The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

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. You can purchase tickets for Jimmy’s brand-new international tour, ’Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny’, here: https://bit.ly/49u9iex Follow Jimmy: Twitter - https://bit.ly/4awtUEe Instagram - https://bit.ly/3PULKbt YouTube - https://bit.ly/3xrXsEc Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsb My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Sponsors: Fiverr: fiverr.com/diary Uber: https://p.uber.com/creditsterms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Listen to the full episode here Apple -  https://g2ul0.app.link/sXZ3OZpToHb Spotify - https://g2ul0.app.link/nAu4hnmToHb Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Morgan: https://www.instagram.com/morganhousel/?hl=en https://twitter.com/morganhousel?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. You can purchase Dr Hyman’s most recent book, ‘Young Forever’, here: https://amzn.to/449QhwZ Follow Mark: Twitter - https://bit.ly/49vDWUE Instagram - https://bit.ly/3xDgWWq YouTube - https://bit.ly/43V3CJp Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsb My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Sponsors: Linkedin Jobs: https://www.linkedin.com/doac WHOOP: https://join.whoop.com/en-uk/CEO Vodafone V-Hub: https://www.vodafone.co.uk/business/sme-business/Steven-Bartlett-Digital-SOS?cid=psoc-ent_li_ebu_/brnd/Stevenbartlett01/aws/11.23/SB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 You can purchase Ronda’s memoir, ‘Our Fight’, here: https://amzn.to/43OM0P1 Follow Ronda: Twitter - https://bit.ly/4cI3SPP Instagram - https://bit.ly/3J4Tjc3 YouTube - https://bit.ly/3J2Qrwl Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsb My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Sponsors: Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/ Uber: https://p.uber.com/creditsterms Vodafone V-Hub: https://www.vodafone.co.uk/business/sme-business/Steven-Bartlett-Digital-SOS?cid=psoc-ent_li_ebu_/brnd/Stevenbartlett01/aws/11.23/SB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Listen to the full episode here Apple - https://g2ul0.app.link/BIZuIuDPwIb Spotify - https://g2ul0.app.link/NGE9aaHPwIb Watch the Episodes On Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Tara: Instagram: https://bit.ly/48hJ1k2 Twitter: https://bit.ly/46gqYZI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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? You can purchase tickets to Tim’s new show, ‘American Royalty’, here: https://bit.ly/4aHE6JN You can watch ‘The Tim Dillon Show,’ here: https://bit.ly/3U1DOYp Follow Tim: Twitter - https://bit.ly/49oMOLV Instagram - https://bit.ly/3PPbRRb YouTube - https://bit.ly/3U1DOYp Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsb My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook Conversations Cards: https://thediary.com/products/the-conversation-cards-1st-edition Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Sponsors: Zoe: http://joinzoe.com with an exclusive code CEO10 for 10% off Vodafone V-Hub: https://www.vodafone.co.uk/business/sme-business/Steven-Bartlett-Digital-SOS?cid=psoc-ent_li_ebu_/brnd/Stevenbartlett01/aws/11.23/SB Uber: https://p.uber.com/creditsterms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Follow Rena: Twitter - https://bit.ly/3VzI3vu Instagram - https://bit.ly/3TDaRk6 YouTube - https://bit.ly/3vx9knV Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsb Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Sponsors: Zoe -  http://joinzoe.com with an exclusive code CEO2024 for 10% off Uber: https://p.uber.com/creditsterms Vodafone V-Hub: https://www.vodafone.co.uk/business/sme-business/Steven-Bartlett-Digital-SOS?cid=psoc-ent_li_ebu_/brnd/Stevenbartlett01/aws/11.23/SB Study mentioned: https://www.health.harvard.edu/mens-health/ejaculation_frequency_and_prostate_cancer#:~:text=In%20fact%2C%20the%20reverse%20was,lower%20risk%20of%20prostate%20cancer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Listen to the full episode here Apple - https://g2ul0.app.link/sXZ3OZpToHb Spotify - https://g2ul0.app.link/nAu4hnmToHb Watch the Episodes On Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Logan: https://www.loganury.com https://www.instagram.com/loganury/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 You can purchase the Gottman’s new book, ‘Fight Right: How Successful Couples Turn Conflict into Connection’, here: https://amzn.to/3TDm5Fx Follow the Gottman’s: Twitter - https://bit.ly/3xcZA2z Instagram - https://bit.ly/4cC2UVl YouTube - https://bit.ly/4awssRS Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsb My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Sponsors: ZOE: http://joinzoe.com with an exclusive code CEO2024 for 10% off Linkedin Ads: https://www.linkedin.com/doac24 Shop the Conversation Cards: https://thediary.com/products/the-cards  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. (02:04) What is the mission you're on? (02:14) What made you obsessed with winning? (02:14) What influence did your father have on you? (04:01) What was your brother Mike like? (04:28) What did your parents do for a living? (04:52) Did you always grow up wanting to be in fashion? (05:36) The influence your older brother had on you (06:33) When was the idea of Represent born? (09:02) Where did that chip on your shoulder come from? (09:35) What was his shedding phase like? (11:31) Starting Represent in 2012 (14:01) Why don't people start? (16:28) How do you feel now about the old products you used to make in the shed? (17:13) What do you say to people who want to start their business? (17:59) Trying to scale the business (19:12) Hiring people (25:15) How do people get the answers they need to take them to the next level? (26:08) What made you step out of the CEO position and hire a CEO? (28:29) A phase where you didn't like yourself (30:17) How did you know you wanted to change? (33:20) Creating those next steps for the business? (39:53) Creating a solid company culture (40:48) Self-awareness (42:06) Staying in touch with the business side of things as a creative (45:47) The letter that nearly ended Represent (50:02) Company lawsuit (53:03) What his experience of it was at that time (55:19) What makes Represent special? (57:33) What is it about Represent that we don't see? (00:59:32) People stealing Represent's designs (01:02:02) How do you view money now? (01:03:47) What it's been like trying to create a life outside of the business (01:05:03) The brand being linked to your self-esteem and identity (01:08:58) How important is it that you surround yourself with the right people? (01:10:25) Romantic Relationships? (01:15:04) Opinions on work-life balance? (01:19:51) Advice on how to run a clothing line (01:23:37) How to get the motivation to go do the thing (01:24:38) What have you learned from hiring? (01:26:07) What if Michael decided he wanted to stop? (01:29:29) What is next for George? (01:31:01) What is the next goal? (01:32:21) What are you good at? (01:35:30) The next guest's question You can purchase all Represent products, here: https://bit.ly/3PyaKoX Follow George: Twitter - https://bit.ly/4cosMDP Instagram - https://bit.ly/3xh1crW Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsb My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Sponsors: Shopify: http://shopify.com/bartlett Uber: https://p.uber.com/creditsterms Vodafone V-Hub: https://www.vodafone.co.uk/business/sme-business/Steven-Bartlett-Digital-SOS?cid=psoc-ent_li_ebu_/brnd/Stevenbartlett01/aws/11.23/SB Shop the Conversation Cards: https://thediary.com/products/the-cards  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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? Listen to the full episode here - Apple- https://g2ul0.app.link/nv4jKFbt9Hb Spotify-  https://g2ul0.app.link/hZEYgPgt9Hb Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Simon: https://simonsinek.