supplements Needed In Our Diet?
01:30:06 What Is The Evolutionary Reason For Menopause?
01:37:14 Does Menopause Make You Sad?
01:40:11 Surgical Menopause
01:45:17 Isn't It Just Ageing?
01:53:07 When Will I Go Through Menopause?
01:56:48 Last Guest Question
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From working in the post room in a record label to becoming the world’s best known music mogul, this is the Simon Cowell you don’t see on TV.
Simon Cowell is a world-renowned record producer, talent scout, and music mogul. He is best known for being a judge on some of the world’s most popular TV shows including, ‘The X Factor’, ‘Britain’s Got Talent’, ‘Pop Idol’, and ‘American Idol’.
In this episode, Simon and Steven discuss topics such as, being bankrupt at 30, working his way up from the bottom, his life threatening accident, how his son’s birth changed his life, and his one and only regret about One Direction.
(00:00) Intro
(00:52) Early Context
(02:38) Your Parents
(03:53) Your Work Ethic, Where Does That Come From
(06:41) The Importance of Respect
(10:23) Making the Decision to Pursue Entertainment
(15:45) Working in the Post Room at a Record Label
(19:24) Making His Way Up in the Music Industry
(23:21) Starting a Record Label with Your Boss
(28:40) Creating Your First Smash Hit Record
(31:58) I Don't Know How Music Is Made, Staying in the Mind of the Consumer
(39:40) Going Broke Right After Creating Your First Smash Hit
(46:39) Meeting Pete Waterman, a Moment That Changed Everything
(50:37) Being an Early Adopter of TV
(59:50) Following Your Gut Regardless of the Criticism
(01:06:30) Finding Westlife
(01:09:30) Your Father Passing Away
(01:17:37) Your Life Changing After Your Son, Eric, Was Born
(01:23:09) Loyalty, Why It's So Important to Me
(01:25:35) Setting New Work Boundaries in My New Life
(01:29:15) Advice for a Young Simon Cowell
(01:32:03) The Importance of Hard Work
(01:34:30) Your Accident, Breaking Your Back in 3 Places
(01:39:39) Going to Therapy
(01:45:56) Foundational Advice for Anyone Starting Out in Their Career
(01:49:39) The Importance of Legacy
(01:53:02) The Rise of Bullying
(01:55:02) One Direction
(01:58:11) Searching for a New Boy Band
(02:03:33) Harry Styles
(02:05:54) AI Within the Music Industry
(02:09:48) Will One Direction Get Back Together?
(02:11:14) The Last Guest's Question
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Simon Cowell Launches Nationwide Hunt For Next UK Boyband Phenomenon
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In this moment, leading professor of evolutionary biology, David Raichlen discusses how to boost the brain benefits that come from exercise. Most people know that exercise can improve cognitive function, but don’t realise that different sort of exercise, like cardio or strength training, can provide different types of neurological benefits. David says that whilst all exercise is beneficial to the brain, research shows that the best sort of physical activity is a combination of physical and cognitive challenges. This helps the brain function as it copies how humans evolved to find food and survive. So this could mean that the next time you go for a run, choose the great outdoors over the treadmill and try different routes you haven’t taken before.
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She was the last line of defence and ready to die for the most important person on earth, here are the secret skills she’s learned defending 4 U.S. Presidents.
Evy Poumpouras is a former U.S. Secret Service Special Agent and multi-media journalist. She is also the co-host of Bravo TV's series ‘Spy Games’ and author of the best-selling memoir, ‘Becoming Bulletproof’.
In this episode, Evy and Steven discuss topics such as, Evy’s close encounter with death on 9/11, how to gain control over anyone, her biggest lessons from working for Obama and Bush, and the best way to tell if someone is lying to you.
00:00 Intro
02:05 My Mission To Unlock People's Potential
05:05 How You Became A Secret Service Officer
10:43 How To Get Someone To Do What You Want Them To
13:10 When You Listen To Someone They Like You More
14:34 You Need To Know About Them And Then You Can Start Asking The Right Questions
18:18 How To Get Others To Respect You
22:59 Is It Your Ego Or Have Your Boundaries Being Broken?
26:49 How To Build Confidence
29:34 The Different Versions Of Ourselves We Create
32:49 What I Learnt About Leadership From Working With 4 US Presidents
35:47 I Was In The Room When US Presidents Would Make Tough Decisions
38:36 My First Day Working For George Bush
41:07 Secret Service Training: Only 1% Make It Through
44:16 The 1% Of People That Became Part Of The Secret Service
46:06 How Can You Tell If Someone Is Lying To You?
48:16 Who's The Biggest Liar You've Met?
50:54 Signs They're Lying To You
52:59 What Your Body Language Reveals About You
01:00:19 Do Men Struggle With Strong Women?
01:01:00 What Advice Would You Give Your Daughter Become A Resilient Person
01:04:37 What Do You Work Out Your Mind And Body
01:07:19 What Was The Scariest Day Of Your Career?
01:12:28 How Was Your Mental Health During Your Career?
01:17:48 Discrimination In The Secret Service
01:19:39 How To Be Heard And Respected
01:25:51 Why You Need To Take Personal Responsibility
01:33:48 The Addiction To Being A Victim
01:35:02 Identifying Victims That Don't Want To Change
01:39:47 Undercover Missions
01:45:24 Discrimination In The Job
01:50:58 Labelling Yourself Can Affect The Way You See Yourself
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Where have all the babies gone? Dr Natalie breaks down everything you need to know about fertility.
Dr Natalie Crawford is a double board-certified fertility doctor. She is also the co-founder of Fora Fertility clinic and Pinnacle Conference, a leadership conference for women in medicine.
In this conversation, Dr Natalie and Steven discuss topics such as, how plastic and pollution affect your fertility, the surprising condition that’s affecting 1 in 4 women, the best time to have sex for pregnancy, and the impact of phones and hot baths on sperm count.
00:00 Intro
02:05 You Need To Look After Your Fertility Even Before You Want Children
04:31 We're Struggling More Than Ever To Have Children
07:00 Are We Having Less Sex?
07:47 Sperm Count Is Declining At Scary Risk
10:38 I Had 4 Pregnancy Losses And It's Devastating
13:36 The Stigma Of Infertility
16:15 Infertility Is Not Just A Female Issue, Men Are Affected Too
18:49 Understanding The Basics Of Fertility
22:26 Environmental Factors Affecting Male And Female Fertility
26:32 Are Phones And Laptops Bad For Fertility?
29:40 Heat And Infertility
30:15 What Testosterone Replacement Therapy Does To Your Sperm
31:45 The Egg Vault
35:25 Egg Production And Anomalies
42:41 Regret, Hindsight Of Patients And What You Can Do
47:16 What Has Changed Since Our Parents
49:06 The Effects Of An Unhealthy Lifestyle
54:07 Sleep Is Crucial In Your Reproductive Hormone System
55:07 How Stress Impacts Fertility
57:14 The Best Diets For Good Fertility
59:11 How Dairy Impacts Your Fertility
01:01:05 You Need To Understand The Reproductive Cycle To Know How Exercise Impacts It
01:10:58 Menstrual Irregularities And What's Normal
01:16:57 How Long Does It Take To Get Pregnant?
01:17:50 When Trying To Have Children Sex Can Become A Chore
01:21:43 Purchasing Sperm From The Black Market
01:24:48 PCOS Explained
01:30:59 PCOS Diagnosis
01:33:50 Link Between PCOS & Endometrial Cancer
01:37:02 What Is Endometriosis & How Do You Know You Have It
01:43:55 What Happens When You Come Off The Pill And Want To Have Children
01:46:25 Advice For People With Endometriosis And PCOS, If They Want To Have Children
01:49:36 Getting Started With Freezing Eggs And Embryos And Success Rate
01:55:15 The Cost Of Fertility Procedures
01:56:40 IVF Stigma
01:58:42 Ads
01:59:32 When To Think About Fertility Treatment
02:01:54 Dummies Guide To IVF
02:06:38 Myths Of Conception
02:08:54 Best Sex Position To Get Pregnant
02:10:33 Is Birth Control Healthy?
02:13:36 What Can People Do If They Struggle With Infertility?
02:15:40 Last Guest Question
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In this moment, the world renowned expert in stress, Dr Aditi Nerurkar discusses how the majority of people in the modern world suffer from ‘Popcorn Brain’. According to Dr Aditi ‘Popcorn Brain’ comes from our excessive use of smartphones and social media. This is a real biological phenomenon where your brain circuitry ‘pops’ due to overstimulation and spending too much time online. Your brain never really gets a moment of rest, as being online means it it receives a nonstop stream of information. ‘Popcorn Brain’ is different to the psychological disorder that is internet addiction, as internet addiction seriously affects your ability to live your life, whereas Popcorn Brain defines modern life with everyone being constantly distracted. One of the ways that you can overcome ‘Popcorn Brain’ and improve our mental health is by reducing your reliance on your phone, making sure that you create healthy digital boundaries, so that you give yourself the mental space to live your life.
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He might be known as the ‘Sexiest Doctor Alive’ but his true talent is fighting against the ugly side of medical misinformation.
Doctor Mike is a family medicine doctor and YouTube’s #1 Doctor. He has over 25 million followers on social media and is also the host of ‘The Checkup with Doctor Mike’ podcast.
In this conversation, Doctor Mike and Steven discuss topics such as, the errors in the biggest online health trends, which popular diets are destroying your health, the real truth about calorie counting, and the one thing that helped Dr Mike cure his depression.
00:00 Intro
02:01 Helping People Make Better Health Decisions
05:10 Why Have People Resonated With You And Your Approach True Medical Information
09:54 How Do You Check The Evidence Of The Studies You Share?
11:56 The New Health Trends: Optimisation, Longevity, Anti-Ageing
16:17 Lifestyle Changes Is The First Doctor's Advice
18:14 Do Shortcuts Exist In Medicine?
19:03 What's Your Take On Calories In, Calories Out
21:02 How To Make A Diet Stick
23:16 The False Illusion Of A Good Body Equals Good Health
26:46 Calories In And Calories Out Does Work
28:49 The Benefits Of Exercising
30:21 Where Is The Direction Of Travel With Our Health?
32:51 What Would Happen If There Was A Deadlier Pandemic Than Covid
34:41 Is Vaping Dangerous?
39:27 The Real And Painful Reason Why I Started Boxing
41:32 Losing My Mum
47:07 What's The Best Way To Heal From Grief?
49:49 Your Journey With Mental Health & Social Media Bullying
54:05 The Best Advice I Received From My Therapist
55:55 Are Certain People More Prone To Get Addicted To Social Media?
57:12 Have You Considered Quitting Social Media??
58:25 Are Vitamin Supplements Good For Us?
59:45 Can We Get All Our Nutrients And Vitamins From Foods?
01:03:36 Do Prebiotics And Probiotics Work?
01:05:19 We Should Listen To The Health Advice Our Grandmothers Told Us
01:08:15 Mentioning Experts That Are Wrong
01:10:46 People Are Losing Trust In Doctors Because Of This
01:18:28 Look After Your Children, We Need This Out Of Schools
01:25:09 Are You A Deep Thinker?
01:27:39 How Do You Deal With So Much Loss And Grief?
01:29:01 What Was Your Hardest Day?
01:33:53 How To Save Someone's Life Doing CPR
01:41:23 I Asked The Doctors To Stop Doing CPR On My Mother
01:43:29 Last Guest Question
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He’s never hidden from the truth or been shy about expressing his opinion, now he brings the same honesty to his rocky journey to fame.
Charlamagne tha God is co-host of the American radio programme ‘The Breakfast Club’ on Power 105.1, reaching 8 million listeners each month. He is also a New York Times best-selling author and CEO of the Black Effect Podcast Network.
In this conversation, Charlamagne and Steven discuss topics such as his difficult relationship with his father, the moment that changed his whole life, coming to terms with childhood molestation trauma, and how he went from being fired 4 times to one of the world’s biggest radio hosts.
00:00 Intro
02:17 "Get Honest Or Die Trying"
04:09 What Made Charlamagne?
08:56 Charlamagne's Father's Impact On His Relationships
12:11 Charlamagne's Sexual Abuse
16:28 Charlamagne's Troubled Youth
22:16 Role Models For Men
27:58 The Man Charlamagne Wants To Be
30:41 The Route Of Charlamagne's Anxiety
33:50 Reaching Personal Rock Bottom
36:53 Working In The Radio
38:30 Getting Fired 4 Times
42:21 Panic Attacks & Depression
48:17 Dealing With Grief And Suicide
56:13 Charlamagne's Infidelity
58:34 Growing With Therapy
01:00:32 What's Help You To Heal?
01:02:07 What's The Cost Of Living With The Lies?
01:05:44 Disconnecting From Social Media To Be Original
01:08:00 What's Your View On Trump?
01:11:50 Healing And Rebuilding The Relationship With His Father
01:14:19 How Is Charlamagne Doing?
01:18:06 The Importance Of Living A Life Of Service
01:22:19 The Dangers Of Materialism
01:24:02 Last Guest Question
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In this moment, happiness scientist and expert, Arthur C Brooks, discusses what people get wrong in their search for romantic happiness. According to Arthur, the biggest mistake people make when searching for their romantic partner is looking for an exact copy of themself. This is one of the reasons that dating apps are so unsuccessful, as their dating profile will rigidly select people with the same preferences as them, allowing no surprises and potential to experience different qualities. Instead, people are better off looking for someone who complements and completes them and their qualities. This is why many happy marriages will be between people with different qualities, such as an introvert and an extrovert. These sorts of relationships celebrated their difference rather than partners trying to change each other to be more like them, as Arthur says that this is a killer of relationships
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Learn the secret to unlocking your brain’s full potential from over 25 years of brain research.
Dr Wendy Suzuki is a Professor of Neural Science and Psychology at New York University and the bestselling author of books such as, ‘Good Anxiety’ and ‘Healthy Brain, Happy Life’.
In this conversation, Wendy and Steven discuss topics such as, how a single drop of sweat from exercise can improve your brain function, the 4 things that can enhance your memory, the shocking brain benefits from cold showers, and how to reduce your risk of dementia by 50%.
00:00 Intro
02:18 The Importance of Healthy Brain
02:58 Why People Need To Look After Their Brains
04:23 How To Keep Your Brain Healthy
07:09 Learning This About The Brain Changed My Life
10:37 My Father's Dementia Journey
12:37 You Can Grow New Brain Cells
16:01 How Learning Changes The Structure Of Your Brain
18:43 You Can Improve Your Brain Health At Any Point - Here's How
22:28 What's Causing Dementia & Alzheimer's
24:24 How Does Memory Work?
24:53 How To Improve Your Bad Memory
26:35 The Different Types Of Memory
27:35 How To Remember Things Better
28:49 The Memory Palace Technique
37:19 The Best Exercise For Your Brain
42:04 How To Be Better At Speaking And Memory
43:37 The Effects Of Coffee On Our Brains
45:09 What Lack Of Sleep Is Doing To Your Neurons
46:58 The Best Diets For An Optimal Brain
47:48 The Shocking Benefits Of Human Connections
49:15 Neuroscientist Recommends This Morning Routine For Optimal Brain Function
50:31 What Are The Worst Habits For Your Brain?
51:41 Does Mindfulness Help The Brain?
52:21 What Social Media Is Doing To Your Brain
55:46 What To Do About Social Media And Phone Addiction
59:21 Anxiety Levels Are Increasing
01:04:02 Where Do We Experience Anxiety In The Brain?
01:06:22 How To Turn Down Our Stress Levels
01:08:18 What Do Emotions Do To Our Brain And Body?
01:11:22 Does The Brain Change When We're In Love?
01:14:13 What You Learn From Going Through Grief
01:29:26 What Is The Best Quality Of Humanity
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Divorce rates are dominant, but is there hope for a happily ever after?
James Sexton is America's top divorce lawyer, and bestselling author of romantic advice books 'How to Stay in Love' and 'If You're in My Office, It's Already Too Late'.
In this conversation, James and Steven discuss the number one reason for 99% of divorces, the link between sex and divorce, the glue that holds marriages together, and a ‘note hack’ that could save relationships.
00:00 Intro
02:02 I Am A Divorce Lawyer
02:37 How Many People Divorce
08:51 The Dynamics Between Gold Diggers And Millionaires
12:33 What's Prenups? And The Legalities Behind Marriage!
17:14 The Perfect Prenup
18:56 Disagreements Over Prenups
26:48 Are Prenups Legal?
28:34 The Most Shocking Prenup (Don't Get Fat)
29:59 Appearance As A Measure Of Love In A Relationship
32:33 Prenups With Fidelity & Cheating Clauses
37:30 Are Prenups On The Rise?
39:39 Are People Fake Happy?
44:18 Stop Comparing Your Relationships To Others
50:44 How To Prevent Divorce
55:25 "Happy Wife, Happy Life"
01:02:59 Is Sex The Biggest Cause Of Divorce?
01:07:53 Fixing The Marriage
01:09:36 Who Cheats More?
01:10:02 Who Wants More Sex?
01:13:05 Most Shocking Deceit
01:14:18 Why Husbands Like To Sleep With The Nannies
01:16:36 Killing To Get Out Of A Relationship
01:22:17 Have You Ever Cried?
01:24:29 Love And Loss
01:37:01 Seeing Relationships As Chapters
01:40:55 Have We Been Sold An Idyllic Lie?
01:44:34 Is Money The Biggest Cause Of Divorce?
01:48:59 Can You Hide Money?
01:50:16 You Are Liable For Debts
01:51:49 Winning The Lottery And Keeping Quiet
01:53:20 LGBT Rights & Divorces
01:59:19 Are Open Relationships The Answer?
02:02:00 Is Cheating Okay?
02:05:44 Should We Get Married?
02:13:14 Last Guest Question
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In this moment, world renowned mentor and writer, Africa Brooke discusses how the idea of personal accountability has been hijacked. She says that all too often people can pass up on accepting responsibility and instead blame others for their misfortune and see themself as a constant victim. However, Africa says that the idea of accountability is actually a way of giving power, freedom, and control back to people, as they realise there is always something they are able to do to change their situation. Once they realise this, people gain resilience for future tough times, as they know that no matter the situation they have the ability to control how they move forward in life.
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Poison or guilty pleasure, the REAL truth about sugar.
Robert Lustig is a Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology and a public health expert on the impact of sugar on our health. He is the author of bestselling books such as, ‘Fat Chance’, ‘Metabolical’, and ‘The Hacking of the American Mind’.
In this conversation, Robert and Steven discuss topics such as, how nearly 75% of grocery items have added sugar, that obesity rates have doubled, the health impacts of childhood obesity and how calorie counting doesn’t help you to lose weight.
00:00 Intro
01:58 Our Minds Have Been Hacked!
05:03 What Dopamine Does to Your Brain
07:53 Sugar Is A Big Problem In Today’s Society
10:28 Why Sugar Is Poison To Our Bodies
11:08 The Difference Between Sugar and Fructose
14:53 This Is How Sugar Is Damaging Your Body
18:29 Damaging Effects on the Brain from Sugar Consumption
22:20 How the Food Industry Is Making You Eat Crazy Amounts of Sugar
25:05 Health Side Effects
27:12 Diet Coke, Saviour or Villain?
35:17 Sugar and the Impact on Our Organs
40:08 How Important Are Calories as a Way to Lose Weight?
43:47 Sugar Addiction, Stress, and Other Triggers
46:03 The Only Foods That Don't Contain Sugar
48:31 Food Labels Are Sending Wrong and Inaccurate Messages
50:16 Babies Are Born Fatter Than Before
51:30 Research on Children's Obesity
54:20 Insulin Resistance
56:00 Can We Reverse Diabetes?
58:34 What Is Leptin & How It’s Involved In Weight Loss
01:02:23 What Are Obesogens & How They Impact Our Health
01:03:31 The 3 Different Types of Fat You Should Be Worried About
01:09:34 Fruit Consumption… Good or Bad?
01:11:45 Environmental Chemicals That Make Us Fat
01:14:16 What Is an Endocrine Disruptor & How Can We Deal with Them?
01:17:11 How To Identify Real Food
01:22:20 The Importance of Fibre in Food
01:27:02 Personal Responsibility
01:34:50 Should the Government Get Involved?
01:39:40 Are We Being Lied To?
01:42:09 The Four C's for Contentment
01:47:19 What Is the Cause of All Our Health Problems?
01:49:46 Last Question
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The world could end in 72 minutes, see how the apocalypse plays out
Annie Jacobsen is an investigative journalist, New York Times bestselling author, and a 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist. Her books include, ‘Area 51’, ‘Operation Paperclip’, and ‘The Pentagon’s Brain’.
In this conversation Annie and Steven discuss topics such as, how one person could cause the end of the world, what country would survive WW3, how close we are to nuclear war, and the strategic deception of the CIA.
00:00 Intro
01:59 Why Write This Book Now?
06:30 Are We Getting Closer to Nuclear War?
08:05 Who Is in Charge of the Nuclear Button?
12:23 The Evolution of Nuclear Weapons
16:16 Who Has Nuclear Weapons?
21:32 What Is the Football and Why Is Near the President 24/7?
24:30 How Important Is Picking the Right Leader?
28:17 What If the President Is Dead?
29:28 The Biggest Mistakes in Nuclear Detection
32:16 Nuclear War Games and Strategies
38:09 How Do the Decision Makers Cope?
40:32 How Would We Know Where the Nuclear Bomb Got Launched From?
46:02 What Happens After the First Minutes?
51:46 What Happens if the President Dies
53:23 The Aftermath
01:01:59 What Would Happen to a Country After It's Struck by Nuclear Bomb
01:06:51 How Many People Will Die?
01:07:35 Where Is Safe?
01:10:07 What Is the Solution?
01:14:02 How Did Annie's Feelings Change?
01:15:53 Conspiracy or Real?
01:26:55 The Role of the CIA
01:30:36 AI and the War Machine
01:40:55 Is Annie Optimistic?
01:43:37 The Origin of War
01:46:24 The Most Important Takeaway from Annie's Books
01:50:25 The People on Both Sides of Nuclear
01:59:18 The Impact of Your Books on You
02:00:46 Survivors of Nuclear Bomb
02:02:28 Conversations with Her Husband
02:06:18 What Have You Changed Your Mind About?
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In this moment, world-leading wellness expert Gary Brecka explains the fundamental relationship between our mental and our gut health. For years people have thought that their anxiety and depression are either all in their head or a product of their environment, however, Gary says the gut is the crucial hub for mental well-being. He believes that our gut functions like an assembly line. If anything disrupts its pace or workings, the wider factory of our body and mind is at risk. As a result, Gary believes that it’s crucial, before anything else, to find out how your gut is working to ensure optimal mental and physical health.
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The simplest lifestyle choices are impacting the biggest decisions in a man’s life; entering fatherhood.
Dr Michael Eisenberg is a Professor of Urology at Stanford University, and is a male fertility and sexual function specialist
In this conversation Michael and Steven discuss topics such as, what is ruining men’s sperm count, the reasons for hair loss, what is causing erectile dysfunction, and the truth about testosterone therapy.
(02:02) Why do you do what you do?
(02:58) What does reproductive health encapsulate?
(04:27) Fertility health is growing
(06:14) Researching on fertility issues
(06:46) Why are we seeing more infertility?
(07:18) Are you concerned about society's fertility issues?
(11:14) What chemicals are reducing our sperm count?
(13:50) Society measures
(14:59) Sperm Quality
(20:37) micro plastics affecting sperm count
(23:57) Technology and heat fertility damage
(30:07) Countries with biggest fertility problems
(32:41) Does sitting for long periods affect our sperm count?
(33:53) Fertility issues caused by OBESITY
(34:46) Alcohol consumption and sperm count
(36:32) What you can do to give yourself the best chances of conceiving
(39:08) Man or woman, who has the most issues?
(40:06) Male testosterone decline
(41:31) The impact of exercise on our sperm count
(43:04) What does Testosterone do?
(45:23) side effects of taking testosterone
(48:18) Common symptoms of testosterone use
(51:01) Female fertility
(51:57) How is Testosterone therapy given?
(54:15) Exercise and health impact on testosterone
(55:04) Penis average size increasing
(57:24) Erectile dysfunction treatments
(01:03:58) Pelvic floor strength
(01:05:31) What causes cancer in the reproductive system
(01:14:20) other male issues Dr Michael is being asked about
(01:15:47) Best diets for better fertility
(01:24:41) What's next for Dr Michael
(01:26:04) biggest concerns
(01:27:14) Advice to men who are struggling
(01:03:11) Does shock wave therapy work for erectile dysfunction?
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She’s stolen every scene she’s ever been in, but her hardest role might be being herself
Rebel Wilson is an Australian actress and producer best known for her roles in films such as, ‘Bridesmaids’, ‘Pitch Perfect’ and ‘Jojo Rabbit’.
In this conversation Rebel and Steven discuss topics such as, her battles with self-esteem and her weight, her malaria vision to be an actress, being a virgin at 35, and the truth about Sacha Baron Cohen.
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In this moment, menopause expert, Dr Mary Claire Haver reveals what people don’t understand about the menopause. Right now, about a third of the female population of the world is in some stage of the menopause, however doctors aren’t fully trained to treat it and society is unaware of it’s impacts. A major piece of knowledge that people lack is that there are estrogen receptors in every organ system of the female body, so when estrogen levels drop with the menopause it can have a huge variety of impacts, varying from person to person. Mary believes that giving people this knowledge can help women feel validated and that they aren’t crazy, believing that these symptoms were all in their head.
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What does it take to become the Hardest Geezer and run 9,940-miles in 352 days?
Russ Cook, also known as the ‘Hardest Geezer’, is an ultra-endurance athlete and the first person to run the entire length of Africa, raising over £1 million for charity. He is also the first person to run from Asia to London.
In this conversation Russ and Steven discuss topics such as, his childhood and difficult teenage years, hitting rock bottom, wanting more from life, being robbed at gun point, and the struggles of being the first man to run across the length Africa.
00:00 Intro
02:00 Russ' Childhood & Being Rebellious
05:50 Relationship With My Parents
12:00 Trying To Get People’s Attention
16:42 Distancing Himself from Family
16:22 The Impact of Russ' Girlfriend
19:11 Moving Out as a Teenager
21:02 Going Down the Wrong Path
25:10 Russ' Mental Health
26:18 What Would Russ Say to His Younger Self
30:52 Russ' Epiphany
32:09 The Feeling of Progressing in Life
35:07 Travelling the World Running
35:53 First Challenges
36:51 Doing Things That Aren’t Considered Normal
39:03 Returning from the First Trip
42:26 Relationship with His Dad
44:09 Burying Himself Alive
44:33 Russ DM’d Steven Before Going To Africa
46:40 Why Africa?
48:40 Meeting His Girlfriend Before Leaving to Africa
52:41 How Have You Changed
54:52 Preparations to Run the Entire Length of Africa
01:03:25 Getting Robbed
01:03:26 Being Kidnapped
01:10:05 Facing Death
01:24:14 Team Struggles
01:31:52 Was Quitting an Option?
01:36:18 Visa Issues
01:37:59 Nearing the End
01:45:12 Crossing the Line
01:45:44 What’s Next?
01:50:41 What Was the Goal?
01:55:36 Russ Inspiring Others
01:59:20 The Last Guest Question
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It is being called a miracle drug, but what is the dark side to the weight loss medication Ozempic?
Johann Hari is a New York Times best-selling author, his books include, ‘Chasing the Scream’, ‘Lost Connections’, and ‘Stolen Focus’. He has written for the world’s leading newspapers and magazines, and has twice been named ‘National Newspaper Journalist of the Year’ by Amnesty International.
In this conversation Johann and Steven discuss topics such as, the link between weight gain and sexual abuse, what Ozempic does to the brain, how Japan will help solve the obesity crisis, and the 12 biggest risks of taking Ozempic.
00:00 Intro
01:46 How Did You Find Out About Ozempic
06:37 What Is Ozempic & How Much Is It?
09:51 How Does Ozempic Work
16:03 The Impact of Ozempic on the Brain
26:17 The Cheesecake Park Experiment
31:16 Obesity Is a Choice
44:53 Addiction Transfer
52:25 Obesogenic Environment
01:04:55 Where Can You Buy Ozempic
01:07:43 The Origins of Ozempic
01:10:15 Why You Shouldn't Take It
01:13:56 Is The Ozempic Face Real?
01:18:08 The Risk of Muscle Loss
01:20:36 Suicide Risk and Fatalities
01:29:49 How Do We Undo Stress
01:30:01 Diabetes Is More Deadly Than Weight Loss Drugs
01:32:24 Downsides
01:39:21 Will Everyone Be on Ozempic?
01:42:47 Should the Government Intervene?
01:50:46 Weight Gain After Ozempic
01:53:59 Children and Ozempic
01:57:21 Celebrities Taking Ozempic and Hiding the Truth
02:05:37 Ozempic Is An Addiction Killer!
02:12:34 Oprah Taking About Her Losing Weight Journey
02:15:03 Will People Exercise Less If They Can Just Take Ozempic
02:18:58 High Demand Of Ozempic & Issues Caused
02:23:10 The Last Guest Question
You can purchase Johann’s newest book, ‘Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight Loss Drugs’, available on 2nd May 2024, here: https://amzn.to/4di51Ou
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In this moment, world-renowned relationship therapist, Esther Perel discusses sexless relationships. In her work, Esther says that many of her patients focus so heavily on the amount of sex they are having, and begin to panic when this starts to change. Instead, she says that they should focus on the quality of the experience, and the connection they have with their partner. Esther believes that many of the issues and concerns around the amount of sex a couple is having can be reduced by having better communication around sex. These conversations include a partner’s fantasy life, what they enjoy, what excites them, and what do they look for in sex. Most couples have never had these conversations before and don’t realise that sexuality is a vast topic that changes with their lives.
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Life is getting faster and more hectic than ever before, but is there way to become unstressable?
Mo Gawdat is the former Chief Business Officer for Google X, the founder of ‘One Billion Happy’ foundation, and co-founder of ‘Unstressable’. He is the bestselling author of books such as, ‘Solve for Happy’, ‘Scary Smart’, and ‘That Little Voice in Your Head’.
In this conversation Mo and Steven discuss topics such as, why this is the most stressful time for any generation, how most people won’t recognise the world in 5 years time, and how stress is the new pandemic.
00:00 Intro
02:01 Mo How Are You Doing?
07:08 Mo's New Book & The State Of The World
12:31 The Speed Of The World
17:14 Stress Is The New Addiction
26:41 Will I Lose Productivity Without Stress?
31:06 What is TONN? The Origin Of Stress
36:07 Upsetting People With Change & Choosing To Put Ourselves First
43:31 What Is Loss Aversion?
50:43 The Noise Of Stress
01:01:38 How Do We Spot Our Own Stress?
01:04:49 Are We Really Too Busy?
01:08:23 What Is Steve's BS?
01:12:18 Setting Limits & Prioritising The Important Stuff
01:18:20 How Our Childhood Impact In Our Bias To Workaholism
01:22:22 Loss And How Long We Have Left
01:29:02 Passport Control Detention
01:29:49 How Do We Undo Stress
01:44:02 Work / Life Balance
01:44:52 The Impact Of AI
02:02:04 Being Successful And Balanced
02:16:20 Love & Relationship Advice
02:26:17 Why Some People Don't Find A Partner
02:34:22 Becoming Unstressable
02:40:15 Mo's Family Heartache
02:44:53 What Would You Tell The First People You Loved
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His old job was to know when you would die, his passion is to extend and improve people’s lives
Gary Brecka is the co-founder of 10X Health System and is one of the world’s leading experts in human biology and biohacking. He has worked with CEOs, models, to athletes from the UFC, NFL, and professional boxers. Gary is also the host of the ‘Ultimate Human’ podcast.
In this conversation Gary and Steven discuss topics such as, the common supplement mistakes that people make, the vitamin that most people are deficient in, how we are in a pre-diabetic epidemic, and the impact of loneliness at a cellular level.
00:00 Intro
02:18 What We're Getting Wrong About Supplements & Deficiencies
09:20 Humans Aren't Functioning Optimally
11:49 The Biomarkers That Predict Your Health Outcomes
17:53 The Link Between Your Genes & Anxiety & Trauma
22:16 Common Deficiencies That Keep Us Away from Our Optimal Health
30:24 Working with High Profile People
32:00 How Your Life & Business Changed In The Last Year
34:43 Life Insurances Know When You're Going to Die
41:51 I Knew Thousands of People Would Die but They Wouldn't Let Me Help Them
43:18 Fixing Your Deficiencies Could Save Your Life
50:44 What I Learned Analysing Thousands of Medical Reports
51:57 Fix the Simple Things Before It's Too Late
54:52 The Importance of Grounding for Your Blood Cells
01:00:02 The Most Important Exercise to Oxygenate Your Blood Cells
01:04:26 The Incredibly Health Benefits of Red Light
01:12:15 How Hydrogen Gas Helps Your Body
01:15:23 The Issues with Ozempic
01:16:42 How Is Gary's Life and His Pain
01:18:18 Advice to His Kids
01:19:18 The Loneliness Epidemic
01:25:13 Unethical Insurance
01:27:09 Gene Test Results
01:42:10 Last Guest Question
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In this moment, world renowned coffee expert, James Hoffmann, tests and chooses the best high street coffee. James guides you though everything you need to know to assess coffee like a professional, this includes looking at the roast of the coffee, the smell and finally it’s taste and different tones. He also outlines the benefits of supporting your local cafe rather than getting your morning cup at a major coffee chain, as you can get a better cup of coffee from someone who cares nearly as deeply about coffee as you.
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Learn how to attack life with the same intensity as a member of the world’s most elite fighting force
Jocko Willink is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer and New York Times bestselling author, he is also the host of the Jocko Podcast, and co-founder of the leadership training organisation, Echelon Front.
In this conversation Jocko and Steven discuss topics such as, why excuses are pointless, the core component that every Navy SEAL has, how to overcome hesitation and take action, and why you should ‘embrace the suck’.
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Learn the lessons behind the laughter, learned from over 20 years in the world of comedy.
Jimmy Carr is an award-winning comedian, writer and TV host for shows including, ‘8 Out Of 10 Cats’, ‘Roast Battle’, and ‘Big Fat Quiz Of The Year’.
In this conversation Jimmy and Steven discuss topics such as, why we don’t think about death enough, how to speak so people listen, the power of imposter syndrome, and how to find out what you want to do in life.
00:00 Intro
02:01 How Are You, Jimmy?
03:07 Every Single Person Has Life Dysmorphia
08:59 What Is the Point of All This Work?
12:35 What Is Our End Goal?
14:08 People Crave the Success Not the Journey
16:47 You Should Be Feeling Imposter Syndrome
18:45 I Entertained My Sick Mother
19:54 The Unmeasurable Stuff Is the Important One
24:29 Depression
25:46 Men's Mental Health
27:30 What Is It to Be a Man
33:25 Losing My Religion
33:52 How Do You Deal with Grief in Your Life?
35:19 The Passing of Sean Lock
38:27 Business Is Life
39:12 The Issue Is Young People Are Not Given Enough Agency
41:52 How Comedy Teaches You to Be a Good Communicator
45:06 The Importance of Taking Risks
52:38 How To Deal with Rejection
55:31 Knowing Who You Are & What You Want to Do
58:44 Is It Motivation, Luck or Talent?
01:02:14 Being Cancelled
01:06:12 Would You Erase Your Worst Moments?
01:15:26 Artificial Intelligence
01:26:37 Self Expression
01:30:51 Jimmy's Eating Disorder
01:35:31 Advice to Younger People
01:38:25 Why You Should Sweat the Small Stuff
01:42:45 Having Confidence
01:43:40 Netflix Special
01:46:09 Dave Chapelle Attack
01:50:38 What Would You Tell Your Kids?
You can watch Jimmy’s new Netflix stand-up special, ’Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer’, out on the 16th April 2024.
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In this moment, financial expert and bestselling author, Morgan Housel discusses the hidden costs of everything in life. Morgan says that that anything good in life comes with an unseen price tag, and part of achieving success in any area of life requires putting up with unknowns and volatility. In a career this might be long hours away from your family, in a relationship it may be the sacrifices and compromises made for another person. Part of this is being aware of your time horizons in life, and the amount of time between now and your goal, determining whether you are willing to sacrifice precious time to achieve the goal. In the end, Morgan says that the key to success in life is identifying what the cost is for any decision and being willing to pay it.
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Is ageing and disease inevitable? Or can they be fought with a few simple life changes?
Dr Mark Hyman is a practicing family doctor, the founder and director of The UltraWellness Center, as well as the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine. He is a fifteen-time New York Times best-selling author, as well as the host of the health podcast, ’The Doctor’s Farmacy’.
In this conversation Mark and Steven discuss topics such as, the truth about Ozempic, the easy life hacks to stay young, inheriting generational trauma, and the benefits of fasting
00:00 Intro
02:06 What Is Your Mission 03:08 What’s Functional Medicine?
06:29 I Couldn’t Function Properly, My Health Deteriorated Massively.
13:06 The Food System Is Damaging Our Health.
16:22 The Primitive Instinct That Make You Eat Junk Food.
18:24 How to Stay Healthy in Today's Unhealthy World.
24:21 Is Milk Good for Us?
27:54 Are There Health Benefits to It?
29:49 Ozmepic Drugs, Are They Good?
39:28 Fruit
40:53 When Should We Eat?
42:45 Evolutionary Story Behind Fasting.
44:36 Restricting Your Calories vs Fasting.
47:57 What Are Blue Zones, and the Importance of Studying Them?
49:06 Starvation Is Good for Us.
53:18 Loneliness Is Killing People.
56:15 We Need Systemic Solutions for Our Health Problems.
59:23 How to Add 7 Years to Your Lifespan.
01:00:57 Retiring Is Detrimental to Our Health.
01:02:49 The Role of Trauma in Our Longevity.
01:05:22 The Power of Psychedelics.
01:10:22 Healing Journey to Overcome Trauma.
01:17:00 How to Lower Our Biological Age.
01:17:31 Artificial Sugars.
01:22:53 What Is Exposome?
01:24:28 How Is Trauma Passed Down Generations?
01:27:46 The Biggest Discovery About Longevity & Health.
01:32:16 How to Have Access to What Happens in Our Body.
01:34:17 The Last Guest Question.
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Uncover the biggest secret behind Ronda Rousey's rise as a champion and pioneer of the fight game.
Ronda Rousey was the first American woman to win an Olympic medal in judo, and UFC women's bantamweight champion from 2012 to 2015, she was also a professional wrestler in the WWE from 2017 to 2019, returning in 2022 before leaving in 2023.
In this conversation Ronda and Steven discuss topics such as, her father’s death by suicide, her eating disorder, abusive relationships with coaches, and the truth about the WWE.
00:00 Intro
02:10 Being Born With A Rare Disease
03:46 Ronda's Struggles as a Child
05:27 Her Father’s Death When She Was A Child
07:35 Finding Out About Her Dad's Suicide
10:38 Ronda's Mother
11:46 What's Been Ingrained in Her as a Kid
13:34 Becoming a Prodigy of Judo
15:59 Her Competitive Nature for Fighting
20:30 Movin in With His Coach At 16
21:55 Her Struggles With Bulimia
24:33 Getting Bullied for Her Physique
25:49 Ronda Competing in the Beijing Olympics
26:30 Lack of Pay
27:01 Our Dark Side Becomes The Driver Of Our Success
29:32 How Her Concussions Affected Her Career
36:15 Defeating People in 60 Seconds
37:43 Having Very Strict/Abusive Coaches
39:56 How Did It Impact You?
42:53 Coaches Crossing the Line...
47:34 What Dana White Said About Ronda
48:55 Why Were You Fighting So Frequently?
50:15 Being The First Woman to Appear on the UFC
50:33 The New Jackie Chang
51:14 UFC 193 Ronda Vs Holly Holm
54:40 How Did You Feel After Losing?
58:14 Suicidal Thoughts
01:00:15 Ronda's Last Fight in the UFC
01:03:13 Her Husband Support During Tough Times
01:06:57 When Did WWE Come In?
01:10:44 Social Media Pressure
01:13:09 Did She Feel Expendable to the WWE?
01:13:30 Vince McMahon and Sexual Allegations
01:16:05 Ronda Suffering Two Miscarriages?
01:20:03 Where Does Her Happiness Come From?
01:27:32 Did Her Traumas Make Her Who She Is Today?
01:31:11 What She Learned From Her Dad?
01:33:04 Last Guest Question
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In this moment, neuroscientist and bestselling author, Dr Tara Swart discusses the brain-body impacts of stress and the dangers of being around stressful people. While people think of stress as being solely a mental health problem, it can physical health impacts, the most obvious being an increase in belly fat. This fat is a result of the stress hormone cortisol, which because of evolution, tells your body to hold onto fat as a survival mechanism. Because of this, you can’t shift this belly weight with either diet or exercise, the only thing that will change it is addressing the stress that is causing the release of cortisol. Dr Swart also says that leaders who cannot handle their stress, who she calls, ‘leaky cortisol people’, can cause a trickle down effect in an organisation, causing stress and negative health impacts on the people below them.
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Making a living by telling jokes, takes making it through a life that’s no joke.
Tim Dillon is a comedian, actor, and host of the Tim Dillon Show podcast. In 2017, Rolling Stone magazine named him as one of the top 10 comics you need to know, and in 2022, he released his first Netflix standup special, 'Tim Dillon: A Real Hero’.
In this conversation Tim and Steven discuss topics such as, how his mother’s illness inspired him to become funny, his addiction, how Generation Z has exposed society’s scams, and the mental health struggles that pushed him into becoming a comedian.
00:00 Intro
02:01 I Was a Closeted Gay Addict
03:23 Which One of Your Parents Were Depressed?
07:03 The Impact of Your Parent's Mental Illnesses on You
09:05 Your Parents Divorce
12:32 Childhood Trauma & Taking Drugs
15:51 Hitting Rock Bottom
19:40 AA Meetings
23:15 Trying to Get Sober
24:27 Being a Juror on a Murder Crime
27:41 His First Open Mic Comedy Show
29:25 The Taboos in Comedy
33:20 Why You Don't Get Cancelled
36:09 The Podcasting World
39:42 What’s Up With The Different Generations?
48:09 What Are His Goals in Comedy
49:18 Have You Processed Your Trauma?
55:38 His Experience with Therapy
58:24 Coming Out as Gay & Dating
01:01:50 What Do You Love About Yourself?
01:05:00 Mental Health Coping Mechanisms
01:07:27 Elon Musk Buying Twitter
01:08:35 Social Media Criticism
01:09:46 Touring The World
01:15:03 What Happens in Hollywood?
01:17:40 Rising to the Top: The American Dream
01:20:51 New Generations Don't Work Hard
01:21:49 Remote Working
01:25:05 The Future of AI
01:30:26 Men's Mental Health
01:33:53 Andrew Tate's Influence
01:34:49 Who Should You Have Apologized to and You Didn't?
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If you’ve ever had questions about sex but have been to embarrassed to ask them, then this is the episode for you.
Dr Rena Malik is a Urologist & Pelvic Surgeon, her YouTube channel has over 1.8 million subscribers, where she releases weekly episodes on everything to do with sexual health education.
In this conversation Rena and Steven discuss topics such as, how stress affects the pelvic floor, the health benefits of orgasms, how to save your sex life, why sperm count is decreasing worldwide, and how to really boost testosterone.
(0:00) Intro
(02:04) What is it you're seeking to do?
(02:54) How do you define sexual health?
(03:10) Do we understand our bodies?
(04:34) Where does your training come from?
(06:01) What's your training with the pelvic floor?
(08:31) Why should our doctors be asking about our sexual health?
(10:39) Is a weak pelvic floor in men linked to erectile dysfunction, and does sitting cause it too?
(12:22) How much sex should couples be having?
(14:06) Should we be experiencing pain during sex?
(16:21) The vagina's expanding process
(18:47) How do we communicate with our partners about sex?
(21:45) What's the first step in re-building a good sex life?
(25:46) Men vs women’s sexual desire as we age
(28:35) Anticipation around sex causing more harm than good
(29:35) Is a low libido a hormone problem?
(31:53) Ways to increase testosterone
(34:49) A decline in testosterone levels and sperm counts
(36:01) Chemicals in everyday objects impacting sperm counts
(37:54) How have sperm counts been decreasing over the years?
(41:30) How do we increase our semen volume
(43:20) Does masturbating improve my pelvic floor?
(44:19) The impact our technology is having on our genitals
(47:12) Does masturbation decrease testosterone levels?
(48:41) Does too much masturbation have a bad effect on us?
(50:34) Will masturbating make people blind?
(50:53) What do you think of no nut November
(52:29) Masturbating giving you more clarity of mind
(55:47) Post nut clarity
(59:15) The link between cancer and masturbation
(01:01:12) Porn, is it bad?
(01:05:11) VR headsets and porn
(01:09:38) Trauma and how it relates to our sex lives
(01:12:14) Can you have sex when pregnant?
(01:12:57) Orgasms and the clitoris
(01:19:00) What is an orgasm
(01:22:40) Scheduling time for sex?
(01:24:11) Is there a disparity on how long sex should actually take compared to how long it takes
(01:27:49) Vagina myths
(01:29:54) Pelvic floor exercises, how to do them
(01:32:12) How do we know if we have pelvic floor issues
(01:35:16) PENIS SIZE, is it possible to increase the size?
(01:38:03) How big is a penis on average vs how big people think they should be?
(01:41:14) Will my penis get smaller as we age?
(01:42:32) Does body parts size indicate a bigger penis?
(01:45:09) Labiaplasty
(01:46:45) Squirting
(01:49:40) Last guest question
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In this moment, behavioural expert and dating coach, Logan Ury discusses the 3 fundamental things to look for in a partner. Too often people have a rigid list of exact traits that they want in their future partner in relationship science this is called, ‘relationship shopping’. This is the idea of shopping for your partner like you would do with any product online. However, more often than not, people end up in a long term relationship with someone who has none of these traits. The reason for this is that while people may think they know what they want, they are wrong. Instead, Logan says you need to date like a scientist, experimenting and constantly changing your hypothesis of what you want in a partner. This can be achieved by using Logan’s 8 questions to ask yourself after a date, the focus of this is examining who are you around that person, and what side of you do they bring out, as this is who you will be for the rest of the relationship.
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If over half of marriages end in divorce, what are the skills to make sure your relationship stays in the successful 50%?
Drs. John and Julie Gottman are world leading relationship researchers that have been studying couples for over 40 years, publishing over 200 academic journal articles and 46 books. They are the co-founders of The Gottman Institute and Love Lab.
In this conversation the Gottman’s and Steven discuss topics such as, the 3 skills you need for a healthy relationship, the steps to repair a relationship after an argument, why kissing can extend your life, and how cuddling leads to a better sex life.
(00:00) Intro
(02:07) What mission are you on & Why study love?
(06:30) Studying traits of successful couples
(08:27) Link between relationships & our health
(12:15) What is the love lab?
(15:05) The misconceptions about relationships
(17:16) How to connect with your partner
(27:08) What is the 'attuned' framework?
(32:10) Why does typical couples therapy often fail?
(34:41) The 7 Principles of a successful marriage
(38:09) Do partners' dreams need to be aligned?
(40:09) 69% of our problems are not solvable
(48:05) What to do when your partner wants to change you
(50:43) The four horsemen
(57:45) What is flooding?
(1:02:55) What's a 'caretaker' in a relationship
(1:05:55) Conflict misunderstandings
(1:07:58) How to become a master at conflict resolution
(1:11:05) How to repair/fix relationship issues
(1:18:46) What have you learnt about the role of kissing
(1:21:49) The role of sex in a relationship
(1:29:22) Our society is becoming more sexless
(1:31:42) Men struggling to figure out where they fit into society
(1:37:14) What do women really want in a man?
(1:39:23) Talking about sex makes your sex life better
(1:43:54) Betrayal in a relationship
(1:44:38) The traits that show a failing relationship
(1:48:44) Asking your partner their dreams
(1:50:52) Advice to give a relationship its best shot
(1:52:45) The most interesting conclusions from the love lab
(1:55:03) What does Julie mean to you, John
(1:56:00) What does John mean to you, Julie
(1:58:02) Why did you write this book
(1:59:18) The Last Guest's question
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From starting in a shed to aiming to be a billion dollar company, the road to success is a 24/7 mission.
George Heaton is the owner and creative director of the British luxury streetwear brand, Represent.
In this conversation George and Steven discuss topics such as, why a work-life balance is bullshit, changing his life and writing his rules for success, how Represent was almost destroyed, and why he doesn’t believe in motivation.
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In this moment, bestselling author and business leadership speaker, Simon Sinek discusses quiet quitting and the importance of expectation management when it comes to work. Simon says that both employers and employees need to be more open and honest about what they want from their professional relationship. For instance, he says that Amazon is very open that it is a very tough and competitive culture, so people can choose whether they want to work in that sort of environment. Equally, employees need to be honest about how they want work to fit into their life, do they want an easy casual job or do they want to push hard and be ambitious. Simon believes we need to treat work like a conversation, previously it has been treated like a speech where workers were told what they were going to do, but now people can ask, why does work have to be that way?
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We are living in an epidemic of trauma, causing disease and death, so why are so few of us ready to face it?
Dr. Paul Conti is a general psychiatrist and expert on treating trauma, he is also the founder and CEO of Pacific Premier Group, PC
In this conversation Paul and Steven discuss topics such as, our current epidemic of trauma, why trauma is making you age faster, how you inherit trauma, and the ways that trauma can lead to an early death.
00:00 Intro
02:04 The Invisible Epidemic
04:12 What Percentage of the Population Has Traumas?
06:39 Your Brother's Suicide
09:43 Trauma Is Causing All Sorts of Illnesses in Our Bodies
12:35 How Trauma Speeds Up Your Ageing
14:31 How Trauma Affects Us at a Cellular Level
15:49 Trauma Leads to Early Death
18:01 Is There Anything Killing More Than Trauma?
19:15 The Different Types of Trauma
23:46 What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Weaker
26:30 Why Some People Experience Trauma Stronger Than Others
29:07 The Impact of Being Different
31:54 Developing Trauma Later in Life
35:21 How Do We Know If Trauma Is Being Passed On?
38:55 Do We Need to Understand Our Parents' Trauma to Understand Ours?
43:22 Post-Trauma Syndrome
44:11 How to Know If We Are Traumatised?
47:18 Trauma Shows Up as Addiction
50:18 What Tests Can Be Done to See If We Have Trauma?
51:12 Self-Destructive Shooting Methods
54:33 People Are Dying from Prescribed Meds
56:38 How Does Trauma Change Our Brains?
58:17 Trauma Creates Cognitive Blind Spots in Our Brain
01:03:14 We Tend to Seek What Harms Us in Order to Fix It
01:05:49 Becoming Addicted to Our Victimhood
01:07:27 What's the Role of the Limbic System in Our Traumas?
01:10:01 Shame Keeps Us Alive
01:11:57 You Can Build a Different Story Around Your Shame
01:16:08 How You Are Treated Determines Whether a Situation Becomes Traumatic or Not
01:17:46 How to Alleviate Our Shame
01:19:31 How Bringing Up the Trauma Helps
01:22:47 The Link Between Sleep and Trauma
01:24:28 The Importance of Sitting Alone with Your Thoughts
01:25:09
01:26:07 Sleep Problems Need to Be Urgently Addressed
01:27:33 Why You're Not Sleeping
01:28:50 Link Between Weight and Trauma
01:30:45 Advice for People That Think They Can't Change
01:33:40 Training Your Brain
01:36:04 Can You Completely Get Rid of a Trauma?
01:37:03 How to Stop Being Triggered by Trauma
01:38:18 Saving Lady Gaga's Life
01:41:53 Last Guest Question
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Understanding the laws human nature is one of the most crucial skills in life, so why do so few of us take the time to learn them?
Robert Greene is a New York Times bestselling author, whose books include, ‘The 48 Laws of Power’, ’The Art of Seduction’, and ’The 33 Strategies of War’.
In this conversation Robert and Steven discuss topics such as, how to avoid a midlife crisis, ways to eliminate self-doubt, how to use body language to get what you want, and the dark truth about human psychology.
(2:00) Why did you write a book about human nature?
(3:59) How do we reverse a lack of self-awareness?
(6:26) How to get rid of qualities we don’t like about ourselves
(11:20) Where does our dark side come from?
(14:54) How to pursue that thing you’ve always wanted to do
(27:19) The unseen importance of creating a sense of urgency
(29:12) How to know if you’re following a false purpose
(35:42) Should a young person just be saying yes to everything?
(39:39) How to manage other people that get in the way of what we want to do
(42:31) Do we have to lie to be successful?
(51:16) How to read someone's body language
(53:57) A smile says loads about how someone feels about you
(56:16) People's personalities are contagious
(56:43) Frenemies, what they mean and how to spot one
(1:06:07) What's the most controversial point from your book?
(1:08:50) Does equality exist when we all strive for power?
(1:11:54) Becoming the best, what it really means
(1:17:36) Is death a motivator for you?
(1:24:14) The importance of relationships
(1:26:26) How to deal with dark thoughts
(1:28:34) Advice for people going through self-doubt & hard moments
(1:32:42) Why did you write this book, The Sublime?
(1:37:08) What would be your parting message to the world?
(1:42:59) How can we rise above our emotional reactions?
(1:44:40) How has your research influenced how you view politics?
(1:52:03) The last guest's question
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In this moment, former chief business officer for Google X and bestselling author, Mo Gawdat, discusses the happiness equation. According to Mo, we don’t realise that happiness is actually very predictable, so much so that it can actually be put into a mathematical equation. Mo says the formula for happiness is: your perception of the events of your life minus your expectations of how life should be. This means, that it’s not specific events that cause happiness, but it is the comparison between the event and the expectation you have in your mind of how your life should be going. As a result happiness is all about perception, which means you have the ability to control your happiness and it becomes a choice that you decide.
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CrossFit vs. marathon running? Yoga vs. pilates? Does the fitness world always have to be a battleground, or is there a middle ground that everyone can agree on?
Dr. Layne Norton is a former powerlifting champion and professional bodybuilder. He is the founder of Biolayne LLC and the co-founder of Carbon Diet Coach.
In this conversation Layne and Steven discuss topics such as, the truth about calories, sugar addiction, growing muscle three times faster, and why people can’t lose weight.
(00:00) Intro
(02:04) Making Fitness Accessible to Everyone
(13:46) My Bullying Experiences Is My Driver to Help People
(16:39) How to Overcome Our Food Addiction
(14:39) Finding the Psychological Ways That Stop Us from Achieving What We Want
(18:02) How to Build Motivation and Discipline
(24:33) Setting Big Goals Stop You from Achieving Them
(27:14) The Psychology of Taking Small Steps Really Work
(29:23) What Takes for a Person to Decide to Lose Weight or Go to the Gym?
(35:00) Calories In/Calories Out
(37:53) Thermic Effect of Food
(41:49) Metabolic Adaptation
(44:02) Can You Lose Weight in Calorie Surplus?
(52:58) Artificial Sweetness
(59:49) Is Sugar Addictive?
(01:06:07) Craving Sugar
(01:08:02) How Sweeteners Affect Our Gut
(01:09:16) What Supplements Do You Recommend?
(01:14:25) Whey Protein
(01:18:03) Caffeine
(01:19:08) Intermittent Fasting
(01:20:16) Does Fasting Help When You're Ill?
(01:24:24) Can You Lose Belly Fat?
(01:27:40) Is Exercise Useful for Weight Loss?
(01:30:40) Exercising Helps Having a Balanced Diet
(01:35:07) Keto Diet
(01:39:21) Fat Loss and Fat Oxidation
(01:41:55) The Importance of Failure in Success Rate
(01:49:53) Ozempic
(01:53:10) What Are the Downsides of These Drugs?
(02:00:36) What Do You Think of the Fitness Industry?
(02:08:05) Resistance Training
(02:09:16) How to Grow Big Muscles
(02:17:21) Last Guest Question
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Studies mentioned in the episode:
Obesity Risk for Female Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Prospective Study:
Successful weight loss maintenance: A systematic review of weight control registries:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32048787/
Creatine for the Treatment of Depression:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6769464/
Discrepancy between self-reported and actual caloric intake:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1454084/
Non-nutritive sweetened beverages versus water after a 52-week weight management programme: a randomised controlled trial:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41366-023-01393-3
Short-term consumption of sucralose with, but not without, carbohydrate impairs neural and metabolic sensitivity to sugar in human:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7784207/
A randomized controlled trial to isolate the effects of fasting and energy restriction on weight loss and metabolic health in lean adults:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7784207/
Evidence for sugar addiction: Behavioral and neurochemical effects of intermittent, excessive sugar intake:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0149763407000589
The NutriNet-Santé Study
https://classic.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03335644
Relation between caloric intake, body weight, and physical work: studies in an industrial male population in West Bengal:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13302165/
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and the Thyroid:
Relationships and romance aren't easy, but are you making it harder than it needs to be?
Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and a bestselling author, she is also the co-host of the ‘Dear Therapists’ podcast. Her New York Times bestselling books include, ‘Maybe You Should Talk to Someone’ and ‘Mr Good Enough’.
In this conversation Lori and Steven discuss topics such as, why men should always pay for the date, the best age according to statistics to get married, what women really want in a man, and the simple trick to show what is missing in your relationship.
(00:00) Intro
(02:08) How to Live the Life You Want
(05:06) Lack of Human Connections Leads to Relationship Pressure
(06:21) Why the Majority Aren't Satisfied with Their Relationships
(08:01) The Need to Be Understood
(09:47) Why Men Struggle More Opening Up in the Relationship
(16:34) Setting Unreal Expectations When Looking for a Partner
(19:40) We're Too Picky on Dating Apps
(24:57) High Expectations, Can They Be Lowered?
(28:04) Gender Differences in Dating
(33:44) The Type of People That Seek Bad Partners
(35:11) How to Help Those People
(36:49) Financial Differences in Dating
(42:53) People Are Choosing Not to Have Kids and Get Married
(49:02) What Happens When a Woman Earns More in the Relationship
(51:08) The Big Debate on a First Date
(56:35) Red Flags in First Dates
(59:51) The Age You Marry Is Linked to Divorce Risk
(01:03:32) You Need to Learn to Unknow Yourself
(01:05:35) The Impact of Seeking Approval
(01:12:20) When Your Friends Sabotage You When You Try to Change
(01:20:46) Do Women Express More Emotion Than Men?
(01:22:38) Do Our Dreams Have True Meanings?
(01:25:08) The Safety of Self-Compassion
(01:26:55) The Opposite of Depression Isn't Happiness
(01:29:46) The Grief of Heartbreak and How to Recover
(01:37:53) How to Help Someone Going Through Heartbreak
(01:45:02) Last Guest Question
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This moment is a compilation of some of the most successful women to ever appear on The Diary Of A CEO, discussing the biggest hurdles that women have to overcome on the road to success.
Karen Brady CBE, former managing director of Birmingham City F.C tells how on her first away game, it wasn’t believed that she could have a place in the boardroom and was mistaken for a player's wife or partner. Ever since, she has been driven to show the importance of true equality of treatment for people.
Whitney Wolfe Herd, the founder of Bumble, says that one of the key reasons for Bumble’s success in a crowded dating app market was that it aimed at women and what they wanted, compared to all the other apps which ignored women to focus on male customers.
Trinny Woodall, CEO of Trinny London, says that by starting a successful business in mid life, it proves that age is just a number and that energy alongside trusting yourself and your ideas is everything.
Finally, Reshma Saujani, CEO of Girls Who Code, believes women have been sold the propaganda that they aren’t good or smart enough, and are left doubting their own abilities. Instead, she says that women have to say no and believe that they are deserving of success now.
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What can video game and porn addiction tell us about society’s mental health crisis?
Dr Alok Kanojia is a psychiatrist and co-founder of the mental health coaching company 'Healthy Gamer', which aims to help with modern stressors, such as social media, video games, and online dating.
In this conversation Dr Alok and Steven discuss topics such as, the male mental health crisis, how your phone is hijacking your brain, the link between trauma and toxic masculinity, and how social media is ruining your relationships.
(00:00) Intro.
(02:07) Achieve Whatever You Want.
(02:39) External Success Won't Fix You Inside.
(04:12) This Won't Lead To Happiness.
(06:48) I Had A Gaming Addiction
(08:43) How To Identify Real Needs From Desires?
(12:08) What Sort Of People Have You Worked With?
(12:48) What Does It Mean To Be A Man?
(20:27) What Is The Remedy For Men’s Mental Health & Suicide Issues?
(23:20) Men Get Upset Based On Their Insecurities.
(25:45) Men Need Self-Expression.
(26:43) What Are Your Thoughts On Andrew Tate?
(30:31) How To Stop People From Following Toxic Masculinity?
(33:24) Do Men Need More Positive Role Models?
(35:22) Why Are Women's Suicide Rates Increasing?
(37:34) The Role Of Social Media In Our Mental Health.
(44:16) Should Yoga Be Taught At School?
(47:07) What Is Meditation And The Biggest Misunderstanding?
(50:08) The Important Impact Of Meditation On Our Lives?
(51:29) What Stops People From Meditating?
(55:29) How Does Meditation Help With Addiction?
(58:23) Our Biggest Addiction Is Success.
(01:03:32) Dissatisfaction Leads To Watching Pornography.
(01:04:04) How To Help People With Addiction?
(01:05:06) Does Addiction Create Shame?
(01:06:43) Case Study: How Any Transformation Is Possible?
(01:07:32) Having The First Conversation With An Addict.
(01:09:04) Do We Need To Hit Rock Bottom To Realise How Bad It Is?
(01:09:05) Don't Protect People; Let Them Accept Their Responsibilities.
(01:13:06) Motivational Interviewing.
(01:13:00) The 25% Rule To Achieve Your Goals.
(01:22:20) The Last Guest Question
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Everyones seen the films, but what does it take to be a real life 007?
Andrew Bustamante is a former covert CIA intelligence officer and US Air Force combat veteran. He is the founder of EverydaySpy, an online education platform that teaches real-world international espionage techniques that can be used in everyday life.
In this conversation Andrew and Steven discuss topics such as, why spy skills work in the business world, how to manipulate people, the ways to take control of your emotions, and why he’s leaving the US before 2030.
(00:00) Intro
(02:10) Your Time At The CIA
(02:47) What Is The CIA?
(03:27) You've Got It Wrong About Spies
(06:13) Applying Real Spy Skills To Overcome Any Barrier In Our Lives
(07:43) How To Manipulate People
(17:45) The Psychological Profile Of A CIA Agent
(20:43) I Held The Key To Nuclear Missiles
(22:45) It Was A Horrible Job
(24:30) Would You Have You Pressed The Nuclear Button?
(26:48) The CIA Message That Changed My Life
(28:43) The Interview Process For The CIA
(32:44) How Did You Feel When You Received That Letter?
(35:07) Did The CIA Tell You To Cut Off From Your Social Circle?
(35:57) Your Ethnicity Factor To Be Recruited By The CIA
(37:16) Do You Have To Change Your Identity?
(38:27) How Expensive Is To Train A CIA Agent?
(38:34) What's The CIA Training Scheme?
(39:17) Do They Show You How To Kill?
(40:19) How You Teach The Art Of Lying
(43:13) Body Language & Lying
(44:59) Demystifying Lying Signs
(47:57) How To Tell If Someone Is Lying
(49:47) Human Psychology
(52:55) The Essence Of Manipulation
(54:32) How To Find Someone's Ideology To Manipulate Them
(58:45) Have You Changed The Way You Look At The World?
(01:02:34) Perception vs Perceptive
(01:04:32) Leaning Into Objective vs Subjective Feelings
(01:05:58) How To Train Yourself To Apply Rational Objective Perspective
(01:08:27) Your Business Success
(01:11:34) What Is SADRAT?
(01:13:40) Change The Game When Selling Your Products
(01:15:46) What Is Espionage?
(01:16:41) What Is Our Secret Life?
(01:20:49) How To Enter Someone's Secret Life
(01:26:06) How To Apply It To Business
(01:28:52) Adapting To Change Faster Than Your Opponent
(01:31:51) Were There Times Your Life Was At Threat?
(01:34:16) Sexpionage, What Is It?
(01:36:22) Disguise, Did You Ever Do It?
(01:41:17) Do CIA Agents Get Trained To Not Feel Fear & Anxiety?
(01:43:56) How Do They Train You To Slow Down Your Emotional Brain?
(01:50:11) Your Wife & You Leaving The CIA
(01:51:38) America Is Going Through A Hard Period
(01:56:58) What's The Advice For Everyone To Make That Change?
(01:59:10) How Does Your Identity Stop You From Evolving?
(01:59:22) What Is Something You Used To Believe That You No Longer Do?
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In this moment, neuroscientist, Professor Tali Sharot, discusses why happiness is not the most important thing in life, and actually it is just 1 of 3 critical factors for a complete life. Most people think that the meaning of life for humans is to try and find the maximum amount of happiness, however this just factor one. Tali says that the second factor is meaning. Often in your life you do a task not because it will give you happiness but because it gives you a sense of completeness that comes from meaning. Finally, Tali says that we need what is called a ‘psychological rich life’, which is basically a varied life. She says that this diversity in life is absolutely crucial as humans have evolved to have a desire to explore and face uncertainty.
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1 in 6 people are narcissists, so what is a narcissist and how can you spot one?
Dr Ramani Durvasula is a clinical psychologist, Professor of Psychology at California State University, and the Founder and CEO of LUNA Education, Training & Consulting. She is also the author of books such as ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship with a Narcissist’, and ‘"Don't You Know Who I Am?": How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility’.
In this conversation Dr. Ramani and Steven discuss topics such as, whether your partner is a narcissist, the 4 types of narcissist, why up to 50% of famous people are narcissists, and whether narcissists are better in bed.
(00:00) Intro
(02:08) Why Dedicating Your Life To Studying Narcissism
(03:10) The Cost Of Narcissism
(06:07) How To Spot A Narcissist
(12:27) How To Differentiate An Asshole From A Narcissist
(15:19) Can You Cure Narcissism?
(16:39) What Gender Tends To Be More Narcissistic
(18:24) The Types Of Narcissism
(25:07) How Many People Are Narcissists?
(27:21) Is Social Media Fuelling More Narcissists
(32:09) Where Does Narcissism Come From Genetics Environment
(36:06) Narcissism Lives In A Spectrum
(37:08) Are Narcissists More Successful
(40:12) The Empathic CEOs Are Rare
(43:04) Does Money Make You More Narcissistic?
(47:03) How Do You Know If You Are A Narcissist
(50:19) What People Get Attracted To Narcissist?
(53:41) How To Know If My Partner Is A Narcissist
(55:32) The Three Rs: How To Know If You're In A Negative Relationship
(59:28) Pathological Manipulation
(01:00:56) What's Projection?
(01:04:20) Can They Take Feedback
(01:05:55) Gaslighting, What Is It?
(01:10:49) How To Deal With Being Gaslit
(01:13:10) Do Narcissists Engage In Domestic Behaviour
(01:15:17) What Should I Do If My Boss Is A Narcissist
(01:17:31) Can You Get Out From A Narcissistic Person
(01:21:32) Can You Be Happy In A Relationship With A Narcissist
(01:23:08) What Is The Weak Point Of A Narcissist
(01:24:44) Why Don't They Like Authentic People
(01:25:51) Famous Narcissists
(01:31:55) You Can Come Back From Narcissistic Abuse
(01:34:04) Hardest Day Of Your Life
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How can grip strength predict if you will get a chronic disease? And why is sleeping with a shut door ruining your sleep?
Dr Andy Galpin, PhD, is Professor of Kinesiology (the study of movement) at California State University, Fullerton. He is the Co-Director of the Center for Sport Performance and Founder/Director of the Biochemistry and Molecular Exercise Physiology Laboratory. Dr Andy is an Elite Performer Coach & Consultant for NBA All-Stars, World Title athletes, and Olympic medalists. He is also the host of the ‘Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin’ podcast.
In this conversation Dr. Andy and Steven discuss topics such as, how grip strength can predict chronic diseases, why you should never exercise at night, the foolproof way to lose weight, and why you need to know your VO2 levels.
(00:00) Intro
(02:11) Enhancing People's Physical & Cognitive Performance
(04:16) Why You Care About Human Performance?
(10:39) What's Your Academic Background
(11:38) What's the Range of People That Come to You & What Do They Want Fixing?
(14:23) What Stops Us from Reaching Our Optimal Performance?
(20:53) How Vitamin Deficiencies Affect Our Body
(24:37) Why We Don't Get Accurate Results from Blood Tests
(28:22) You Need to Understand Why Your Body Markers Are Down
(32:25) Why People Struggle to Sleep
(37:23) How to Improve Your Sleep
(42:59) Is 8h the Optimal Sleep Time?
(48:34) The Misconceptions of Sleep Debt
(50:51) The Power of Doing Tasks at Your Usual Circadian Times
(55:24) Environmental Factors That Affect Our Sleep
(01:04:17) Create the Optimal Environment for Restorative Sleep
(01:06:56) Sleep Debt
(01:10:12) How to Stop Travels Disrupting Your Sleep
(01:12:28) How Important Is Your Heart Rate Variability (HRV)?
(01:13:55) The Impact of Keto Diet and Carbs on Your HRV?
(01:16:38) The Effects of Introducing Carbs Back into Your Diet
(01:18:42) How to Have a Healthy HRV?
(01:23:37) Good Morning Routines for Improved HRV
(01:28:14) Does Red Light Have an Effect on Our Bodies?
(01:30:36) The Importance of Choosing the Right Training
(01:31:30) Gain Muscle Mass and Stay Lean
(01:35:19) When to Eat When Exercising
(01:37:18) Best Training for Best & Lasting Performance
(01:39:22) The Death Dangers of Falling at 60+ Years Old
(01:42:31) What Is VO2 Max?
(01:45:03) What VO2 Max Says About Your Health
(01:49:33) People Don't Believe Their Health Problems Can Be Fixed
(01:52:24) The Exercise and Steps to Improve VO2 Max
(01:54:43) To Build Muscle You Need to Add Variations to Your Exercise Routine
(01:59:03) Creatine Benefits for Your Body
(02:04:09) Fat Loss
(02:11:30) Depriving Yourself from Food Isn't Beneficial in Weight Loss
(02:12:34) Why Should You Do Strength Before Endurance?
(02:12:58) How Technology Will Shape Our Health
(02:18:40) The Impact of Minimizing Stressors in Our Lives
(02:24:43) Last Guest Question
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In this moment, relationship expert and behavioural scientist, Logan Ury discusses what she thinks is the most important part out of all of relationship science: attachment styles. Logan says these styles help you to understand yourself, your previous dating patterns, and who you are attracted to. Our attachment style also explains we are triggered to push people away, as our brains create negative thoughts and look for flaws in a person as an unconscious way of protecting us from getting hurt. However, Logan says that it is possible for 25% of us to change our attachment style. She says this can be done in 2 parts: firstly by understanding your style of attachment, and secondly, by understanding your unconscious triggers you can override them in order to get out of your own way in finding love.
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There has never been a better time to be an entrepreneur, but what is the first step?
Daniel Priestley is an award-winning serial entrepreneur who has built and sold several successful businesses and written 5 books on starting and scaling businesses. He is the founder of Dent Global, an accelerator and venture studio, and the cofounder of ScoreApp, an AI powered marketing software.
In this conversation Daniel and Steven discuss topics such as, the entrepreneurs journey, struggling with mindset shifts when scaling a company, why passion is crucial for success in business, and how AI is changing the business landscape.
(00:00) Intro
(02:15) The Most Exciting Time Of History For Businesses
(04:22) Growing Small Businesses & Making Them Millions
(05:39) Can Anyone Be An Entrepreneur?
(06:20) How To Know If It's A Good Business Idea
(11:09) How Important Is Passion In Being A Successful Entrepreneur
(14:18) Don't Pursue Entrepreneurship For This Reason!
(22:42) How To Be A Visionary
(28:05) How To Be Great At Pitching Business Ideas
(35:46) The Magic Of 'With Or Without You' Energy
(41:17) The Steps To Know If It'll Be A Good Business
(49:43) Fear Of Failure
(52:34) Life Force Energy & Bringing Stories To Life
(57:59) The Importance Of Changing Environments Regularly
(01:02:59) Starting A Business/Personal Brand
(01:07:11) Soloentreneurship Doesn't Work
(01:09:55) How To Make Money
(01:16:01) Your Team Is Essential In Your Business
(01:18:41) How Do You Invest Your Money
(01:20:18) How To Build A Business From Scratch
(01:24:46) Should You Work For A Big Company Or A Start Up
(01:27:19) The Humility Of Accepting Others Are Better Than You
(01:30:01) What's A Management Buyout?
(01:36:33) How To Structure And How To Sale A Deal
(01:39:42) AI Will Revolutionize How Businesses Work!
(01:46:25) Work-Life Balance
(01:49:54) Last Guest Question
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Everyone has the desire to be desired, finally, in this episode, the mystery of desire is stripped back.
Dr Karen Gurney is a Clinical Psychologist, Psychosexologist and Couples Therapist, she has been helping couples tackle sex problems for over 20 years. She is the author of the bestselling book, ‘Mind The Gap: The truth about desire and how to future proof your sex life’.
In this conversation Karen and Steven discuss topics, such as the reasons for a dead sex life, why women prefer non-penetrative sex, how technology is killing your sex life, and why you should invest in your sexual currency.
Topics:
0:00 Intro
02:07 What Do You Do and Why Do You Do It?
03:56 Our Attention Is Being Hijacked Which Is Affecting Our Sex Lives
09:57 Why Does Sex Get Harder the More We Think About It
11:50 Why Expectations and Pressure Make Sex Worse
15:56 Our Society Has Created a "Sexual Script" That's Wrong
17:10 How to Talk About Sex with Your Partner
23:09 How to Tell Your Partner You're Not Attracted to Them Anymore
25:56 How to Not Let Kids Ruin Your Sex Life
27:25 The Demographic That Comes to You More Than Any Other
28:16 Why Desire Goes in a Relationship
34:13 How to Trigger Desire in Your Relationship
38:34 The "Initiation" Problem
40:21 Should We Schedule Sex?
43:05 What Should We Be Doing to Keep Desire High in Our Relationships
45:55 How to Talk About Your Fetish with Your Partner
50:54 What Women Really Want During Sex
52:45 Does It Matter Who Initiates Sex?
56:04 If Our Idea of What We Want From Sex Isn't Happening What Should We Do?
58:31 If Men Can't Get It Up, What Should We Do?
01:00:56 If Men Can't Get It Up, What Should We Do?
01:01:15 Should We Have Sex Before or After We Eat?
01:02:22 The Optimal Amount of Times to Have Sex
01:04:16 Sexual Dissatisfaction Between Men and Women
01:07:54 How to Deal with a Sex Life as a Parent
01:11:54 What You Can Do as a Parent to Ensure Your Sex Life Doesn't Go Off Track
01:13:26 The Relationship Between Poor Sleep and Sex
01:16:39 At What Point Should People Reach Out to You?
01:17:21 Have You Ever Seen Relationships That Are Unrecoverable?
01:18:45 The Top 3 Most Common Sexual Problems
01:20:46 The Impact of Pets on Our Sex Lives
01:22:43 Are You Hopeful for the Future of Sex?
01:24:04 How Menopause Affects Our Sex Lives
01:25:21 Our Bodies Changing Over Time and How That Impacts Our Sex Lives
01:26:27 Are We Meant to Be Monogamous?
01:31:51 The Last Guest’s Question
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In this moment, behaviour and habit design expert, Nir Eyal discusses how to beat procrastination and distraction. One of the first major steps is being able to master the internal triggers that are trying to pull your attention away. Nir believes that to do this you need to try and understand the underlying feelings behind these urge. As he says, time management is pain management, and all human behaviour is about trying to escape discomfort. Nir says that finding these underlying feelings can be achieved by writing down the sensations you feel just before distraction, this allows you identify them and then reframe them to your advantage. Because, if you don’t master these internal triggers, they become your master. Another major step to beat procrastination is by actually scheduling time to be distracted. Nir calls this ‘The 10 Minute Rule’, which allows you to give in to any distraction in your scheduled time, but only for 10 minutes!
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What is the best way to get over a heartbreak? For Justin McLeod that was creating one of the world’s most popular dating apps.
Justin McLeod is the CEO and founder of the dating app Hinge, which has over 20 million users and sets up a date every 3 seconds.
In this conversation Justin and Steven discuss topics, such as overcoming addiction, early stigma around dating apps, the setbacks and difficulties when creating Hinge, his tumultuous love story, and why happy endings are for the movies.
00:00 Intro
02:07 My Addiction & Going to Rehab
05:18 12 Step Programme for Addiction
07:36 How My Love Experiences Influenced My Entrepreneurial Journey
12:22 Founding Hinge
15:46 How Do We Know Which Ideas to Go After?
18:50 When Did the App Form?
23:35 Tinder and How It Impacted Hinge
27:29 The Interview That Changed My Life
34:14 The New Era for Hinge
36:56 How to Be Successful on Hinge
38:56 What Is Hinge Labs?
42:51 The Worst Things to Do in Dating Apps
44:03 Advice for People Going on Loads Of Dates
47:30 Dating Apps Want People to Stay Single to Have More Customers…
49:23 How Has the Dating World Changed in the Last Few Years?
50:31 Hinge First Principles
51:48 The Importance of Taking Risks
01:00:38 How to Have Great Company Culture
01:17:16 Biggest Hiring Mistakes
01:19:42 What the Future of Dating Apps Looks Like
01:21:33 The Last Guest Question
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Work has to suck, you have to be selfish to get ahead, and you can’t become more original, these are just some of the myths that Adam Grant busts and replaces with an upgraded way to see the world.
Adam Grant is Professor of Management and Psychology at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He has been named one of the world’s 10 most influential management thinkers and one of Fortune’s 40 under 40. He is also a #1 New York Times bestselling author of 5 books, including ‘Think Again’, ’Give and Take’, and ‘Originals’.
In this conversation Adam and Steven discuss topics, such as why star players ruin teams, how to be original, why character beats genius, and the myths about entrepreneurs and risk.
00:00 Intro
02:00 Finding Happiness Meaning & Success
04:50 Redefining The Game & Changing The Rules About Success
07:20 Who Are More Successful, Givers Or Keepers?
10:25 Taking The Initiative: Great Ideas Need Execution
14:21 What Happens To Procrastinators?
21:37 Who Are The Originals Of Our Time?
22:22 What Are The Characteristics Of Originals
23:48 Why Child Geniuses Won't Become Adult Geniuses
25:09 Being A Perfectionist
27:12 The Importance Of Urgency
33:11 The Importance Of Leaning Into Difficulty
38:21 What Role Trauma Plays In Becoming Successful?
40:56 What Determines What Sibling Will Be More Successful?
48:25 What Makes A Risk Taker?
53:18 What Takes To Build A Great Team
57:38 What Happens To People When You Take Them Out Of Their Team Culture
01:01:33 How To Not Get Complacent If You're Successful
01:06:01 Disagreeing With Your Boss
01:10:09 What Science Says About Group Vs Individual Thinking
01:15:51 Unlocking Your Hidden Potential
01:26:27 Self Promotion Vs Idea Promotion
01:28:41 Think Like A Scientist
01:42:56 Last Guest Question
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In this moment, personal finance expert Rami Sethi breaks down the 4 finance numbers everyone needs to know and what exactly a ‘rich life’ is. Ramit says that most people don’t have even the most basic understanding of money, compare this to other areas of life such as driving, where we need to know the rules of the road before putting a key in the ignition. However, personal finance is actually incredibly simple and Ramit says that the four numbers you need to track are: your fixed costs like rent and groceries, savings, investments, and guilt free spending. From these numbers, Ramit says that he can see what are a person’s priorities and outlook on life. But more revealing is someone’s idea of their ‘rich life’. This is what a person’s life would look like if they finally reached the level of wealth they are chasing. Ramit says too often people’s answer to what their rich life is vague, for instance, saying they want to be able to do what they want when they want, or to have freedom. These answers are so vague as people have never really thought about this question before, but Ramit say they need to think about this potential future deeply and in detail so that they can truly envision it.
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As humans we have evolved to move, but why are we getting it wrong so often?
David Raichlen is the Professor of Human and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Southern California. His research focuses on the connection between human evolution, physical activity, and health, examining why inactivity leads to so many chronic diseases in the modern world.
In this conversation David and Steven discuss topics, such as how modern exercise levels compare to hunter-gatherers, the dangers of sitting, how air pollution is linked to dementia, and the misunderstanding of just how much exercise it takes to get health benefits.
00:00 Intro
01:59 My Work: How Lifestyle & Exercise Affects the Brain
03:07 You Can Change an Ageing Brain
05:22 What Is a Neuron?
05:36 What Is the Hippocampus
07:28 The Link Between Exercise and Brain
09:06 What Happens to Our Brain When We Don't Exercise
12:54 People Aren't Meeting the Guidelines for Good Health
15:25 What Activities Are Good for Our Brain?
17:35 Orienteering Can Train the Brain
18:47 How the Different Types of Exercise Increase Neuroplasticity
22:39 Impact of Exercising in Greener Spaces Than Urban
24:06 Better Cognition Exercising Before a Task
25:41 The Optimal Time of the Day to Exercise
27:46 The Hadzas: Researching Hunter-Gatherer Tribes & the Findings
28:56 What Is the Optimal Exercising Time?
31:59 Cardiovascular Illnesses in Hadza Tribe
35:07 What's the Issue with Sitting?
40:29 The Power of Daily Small Amounts of Exercise
42:17 How to Improve Memory
46:08 Top Factors That Fuel Cognitive Problems
48:38 Link Between Human Connection & Brain Impact
50:54 Pollution Impact on the Brain
53:13 Racquet Sports for Brain Health
54:41 How Much Activity Do I Have to Do?
55:52 Endocannabinoid Receptors and Exercise Rewards
57:24 Mental Health Issues Linked to Lack of Exercise
01:01:45 Brain Foods
01:03:07 Reaching Optimal Living
01:07:50 What Causes Alzheimer's?
01:12:39 Last Guest Question
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Could it be that what you eat is just as important as the medicines and pills you take?
Dr Neal Barnard is the founder and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and has authored more than 100 scientific publications and 20 books. He is also the Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine.
In this conversation Neal and Steven discuss topics, such as the only supplement you need, the no.1 food associated with weight loss, the dangers of drinking milk for men, and how to reverse erectile dysfunction.
(00:00) Intro
(01:35) What good do you hope your work is doing for people?
(02:13) What is the state of human health currently?
(03:33) Why do you care about human health?
(06:40) Your first experience of realising human health is in a bad place
(08:22) Why calories in vs. calories out doesn’t work
(11:55) The truth about eating bread
(15:18) If we don't eat meat, where do we get our protein?
(18:27) How do we know the vegan diet is good for us vs. another one?
(21:57) Don’t we have to supplement if we’re vegan?
(25:22) A balanced diet with meat and plants, does that work?
(28:34) Veganism is a diet for the privileged...
(31:06) The power foods we should all be eating
(38:54) Do you not just think you have a bias towards the vegan diet?
(40:22) The shocking truth about dairy products
(46:25) Drinking milk reduces sperm counts
(48:28) The carnivore diet, isn’t that just as good?
(52:45) The weight loss foods you need to start eating
(1:01:03) Why we need to understand how to balance our hormones
(1:05:20) Fertility issues have a strong connection to our weight
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(1:19:02) Power foods for the brain
(1:26:27) How to prevent dementia
(1:35:03) Metals, what should we be getting and what's toxic
(1:38:53) Your closing message
(1:40:05) The last guest’s question
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In this moment, nutrition and functional health expert , Mindy Pelz discusses how we often treat our body as if it was an enemy working against us and our interests. Mindy discusses how evolution has actually shaped the human body so that it is constantly looking to increase your chances of survival. However, in the modern world we are getting in the way of our body’s natural defence mechanism, and taking actions that are against our own and our body’s interests, this can include injecting ourselves with weight loss drugs and using toxic deodorants, causing larger health problems later in life. Mindy says that in general we seem to be in a ‘evolutionary mismatch’ with our bodies and need to regain trust in them.
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Relationships are the single most important part of our lives, so why do we so often leave them to chance and the randomness of fate?
Paul C. Brunson is a professional matchmaker and life coach. He is the co-host of 'Celebs Go Dating’ and ‘Married At First Sight UK’, he is also the Head of Global Insight at Tinder. Paul has also been named the world's most influential matchmaker by the Matchmaking Institute.
In this conversation Paul and Steven discuss topics, such as why Gen Z will have the strongest marriages ever, why dating is more complicated than ever before, the number 1 reason for breakups, and why men are struggling.
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We may have health monitors and fitness trackers, but could it be the case that even with this technology, humans are actually reversing evolutionary progress?
Dr Lieberman is the Chair of the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. His research focuses on how the human body has evolved to be the way it is, he also explores how humans evolved to run long distances to scavenge and hunt. He is the author of the best-selling books, ‘The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease’ and ‘Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding’.
In this conversation Daniel and Steven discuss topics, such as if human evolution is going backwards, why veganism is not the answer, how commuting is making you fat and what we can learn from hunter-gatherers.
(00:00) Intro
(02:00) What do you do, and why do you do it?
(03:09) Are we actually a good species?
(05:11) Do our ancestors hold the answer to all our health needs?
(07:32) Have we evolved to eat meat?
(10:33) How did we learn to hunt and gather?
(17:03) Have we evolved to breathe wrong?
(19:28) Why do we sweat?
(24:23) When did our brains get so big?
(29:55) Why do we struggle to diet?
(38:31) Modern-day mismatched diseases
(42:41) Why did you write a book about food?
(45:02) Has our culture moved too fast?
(46:15) We've decided to live with diseases rather than prevent them.
(50:13) The modern foods we eat have affected the way we look.
(53:02) Is cancer a consequence of our modern society?
(58:34) How our bodies store energy
(01:05:23) The keto diet and fasting
(01:09:44) Are we too comfortable as a society?
(01:14:59) Puberty has changed, and we’re going into it earlier than ever before.
(01:16:37) The dangers of sitting down all day like we do.
(01:20:08) What should people take away most from this conversation?
(01:24:16) The products we put on our bodies, are they toxic?
(01:30:06) The last guest's question
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In this moment, the podcaster, author, and life coach, Jay Shetty discusses how he believes people can find happiness. Jay says that it can be found in two forms, the sort of happiness that comes from daily habits and a more enriching happiness that arises out of deeper purposes. While most of us know what we can do for our daily happiness levels, deeper happiness that comes from finding our meaning and purpose in life is more complicated and vague. However, for Jay this deeper happiness comes from locating your passion, and more than just finding what you love, using this passion in the service of others, as this brings the most enriching happiness in life.
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If you want to hear more about ways to tackle mental health problems, I recommend you check out my conversation with Dr. Aditi Nerurkar, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN0_ow76hU8
Too often we think that physical health has nothing to do with mental health and vice versa, but could it be that we have the equation completely upside down?
Chris Palmer is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is also the author of the book, ‘Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health’, which outlines a combined theory of what causes mental illnesses, and that mental disorders are metabolic disorders of the brain
In this conversation Chris and Steven discuss topics, such as how depression and anxiety are caused by diet, the impact of gut health on mental illness, and why mental health problems and rates of suicide are increasing.
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There seems to be endless ways to lose weight and yet none seem to work, but could it be that there was one health metric that held the key to long term weight loss?
Dr Jason Fung is a nephrologist (medical expert specialising in kidneys) and world-leading expert in intermittent fasting and low-carb diets. He is the author of bestselling books such as, ‘The Obesity Code’, ‘The Diabetes Code’, and ‘The Complete Guide to Fasting’.
In this interview, Steven and Dr Jason discuss everything from the history behind dieting myths, how insulin causes weight gain, why you don’t need breakfast, how obesity is genetic, and the power of fasting.
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In this week’s moment, gut health and diet expert Dr Tim Spector discusses the power of the microbiome, your crucial community of gut microbes. Discoveries about the microbiome have exploded in the last 10 years and revolutionised the way we see the tiny bugs living within our intestine. Tim sees the microbiome as an incredible pharmacy within us, as individual microbes pump out vital chemicals for your immune system. These chemicals also affect brain function and your moods, playing a vital role in depression, as this is directly linked to the quality of your gut microbes. How do you improve your microbiome? Food plays a vital role in feeding microbes, Tim says the key is to consume as diverse a range of plants as possible, aiming for 30 different types of plants a week to maximise the diversity of species in your gut.
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Everyone is constantly looking for happiness, but maybe real happiness can be found where we least expect it.
Arthur C. Brooks is a bestselling author of 13 books and Harvard professor where he teaches courses on leadership, happiness, and social entrepreneurship. He is the columnist of the popular weekly “How to Build a Life” column at The Atlantic.
In this interview, Steven and Arthur discuss everything from why Arthur studies the science of happiness, the crucial importance of meaning and agency, why society is wrong at saying what causes happiness and why happiness is infectious.
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Over 70% of people struggle with stress, but only 3% of doctors offer stress management, could a cure be just a handful of simple lifestyle steps?
Dr. Aditi Nerurkar is a doctor, global public health expert and medical correspondent, she specialises in stress, resilience and burnout. She is author of the book, ‘The Five Resets: Rewire Your Brain and Body for Less Stress and More Resilience’.
In this interview, Steven and Dr. Aditi discuss everything from the physical impacts of a delayed stress response, popcorn brain, the need to create digital boundaries, how stress can sometimes be helpful, and why multitasking is a myth.
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In this moment, New York Times best-selling author and researcher, Dr Joe Dispenza discusses how to change habits. A habit forms when you’ve done something so many times that it becomes hardwired into your subconscious, and is even programmed into the very nerve cells of your brain. So in order to break a habit, you have to break the bigger habit of being yourself. Dr Dispenza says that this change can happen when we become conscious of our unconscious. This awareness can come from meditation, as well as mentally rehearsing changes we want to make, so that we avoid the trap of unconsciously making the same choices everyday. By mentally rehearsing scenarios, this avoids the uncomfortableness that comes from taking a step into the unknown and stops you from being the creator of your life.
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If you enjoy hearing about the potential impact of AI on humanity, I recommend you check out my conversation with ex-Google office, Mo Gawdat which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk-nQ7HF6k4
He has shown millions of readers how humans have evolved to where we are now, but what does the future hold for us as a species?
Yuval Noah Harari is a best-selling author, public intellectual and Professor of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is best known for his bestselling books, ‘Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind’, ‘Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow’ and ‘21 Lessons for the 21st Century’. His books have sold over 45 Million copies in 65 languages.
In this interview, Steven and Yuval discuss everything from how AI will change everything, the importance of language and stories, why the idea of finding a ‘soulmate’ is a myth, and the ongoing battle for human attention.
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If you enjoy hearing about the beautiful game, I recommend you check out my conversation with Frank Lampard, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us8n8VBQn_c
What does it take to become a Premier League GOAT and what does it take from you when you walk away from the game?
Thierry Henry is a French professional football coach, broadcaster and former player. He is regarded as one of the best strikers and Premier League player of all time, and France’s highest-ever international goalscorer. He began his professional career in 1994 and played for Arsenal from 1999 to 2007, he is the club’s all-time leading goal scorer with 226 goals. He was PFA player of the year twice, in 2003 and 2004, and European Golden Boot twice, in 2004 and 2005, he retired as a player in 2014 and is now coach of the under-21 French national team.
In this interview, Steven and Thierry discuss everything from Thierry’s family’s expectation of him becoming a great football player, never feeling good enough and always wanting to get his father’s approval, ‘dying’ when he stopped playing football and his mental struggles after the game.
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In this moment, Harvard University professor and best-selling author, Daniel Lieberman, busts some of the most common myths around exercise. For 2 of the biggest myths, Daniel says that they are too simplistic, saying that you must sleep 8 hours a night or that sitting is terrible for your health. Instead, he says that most people do better with 7 hours of sleep a night, (but this can change depending on age and health) also, sitting isn’t bad for you if you mix it up with regular interruptions. Daniel also helps to clear up the debate that exercise does nothing for weight loss. He says the problem is actually that the recommended 150 minutes per week of exercise is not nearly enough, but higher levels of exercise lead to sustained weight loss and prevents regaining weight after losing it. In reality he claim that most of the truth about diet and exercise is more complex than we are led to believe.
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If you have ever wanted to understand what exactly Circadian Rhythm is, and its unbelievable total body impacts, this is the episode for you.
Kristen Holmes is the Vice President of Performance Science at the health and fitness monitoring company, WHOOP. Kristen’s focus is on understanding the scientific, psychological and personal factors that either promote or harm human performance.
In this interview, Steven and Kristen discuss everything from the amazing impact of harnessing your Circadian Rhythm, Heart Rate Variability, the psychology of peak performance, and how people can take control of their health.
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It controls your immune system, anxiety, depression and whether or not you get diseases, so why do we know so little about the gut microbiome?
Dr Will Bulsiewicz is an award-winning gastroenterologist (medicine that focuses on the digestive system) and a world-renowned gut-health expert. He is the author of over 20 scientific papers and the book, ‘Fibre Fuelled’.
In this conversation, Dr Will and Steven discuss everything from, the power of the microbiome, why fibre is crucial for optimal health, the importance of understanding your poo, and why food can be just as powerful as medication.
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In this moment, longevity expert and author of ‘Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity’, Dr Peter Attia discusses ‘Medicine 3.0’.
Most people in today’s world will die from lifestyle diseases, such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. In fact, Dr Attia says that our life expectancy hasn’t greatly increased since the 1800s, medicine just means we don’t die from infectious diseases.
To live longer and better in our later years, Dr Attia says that we need a new playbook, or what he calls ‘Medicine 3.0’. This relies on taking preventative steps very early in life, as the risk of lifestyle diseases compound throughout our life. Dr Attia argues that while doctors practising traditional medicine are very aware of the risk of doing certain treatments, but often ignore the cost of not taking action to prevent future problems.
Dr Attia believes that too often we worry about our health too late in life, when the problems start and the risk of taking action is higher. Instead, he argues, that if we take action when we are younger we have so much potential to change the trajectory of our lives. He says that we should start worrying about our future health now, and should think about it the same way as we think about saving for retirement, if we invest now we will thank ourselves later.
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If you enjoy hearing about the philosophy of life, I recommend you check out my conversation with Ryan Holiday, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PafvhTSC4yE
Philosophy isn’t just for universities and lecture halls, philosophy can help guide every part of your life, from relationships, work to mental health.
Alain de Botton is a British author, intellectual and co-founder of the global organisation, ‘The School of Life’. He is best known for the books, ‘Essays in Love’, ‘How Proust Can Change Your Life’, and ‘The Consolations of Philosophy’.
In this interview, Steven and Alain discuss everything from, the origins of mental health problems, what it means to live a good life, why perfection is dangerous, why we are chasing love rather than money and why love itself is a skill.
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As a holiday wrap-up, we’ve listened to you and answered one of the most popular questions; What is your favourite EVER episode?
But, we think the more important question is what is YOUR favourite episode on the Diary of CEO of all time. Using our in-house data scientist and a group of analysts, we’ve found the most replayed and shared moments from 2023. This should be the most valuable episode you will ever listen to.
7th Most Replayed Moment, Dr. Giles Yeo.
Dr Giles takes on some of the biggest myths about health, weight and obesity.
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6th Most Replayed Moment, Dr. Mindy Pelz.
In this clip we talk about intermittent fasting, the gut reset fast and the belly fat burning diet. Dr Mindy lays out how to eat and behave to improve our overall health.
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5th Most Replayed Moment, Professor Matthew Walker.
This is from my conversation with the Worlds Number One expert on sleep. He gives us a roadmap for how to sleep better, explaining the impact of our sleep on our overall health, happiness and everything in between.
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4th Most Replayed Moment, Dr. Daniel Amen.
Taken from Dr. Daniel Amen’s second appearance on the show, we discuss how to grow a healthier, better brain. Daniel is the World’s Leading Neuroscientist who may have scanned and seen more brains than anyone else.
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3rd Most Replayed Moment, Gary Brecka.
Gary Brecka is one of the world’s most renowned human biologists. Our conversation covers the ultimate human wellbeing checklist. From Dana White’s transformation using the super human protocol to stripping fat, listen to transform your life.
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2nd Most Replayed Moment, Dr. Tim Spector.
A favourite guest on DOAC, here Tim busts myths about a frequently debated subject: diet vs exercise.
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No.1 Most Replayed Moment: Dr Tara Swart.
The most listened to moment ever this year is neuroscientist Dr. Tara explaining the brain and body’s connection. We dive into the influence the brain has on our health, relationships and well-being.
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Bonus Moment, Mo Gawdat:
This is from episode 101 with Mo Gawdat, and it’s the most shared episode we’ve ever had of all time on WhatsApp. Mo explains to me his influential equation for happiness, and we discuss how to put it into practice.
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In this moment, sleep expert and author of ‘Why We Sleep’, Matthew Walker discusses the 3 main reasons why caffeine is so terrible for sleep.
Firstly, is that the impact of caffeine lasts long after drinking a cup of coffee. Caffeine has a quarter life of between 10 to 12 hours, which means if you have a cup of coffee at midday, a quarter of that caffeine is still in your brain at midnight.
Secondly, as a stimulant, caffeine mutes the chemical, adenosine, which is in charge of sleepiness. However, the adenosine is still there and builds, so when caffeine leaves your system you get a caffeine crash, which is all the sleepiness that has been built up hitting at once.
Finally, caffeine blocks deep sleep by between 15 to 30%. So even if you are able to fall asleep after drinking coffee, it will be poor quality sleep, and you lose out the amazing benefits of deep sleep, such as: regulating your cardiovascular system, replenishing the immune system, and securing new memories into your brain.
However, Matthew doesn’t say that people should completely give up coffee, but instead the main thing to look out for is how much you drink and the timing of when you drink it.
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Most people think of Michael Bublé as the soundtrack of Christmas, yet often overlooked is his unwavering dedication to his music, the personal challenges he’s faced and the mission he’s on.
From summers of catching and sorting salmon on his father’s arctic fishing boat, to earning his 10,000 hours performing songs in the clubs, malls and cruise ships of Canada. Michael has earned his success, including 5 Grammy wins, 15 Juno awards, 6 multi-platinum albums, and well over 14 billions streams worldwide.
Bublé is a true family man, yet his journey has been marked by having to overcome severe adversity, including the cancer diagnosis of his eldest son.
This year, Michael announced the launch of his whiskey brand, Fraser & Thompson Whiskey, created in partnership with longtime friend, award-winning Master Distiller and Blender, Paul Cirka.
This is the real Michael Bublé, you just haven’t met him yet.
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If you enjoy hearing about promoting female health and the power of nutrition, check out my conversation with the nutritional and functional health expert, Dr Mindy Pelz, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2mQOGzHtQc
When does menopause start? What is menopause? How does menopause affect my marriage? Over 1.2 billion women are going through menopause right now. This leading expert uncovers the myths that have dominated our understanding for years.
Dr Mary Claire Haver is a menopause expert, OBGYN, bestselling author and internet personality. She specialises in women's health, focusing on empowering and educating everyone to understand women’s bodies. In 2018, she founded 'The Galveston Diet', which became a bestseller in 2023. The Mary Claire Wellness Clinic, established in 2021, has helped to empower and educate thousands of women. Her new book is out May 2024 and provides everything a woman needs to know to thrive during her hormonal transition and beyond.
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In this moment, YouTube and productivity expert, Ali Abdaal discusses the power of consistency and how to overcome procrastination. Ali discusses the power of compounding interest, and how small actions over time can snowball into trigger larger rapid changes such as viral success from making a YouTube video every week for 2 years. However, to get to this position, Ali says you have to first learn to love the process, moving away from an outcome based mindset that means success is out of your control, and instead to a view of success that comes from within. To get there first means overcoming hurdles such as procrastination. In order to do this, Ali says you should move away from focusing on a large end goal and instead focus on a series of smaller goals along the was. So rather than worrying about moving a whole mountain, people should focus on moving one pebble at a time.
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He’s walked on water, flown and now buried himself alive, but could the greatest magic trick of Dynamo life be his escaping from his demons?
Dynamo is a British magician who first entered the spotlight in 2004. His TV series ‘Dynamo: Magician Impossible’ attracted over 250 million viewers and ran from 2011 to 2014, earning him the Best Entertainment Programme award in 2012 and 2013. He became the first magician to headline arenas such as the London O2 and Sydney’s Rod Laver arena. In 2013, he stepped away from the limelight to recover from serious health issues.
You can watch Dynamo’s 2 hour special, ‘Dynamo is Dead’, on December 14th, this will be aired live at 9pm on Sky Max and streaming service NOW
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If you enjoy hearing about the challenges of being a creator, I recommend you check out my conversation with the creator of ‘Call Her Daddy, Alex Cooper, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knPqBc2qJ8E
There’s carving your own lane and then having over 3 billion people view the lane you have carved, all from the starting point of being a 17 year old teen father living in a trailer park.
Casey Neistat is an America YouTuber, vlogger, filmmaker, and co-founder of the mobile application ‘Beme’, which he sold to CNN in 2016. He is one of the most famous people on YouTube, and his channel has over 12 million subscribers and 3 billion views.
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In this moment, ex-chief business officer for Google X, Mo Gawdat asks the question, ‘what are the illusions that you are living under’? Mo believes, that for all of us, our view of reality is an illusion, and this can often become limiting or imprisoning. Too often this viewpoint of reality can lead to an identity you form that you feel that you have to stick with and cannot break away from. Furthermore, Mo says that for a lot of people, inner conflict comes when your actions don’t match with the inner feelings you have, so you don’t feel as if you’re fully complete. To overcome this, Mo says that we need to find balance within ourselves and that this balance can be broken down to smaller, more manageable sections that you can improve on every single day, as ultimately, this search for inner balance is a constant journey.
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If you enjoyed this video, I recommend you check out my conversation with dating expert Logan Ury, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kOtvoX88J0
Why do people have affairs in happy relationships? Why does sex decline in some long term relationships and not others? Esther Perel is here to answer all of the biggest questions in sex and relationships.
Esther Perel is a world-leading Belgian-American psychotherapist and relationship expert, best known for her work in human relationships and ‘erotic intelligence’. She is the New York Times best-selling author of, ‘Mating in Captivity’ and ‘The State of Affairs’, as well as the host of the podcast, ‘Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel’.
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If you enjoyed this video, I recommend you check out my first conversation with Mel, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kOtvoX88J0
From changing your life in 5 seconds, improving your relationships, and silencing your inner critic, Mel Robbins has all the tricks you need to change your life for the better.
Mel Robbins is an American podcast host, author, motivational speaker, and former lawyer. She is the New York Times Bestselling author of books such as, ‘The 5 Second Rule’, and ‘The High 5 Habit’, and the host of the Webby award winning ‘The Mel Robbins Podcast’.
In this conversation Mel and Steven discuss topics, such as:
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In this moment, the American businessperson and marketing executive, Bozoma Saint John discusses how to find your destiny. Bozoma says that too often people say that they just ‘fell into’ the job or industry they are in, when in fact she believes that this is destiny coming to find you and that we are constantly creating our destiny. She says that we underestimate the power of letting go of control (which is not the same as surrendering or giving up) as a way of opening up to different possibilities and routes to finding our destiny. As too often we bang our heads against closed doors, when instead there is an open door that is open on a different route. To realise this, she says we need to treat our powers of intuition like a muscle, ignoring external voices and opinions, training and growing your intuition to the point where you can have 100% faith in whatever it is telling you.
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If you ever wanted to see inside the mind of the richest and most powerful man in the world, this episode is for you.
Before becoming the world’s leading biographer, Walter Isaacson was formerly the chair and CEO of ’CNN’, the editor of ’Time’, and President and CEO of the ’Aspen Institute’. His best-selling biographies including, ‘Steve Jobs’, ‘Leonardo da Vinci’, ‘Einstein: His Life and Universe’, and most recently, 'Elon Musk'.
In this conversation Walter and Steven discuss topics, such as:
You can purchase Walter’s new biography, ‘Elon Musk’, here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elon-Musk-Walter-Isaacson/dp/1398527491
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If you enjoy hearing about inside the music industry and its artists, I recommend you check out my conversation with will.i.am, which you can find here:
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From Trevor to Busta, love of the rap game to global success, and rock bottom to rebirth. This is Busta Rhymes as you’ve never heard him.
Trevor George Smith Jr. or ‘Busta Rhymes’, first reached fame with the hip-hop group, ‘Leaders of the New School’, and began his solo rap career in 1996, since then has released 11 studio albums and received 12 Grammy Award nominations for his work.
In this conversation Busta and Steven discuss topics, such as:
You can listen to Busta’s newest album ‘Blockbusta’, here: https://spoti.fi/40UxsvS
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In this moment, investor and financial educator, Codie Sanchez discusses the first steps in understanding the game of finance and deals. Codie says herself that she is no financial genius, however with her background as a journalist, she is able to right the ask right questions to the right people in order to get the right answers. Through this she was able to infiltrate the world of finance and saw behind the curtain. Codie realised there is no difference between a $100 million deal and a $100,000 deal, all were just slight larger steps up the ladder. To see behind the curtain, Codie believes there are 2 key skills people need to realise: firstly, learn how to do deals, which is not complex but only made to seem complicated through financial language. Secondly, understanding the importance of connecting with the right people, online or IRL who can give you all the information you need about the business you are entering. Finally, Codie believes that we never actually sell anyone anything or convince them to do anything, but instead you connect with what people are already truly feeling.
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Jordan Peterson became a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto in 1998, and since then has written 3 best selling books, ‘Maps of Meaning’, ‘12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos’, and ‘Beyond Order’. He is also the host of ‘The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast’.
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If you enjoy hearing about the world of coffee, I recommend you check out my conversation with the founder of Pret, Julian Metcalfe, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uViyOJsc6O4
It’s the world’s most popular drink, with people drinking over 2 billion cups a day, but we still can’t agree on the most important facts about coffee.
In this new episode Steven sits down with the world leading coffee expert, James Hoffmann. James won the World Barista Championship in 2007, is the co-founder of Square Mile Coffee Roasters and through his YouTube channel has become one of the leading figures in the world of coffee. He is also the author of ‘The World Atlas of Coffee’ and ‘How to Make the Best Coffee at Home’.
In this conversation James and Steven discuss topics, such as:
You can purchase James’ most recent book, ‘How to Make The Best Coffee at Home’, here: https://amzn.to/3SO1Xl1
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In this moment, professor of marketing and best-selling author, Adam Alter discusses how to become unstuck in life, work and relationships. The first thing is to understand what it actually means to become stuck, this often means judging whether to keep going with a particular path or to quit. In these instances Adam thinks it is best to think about the opportunity cost of leaving a goal behind, especially as research shows that it is nearly always a good idea to keep going beyond the point where it starts becoming hard as this is where growth happens. However, too often we quit as we view any sort of difficultly as a problem. One of the key ways that Adam thinks we can become unstuck is by simplifying a problem as much as possible, we can do this through what he calls a friction audit. This means knowing what is and isn’t important, what’s getting in the way, and how you can subtract it.
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Is new always better? Instead of always chasing the newest thing, is there not a way that you can appreciate the people and possessions already in your life?
In this new episode Steven sits down again with leading neuroscientist, Dr. Tali Sharot.
Dr. Tali Sharot is the director of the Affective Brain Lab and Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London. Sharot’s research combines neuroscience with the study of behaviour and psychology to examine how emotions and motivation lead to people’s beliefs and decisions. She is the author of the award-winning books, ‘The Optimism Bias’ and ‘The Influential Mind’.
In this conversation Dr. Sharot and Steven discuss topics, such as:
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You can pre-order Dr. Sharot’s new book, ‘Look Again: The Power of Noticing What was Always There’, here: https://amzn.to/3SEbVp5
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What can the former world’s best pick up artist and now recovered sex addict teach you about love?
In this new episode Steven sits down with 10x New York Times bestselling author, Neil Strauss.
Neil Strauss is a former music critic, cultural reporter and ghostwriter, he is best known for his books, ‘The Game’ and ‘Rules Of The Game’ which documented the secret world of pickup artists.
In this conversation Neil and Steven discuss topics, such as:
You can purchase Neil’s most recent book, ‘The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships’, here: https://amzn.to/3u9gm17
You can purchase Neil's book, 'The Game: Undercover in the Secret Society of Pickup Artists', here: https://amzn.to/3udYx13
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In this moment, bestselling poet and author, Yung Pueblo discusses his mission in raising self-awareness and making people realise that healing is possible. When he was younger he believed that if you were sick mentally it was just something you had to deal with for life, however by radically changing himself through meditation and a different environment, he realised that healing is necessary to living a better life. Over time the difficult moments in our past build up in our mind, and we repeat cycles of thought and behaviour, healing allows us the freedom to escape this. However, Yung Pueblo believes the biggest challenge is that people doubt their own power and don’t understand their capacity, distracting themselves from their emotions. Instead we need to sit and embrace these difficult emotions that make us feel uncomfortable and be radically honest with ourself.
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Can we slow down ageing? Could we even reverse it? And, is death potentially optional?
In this new episode Steven sits down again with entrepreneur, anti-aging and longevity pioneer Bryan Johnson.
In 2007, Bryan founded the payment processing company ‘Braintree’, and was soon 47th on Inc. magazine’s list of the fastest growing companies in America. Bryan sold Braintree in 2013 for $800 million. Since then he founded ‘Project Blueprint’ in 2021. ‘Blueprint’ is an algorithmic approach to optimal health and ageing reversal, Bryan is their first test subject.
In this conversation Bryan and Steven discuss topics, such as:
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Will money make you happy? How much is really enough? And how much should you save? Too often people don’t have the answers for the biggest financial questions in life, until now.
In this new episode Steven sits down with world-renowned financial expert and best-selling author, Morgan Housel.
Morgan Housel is a partner at the Collaborative Fund, a leading venture capital firm with a focus on technological companies. He is also the author of the book, ‘The Psychology of Money’, which has sold over 4 million copies. MarketWatch named him as one of 2022’s 50 most influential people in financial markets.
In this conversation Morgan and Steven discuss topics, such as:
You can purchase Morgan’s most recent book, ‘Same as Ever: Timeless Lessons on Risk, Opportunity and Living a Good Life’, here: https://amzn.to/467d77x
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In this moment, brain training expert, Jim Kwik discusses some simple techniques to have a better memory and a higher functioning brain. Jim discusses how teaching is the best way to learn anything, and how all of learning is based on taking something you don’t know and connecting it to something you do know. He also gives his 10 keys for optimal brain health and his 3 PIE ingredients for a better memory: P for place, as we remember things based on where we put them in our mind. I for Imagine, as we remember things better when we can visualise them. Finally, E for entwine, as we need to connect both place and imagine for a better memory.
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Is comfort killing you? And why can we never get enough of anything? Is the real way to find happiness by going against our most basic instincts?
In this new episode Steven sits down with New York Times Bestselling author, Michael Easter.
Michael Easter is the bestselling author of books such as ‘The Comfort Crisis’ and ‘The Scarcity Brain’. He was a senior editor at Men’s Health magazine and is currently a professor of journalism at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His writing has appeared in Men’s Health, Outside magazine, Men’s Journal, Cosmopolitan, Vice, Esquire, Scientific American, and Women’s Health.
In this conversation Michael and Steven discuss topics, such as:
You can purchase Michael’s most recent book, ‘Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough’, here: https://amzn.to/3MG5hef
If you enjoyed this video, I recommend you check out my conversation with Dr Peter Attia, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqPnptAtBJk
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If your brain makes you ‘you’, how can you treat your brain so that you are the best possible version of you?
In this new episode Steven sits down again with world-leading psychiatrist and brain disorder specialist, Dr. Daniel Amen.
Dr. Daniel Amen is the founder of Amen Clinics, which has the world’s largest database of 225,000 brain scans for psychiatry, he is also the founder of BrainMD, a company specialising in brain-directed supplements. Dr. Amen has provided brain scans for celebrities such as Bella Hadid and Justin Bieber, and is a 12-time New York Times best-selling author.
In this conversation Dr. Amen and Steven discuss topics, such as:
You can purchase Dr. Amen’s most recent book, ‘Change Your Brain Every Day: Simple Daily Practices to Strengthen Your Mind, Memory, Moods, Focus, Energy, Habits, and Relationships’, here: https://amzn.to/40uCGhQ
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In this moment, behavioural change specialist Shahroo Izadi discusses how to overcome imposter syndrome. Shahroo defines imposter syndrome as not being able to internalise your accomplishments, so that even the most successful people never feel as if they are enough. This is all linked to low self-worth, shame and guilt, coming from not being able to give yourself permission to accept that what others made find easy you find difficult. As you will need to change habits your whole life, Shahroo believes that you need to change the conversations you have with yourself, feeling smart, calm and proud of yourself so that you can reframe challenges to opportunities for showing your capacity.
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Are we our own worst enemies when it comes to romance? What if instead, we dated like a scientist, using equations and analysis, rather than feelings and attraction to find love.
In this new episode Steven sits down with dating coach and behavioural scientist, Logan Ury.
Logan is a behavioural expert, dating coach and Director of Relationship Science at the dating app, Hinge. She is also the author of the book, ‘How To Not Die Alone’, which outlines the scientific theories she uses with her clients to help them find love.
In this conversation Logan and Steven discuss topics, such as:
You can find out which of the 3 dating tendencies you are with Logan’s quiz, here: https://bit.ly/491O3lj
You can purchase Logan’s book, ‘How to Not Die Alone: The Surprising Science That Will Help You Find Love’, here: https://amzn.to/476uvdV
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What if what you were eating wasn’t really food but an industrially produced edible substance, and your diet was worse for you than smoking?
In this new episode Steven sits down with doctor and New York Times bestselling author, Chris van Tulleken.
Dr. Chris van Tulleken is an infectious diseases doctor and one of the BBC’s leading science presenters, appearing on shows such as, ‘The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs’, ‘Trust Me, I’m A Doctor’ and ‘Operation Ouch!’. He is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling book, ‘Ultra-Processed People’.
In this conversation Dr. Chris and Steven discuss topics, such as:
You can purchase Chris’ most recent book, ‘Ultra-Processed People: Why Do We All Eat Stuff That Isn’t Food … and Why Can’t We Stop?’, here: https://amzn.to/3sikpaZ
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In this moment, Human Biologist and Biohacker, Gary Brecka discusses how he tripled Dana White’s life expectancy, and how you can increase yours. Gary describes the President of the UFC, Dana White, as just one more example of someone who had given up on their ability to thrive. This included carrying too much weight, waking up sore and being over medicated. Starting from a life threatening alert on Dana’s blood work, in 10 weeks Gary was able to change Dana’s life around, and by the end of 5 months he was off every medication, lost 40 pounds and said that he had no idea that he could feel as good as he did. Gary says that you can copy these amazing results with 3 simple steps: breath work, connecting to the surface of the earth, and become comfortable with being uncomfortable.
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If you enjoy hearing about the spiritual aspects of life, I recommend you check out my conversation with Deepak Chopra, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_pZ2D_nlD0
There is no meaning to life and there is no ‘you’, but knowing this is how you take control of your life both inside and out.
In this new episode Steven sits down with world famous yogi, Sadhguru.
Sadhguru is an Indian spiritual teacher who has been teaching yoga since 1982. He the founder and head of the non-profit spiritual organisation, the Isha Foundation, and has been named one of India’s 50 most influential people. He is the bestselling author of the books, ‘Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy’, ‘Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny’ and ‘Death; An Inside Story’
In this conversation Sadhguru and Steven discuss topics, such as:
You can purchase Sadhguru’s most recent book, ‘Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Creating Your Own Destiny: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny’, here: https://bit.ly/3ZZySVr
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If you enjoy hearing about the hidden side of Hollywood, I recommend you check out my conversation with Cole Sprouse, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPup-1pDepY
Drug dealer, Hollywood star, wife, mother, icon. Jada Pinkett Smith is dismantling her defences and revealing all.
In this new episode Steven sits down with global superstar, Jada Pinkett Smith.
Jada Pinkett Smith is an American actor who has appeared in films such as, ‘The Nutty Professor’, ‘Magic Mike XXL’ and ‘The Matrix Resurrections’. She is the co-host of the talk show ‘Red Table Talk’, and was named as one of Time magazines’ 100 Most Influential people in 2021.
In this conversation Jada and Steven discuss topics, such as:
You can purchase Jada’s new memoir, ‘Worthy’, here: https://bit.ly/3S0co4z
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In support of world mental health day 3 days ago we're releasing a moment that we believe will help our listeners on the topic of supporting their mental health. In this weeks moment, discover the key to mastering your emotions in this insightful discussion with clinical psychologist, Dr. Julie Smith. In life, we often face two prevailing philosophies: suppress your emotions and power through, or embrace them wholeheartedly. But what if both of these paths lead to unexpected pitfalls?
Join Dr. Julie Smith as she unravels the secrets to emotional harmony. Learn how therapy can provide you with the essential tools to navigate your emotions, to gradually confront them, and to understand your actions without judgment.
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Being nice is bad for your health, while being angry is healthy, Dr. Gabor Mate unpacks the inner depths that lie beneath the personality you show to the world.
In this new episode Steven sits down again with world-renowned trauma and addiction expert, Dr. Gabor Mate.
Dr. Gabor Mate is a physician and an expert on addiction, stress and childhood development. For 12 years, Gabor worked in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside with patients challenged by drug addiction, mental illness and HIV. He has over 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience. His books include: ‘When the Body Says No’, ‘In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction’ and most recently, ‘The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture’.
In this conversation Gabor and Steven discuss topics, such as:
You can purchase Dr. Mate’s most recent book, ‘The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture’, here: https://amzn.to/40unjpo
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If you enjoyed hearing about the highs and lows of creating the world’s biggest brands, I recommend you listen to my conversation with Spotify founder, Daniel Ek, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_35cUaU_NA
Is being an artist the secret behind running a Fortune 500 company?
In this new episode Steven sits down again with the co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, Brian Chesky.
Brian created ‘Airbed and Breakfast’ in 2007 with his college friend Joe Gebbia as a scheme to pay their rent. Cut to 2020, when Airbnb became a public company, with its initial public offering reaching $100 billion, one of the highest in history. Brian has been named by Forbes as one of America's Richest Entrepreneurs Under 40, and one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People.
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In this moment, the President of Shopify, Harley Finkelstein, discusses why having a diverse skillset is the best way to stand out in your industry and a way of becoming invaluable. A lot of the time you may think that having diverse skills in the form of hobbies or curiosities are a waste of time and take attention away from your main area of focus or business. However, Harley believes that these skills are actually priceless for an entrepreneur and leader, so much so that he attended law school just to become a better entrepreneur.
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Coffee is good for you, but orange juice is bad for you, and supposedly ‘healthy’ food isn’t healthy. The food doctor is here to set the record straight on the perfect diet.
In this new episode Steven sits down again with the world-renowned nutritional expert, Dr Tim Spector OBE.
Dr Spector is Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King’s College London, and is the director of the Twins UK study. He is also co-founder of the in-depth nutritional analysis company, Zoe. He is the author of the bestselling books, ‘Food for Life’ , ‘The Diet Myth’, and ‘Spoon Fed’.
In this conversation Tim and Steven discuss topics, such as:
You can purchase Tim’s most recent book, ‘Food for Life: The New Science of Eating Well’, here: https://amzn.to/3QT9AVW
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From financial literacy to modern masculinity, Prof G has a theory for everything.
In this new episode Steven sits down with world-leading marketing guru, Professor Scott Galloway.
Scott began his career as a Fixed Income Analyst at Morgan Stanley, and in 1992 he started his journey as a serial entrepreneur, founding the brand and marketing consultancy firm, ‘Prophet’, the e-commerce site, ‘RedEnvelope’, and digital intelligence firm, L2 Inc’. In 2017, he released his New York Times bestselling book, ‘The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google’. Scott is a Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business and host of ‘The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway’.
In this conversation Scott and Steven discuss topics, such as:
You can purchase Scott’s most recent book, ‘Adrift: 100 Charts that Reveal Why America is on the Brink of Change’, here: https://amzn.to/47snioy
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In this moment, the director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest study of humans ever, Dr. Robert Waldinger gives the answers to some of the most important questions in life. Most people don’t know what they want are very bad at knowing what will make them happy, for instance, fame, wealth and achievements have all been shown to not affect happiness. However, Dr. Waldinger reveals that relationships are the number one factor for keeping humans healthier and happier, this is because relationships make us feel that we are connected and that we belong in the world.
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How to go from the Swedish housing projects to billionaire CEO of Spotify.
In this new episode Steven sits down with the co-founder and CEO of Spotify, Daniel Ek.
Daniel Ek is a Swedish entrepreneur who started his first company in 1997 at just 14 years old. He eventually dropped out of college and founded the online marketing firm, Advertigo, which he sold in 2006 to the Swedish company Tradedoubler at 23 years old. Coming out of early retirement, Daniel founded Spotify alongside Martin Lorentzon in 2006.
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Have you ever want to change your mind? Well what if you changed your brain instead?
In this new episode Steven sits down with neuroscientist, executive advisor and author, Dr Tara Swart Bieber.
Dr Swart, has a PHD in Neuropharmacology and a past successful career medical doctor as a psychiatrist. From there she transferred into becoming a top level leadership coach, specialising in improving mental resilience in CEO’s and helping them to operate at peak brain performance. Her clients include leaders of FTSE100, Fortune 500 and Magic Circle firms. She is a Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan, and the author of the bestselling book, ‘The Source’.
In this conversation Tara and Steven discuss topics, such as:
You can purchase Tara’s book, ‘The Source’, here: https://amzn.to/461TDRS
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Discover the keys to reigniting intimacy in your relationship with renowned relationship expert Tracey Cox. This insightful guide offers practical advice and proven strategies to help you and your partner reconnect, rekindle desire, and build a fulfilling, passionate love life.
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Nick Cannon has lived many different lives, and if you ask him he’s won them all.
In this new episode Steven sits down with TV host, actor, rapper, and comedian, Nick Cannon.
At 16 years old, Nick began performing stand-up comedy, a year after this he appeared on the Nickelodeon sketch series, ‘All That’, as a writer for the show, at 17 years old, he became the youngest writer in TV history. Nick made the move into film in 2002, appearing in ‘Drumline’, and in 2005, he created, produced and hosted the MTV improv comedy series ‘Wild ’N Out’. From 2009 to 2016, Nick was the host of ‘America’s Got Talent’.
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The 20th season of Wild ’N Out’ premiered on VH1 on the 6th July.
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Lie to yourself to have a better life!
In this new episode Steven sits down for a second time with world renowned therapist and founder of Rapid Transformational Therapy, Marisa Peer.
Starting in 1984, Marisa has worked as a hypnotherapist and psychotherapist for over 30 years. During this time she has worked with rock stars, CEOs, Olympic athletes, royalty, and Oscar-winning actors. To make her life changing techniques of hypnosis and hypnotherapy available to everyone, Marisa founded the award-winning Rapid Transformational Therapy. She is also the best selling author of six books helping readers with everything from weight loss to confidence.
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In this moment, YouTuber and podcaster Chris Williamson gives his best advice for building confidence. Chris believes that the most important step for achieving confidence is to lead with action. Acting first is more important than starting with positive thinking, as this positivity can easily be crushed by negativity. To being on the road to confidence, you should start with an incredibly small step and easy promises that you will never break. Chris says that little by little these small steps will compound until you have undeniable proof of past actions that you can feel truly proud and confident for achieving.
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In this new episode Steven sits down with rapper and actor, Ashley Walters.
From Asher D to Top Boy, prison to fame, Ashley Walters refuses to be told what he can or can’t do.
Ashley first gained popular attention in 2001 as Asher D, a member of British Rap Group, ‘So Solid Crew’. Acting in TV shows since he was 10 years old, in 2004 Ashley broke into film with, ‘Bullet Boy’, for which he was named Best Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards. This led to roles in major Hollywood blockbusters such as ‘Get Rich Or Die Tryin’. In 2011, Ashley starred as Dushane in the massively popular TV show, ‘Top Boy’.
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Age is bulls**t! From ‘What Not To Wear’ to a skincare and make-up empire, Trinny proves energy is everything.
In this new episode, Steven sits down with fashion guru and CEO, Trinny Woodall.
Trinny became a household name in 2001 as co-host for the makeover TV series ‘What Not To Wear’. This continued for 5 seasons and earned a Royal Television Society Award. In 2017, Trinny launched her direct-to-consumer beauty brand, Trinny London, this has been recognised as one of the fastest-growing brands in Europe.
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In this moment, the behavioural design and productivity expert, Nir Eyal discusses how the belief that you only have a limited amount of willpower is actually a self-limiting myth. Instead, using scientific studies Nir shows that willpower is a limitless resource. Similarly, Nir says the single factor for why you don’t achieve your goals is from the emotion of not feeling like doing the gradual work it takes to accomplish them. It is because of this that you quit and fail. To prevent this, Nir believes you should act now with the same attributes and values you would want in your future self, the future you that has achieved these targets and goals.
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The Breathing Expert: Breathing Through Your Mouth Can Cause ADHD, Diabetes & Child Sickness! (Must Listen): James Nestor
Every breathe you take fundamentally impacts all areas of your health and wellbeing. However, 98% of people are breathing incorrectly.
In this new episode Steven sits down with the award-winning author and science journalist James Nestor.
In 2020, James released his New York Times and internationally bestselling book, “Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art”. It was awarded the prize for Best General Nonfiction Book of 2020 by the American Society of Journalists and Authors, it was a finalist for Best Science Book of 2021 by the Royal Society, and has been translated into 35 languages.
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AI is going to change everything, but can we control AI or will AI control us?
In this new episode Steven sits down with AI pioneer and co-founder of DeepMind, Mustafa Suleyman CBE.
In 2010, Mustafa co-founded the British Artificial Intelligence company DeepMind. Four years later DeepMind was bought by Google, and Mustafa became its Head of Applied AI. Later in 2019, Mustafa left DeepMind to work for Google, and in 2022 he left Google to co-found the startup, Inflection AI. The goal of Inflection AI is to use AI in order to help humans speak with computers, and in 2023 they released ‘Pi’, a personal AI chatbot.
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In this moment, the advertising and marketing expert Rory Sutherland, discusses the number one curse of modern businesses. Rory believes that too many companies are following the false goal of finding the perfect measurement of spending to outcome. This can led to companies obsessing over what can be measured and underinvesting on the things that really matter but are hard to quantify, this can include fundamental targets such as customer loyalty and repeat purchasing. A further flaw in this way of thinking is that all data that leads these decisions comes from the past, which means there is a limit on what big data can tell you about future spending. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/DRKcci1xICb Watch the Episodes On YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Rory: https://twitter.com/rorysutherland?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Can changing the way you stand transform your life?
In this new episode Steven sits down with the body language expert, social psychologist, and bestselling author, Dr. Amy Cuddy.
For over 20 years, Dr. Cuddy has focused on researching stereotyping, nonverbal behaviour, and presence and performance under stress. Her TED Talk, ‘Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are’ has been viewed over 23 million times, and her book, ‘Presence’ is a New York Times bestseller.
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From a childhood in the jungle to Dunder Mifflin and fame, this is the Rainn Wilson you don’t know.
In this new episode Steven sits down with actor, comedian, podcaster and author, Rainn Wilson. Rainn is best known for playing Dwight Schrute on the US version of the TV sitcom ‘The Office’, which ran from 2005 to 2013. During this time Rainn was Emmy Award nominated three times for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. In 2008, he co-founded the digital media company SoulPancake, which aims to encourage open-hearted dialogue about what it means to be human.
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In this moment, the biochemist and glucose goddess, Jessie Inchauspé gives her top hacks for flattening your glucose spikes. These spikes that can come from our favourite foods can have devastating long term health impacts, and controlling them is one of the best strategies for your overall wellbeing. Jessie’s glucose hacks range from eating food in the right order, stopping counting calories, moving after eating and even drinking vinegar before you eat. All of these simple tricks can ensure that you are the healthiest and most productive you can possibly be. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/o3MCIxyOwCb Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Follow Jessie: Instagram: https://bit.ly/3n89Pkg
How can a 2,000 year old philosophy change your life in 2023?
In this new episode Steven sits down with the bestselling author Ryan Holiday. Ryan is best known for promoting the timeless life philosophy of Stoicism through his books, ‘Ego Is The Enemy’, ‘The Obstacle Is The Way’, ‘Courage Is Calling’ and ‘Discipline Is Destiny’, as well as hosting ’The Daily Stoic’ podcast.
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He has previously said that he would “speak soon with no filter”, for Ivan Toney that time is now.
In this new episode Steven sits down with footballer Ivan Toney. Ivan started his football career in 2012 playing for Northampton Town at 16 years old, and 3 years later moved into the Premier League with Newcastle United. After 4 appearances with Newcastle United, he spent the next few years on loan to various clubs. However, in 2018 Ivan began to build his reputation as a top striker when he joined Peterborough United, scoring 49 goals in 94 appearances. In 2020, Ivan signed with Brentford, helping them win promotion to the Premier League in his first season. In November 2022, the FA charged Ivan with 232 counts of breaching betting rules between 2017 and 2021, he was fined £50,000 and banned from playing professional football until 17 January 2024.
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In this moment, the celebrity psychiatrist and brain disorder specialist, Dr Daniel G Amen breaks down the most important tricks for a healthy and powerful brain. According to Dr Amen, while genetics do play a factor in your brain health, what is more important is how you live your life. This can include everything from eating more fish and less red meat, avoiding brain trauma, toxins and even taking better care of your mouth health. However, for Dr Amen, the 2 most important factors for whether you have a healthy or unhealthy brain is: learning and loneliness. By not learning and being lonely, you rapidly decreases your brain’s capacity and ability to function, which will then affect every aspect of your life. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/91PsXFzmlCb Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Dr Amen: https://www.instagram.com/doc_amen/ https://danielamenmd.com/
In this new episode Steven sits down with the author, entrepreneur and ‘Poker Princess’ Molly Bloom.
Molly is a former Olympic skier, and at 21 years old was ranked No. 3 in North America in moguls. After an accident, she left skiing and took a years sabbatical from the University of Colorado - Boulder to move to LA in 2004. Initially bartending, she began to run poker games in The Viper Room. These games attracted A-list celebrities such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, and Ben Affleck, playing for millions of dollars. In 2013, she was arrested for taking part in underground poker games and faced 10 years in prison, but was eventually sentenced to 1 year of probation. In 2014, she released her memoir ‘Molly’s Game’ which was made into an award winning film of the same name in 2017.
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In this episode Steven sits down with Joe Dispenza, an expert and author who explores the intersection of science and mindfulness.
Joe’s best selling books, such as "You Are the Placebo" and "Becoming Supernatural" have helped thousands understand the science and the potential of untapped capabilities within their bodies to supercharge their health. His work emphasizes the importance of meditation and mental rehearsal in creating positive change and mind and body ‘cohesiveness’, revolutionising how people can see health and wellness as one and the same thing. If you have been looking for a ‘kick’ to make positive changes in your life, Joe provides not just a method of how to do it, but how to stop making excuses not to do it.
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In this moment, professor and author Scott Galloway discusses how technology has taken over dating and the impact of this. Traditionally, a third of couples met via work, another third through friends and a final third at school, however dating apps have completely taken over the dating market. This change to dating has had dramatic impacts specifically for young men, as the men who are in the top 10% of attractiveness attract 90% of female attention. This has led Scott to the belief that online dating has been great for the top 10% of attractive men, OK for the top 50% and a total disaster for bottom 50%. These bottom 50% of men are effectively shut out of the dating market and can have devastating impacts for society. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/Q7GUorgx9Bb Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Scott: https://twitter.com/profgalloway
In this episode, Steven sits down with the former CMO of Netflix and former Chief Brand Officer of Uber, Bozoma Saint John.
The first black woman to hold all of these (and many more) trailblazing roles, she is a legend of the corporate world. Born in Ghana in 1977, she moved to the U.S. at a young age. Saint John has held high-profile roles at companies like Apple, where she led global consumer marketing for iTunes and Apple Music, and Uber, where she was Chief Brand Officer. Saint John is widely recognized for her influence in the industry, her efforts to increase diversity in corporate America, and her engaging and unique public speaking style.
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In this new episode Steven sits down with philosopher, neuroscientist, podcast host and author Sam Harris.
In 2004, Sam published his first book, ‘The End of Faith’, this stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for 33 weeks and won the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction. He has gone on to author 5 New York Times bestselling books published in over 20 languages. In 2009, Sam obtained his Ph.D. in cognitive neuroscience from the University of California, Los Angeles. In 2013, he began the ‘Waking Up’ podcast which covers subjects from meditation to AI. Sam is also the co-founder and CEO of Project Reason, a nonprofit foundation devoted to spreading scientific knowledge and secular values in society.
In this conversation Sam and Steven discuss topics, such as:
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In this moment, the broadcaster, writer and founder of Happy Place, Fearne Cotton discusses how we can find meaning through connection in our confusing world. Fearne believes that connection can be found in the simple things, such as stepping outside of your own heads and the constant noise of your life and realising the greatness of everything that surrounds you. The reason that stepping outside of yourself is crucial, is that it removes your feelings of self-importance that can separate you from the connections all around you. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/OrX6sjtZEob Fearne - https://www.instagram.com/fearnecotton/channel/ Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
In this new episode Steven sits down with entrepreneur and anti-aging pioneer Bryan Johnson.
In 2007, Bryan founded the payment processing company ‘Braintree’, and was soon 47th on Inc. magazine’s list of the fastest growing companies in America. Bryan sold Braintree in 2013 for $800 million. Since then he founded ‘Kernel’ in 2016, which creates hardware to measure brain activity, and most recently ‘Project Blueprint’ in 2021. ‘Blueprint’ is an algorithmic and automative approach to optimal health and ageing, Bryan is their first test subject.
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In this new episode Steven sits down with global superstar Will.i.am.
William James Adams Jr., better known by his stage name, Will.i.am began his music career in 1992 when he was only 17 years old and signed with ‘Ruthless Records’. In 1995, Will.i.am’s group ‘the Black Eyed Peas’ was officially formed and released their debut album in 1998. In 2001, Will.i.am released his debut solo album and 2 years later in 2003, the Black Eyed Peas released their third album, ‘Elephunk’. It was with this album that the band started to receive major global attention. Since then Will.i.am has worked as an activist, director of creative innovation at Intel, fashion designer, actor, and coach on ‘The Voice UK’.
In this conversation Will.i.am and Steven discuss topics, such as:
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In this moment the entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist Alex Hormozi gives his best advice for becoming a millionaire. According to Alex there are many ways to reach this level of success, but it is dependent upon the person on which path they want to take to become a millionaire. This can either come from creating a business around a core skill or working with other people to combine their skills into a unified organisation. Alex believes that one of the keys to personal development and success is the idea of skill stacking. This is the adding of different skills on top of an original skill, until you reach a level of having a completely unique and valuable skillset. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/TIVYc9ZjNu Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Alex: https://www.instagram.com/hormozi/ https://www.youtube.com/@AlexHormozi
In this new episode Steven sits down with model, Toxic Shock Syndrome survivor and activist Lauren Wasser.
Lauren was born into a family of models and started modelling at just 2 months old. She was beginning to make a name for herself in the modelling industry when at 24 years old she contracted Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) from a tampon. TSS is a life-threatening complication from bacterial infections, and due to infection both of Lauren’s legs were amputated. 3 years after being just 10 minutes from death, Lauren made her return to modelling at 27 years old in her now trademark golden legs. She now works to educate and raise awareness about the impact of TSS.
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In this new episode Steven sits down with the physician and longevity expert, Dr Peter Attia.
Dr. Attia graduated from the Stanford University School of Medicine in 2001, and until 2006 he was a surgical resident at Johns Hopkins Hospital. During this time he was a surgical oncology fellow at the National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institute. In 2012, Dr Attia co-founded the Nutrition Science Initiative, and 2 years later, in 2014 he opened his medical practice, Attia Medical, PC. This institute focuses on the applied science of longevity and optimal performance to minimise the risk of chronic diseases and improving lifespan. He serves on the editorial board for the journal ’Aging’, and is the host of ’The Drive’ podcast.
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In this moment, entrepreneur and author of ‘Everything is Figureoutable’, Marie Forleo discusses her 3 rules for a Figureoutable mindset. The most important of these rules is her third rule, which says that if you don’t care enough to reach a dream or goal, that’s OK, and instead you should find another dream or goal. Too often in life we beat ourselves up for being unmotivated or lazy for not achieving certain targets. Actually, we should just admit that we don’t care enough about the goal, and it is just something we think we should want to achieve. Instead, Marie believes we should reexamine our priorities and understand the difference when we say we ‘can’t’ or ‘won’t’ do something, as 99 percent of the time when we say we ‘can’t ‘we mean we won’t or don’t want to. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/ebU0K9spWvb Marie: https://www.marieforleo.com https://www.instagram.com/marieforleo/?hl=en Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Ramit Sethi began his journey as a personal finance adviser in 2004, with his website, iwillteachyoutoberich.com. Ramit was the co-founder of PBworks, and is the CEO of GrowthLab. He is also the author of the 2009 New York Times best-selling book, ‘I will Teach You To Be Rich’, and ‘Your Move: The Underdog’s Guide to Building Your Business”. In 2023, Netflix released the series ‘How To Get Rich’ with Ramit as its host. In this conversation Ramit and Steven discuss topics, such as: How to define your ‘rich life’ Why buying a house isn’t necessarily a good decision How to invest like a millionaire His 10 rules for becoming rich Where real wealth is created The key character traits of rich people Why most people don’t understand money The truth about investing in cryptocurrency Why becoming rich isn’t necessarily about intelligence You can purchase, ‘I Will Teach You to Be Rich: The Journal’, here: https://bit.ly/44TcwWL Follow Ramit: Instagram: https://bit.ly/3Om30Gw Twitter: https://bit.ly/3NXDNAH Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsb My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' per order link: https://smarturl.it/DOACbook Follow me: Instagram: http://bit.ly/3nIkGAZ Twitter: http://bit.ly/3ztHuHm Linkedin: https://bit.ly/41Fl95Q Telegram: http://bit.ly/3nJYxST Sponsors: Huel: https://g2ul0.app.link/G4RjcdKNKsb Whoop: http://bit.ly/3zNvvop
In this new episode Steven sits down with global superstar, Rita Ora.
Rita Ora is a British singer and songwriter who first rose to prominence in 2012 with the number 1 single ‘Hot Right Now’, she released her first album, ‘Ora’ later that year. In 2015, Rita made her film debut in ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’, in the same year she was a coach on ‘The Voice UK’ and judge on ‘The X Factor’. In 2016, she was the host of ‘America’s Next Top Model’ and in 2018 she released her second album ‘Phoenix’. In 2020, she was a judge on ‘The Masked Singer UK’, and a year later in 2021, she became a coach on ‘The Voice Australia’. Rita’s third album ‘You & I’ is available now on all music streaming platforms.
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In this moment, the best selling author and inspirational speaker, Simon Sinek, discusses the honour of being able to serve a friend in need, why people are having quarter life crises and why we should ignore the targets set by social expectations. Simon believes that more often than not when people are in a crisis they don’t want solutions but for some to let them vent and sit in the mud with them. He also discusses how too many young people are worried about wasting time in their careers and life, trying to keep pace with arbitrary targets set by societal standards. Instead, Simon believes we should ignore the noise and stick to our own sense of purpose or ‘why’ in life. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/9qIgVbhepBb Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Simon: https://simonsinek.com https://twitter.com/simonsinek?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
In this new episode Steven sits down with one of Chelsea FC’s greatest ever players, Frank Lampard OBE.
Frank began his football career in 1995 with West Ham United, the same team that his father had played for. He made his Premier League debut a year later in 1996. In 2001, Frank signed with Chelsea and stayed with them for 13 years, making 648 appearances and becoming the club’s top scorer with 211 goals. During his playing career, Frank was named one of the best midfielders of his generation, and he began his managerial career in 2018.
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Dr Lieberman is the Chair of the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. His research focuses on how the human body has evolved to be the way it is, he also explores how humans evolved to run long distances to scavenge and hunt.
He is the author of the best-selling books, ‘The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease’ and ‘Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding’.
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In this moment, the bestselling author Robert Greene discusses how seduction is a high form of power that can make people do what you want without them realising it. Seduction does this by using pleasure and excitement to reduce people’s resistance to your ideas. Robert also breaks down the qualities of a great seducer, including being outer directed towards other people, a great listener and giving someone attention and a feeling of recognition. Finally, Robert explains why vulnerability is seductive and insecurity is not. While insecurity is self-absorbed, vulnerability is an openness to another person and the world. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/q8xLZecpdBb Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Robert: https://twitter.com/RobertGreene?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
In this new episode Steven sits down with Stephen Glover, better known as the star of Jackass, Steve-O.
After graduating from Clown College in 1997, and recording various death defying stunts on camera, Stephen became Steve-O, a member of the MTV series ‘Jackass’ in 1999. Since then, Jackass has become a cultural phenomenon with 3 TV series and 4 number one box office smash hit films. After battling addiction and becoming sober in 2008, Stephen has diversified his career, starting stand up comedy in 2013, creating the ‘Wild Ride! with Steve-O’ podcast in 2020, and writing 2 best selling memoirs.
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Adam is a Professor of Marketing at New York University’s Stern School of Business, his research focuses on judgment, decision-making and social psychology, as well as the impact of subtle cues in the environment on human behaviour.
He is the bestselling author of the books: ‘Drunk Tank Pink’, ‘Irresistible’, and most recently ‘Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to get unstuck and unlock your potential’. He has also written for the New York Times, New Yorker, Washington Post, Atlantic, WIRED, Slate, Huffington Post, and Popular Science.
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In this moment, the psychiatrist and author of ‘The Chimp Paradox’, Professor Steve Peters, discusses how there are some early childhood traumas that simply can’t be erased. It is a commonly held belief that with enough therapy and time all traumas can be eventually be eradicated. However Professor Peters believes that it is critical we divide traumas between those you can tackle and others that you have to learn to live and deal with. If we don’t accept that there are some problems that can’t be solved it can actually cause more distress, not only to the people suffering the trauma but even to their therapists and partners. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/xOA3BtDJ2Ab Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Professor Steven: https://chimpmanagement.com/professor-steve-peters/
Russell began his career in stand up comedy, gaining recognition at the ‘Hackney Empire New Act of the Year’ in 2000. In the same year he became a video journalist for MTV. In 2004, Russell achieved his break as a presenter for ‘Big Brother’s Big Mouth’, and reached worldwide fame in the 2008 film, ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’.
Since then he has appeared in the films, ‘Get Him To The Greek’, ‘Despicable Me’, and ‘Arthur’. He has also released the best-selling books, ‘My Booky Wook’, ‘Booky Wook 2’, ‘Recovery’, ‘Revolution’, and ‘Mentors’. In 2014, he launched his political-comedy web series The Trews, followed by the ‘Under the Skin with Russell Brand’ podcast in 2017. His show ‘Stay Free with Russell Brand’ broadcasts daily on Rumble.
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In this new episode Steven sits down with world-renowned brain coach and expert in memory improvement, Jim Kwik.
After a head injury at 5 years old left Jim struggling at school, he created strategies, system and learning habit to overcome cognitive problems and improve his mental performance. In 2001, he developed his knowledge of brain training into the online learning platform, ‘Kwik Learning’, which is now used in 195 countries. He has also worked with the celebrities, athletes, politicians, and CEO’s, as well as companies such as Google, Virgin and Nike. He is the author of the bestselling book, ‘Limitless’, and host of the ‘Kwik Brain’ podcast which is one of the top 50 podcasts in the world.
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In this moment, the physician, presenter, and podcaster Dr Rangan Chatterjee discusses what happiness REALLY is. Too often we chase after the emotion happiness itself, when actually it is a byproduct that comes from doing the right things. For Dr Chatterjee there are 3 core pillars of happiness, these are: alignment, contentment and control. These foundations are the difference between real happiness and pleasurable experiences, and a happiness that works for you compared what society tells you is happiness. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/DmC3uNmKMsb Dr Rangan: https://www.instagram.com/drchatterjee/?hl=en https://drchatterjee.com Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
In this new episode Steven sits down with founder, CEO and self-titled "Boring Biz" lady, Codie Sanchez
Codie starter her career as a JFK award winning journalist covering human trafficking. In a career change, Codie entered the world of finance, and is a former partner at private equity firm EEC, and built First Trust’s $1 billion+ AUM Latin America business. She is the Founder of ‘Contrarian Thinking’ and the Cofounder of ‘Unconventional Acquisitions’, which focuses on purchasing small or what Codie calls ‘boring’ businesses as a way to achieve financial freedom. Codie has appeared on CNBC, Fox, Forbes, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, People en Español, Business Wire.
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In this new episode Steven sits down with hairdresser, television personality, and ‘Queer Eye’s’ grooming expert, Jonathan Van Ness.
Jonathan began his career as a hairdresser, however in 2013 while giving a haircut he captured the attention of a creator for the comedy video website, ‘Funny Or Die’. This was the start of Jonathan’s hit ‘Gay of Thrones’ web series which was nominated three times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series. In 2018, Jonathan was catapulted into fame as the grooming expert in the Netflix series ‘Queer Eye’. Since 2015, he has hosted a weekly podcast, ’Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness’, and in 2019 he released his New York Times best-selling memoir, ‘Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love’. In 2021, Jonathan launched ‘JVN Hair’, a gender inclusive, sustainable, cruelty-free haircare brand.
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‘Showing up is half the battle’, how often have you heard this phrase these days? According to Tim Grover, trainer to some of the most iconic athletes ever, showing up is NONE of the battle. Tim believes that people are too willing to take the easy route in life, but in reality winning will cost you everything and require you to make the hardest decisions. However, if you think the price of winning is too high, Tim says that the bill of regret is even higher and can take generations to pay off. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/ERRIcylDEAb Watch the episodes on youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Tim: https://timgrover.com/ https://www.instagram.com/timgrover/?hl=en
In this new episode Steven sits down with the nutrition and functional medicine expert Dr Mindy Pelz.
Dr Pelz is a fasting, keto and detox expert, she is a leader in alternative health and a pioneer in the fasting movement. She has worked with a wide range of high-profile clients from Olympic athletes, to Academy Award-winning actors, and Silicon Valley CEOs. Her books, 'The Reset Factor', 'The Menopause Reset’ and most recently ‘Fast Like a Girl’ are bestsellers, she is also the host of two podcasts, ‘The Women United’, and ‘The Resetter’.
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In this new episode Steven sits down with the poet and philosopher Diego Perez, also known as Yung Pueblo.
Diego was born in Ecuador and immigrated to the United States as a child, and grew up in a working class neighbourhood in Boston. After having a mild heart attack, Diego gave up drinking and drugs, and attended his first Vipassana meditation course in 2012. Pursuing writing, he started posting his poetry on Instagram in 2013 and has written three bestselling books, ‘Inward’, ‘Clarity & Connection’ and ‘Lighter’.
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If you go onto social media or talk with friends it seems that everyone is having sex, however if you look at the statistics it seems that sex is at an all time low. In this moment, ex-monk and relationship guru, Jay Shetty discusses why there is a rise in sexless relationships and marriages, going for months or even years without sexual intimacy. To bring back sex, Jay says that we need to regain intimacy in relationships, through open and honest conversations, as sex is a byproduct of connection and intimacy, rather than a source of it. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/QyDqNAoUsAb Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Jay: https://jayshetty.me https://www.instagram.com/JayShetty/
In this new episode Steven sits down with the ultra-endurance athlete, bestselling author and podcast host, Rich Roll.
Rich was a successful lawyer until a revelation at 40 sent him down the path of becoming an ultra-endurance athlete, 2 years later he competed in the ‘Ultraman World Championships’, a 320 mile triathlon in Hawaii. Rich finished as the fastest American male competitor, and in 2009 he was named one of Men’s Fitness’s ‘25 Fittest Men in the World’. In 2012, he published his memoir ‘Finding Ultra’, and shortly after, ‘The Rich Roll Podcast’ which has released over 750 podcasts.
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In this new episode Steven sits down with the CEO and Co-Founder of DECIEM and The Ordinary, Nicola Kilner.
Nicola began her career as a business-management student at Nottingham Trent University, where her sponsored work program with the pharmacy chain Boots led to her becoming one of the company’s youngest buyers. In 2011, she met Brandon Truaxe who would found and launch DECIEM in 2013, with Nicola serving as brand director. DECIEM was a skin-care company made up of 10 different brands, the most popular was ‘The Ordinary’, which was launched in 2013. After Brandon’s struggles with mental health crises, Nicola became DECIEM’s Chief Executive in 2018.
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It seems that it is harder and harder to get a good nights sleep in the modern world, despite the miraculous benefits of sleep becoming increasingly known. In this moment the sleep expert himself Dr. Matthew Walker provides the 5 sleep hygiene tips you need for deeper sleep. These tips range from giving yourself a bed time to walking it out, in this moment Dr. Walker provides all the solutions you will need for the best possible sleep. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/b7y7TmgehAb Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Matthew: https://www.instagram.com/drmattwalker/?hl=en https://www.sleepdiplomat.com My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business, Marketing & Life' per order link: https://smarturl.it/DOACbook
In this new episode Steven sits down with the Egyptian entrepreneur and writer, Mohammad "Mo" Gawdat.
Mo began his career at IBM Egypt as a systems engineer, before moving to NCR Abu Dhabi to cover the non-finance sector. He worked in various roles at Microsoft for seven-and-a-half years before joining Google in 2007 to start it’s business in emerging markets. In 2013, he joined Google’s innovation arm, ‘Google X’ and eventually became its chief business officer. He left this role in 2018 to focus helping one billion people become happier as part of the #onebillionhappy global movement. He is the author of three books; ‘Solve for Happy’, ‘Scary Smart’ and, ‘That Little Voice in Your Head’, as well as the host of the podcast ‘Slo Mo: A Podcast with Mo Gawdat’.
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In this new episode Steven sits down with the editor-in-chief of British Vogue, Edward Enninful OBE.
Edward began his career in fashion as a model before becoming the fashion director of the British fashion magazine i-D at just 18 years old. This made him youngest-ever fashion director for an international magazine and Edward held this position for over 20 years. Between 1998 and 2011 he contributed extensively for Vogue Italia and Vogue US. From 2011, he was the Creative and Fashion Director at W Magazine. In 2016, Edward was awarded an OBE for Services to Diversity in the Fashion industry, and in 2017 he was named the editor-in-chief of British Vogue.
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Have you ever felt like your life is stuck on repeat and you are just doing the same things again and again? In this moment Max Lugavere discusses the dangers of becoming stuck in a rut and how our brain removes joy, excitement and happiness to save energy when we become fixed in our routines and habits. This is why when we grow older time seems to move quicker, as when we are younger every day is different and new. To combat this, Max discusses how new and novel experiences such as travel are hugely important for the brain and can even create new brain cells. This is part of not just living a longer life but living a fuller life. Listen to the full episode here -https://g2ul0.app.link/04wJkhTdUzb Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Max: https://www.instagram.com/maxlugavere/?hl=en https://twitter.com/maxlugavere?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business, Marketing & Life' per order link: https://smarturl.it/DOACbook
n this new episode Steven sits down with the British comedian, actor, writer and presenter, Jack Whitehall.
Jack is a three time winner of the ‘King of Comedy’ at the ‘British Comedy Awards’. He began his television career as a presenter for ‘Big Brother's Big Mouth’ in 2008, before appearing on panel shows such as ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’, ‘Would I Lie To You’ and ‘Mock The Week’. He co-wrote and starred in the TV shows, ‘Fresh Meat’ and ‘Bad Education’, making his film debut with ‘The Bad Education Movie’. He appears with his father, Michael Whitehall, in the Netflix comedy documentary series, ‘Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father’. The two have also written a book together, ‘Him & Me’. Jack is starring in the new film ‘Robots’ available now in theatres and on demand.
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In this new episode Steven sits down with the American behavioural design expert, Nir Eyal.
Nir’s career has focused on behavioural engineering and helping businesses to develop habit-forming products. His work explores the intersection of psychology, technology, and business, and has earned him the label of “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology”. Since 2003, he has co-founded two technology companies, worked as a consultant in product design and taught as a lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design. Nir is the author of 2 bestselling books, ‘Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products’ and ’Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life.’
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How would you like to increase you life expectancy, be happier and have less stress? According to Professor Dacher Keltner, one of the world’s leading emotion scientists, the solution is as simple as reaching out. In this moment, Professor Keltner discusses the awesome power of touch and the devastating impacts of living without it. Through evolution humans are built for touch and connection, this can be seen all over our bodies from our hands, skin and brain. However, in the current pandemic of loneliness millions of people are missing out on its benefits. Ultimately Professor Keltner believes we need to remove our suspicions of touch and see it for what it is: a foundational language that all human speak and feel. Listen to the full episode here -https://g2ul0.app.link/04wJkhTdUzb Dacher: https://www.dacherkeltner.com Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business, Marketing & Life' per order link: https://smarturl.it/DOACbook
In this new episode Steven sits down with the Lebanese-American media personality, Sarah Joe Chamoun.
Sarah entered the adult entertainment industry in 2014 under the stage name ‘Mia Khalifa’. Despite only being an actress in adult films for 3 months and only earning $12,000, she quickly became one of the most searched-for-performers in the industry and gained huge attention. Since leaving the industry in 2015, Sarah has worked as a sports presenter, OnlyFans model and in 2020, she guest appeared as herself in the Hulu show ‘Ramy’.
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In this new episode Steven sits down with the British sex and relationship expert, Tracey Cox.
Tracey is one of the world’s leading writers on sex and relationships, having 30 years of expertise and research, she has written over 17 books on these subjects and has a weekly column for the ‘Mail Online’. Formerly the Associate Editor of *’*Cosmopolitan’ in Australia, Tracey returned to the UK to co-present television programmes such as ’Would Like To Meet’ and ’The Sex Inspectors’. Currently Tracey co-hosts the weekly podcast, ‘SexTok with Tracey and Kelsey’.
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In this moment John Eckbert discusses how he was able to make it through the darkest and most difficult period of his life and the lessons that he learned that made him a better person and CEO. This period challenged every identity that John gave to himself: a husband, a partner, and a father. However, what remained stable during this time was his position as a business leader and the trust that things will improve, you just have to keep showing up. Looking back, John believes it is important to remember that we end up being grateful for the worst periods in our life, as they end up making us into the people we are. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/2aX2AjoQIzb Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
In this new episode Steven sits down with the American psychiatrist and Director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, Robert Waldinger.
Dr Waldinger is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and the fourth director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development. This is the longest every study of the same group of people over time, following 724 men for nearly 80 years. The study explores the factors that lead to healthy and happy lives. Robert is also the Founding Director of the Lifespan Research Foundation, which aims to implement the lessons learned from the Harvard Study in peoples work and personal life. His TED talk, “What makes a good life?” has been viewed over 40 million times.
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In this new episode Steven sits down with the Canadian entrepreneur and President of Shopify, Harley Finkelstein.
Harley was 17 years when we started his first company selling T-shirts at University. Later, while studying law at the University of Ottawa, Harley met the future co-founder of Shopify, Tobias Lütke, and became an early adopter of the platform. After graduating from law school, Harley worked as a lawyer before joining Shopify in 2010 as it’s first employee. Since then Harley has helped Shopify grow from a start-up to one of the world’s leading e-commerce platforms in the world, powering over 1 million businesses in 175 countries.
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In this moment Africa Brooke discusses the importance of accountability and how taking responsibility is the opposite of self-sabotage. From her own past experiences, Africa knows that it is all too easy to externalise and place the blame outside of yourself. This is a way of avoiding self reflecting and truly examining the role you play in the decisions and negative outcomes in your life. However, the opposite is also true that we always have the ability and power to change even the smallest part of our circumstances for the better. Listen to the full episode here -https://g2ul0.app.link/m3QAsHUn6tb Africa: https://africabrooke.com https://www.instagram.com/africabrooke/?hl=en Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
In this new episode Steven sits down with the American rapper and songwriter Macklemore.
Ben Haggerty adopted the stage name of Macklemore when he began rapping at the age of 14, at the same time he was beginning his struggle with substance abuse. Ben released his debut album, ‘The Language of My World’, in 2005. However, his struggles with addiction threaten to halt his musical career and he entered rehab in 2008. He started collaborating with the producer Ryan Lewis in 2009 and the pair released their album, ‘The Heist’, in 2012. This album went on to win 4 Grammy Awards and become platinum certified. Since 2017, Ben has focused on his solo career, releasing the album ‘Gemini’ and launching his golf-inspired clothing brand Bogey Boys in 2021. He has just released his third solo album, ‘Ben’.
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In this new episode Steven sits down with the French biochemist and bestselling author Jessie Inchauspé.
After an accident that resulted in Jessie breaking her back when she was 19 years old, Jessie became interested in the ways to achieve optimal health and wellbeing. Jessie followed this passion in her career, working as a product lead at the genetic health start up 23andMe. In 2019, Jessie started the @glucosegoddess instagram account, which shared data from her experiments with a continuous glucose monitor. These experiments looked at the impact that various foods had upon her glucose levels and the subsequent affects on her physical and mental health. In 2022, Jessie published her bestselling book, ‘Glucose Revolution’ (available to purchase here: https://bit.ly/3AFR4HR).
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In this moment Dr Tim Spector unravels the myth of calorie counting for health and weight loss. Dr Spector discusses how dieting is not just a simple case of tracking calories in compared to calories, as it is nearly impossible for even professionals to accurately count calories. Furthermore, just as people and their lifestyles are not the same, neither are calories. Calories from either quality whole food or ultra-processed can have radically different impacts on your health. Instead of obsessing about calories Dr Spector believes you need to be focused on the quality of your food. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/uqBbGwMhlzb Tim: https://www.instagram.com/tim.spector/?hl=en https://tim-spector.co.uk Watch the episodes on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
In this new episode Steven sits down with the American entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author Aubrey Marcus.
Aubrey founded Onnit in 2010, the company was built upon the philosophy of providing it’s customers with the supplements and equipment necessary to achieve ‘Total Human Optimisation’. It was the release of the nootropic Alpha BRAIN in 2011 and partnership with Joe Rogan that Onnit began to achieve rapid success. Aubrey stepped down as Onnit’s CEO in 2020 and since then founded the coaching platform ‘Fit For Service’, as well as hosts the ’Aubrey Marcus Podcast’.
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In this new episode Steven sits down with the author and alternative-medicine pioneer Deepak Chopra.
Deepak is an expert in the field of mind-body healing and has written over 90 books on the subject. He has also been named as one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world.
After studying medicine in India, Deepak moved to America to begin his medical career. However he soon became disillusioned with Western medicine and its reliance on prescription drugs, and was inspired to become involved with holistic medicine and the Transcendental Meditation movement. He is the founder the Chopra Center for Wellbeing, which focuses upon the importance of mental, emotional and spiritual well-being to the overall health of the individual.
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In this week’s moment, James Watt talks about the marketing ethos of his company Brewdog, who have built their reputation through unique marketing principles. James explains how Brewdog raised brand awareness with no marketing budget and by being intentionally provocative and punching above their weight. It is one of their foundation beliefs that everything Brewdog does should tie back into their core beliefs of not only getting a return for their business but also creating a passion for fantastic beer. This moment will leave you with a fresh perspective on how creativity and imagination can trump money and size in the world of business. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/DITcu2BV9yb James : https://www.instagram.com/brewdogjames/?hl=en https://twitter.com/BrewDogJames?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Watch the episodes on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
In this new episode Steven sits down with heart surgeon Dr Philip Ovadia MD.
Dr Philip Ovadia is an American heart surgeon, founder of Ovadia Heart Health and the author of the new book, “Stay Off My Operating Table”.
As a heart surgeon Dr Ovadia saw firsthand the dangers of heart disease, the number one killer worldwide. Having struggling with obesity his whole life and a family history of heart disease, Dr Ovadia was finally able to lose 45kg by following a predominately animal-based foods and low carbohydrate diet. Since then it has been Dr Ovadia’s mission to improve the public’s metabolic health through lifestyle and dietary modification as a way to prevent later health crises and death.
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In this new episode Steven sits down with serial entrepreneur Sophia Amouroso.
Sophia Amouroso is an American business woman and New York Times best-selling author of ‘#GIRLBOSS’ which later became a Netflix series of the same name.
Sophia founded the female fashion retailer, ‘Nasty Gal’ in 2006 when she was 22 years old. 6 years later, Nasty Gal was named the "Fastest Growing Retailer” in America. However, in 2016, the same year that Sophia was named by Forbes as one of the richest self-made women in the world, Nasty Gal filed for bankruptcy.
Since Nasty Gal’s bankruptcy Sophia has founded ‘Girlboss Media’, an online community providing mentoring and support for women worldwide. As well as ‘Business Class’, a comprehensive tutorial course that helps founders accelerate and scale their businesses.
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In this moment, Lewis Howes discusses the biggest killer of relationships. According to Lewis, the greatest mistake someone in a relationship can make is abandoning their true self in order to make peace in a relationship. This compromising can actually be a sign of deeper wounds that have not yet been healed. Lewis believes that as part of your responsibility to be emotionally accountable, you have to find your wounds in order to begin the work of emotional healing. This can help you attain emotional regulation, which is the greatest superpower that we can have to deal with the highs and lows in life. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/luX8Iro6Xyb Lewis: https://www.instagram.com/lewishowes/https://lewishowes.com Watch the episodes on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
You feel as if you’ve grown up with him, he was a constant presence in the background of your childhood, the beloved character Josh on the wildly successfully Nickelodeon show ‘Drake and Josh’. However, you definitely don’t know the Josh behind the bright lights and rolling cameras.
Growing up in poverty with a single mother and under the shadow of an absence father he never met, Josh channeled his pain into comedy and acting, sacrificing a normal childhood in order to support his family as a child star. However, on his journey to fame, these same mental crutches and defence mechanisms became Josh’s worst enemies.
In this wide ranging conversation, Josh discusses his life of constant hustling and reinvention, from surviving the pitfalls of child stardom, to a dramatic weight loss journey and finding his niche as a pioneer in social media, this conversation will show you a Josh Peck you’ve never seen before.
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From a bullied and unpopular schoolboy to famous party boy appearing on some of the biggest reality shows, Chris Williamson was living the life most men in their twenties dream about. However, to Chris this didn’t feel like his life and he didn’t truly understand himself, instead he was just going through the motions and pretending to be a success.
Since then, Chris has been on a constant mission to evolve and follow his ceaseless curiosity. He has used his podcast as his own university degree, talking to the world’s preeminent thinkers and learning alongside his listeners.
In this expansive conversation Chris discusses everything from strategies in the fight against imposter syndrome and gaining confidence, the true price of success and what drives successful people, to the game of love and relationships in the modern world.
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What is the meaning of life? Quite a hard question to answer isn’t it? This question has stumped history’s greatest thinkers, however in this moment one of the greatest intellects of our time, Neil deGrasse Tyson, has a theory. It’s too easy to pessimistically countdown your days left on earth and find yourself desperately running around and endlessly searching for a grand meaning to life,. Instead, Neil believes that it is actually right in front of us, as we can create our own meaning of life. For Neil that is his quest for knowledge and learning something new each and everyday, for yourself and other people it could be completely different. Whichever path you decide to take, Neil believes that as long as you help others along the way and follow your interests you will become wiser. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/XMtuSSePMyb Neil: https://www.instagram.com/neildegrassetyson/?hl=en https://neildegrassetyson.com/ Watch the episodes on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
There is a war going on and the battle is for your brain health. According to Dr Daniel Amen, whether it is food that will kill you, news that will stress you or gadgets that will drain your dopamine and attention, so much of the modern world is dangerous for your brain health.
Having scanned and examined over 200,000 brains, Dr Daniel Amen’s mission is to change the way people see mental health as isolated from brain health, and instead reimagine it so that people realise that if your brain healthy your mind will follow.
In this life changing conversation Dr Daniel Amen discusses how he revolutionised the field of psychology, discovered the power of brain scans and being the psychiatrist to the stars. In the episode Dr Amen outlines everything you need to know to ensure that you have the healthiest brain, and therefore the healthiest and happiest mind possible.
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Alex Hormozi knows all about the highs and lows of the journey to becoming successful. From betrayal, fortunes changing as quickly as going from broke to $20 million in under a year, to using pain and failure as fuel. But one thing that doesn’t change on the journey is strength of character, true relationships and the unbudging will to succeed.
As a first generation American Alex knew the sacrifice that his family had made so that his life would be better than theirs, however he also knew that he had to carve out his own path and not the one his father had laid out for him.
In this raw conversation Alex discusses everything from business to love and everything in between. If you want to know what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur Alex has had to earn the hard way the lessons he now shares.
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Are you free or do you just think that you are free? Are you in fact trapped by your past and every reaction you make shaped by your history? In this moment Dr Gabor Mate discusses how trauma can become a puppet master controlling every aspect of your life and even lead to addiction as a coping mechanism to avoid pain. To overcome this Dr Mate believes you must become aware of your trauma and make it your friend rather than your master, because the opposite of trauma is liberation. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/mHAISevPAyb The conversation cards waitlist is now open, join now - http://bit.ly/3l7dhKG Gabor: https://www.instagram.com/gabormatemd/ Watch the episodes on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
You can call her daddy but you can also call her Alex Cooper. You could call her Father Cooper the podcaster, or you could call her Alexandra Cooper, the head of a multimillion dollar brand. No matter what you call her Alex defies labelling and expectations.
But before she was the media mastermind signing multi-million dollar contracts, she was learning the lessons that would help her become the industry leader she is now. Whether that was perfecting her craft of content creation or learning radical empathy from her psychologist mother, these have all been used in her unmatched interviews with the world’s biggest celebrities.
In this expansive conversation Alex discusses her journey to becoming Daddy. From overcoming childhood bullying and self-doubt, hustling and taking advantage of every opportunity that presented itself, Alex has grown and evolved into the icon she is today and taken her devoted Daddy Gang along for the ride.
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If you think about skateboarding, there is one name that will pop up in your mind: Tony Hawk. It’s the same name that fronts a billion dollar video game franchise. He has been called the Michael Jordan of skateboarding, and at the height of his career he was so dominant in competition that the real fight was for second place.
But before skateboarding became the Olympic sport it is today and Tony the living legend that he is, he was an outsider in a sport for outsiders. Driven by his love of skateboarding and to prove his haters wrong, he created an entirely new path for the sport and brought it into the public light and popularity it has today.
In this conversation Tony discusses his life’s dedication to skateboarding, the highs and lows that this commitment brings and how the sport has given back to him by teaching him lessons that he has used in both life and business.
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What is the value of a job? Is it just the pay check or is there something more valuable that can be gained from a job? In this moment business mogul Barbara Corcoran discusses why she would always pick the job in which she could learn a lot and gain skills over just a pay check. Having worked 22 jobs including being a lifeguard, tent saleswoman and a hot dog vendor, Barbara believes that every lesson she learned in these positions helped her later in business and led to her stratospheric success. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/TIVYc9ZjNu The conversation cards waitlist is now open, join now - http://bit.ly/3l7dhKG Barbara: https://www.barbaracorcoran.com https://twitter.com/BarbaraCorcoran?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Watch the episodes on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
How do you achieve success in the modern world? This is the billion dollar question. Some people would say that you must gain a whole new variety of skills and knowledge to keep up in our fast moving times. Only a few people would say you should use strategies that haven’t changed in thousands of years, as human nature and the game of power hasn’t changed either.
Best-selling author Robert Greene is one of these few people. Ever since he was a child he has been fascinated with seeing behind the polite masks that humans show to each other in civilised society, whilst underneath these disguises we all share a darker side and cravings for power.
In this enlightening conversation Robert Greene discusses his life’s work, from the rules of power and seduction, to mastery and human nature. Robert explores how we can use the lessons of history to succeed in all areas of life.
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At some point in your life you have felt how your thoughts and emotions have had impacts on your body, whether that is not sleeping because of stress or stomach aches from anxiety. While we’ve all felt that modern medicine denies any connection between the two and the effects they have on each other.
Dr Will Cole believes that we can’t just separate mental health from physical health as they so obviously affect each other. He believes that the way to heal ourselves fully and not just treat symptoms is to be aware of what we our putting into our bodies, from thoughts to nutrition.
In this revolutionary conversation Dr Will Cole teaches all you need to relearn about wellness and how your body works to become healthier and happier in body and mind.
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Why do you connect with certain adverts or businesses? Is it because of their impressive facts or statistics, it’s more likely that you had an emotional connection that is hard for you to even describe rationally. In this moment Will Storr discusses how humans are storytelling animals, the very language of our brains are stories and they are the way we process the world around us. That’s why it doesn’t matter if you are a Fortune 500 company or talking to a new person, if you aren’t communicating with stories you aren’t communicating. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/cubZsa7Cdyb The conversation cards waitlist is now open, join now - http://bit.ly/3l7dhKG Will - https://willstorr.com/ https://twitter.com/wstorr?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Watch the episodes on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
What is the greatest way that you can spend your time on earth? Or in other words, what is your ‘why’? For too many of us we answer that question by saying all the things that we hope we will gain and achieve, rather than the ways that we help others and make their life better.
As Simon Sinek says there are entire sections of book shops dedicated to self-help but none dedicated to helping others, and we aren’t taught in school how to listen or the value of being a good friend. In fact it seems one of the radical acts you can do in the modern world is to live a life of service.
In this conversation with Simon at his most vulnerable he discusses everything from love and relationships, quarter life crises and why you should never cry alone. As with every discussion with Simon, this will have you rethinking everything you previously thought you knew.
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Cole Sprouse is an actor and photographer who has been lighting up our screens and bringing joy to our lives for now twenty years. The star of ‘Riverdale’, 'The Suite Life' and many more beloved TV shows and films, he's been possessed with the spirit of creativity since before he was out of his cradle.
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What is the optimism bias? This is overestimating the good things that will happen in your future, despite all the evidence that may go against it. This is a systematic mistake that we all make as we always expect the future to be better than it ends up being and we underestimate the negatives that could happen. However, in this moment Dr. Tali Sharot discusses how the optimism bias can be a positive as our expectations of future happiness affect our happiness right now, it can motivate you to try harder to make this a reality. As Dr. Sharot says, “what we believe in our mind, changes the way we behave and the way we behave in the world changes the world”. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/PVr36vSM2xb Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
You know how important sleep is just from the personal experience of making it through the day after a bad night’s sleep. But what if you were told that sleep was the single most important thing you could do for your physical and mental health? It affects everything from your sex hormones, immunity, bloody sugar and even how you form memories.
Dr. Matthew Walker has dedicated his life to tackle the global sleep loss epidemic we are all living through, as this wakefulness personally costs us our health, it costs businesses productivity and it costs countries billions of dollars a year.
In this enlightening episode, Dr. Walker discusses the science of how and why we sleep, how modern life is effecting our shut eye and the tricks to getting the best night’s rest. Considering that sleep makes up a third of your life, this is a conversation you can’t miss.
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Seth Rogen is a comedian, writer, director and producer whose films have together grossed $2.8 billion at the box office. In comedy since he was 12 years old, it’s all he’s ever known, and he’s one of the biggest comedy forces on the planet.
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Seth Rogen is a comedian, writer, director and producer whose films have together grossed $2.8 billion at the box office. In comedy since he was 12 years old, it’s all he’s ever known, and he’s one of the biggest comedy forces on the planet.
Opening up for the first time on the dementia diagnosis that tore his family apart, as well as the toll that bad reviews can do to the people who make films, Seth is a good guy trying to make his way in an industry that famously rewards bad behaviour. He tells us what that’s really like.
For many people, Seth provided the narration for their adolescence with iconic, classic movies like Superbad and Pineapple Express - hilariously mining his own fumbles on his journey into adulthood for comic effect. Now, through his weed company Houseplant, he takes people on a journey of a different source as the supplier of one of the most popular suppliers of legal weed in North America.
Seth’s personal essay collection, Yearbook, is available March 7th: https://www.amazon.com/Yearbook-Seth-Rogen/
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What is your why? It is the reason you wake up in the morning, it is your value and the thing you give to the world and the people around you. In this moment Simon Sinek discusses how your ‘why’ is formed by the time you are a teenager and is the sum total of your upbringing and how you were raised. Once formed your ‘why’ never changes. But Simon says the thing we give to the world with our ‘why’ is also the thing we need the most, to find this we need to focus less on ourselves and focus on helping others. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/dqCseBJuQxb Simon: https://twitter.com/simonsinek?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://www.instagram.com/simonsinek/?hl=en Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Zara Larsson is an international singer song writer, amassing over 8 billion streams across all major streaming platforms. Since she won a national televised talent contest in her native Sweden aged 10, Zara has always wanted to be ‘bigger than Elvis’ and ‘more famous than Beyonce’. Saying the goal is ambitious is understating it, but she’s single-mindedly pursued it ever since. Chasing the top for Zara is a way of chasing life. Outspoken about her beliefs and uncompromising in her art - for Zara there are no half-measures and no shortcuts. She’s in the game to be the best. Zara is promoting her new single, ‘Can’t tame her’, which is out now. Her new album is nearly ready, too. In one of the most honest conversations we’ve had with a major public figure, Zara certainly doesn’t hold back on how she got to where she is, and where she’s headed next… Topics: Intro Early years Desire to be famous Pressure as an artist Ambitions Life under the microscope Your struggles Being scared of death Public validation Being treated badly by men Advice to people who look up to you Your new album What does success look like for you in 10 years? The last guest's question Zara: Instagram - https://bit.ly/41CLRg3 Twitter - https://bit.ly/3kEkodn Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsb Follow: Instagram: https://bit.ly/3CXkF0d Twitter: https://bit.ly/3wBA6bA Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3z3CSYM Telegram: https://g2ul0.app.link/SBExclusiveCommun Sponsors: Huel: https://g2ul0.app.link/G4RjcdKNKsb
Gary Brecka is one of the world’s foremost experts on how breathwork can transform your life, and how thinking differently about nutrition can protect us against disease and make us the best version of ourselves.
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With everything that has changed in the world, from the internet to the pandemic, what does this mean for the idea of leadership and being the perfect leader? In this moment Whitney Wolfe Herd discusses how for her a leader is the conductor creating harmony among a noisy orchestra. For Whitney, this means ignoring the examples of past leaders that were more like tyrants rather than bosses, and instead to listen to your gut and lead with compassion. It is only by being open and truly vulnerable that we can connect with the people around us and as leaders get the best out of our people. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/SHsmgyVKExb Whitney - https://www.instagram.com/whitney/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitney-wolfe-herd-1791a299 Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Lucy Hale has been on your screen for over half her life. Leaving her home of Memphis, Tennessee at 15 years old Lucy came to LA with dreams of fame, achieving this with her breakout role as Aria on the smash hit Pretty Little Liars and starring in films and TV shows ever since.
This is the biography of Lucy you know, but what you haven’t heard before is that whilst Lucy’s career may have been Pretty, her life outside it was not. Sacrificing some of the most precious years of her life for success, Lucy has had to undergo an inner journey to rediscover herself outside of her work and fame.
In this intimate and honest conversation, Lucy lets listeners into the previous hidden areas of her life. Discussing everything from addiction, eating disorders, the perils of the entertainment industry and arriving at self love and acceptance.
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Max Lugavere is a foremost expert on the brain and how we can get the best out of it. A New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author, his books 'Genius Foods', 'Genius Life' and 'Genius Kitchen' have ushered in a new way of seeing how what we eat effects how effective our brain is. What few know about Max is that his best-selling books come from deeply heartfelt motivation, as he saw his mother lost to dementia.
Ever since that terrible day he's had one focus and one focus only - what can people do to protect and enable their brain and mental capacity. In a conversation packed with takeaway, practical insights, he takes us through how you can take your brain from ordinary to extraordinary. One of the foremost experts on nutrition to ever appear on DOAC, Max has an ability to take the latest scientific concepts and translate it into human like few we've ever seen before.
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In your social life the first date is one of the most stressful experiences you can have. From worrying about the impression you want to make, what to wear, where to go and whether this is your future life partner or not, the expectations you set for a first date become impossible. In this moment the love doctor Paul Brunson breaks down why we are all setting ourselves up for failure and why we shouldn’t even go on dates! Instead Paul believes you should scrap the dinner date and go for 30 minute meet ups over a coffee or a walk, relieving all the pressure. What about the all important chemistry on a date? Paul believes this is just physical attraction and listening. Simple! Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/CJDD2DKdtxb Paul- https://www.instagram.com/paulcbrunson/?hl=en https://www.paulcbrunson.com Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
If your friend tells you about a new goal they want to achieve, would you tell them that there is no way they can do it, or that it wasn’t for people like them? Of course you wouldn’t! But why is it that so many of us speak to ourselves in this way?
If you really want to change your habits for good, behaviour change specialist Shahroo Izadi believes that this self-talk is what is holding you back from the real change you want to achieve. Instead, Shahroo believes we have to treat ourselves with kindness to create lasting difference.
In this necessary conversation Shahroo breaks down her kindness method and how her own life influenced it, from her work as an addiction therapist to the struggles in her personal life. If you want to change any habit in your life for good, this episode is essential for you!
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Lying in a weeks long coma after being involved in a car crash at 300 miles per hour, you may wonder about the life path that led Richard Hammond to that hospital bed and the personality behind his miraculous recovery.
From a short school boy desperate for attention to one of the nations favourite trio of petrol heads, Richard has always been either driven or driving. Despite labelling himself just a very lucky guy and thinking success was for other people, his infectious enthusiasm has made him a national icon.
In this wide ranging conversation Richard discusses everything from why Top Gear was the success it was, what he saw on the brink of death, and why cars have always had such a deep emotional appeal to him.
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How many times have you said that you will finally be happy at some future date or when you have achieved some far off goal? Only once you reach that future time or accomplish that goal you aren’t happy? In this moment Stephen Fry discusses how we madly chase for complex things that we think will make us happy or indulge in fake happiness, all the while ignoring the simple things right in front of us that give true joy. Stephen says that our feelings of self worth and fulfilment ultimately come from the way we treat other people. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/df7qu211gxb Stephen- https://www.instagram.com/stephenfryactually/ https://twitter.com/stephenfry Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
From a maths teacher and occasional rapper to one of the UK’s most popular comedians, you would think this was the set up to one of Romesh Ranganathan’s typically deadpan jokes. However, as is the case with most comedians behind the jokes and laughter lies pain.
After bursting onto our screens Romesh has been constantly working always afraid that his success could slip out from under him at any second, stemming from his family struggles as a teenager when his father was sent to prison and life as he knew it fell apart.
In this hilarious but also intimate conversation Romesh discusses the life experiences that have provided him the endless material for his sell out shows but also the challenges that have made him the man he is today.
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When was the last time something took your breath away, or left you speechless? Awe is something that is hard to put into words and understand for yourself, let alone scientifically examine. However this is exactly what Dr Dacher Keltner has dedicated his career to.
As a psychology professor Dr Dacher is dedicated to the study of emotions and happiness, in his groundbreaking research he believes that awe, the feeling when you see something beyond your understanding, can have huge impacts on both your brain and body.
In this eye opening conversation Dacher discusses just what it means to live a good life, our need for connection, and his personally journey from tragedy and despair to finding and spreading the awe of everyday life.
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After watching this video your brain will never be the same! Every single thing you do rewires your brain and like a computer it is constantly uploading new and improved software. This can help you perform better and faster in the future, but it can also keep you stuck in your rut of negative thinking and catastrophising. In this moment Mo Gowdat discusses how your brain can be trained in the same way that you train your muscles, with the right direction and repetitions. Your brain is constantly evolving and growing, it is in your power to have the brain and outlook you want for life. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/L7Y8Gwfi6wb Mo - https://twitter.com/MGawdat? https://www.instagram.com/mo_gawdat/?... Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Have you tried every diet under the sun but can’t seem to budge the weight, or if you have lost the weight as soon as you stop the diet you put it all back on? What if weight loss had nothing to do with discipline and self control, but your brain was actually designed to want you to be fat?
This is something that Cambridge University Professor Giles Yeo has been researching all through his career, how the brain controls our bodyweight. Dr Yeo examines how our genes have evolved over time to make us crave certain foods, and why people can have totally different relationships with food.
After watching this conversation you won’t see food the same way again, as Dr Yeo exposes why calories shouldn’t be counted, why most diets are the same and unsustainable in the long term and how you can lose weight without losing your love of food.
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Coming from the minimalist lifestyle of a monk to the power and luxury of a mogul, people may assume that Jay Shetty has all of the answers. But as Jay will say himself, he is still learning and progressing on his life’s journey, and with his success has come some of his hardest challenges.
Already a global sensation through spreading his wisdom of mindfulness, Jay now wants to change the world with his lessons on love. In todays world of dating apps and one night stands, many people need to relearn all they knew about love in order to have deeper, richer and more satisfying relationships.
In this enlightening conversation with a Jay Shetty you’ve never seen before, he gives his fundamental rules on every aspect of love, from rejuvenating a marriage to laying the all important foundation of self love.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. What do you want in life and how do you make the changes to get it? In this moment Dr Julie Smith helps you to tell the difference between a goal and a value, and what the difference between the two can mean for your life. While goal’s end as soon as you achieve them, a value is something you follow all your life. Even though life may pull you away from the path set by your values, you can always return to it. Dr Smith discusses the need for value check ins to remember what is important in your life and to reflect on the gradual changes you are making that lead to big meaningful differences in your life. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/Sew3KrnPIqb Dr Julie - https://www.instagram.com/drjulie/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@drjuliesmith?lang=en Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
From sharing a Tooting council flat with 9 other family members to shaping the lives of 9 million people as the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan knows where ambition can take you.
He also knows what the responsibility to his city has cost him, affecting all the other most important responsibilities in his life, from his mental health, his faith and even the safety of his family.
Discussing everything from Donald Trump to responding to terrorist attacks, this is a landmark conversation, that breaks through all the usual smoke and mirrors of politics and takes a honest look at the person behind the power.
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Do you control your emotions or do your emotions control you? Has the irrational parts of your consciousness ever hijacked your logical mind? Have you ever wanted to understand how to overcome these thoughts in order to become the person you always wanted to be?
This is exactly what Professor Steve Peters has helped people from all areas of life to achieve. He has worked with everyone from psychiatric patients to elite athletes. His classic book, ‘The Chimp Paradox’, has helped to change thousands of lives.
In this enlightening conversations Professor Peters uncovers the ways that our mind is often at odds with itself, the psychological tricks used by Olympians to achieve gold, and the toll is takes upon the psychologists helping their patients through their trauma.
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If you had to draw on a chart the levels of happiness over you lifetime what would it look like? Would it be all downhill after a carefree childhood? Or would it look like a hill, with the top being the years that your money worries are over and you’ve climbed the career ladder? Well in this moment Scott Galloway says it actually looks more like a smile, with the 2 highest points being childhood and old age. Scott discusses how overwhelming feelings of unhappiness and stress during different times of life are normal and a part of each of our journey, as life isn’t what happens to you but instead how you respond to it. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/CsnvEaDHIwb Scott: https://twitter.com/profgalloway https://www.profgalloway.com Watch the Episodes On Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
What do you think of when you hear ‘the footballer lifestyle’? Do you picture multi-million pound contracts, sports cars and celebrity-filled parties? What you probably don’t imagine is unbearable pressure, horrendous abuse or a job that takes you away from your friends and family.
These are just a few of the struggles that Jesse Lingard has had to overcome before even stepping onto the pitch to represent England or Nottingham Forest. Being able to perform at the highest level has meant that Jesse has had to dig deep within himself to find a way to win.
In this raw conversation, Jesse Lingard shows the sides of himself usually hidden from the cameras, discussing everything from his tumultuous family life, mental health battles and club politics. If you want to discover the real Jesse Lingard this is the episode for you.
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As he would tell you himself, the football is in David Moyes’s blood. Growing up in Glasgow he was surrounded by the game, from his dad coaching to his mum washing the kits, this devotion has continued to now.
Making the jump from player to manager, David has seen every side and evolution of football, and not all of it was pretty. From the highs of being handpicked by the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson as the manager of Manchester United to the lows of his very public sacking, and his miraculous return as ‘The Moyesiah’.
In this conversation David speaks about what it takes to become one of the world’s best known managers, the winning habits and values he instills in his teams and why he is constantly renewing himself for the game he loves.
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What do you want to do with your life? Does your answer change if you remove the idea of getting status, respect and admiration from it? In this moment Mark Manson explains how to find out what you ACTUALLY want from life. Mark discusses how you need to ask yourself honestly why you want what you want, instead of what everyone else says you should value. Because chasing this inauthentic idea of success with only leads you to dead ends and dark places. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/mVt7Zig7hob Mark: https://www.instagram.com/markmanson/?hl=en https://twitter.com/IAmMarkManson?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Watch the Episodes On Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Predicting the lottery, playing Russian roulette on live TV and tricking people into robbing a security van in broad daylight. These are just a few of the stunts that Derren Brown has performed in over 20 years of pushing the boundaries of the believable.
But while he may be best known for controlling minds, one he couldn’t control was his own. From battling with issues of self esteem, faith and coming to terms with his sexuality, Derren’s path to success has been one that is both internal and in the limelight.
In this intimate conversation with Britain’s alternative national treasure, Derren breaks the magician’s code and reveals his secrets, as well as the psychological tricks we play on ourselves and hold us back from our true potential.
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Is the cup of life half full or half empty? Would you call yourself an optimist or a pessimist? What if you weren’t actually in control of this, but instead through the process of evolution your brain had been hardwired to be optimistic?
Neuroscientist Dr. Tali Sharot calls this the ‘Optimism Bias’, it’s the belief that the future will be better, much better, than what has come before or even your current situation. This trick of the brain can effect how you remember the past and how you predict and plan for the future.
In this episode, Dr. Tali Sharot discusses her groundbreaking work and the impacts it can have on all areas of your life, from relationships to career decisions. If you want to understand the mysteries of your brain this is a conversation not to be missed.
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Imagine being different and self conscious of this difference, then think of how it would feel to be reminded of this every single day of your life. In this moment Richard Osman discusses how he has been body shamed for over 30 years of his life. Ever since the impressionable age of 17 Richard has been made to feel small for his above average height. This changed his behaviour and meant that he held himself back from living the life he wanted to lead. Being ‘different’ has taught Richard about human nature and the hate in the world, but also empathy and what it means to put yourself in someone else’s shoes. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/76tKDDAvlwb Richard: https://www.instagram.com/misterosman/?hl=en https://twitter.com/richardosman?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Davina McCall has been an icon of television for 40 years. The host of Big Brother for over a decade, tens of millions of people looked to Davina to bring a national obsession into their homes. But few know the real story of Davina.
From a heartbreaking childhood that saw her take drugs with her mother to hosting one of the biggest shows in the world, she’s come a long way. At every step along her journey, no one was going to define her but herself. No matter how many times she got hurt no one could take away the one thing she could control, her resilience. Consistently breaking down barriers and forging new paths, Davina was the first female television host to put her bubbly and occasionally feisty persona front and centre, and she was the first mainstream figure to create a fitness platform that has inspired millions of people to get active in the fifteen years she’s been in the game.
Having consistently inspired so many people in her life, she dropped by to gift us some of her inspiration too.
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What if everything that you knew about health was wrong, if calories didn’t count and food labels lied? That is exactly what Tim Spector OBE says in his multiple books, innumerable articles and TV appearances. Following the ancient greek belief that food is medicine, Tim has made it his mission to let people know how central gut health is to overall health, affecting your immune system, energy and even mental health. In this essential conversation, Tim discusses everything you need to know for your health, from eating the rainbow to fasting, this episode will change the way that you look at food and diets forever.
You can purchase Tim’s most recent book, ‘Food for Life: The New Science of Eating Well’, here: https://amzn.to/3ZLrpsX
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What is real vulnerability? So often when we say that we are being vulnerable we are still giving a version of ourselves that we want and choose to show to the world. In this moment Matthey Hussey discuses the difference between a curated social media style vulnerability where you still have control, and genuine vulnerability. To be truly vulnerable means taking the risk of opening up to the world a part of yourself that you never wanted anyone to see and you cannot know if people will like. But Matthew says the reward for taking this step is huge, as it represents the start to deeper and richer relationships. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/xK3A11jtBsb Matthew: https://www.instagram.com/thematthewhussey/?hl=en https://twitter.com/matthewhussey? Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
In this episode I wanted to do something that I haven't done in a while. It's been too long since it was just me, the microphone, and you. If there's one request I get over and over again, it's for more episodes of DOAC like in our early years, just me what's front of my mind - an authentic 'Diary of a CEO'.
It's been an incredible 2022, our level of guest and conversation has only got higher and higher, but I wanted to look forward to 2023. Specifically, something that's been on my mind lately, how do you actually make new years resolutions stick? We all have our own theory, but what does the science say?
In this episode you'll hear the surprising things that people get WRONG when they make resolutions. Using the latest from the fields of neuroscience and psychology, you'll hear about the surprising powers goal setting has to help you practice better habits. And not just how to pick up those habits, but how to make those habits last a lifetime.
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If you have a social media account you’ve seen Gary Vee, but this is a version of Gary Vaynerchuk that you’ve never seen before. You probably know him as the fast talking business sage who has industry leaders and CEO’s hanging on his every word, now see him speechless.
A Belarusian immigrant to America, Gary has always been driven and hungry for the next big opportunity. Using the burgeoning young internet he transformed his families wine business and fortunes and hasn’t stopped since.
In this conversation Gary discusses the endless graft and struggle behind the glistening sheen of success and social media slogans, and just what it takes to become the investor that investors invest in, the entrepreneur’s entrepreneur.
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Marie Forleo lives her life by mantras. In this moment she shares one of her most powerful; “clarity comes from engagement not thought”. You have interests and aspirations but too often they seem more like impossible dreams than achievable goals, to this Marie says ignore the excuses and “get off the couch”, as you’re never going to figure it out there. Combined with this, Marie believes you have to uproot your fear of quitting and instead give yourself permission to experiment and start before you’re ready, as there will never be a more perfect time than now. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/ebU0K9spWvb Marie: https://www.marieforleo.com https://www.instagram.com/marieforleo/?hl=en Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
There is love for the beautiful game and then there is the all consuming passion that Jamie Carragher has for football. From a top class player to one its best television pundits, Jamie has devoted his life and career to the sport.
From a working class upbringing as a Bootle boy to “Mr Liverpool”, Jamie has always stayed loyal to his roots and to the city that nurtured and supported him in reaching the heights that his career soared to. However, the sense of duty Jamie felt for his city and its supporters loaded him with a crippling pressure and mental toll.
In this intimate conversation, Jamie opens the door to a level of sporting achievement that only a select few people ever get to see, discussing both its highs and lows, victories on the pitch and in the mind. As well as the journey from a boyhood fan to the local legend that is ‘Carra’.
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For a lot of people black holes and string theory were topics that were filed in the mental box labelled ‘things I will never be able to get my head around”. However, all changed when Neil deGrasse Tyson began appearing on TV screens.
Neil’s passion and energy for science is infectious and the reason why he is one of the world’s greatest science communicators. This fascination has lasted ever since childhood where he felt the universe reach out to him at the same planetarium he is now the director of. But while Neil was obsessed with the cosmos he was often brought back to earth, having to deal with racial prejudice and stereotyping as he followed his passion.
In this conversation Neil discusses his quest in raising the global knowledge of space, the universe and the world’s beyond our own.
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What are the habits and hacks that can make sure that you are as efficient as possible in all areas of your life? In this moment Will Ahmed the founder and CEO of Whoop, the wearable technology that measures Strain, Recovery, and Sleep, discusses his daily routine that embodies his companies values and mission: to unlock human performance. It’s not alway easy, from morning workouts to ice cold showers, but by investing in himself everyday, it turns into huge dividends. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/Hel56MkXMvb Will: https://www.instagram.com/willahmed/?hl=en https://twitter.com/willahmed?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
As the original Shark of all 13 seasons of the Shark Tank, Barbara Corcoran has never stopped swimming or hustling. Ever since 1973 when she borrowed $1000 to start her own real estate firm, Barbara’s relentless drive and spirit turned The Corcoran Group into $6 billion dollar business.
Coming from a poor neighbourhood and the second of ten children, Barbara always knew how to scrap and stand out from the crowd. She also knew how to use any setbacks as fuel for success, whether that was being labelled the ‘dumb’ D grade dyslexic student to being bitterly betrayed by her boyfriend.
In this candid conversation, Barbara shares her hard won no nonsense lessons in life and business, revealing how she had no other option but to become an entrepreneur and use everything at her disposal to reach the top.
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Told at school that he would either be successful or in prison, with a value of over $3 BILLION and earth’s atmosphere the only thing trapping him (for now), it’s an understatement to say that Sir Richard Branson became a success.
But behind the Virgin empire and its global offshoots, lies a dyslexic school leaver who never saw himself as intelligent, let alone a business person, who threw caution and conventional wisdom to the wind, transforming from business Virgin to visionary.
In this invaluable conversation, Richard shares the riches of his hard won lessons and the wisdom that can only come from an exceptional life. For all fans of The Diary Of A CEO podcast, this is truly a life changing conversation.
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How do you recover from one of the most life shattering experiences that can happen to a person? Not only that, how do you face it calmly and with grace? In this moment Dr Aria discusses how to find and cultivate stillness in the eye of the hurricane that life can sometimes be. While it’s impossible to escape the suffering that is a part of life, Dr Aria says that it is crucial to not ask why you are suffering, but have a self belief that all will be well and see it ass a temporary part of journey to a new and meaningful life Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/nvORjUciBvb Dr Aria: https://www.dr-aria.com https://www.instagram.com/dr._aria/?hl=en Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
The co-creator of the infamous Fyre festival, Billy McFarland spent 4 years behind bars for lying to investors and using the mythical tropical island festival as a way to pay off his debts. You have probably heard of him from the 2 massively popular documentaries that blew up on social media.
However, what you haven’t heard is the story of Billy as a childhood entrepreneur, creating and selling companies before he was even able to cash the cheques in his own bank account. A college dropout who moved to New York at 18 with nothing but hustle and drive.
Only months released from prison, Billy brings his still raw experiences to this intimate conversation, discussing everything from the motivation for the festival, his spectacular fall from grace and how he plans to pay back his debts and build back from nothing.
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To call Stephen Fry a national treasure would be underselling him. One of the hardest working names in British media, you name it and Stephen has done it; writer, actor, director and comedian. The size of his contribution to British culture in over four decades as a public figure is staggering.
However, behind this mountain of work and out of the spotlight is a side of Stephen Fry that many people will be completely unaware of, from a childhood of crime and loneliness, to severe mental health struggles and attempts at suicide.
In this honest and revealing conversation Stephen discusses the scars he carries within him and which affect him to this day. But despite this he is constantly reinventing himself and striving to find joy in the smaller things in life, all the while spreading happiness and wonder with his work.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Rather than looking for shallow reasons to change your life, in this moment James Smith asks you to examine your ‘pain points’. Whether it is in fitness or business, James believes that we should draw on our deep rooted problems or fears and transform them into lasting motivation that will fuel us through the difficult improvements we have always wanted to make in our lives. As expectations influence outcomes, James says that it is crucial to break away from societies fear of failure and change our internal narratives and perceptive and adjust towards optimism. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/8UhGwGTkpvb James: https://twitter.com/jamessmithPT_?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://www.instagram.com/jamessmithpt/?hl=en Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Annie Macmanus is a voice we’ve been hearing for twenty years. First as a presenter and tastemaker for the UK’s biggest dance music radio show, as a festival headlining DJ, as host of her podcast ‘Changes with Annie Macmanus’, and now as an author of her best-selling novel ‘Mother Mother’. Reaching the pinnacle of success with a relentless schedule headlining a 2am show in Ibiza every week before flying back in the morning to present her daily radio show, it took the pandemic lockdowns for Annie to realise she wanted something completely different from her life. So she started again. This conversation explores her decision to check in with herself and walk away from a 17 year career at the BBC to explore her passions of writing and podcasts. She presents the challenging notion that your life needs to have a revolution every 20 years for it to remain meaningful and fulfilling. Topics: Early context People please Your parents Your insecurities Leaving Ireland - being rejected why didn't you keep trying? Labels Cost of being wrapped up in your labels Learning to listen to instinct Feeling burdened Midlife crisis doubts and fears making big decisions Why did you make it? Is your relationship with work healthy? Mental health Tokenism A successful life for you last guest question Annie: Instagram - bit.ly/3iqZtcu Twitter - bit.ly/3UrsxOa Annie's podcast: bit.ly/3UhzNvT Annie's book: bit.ly/3VGwT57 Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsb Follow us on Telegram: https://g2ul0.app.link/E5re0ADNKsb Sponsors: Huel - https://g2ul0.app.link/G4RjcdKNKsb BlueJeans - https://g2ul0.app.link/NCgpGjVNKsb Craftd - https://g2ul0.app.link/gZ8in6Dsvsb
Charlie Sloth is a radio presenter on Apple Music One, and previously on Radio One. The creator of “Fire in the Booth”, he is known as a adept and visionary patron of new artists worldwide. Appearing on Sloth's show is the moment many rappers and musical artists ‘make it’. Charlie wouldn’t have it any other way.
As he reveals in this episode, he has never deviated from his dream of bringing new talent to the fore. Even when he was living in a shed as a single father with a young son, he knew where he wanted to end up. That perseverance got him through the difficult moments, when nothing else would.
In this conversation Charlie opens up about the need to hold yourself to high standards, because the only feedback that’s actually going to take you to the next level is the feedback you give yourself. In a raw, honest and Frank exchange, Charlie shares his lessons that he’s picked up from a lifetime of hustling, from being a street artist to founding one of the worlds most successful vodka brands - Charlie is never someone to do things by halves.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this moment Julian Treasure opens up his vocal toolbox and talks about the importance of paying attention to your voice. While people focus on the content of their speeches and talks, their voice is just as important for every aspect of their life, considering that it is used to inspired, lead, communicate and build relationships. Julian believes that the voice should be treated as a skill rather than a natural capability, something that can be trained, improved and in turn have positive knock on effects for your happiness, health and wealth. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/pEn5wA7Xdvb Julian: https://www.juliantreasure.com https://twitter.com/juliantreasure?lang=en Get Your Diary Here: https://g2ul0.app.link/WJconj0g2ub Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
From his recent global TikTok fame to his BAFTA award-winning documentaries Louis Theroux has delighted audiences and grown a cult following with his distinctive brand of personality. Best know for his documentary series ‘Weird Weekends’, and ‘When Louis Met……’ Louis has explored the most controversial subjects with wide eyed curiosity and openness.
In this conversation Louis discusses how his childhood and upbringing affected his career, channeling his anxiety and social awkwardness into his work of exploring the darker aspects of human psychology and behaviour. He also talks about how his work has evolved and grown, from his initial big break in America to his new series of celebrity interviews, and how he has had to balance this with his family life. Just like with his documentaries, in this episode Louis brings his trademark honesty and openness.
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Labrinth is a singer, rapper, producer, and composer behind HBO’s Euphoria. Achieving success at a young age, he gave it all up to go to America and start from the bottom all over again.
This is his story.
A true independent spirit, after getting frustrated with the corporate demands of Simon Cowell’s record label, he gave up his life in the UK where he had number one albums and an A list life to move to LA, where he was totally unknown.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this moment, Nicola Mendelsohn CBE talks about the need to bring your whole self to work. Allowing the space and culture within companies for people to be who they are and know what matters to them leads people to becoming higher performers. She discusses the importance of understanding your core skills and strengths and having an informal ‘board of advisers’ to help you create a stronger vision of yourself. But, while it is crucial to ask for what you want, Nicola believes that it is just as important to do your homework on your career and know what truly matters to you, as no one else is going to do it for you. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/FaUcchlb2ub Nicola: https://www.instagram.com/nicolamen/?hl=en https://twitter.com/nicolamen?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Get Your Diary Here: https://g2ul0.app.link/WJconj0g2ub Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Peter Crouch is a legend both on and off the football pitch. Capped 42 times for England, he is one of the few players to have scored 100 or more Premier League goals. Since retirement he has further cemented his role as a cheeky national treasure with his role as a football pundit and host of That Peter Crouch Podcast.
But few up to now have seen the man behind the persona. It was childhood bullying and taunts about his height that helped to shape the down to earth man that audiences love today. Using this abuse as his fuel and motivation, he made sure that he let his actions on the pitch do the talking to prove his critics wrong.
This conversation explores his path and drive to footballing greatness, as well as his acknowledgement of the characteristics that led a select few of his teammates from great to legendary. He is a walking example of the benefits and rewards of staying true to yourself, keeping self-perspective and self-awareness, and the benefits of trying to be a good role model.
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Whitney Wolfe Herd is the founder of Bumble and the first self-made female billionaire on the planet. In this episode, she reveals after leaving Tinder in explosive circumstances, the injustices she faced drove her on to build a better kind of dating app.
A firm believer that the way to connect with people is by being authentic and being vulnerable, Whitney reveals she routinely shares with her staff her struggles with anxiety and when she’s not feeling on top of things. The only path to human connection lies through honesty, and Whitney breaks the mould to be as transparent with her employees as she can.
In one of our rawest and most emotional conversations with CEOs yet, Whitney reveals that she wanted to be the boss not because she wanted to, but because she thought the nature of her character meant she couldn’t work for anybody else.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this moment, Jay Shetty gives his 4 key pillars for long lasting relationships. Jay found these pillars after he says that one of the biggest mistake he has made, and humanity still makes, is chasing what he calls “divinity in humanity”. But the search for a non-existent perfect person with all the answers can lead to insecurity and anxiety. Instead, Jay talks about how every single person in your life should provide at least one of these key pillars and the importance of having them in your life. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/nHKf58sFQub Wait list for The Diary - Add your name here: bit.ly/3fUcF8q Jay: https://www.instagram.com/jayshetty/?hl=en https://twitter.com/jayshetty?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Raphael Rowe is the host of Worlds Toughest Prisons on Netflix, the worldwide-hit show that takes us inside the toughest penitentiaries on the planet. It’s a world he knows well, wrongfully convicted of murder, he spent twelve years in maximum security prisons before he proved his innocence and was released.
In a conversation that goes into more depth about how he survived twelve years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit than he ever has before, Raphael bares all about the son he’s never spoken to, how he kept going against all the odds, what the experience taught him about life, and about himself.
But what’s striking about Raphael’s story is it’s often the simple things that get us through the difficult moments. A good relationship, exercise, self awareness. Raphael really illustrates how control over basic components of self and social awareness help people survive in even the toughest environments.
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Gabor Mate is a multi-bestselling author and a world leading expert on trauma and how it effects us throughout our whole lives. A holocaust survivor and a first generation immigrant, Gabor’s knowledge and wisdom on the scars trauma leaves behind is deep and drawn from personal experience.
In a conversation that unlocks the answers to people’s most burning questions about trauma, mental health, ADHD, and the hidden hardwire of our brain, Gabor brings us one step closer to really knowing ourselves and our inner urges. Gabor’s voice, both literally and in terms of what he has to say, is like a balm for anyone who’s mental health has ever caused them worries. Gabor has been through things few of us can ever imagine, and his insights are those few of us could ever have thought of before.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this moment, Tim Glover talks about the tiny differences that make the difference between winning and losing. There’s one thing that seperates the very best from the rest, and it is sweating every single tiny detail. Tim Glover is the man who was in charge of performance for both Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. He sums up Kobe Bryant’s attitude to winning the NBA with one phrase: ‘Kobe Bryant was not interested in winning championships, he was obsessed’. For the top 1%, there is no such thing as letting it slide. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/myoWFljcFub Tim Grover: https://timgrover.com https://www.instagram.com/timgrover/?hl=en Wait list for The Diary - Add your name here: bit.ly/3fUcF8q Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Dame Dash is the co-founder of Roc-A-Fella records and the producer who discovered Jay-Z and Kanye West. A legend of hip hop and rap who changed not only the dominant sound within the genre, he totally upended the way it operated as a business. In this conversation, he tells his story. Always knowing that he could never work for anyone else, nor could he sell out his business to ‘corporates’, his has been the life of a true ‘independent’, going from one start up venture to the next with only one thing seemingly connecting his wildly diverse businesses: it was what he wanted to do.
In a raw and frank conversation Damon reveals the lessons he’s learnt from his triumphs and successes, his regrets, his proudest achievements, and the philosophy he’s developed and honed from them all.
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Gabby Logan has been on our screens now for thirty years, bringing us the best of the world of sport at Sky Sports, ITV, and for the last nearly 20 years, at the BBC. Whether it’s the FIFA World Cup, the Rugby World Cup or the Olympics, Gabby is part of our memories of these moments. But there’s a side to Gabby people don’t often see. After her brother suddenly died when she was a teenager, she became (in her words) ‘fearless’ in pursuit of what she wanted, knowing that nothing would ever hurt as much again. But she was also wary of loving other people again, knowing what it was like to have those you love most taken away. It took her a long time and lot of introspection and learning to get to a place where she could open herself up emotionally to other people. But it’s when we look deep inside ourselves that it’s revealed who we really are, and what we really value.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Reflecting on why immigrants and children of immigrants are often more successful than average, Malcolm turns conventional thinking on its head by saying it’s because immigrants make a ‘b line’ for where they need to go. They do this by often asking themselves one question. A question that Malcolm reveals, and explains why it’s crucial. It’s from the big decisions we take, and the big questions we ask ourselves, that our greatest happiness derives from. We’ll let Malcolm explain it from here… Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/rN33bySDtub Malcolm: https://www.gladwellbooks.com https://twitter.com/Gladwell?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Wait list for The Diary - Add your name here: bit.ly/3fUcF8q Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Scott Galloway, or ‘Prof G’ to his fans, is one of the most influential business thought leaders in the world. Host of The Prof G Show, one of the most popular business podcasts in America, he brings his wisdom to his millions of followers and fans who hang on his every word. Scott is unique for his philosophy that people shouldn’t follow their dreams, but instead find something they’re good at, and improve and hone it to a point where they’re recognised for their talent. The author of four New York Times bestselling books, Scott’s expertise ranges broadly, and this conversation does, too. Scott goes over the difference between million dollar and billion dollar businesses, how he sees business leadership, and why people overrate the importance of founders.
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Will Ahmed is the founder of Whoop, the fitness monitoring app worn by LeBron James and Serena Williams, and which goes toe to toe with Apple, Google and Amazon.
Will is the classic example that business and entrepreneurial drive follow on from being obsessed with a problem. After repeatedly getting injured in his college sports career, Will became obsessed with understanding his own body. He read over five hundred medical papers and realised the product he was pining for didn’t exist, so he invented it.
Will has one of the most original perspectives on how to bring your personality to your business that we’ve ever seen. Employees at Whoop get a bonus if their sleep is good, and the company is ruthless in its priorities to make sure it’s only focused on a couple of things at a time. All of this means Whoop has some of the best wearable tech on the market, despite only a fraction of the resources of its competitors.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this moment, Bear Grylls tells us how to find lasting confidence. It’s incredible to think that someone like Bear - who’s a veteran of the SAS and conquered every challenge nature has had throw at him - struggles with Imposter Syndrome, but in this clip he reveals his journey to find confidence. Real confidence, according to Bear, comes from accepting that life will humble you, that life is often a battle, that sometimes you’ll lose as well as win. Only then can you appreciate the importance of doing your best, or DYB as Bear calls it. Because really going for things that we want without fear is, in the end, all we can do. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/UgDYEktWhub Bear: https://www.beargrylls.com https://www.instagram.com/beargrylls/?hl=en Wait list for The Diary - Add your name here: bit.ly/3fUcF8q Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Richard Osman is a television host, former creative director of a world-leading production company, and the author behind the biggest literary sensation since Harry Potter., the Thursday Murder Club series. In this one-of-a-kind conversation, Richard reveals for the first time what has motored him from a working class, single parent household to the top of the television and literary worlds. There’s more to Richard than meets the eye. He’s had to battle through self-doubt, addiction, imposter syndrome to have one of the most remarkable, multi-faceted and varied careers we’ve ever featured. We’ll let Richard take it from here.
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Paul Brunson is the host of Married At First Sight, and a world-renowned expert on relationships and human connection. Paul spent many years wondering how to get people to love and accept each other, before realising he had to get them to love and accept themselves. In the conversation Paul really unlocks that it’s connection to each other’s values that makes a last relationship. To be at peace with other peoples values, you have to have your own figured out first. One of the most illuminating, original and surprising experts on relationships who’s ever shared his wisdom with us, Paul is just one of a number of world-leading black thought leaders and celebrities were sharing with you this Black History Month.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this moment, Africa Brooke brings her unique and groundbreaking perspective on how to establish sexual chemistry. Africa is courageous for not promising quick fixes or shortcuts. Rather, she is open and frank that sex is different for everyone. Her focus is unlocking the mental barriers that stop you connecting to other people in a physical way. Want to know what real love, affection, and intimacy looks like? Let Africa explain… Listen to the full episode here -https://g2ul0.app.link/m3QAsHUn6tb Africa: https://africabrooke.com https://www.instagram.com/africabrooke/?hl=en Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Christian Horner is the team principal of Red Bull Formula 1 racing team, which now officially holds the world title in drivers and constructors championships. An iconoclast and a one-off, he was the youngest team principal of a F1 racing team when he took over, nearly 20 years ago. He’s still the youngest team principal today.
But his path to the top of the podium was not an easy one. Initially turning to team management in a desperate bid to stay in the sport when his driving career was flagging, for a while he was the sole driver, the lead engineer, the marketing and managing director of a veritable racing one man band. Now running an organisation of over 1200 people, Christian is one of the biggest characters on Formula One: Drive to Survive, the Netflix smash hit that has brought an entire new generation of fans into the sport, and the first generation to see for the first time the stresses and stakes of running a team that pushes people and machines to the edge of what’s possible, every single week.
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David Harewood is an award-winning actor, star of Supergirl and Homeland, and best-selling author behind Maybe I Don’t Belong Here, one of the best-reviewed and best-selling books of 2021. One of the best actors of his generation, with honours from Queen Elizabeth to prove it, David’s road to the top had to overcome his psychosis, which at one point drove him to the point of insanity and left him sectioned into a psychiatric hospital.
With his life as he knew it on the brink, David rebuilt his life and career to reach the very top of the entertainment business. Scars like this take time to mend, and sometimes leave unexpected traces. David is controversially honest that losing his mind, in a way, helped him find his creativity. This isn’t the message that everyone wants to hear, but David’s frankness about how his darkest times set him apart from everyone else is a story you don’t want to miss.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this moment, Marisa Peer lays out a step by step guide for how to feel like you are enough. The foundation everything we do, every mistake we make, every bad habit we form, is our thoughts. Marisa charts a toxic cycle of self-negativity as ‘Thought, feeling, action, behaviour, thought.’ - it all comes back to thoughts. Change the thoughts, change the action. Change the action, change the behaviour. And so Marisa reveals the life-changing potential of flipping our negative thoughts on our head to say ‘I’m not this, because…’ Listen to the full episode here -https://g2ul0.app.link/41eubuLGUtb Marisa: https://marisapeer.com https://www.instagram.com/marisapeertherapy/ Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Marie Forleo is a New York Times bestselling author, and the biggest life coach in the world. She offers world leading advice in how to communication in relationships, how to overcome fear, and how to bring a growth mindset to everything that you do. Marie has done so much in her life, from building a world-leading life and executive-coaching business to starring in fitness DVDs.
Her advice and wisdom is so broad because her experience is so varied. Her mantra is ‘everything is figureoutable’ - a unique philosophy that emphasises how you can overcome the mental obstacles that hold you back from doing the things that make you happy and fulfilled, but also when to recognise how to take a step back and negotiate the facts of life. It’s a hard balance to strike, but in this conversation Marie explains exactly how to do it…
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Black Coffee is one of the biggest DJs in the world, and one of the largest musical artists to ever come out of Africa full stop. Charging up to $300,000 a set, he’s one of the most coveted and in-demand DJs in the game today.
But what people may not know about him is that he’s climbed to the top of the DJ world while being able to spin with only one arm, losing his ability to use the other in a tragic childhood accident. From the greatest adversity comes the greatest achievement, though, and Black Coffee took it as more inspiration to drive towards his dreams - relentlessly, unrelentingly, fearlessly.
Black Coffee’s story is truly inspiring. He is just one of many we’re bringing to you this Black History Month, during which we’re making a special effort to bring you essential conversations with people of colour who are thought and industry leaders in their fields.
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In this moment, Greg Hoffman breaks down why you should sweat the small stuff. A big believer in setting team values, the best teams have a code that they operate by whether the team leader is present or not. Getting a strong sense of culture in those teams is no easy task, but in this moment Greg breaks it down step by step. Greg explains how he wanted his team to be known for ‘Empathy, Curiosity, and Courage’, guided by the philosophy of seeing what others could see, but finding what they couldn’t. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/sxP6K2iUJtb Greg: hhttps://www.instagram.com/ghoff70/ https://mobile.twitter.com/g_hoffm Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Alex Scott is a television personality and former professional football player. With 140 England caps, she’s one of the best players this country has ever produced.
But there’s another side to Alex that she’s kept secret up to now. Because Alex’s early life was not one of safety or security. She’s bravely decided to speak up about the trauma of her abusive father, and how that has shaped her mentality to this day.
It’s never easy to admit something like this, and Alex Scott’s honesty in this conversation is courageous. It’s the same courageousness Alex has shown every day of her life, to achieve incredible things, no matter where she’s from, or what she’s overcome.
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Maisie Williams is one of the biggest actors in the world today. One of the breakout stars of Game of Thrones, Maisie hasn’t known a normal life since she was 11 years old when she was cast in the biggest tv show in the world.
In this pathfinding and boundary-breaking conversation, Maisie reveals for the first time just how hard her start in life was. Even close to home, she had to overcome those who didn’t believe in her, and has had to battle through mental health issues ever since.
Few journeys we’ve seen of people being able to define and find meaning in their own life despite those who doubt them are as inspiring as the one we’ve seen with Maisie. We are so proud of Maisie for bringing courage and honesty to the table today. It’s nothing less than the norm for her, because she’s shown courage and honesty all her life.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this moment, Tom Bilyeu walks us through how his struggles with anxiety have actually brought him to a place where he enjoys life to the fullest. He walks us through how he breaks his 'rehearsal of failure' and the worries that plague his head through meditation. Sometimes it takes issues in our life for us to see our position in most perspective. For Tom, his mental health battles are what made him sort out his diet, and get into a clear space in his own mind about what mattered to him. And when you have clarity, you can take action. When you take action, things change for the better. Listen to the full episode here -https://g2ul0.app.link/8alYCXxbxtb Tom: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/?hl=en https://twitter.com/TomBilyeu?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Julian Treasure is a prolific author who is the world-leading expert on how to make yourself heard and be an engaged and empathetic listener. One of the most popular Ted speakers of all time, his talk ‘How to Speak So People Want to Listen’ has been viewed over 50 million times.
When Julian speaks, people listen. And what we learned from Julian is that listening and speaking isn’t a simple case of give and take, one person speaking and another one listening. Instead, it’s a circle, the way one person talks effect the way the other person listens, and vice versa.
We also learn the ‘leeches’, or common mistakes, that hold people back from effective and clear communicating. Do you think you’re a good listener and speaker? If you sub-consciously answered yes, there might be a crucial skill that you’re missing…
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Mel C is a singer and ‘Sporty Spice’ from the Spice Girls, through her solo career and her time with the Spice Girls she’s sold over 100 million records, making her one of the best selling musical artists of all time.
Every single one of those records was against the odds of coming from a council estate near Liverpool, derogatory labels in the press calling her ‘Sumo Spice’, and music industry management that didn’t believe in her and sought to objectify her.
But she persevered and helped to build the biggest girlband of all time, as well as one of the most successful solo careers of any group member ever. The world is so glad she did because, as this conversation shows, she has so much to contribute when she’s let free to do things her way.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this moment Mo Gawdat lays out a philosophy for how to admit when you’re wrong, and the right way to go about setting priorities in your life. As Mo powerfully says, ‘50% of what I know is wrong’, and this is true for everyone. Coming to life from this position of humbleness is the only way we can truly get our head straight on what our life is and where it’s taking us. There are things that you need, like food and human interaction, and there are things that you want, like status or expensive possessions. Interrogating the insecurity in our wants and why we really want them is the best way to be at peace with ourselves, and to cut out toxic habits from our life. Because as Mo never tires of pointing out, it’s not how much money we have, but what amount of money we’re happy with, that counts. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/4GuqQfBYltb Mo: https://www.solveforhappy.com https://www.instagram.com/mo_gawdat/?hl=en Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Lewis Capaldi is one of the biggest singers and musicians in the world today whose last album went 4x platinum. His new single is Forget me and it’s out now. Known for his authentic and honest style, Lewis is unlike any poster that’s come before him.
But behind the everyman ‘boy from Glasgow’ persona is a vulnerable side to Lewis. After a 3 year hiatus from music he tells us, for the very first time, he opens up about his struggles with sometimes crippling anxiety, how he ‘hates recording albums’, and the intense pressure he puts himself under that drives everything he does.
This conversation is a hell of a ride. Expect what you thought you knew about Lewis to be turned upside down. But in the process of listening to this conversation with the pop star whose persona is that he has nothing to hide, you’ll see just how much he’s been holding back all this time.
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Chris Kamara is a former professional footballer and pundit who lit up our screens as part of Sky Sports punditry team for 25 years before he left Sky this year. He now has a podcast, Kammy and Ben’s Proper Football podcast.
But there’s more to Chris than meets the eye. Behind the cheery facade is someone who’s had to overcome an incredibly hard start in life, from being one of the few black kids in his area to his family at times having to resort to beg for food. After a diagnosis with Asphyxia, he is one of the most high-profile people with the disease.
Chris has always managed to look for the positives in life no matter what it throws at him. A self-described ‘people person’, despite going through experiences most of us can only imagine he’s always found his glass half full. And if he can, any of us can.
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In this moment, Classpass founder Payal Kadakia takes us inside the mental dilemmas and burdens of running a billion dollar business. Because when you’ve built a global company from nothing, no matter how big it gets you always remember when it was small, vulnerable, and struggling. You’ll always see the tiny company it used to be, not the behemoth it’s become. Payal freely admits to paying a heavy price of being too wary of this fear. She missed birthdays, lost friends, and severely effected her mental health. It took a lot of maturing and growing for Payal to achieve balance, balance between her work life and her home life, but also balance between what she wanted, and what she knew she needed. Full Episode - https://g2ul0.app.link/rpvHmKToatb Payal: https://twitter.com/payalkadakia https://www.instagram.com/payal
The biggest influential business influencer on the planet, Simon Sinek is one of the most searched terms on YouTube and the author of books that have sold millions and millions of copies.
Sinek returns to Diary of a CEO after his last conversation was his ‘favourite interview’, in a conversation that goes into even more depth, provides even more inspiration, and generates even more meaning.
Simon tells us about what he sees in the new, revolutionary generation coming into the workforce, the right way to go about fostering connection and caring for each other, and how even ten years on he’s more convinced than ever it all comes back to your ‘why’.
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This week, we’re going to do something a little different, offering up four pearls of wisdom from our guests on how to find more connection in your life. Connection with other people, but also a better connection with yourself, what you really want, and what’s really good for you.
These four incredible snippets from Mo Gawdat, Africa Brooke, Bear Grylls and Mel Robbins together offer inspiration on how to break through the mental barriers holding you back to feel more present in the moment and be clearer with yourself and others about your needs and desires. When a guest steps into the kitchen and sits themselves down, they’re not just appearing on a podcast, they’re joining the Diary of a CEO community.
Every single conversation adds new dimensions of truth, honesty, wisdom and integrity. By bringing these four passages together, it shines new light on the individual value of them all, but it also helps us understand the journey we’re all on together in more perspective.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this moment, Simon Sinek talks about how we can find purpose in our lives through attaching it to causes bigger than ourselves. There are things that we can achieve by ourselves, but true satisfaction and real pride in our achievements always comes from being part of a team or a collective. A wider cause or a group we care about is the only thing that would cause us to make real sacrifices. Simon’s thought long and hard about how we can take projects in the workplace and in our social lives and infuse them with real meaning for everyone involved with them. What’s emerged is a profound meditation on where human satisfaction really comes from, and a step by step guide on how to bring these principles into your life. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/bjurcFnPYsb Simon: https://twitter.com/simonsinek?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://www.instagram.com/simonsinek/?hl=en Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
James Smith is a fitness influencer and the two-time best-selling author of Not a Life Coach and Not a Diet Book. His no holds barred approach to fitness advice makes him unlike any other fitness influencer today, and now he’s bringing his unique philosophy to improving people’s confidence.
According to James, we’ve been getting self confidence and how to achieve it all wrong. Confidence is not a surefire belief in ourselves to achieve great things, but rather confidence is being at peace with the idea of losing or things going wrong. When you know it isn’t the end of the world, you realise losing isn’t the same as being defeated.
Like James’ brutally honest fitness advice, there’s no quick fix to confidence, or any miracle cure. James starts, like he always does, by looking at himself honestly - and truthfully - in the mirror, and all he asks is we do the same as well. James’ book is out today.
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Julian Metcalfe is the founder of Pret A Manger and Itsu, and since he’s been a young man has been on a mission to change the way we think about eating out and how we eat. His companies are together worth over $3 billion.
But he’s also been on a mission to prove something to himself after the suicide of his mother and a life threatening car crash when he was still young uprooted his life as he knew it. Like all founders, he chose the long road back to being secure in himself.
Julian spews with original thoughts on how to really take a company from zero to $1 billion+, from hiring and firing to knowing when to take the leap to expand your brand. Business is a game of thousands of little decisions, a few really big ones, and a hawks eye for knowing when to pounce. Few people we’ve encountered on the podcast had such a good gut instinct as Julian, nor were so good at articulating exactly how they did it.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. This moment is all about how to start your day the right way. Getting off on the right start is so important for how the rest of our day goes and the attitude we take into our tasks. A good morning can make a day, a bad morning can make it hard to recover from there. With Rangan’s simple three step guide to making sure you have a balanced, healthy morning, a great day is never further away than taking just five minutes to properly root yourself in the moment. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/DmC3uNmKMsb Dr Rangan: https://www.instagram.com/drchatterjee/?hl=en https://drchatterjee.com Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Joe Sugg is an influencer who, after breakout success before he turned 21, decided to dial down the parties and temptations of fame in order to return to nature and make everything more low key.
After realising he didn’t enjoy his life as much as he was supposed to, some serious prioritisation about what his real values were and what really mattered to him was in order in order to refocus and rebalance his life. He hasn’t looked back since.
Joe’s new book Grow is out on the 15th September, it goes through the lessons he’s learnt and the strategies he’s adopted to help him find balance and harmony with his life.
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The Liver King is an illusive internet sensation who says the secret to a healthy and happy life is to eat raw meat every day. An advocate of what he calls an 'ancestral lifestyle', we have to return to the lifestyle our hunter-gatherer forebears.
Returning to this way of living is most consistent with our DNA and what we're genetically coded to want according to the Liver King. A controversial figure, his advocating of this diet is disputed by many nutritionists, but the Liver King says it has transformed his life, that of his family, and his followers who take up his suggestion.
In this raw interview the Liver King opens up on criticism and his sometimes crippling anxieties for the first time, as well as how his ancestral lifestyle shapes his bond with his wife, the Liver Queen. It isn't always easy to be the king.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this weeks moment we uncover exactly how you can take responsibility in every area of your life. Matthew Hussey walks us through how to take a step back, reflect, and see our own actions from the perspective of others. Taking the wider view is always a good idea - for ourselves, in our relationships, in our friendships, and in our careers. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/xK3A11jtBsb Matthew: https://www.instagram.com/thematthewhussey/?hl=en https://twitter.com/matthewhussey? Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Gary Neville is a broadcaster, serial business founder and owner, and a winner of every possible club football title in his 20 years playing for Manchester United - with 2 Champions League medals, 8 Premier League medals, 3 FA Cup medals, a Club World Cup medal, and 2 League cup medals.
In one of his most emotional and heartfelt interviews to date, Gary opens up about precisely what drove him and his similarly successful siblings on - his brother is the England-capped footballer Philip Neville, while his sister is the former Head Coach of England Netball, Tracey Neville - despite their very humble origins.
A legend of Manchester United and a former captain of the club, he goes into detail about precisely what made the team culture of the Sir Alex Ferguson years so strong, why its so sorely lacking now, why he’s felt the need to speak out more on social and political issues, and why everything he does is for the city he grew up in and calls home. Even after all these years, he’s still bringing glory back to Manchester.
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Nicola Mendelsohn is Meta’s (formerly Facebook) global head of advertising and routinely tops lists “most powerful person in UK tech. She’s juggled her high flying career with having a rare type of blood cancer since 2016. That cancer is just one of the things that has held Nicola back, but, like her struggle against racial prejudice in her early years, she hasn’t let it define her. No one is ever going to get to define Nicola except her.
In this candid chat about how she’s seen her role and her company change as it’s come under increasing criticism in the last few years, Nicola holds nothing back on her critics, her fears, her highs, her lows, and what she still wants herself and the company to achieve.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. This week’s moment is all about passion. Where to find it, how to nurture it, and how not to be afraid of it. Far too many people are afraid of just following their instincts to what makes them happiest and most fulfilled. Jonny Wilkinson doesn’t have time for any of that, or for following the expectations other people set. Jonny is interested in what makes you unique, and he thinks you should be too. Jonny’s also got a word of warning, though, because your real self is who you are when you’re alone with your own thoughts. And Jonny’s weren’t happy. He scaled as high as it’s possible to go in world rugby, but he found the process demoralising, and he wasn’t happy. It took Jonny a long time to find a way to be happy in his passion, but that makes his journey all the more interesting, and his advice for your journey all the more profound too. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/x7zSYKUwpsb Johnny: https://twitter.com/JonnyWilkinson?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://www.instagram.com/jonnywilkinsonofficial/?hl=en Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
John Eckbert is the CEO of Five Guys in Europe. By far the most successful ‘posh burger’ chain in Britain, John tells us how he took a classic concept to a whole new content by inventing a unique business model.
Five Guys in Europe is not just a franchise, but John rather started from zero on a joint venture which has so managed to eclipse the dozens of other similar businesses that launched at the same time, and then some.
As well as dishing out profound business and management advice, John walks us through how a sea-change in his personal life left him feeling trapped and alone. But John fought fires at both home and work in order to make Five Guys what it is today. We’re so glad he did.
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Will is an author who brings out the unexpected ways that we’re vulnerable, and how to manage those vulnerabilities and turn them into strengths. The author of six books including Sunday Times bestsellers, he’s one of the most interesting voices on how we can manage our worst impulses to succeed in the modern world.
In a conversation that covers everything from are we more narcissistic than we used to be to how a desire for status underpins all of our ambitions, to how to deal with low self esteem and suicidal thoughts, Will held nothing back on this unfiltered exploration of the surprising strategies we can employ to deal with the dark sides of life.
Will’s new book, The Status Game, is out now in the UK and in the US on the 23rd August.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this moment, Lewis Howes lays down exactly why you need to stop being a people pleaser if you want lasting and deep relationships. What Lewis teaches us is that real relationships come from someone loving us for who we are, not from who we’re pretending to be. Any act or pretence we put on about ourselves will inevitably get found out. So you have to come as yourself, for better and for worse. How do you find an authentic way to express your true self? Let Lewis explain… Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/lPEJbP9Xdsb Lewis: https://www.instagram.com/lewishowes/?hl=en https://twitter.com/LewisHowes?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
James Bay is a BRIT-award winning musician who’s sold over 5 million records, and one of the most personal and authentic artists working in the field today. Never afraid to wear his heart on his sleeve in his work, his artistry has helped millions of people articulate feelings in their own heart of love, regret, and friendships made and ended.
He’s definitely come a long way from the small town where he grew up, which he escaped through grasping every opportunity that came his way. There’s perhaps no industry tougher to succeed in than music, and this fear that there’s only a few that make it has haunted him at every step.
So settle down and let James walk you through every step of what the creative process looks like at the elite level - where inside him it comes from, what inspires it, and how he delivers his music. James’ new album ‘Leap’ is out now.
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Rory Sutherland is the author of Alchemy, a senior advertising executive, and the man who understands why some ideas connect with people and some ideas don’t. He’s a columnist, an innovator and a trailblazer in the world of marketing and advertising.
Rory doesn’t have time for business platitudes, but rather looks for the unconventional crazy ideas that really stand out. This is why he devoted years of his life to looking at business from a human behavioural perspective, to understand not just why people should do things, but why they actually do them.
Rory always seeks out the outlier and the unexplainable phenomena. He’s become an expert on why certain emotional triggers cause us to behave irrationally, how you can be aware of yourself when you aren’t making smart decisions, and how you can deploy those triggers when you’re trying to sell something yourself. Rory blessed us with his one of a kind knowledge to make this one of the most memorable conversations we’ve had with an author for a while.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Marcus Buckingham, is one of the world's most in-demand career experts and the author of several best-selling business books focusing on strengths versus weaknesses, how to take feedback, how to love your work and identify leadership. In this moment I talk to Marcus about how we are supposed to build a great career that we love. The three main question points we all ask ourselves when we are in a working role is the ‘who’, the ‘what’ and the ‘why’. The ‘why’ is so important to think about - why are you doing doing what you are currently doing, why do you believe in the purpose of what you are doing? The ‘who’ is also crucial. Working with people you like, being in a great team, and amongst inspiring people plays a powerful role in our work. But for Marcus, the ‘what’ trumps the ‘who and ‘why’. What are the activities and roles you are actually doing? What do you love about them? Marcus has a theory about the different threads our days are made up of. These threads ultimately create the fabric of a work day; layers, structures, colours, textures, which can be interpreted into feelings, highs, lows, loves and loathes. The most successful people are able to identify what threads work well for them. In order for this to happen, we need an early framework and a sense of shared understanding about what we naturally lean into, our passions and skills. If we start early on the right threads from a younger age, we will be able to create a career that we love. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/9JiFiCT71rb Marcus: https://www.instagram.com/marcusbuckingham/?hl=en https://twitter.com/mwbuckingham?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Krept is a rapper and one half of the the iconic rap duo Krept and Konan. The host of the Rap Game, Krept is a star of our tv screens as well as the recording studio. And with his multiple business successes, Krept has built empires from scratch in multiple areas of his life.
It’s a world away from experiencing crime and poverty as a young boy. Krept has routinely looked into the darkest areas of his psyche to find the motivation to propel himself forwards, finding unexpected truths about the human condition in the process.
Krept’s been stabbed, had to pull his business back from the suicide of his partner, and built his way out of Croydon. There’s so many times in his life where he’s had to bounce back after unimaginable setbacks. But he did it. In full context and with frank honesty, he tell us exactly how he did it.
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Nick Jones is the founder of Soho House, the worldwide exclusive private members club worth an incredible $2.8 billion. He’s rewritten the rulebook on hospitality, and his business covers restaurants, hotels, events, and so much more!
If you want to know not just how to build a business, but invent a whole industry, this is the conversation for you. If you want to know how to maintain worklife balance while making billions, this is the mentoring you needed to hear.
Nick is so calm and collected in his thoughts it’s strange to think it all came so close to crashing down, and his business was born out of his first initial business failure when he had nowhere else to turn. Because when you get knocked down, sometimes that forces you to come back in a whole new way.
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In this Moment Daniel Pink opens up on how we can turn regret into our superpower. There is no emotion as forceful or driving to us as that niggling feeling when we didn't get it right. Rather than shut out or deny that emotion, Daniel takes us through step-by-step how we can turn the tables on our own regrets to make sure that we don't make the same mistakes again. Daniel brought such a positive attitude to this recording that our mistakes are opportunities for learning and a teachable moment, not burdens that have to dog us for the rest of our lives. Seeing the hidden power of regret is to realise everything is fixable, mendable and figure out-able. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/7X08IGEEQrb Daniel: https://twitter.com/DanielPink?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://www.danpink.com Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Malcolm Gladwell is an author who across his six bestsellers has sold millions and millions of books, and his podcast Revisionist History is listened to by millions and millions of listeners every week.
Malcolm blessed us with his insights on everything on how to deal with regrets to how to keep the memory of our loved ones alive, from America’s mass incarceration crisis to what was Steve Jobs actually good at?
Malcolm’s book, The Bomber Mafia, is out now in paperback, and his podcast, Revision History, is currently releasing its seventh season.
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Brian is the co-founder and CEO of Coinbase, a company thats reached highs of a valuation of $100 billion. After an adolescence and youth searching for independence where no one could be his boss, he’s come a long way, but he’s realised he’s had to change a lot too.
Before anyone had heard of Bitcoin, there was Coinbase. Taking a punt on an industry no one knew and no one understood, Brian quit his lucrative career to be his own man. No one encouraged him. No one. He’d told the idea to hundreds of people before someone told him it could work.
In this conversation, Brian brought a wisdom and a nuance about how to run and build a business like very few conversations we’ve had on this podcast. If you want to know how the best in the world take an idea from drawboard to $100 billion, this is the story of how it happened.
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In this moment, Karren Brady tells us about how she finds balance in all parts of her life, juggling leading a premier league club with relationships. There is no more relentless entrepreneur than Karren, and no one who works as hard, but there's also no one who cares about their family more. Karren opens up about how constant communication and compromise allows both her and husband the space and the breathing room to live their lives to their fullest potential. Both of them have been so successful because both of them want the other to be successful, and this generosity of spirit is something we can all bring to our own lives. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/e8DcqM1RErb Karren: https://twitter.com/karren_brady?s=20&t=FeA1tytuSw8D0GiMF6LSHA https://www.instagram.com/karren_brady_official/channel/?hl=en Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Africa Brooke is a speaker and podcast host, who has built a community that has helped hundreds of thousands of young people navigate the unique pressures of the world today. From binge drinking to cancel culture, sexual empowerment to race and politics - Africa isn’t afraid to speak completely honestly and frankly about anything.
No one has come in to speak to us with as much honesty and vulnerability as Africa. This is a one-of-a-kind conversation that left us speechless. There's never a topic on Diary of a CEO that’s off-limits, we will always bring you the world’s leading people telling their honest truth. What to make of their opinions is up to you, but as soon as Africa walked through the door of my kitchen to record, any pre-conceptions of what she was about to say were left on the other side. She certainly didn’t hold anything back.
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Chris Eubank Jr. is a boxer on his way to being the best in the world. A journey into boxing like no other, Chris didn’t just have to step out of the shadows of his own demons to make his name in the ring, but out of the shadow of his own father.
But Chris’s journey to the top hasn’t been seamless. He’s been knocked back by some bruising defeats, and - as he explains - by tragedy. When his brother tragically died of a heart attack, Chris’s world almost fell apart.
But it isn’t how you get knocked down, it’s how you get back up. Over and over again in Chris’s life, he’s had to look deep within himself to find his inner strength to match his outward toughness. It hasn’t been easy for him, but he wouldn’t have had it any other way.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this moment, Jimmy Carr walks us through how exactly to find out what it is that's going to bring you happiness, and how to find satisfaction in your life. He tells us exactly how to interpret your actions and interrogate your feelings to bring out your true desires. It took Jimmy a long time to find out what he really wanted from life, and he was nearly trapped by the expectations he and other people put on himself when he felt himself moving towards a corporate life he didnt want. Jimmy set himself free, and in this moment he explains how you can set yourself free too. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/I7QKadbntrb Jimmy - https://www.instagram.com/jimmycarr/?hl=en https://twitter.com/jimmycarr?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Michael Pollan is an author who between his five bestsellers has sold millions of books. Through exploring our connection to the natural world, he reveals sides of ourselves that we never knew we had. As an author and a journalist, it’s Michael’s job to question everything.
But in his 50s he turned the tables on himself and began to question his own assumptions. What followed was a one-of-a-kind journey that took him to explore the nature of his own perception of the world which would take him into trying going caffeine-free and trying psychedelic drugs.
Now, he shares what he’s learnt from that journey with us. Michael’s book, This is Your Mind on Plants, is out in paperback this summer, and his Netflix series How to Change Your Mind drops July 12th.
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James Watt is the CEO and founder of Brewdog, the Scottish craft beer sensation that is now valued at $2 billion. A former sea captain, he’s had to navigate increasingly choppy waters at Brewdog. But after a string of allegations rocked the company, ranging from personal impropriety to financial misconduct to marketing scams, James has had to start from scratch in Brewdog’s reputation, and on his own management style.
For the first time, James walks us through his mistakes, what he denies, and what he defends. Where does the line blur between a hard-driving start-up and a toxic culture. It’s a tricky balance many challenger companies have to contend with. James’ is a story where he sailed a little close to the wind, when the revelations dropped it looked like everything he built could slip away. Can he navigate Brewdog back to dry land? He tells us exclusively how he plans to.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this moment, Patricia Bright lays out the benefits - and the potential pitfalls - of following your passion. We always have to stay authentically in touch with what we love to do, and why we love doing it. This moment lays out how people can lose their way in following their passion, and how to avoid it. It’s a rare gem who can persevere with their passion to the point where it’s not only their work, but work they love to do and feel themselves doing. We’re so glad she did, and we think you’ll be glad she did too. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/tPEORY7Uhrb Patricia - https://www.youtube.com/c/PatriciaBright https://www.instagram.com/thepatriciabright/?hl=en Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Tony Bellew is a professional boxer and a former British, Commonwealth and World Champion. As well as this, he is also an actor, and the star of Creed with Sylvester Stallone, and the author of last year's bestselling book, Everybody Has A Plan Until They Get Punched in the Face.
In this raw, honest and emotional interview, Tony breaks down exactly why people dedicate their life to fighting, and how it’s often because they have no other choice. But also because it comes to fill a need inside of them, and Tony opens up on what this inner need can do to you if you leave it unchecked. Many times, Tony has had to bring his life back from the brink - of poverty, bullying, defeats, and his own emotional instincts.
His story is a fascinating example of how it’s often things we’re good at that cause us the most trouble, but when we face that honestly we can come through stronger the other side.
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Bear Grylls is a British adventurer and television host who has been an international sensation of survival shows for twenty years. The host of Man vs. Wild, You vs. Wild, Running Wild, The Island, and the author of Mud, Sweat and Tears and over twenty other books, he’s come in to talk to us about his new book - Never Give Up.
Bear has always told himself a story about himself that he’s ‘resilient’, he’s pushed through the toughest challenges the world has to offer - from climbing Everest to surviving in the desert - because he’s told himself he’s the type of person who survives. But now, he reflects to us about the costs of that mentality, and where it leaves you when you come up short.
Bear’s new book is a follow-up to his smash-hit bestseller Mud, Sweat and Tears. He’s spent five years writing it, written every single word himself, and shares some lessons from his life he’s never felt comfortable sharing before. It was a pleasure to read, and a pleasure to speak to him in my kitchen.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this moment, Oliver Burkeman tells us about the power of positive, sustainable habits, or as he calls them - 'radical incrementalism'. It's possible that by making just a little change to our daily lives, a change we can really sustain and not just keep up for a few weeks, then the accumulative effects we see over a long period of time can be life-changing. By enabling just little changes in our actions the consequences compound into something truly extraordinary. Oliver's no-nonsense advice shows just how straightforward it can be to unlock transformative positive changes in your life. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/oMWiaQcd6qb
Marisa Peer is a world-leading therapist who specialises in helping people discover their best self, who doubles as a speaker, therapy trainer, and multiple best-selling author of You Are Enough, Tell Yourself a Better Lie and Ultimate Confidence.
Marissa has worked with thousands of people to help them overcome trauma in their lives, sometimes trauma they didn’t even know they had. According to her revolutionary theory, it’s only when people look into their own lives that they can find what’s holding them back in the outside world. So, look within you. With Marissa we can go on a journey to retell and remould the story we tell ourselves about our own lives and our own journey. With persistence and perseverance, we can begin to tell ourselves a better lie.
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Scott Harrison is the founder and CEO of Charity: Water, one of the most innovative non-profit organisations in the world. Bringing the Netflix model to the charity sector, Scott has built a positive community around trying to bring drinking water to the 700 million people who don’t have access to it.
For this episode, we’ve partnered with Charity: Water to ensure that all of the proceeds we receive from it will go towards providing drinking water to the people who need it the most. The story of how Scott came to lead a global movement in water provision is unlike any other. A former nightclub promoter and owner, he was a user of every type of drug under the sun before he cleaned up his act and started again. Because when he asked himself what was most important, it wasn’t his own pleasure, but helping other people.
To help Scott in his mission, we are donating 100% of the advertising revenue from this episode to help people access clean water. If you’d like to donate also, click here: charitywater.org/thediaryofaceo
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. With it being Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, I felt it was important in this week’s moment to focus on the importance of checking in with this prevalent topic in our current society. Roman Kemp tells us about the time he nearly lost his life, and how he was saved by a simple phone call from his mother checking up on him. Suffering from depression since he was a teenager, Roman has sometimes had trouble finding balance in his life. Thankfully, no one knew the ins and outs of his struggle like his mother. When she phoned him up asking how he was doing, he gave her an answer she was not expecting. She would never have imagined having to receive something like this from her son. Simple check ups with our friends and loved ones can have much more impact than we ever anticipate. Likewise, being open about our feelings can help to change them if they’ve gone down a bad path. I hope this moment from our conversation will help you to open up with your friends, and make this something normal to talk about. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/ogPdfQtzUqb Roman - https://www.instagram.com/romankemp/?hl=en https://twitter.com/romankemp?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Example is a music artist, producer, writer and rapper who has been leading the way in the music industry for the last 16 years. A trailblazer and an innovator, Example started out as a rapper before moving over into dance, lighting up Glastonbury, Isle of Wight and Global Gathering among many, many other festivals.
After only being able to harness his traumas in order to be successful, he quit his hard-partying rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle and found happiness and balance in his life, and found a way to be happy in his music too. One of the most popular live performers in the world, Example’s was one of the first shows post-COVID to completely sell out.
His new album We May Grow Old But We Never Grow Up is out on the 17th June.
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Jane Wurwand is the co-founder of Dermalogica, which revolutionised skincare for millions of people worldwide. One of the first skincare brands when it launched in the 1980s, Jane got people to care about something they didn’t realise was important.
Today she finally tells her incredible story in this conversation and in her new book, Skin in the Game. Jane’s story to self-independence begins when she was in a toxic relationship with a controlling boyfriend, in a strange country she knew little about. She describes feeling the physical hand of her late father on her shoulder guiding her where to go next. She picked herself up, and with a new partner used her new business as a fresh chapter in her life. Then, her industry was just one clinic in Los Angeles. Now, it’s a chain worth billions. Jane lit the touchpaper on a revolution, and in finding her own confidence, Jane helped millions of others find theirs too.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this moment episode, Dr. Julie Smith offers a different way of trying to get to know your own instincts to stop bad habits in their tracks. Through the techniques she offers in this conversation, people can get through a breakup or a rough patch at work without it knocking them back. As she’ll explain, the trick is always to look for patterns in your own behaviour, and the story you tell yourself about your own behaviour, and your own past. Because it’s only when setbacks affect the narrative you tell you about yourself that they can become a trauma. Control the narrative, and your ability to direct the course of your own life comes easily. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/Sew3KrnPIqb Dr Julie - https://www.instagram.com/drjulie/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@drjuliesmith?lang=en Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Greg Hoffman is the former Chief Marketing Officer at Nike, and the author of Emotion By Design, a book about how to find emotional ways to tell business stories and connect your ideas through creative storytelling.
Joining Nike when he was just in his early 20s, to becoming one of the most senior people of colour in corporate America, his life story is like no other. Here he tells us not just how to find new ways to get your story across, but delves into his own story as he tells us how he met his real family for the first time only a couple of years ago, and how that felt for him.
Greg is an entirely new voice on how to be a caring leader and deal with the stresses of high-level executive roles. Because when it’s your job to find ways to connect ideas with other people, you first have to connect those ideas to yourself.
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Reshma is the founder of Girls Who Code, one of the most influential non-profits in the world which has introduced millions of women to coding and the tech industry. She is also the author of Pay Up, a book about how to get women further in the workplace.
Reshma was initially a prophet of the thinking that women could have it all, if only they tried twice as hard as everyone else they could achieve anything they wanted to. Now, she’s changed her mind. Trying to run an organisation with over 500 employees while looking after a young family full-time simply proved too much. Women simply have too much stacked against them having to juggle work and family life to properly pursue their careers without special consideration. What really stands out about Reshma is the fact that having built an enterprise that was on its way to changing the world, she had the humility to change her mind about major parts of her philosophy.
Reshma’s story is one of how to realise and bounce back from your mistakes, no matter who you are or how far you’ve come. It takes a lot of courage to do that, but courage is something that Reshma has never had in short supply.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. This is a favourite moment of mine because its so obviously clear that we should all be taking time for ourselves when we never do. This is a moment from my episode with Jay Shetty, the best-selling author of Think Like a Monk, host of the No. 1 podcast On Purpose and one of the most wise people I have ever met. Very few people can reach into depths of insight on such a wide array of topics like he does. I learnt so many things I didn't even realise I needed to know from this conversation, and I know you will too - this being one of them. Meditation. A difficult one to get on board with. We always hear that we must meditate more, but we never really practice it. Why? Because it's too woo-woo, or time wasting. Well here, Jay explains how much meditation can add value to our lives. All we have to do is put a time in our schedule that is time for us. Even if it’s 5 minutes a day, when we get that notification, we have to do something with it. The second step of meditation and taking time for ourselves is focusing on our breath. It's wildly underestimated yet it's one of the most important aspects of the human body. Our breath is connected to every single emotion, physicality and mentality.Meditation and breath are the practical tools we all need in our daily lives. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/bATwFLLBwqb Jay - https://twitter.com/jayshetty?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://www.instagram.com/jayshetty/?hl=en Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Michael Horvath is the co-founder of Strava, the app to track and improve peoples fitness that’s used by millions of people worldwide. It’s his second business success, after he built a thriving online business in the 1990s.
But it hasn’t all been plain sailing for Michael. Initially quitting his first business, he spent several years as a family man before boredom launched him into starting his second. What he didn’t appreciate is that his calling as a family man would come back for him in a way he could never have imagined. Michael took 5 years off from Strava to care for his wife until her tragic death, and then care for his children in the aftermath of that.
When he returned to a struggling Strava as CEO in 2020, he had to build it again from the ground up. It was something he was ready equipped for, because it’s something he’s had to do many times before.
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Chris Voss is the former lead negotiator for the FBI, and the author of Never Split the Difference, a book about how to negotiate and how to get what you want from other people which has sold millions of copies worldwide. He has handled practically every high stakes crisis management scenario imaginable. What is unique about Chris’ technique is he emphasises seeing negotiation and deal making as a partnership, not a battle of wills. You only get what you want if you make an effort to understand what the other people really wants, and help them to understand what you want to. Making deals isn’t possible without a base of human-to-human connection.
In this conversation Chris opens up about a number of different type of dynamics we have to negotiate in our daily lives, from romantic relationships to friendships. We also get the inside scoop on what it’s like to handle some of the toughest situations, from bank robberies to hostage crises, anyone can imagine. What he learnt is that managing relations with other people is really about trying to help them, and all of us can do with a little of the help Chris brings us in this conversation.
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Books mentioned: Start with NO...The Negotiating Tools that the Pros Don't Want You to Know - https://www.amazon.com/Start-Negotiating-Tools-that-Pros/dp/0609608002
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. James Smith is a bestselling author of Not A Life Coach and Not A Diet Book where he combines hard truths and empathy to his fans. He is also a personal trainer and fitness influencer with a unique philosophy that makes his message unlike any fitness advice you’ve ever heard before. Here he talks about the way ‘out’. Whether that is the way out of a job, a relationship or a situation we are always so hesitant to follow through with our gut instincts. We are all here to live and time isn’t something we can friverously throw away. He mentions the phrase “you’re a long time dead”, and it's something he tells himself regularly. I hope this moment will give you that push to do the thing you’ve been wanting to do. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/xtr8UWEKlqb James - https://www.instagram.com/jamessmithpt/?hl=en https://twitter.com/jamessmithPT_?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Tom Bilyeu is the host of Impact Theory, one of the biggest podcasts in the world, and the co-founder of Quest Nutrition, the company that’s now valued at over $1 billion which revolutionised protein bars and supplements and was, for a time, the second highest-growing company in North America.
It took Tom a long time to find something he was good at that he enjoyed. Tom was sleeping on mattresses and friends' floors, now he’s a multi-millionaire. Why? Because he says you can literally remould your brain to what you want. Laying out his controversial theory in more detail than he ever has before, Tom also goes into how to find personal fulfillment that satisfies YOUR needs, how to take personal responsibility.
In a conversation you don’t want to miss, Tom reveals all about his journey to personal happiness, and yours.
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Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order - Ray Dalio
https://www.amazon.com/Changing-World-Order-Nations-Succeed/dp/1982160276/
A Long Walk to Freedom - Nelson Mandela
https://www.amazon.com/Long-Walk-Freedom-Autobiography-Mandela/dp/0349106533/
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Simon Sinek is an author and public speaker, and one of the most interesting thinkers on business in the world today. His books ‘Start With Why’, ‘Leaders Eat Last’ and ‘The Infinite Game’ have sold millions and millions of copies. In what he describes as ‘my favourite interview’, Simon goes into more detail about how to really run a business with ambition.
Simon also opens our eyes about how being vulnerable online is a way to shield ourselves from true human connection. One of the most thoughtful and inspiring guests to ever grace our show, Simon brings his knowledge and experience to a conversation that will leave you clearer about what issues are really important in the world today, and how they relate to you.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. This week, I’ve chosen a section from my conversation with Mel Robbins. Mel is the author of The Five Second Rule, a business woman, a life coach, and a sensation in the world of self improvement. At a point in her life Mel was really struggling with huge amounts of depression, anxiety, and fear, making it extremely difficult for her to get out of bed in the morning and generally just be present in her life. This moment describes the method that has changed Mel’s mindset to become who she is today. Mel got herself out of her dark side which saw her marinating in fear and anxiety, using her Five Second Rule. The rule was born from that window of hesitation that comes into our minds before we make a decision, a decision that could define your whole life. Inside that window lives fear, anxiety, procrastination and imposter syndrome, so we create patterns of feeling, patterns of behaviour, and patterns of thinking that tempt us to steer away from making that decision. It can be a dangerous cycle getting stuck in these broken patterns of denial so Mel brings this down to one fundamental method. The Five Second rule works because of its simplicity. You make yourself a promise, you count backwards - 5,4,3,2,1 then you do it. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/94zhHbl49pb Mel - https://www.instagram.com/melrobbins/?hl=en https://twitter.com/melrobbins?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Mo Gawdat is the former Chief Business Officer of Google X, it’s ‘moonshot’ division behind it’s most exciting and futuristic projects, as well as the author of Solve For Happy, Scary Smart and his new book, That Little Voice In Your Head, where he returns to the theme of happiness which made his last appearance on the podcast such a success.
Mo Gawdat’s first appearance on Diary of a CEO is still my, and I know many of your, personal favourite episodes. This reunion doesn’t disappoint, as we go more in depth and Mo shares his incredible wisdom on how to approach relationships, how to prevent human suffering and how to be at peace with your choices in life.
Mo’s new book, That Little Voice in Your Head, is available from the 26th May. Inspired by the life of his late son, Ali, he has set out to share a comprehensive model for how to achieve happiness, with an emphasis on generosity and empathy towards ourselves and others.
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Tim Grover is the performance expert who helped to raise the game of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant to the legendary levels everyone knows them for. Taking over Michael Jordan’s personal performance team when he was in his early twenties, he’s been working with the world’s top athletes for over three decades.
No one knows more about winning than Tim. No one knows more about fitness than Tim. No one knows more about mentality than Tim. But Tim also knows about our hidden insecurities, the ones that drive us and we need to use to our advantage.
Tim’s new book, Winning, opens the lid on what it was like to work with two of the greatest basketball players of all time. It is every bit as awe-inspiring as you would expect because none of Michael, Kobe, or Tim was interested in being anything except No. 1.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. David Brailsford is the Team Principal of INEOS and is the main behind the ‘marginal gains’ philosophy, which can be applied in life and business more broadly, that paying attention to the tiniest details, no matter how small, can add up and together produce a big difference. He has numerous gold medals and multiple Tour De Frances under his belt to show for his philosophy. Here David puts us inside the minds of real champions and reveals the best ways to prepare for events and really place ourselves in the moment. Forgetting about the end result and rooting ourselves in the here and now are key. It might sound hard, but David has made it his business to train people for the biggest stages for twenty years. Want to know how it’s done? Let David explain… Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/Ajq3f7OsYpb Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Matthew Hussey is one of the world’s most renowned experts on relationships and human connection. He’s not only helped thousands of people be more ready to meet the love of their life, but also how to have a meaningful relationship with them when you do.
In this conversation Matthew doesn’t just offer advice, but opens up about how he’s approached relationships in his own life. He freely admits mistakes he’s made, where his approach went wrong, and what he’s learnt. This is some of the most mature and reflective relationship advice I think I’ve ever heard. Because Matthew doesn’t just specialise in how to prepare for the good moments, but how to deal with the bad ones as well.
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Payal is the founder of Classpass, the app that’s helped millions of users find their passion. Her own love of dancing encouraged her to start a business which enabled anyone, anywhere to find something they loved to do.
When Payal’s parents moved to America with no money and no connections, they had to completely start their life from scratch. Payal grew up in a home where her mother often wasn’t home, working late-night shifts to keep her family going.
How far Payal has come. Today she shares exactly how she got there. The sheer determination with which she ruthlessly sets her goals and priorities, and then systematically chases after them with everything she’s got, was hugely inspiring to me, and I’m sure it will be to you too.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Jaqueline Gold has been the CEO of AnnSummers for over thirty years, and has had to overcome a lot of demons and obstacles in her life. But the attitude she’s employed to tackle these is nothing short of incredible. In this moment, Jacqueline discusses how shy she first was and she overcame that. She reiterated here that we aren’t born shy. It’s often our situational environments that create and shape who we are later on. No matter how shy or inverted we are, everyone has a fire inside them, an ambition and a burning desire to do what they believe is right. Jacqueline is a great believer that courage comes first, it forces you out of your comfort zone, and when you do this, confidence will come and great things will happen. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/e4eJGthNMpb Jacqueline - https://jacquelinegold.com https://www.instagram.com/jacquelinegoldcbe/ Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Marcus Buckingham, is one of the world's most in-demand career experts and the author of several best-selling business books including, ‘First, Break All The Rules’, ‘Nine Lies About Work’ and ‘Love + Work’. He is known as the world’s most prominent researcher on strengths and leadership at work, and today leads research at the ADP Research Institute.
Marcus is used to consulting with teams at brands such as Disney, Coca-Cola, Microsoft and Facebook and focuses on strengths versus weaknesses, how to take feedback, how to build on strengths and identify leadership. From struggling with a stammer in his early teens, to becoming a prolific public speaker, Marcus opens up about how he overcame it as well as touching on many other insightful topics.
We talk about how to become a great manager, how to make your employees happy and what a strength really is. I want to thank Marcus for his enthusiasm and true love for what he knows so much about. I hope you will learn something from this because I certainly did.
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Jessie J is a singer and songwriter who has been singing professionally since she was 11 years old. In 2010 she shot to fame with the release of her first single, Do It Like A Dude. She has since sold millions of records, performed at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics, and been a judge on the talent shows The Voice and The Voice Kids.
This episode with Jessie is a special conversation. She was candid and open about the highs and lows throughout her life, and shared with me some things that she has never voiced before. From her early childhood memories, to the fame and success of her music, to health issues and grief, Jessie spoke with such honesty and tenderness. But she also talks about how she has enabled herself to break open and embrace the grief that she has stored up and hidden away. Jessie is someone who has always come out fighting, and here she goes into how that’s been possible in a way she never has before. We learn about how to stay grounded as you become famous, especially in the dizzying swirl of Los Angeles. I want to thank Jessie for her honesty and for taking the time to record this episode with me, it will certainly change how you think about a lot of things in life.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. This week I’m bringing back an episode from August last year with Ali Abdaal; a doctor, business entrepreneur, public speaker and all-round expert. It is important to resurface these ideas about productivity so that we can get the most out of our lives. This was an incredibly engaging conversation, as he tells me how he manages to squeeze every moment from his day. Ali mentions here that in order to do our tasks in the most efficient way, we should shift our mindset to think they are fun. This means that we become intrinsically motivated to complete them. One way in which we can do this is change ‘I have to…’ to ‘I get to…’. Shifting our mind to think that something is fun, will make us feel so much better about ourselves once the task is done. I also mentioned that when I have my own time to choose when I can be productive, I create time sensitive and task specific blocks in my mind. This helps to create a tick box mentality, and one which I can intertwine with what Ali says here. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/5r583D34Apb Ali - https://twitter.com/AliAbdaal?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://www.instagram.com/aliabdaal/?hl=en Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Terry Crews is a NFL player turned film and TV star, featuring in a wide range of hugely successful shows like Brooklyn Nine-Nine, White Chicks, Everybody Hates Chris and Idiocracy.
Escaping his abusive father, and spending decades cultivating his bodybuilder physique and mentality, Terry then broke into the Hollywood scene. This episode is the Terry Crews we have never seen before. We talk about some extremely deep, raw material and explore his deeply personal story of his childhood which led him into an addiction to appearing outwardly tough. His journey to where he is now is inspiring and the way he speaks about it is so humbling. Certain areas of his life that became out of control such as violence, sex, relationships, racism, shame, made him learn how to seek control of himself and his environment. His latest book, Tough: My Journey to True Power, is a moving autobiography where Terry faces these insecurities and distressing memories.
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Piers Morgan is a journalist and television host who hasn't stayed out of the headlines since being made the youngest newspaper editor in Britain when he took over the News of the World at the age of 28, almost 30 years ago.
Over the years he has attracted controversy for his disputed tactics in breaking news stories and television interviews. He is also the author of several best-selling memoirs. His long affinity for journalism has seen him leaving and starting new roles across ITV, CNN and NBC. Some of the shows include Piers Morgan Life Stories, Good Morning Britain, Britain’s Got Talent, and his newest - Piers Morgan Uncensored, beginning April 24 on the new TalkTv.
In this conversation we touch subjects of mental resilience, cancel-culture, mental health and veganism. You may not like it, it may not be comfortable to listen to, but this interview was an important debate which made me think about many of the things we spoke about. Piers believes his voice of common sense, acts as a vital counter-narrative to have in society and encourages us to build resilience, stimulate debate and stop over labelling things.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. This week, I have chosen a clip from my episode with Rochelle Humes, who spoke to me so openly about her life, chasing the highest goals like never before. Rochelle has been performing professionally and presenting television since she was in school, and is also the entrepreneur behind innovative hair and skincare brand My Little Coco. Rochelle found success by being true to herself, and following her instincts. We all know this can be hard to do, so here we talk about how to make those decisions easier. The 51% theory is something that I learnt off Barack Obama at a talk we both did in Brazil. It comes down to if we are always looking for 100% of the facts, data and certainty to get our decisions over the line, it leads to huge procrastination and time-wasting. Getting to that 51% is a much more efficient system, and it reassures us that it will be the right decision to make. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/6bwLmjTyppb Rochelle - https://twitter.com/rochellehumes?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/rochellehumes/ Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Lilly Singh is one of the biggest influencers on the planet who was the first woman of colour to have a syndicated talk show on network television, but after it was abruptly cancelled she’s had to start from scratch on what she wants to do and where she’s going.
With over 14 million youtube subscribers and over 11 million instagram followers, the world has always had a keen interest in Lilly’s story. She’s an incredible person who builds from her strong foundation of values, and has had to think increasingly more about what exactly those values are.
This is also the first instalment of The Diary of a CEO: USA, as I caught up with Lilly in California. Over the coming weeks and months, you will get to see some incredible conversations with guests the likes of which we’ve never seen before. Bringing more value, more incredible stories, and more world-beating expertise. Get ready, because this is going to be an unbelievable journey.
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Craig David is a singer and DJ who has sold over 15 million records worldwide. With over 20 years in the music industry, he is one of the world’s best-known singers. But when he found his career falling away beneath him, Craig had to reinvent himself. Coming back with the incredibly popular TS5, Craig has risen to the top, fallen back and then rebuilt himself back to exactly where he left off.
Nothing reveals the truth about yourself more than having it all and (most of it) being taken away. Craig had to dig deep and express what was true to himself, but first he had to find out what that meant.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Johann Hari, is the man behind multiple bestselling books speculating on depression, anxiety, happiness, and loneliness. In this clip, we talk about the important role spending time reading plays in our lives. We are so absorbed in the information that we see across social media because of the short and fast forms they are presented to us in. Whether that’s twitter posts or Instagram captions, the medium of these messages make us impatient when it comes to reading a book. Johann calls it screen inferiority which diminishes our ability to retain information. He explains that instead of skimming (or scrolling) across loads of things, we need to take a bit of time to think about one thing. Slowing down, looking at one bit and spending time thinking about what you are actually reading is how we are going to increase our engagement. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/9vzo9qSXdpb Johann - https://twitter.com/johannhari101?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/johann.hari/ Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Lewis is the host of The School of Greatness podcast and the author of The Mask of Masculinity. An icon of American self-development, Lewis’ podcast has been downloaded hundreds of millions of times, and helped hundreds of millions of people.
But the first person Lewis had to help is himself. Someone who always ran towards things that made him feel safe, whether that be towards working out, towards the need to get girls to like him, or away from his trauma. But an outside injury, and a reckoning with his inside trauma, meant Lewis had to start from zero. What strikes me about Lewis is someone who’s come so far after his life was turned upside down. When his world was spinning around, Lewis saw the way forwards.
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Karren Brady is a businesswoman, Vice Chairman of West Ham, a mainstay on BBC One’s The Apprentice for many years, and at the age of 23 became the youngest person to run a publicly traded company when she was put in charge of Birmingham City Football Club. Not only was she the youngest person running a football club, but she was also one of the first women to be leaders in the industry. It is hard to imagine not only being one of the youngest people at the club you’re running, but one of the only women too.
What has underlined these advances is incredible energy, dedication and drive. For Karren, breaking glass ceilings and being a first to do things is reachable for everyone, it just means working twice as hard as everyone else.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Fearne Cotton is an author, presenter and podcast host with a goal to help all of her listeners find their own happy place. In this clip, we talk about one section of her book that hones in on the idea of being more self-compassionate. It's something I’ve spoken about a lot, talking about this voice inside our heads that talks to us. What Fearne says here is that we need to choose what we listen to, and what we focus on. We need to focus on the stuff that we like about ourselves and the things that we really want to celebrate. It’s a matter of where we put our attention and focus, and that is a hard practical discipline that we need to work on. It’s so important that we learn to become more self-compassionate. I hope listening to Fearne’s episode will move you in the right direction. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/OrX6sjtZEob Fearne - https://www.instagram.com/fearnecotton/channel/ Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Wretch 32 is a British rapper and the co-founder of Green Machine, a company that specialises in CBD products. One of the leading rappers of his generation, he is noted for his especially personal lyrics that movingly convey his making a better life for himself, as well as his relationship with those around him, especially his mother. With every line and every bar he wrote, Wretch pulled his way out of his Tottenham estate and the circumstances he was born into. Growing up surrounded by gang conflict, Wretch has had to navigate right and wrong in a world that sometimes seemed upside down.
But what’s fascinating about Wretch is he didn’t move away or let success lead him into a new life. Instead, he stayed in Tottenham. Because he didn’t want success to change him, who his people were, and what was important to him.
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Jonny Wilkinson is one of the most famous rugby players of all time. With a career spanning two decades, he has won the rugby World Cup, the Premiership, the Heineken Cup, the Six Nations, and the Top 14.
For all those years, people didn’t really know what drove Jonny. Because when he was playing rugby, Jonny never felt good enough. Even the highest achievements in the sport would hold back his insecurities for only a few minutes. The journey of how he was able to break this toxic cycle and appreciate himself and the world around him to the full is one of the most inspiring stories we’ve ever heard. Jonny’s own podcast, I Am, is available for download now.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this moment, Jordan Peterson tells us all about the importance of struggle. Presenting his controversial view, he says that we aren't born with our virtues, they're rather forged in adversity. Because it isn’t the destination, it's the journey that takes us there. What people don't know about Jordan is that he's from a small town, in an oil town where alcoholism is very prevalent. Out of this Jordan had to find himself, forge himself. The values he lives by today, the vow he took with his wife never to lie to her, the desire to conduct himself with integrity in all his actions, aren't abstract concepts, they're hard taught lessons. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/pVhukOYjQob Jordan - https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://www.jordanbpeterson.com Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Daniel Pink is the best-selling author of books that show the hidden ways to motivate yourself and those around you. He’s the man behind Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, To Sell Is Human and Free Agent Nation. His new book is all about The Power of Regret.
Daniel was still in his 20s when he’d risen to be the chief speechwriter to the Vice President of the United States, but he walked away from it all with no idea what he wanted to do next. He decided to bring his wisdom to all of us with his best-selling books. Do you think regret is bad? Wrong. In his new book, Daniel shows how we all need regrets in our lives to guide us through how to bounce back from our mistakes, as well as appreciate our highs. This unconventional view might prove to be exactly what you need.
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Rangan Chatterjee is the host of the Feel Better, Live More podcast, author of The Four Pillar Plan and Feel Better in 5, host of BBC One’s Doctor in the House, and a doctor unlike any you have heard or seen before. Because what Rangan cares about is an all-encompassing concept of your health, not just if you are well.
Disillusioned with the priorities of medicine and the healthcare industry, Rangan struck out on his own to to try ways not just to make you feel better, but be the healthiest version of yourself.
Rangan’s new book is Happy Mind, Happy Life, where he opens up about the defining moments in his journey like never before.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. This week, I want to bring back to you a section from this incredible conversation I had with Stephanie Romiszewski, an experienced sleep physiologist and expert in developing bespoke treatment plans for sleep problems. Here we discuss the common misconceptions many people have about sleep, including the much perceived importance of getting those 7 or 8 hours of sleep a night. Her main piece of advice denotes that perfection is the enemy of the good; dictating our bedtime is the worst thing we can do to ourselves, and instead we should focus on the quality over the quantity of sleep and never expect to get that solid 8 hours that we have all been told to get. Finding a reasonable sleep routine, and maintaining it will allow our bodies to regulate and rest, which will eventually train the brain to use our sleep window as a sleep opportunity. Such an overload of misconceptions can go wrong, and cause even more panic for people who have become crippled by their sleep patterns. We often forget how efficient our bodies are, so we need to stop worrying about sleep debt and instead focus on a good routine.Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/OrX6sjtZEob Stephanie- https://twitter.com/sleepyclinic https://sleepyheadclinic.co.uk/stephanie-romiszewski-sleep-expert/ Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Diplo is a DJ and music producer, who as well as being one of the biggest solo DJs in the world, is one half of Major Lazer and Silk City. But when Diplo was growing up in the deep American south, the music world seemed a million miles away.
A journey to expand his horizons and connect with new types of people and music would take him to Brazil, Japan, Jamaica and many, many more places. DJs like Diplo are in the business of creating unforgettable moments and experiences for their audience, but what is it like to live those moments nearly every day, every time in a new city, every time in a new way?
His new album ‘Diplo’ is out now.
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Jaackmate is the host of the popular Happy Hour podcast and a youtuber with over one million subscribers. From humble beginnings in Norwich to one of the largest internet personalties working in Britain today, Jack has had a hell of a ride.
But more thought goes into Jack’s comedy and its targets than you might think. Because Jack doesn’t just mock anyone, but is always interrogating himself as to whether he’s mocking the right targets, and whether there’s a sufficient ‘why?’ to everything he does. His ride to the top hasn’t been easy either, and Jack has had to overcome challenges he never expected along the way. From anxiety to dealing with criticism, Jack gives us the truth about inventing, and then reinventing, yourself on the internet.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this one, I’m taking a section from Steve Peters, a doctor, psychiatrist, professor and mental coach for the world's top athletes and business leaders. Here he shares his wisdom about how we can form healthy habits and ways in which to maintain them. He explains that habits can be formed both consciously, based on our belief system, and unconsciously, the ones we aren’t knowingly thinking about. When we look to battle those good habits from the bad, it is not straightforward, and they need to be subdivided. Steve is the author of “The Chimp Paradox”, which has sold millions of copies worldwide and put forward the groundbreaking ‘Chimp model’ for understanding how our brains work. The model focuses on the 3 parts of the brain and he talks briefly about one of them here. The ‘Chimp’ which is our desire to be irrational, emotional, impulsive and short-term. Basing habits on our beliefs and experiences is letting the Chimp make those decisions, and sometimes we need to connect the other parts of our brain; the ‘Human’ and the ‘Computer’ to manage and control the interaction they have with habits. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/wyvTqTz7sob Steve - https://chimpmanagement.com/professor-steve-peters/ Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Israel Adesanya is the reigning UFC Middleweight champion, and one of the meanest fighters in the world right now. But in this conversation Israel gives a glimpse on what really drives fighters on, because Mixed Martial Arts isn’t just a physical contest, it’s a mental one too.
Moving from Nigeria to New Zealand when he was still a child and different from other children in his class, fighting was Israel’s path out of bullying, seclusion, and low self-confidence. But winning alone hasn’t brought Israel happiness, in this episode you’ll find out what it’s REALLY like to be UFC World Champion. He’s so much more than that kid with a dream now. An international phenomenon, Israel brings us the exclusive on his path to the top like he’s never told it before.
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Oliver Burkeman is the author of Four Thousand Weeks, a book that offers the most interesting perspective on how to manage your time that I’ve ever heard. He was a columnist for the Guardian newspaper for twenty years.
The key lesson of Oliver’s book is what prioritisation really means. Make a list of the twenty-five things you want to do in your life, and then forget items 6-25, try and carve out some time every single day to work on your passion. It seems simple, but if it was more people would do it. We fill our lives with busy work in order to distract ourselves from the reality that our time is running out. This shocking insight is the key to understanding Oliver’s unique approach to achieve focus, and you might just gain some perspective along the way.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Mark Manson has sold over 13 million books, and is the genius behind ‘The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck’ and ‘Everything is F*cked’. His advice here is so simple, yet so moving and easily applicable to our everyday lives. For Mark, becoming a better person requires these three principles. Dealing with responsibility, making choices and managing expectations are at the core of our personal development and all interlink. If there’s no personal responsibility for our choices, nothing else is ever going to work or improve. Accepting responsibility, will allow us to move away from the danger of disempowering ourselves to progress. In turn, if we can make those better choices, and take responsibility, our expectations will naturally align. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/mVt7Zig7hob Mark: https://www.instagram.com/markmanson/?hl=en https://twitter.com/IAmMarkManson?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Watch the Episodes On Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
John Caudwell is one of the richest people in the UK, for many years he has been the UK’s highest-paying taxpayer. Making his money on the back of the mobile phone revolution, he is worth £3 billion. And he has built his fortune from nothing.
Growing up in a sometimes unstable household, John ran his first business while working full time as an apprentice mechanic. His energy and drive sustained him throughout his money-making journey. But this single-minded determination came at a cost. He sacrified friends and a social life, and has called his experience founding Phones 4u “twenty years of grief”. Perhaps no one has been more open with me about what it took to build their empire, and what it ultimately took from them.
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Roman Kemp is the breakfast radio host on Capital FM, waking up millions of people every day. He is also a television personality, featuring on a variety of popular shows including Celebrity Gogglebox and I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! and Soccer Aid.
Roman is an charismatic and outgoing guy, but last year his sensational BBC Documentary revealed a new side to him and has helped millions of men with their mental health. In Our Silent Emergency, Roman explores the mental health and suicide crisis affecting young men and is looking for answers, after losing his best friend in August 2020. It was a hard project for Roman to make, and while filming it he had to take a break for a month to gather his thoughts. But his efforts in opening a dialogue around the crisis is aimed to help those who are struggling in silence. It is available to download on BBC iPlayer now.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Nick Jenkins is the founder and former CEO of Moonpig.com, a company which revolutionised gift cards and is now worth over one and a half billion pounds. In this moment, Nick shares his wisdom with us on the importance of having good communication skills from public speaking to stand-out graphics and polished writing. Your ability to articulate yourself, think coherently and coerce a logical argument is vital to all walks of life whether that is business related or not. People often think that to be a good communicator you have to nail those public speaking events, but what Nick notes is that actually we practice articulating ourselves everyday. Making eye contact, engaging in conversations and listening to people are all things we can do. The more we output, whether that be speaking, writing or drawing the better we naturally become at communicating with people. We compare this to sales because at the baseline, we are always selling ourselves to people we meet, persuading others that we are the best. Nick is an incredible guy who leans on the power of composing yourself well in front of others in order to succeed. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/ogWmjYsc6nb Watch the Episodes On Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Dr. Julie Smith is a clinical psychologist with over 3 million followers on Tiktok, as well as the author of the Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
Before she was famous, she practised therapy for over fifteen years with the NHS and the Ministry of Defence. Julie offers practical advice to her millions of followers on everything from how to lead a meaningful life, to how to cope and what to do if you find yourself mentally struggling, to how to find motivation.
Julie has something for everyone. Her new book is not designed to be read in its entirety in one go, but instead is packed with applicable and real-world advice for a wide range of problems. The reader can digest as they need it. Julie has helped millions of people, and she dropped in to tell me about her plan to help millions more.
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Matthew Hancock is the MP for West Suffolk, the former Secretary of State for Health, and was responsible for leading the country through the COVID-19 pandemic until his time as Health Secretary was brought controversially to an end in summer 2021.
For the first time, Matt speaks candidly on what it was like to lead a country through a once-in-a-century pandemic, and the circumstances surrounding his resignation.
When I started this podcast, I wanted to bring you conversations that allow us to see behind the scenes, to give the context and this conversation is no different. You do not have to agree with Matt but I think after this episode today we will have the answers we’ve all been waiting for. This is not your typical political interview. This is a conversation that definitely needed to happen.
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Jamal Edwards: A true legend, role model and friend. In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast I usually pick one of my favourite moments across all the episodes, but this week after the heartbreaking news of Jamal’s passing I wanted to collate the best bits of our conversation into a mini montage as a dedication to the prodigious person he was. I hope we can all live in the legacy he left behind. Jamal Edwards played a huge role in my life, he was someone that I admired and looked up to tremendously. He paved the way and proved to young black men like me that I could become successful and achieve big things. Jamal is the founder of SBTV, the first new media business on YouTube, which is hugely successful, and plays a role in launching the careers of many, many people in the music industry, including Ed Sheeran. He talks here about the dimensions of being an entrepreneur, and how the mistakes we make often create the biggest hurdles to overcome and learn from. His wisdom and maturity are inspiring to listen to and as we delve into the subject of achieving happiness, he says his own happiness comes from being able to give back, to improve other people’s lives and to give people the confidence and self-belief he wished he had. We recorded this clip over a year ago, and I wanted to share with you moments from it that capture his genuine empathy, charisma and diligence. Rest in peace brother. Episode 39 - https://g2ul0.app.link/voBhicG5Snb
James Smith is a bestselling author of Not A Life Coach and Not A Diet Book, and a personal trainer and fitness influencer with a unique philosophy that makes his message unlike any fitness advice you’ve ever heard before.
James combines hard truths, he’s not afraid of saying words like ‘fat’, and an extra level of connection and empathy with his clients, he begins by asking them how many hours a week they can commit, and works around them. He has high expectations that work around you.
James is a special guy, and he didn’t hold back in this conversation. Fitness is a world where there’s a lot of bad advice, a lot of contradictory opinions, and it can be hard to tell the wood from the trees. For the plain facts on how to take your fitness to the next level, James is the fitness expert for you.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this episode, we go back to a moment from one of my favourite episodes with Mo Gawdat. We discuss something that I like to bring up with a lot of my guests; how to maintain love and keep relationships healthy. The way Mo speaks about his previous partner is phenomenal and should be a lesson to us all mentioning that he still admires her spirituality, love and wisdom. Mo explains that reaching this level of maturity in meaningful relationships requires work, trust and a total understanding of each other. Finding love and keeping love are not the same thing. In this moment listen to become a better person in your relationships. Episode 101 - https://g2ul0.app.link/9MCCcFlLnmb Mo: https://twitter.com/MGawdat? https://www.instagram.com/mo_gawdat/?... Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Jay Shetty is the best-selling author of Think Like a Monk, host of the No. 1 podcast On Purpose, spiritual friend to celebrities from Ellen Degeneres to Oprah Winfrey, and a former monk.
Jay is one of the most wise people I have ever met. Very few people can reach into depths of insight on such a wide array of topics like he does. I learnt so many things I didn't even realise I needed to know from this conversation, and I know you will too. I definitely was able to put things into perspective in this conversation. Jay has a way of linking very practical advice to really profound insights about life.
This conversation went in so many unexpected directions and was definitely one of the discussions I've found most personally valuable. Jay, thank you for sharing your wisdom with us.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Ben Francis is the genius behind Gymshark, the $1.5 billion fitness business. With success at 19, Ben had a vision, he had an idea and he had the passion. He wanted to create a truly iconic brand to help inspire people around the world. Ben leant into his strengths, and in this clip he advises those who want to become entrepreneurs to do the same. Leaning into those passions, along with hard work and smart work, will inevitably lead you to different opportunities. Fitness is Ben’s passion, it drives him everyday and in this clip, he encourages you to follow yours. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/4pR1CteGvnb Ben: https://www.instagram.com/benfrancis/ https://twitter.com/BenFrancis1992?s=20 Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Rochelle Humes is a television presenter, entrepreneur behind innovative hair and skincare brand My Little Coco, and a former singer. Rochelle has been performing professionally and presenting television since she was in school, and in this episode she opens up on a lifetime chasing the highest goals like never before.
It hasn’t always been easy for Rochelle. Growing up in a single parent household, nothing was handed to her on a plate. When she tried to launch a hair and skincare business which had some products marketed at people of colour, stores didn’t want to stock it. But in all these parts of her life Rochelle has found success by staying true to herself. Hers is a story of real perseverance. The new collection from My Little Coco is available now in Boots.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. This particular moment was taken from an episode where I asked you guys to send in questions you wanted answering. This one really stood out to me as its a question I get so often, yet I think people are looking at imposter syndrome in completely the wrong way. Facing the feeling of being outside our comfort zone is a challenge to overcome, but with the right mindset we can turn those nerves around into something positive. When you feel butterflies in your stomach, my evidence and interpretation of this nervousness tells me I am ready to do the thing that is instinctively making you anxious. Despite associating imposter syndrome with fear, I strongly believe that it is a good feeling to have. Growth requires us to step outside of our comfort zone, to push ourselves and expand our abilities. Each time you do this, the next time will be just that little bit easier. What people call imposter syndrome is a sign you're exactly where you are supposed to be. Though short I felt this was a moment that couldn't be missed. Episode 103 - https://g2ul0.app.link/oMH2Vkboinb Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/StevenBartlettYT?sub_confirmation=1
Michael Acton-Smith is best known as the co-founder of Calm, the $2 billion meditation, sleep and wellness app, but he is so much more than that. Because Calm is just one of four companies Michael has built. Michael has also built Moshi Monsters, the breakout success web-based children’s game, which after rapid growth suffered a loss in users and for a while Michael wasn’t sure whether the business could survive.
Michael has experienced the highs, but also the challenges, of growing big businesses. These are just two of four companies Michael has built. Michael is a natural entrepreneur who’s been founding businesses his entire adult life. To talk to him and share in his wisdom was a privilege I’m immensely grateful for.
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Jamil Quresh is a high performance expert and psychologist. he's worked with some of the biggest businesses, sports teams and individuals to help them reach the highest level of performance. In my mind Jamil's episode was probably one of the most valuable I've recorded. I struggle to think of a better encapsulation we’ve received of self progression and how to always have an attitude in life open to learning. This is the episode to listen to if you want to learn how to better take responsibility in your own life, but more importantly what that means for your wider attitude. Especially having an open mind and being willing to experiment and try new things. I learn from all of my guests, but I think what Jamil taught me is how to learn better. This is definitely an episode for you if you feel like you’ve recently been stuck or like life isn’t throwing up the opportunities you want. Because it isn’t just the opportunities you receive, but the ones you look for, and how ready you are for them when they arrive. Episode 61 - https://g2ul0.app.link/w3n4SIUN6mb Jamil: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamil-qureshi-494661a/ Twitter: @Jamil_Qureshi Website: www.jamilqureshi.com Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/StevenBartlettYT?sub_confirmation=1
Fearne Cotton has been on our screens for twenty years now. The host of numerous television programmes, radio shows, and her own chart topping podcast Happy Place, which is also a popular festival, Fearne has found success in whatever field she’s set her mind to.
What makes Fearne’s connection to her audience so special is the incredibly positive and supportive atmosphere her community fosters. Fearne’s goal is definitely to help all of her listeners find their own happy place.
Fearne’s new book, Bigger Than Us, expands on these themes like she’s never done before, as she opens up about the hard times in her life as well as the good, and how only taking both into account made her the person she is today.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Mel Robbins is the author of The Five Second Rule, a business woman, a life coach, and a sensation in the world of self improvement. Mel also runs a seven figure business which provides courses in self-improvement and life coaching. One of the most sought after motivational speakers in the world, Mel managed to turn around her boring, grey life into one that takes her all over the world meeting all types of inspiring people. At a point in her life Mel was really struggling with depression, couldn’t get out of bed in the morning and generally just felt stuck in her life. Since then she’s been on a journey to understand why she felt like that and what actions needed to be taken to get her out of that place. Today Mel uses those experiences of being in a dark place and dives into the reasons we might feel stuck in certain circumstances. She brings it down to one fundamental reason and what you can do practically to get yourself out of a situation that isn’t serving you. Episode 108 - https://g2ul0.app.link/4h2xVz6KWmb Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Mel: https://www.instagram.com/melrobbins/ https://twitter.com/melrobbins
Sir David Brailsford is the former Performance Director of British Cycling and current Team Principal of the Ineos Grenadiers, a professional cycling team that, along with its direct predecessor Team Sky, have won seven Tour De France titles since 2012.
David is behind the business and life philosophy of ‘marginal gains’, a belief that paying attention to every little detail, and then trying to improve it by 1%, will have massive compound benefits when added together.
Before David arrived at British Cycling, Britain was a relative backwater in the cycling world. Within a few years, he oversaw a team that won 8 out of 10 track medals at the olympic games.
In this interview David opens up about the good times, and also the criticism he’s received, like never before.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. This week we’re jumping back to episode 47, a solo episode where I talk about a simple solution that can help us get out of our own heads and overcome a tough situation. If you ever feel trapped by your circumstances, this is the podcast for you. What’s crucial to understand is that you can’t control your environment, but you can control how you deal with it. It’s through hard and challenging experiences that I’ve been able to build my own resilience using these methods. I want this podcast to go out to someone out there who’s in a similar situation but doesn’t know what to do. Episode 47 - https://g2ul0.app.link/jWDCIWRrLmb Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Johann Hari is a journalist and author of Lost Connections, a book which changed the way I think about depression and mental health. His new book, Stolen Focus, is about what people can do in order to improve their focus, and about what we can all do to stop our attention being robbed in a world of increasing distractions.
Johann travels thousands of miles all over the world in order to complete his research, he’s spoken to experts on every continent and he’s come in to us about what he’s learnt on his journey. What Johann offers is not just practical advice for us all to take to improve our focus, but also what we can all do to change the way we interact with tech companies in order to make sure it never gets robbed again.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Jimmy Carr needs no introduction and is one of the biggest names in British comedy. Jimmy has hardly been off our screens for the last two decades. But what people may not know is that Jimmy has another side to him. When he was in mid-20s, Jimmy was in a boring office job, without much joy or direction in his life. But he set himself on a journey of self-improvement. Out of nowhere, he decided to quit and start again, the rest, as they say, is history. Hard work is something that in our society has developed a reputation for being toxic but what really is the truth about hard work? In this weeks moment episode Jimmy talks to us about the myths of hard work, this 'toxic' narrative and the importance of woking hard vs working smart. Episode 106 - https://g2ul0.app.link/AWljby1dzmb Jimmy: https://www.jimmycarr.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/jimmycarrfans https://twitter.com/jimmycarr Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson is a psychologist, academic, public intellectual, author of 12 Rules for Life and Beyond Order: 12 More Rules For Life, and an inspiration to millions of people around the world.
One of my most requested guests ever, Jordan came in to talk to us on his visit to the UK to talk about his incredible recovery from his health troubles, how people can improve their position and lot in life, how to stand up for yourself and how he derives meaning from the work he does.
I’ve wanted to meet Jordan for years, and I’m grateful for the opportunity he afforded me to fulfil my dream of speaking to him. This is one of the episodes I’m proudest to put out, I’m incredibly excited for you all to listen to it. I hope you pick up as much wisdom from the great man as I did.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this episode we go back to a moment from one of my favourite episodes with Mo Gawdat. Mo has co-founded over 20 businesses, he’s the author of the ground-breaking ‘Solve for Happy’ and he was chief business officer of the pioneering wing of google, Google X, the ‘moonshot factory’ where they work on all the latest technologies like self-driving cars and robots. But most importantly, Mo has learnt perspective about life. When his son died, this sent him on an incredible journey to look within himself and find the ‘happiness equation’, a simple technique that can help us all reduce our unhappiness and appreciate life, and ourselves, more. Mo Gawdat’s episode simply blew me away. There were so many hard-hitting truths which he exposed about happiness, but this clip might just have the best of them all. Happiness is a choice. This is something not everyone is willing to accept. But as you’ll hear in this moment episode, you can only be happy once you choose to be. Episode 101 - https://g2ul0.app.link/9MCCcFlLnmb Mo: https://twitter.com/MGawdat? https://www.instagram.com/mo_gawdat/?... Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Ben Francis has achieved incredible success it is easy to forget how young he still is. Founding Gymshark, a leading gym wear brand, when he was still in his teens, the company is now worth over $1.5 billion.
But it hasn’t always been easy for Ben. He is naturally shy and introverted, and public speaking is something that didn’t come naturally to him. Naturally resilient and sure of his mission, Ben had to learn how to transmit these feelings within himself to leading a top team. It took a lot of work and dedication, but through time and effort Ben was able to overcome his fears and inspire those around him.
Ben has gone from earning £5 an hour at Pizza Hut to pay his way through university to running one of the most exciting and fastest growing companies in the country. It was an absolute pleasure to sit down with him and hear his wisdom, and I know that you’ll think exactly the same way.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Holly Tucker MBE has over twenty years experience building businesses. After working in advertising, media, and for a start-up, Holly gave it all up to start Not On The High Street, an online start-up with an inspiring mission: to give a wider platform for small businesses to compete with high street chains. I don’t think anything truly encapsulates the power of optimism in a better way as this moment episode with Holly. It doesn’t matter who you are, what you’ve gone through or where you decide to go, there is always a way to achieve what truly matters most to you. Episode 92 - https://g2ul0.app.link/VBEo4l8wcmb Holly: https://www.instagram.com/hollytucker/ https://holly.co/ Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
Mark Manson is the phenomenon behind ‘The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck’ and ‘Everything is F*cked’. He has sold over 13 million books and his blog, Life Advice That Doesn’t Suck, receives millions of views every month. His new book is co-written with Will Smith and is called ‘Will’.
Mark is an interesting character with a fascinating story. Quitting his first proper job in finance within weeks, Mark ended up as a pick-up artist. He has since become critical of the pick-up artist industry, although said his job was more providing a kind of therapy for men rather than trying to attract girls.
Mark’s message, although controversial to some, helps millions of people face their challenges and be the most confident version of themselves. Today, he brings that message to us. So you can judge for yourselves.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Marcia Kilgore is responsible for revolutionising the beauty industry through the multiple multi-million dollar businesses she’s founded and built. She’s the woman behind Beauty Pie, Fit Flops, Bliss spas, Soap and Glory and Soaper Duper. Clearly Marcia isn’t short of a good idea, but how do you come up with good ideas? In this moment clip, Marcia reveals how her ability to connect the dots became the secret to building her beauty empire. Episode 99 - https://g2ul0.app.link/g4g9MAiA0lb Marcia: https://www.instagram.com/marcia.kilgore/?hl=en https://twitter.com/marciakilgore
It feels like Molly-Mae has been a cultural figure for a long time, and yet she’s only 22. After coming off Love Island in 2019, Molly has only grown and become more relevant with time. One of the biggest influencers in the world, Molly is so much more than your typical reality tv star.
In a rare sit-down interview, Molly opens up to us what she’s trying to achieve with her profile, and where she’s going next. Coming into the spotlight at a very young age, Molly tells us what the experience of overnight fame was really like, what its challenges were, and what she wants to do with it. Molly is someone who is only at the beginning of her journey, and what really came across when she spoke to us was her still unsatiated ambition, and how she’s always looking to achieve more. Molly is definitely someone we’re going to be hearing a lot more from, after speaking to her I think I began to understand why.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. It’s all too easy to feel pressured by the societal expectations that are pressed onto us from a young age. But the fact is, they WILL make you feel like a failure. In this clip Elizabeth Day discusses how she was made to feel like a failure and explains why you should never let society make you feel like one ever again. Episode 77 - https://g2ul0.app.link/C0jYEaxmPlb Elizabeth: https://www.instagram.com/elizabday/ https://twitter.com/elizabday
Russell Howard has barely been off our screens for 15 years now. The host of The Russell Howard Hour and Russell Howard’s Good News, his new special on Netflix is ‘Lubricant’ and he has a new documentary about trying to keep comedy alive during the pandemic, ‘Until the Wheels Come Off’.
In this episode, Russell opens up to us about what it took to get to where he has. When he was 18, he did a stand-up gig for the first time, and instantly knew it was what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. Russell quit his job and his dad gave him one year to establish himself in comedy, he managed to get signed on to an agency… with three days to go until his year was up.
In a touching conversation encompassing everything from why he does comedy and what he sees as the value of it, to his closeness to his family, this is Russell as you’ve never seen him before.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. We all want to find success in dating, so it’s understandable if you feel the need to be different. But this is actually one of the worst things you can do. Ali Abdaal and I discuss how choosing to show up as yourself is the key to finding success in dating and relationships. Episode 93 - https://g2ul0.app.link/Sg9gsTn0Dlb Ali: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoOae5nYA7VqaXzerajD0lg https://www.instagram.com/aliabdaal/?hl=en
Mel Robbins is the author of The Five Second Rule, a business woman, a life coach, and a sensation in the world of self improvement. Her new book is The High Five Habit, it offers simple techniques to feel more confident in yourself and to recognise your true self worth. Mel also runs a seven figure business which provides courses in self-improvement and life coaching. One of the most sought after motivational speakers in the world, Mel managed to turn around her boring, grey life into one that takes her all over the world meeting all types of inspiring people. Today she tells you how you can do this too.
Speaking to Mel, and reading her new book, what jumps out is her incredible honesty. Mel never pretends that it has all been plain sailing for her, or that she’s always had an easy time validating herself. But through it all, Mel’s managed to work things out. We were very excited to hear how she did it.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Reggie Yates has had a tremendous career from acting, tv presenting, radio DJ, singing and now creating his critically acclaimed documentaries. But what was it that set Reggie apart from the other young kids on the North London estates? In this moment, Reggie breaks down how self-awareness was the skill that helped him work towards his goals and ultimately, change his life. Episode 90 - https://g2ul0.app.link/jMW7Hw6Vrlb Reggie: https://www.instagram.com/regyates/ https://twitter.com/regyates?lang=en THE DIARY OF A CEO LIVE TICKETS ON SALE NOW 🚀- https://g2ul0.app.link/diaryofaceolive
The story of how Anne built her business is a genuine blockbuster of entrepreneurship and perseverance. Starling is one of the biggest FinTech companies in the world, with billions in deposits, but after listening to this you’ll be amazed how it was possible. When her co-founder walked out of the company, and took the funding with him, Anne walked in to an office where she was the only employee on the books, and had to start the company she’d built all over again. Little by little, she came back, and a year later landed a mega investment deal in one of the most incredible stories we’ve ever had on this podcast. What really shines about Anne is the clear sense of mission she’s infused her company with. Anne really cares about doing right by the customer, and cleaning up an industry that historically doesn’t have a record of giving people a fair shake. Anne is in business to make the world a better place, and we think after listening to this you’ll agree that Anne’s story shows business success can come from the most unlikely places.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. If you need advice on how to build a solid mindset, then Ant Middleton is certainly the man for the job. He’s been in some of the most dangerous, high-stress and uncomfortable situations on the planet which is why I felt compelled to ask him how he built a mindset strong enough to deal with extreme distress. Ant talks eloquently on how he believes the answer lies within discomfort, something we’re not often pushed towards in the modern world. But with life’s inevitable chaos constantly on the horizon, building a strong mindset isn’t just desirable, it’s necessary. Episode 74 - https://g2ul0.app.link/jOrYmdr9flb Ant: https://www.instagram.com/antmiddleton/ https://twitter.com/antmiddleton Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/StevenBartlettYT?sub_confirmation=1 THE DIARY OF A CEO LIVE TICKETS ON SALE NOW 🚀- https://g2ul0.app.link/diaryofaceolive
Jimmy Carr needs no introduction and is one of the biggest names in British comedy. Jimmy has hardly been off our screens for the last two decades. He has countless shows to his name, even performing in front of the queen. But what people may not know is that Jimmy has another side to him. When he was in mid-20s, Jimmy was in a boring office job, without much joy or direction in his life. But he set himself on a journey of self-improvement. Out of nowhere, he decided to quit and start again, the rest, as they say, is history.
Today, Jimmy shares with us the actionable lessons in how he did it and how they are relevant to YOU. Jimmy is always looking for lessons to take out of his incredible story, and I think after listening to this, you’ll definitely see that behind Jimmy’s extraordinary story lies a very ordinary person committed to trying new things, working hard, and pursuing his passion.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Creativity is often labelled a skill which only certain people are born with. A gift for only those lucky enough to have it. This statement is NOT correct. We are all creative and we can all train this skill. Bruce Daisley (Ex VP of Twitter) explains beautifully how we can almost instantaneously engage the creative parts of our brains and allow ideas to flow. Here’s how to instantly improve your creativity. Episode 66 - https://g2ul0.app.link/fEZR9DRs4kb Bruce: https://twitter.com/brucedaisley https://www.instagram.com/brucedaisley/ Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/StevenBartlettYT?sub_confirmation=1 The Diary Of A CEO live - Sign up here - https://g2ul0.app.link/diaryofaceolive
Patrice Evra is a one of a kind. He has suffered more hardships, and has overcome more challenges to get where he is, than probably any other guest I’ve ever had on the show. And yet, Patrice has managed to overcome them all to lead an incredible life. If Patrice can overcome his background and experiences, you can overcome yours.
In this episode, Patrice opens up as never before on his background and his experiences when he was young, and after listening to this you’ll want to join us in thanking him for his honesty. Patrice has come through experiences most of us can’t even imagine.
Patrice also gives us the inside on what made Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United such a winning machine, what people have got wrong about it, and where people go wrong in trying to achieve their own successful mindsets. In this podcast, you’ll be schooled on how to reach the top, and how to stay there.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Tom Blomfield has found multiple multi-million pound companies, but what is it which makes Tom such a successful serial-entrepreneur? In this moment clip, Tom reveals what he believes are the most significant qualities which made him the disruptive, industry-changing entrepreneur he is today. Episode 86 - https://g2ul0.app.link/KvEkNBrkTkb Tom: https://twitter.com/t_blom
Of all the guests I’ve had on, these have been the moments that have impacted me most. I don’t often talk about the moments that I’ve found most personally moving, but I thought I’d share them with you today. I’ve selected six moments, from all the guests we’ve had on, that offer the most life-changing advice.
If you’re new to this podcast, this is definitely the place to start. I found these moments the most meaningful, the most enlightening, and the most inspiring. From Elizabeth Day talking about the importance of failure, to Jamil Querishi talking about how you can find consistency, to Matthew Syed on building self-confidence and self-esteem.
No matter who you are or where you are in your life, you’re sure to take something from this. We’ve all been on an incredible journey with this podcast, where we hear the stories, the challenges, the highs and lows, of the world's most successful people. These are the moments that have been truest to that vision. These aren’t necessarily the biggest names, but these snippets have meant most to me. I’m sure after listening to this, they’ll mean something special to you too.
Episode 61: Jamil Qureshi - https://g2ul0.app.link/9Uurwa5tKkb
Episode 77: Elizabeth Day - https://g2ul0.app.link/X3bK9KguKkb
Episode 84: Matthew Syed - https://g2ul0.app.link/TsTmXvouKkb
Episode 65: Anna Hemmings - https://g2ul0.app.link/v3hqRoEuKkb
Episode 96: Steve Peters - https://g2ul0.app.link/BDeUaN5uKkb
Episode 101: Mo Gawdat - https://g2ul0.app.link/JuYBFRsvKkb
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. We’ve all got dreams, yet not everyone is willing to pursue them. So what does it actually take in order to achieve the life of our dreams? I put this question to Ben Williams, former Royal Marine, to find out how he found his purpose and turned his life around. Episode 68 - https://g2ul0.app.link/jhWxHvDnHkb Ben: https://www.instagram.com/ben_williams_cm/ Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/StevenBartlettYT?sub_confirmation=1 The Diary Of A CEO live - Sign up here - https://g2ul0.app.link/diaryofaceolive
This episode, we’re doing something a bit different and I answer the questions that are most pressing to you. Over the past few weeks, more and more people have been reaching out to me for my advice and my opinion on the issues that matter most to them.
We’re covering everything from how to best focus your time, imposter syndrome, what character traits it takes to build a successful business, how to reach out to successful people for advice, and what motivates me to get out of bed in the morning. Thinking about things so directly helped put them in a bit more perspective for me, and I hope they can for you as well.
In this community, we’re all about helping everyone, no matter who they are, to be the best version of themselves. We’ve had some incredible stories in the last few weeks, and we’ve got more to come. But I thought it would be important to pause, reflect, and take a step back. In the process I’ve found more clarity about some things important to me, and I think after listening to this you will too.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Anna Hemmings MBE has won a staggering 11 World and European Championship Kayaking medals with 9 of them being gold. By the age of 24 she had been a World Champion 3 times and competed at the Olympic Games and in 2010 she was awarded an MBE for her services to sport. In this moment episode, Anna reveals how we can replace our negative and limiting beliefs with a stronger, more positive mindset. Episode 65 - https://g2ul0.app.link/SkwOXQ8uvkb Anna: https://www.annahemmings.com/ https://twitter.com/annahemmings Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/StevenBartlettYT?sub_confirmation=1 The Diary Of A CEO live - Sign up here - https://g2ul0.app.link/diaryofaceolive
David Gandy is an icon and an inspiration. Once the highest paid model in the UK, the first man to ever hold that title, David changed male modelling for good. An icon of rounded masculinity as well as rugged good looks, David has been shining a torch for men for over two decades now.
Today, David tells us what it took to reach the top. Starting out as a pizza delivery boy in Essex, David has always had the attitude of wanting to be the best. Some things never change. Whether that’s staying till midnight in order to get that last delivery and be the number one delivery boy, or training in the gym five times a week in order to get to the top of modelling.
Now, David has his own label, which he’s launching in November. Creating a unique combination of lifestyle and fashion, David is taking a bold step in launching a business that’s uniquely his own. But he’s just doing what he’s always done, inspiring men to be the best version of themselves.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Steve Peters is a doctor, a psychiatrist, a professor and a mental coach for the world’s top athletes and business leaders. He’s also the author of “The Chimp Paradox”, which has sold millions of copies worldwide and put forward the groundbreaking ‘Chimp model’ for understanding how our brains work. In this moment episode, Steve helps us understand how our brains work and reveals what is actually driving us to do what we do and be who we are. Episode 96 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDDNI3irZMg Steve: https://chimpmanagement.com/professor-steve-peters/
It’s hard to know where to begin describing such an incredible person as Mo Gawdat. He’s co-founded over 20 businesses, he’s the author of the ground-breaking ‘Solve for Happy’ and he was chief business officer of the pioneering wing of google, Google X, the ‘moonshot factory’ where they work on all the latest technologies like self-driving cars and robots.
But most importantly, Mo has learnt perspective about life. When his son died, this sent him on an incredible journey to look within himself and find the ‘happiness equation’, a simple technique that can help us all reduce our unhappiness and appreciate life, and ourselves, more.
Mo’s new book is all about Artificial Intelligence. Mo has always been focused on the future and what’s coming next. And for the first time, working on A.I., he was scared. But what Mo found, and what he shares with us, is that the next technological age that’s coming can be a Utopia, if we choose to make it.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this week’s clip, Eddie Hearn reveals what he’d regret if he only had a few more days left on Earth. You see, the drive to succeed can be both a blessing and a curse. What drives you in some areas of your life can also distract you from the things which really matter, especially if you’re young. Episode 58 - https://g2ul0.app.link/Bv30UaOl8jb Eddie: https://twitter.com/eddiehearn https://www.instagram.com/eddiehearn/ The Diary Of A CEO is going on tour! Sign up here to be the first to know about tickets - https://g2ul0.app.link/diaryofaceolive
Jacqueline Gold has been the CEO of AnnSummers for over thirty years, and we think after listening to this you’ll understand why she’s an inspiration to people everywhere. Taking over AnnSummers in 1987, she is now one of the richest people in the UK, and is worth over £400 million.
At the beginning of her CEO journey, no one saw what she saw, that women might be interested in sex. Taking over a company run by and for men, AnnSummers and the sex industry was transformed by empowering a new audience, women. Female empowerment remains at the heart of everything she does.
Jacqueline has had to overcome a lot of demons and obstacles in her life, but the attitude she’s employed to tackle these is nothing short of incredible. Jacqueline is an example of the power of approaching life with optimism and generosity, no matter what it throws at you.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Everyone wants to find success, achieve their dreams and fulfil their own potential, so why do some act and others not? Matthew Syed is a world leading mindset expert who can answer this very question. In this moment clip, Matthew explains the psychological reasoning between what separates those who succeed and those who don’t and shows us exactly how we can fulfil our true potential. Episode 84 - https://g2ul0.app.link/fJMwfHFJWjb Matthew: https://twitter.com/matthewsyed https://www.instagram.com/matthewsyed... https://www.matthewsyed.co.uk/
Marcia Kilgore is responsible for revolutionising the beauty industry through the multiple multi-million dollar businesses she’s founded and built. She’s the woman behind Beauty Pie, Fit Flops, Bliss spas, Soap and Glory and Soaper Duper. Marcia moved to New York with just $300, which she spent on a gym membership, became a personal trainer and started a one room studio where she provided facials and spa treatments. Within a few years she’d built a spa empire and sold it to LVMH for millions and millions of dollars.
What’s incredible about Marcia is she never stops moving and innovating, and she hasn’t just got lucky once with one successful business, but has managed to do it again and again. Now, Marcia runs a beauty empire. Today she tells us what it took to get to that point, what she’s learnt along the way, and what she had to give up.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. It’s becoming more and more apparent that in the modern world, many people are losing touch with who they really are. The systems of society which we live in today are turning us away from our truths and toward becoming who we think we’re supposed to be. Like many others, Mary Portas was once one of those people. The high street queen had it all, and yet she admits something was missing. In this moment clip, Mary reveals how she lost herself, and thankfully, how she found her truth. Episode 85 - https://g2ul0.app.link/yapp2HjGLjb Mary: https://twitter.com/maryportas https://www.instagram.com/maryportasofficial/
Sebastian Siemiatkowski is one of the most successful businessmen in Europe. He is the founder of Klarna, a company that is now worth an incredible $46 billion. Sebastian himself is now worth over $3.6 billion, and what’s more, he’s only just getting started. Sebastian has been incredibly honest with us on what it takes to succeed and the burdens that come with it.
Sebastian started Klarna when he was just 23, he hadn’t finished university and he gave up everything when he promised himself that his business would be the only thing in his life for 6 months. He’s much older and much wiser now, and Klarna has had incredible growth to become one of the highest valued tech companies in Europe.
Today he tells all about his incredible journey and how he got there, opens up on the criticism he’s received, and where Klarna goes from here.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Failure is something which we will all inevitably meet throughout our lives, yet it’s something we all seem to have an incredibly toxic relationship with. Elizabeth Day is the author of ‘Failosophy’ and host of ‘How To Fail with Elizabeth Day’ so it’s no surprise that Elizabeth has a thing or two to say about failure. In this ‘moment’ from the podcast, Elizabeth and I read a couple of her 7 principles on failure from her book. Episode 77 - https://g2ul0.app.link/Iv9fxRGJzjb Elizabeth: https://twitter.com/elizabday https://www.instagram.com/elizabday/
Nick Jenkins is the founder and former CEO of Moonpig.com, a company which revolutionised gift cards and is now worth over one and a half billion pounds. Nick knows what it takes to build a business from nothing to change an industry, and today he’s sharing his wisdom with us on what he’s learnt along the way.
You’ll also know Nick from Dragons Den, on which he was a dragon for two years. Since leaving the den he’s become a leading investor in e-commerce and green energy, tutoring and giving a leg up to businesses which help to bring the future a little bit closer every day.
Nick is an incredible guy and an astute and proven businessman, but more importantly he’s a grounded and inspirational individual. Nick doesn’t lead a flashy lifestyle or found businesses just to get rich, but instead sees his businesses as attractive solutions to real problems we all face. Before Moonpig, Nick used to tipex out greetings on cards and write his own because no one was offering a personalised service. He doesn’t have to do that anymore, he has a billion pound company to do it for him.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. It’s fair to say that most people possess ambition, yet almost all of those people fail to turn it into the required action to achieve. So it begs the question, why do we fail to act upon our ambitions? I put this question to the World Leading Psychologist and High Performance Coach Jamil Qureshi. Not only is his answer incredibly compelling, but it could be the key to unlocking your full potential. Episode 61 - https://g2ul0.app.link/3m9ExluWnjb Jamil: https://twitter.com/jamil_qureshi?lang=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamil-qureshi-494661a/?originalSubdomain=uk
It’s hard to know where to begin with Steve Peters. He’s a doctor, a psychiatrist, a professor and a mental coach for the worlds top athletes and business leaders. He’s also the author of “The Chimp Paradox”, which has sold millions of copies worldwide and put forward the groundbreaking ‘Chimp model’ for understanding how our brains work.
Steve is used to helping the worlds elite to achieve their full potential, from Steven Gerrard and Ronnie O Sullivan to top business leaders and CEOs. His insights are sought after by people all over the world.
But today he sits down and shares his wisdom to help you. Be prepared for this one, we go to some incredible places as Steve shows us what commonly holds people back, and how to overcome it. Steve will show you exactly how being at peace with yourself is the only way to succeed. I’m sure you’ll understand by the end of this why Steve’s insights are so widely sought.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Professor Green’s accomplishments as a white rapper, at the time he found success, is a staggering achievement. An achievement which, perhaps, wouldn’t be expected from a young guy dealing drugs to get by. So in this clip I ask Professor Green, aka Stephen Paul Manderson, to explain how he found success in his career, and then happiness. Episode 80: https://g2ul0.app.link/7FV8iDIJcjb Professor Green: https://www.instagram.com/professorgreen/ https://twitter.com/professorgreen
Arun Maini is the UK’s number one technology influencer, with over 10 million followers across his social media, and over 1.2 billion views on his youtube channel Mrwhosetheboss. Today, he’s talking exclusively to us about his life, his passions and how he made it to the top.
Arun started small, using a camera given to him by someone and reviewing technology he could borrow from his friends. Today, he still records in his bedroom, but his job takes him all over the world, and a positive word from him is sought after by Apple, Samsung and technology companies the world over.
In his first extended sit-down interview, Arun talks to us about how he gives his all to every task he does, how he stays focused, and how his very competitive nature drove him to the top. But he also opens up about the pressures he faces. And he comes clean about how the very instincts that drive him on can make him his own worst enemy.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. It seems that in the modern world we live in ‘anxiety’ is a word we are all becoming far too familiar with. The same can be said for many celebrities and online personalities who at first glance may seem untouchable, however when you look a little deeper, no one has it all worked out. In this extremely open and honest clip, Jim reveals how a complicated childhood became the source of many of his issues. He also reveals how he has come to identify and overcome his anxiety for both himself and his new family on the way! Episode 78 - https://g2ul0.app.link/zubmaijq0ib Jim: https://www.youtube.com/user/j1mmyb0bba https://www.instagram.com/jimchapman/ https://twitter.com/jimchapman
This week we’re doing something a bit different, and telling you everything you need to know about the business of podcasting. Have you ever wanted to know what goes into an episode of The Diary of a CEO? The truth of the relationship with our sponsors, the equipment we use, and where I want this podcast to go. Well, now’s your chance.
This podcast has been an incredible journey, and I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve built. When I started this podcast, it was just me in my bedroom speaking alone into a microphone. Now, we’re the number one business podcast in Europe for over 40 consecutive weeks.
Today, we step back to reflect on that journey. And yet, I’ve found that what inspired me to make the podcast then is the same what inspires me to make it now. I’ve always loved sharing incredible stories with you. I’ve always loved pulling out and sharing those little secrets in how people achieve - and maintain - success. And I still hope nobody’s listening, but if you are, then you keep this to yourself.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Talking about sex can often be an uncomfortable conversation for most of us, especially if it includes discussing our issues in the bedroom. This is why I decided to fire all of the taboo questions we all want to know the answers to at Kate Moyle, a Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist and host of The Sexual Wellness Sessions Podcast. Episode 73 - https://g2ul0.app.link/zstxzWwVOib Kate: https://www.instagram.com/katemoyletherapy/ https://www.katemoyle.co.uk/
Ali Abdaal is a first in his class Cambridge graduate who is an expert in productivity and getting the most out of your life. He finished top of his year at Cambridge, but he wasn’t content with mastering productivity in one field.
As well as being a full time student, he built a multi-million dollar business, as well as a youtube channel with over two million subscribers. Ali manages to squeeze every moment from his day. Yet when you listen to this, you’ll see that the techniques he uses to do this are really simple. He’s learnt them through hard-fought experience, and today he’s willing to share them with us.
Ali has been a qualified doctor now for three years, and still practices medicine part-time. But he’s spread his wings and still runs his businesses and courses on the side. With so much he packs into his life, Ali is quite simply the best out there at helping you to maximise your productive potential. Today, he opens up like never before to reveal exactly how he does it all, and how you can too.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Being the writer, tv presenter and adventurer that he is, you’d be forgiven for thinking Ben Fogle is a man full of confidence, but that hasn’t always been the case. In this moment episode, Ben takes us along his journey with self-confidence. From early childhood to the top of Everest, Ben reveals how he built his confidence and learned to love who he is. Episode 81 - https://g2ul0.app.link/pcgvNmfwDib Ben: https://twitter.com/benfogle https://www.instagram.com/benfogle/
Holly Tucker MBE has over twenty years experience building businesses, and today she shares that insight with us. After working in advertising, media, and for a start-up, Holly gave it all up to start Not On The High Street, an online start-up with an inspiring mission: to give a wider platform for small businesses to compete with high street chains.
Known as ‘Hurricane Holly’ for always doing everything quickly, she started Not On the High Street in 2006. Then, it was just one of three online marketplaces in the world, the other two being Amazon and Ebay. Now, her business is going from strength to strength, and employs over 200 people from her West London base. She has used her knowledge to counsel others looking to build their own businesses, and is the author of three books, the latest being Do What You Love, Love What You Do, about how to turn your passion into profit.
We think after listening to Holly’s story you’ll see how anyone can found a successful business, no matter what barriers stand in their way. Holly’s story is nothing short of inspiring, and we can’t wait for you to hear it.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Russell Kane was one of the most surprising guests I’ve ever had on this podcast. Not only is he intelligent and self-aware, but he is also very straight-talking, which is one of the reasons why I believe this ‘moment’ from the podcast is so powerful. Together, Russell and I were discussing success and what it truly takes to become a successful person. In actual fact, the path to success is a pretty simple one, but sometimes the most simple truths can be the most demanding. Episode 79 - https://g2ul0.app.link/5lybE6twDib Russell: https://twitter.com/russell_kane https://www.instagram.com/russell_kane/
Patricia Bright is one of the most innovate and inspiring influencers working today. Born and bred in South London, Patricia shares advice and stories on beauty, style, fashion and finance to her 2.8 million YouTube subscribers on her channel Patricia Bright, and her 1.2 million Instagram followers.
She’s also a founder of The Break, which offers financial advice to her followers, as well as de-mystifying how you try and achieve personal success. She says she called it ‘The Break’ “to represent the gap between what you see as a ‘good’ lifestyle and how you build a plan to actually get there”.
Before becoming an influencer full time, she juggled posting on youtube with being a student, working for an investment bank and a Top Four consultancy firm. Now, she’s the CEO of her own brand.
Patricia is a different kind of influencer with an incredible story to tell, I’m sure in this conversation you’ll begin to understand what it took to get her where she is today.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. I’ve supported Manchester United for years and some of the fondest memories watching my team were made during Rio Ferdinand’s Man United era. In today’s clip, Rio reveals the secrets behind Sir Alex Ferguson’s world-class, trophy-winning culture which made Manchester United one of the greatest clubs in the world. Episode 79 - https://g2ul0.app.link/sMvFiMdXfib Rio: https://twitter.com/rioferdy5 https://www.instagram.com/rioferdy5/
Reggie is someone that’s been on our screens for the best part of three decades. Making his first tv appearance on Desmond’s at the age of just eight years old. This would kick start a career in acting, tv presenting, radio DJ, singing and documentary film making.
In the last decade, Reggie has become synonymous with critically acclaimed documentaries. His films include the BBC3 Extreme series including Reggie Yates: Extreme Russia, Extreme South Africa and Extreme UK which are all available to a worldwide audience on Netflix.
In 2016, Reggie was awarded Best Presenter for the critically acclaimed Extreme Russia at the Royal Television Society Awards, Best Factual Programme at the Edinburgh TV Festival, and Best Multi-channel Programme at the Broadcast Awards.
Reggie is a unique person, the journey he’s been on is one to be admired. I’m sure in this conversation today you’ll begin to understand what got him to where he is today, the factors that made him so driven and adaptable. Thank you Reggie, thank you for your honesty.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Today, I’ve chosen one of the most powerful moments from my episode with Ant Middleton. Ant shares with us how liberating it can feel when you turn a negative into a positive and reveals just how easy it can be to shift your mindset to a more positive one. The truth is, failure and negativity aren’t always harmful to our success, in fact, Ant would argue that they’re both important in fueling our growth and becoming better as people. Episode 74 - https://g2ul0.app.link/HkxIXqbI4hb Ant: https://www.instagram.com/antmiddleton/ https://twitter.com/antmiddleton
Alex George is a pure inspiration. That's one of the best ways I can describe him. He’s selfless, self aware and just an all round great guy.
He grew up in Nantgaredig, a village near Carmarthen, Wales. He is the oldest of three children. George studied Medicine at the University of Exeter and went on to work in Emergency Medicine at University Hospital Lewisham in London.
In 2018, George appeared in the fourth series of the ITV2 reality dating series Love Island. Following the show, he returned to working part-time at Lewisham whilst also making regular media appearances speaking about mental health on ITV morning shows including Good Morning Britain, Lorraine and Loose Women.
In 2019, George launched his podcast The Waiting Room with Dr Alex in which he interviews other healthcare professionals about topical health and wellbeing issues. In July 2020, George's youngest brother Llyr died by suicide. In January 2021, George launched a campaign requesting the UK Government prioritise mental health amongst children and adolescents. During Children's Mental Health Week in February 2021, George met with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who appointed George to the newly created position of Youth Mental Health Ambassador. In addition, George also became a member of the Mental Health in Education Action Group.
This conversation has it all, its gripping, its open, it’s honest and it had me nearly in tears almost 3 or 4 times. I can’t express to you how selfless and down to earth this guy is but you’ll find that out from our conversation today.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Grace Beverley has built two multi-million pound businesses but what did it really take to get there? We see all the good stuff, the instagram posts, the headlines but we never hear this side. Building a business isn’t always as glamorous as everyone makes it out to be. In this candid clip from the podcast Grace reveals what it truly takes to build a business. Episode 69 - https://g2ul0.app.link/6yLwQhfZShb Grace: https://www.instagram.com/gracebeverley/?hl=en
Deliveroo, wow this company is HUGE! I’m sure most of you would have used it but do you know anything about the guy behind it? My guest this week is Will Shu, founder and CEO of Deliveroo. Born in 1979, the son of Taiwanese immigrants, Shu grew up in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. His mother, a scientist, and father, who worked in insurance.
He founded Deliveroo in 2013 with childhood friend and software engineer Greg Orlowski. Deliveroo operated in London for the first two years, growing via word of mouth. It now operates in 12 countries and more than 200 cities. Deliveroo is worth £5 billion, becoming Europes fastest growing company with 2,000+ employees.
In mid-June 2016, Will and Greg received an award for the Best Startup Founders as part of The Europas Startup Conference and Awards, mainly given to technology companies. The company also received Fastest Rising Startup of the Year and the Europas Grand Prix award. In December 2017, a study by macroeconomic consultancy Capital Economics revealed that Deliveroo had helped create 7,200 jobs across the restaurant sector since it launched in 2013. It also boosted the industry's revenue by £460 million in the year to June 2017. The report also found that Deliveroo had helped add £372 million in value to the UK economy in the same 12-month period, a figure which Capital Economics projects to rise to £1.5 billion in the year to June 2019. By mid 2020, Deliveroo had not benefited from the COVID-19 pandemic, when demand for food delivery from restaurants and takeaways surged. Deliveroo reported to be cutting 367 jobs (and furloughing 50 more) from its workforce of 2,500. Will talks about how hard this decision was at the time in today's podcast.
Will is an incredible entrepreneur, one thats a far cry from the usual braggadocios CEO of a multi billion dollar company. He’s a humble person and lives a very modest lifestyle saying his life hasn’t change much at all since the early days of Deliveroo. This is conversation proved to me that you don’t have to be born an entrepreneur.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Over the last few years I have gradually come to understand why, broadly, the rich stay rich and the poor stay poor. This ‘secret’ which only the rich possess is something which I learned only when I became rich myself. In this ‘Moment’ episode of my podcast, I’m going to reveal this ‘secret’ to you all, as I explain why the pursuit of knowledge is the greatest decision you will ever make and how cleansing your social media ‘diet’ can vastly improve your chances of success. Episode 53 - https://g2ul0.app.link/IaAIIFA5Ghb
My guest this week is my friend and all round good guy True Geordie, otherwise known as Brian Davis. Brian is from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He was born on a council estate, raised mostly by his mother as he describes his father being in and out of prison and not really being the father figure he desperately needed. When Brian left home he went to work on the oil rigs, scuba diving to work on them underwater. He describes how this would put him into life or death situations on a daily basis. The colleges he gained on the oil rigs became his father figures.
After leaving the oil rigs he started YouTube under the name footballfan533, and first rose to prominence when his first video (titled A True Geordie's view on Nile Ranger) went viral. Brian quickly gained a following due to his expletive and passionate opinions, and therefore changed his channel name to True Geordie, uploading more regularly. He was originally known for uploading rants about his football, but has since become best-known for the eponymous True Geordie Podcast, hosted by himself and his best friend Laurence McKenna.
Geordie was chosen the host and commentator for the KSI V Joe Weller fight in February 2018. He had previously been a commentator for some of the charity football matches.
I met Brian back in 2017 to record his podcast, we recorded it in a tiny abandoned bomb shelter that he paid £50 a day to rent out. Brian has come a long way since then, running a rapidly growing Youtube channel thats accumulating millions upon millions of views per week, he’s commentated on one of the largest Youtube events in history and he’s also created some of the best content I’ve ever seen.
All of this was quickly ripped away from him last year after one of the hardest weeks of his life, something we talk a lot about today. He’s gone through it all, been to the darkest of places, anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation. However this didn’t stop him getting back on his feet and rebuilding himself from the ground up, coming back bigger and better than before.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Krissy Cela wasn’t always the sassy, confident woman we all know her as today. In fact, like many other successful people, there was a period of time in which Krissy struggled. This is the story of how the ‘foreign girl with a moustache at school’ discovered her self-confidence and in turn, discovered her true self. Episode 57 - https://g2ul0.app.link/tEZovAdYvhb
Tom Blomfield, wow what an entrepreneur. This guy has founded multiple multi-million-pound companies, that have become monumental disrupters in the industry. And let’s face it, Monzo, one of the companies Tom founded and led, is the one of the most forward-thinking, innovative, fastest-growing companies there is. Tom was born in Hong Kong and lived with his father and mother. His father was a business-minded civil engineer and his mother was an artist. When Tom was a child, he moved to London to attend grammar school in Amersham, Buckinghamshire then moving on to study Law at Oxford. Whilst studying at Oxford, at the age of 21, he co-founded Boso.com an “eBay for students”. After a few internships with law firms he decided being a lawyer wasn't for him and followed the entrepreneurial journey instead.
In January 2011 Blomfield co-founded the UK-based company GoCardless, an automated payment method that processes Direct Debit payments on behalf of other businesses and organisations. Blomfield stayed in Silicon Valley during his three years at the company, it raised around £35 million of investment and hired 100 people. When GoCardless appointed Hiroki Takeuchi as CEO in 2013, he left (keeping a "very small share" in the £50-100m valued company).
Tom moved to New York to work for dating site Grouper social club as their Head of Growth. Blomfield left Grouper in 2014, and it closed in 2016. Following his departure from Grouper Social Club Blomfield joined Anne Boden’s Starling bank as the CTO. Startling was, at that point one of the first digital banking companies. Tom left the company in early 2015 after reports of disagreements at Starling, telling the Financial Times that "he could not comment under the terms of his departure". Today we learn about what really happened at Starling.
In 2015, he founded challenger bank Monzo, operating with no branches and instead offering accounts online. In its first fundraising round, the company raised "£1 million in 96 seconds”. In April, Blomfield announced he would forgo his salary for one year to help his company during the COVID-19 pandemic. In May, he announced that he was stepping down as CEO of Monzo and taking on the role of president of the company. In January 2021 he announced he was leaving the company permanently.
This conversation today takes us through Tom’s wild entrepreneurial journey expressing the highs and lows of running a business. He also talks about the disagreements at Starling bank and ultimately his reason for starting Monzo in the first place. His stories are unique, and more importantly honest. Unbelievably honest. He tells you the mistakes he made, his deepest insecurities, his biggest challenges and the things he wish he knew. Wow this is a good one.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. At the time of recording this episode, I had been in a constant loop of feeling motivated to go to the gym and get in shape for the summer, then slowly seeing that motivation die off by the time the summer had passed. In this ‘Moment’ I break down the reasons why I became stuck in my ‘summer bod’ loop and how we can shift our mindset in order to build consistent motivation. Episode 55 - https://g2ul0.app.link/5YWp50YPjhb
My guest this week is Mary Portas. You may know Mary from the high street, from business, or you may know her as the red bob, hard exterior business woman from the TV.
In this conversation today I saw a very different one to the one I’ve seen in the media. Mary Portas is an English retail consultant and broadcaster, known for her retail and business-related television shows, founding her creative agency Portas and her appointment by David Cameron, the British Prime Minister, to lead a review into the future of Britain's high streets.
She’s worked in various retail roles: John Lewis and Harrods, Topshop. Then creative director at Harvey Nichols – which was her rise to fame. In 1997 launched an agency called Yellow Door producing campaigns for clients including Clarks, Louis Vuitton, Oasis Stores, Swarovski, Dunhill, Boden, Thomas Pink, Patek Philippe and Mercedes-Benz, Sainsbury's, Habitat, Westfield, Liberty and The Body Shop.
In 2013 she re-launched her agency as Portas Agency Ltd. Today, Portas Agency advises retail clients from every continent, and the businesses success is built on an obsessive understanding of human and cultural behaviour.
Today she’ll talk about an idea thats fairly radical to some people, especially people that are building or have built big businesses which is based on her new book ‘Rebuild: How to thrive in the new Kindness Economy’. This conversation is incredible, Mary is hilarious, she is smart and she is kind. On top of all that her brutal honesty blew me away which is a central part of what we spoke about, the idea of being true to yourself or facing the inevitable of ending up in disappear. Mary’s been a public figure, a media star, she’s faced public scrutiny but through it all she’s emerged as this levelled headed, down to earth, warm hearted individual. I laughed, I realised and I was deeply inspired and you will be too.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this clip, Jake Humphrey explains that understanding the ‘building blocks’ to success is what truly made him successful. He claims the ‘trick’ is to take absolute responsibility for everything in your life. Jake then tells us that now that he has his success, it feels somewhat underwhelming and anticlimactic as he reveals that he doesn’t yet ‘feel’ successful. Episode 50 - https://g2ul0.app.link/UiRJCV4k8gb Jake: https://www.instagram.com/jakehumphrey/ https://twitter.com/mrjakehumphrey
My guest this week is Matthew Syed, he has written some of the most important books in the self development, self improvement, team, company building space. His ideas are original, challenging and important.
He is a British journalist, author, broadcaster and former table tennis player. He competed as an English table tennis international, and was the English number one for many years. He was three times the men's singles champion at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships (in 1997, 2000 and 2001), and also competed for Great Britain in two Olympic Games, at Barcelona in 1992 and at Sydney in 2000.
After leaving the world of table tennis he embarked on a journalism career working for The Times. Throughout his career he has published four books that are highly regarded taking all of the learnings across his life as an elite level sports man and journalist. To say this conversation is diverse would be an understatement, we covered everything from creating innovation, build confidence and how to reach your full potential. This man is fascinating, engaging and thought provoking, trust me when I say you need to hear this.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this clip, Eddie Hearn reveals how his childhood in the shadow of his highly-successful father, Barry Hearn, turned him into the ‘relentless’ sports promoter and businessman he is today. We also talk about some of the sacrifices Eddie has had to make in order to make it to the top and discuss how even something as important as family can often become neglected in his pursuit of success. Taken from episode 58 - https://g2ul0.app.link/TFJj7P1BWgb Eddie: https://www.instagram.com/eddiehearn/ https://twitter.com/EddieHearn?s=20 VOTE FOR US FOR BEST BRITISH PODCAST: https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote?utm_source=emailoctopus&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Nominated
Liam Payne has been subjected to the intensity of the spotlight from the age of just 14, when he found global fame following his entry in to the X Factor’s seventh series, and the dizzying rise once he exited as one fifth of the group One Direction. The band was cemented as a phenomenon overnight-their success and the surrounding hype was likened to that of a modern-day Beatles at time of their debut single release. They became the first UK group ever to have their debut album reach number one in the United States.
There probably are not many who are better placed than Liam to discuss instantaneous fame and the churning of its 'machine’. Liam has gone from a teen star to a fully-fledged solo artist who has taken ownership of his career in terms of its creative direction and elevated further with a strong signature pop/rnb style and a string of hits both here and abroad. He’s had his music streamed over a total of 2bn times.
However, there is much more to him than the image of simply being a teen heartthrob or sugary popstar. The X Factor may be notorious for churning out ‘instant’ popstars but Liam clearly has a deep appreciation for music and the process behind its production. He studied as a musician prior to the start of his mainstream career and has grown as a gifted songwriter, with 40+ writing and co-writing credits to his name. He has previously said that he is accustomed to writing and recording entire albums in six weeks or less, and his evolution on personal and creative levels has no doubt been accelerated by his exposure.
This conversation today isn’t your normal “reunion chat” we speak about so much in a lot of depth, everything from his relationships, his darkest times and everything in-between. Its open, its honest and its inspiring. During our conversation Liam mentioned it was one of the best chats he’d had in a while and I felt that, I hope you do too.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this clip Julian Hearn, Founder and CMO of Huel, explains how he avoided burnout whilst building the company. We also cover some of the common symptoms of over-working and what we can do in order to find the fine balance between grind and burnout. Episode 35 - https://g2ul0.app.link/lAXApeNoLgb Julian: https://twitter.com/julianhearn?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/julianhearn/?hl=en
This podcast is a real treat and a podcast that you cannot miss! Johann has come back and what honour it was to record. He has to be my all-time favourite guest ever! His book ‘Lost Connections’ had such a positive, transformative impact on my life and truly changed my perspective on how I viewed depression & addiction. I am sure that the information shared today will be valuable and important topics that our society needs to hear.
Johann is a very successful and inspirational British-Swiss writer and journalist with 2 books hitting The New York Times best sellers list. Born in Glasgow Scotland then relocated to London when he was young, Johann experienced some childhood trauma having suffered from being physically abused as child and his mother suffering from an illness.
Starting his career as a journalist he won many awards such as Journalist of the year and was named by the Daily Telegraph as one of the most influential people. Johann then went to onto being an author writing the worldwide known “Lost Connections” and “Chasing the Scream”. He also released a TED talk back in 2015 “Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong” which has now over 17 million views.
This honest conversation lasted around 2 hours and we even went on into the evening off air. I genuinely think that this might be the most important podcast you choose to ignore. I’m not giving much away, but you will thank me after.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this clip Joe Wicks shares his experience in forgiving his parents for a turbulent childhood. I think the point, which Joe raises, is something which is truly significant for many people in the world we live in today and holds the key to allowing ourselves to live free. Episode 37 - https://g2ul0.app.link/MgthxN9Qzgb Joe: https://www.instagram.com/thebodycoach https://twitter.com/thebodycoach
Ben Fogle, a TV presenter broadcaster and author who has reached the peak of Everest, trekked over Antarctica and rowed across the vast Atlantic ocean. A man that has faced adventure and put himself in the most high risk situations doesn’t usually pair with low confidence issues and fighting his own insecurity.
Born in Westminster everyone perceives him with a life of privilege, comfort and a quintessential posh lifestyle. Failing at school and only just getting through his university studies, Ben had determination for travel and exploring. He has lived on an island self-sufficiently for year, presented and made numerous well-known documentaries, written 9 Times Best selling books and is the United Nations Patron of the Wilderness. There is more to this man than I believed.
The conversation we had was so diverse and we covered so much, going through Ben’s journey and getting down the core of the man everyone sees smiling in front of the lens. A chance for him to express in his words who he really is and the voyage of taking back control of his own narrative.
This podcast is going to open your eyes to reality and surprise you in ways you did not expect. The demand we have for materialistic things, to be happy all the time and push ourselves and take those leaps make us question what is happy and how can we be more fulfilled.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Here’s a conversation I had with Tom Bilyeu in Episode 24. Together we discuss the shift in drive which Tom experienced after acquiring large amounts of wealth as he recounts his transition from being money-driven to in search of a deeper and meaningful sense of fulfilment. What truly IS success, and how can pursuing fulfilment get us there? Episode 24 - https://g2ul0.app.link/mQgUuTVrmgb Tom: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ https://twitter.com/tombilyeu
In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this episode I look back on a conversation I had back in 2017 with the Founder of Gymshark, Ben Francis. Together we look into how Ben’s resilience and composure under pressure has helped make Gymshark one of the biggest sportswear brands in the UK, and the insane story of when Ben wrote 1000s of handwritten letters to customers in order to uphold customer satisfaction. Ben: https://www.instagram.com/benfrancis/ https://twitter.com/benfrancis1992
We all know Professor Green aka Stephen Manderson for his multiple chart topping songs throughout the years but there is so much behind each and every track inspired by his rocky upbringing, to say he has faced and overcome adversity to reach where he is would be a real understatement.
He was born and raised in Hackney, growing up on one of the most notoriously troubled council estates at the time. He has won a number of personal battles ranging from health trauma and poverty to parental abandonment. Stephen's mother gave birth to him at 16 years old and left him and the home when he was just one year old. His father was absent for the vast majority of the time, leaving Stephen troubled and alienated. He was raised by his nan Pat.
Stephen was stabbed in the neck in a near fatal attack with a broken glass bottle in a Shoreditch nightclub when he was 26. Convinced that he would die, he fled the club in shock and phoned both his mother and grandmother to say 'goodbye'.
In 2008, Stephen tragically lost his father to suicide by hanging. He opened up on this is in his pivotal documentary 'Suicide and Me' released in 2015 for BBC III. They had had a difficult relationship prior and only occasional contact - he had not seen him face to face for six years before to having to identify his body, and his last words to his father had followed a bitter argument.
In 2017, Stephen had a major health crisis and ended up with “a paralysed stomach”, totally unable to digest food. He managed to heal himself in large part through his own research and combinations of gut/balancing products. Since identifying a gap in the market for similar solutions through his own health battle, he has converted that newfound knowledge and research into co-founding liquid supplement company Aguulp, its product range receiving rave reviews so far.
Stephen is incredibly level-headed and self aware despite treading such a rocky path. His constant battle with mental health both personally and within the family has created a mindset that is very unique and this conversation is one that I think everyone needs to hear.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this episode I look back on a trip I took to India where I got to take a look at what life is like in the slums of Mumbai. This entire experience shifted my perspective completely and yet the most surprising thing about what I was seeing wasn’t the grim reality of poverty, but the unshakable fact that these people were happy. I walked away from those slums with an entirely new perspective on the privilege we have been given from birth, and this is where I introduce how I discovered a more grateful perspective Full episode - https://g2ul0.app.link/uPvHRJw80fb
My guest this week is Russell Kane, a Multi-award-winning comedian, presenter, actor, author and scriptwriter. Russell Kane is best known for the BBC Radio 4 podcast Evil Genius, which has become a flagship show and was the best performing original podcast on the BBC Sounds platform. Russell's other podcast, Boys Don't Cry, also features regularly on the iTunes podcast chart.
Kane is also the author of two books, “The Humorist” and the very well-received memoir about his father “Son of a Silverback: Growing Up in the Shadow of an Alpha Male”. Russell went on to make history as the first comedian to win both the Edinburgh Award and Melbourne Comedy Festival's Barry Award in one year.
In this conversation you see the less funny side of Russell, it is however one of the most informative, fascinating and mind-boggling conversations I've ever had on this podcast. This guy has more knowledge than you could ever imagine and I think you’re really going to enjoy this chat.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this episode John Vincent, Chief Executive and Co-Founder of the Leon Restaurants, explains why he believes that the current social-media-focused world we live in is slowly and subtly ‘boiling’ the younger generations like a frog in a pan. John goes on to offer his advice on how we can live more in the present moment using his experience meeting with African tribespeople as well as what he’s learned from physical-based meditation. Full episode - https://g2ul0.app.link/mPPnb0OFPfb John: https://twitter.com/johnv_leon?lang=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-vincent-52b62bb2/?originalSubdomain=uk Watch us on Youtube - www.youtube.com/stevenbartlettyt
On this weeks podcast, we have Jim Chapman. You may know him from Youtube, Instagram and dare I say it... the ex husband of another high profile Youtube star. You will hear Jim speaking about his own truth, separate from the media headlines. This is Jim Chapman like you have never heard him - he actually shocked me with his honesty in this raw and unfiltered podcast.
Jim Chapman is a British Celebrity, YouTuber, presenter, model, writer and soon to be father with over 6 million loyal followers across all social media platforms. Jim along with his peers helped shape social media into what it is today.
In this podcast, Jim speaks openly about topics he has not yet discussed. This is a VERY intimate podcast, which will make you smile, laugh and even shock you. Jim talks about his personal experiences, trauma from his childhood, which most of us could never imagine and how this will shape him as a first-time father. We also talk about the curse of over thinking, love, break-ups, his new projects and... those rumours!
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this episode Nir Eyal, International Best-Selling Author, lecturer and inventor explains the psychological reasoning behind our procrastination. As entrepreneurs we all have a clear vision for what we want and who we want to be. But no matter how strong this vision is, procrastination and distraction somehow find a way to stand between us and getting stuff done. Nir breaks down the science behind distraction and offers advice in how we can become ‘Indistractable’. Full Episode - https://g2ul0.app.link/cvqxeLjPEfb Nir: https://www.instagram.com/neyal99/ https://twitter.com/nireyal Watch us on YouTube - www.youtube.com/StevenBartlettYT
This week I am joined by Elizabeth Day – an English novelist, journalist and broadcaster. She was a feature writer for The Observer for the best part of a decade and currently writes for You magazine. Elizabeth has written an incredible six books and is a fellow podcaster with her critically acclaimed podcast ‘How to Fail with Elizabeth Day’ where she interviews guests who discuss what their failures taught them. The Podcast has been celebrated by celebrities, literary luminaries and is listened to by millions of people worldwide. It is with no surprise the podcast has gone on to win Day the Rising Star Award at the 2019 British Podcast Awards.
Being vulnerable is something we all find incredibly hard to do but in this episode Elizabeth was willing to be vulnerable open and honest about her truth, trauma and some of her most testing times.
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes I will be selecting my favourite sections from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. In this episode Journalist and Author Johann Hari, most well known for writing the New York Times bestselling book ‘Lost Connections’, explains why as humans we are becoming less happy and more lonely. As a species, we are becoming more and more disconnected, and Johann mainly puts this down to the fact that we are being driven by ‘junk’ values. Like junk food, our ‘junk’ values seem to be attractive to us, but really only go on to harm both us and our happiness. Johann explains that only once we begin to understand our intrinsic and extrinsic motivations will we finally be free to live a more connected and happier life. Full episode - https://g2ul0.app.link/or4oJ5MOrfb Johann: https://www.instagram.com/johann.hari/ https://twitter.com/johannhari101 Watch us on Youtube - youtube.com/c/StevenBartlettYT
This week’s podcast guest, is not like any I’ve had on before... I am proud to introduce to you my friend, and football legend Rio Ferdinand. As a former Football player, he is one of the most decorated English footballers of all time and regarded by many loyal fans – one of England’s greatest players. I grew up as a United Fan, watching him, idolising him and now he is my mate. Growing up on an Estate in Peckham, Rio’s parents encouraged his curiosity. Many of you, may not know, Rio danced ballet to a high standard before choosing to pursue a career in football... and well, you might think you know how the story goes. You don’t.
In this open, intimate and honest conversation Rio talks about his achievements, failures, successes and how his life experiences have made him the father he is today. Rio has broken many football records during his premiership – He joined Manchester United in July 2002 for record breaking fee of £30 million. He has featured in the PFA Team of the Year four times in 5 years. More club magic spread, as the club followed with another Premier league Win in 2006-07 all under Sir Alex Fergusons lead. During Rio’s time at United, Rio respectfully won 6 Premier League Titles and 14 Trophies. Rio announced his retirements from professional football on 30 May 2015. After retirement Rio has joined BT Sport as a Pundit. The BBC one documentary - Rio Ferdinand: Being Mum and Dad. The documentary won the Robert Flaherty Award for Single Documentary at the 2018 BAFTA Awards.
Rio is a special guy, not least for what he’s achieved but for who he is. Today, you’re going to find out who he actually is. The philosophy to life that he swears by, and the culture required for you to win in an ambitious career - but also the culture required to win in your personal life.
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Ant Middleton is an adventurer, military vet, television host and author who is has become a majorly respected authority when it comes to survival and endurance techniques due to his experience within the elite and special forces. He went on to become of only a handful of those able to complete the military’s gruelling “Holy Trinity”, serving with the Paras, the Royal Marines and Special Forces (in the Special Boat Service, sister force of the SAS). He has served on military tours of Northern Ireland, Macedonia (peacekeeping), Sierra Leone and Afghanistan (in 2007 and 2008).
Ant has remained grounded in a philosophy of embracing personal power and individual responsibility at all times. Ant has a very straightforward view of manhood and describes his peers as 'military alpha males'. Ant readily admits that he has been 'exposed' to so much that it's almost impossible for him to feel an adrenaline rush at this stage in his life...
Most recently Ant has been caught up in a media storm after Channel 4 axed him from SAS: Who Dares Wins after five years, the broadcaster said that ant’s 'views and values we not aligned to theirs'.
This is his first in-depth conversation he recorded since he was “cancelled”. Ant, Thank you for your honesty. This weeks episode entitled 'Ant Middleton Opens Up About His Personal Demons, Being "Cancelled" & His Spirituality'
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In this week’s podcast I am sharing some of my own sexual experiences which I have never shared before - Things which have gone well and what has caused some relationships, I’ve cared deeply about to end. I am being open and honest. I feel vulnerable about sharing some of these experiences… so keep this to yourself.
My guest this week is Kate Moyle. Kate is a COSRT (College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists) Accredited Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist, Sex Expert for Sex Toy Brand Lelo, and host of The Sexual Wellness Sessions Podcast.
Kate works empathetically with people to recognise their personal understanding of their sexuality and sexual health; with the view that issues have roots in psychology, emotion, the physical body, and a person’s history and culture.
Kate specialises in working with those who are struggling with difficulties in their sex lives, relationships and sexuality. Many of her clients are like you and I impacted by the stresses of modern life. Kate and I will be having a very open and real conversations about sex, to help you feel more educated, aware of sexual wellness and feel comfortable in your sexuality.
We will be taking taboo conversations about sex and relationships (which we don’t normally chat about) out of the therapy room and into the mainstream, so you can hear what is really happening.
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My guest this week is Christian Angermayer. Christian is a friend and definitely the most interesting person I know. He has founded and invested in businesses in some of the most fascinating and mind-blowing areas from space tech to fintech to biotech, crypto - you name it he’s in there. He has become one of the largest investors in the psychedelic space and is on a mission to cure mental health disorders and addiction.
Christian is the founder of Apeiron Investment Group (www.apeiron-investments.com). Apeiron focuses on BioTech, FinTech & Crypto and DeepTech investments. Christian has (executive) produced more than 20 feature films including critically acclaimed movies like Filth, Aspern Papers and Hector and the Search for Happiness. He is the largest shareholder of DEAG, one of the largest live entertainment companies in Europe, producing over 4.500 shows per year.
Christian has created, co-founded and invested in numerous successful companies, has raised approx. USD 2.5bn for his portfolio companies and has been involved in more than 50 successful IPO- and M&A-transactions either as an entrepreneur, investor or banker/advisor.
Christian reported to be among the 1,000 richest people living in the United Kingdom with an estimated net worth of more than 1 bUSD. With his biotech company ATAI Life Sciences (www.atai.life), Christian has the ambitious goal to enable people to live healthier and happier lives. ATAI’s focus is on developing solutions for the hundreds of million people who suffer from depression, anxiety, and addiction, especially by bringing back formerly vilified drugs like psychedelics into the legal realm.
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Jack Maynard is a British YouTuber who is best known for his parodies, vlogs and collaborations with other famous YouTubers including Joe Sugg, Oli White and Caspar Lee. Jack’s Youtube channel took off extremely quickly, amassing a following of 1.5m subscribers on his main channel since 2015. He is also the younger brother of Conor Maynard, a singer-songwriter and musician who shot to fame after being spotted on YouTube aged 15, and Anna Maynard who is a popular influencer, singer and YouTuber in her own right.
At 23, he was the first YouTuber to appear on ITV’s 'I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!' (2017). He found himself embroiled in a scandal when he was removed from the show after just three days over tweets he made in 2011. This left Jack facing public scrutiny, being part of a British cancel culture moment, events which would change him forever.
After various struggles as a result of ‘I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here’ Jack returned to TV screens with an appearance on Channel 4’s 'Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins' in 2020 to help him overcome what he’d been struggling with for the past three years.
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For this weeks podcast I decided I was going to do something a little bit different. This week all of you will be interviewing me.
I asked you to ask me any question you like about my business, my life or any advice you might need. My team went through and picked the ones that could bring the most value to you.
This is my extremely honest Q&A.
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Grace is an entrepreneur, brand founder, influencer and Oxford University graduate who defied expectations and took her post-grad journey in an unexpected direction by launching 2 major brands: [We Are] TALA (sustainable, slow fashion activewear label) and fitness app Shreddy. TALA’s performance since its launch in 2019 shows it to be one of the biggest positive disruptors in the gymwear space both in the UK and overseas. At the core of the brand is a focus on ethical, eco-efficient manufacture practices. The designs are inclusive in terms of size and shape range: Grace has spoken of the importance of personalising your fitness and health journey rather than subscribing to what's most popular or promoted on social media. Grace has remained outspoken on the challenges faced by women in business, even in 2021.
A social conscience runs through all three of her companies: up-cycled offcuts and recyclable materials are incorporated into products from TALA while remaining available to consumers at affordable prices. Grace also used to vlog her daily life with great success, sharing her ups and downs as a 20-something year-old. Longtime subscribers of hers have had the chance to join her on a more personal journey.
However, she stepped away from vlogging a year ago to pursue her business ventures. Grace launched both Shreddy and TALA within a month of her final university exams. She is frequently discussed by followers for her drive and ability to be able to take on multiple projects at once with tons of enthusiasm. Shreddy has received widespread press coverage since its launch, and Grace has recently pulled off a major partnership with celeb/influencer Jordyn Woods in LA, as well as collaborations with brands such as KOI footwear (an exclusive line of vegan footwear released in 2019).
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From an early age Ben was subjected to a violent parent relationship which saw his family break apart, with only his mother to defend both himself and his brother. Through severe bullying and family upheaval, he moved home six times and went to six different schools within ten years of his life. After an unfortunate incident as a nightclub bouncer involving the death of a patron, Ben fell into a world of drug abuse, gambling and addiction, balancing on the brink of life. Broke, with no home or anyone to turn to, he abused his addictions every day and battled suicidal thoughts. Ben saw an advert on YouTube for the Royal Marines and knew he had one chance left at life by joining. Joining the marines gave him a purpose, he trained religiously, day and night to get fit and read and revised military tactics to increase his knowledge. And he didn’t have a single hand in getting clean from the drugs – his mind, determination and sheer drive got him clean – he was thinking differently.
During his ten years with the Royal Marines – one of the most elite regiments in the world, Ben travelled the world, seeing active operational duties in Afghanistan. The Corps was a rollercoaster journey involving the extreme highs, and lows of war. After being injured in an IED blast in Afghanistan, he returned to the UK with the horrors of war still imprinted on his mind. He had to stay at home with his thoughts – now in a completely new battle.
He turned back into his old self before the marines, drinking, gambling and getting in trouble. The dark thoughts were intrusive. After one alcohol fuelled event, Ben was court-martialed and sent for trial; with his first son on the way he was staring at a four-year sentence for assault, but he fortunately escaped prison by a judge who took pity on him. Broken and at his wits end, a friend lent him ‘the chimp paradox’; and he found himself immersed in self help books and receiving treatment for PTSD.
Like a breath of fresh air, his life changed almost instantly. Ben finally found the answers from experts to understand his behaviour. When his demons were brought under control, he was given the opportunity to join the Commando training centre in Lympstone. As a recruit instructor, he entered the world of coaching and helping others; which saw him flourish.
As a result of his ability, he ended up working with the England football team, where the next part of the journey begins. After being medically discharged, he now owns a leadership and performance coaching company, Vanguard and Find Your Edge, that helps organisations achieve their goals by employing a new mindset; working with many elite professional sports stars, and elite businesses to achieve more.
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My guest this week is an inspiring woman and a brilliant leader, Fran Millar. Fran was recently appointed CEO of the UK fashion brand, Belstaff. Prior to Belstaff, Fran was the former CEO of Team INEOS (formerly Team Sky), the world famous cycling team. Fran led the development of the team’s operational and governance systems alongside all of the business and engagement strategies. Fran has been with team INEOS from the very beginning and during this time she has played a key role in the successes and gained considerable experience in all areas of the team.
She previously held a dual role as both Director of Business Operations and Head of Winning Behaviours at Team Sky. Returning to head up all the team’s ‘off bike’ functions in 2015, her responsibilities included overseeing the team’s marketing and communications strategy, stakeholder management, and all the commercial and legal aspects that come with running the world’s number one cycling team. Fran worked alongside the incomparable Sir Dave Brailsford for over a decade, as well as leading sports psychiatrist, professor Steve Peters.
Prior to working at Team Sky, Fran set-up and ran her own successful athlete and event management agency for 7 years, initially representing her brother, David Millar and going on to represent some of the UK’s highest profile cyclists, including 2011 Sports Personality of the Year winner Mark Cavendish and 2018 Tour de France winner and 2018 Sports Personality of the Year winner, Geraint Thomas. During her career in cycling, Fran had to deal with some tough challenges including getting caught up in tan infamous doping scandal that involved her pro cyclist brother David.
Fran’s story is a fascinating one, one that has twists and turns, one that would have left a lot of people behind but not Fran. Fran is tough, she’s tenacious, she’s inspiring.
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Bruce Daisley is one of the world’s most influential voices on fixing workplace culture and a former VP at Twitter. Bruce Daisley spent over a decade as a top executive at Twitter, YouTube and Google for Europe, leaving Twitter as its most senior leader outside of the US.
Bruce’s highly acclaimed book, The Joy of Work: 30 Ways to Fix Your Work Culture and Fall in Love with Your Job Again, offers a fascinating and data-tested insight into what ‘work’ and ‘office culture’ now looks-like in the 21st century, as well as advising how all levels of staff within organisations can build a more motivating and productive workplace culture. The book went on to become the UK’s bestselling business hardback of 2019, being translated into 13 languages and long-listed for Business Book of the Year 2020 and CMI Management Book of the Year 2020. His literary and business successes have culminated in Bruce being named one of the Evening Standard’s 1000 Most Influential Londoners and one of Debrett’s 500 Most Influential People in Britain.
At the CBI Annual Conference, he was voted the top-rated speaker, having shared the stage with the Prime Minister and Jeremy Corbyn. Alongside his literary pursuits, Bruce hosts and runs the ‘Eat Sleep Work Repeat’ podcast on workplace culture which has reached #1 spot on the Apple Business Podcast Chart. He now devotes his time to championing reforms to culture in the workplace.
He is also a published writer in the Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal & The Guardian.
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My guest this week is kayaking legend Anna Hemmings MBE. Anna is Britain’s most successful female marathon kayaker with a staggering eleven World and European Championship medals, 9 of them gold. By the age of 24 she had been a World Champion 3 times and competed at the Olympic Games. In 2010 she was awarded an MBE for her services to sport. Hemmings achieved this success against all the odds. She was told by the British head coach that she was not big enough or strong enough to be a great kayaker. She proved him wrong.
At the peak of her career, Anna was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and was told by medical experts she might never race again. She battled her way to full recovery and went on to win a further 3 world titles and compete at her second Olympic Games in Beijing 2008. She has become an expert in the field of resilience and high performance. Anna is now an Executive coach and founded Beyond the Barriers, a high performance training consultancy which works globally with leaders and teams giving them practical tools and strategies to enable them to thrive under pressure, build resilience, be mentally tough in challenging environments and deliver world class performance.
Anna’s sporting achievements were recognised at the Sunday Times Sports Woman of the Year Awards, where she won the 2005 Champions Award and then again in 2007 when she was voted BBC London Sports Personality of the Year. This week's podcast gave me more realisations than I’ve ever had from a guest before. We spoke about the multiple challenges she faced throughout her career and how despite all of the hardships, she was able to keep going when all the signs were there to give-up. We also delved into her expertise in resilience and high performance, discussing the steps she takes to help people become the greatest version of themselves.
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My guest this week is Stephanie Romiszewski, an experienced consultant sleep physiologist. Stephanie specialises in complex sleep cases and developing bespoke treatment plans for sleep problems. She is a master in diagnosing and treating sleep disorders, disseminating science to the public through television media, medical legal work, and public speaking. She is Channel 4 series sleep expert, an academic researcher and published author.
In my chat with Stephanie we covered various topics from common misconceptions about sleep, insomnia, sleeping pills, how to control our dreams, mental health as it pertains to sleep and much more!
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GO LISTEN TO PART 1 IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY!
2020 has been one of the most challenging and uncertain years of most people’s lives. It has made us realise what and who really matters and despite being difficult, has taught me some of the most valuable and life changing lessons.
Following last week’s podcast I will continue to delve into these lessons and explain how we can all hope to improve our lives and outlook in 2021.
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It’s coming to that time of year when everyone starts to reminisce about the year that has just been and thinks about the changes they can make to have a better, happier future...
The thing is though, this year has been different to any other that has gone before! It’s been difficult, it’s been a struggle, it’s been heartbreaking! Within the hard times of life we tend to learn more about ourselves and who we are. For that reason, I’ve decided to host a two part end of year special podcast episode to take a look back at the biggest lessons I’ve learnt during one of the hardest year of our lives and how we can try and make 2021 a better year.
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This week I met with high performance expert and psychologist, Jamil Qureshi and delved into the secrets behind unlocking your own potential and mastering your mind.
Jamil has worked with some of the biggest businesses, sports teams and individuals to help them reach the highest level of performance. In this episode he reveals the hidden secrets behind their success… And how YOU can use them to your advantage!
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This week I have a recurring guest, the man who helped the lives of people around the globe during lockdown when they needed it most, Joe Wicks. After we last spoke he achieved his dream and has recently been awarded an MBE but when it had finished it led to Joe feeling lost and a notion of lack of purpose, he still has struggles that on the surface you would never imagine he had! Joe talks open and honestly about addiction, childhood Trauma and depression. These are just a handful of topics we cover in this week's episode, this is the Joe you don't know. Honestly, this is one of the most EMOTIONAL discussions I've ever taken part in and you need to hear it. Topics: - Achieving my ultimate goal in 18 weeks - Feeling lost - Goals going forwards - Your childhood - You must be really busy - Marriage, tell me where I’m going wrong - Therapy - Psychedelics & mental health - If you were to die today what would you regret - Social media - What roll does money play in your life? Sponsor - https://uk.huel.com/
Imagine what you would learn if you spent a year talking to the world’s most successful people. This week I get to find out what insights Jake Humphrey has received by doing exactly that.
Jake Humphrey - presenter and entrepreneur and podcaster co-presents the High Performance Podcast.
"The High Performance Podcast brings you an intimate glimpse into the lives of high-achieving, world-class performers who have all excelled in their field with first-hand experiences and lessons to share".
Listening to what he has learnt was truly fascinating! The insight he has received from some of the world’s elite performers by hosting his podcast has completely changed his life. He’s spotted his own insecurities, he’s spotted his own weaknesses and now he’s ready to share them with you.
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In this week’s episode I sat down with the man who is putting British boxing on the map, Eddie Hearn. You’ll probably know him as a confident, boisterous, loud promoter. But when you dig a little deeper, I found something else, something much more revealing, something that made me unsure whether I should feel sorry for him, or be impressed by him.
During our discussion he shared so many pieces of valuable information from his journey climbing to the very top of the business ladder… and he isn’t finished yet!
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Parts of this episode made me feel uncomfortable, it may make you feel the same, but trust me, you need to hear this. This week I sat down with Krissy Cela, this was such a brave, truthful conversation.
From being an immigrant, bullied on the school playground to becoming a multi-millionaire entrepreneur, author and one of the UK’s most recognised fitness trainers. Krissy shared the highs, but also the lows of being an entrepreneur that most won’t speak about.
She's now the CEO of a business valued at almost £100m. This is the raw, unfiltered truth of Krissy Cela.
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This is one of the most gripping, emotional and powerful conversations I've ever had. It may also be the reason I never get married. This week I sat down with previous guest and good friend of mine Dr Aria. Dr Aria is a high performance psychologist and mindfulness specialist but he's not here to talk about that today. Dr Aria has been on a truly life changing journey over the past year and he's here to talk about that journey in the most honest and truthful way. Topics: - The Story - Processing the emotions - Adapting my opinion of marriage and monogamy - How I Lost an intrinsic part of who I was - My Ideal relationship structure - Why unhappiness stems from conformity - Finding new friends in a painful situation - Outro Special thanks to my good friend Dr. Aria, you can find him at: Instagram - @dr._aria Website - dr-aria.com Sponsor - https://uk.huel.com/
What I cover in this episode:
- How I've FINALLY fixed / figured out why we lose motivation
- Why people are more depressed and anxious (and a cure)
- Key to success: Avoiding good opportunities so you have time to devote to great opportunities.
- Why I don't think marriage is the right answer.
- Why I don't think marriage is the right answer.
- Why you should NOT "Fit in".
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In this weeks episode of The Diary Of A CEO titled "Overcoming Depression, Burnout, Anxiety and Insomnia with Dan Murray-Serter" we discuss:
- Depression - where did it all start?
- Psychedelics - Posting online despite what people think?
- Burn out
- Anxiety
- Supplements & brand
- How do you find the guts to keep going despite failure?
- Relationships
- Are you happy?
- Are you scared of dying?
- Dinner Party
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What I cover in this episode:
- The first lesson this pandemic has taught me
- I have a secret to tell you
- Changing the shape of your brain
- Less answers and more questions
- What are some of the most important questions you can ask yourself?
- The thing that invalided you when you were younger, will be the thing you seek validation from as an adult.
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- How to quit, why quitting matters and my quitting framework
- Dealing with uncertainty instead of certain misery
- How I built a £200m company at 22 years old
- How I got 1 million followers on Instagram
- The life changing art of taking responsibility
- An unpopular opinion about the Virus
- Bad binary answers to complex problems
- Racism will hold you back even more if you let it.
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This week's episode of The Diary of a CEO is all about the certainty of unexpected chaos. This is a different episode, for the very different times that we’re living in. But, I think you ALL need to hear this, because I did. I discuss why you should be responsible for your actions, how to be positive amongst all the chaos, stay psychologically effective and the importance of being compassionate with your thoughts. I also delve into what I call "happiness dividends" and discuss why it is vital not give up on your long term goals for short term pleasures, especially in this time of uncertainty.
In my most recent episode of The Diary of a CEO, I sat down with the incredibly successful TV presenter, journalist and entrepreneur Jake Humphrey. Jake has gone from being an unqualified drop out, who was fired from McDonalds after just two months for a lack of communication skills to one of the UK’s most well known TV presenters, with accolades such as CBBC, BT Sport, Formula One and much more. Jake also co-founded the production company Whisper Films, alongside former BBC Sport producer Sunil Patel and David Coulthard and the business has grown from £1.5m to almost £20m. Our conversation was extremely honest and open. Jake has struggled to come to terms with the common misconceptions of who he is, battling suicidal thoughts and developing an unhealthy relationship with social media. We discuss the best way to move forward with the devastating impact social media can have and why failure is the key to being successful.
In this week's episode of The Diary of a CEO, I chat to Dame Stephanie Shirley also known as "Steve".At the age of 5, Steve fled from Nazi persecution in her hometown of Dortmund and arrived in the UK on the Kindertransport, luckily escaping the...
In this week's episode of The Diary of a CEO, I chat to Jamie Laing and Ed Williams, the co-founders of Candy Kittens - the fastest growing confectionary brand in the UK. Our conversation delved into battling the misconceptions of family wealth,...
This week's episode of The Diary of a CEO is all about breakdowns and problems and I delve into why only YOU have control over your thoughts. I discuss how we are obsessing over optimising our lives and the worrying increase in loneliness within the...
How would you feel if your career, the career you’ve worked at all your life, was suddenly destroyed? This is how my next guest on The Diary of a CEO felt when her whole world came tumbling down due to a fatal error. Diane is truly inspirational. Her...
In the first episode of 2020 of The Diary of a CEO, I share a very personal extract from my diary 8 years ago which I’ve NEVER shared before, and discuss the time I’ve recently spent alone in the Indonesian Jungle. I also explain why it’s important to...
2019 has been a world-wind of a year for me, and this week’s episode of The Diary of a CEO is all about reflection. Alongside this, I discuss why you shouldn’t waste time on people that don’t deserve it. Furthermore, I explain why it’s critical for us t...
On this week's episode of The Diary of a CEO, I sit down with Nir Eyal, an Israeli-born American author, lecturer and investor. Nir released his first book in 2014 “Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products” and it became a Wall Street Journal Interna...
The Diary of a CEO podcast has kept me extremely level-headed, it's kept me from being self-destructive and it has maintained my self-awareness; and these points are exactly what I wanted to discuss in this week's episode. I additionally relay the impor...
Brothers, best friends and business partners, The Heaton Brothers share more than just their parents. George and Mike Heaton are the founders of the world-renowned streetwear brand, Represent. The 26 and 28 year old initially started Represent in their ...
The last few weeks have been some of the most educational and exciting in Social Chain's history and in my journey as an entrepreneur. We went public. In this week's episode of The Diary of a CEO, I share some of the insights that going public has taugh...
At 15, Jamal Edwards rapped under the name "SmokeyBarz", filming with his friends from a £20 phone. At 24, he had received an MBE for services to music and business, taken the first royal selfie and was a multimillionaire. The entrepreneur turned music ...
The last couple of weeks have been the most professionally challenging of my life and I divulge all in this week’s episode of The Diary of a CEO. Alongside this, I discuss the importance of having an internal locus of control, and how important constant...
Have you ever had that experience of meeting someone, and being so glad that they became successful? That’s what it was like meeting Joe. Joe Wicks, otherwise known as The Body Coach, is a health and fitness coach, author, investor and entrepreneur whos...
In this weeks solo episode of The Diary of a CEO, I discuss how important it is to build and share your story when creating a brand or a business. I talk about how we are naturally obsessed with being motivated and ambitious, and explain how being...
Julian Hearn is the founder and CMO of Huel, a nutrition company responsible for the increasingly popular, powdered meal replacement drink. Huel is basically a meal in a bottle designed for time-poor people, enabling you to get all your nutritional...
In this weeks episode of The Diary of a CEO, I sit down with Dr Aria Campbell-Danesh, a high performance psychologist and an expert in the fields of behaviour change and long-term health.
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It’s been a while since we last spoke which I apologise about! In this week’s episode of The Diary of a CEO, I discuss how a bad reaction of mine lead to a lot of regret. We are all on a journey of self-development and in this particular moment my ego...
From co-CEO of Badoo, a dating-focused social network worth over a billion, to sitting on the advisory board for Bumble to launching her in own app in 2017 with co-founder of Deliveroo Greg Orlowski, Michelle Kennedy is a force to be reckoned with. She ...
It’s crazy to think how much things can change in such a short period of time. In this episode I discuss the concept of compartmentalising and 6 positive ways to approach this. I also talk about how I deal with fear in life, how running a business is li...
This week I spoke with Alan Barratt, CEO and Founder of the worlds fastest growing sports performance and weight management brand, Grenade. Alan and his wife Juliet started Grenade in 2010 with just £27 in their bank account. After a few short years, 50...
Welcome back to Chapter 9 of The Diary of a CEO. This week, I talk about my obsession with the tragic yet fascinating mess that is Brexit, and how I’ve learnt more about British politics in the last 3 months than I’ve known in the last 10 years. Through...
In this weeks episode of The Diary of a CEO, I sat down with Tobi Pearce, the CEO of SWEAT. Tobi describes SWEAT as the world’s biggest online digital gym, offering help and guidance for women with their fitness choices and health goals. Australian-born...
It has been a crazy few travelling weeks for me so I do apologise about the delay in this episode. This week, I discuss the culture of winning. Some people have an ingrained ideology that they will always lose. This is learnt from previous failings, act...
Books will change your life, and there are so many that have changed mine. In this episode I chat with journalist and author Johann Hari, most well known for writing the New York Times bestselling book ‘Lost Connections; uncovering the real causes of de...
This week has been chaotic. In Chapter Five of The Diary of a CEO I flew back to the UK for an incredibly busy week filled with podcast interviews, speaking appointments, pitching to one of our biggest clients as well as filming an advert campaign. The ...
In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, my entire perception of what an entrepreneur is, is completely turned on it's head. I travelled to a beautiful house in the LA hills to meet with Tom Bilyeu, the founder of Quest Nutrition. In 2014, Quest Nutrition...
In Chapter 3 of The Diary of a CEO I talk about the importance of trusting more. I am a real perfectionist and feel trapped between wanting to control even the smallest details and wanting to let go and delegate. I touch on learning to say no, which I t...
In Chapter 2 of Season 2 of The Diary of a CEO I flew to LA to meet Sarah Bahbah, the 26 year old Palestinian-Australian Artist, Writer and Director. Sarah rose to fame after the release of her photography series ‘Sex and Takeout’ was spotted by...
Diary of a CEO is back. Welcome to Season 2 of the podcast, Chapter 1 of my new diary. In the time I've been away a lot has happened and a lot has changed. If you're new to the channel, this podcast is where I share my deepest and darkest thoughts, both...
What a chapter this is, I meet food writer and entrepreneur Ella Mills, more famously known under the brand Deliciously Ella. Ella tells her fascinating story, about how she fell very ill during university, battling with both her physical and mental health and describes how the blog she founded in 2012 not only launched her career, but saved her life.
In this chapter I had the privilege of sitting down with Luke Massie, owner and founder of Vibe tickets. Luke has recently been swarmed with bad press due to his business declaring bankruptcy, to which he then chose to buy back him self. I sat down with Luke to hear his side of the story and to ask him why he thinks he's being attacked for his business decisions.
In Chapter Eighteen I'm honoured to invite Drama aka Chris Pfaff, founder of the internationally renowned Young & Reckless streetwear brand. After creating a fashion powerhouse with no prior business experience or a college education, I wanted to find out what drives him and the lessons he's learnt along the way. We discuss the struggles of being an entrepreneur, the pressures of being a reality tv star and his addiction to alcohol and Xanax.
Damn, it's been a long time, this the first episode on my new US journey. In this chapter I explain why an elderly couple made me jealous, debunk a common myth around visualisation and discuss marriage, mental health and masturbation. What a weird ending.
This is my favourite episode I've recorded alone. In this chapter I discuss the goals and dangers of moving to New York, explain the reason why I'm jealous of death, an unpredicted problem this week almost cost the business millions and of course, no episode would be complete without a development in my relationship status.
In this Chapter, I meet Gerard Adams - A born entrepreneur. He takes us through his journey of struggle, success & tough decisions as he grew one of the most popular online publishers - Elite daily, through to it's sale to the Daily Mail. Now heading up an incubator for entrepreneurs in Fownders, Gerard's mission is bigger than ever.
In Chapter Fourteen, I'm honoured to invite John Vincent, Co-Founder of hugely popular healthy eating fast food chain Leon. Having built an empire of 52 restaurants, I wanted to find out what drives him and the lessons he's learnt along the way. Tragically, John's father passed away a week prior to our conversation, and he discusses what his fathers influence has taught him.
In this chapter, I discuss the importance I've learnt this past week in first impressions, the reason why we're ALL f*cked up and how we can use that to our advantage, the 20 reasons why you shouldn't be an entrepreneur, and I update on my new journey in moving to New York and as always, my relationship status..
In this chapter I invite Sacha Lord onto the podcast to share his diary. From the halcyon days at Manchester's famed Hacienda, to building the iconic Warehouse Project & Parklife, Sacha is a true party mastermind, and as you can imagine, he's got a lot of stories to tell from along the way..
In this chapter I have a huge announcement to make, one that I've not revealed to anyone outside of my immediate team yet..
In this chapter, Dominic McGregor, Co-Founder of Social Chain joins me to talk through his story of building Social Chain, the pressure's of entrepreneurship, mental health, his struggles with addiction & his recovery.Dom's EverydayHero challenge - https://calmchallengeevents201718.everydayhero.com/uk/TeeTotalRunner
In the ninth instalment of the podcast, I discuss my recent trip to Sri Lanka and the lessons it taught me about gratitude, the power of networking, the trap of social media and impacts on mental health, and as always, and update on relationships.
In this Chapter, I discuss how I get into the right frame of mind just before a any big moment in my life, why it's so important for me to push my ego aside in order to win and the advice from some of my mentors that has helped shape the person I am today
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