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 You can purchase Paul’s book, ‘Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic: How Trauma Works and How We Can Heal From It’, here: https://amzn.to/4ceTKhf Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsb My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Sponsors: Uber: https://p.uber.com/creditsterms Vodafone V-Hub: https://www.vodafone.co.uk/business/sme-business/Steven-Bartlett-Digital-SOS?cid=psoc-ent_li_ebu_/brnd/Stevenbartlett01/aws/11.23/SB Shop the Conversation Cards: https://thediary.com/products/the-cards  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 You can purchase the special 25th anniversary edition Robert’s book, ‘The 48 Laws of Power’, here: https://amzn.to/3TA1NOm Follow Robert: Twitter - https://bit.ly/48V4gaG Instagram - https://bit.ly/3Vj8TYE YouTube - https://bit.ly/43lMjRf Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsb My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Sponsors: WHOOP: https://join.whoop.com/en-uk/CEO Uber: https://p.uber.com/creditsterms Shop the Conversation Cards: https://thediary.com/products/the-cards  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Listen to the full episode here Apple- https://g2ul0.app.link/wOrKoipLXHb Spotify- https://g2ul0.app.link/AUXUbRILXHb Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Mo Gowdat: https://www.instagram.com/mo_gawdat/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Follow Layne: Twitter - https://bit.ly/4ch4nA0 Instagram - https://bit.ly/3PlE0PI Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsb Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Flight Fund: http://www.flight-fund-manager.seedrs.com Sponsors: Vodafone V-Hub: https://www.vodafone.co.uk/business/sme-business/Steven-Bartlett-Digital-SOS?cid=psoc-ent_li_ebu_/brnd/Stevenbartlett01/aws/11.23/SB ZOE: http://joinzoe.com with an exclusive code CEO2024 for 10% off Studies mentioned in the episode: Obesity Risk for Female Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Prospective Study: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6230287_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: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3281535/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 You can find the link to the graph on age and divorce risk here: https://bit.ly/49KpKrM You can pre-order Lori’s book, ‘Maybe You Should Talk to Someone’, here: https://amzn.to/43aSMyq Follow Lori Twitter - https://bit.ly/434PAEB Instagram - https://bit.ly/3PeOVup Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsb My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Sponsors: WHOOP: https://join.whoop.com/en-uk/CEO ZOE: http://joinzoe.com with an exclusive code CEO2024 for 10% off Uber: https://p.uber.com/creditsterms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Listen to the full episodes here- Karen- https://g2ul0.app.link/qtWXktE5LHb Whitney- https://g2ul0.app.link/r3nkxZv5LHb Trinny- https://g2ul0.app.link/irHxG1y5LHb Reshma- https://g2ul0.app.link/8EC3scH5LHb Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Karen- https://www.instagram.com/karren_brady_official/ Whitney- https://www.instagram.com/whitney/ Trinny- https://www.instagram.com/trinnywoodall/ Reshma- https://www.instagram.com/reshmasaujani/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 You can pre-order Dr Alok’s book, ‘How to Raise a Healthy Gamer’, here: https://amzn.to/3V5jfLV Follow Dr Alok: Twitter - https://bit.ly/3V59nS4 Instagram - https://bit.ly/49GFrQN Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsb Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Sponsors: Shopify: http://shopify.com/bartlett Linkedin Jobs: https://www.linkedin.com/doac Uber: https://p.uber.com/creditsterms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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? Want to learn more from Andrew? Find your Spy Superpower: https://everydayspy.com/spyquiz Explore Spy School: https://everydayspy.com/ Join the podcast: https://youtube.com/@EverydaySpyPodcast Follow Andrew Twitter - https://bit.ly/49AI9qT Instagram - https://bit.ly/4bTOIqf YouTube - https://bit.ly/3IkEhOY Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsb Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Sponsors: Whoop: https://join.whoop.com/en-uk/CEO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Listen to the full episode here - Apple - https://g2ul0.app.link/UxbjZ8pxAHb Spotify - https://g2ul0.app.link/gfyuxwlxAHb Watch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Tali: https://affectivebrain.com/?page_id=161 You can pre-order Dr. Sharot’s new book, ‘Look Again: The Power of Noticing What was Always There’, here: https://amzn.to/3SEbVp5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices