The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

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Welcome to The Diary Of A CEO where you'll find raw, human conversations with the world’s most fascinating experts, storytellers, thinkers and business leaders.

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What's this show about?

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett features conversations with CEOs, experts, therapists, and leaders, exploring their personal experiences and insights.

What's it like to listen to?

Expect in-depth interviews with a conversational style. The show delivers a blend of personal anecdotes and professional advice, often delving into topics of business, culture, and personal development. Production is consistent, with a focus on guest insights.

What are recent episodes about?

Recent episodes feature topics like the path to purpose and happiness, the art of manipulation, and insights on the future of business and financial security.

Who's behind the mic?

Steven Bartlett is a British entrepreneur, investor, and author, known for founding Flight Story and Flight Fund. He created The Diary Of A CEO to share lessons from the world's most fascinating individuals.

How long is each episode?

Episodes typically range from about 20 minutes to over 2 hours.

When do new episodes drop?

The show releases new episodes regularly.

What are the main topics?

Business, society and culture, education, entrepreneurship, personal development, psychology, financial security, world affairs

Who should listen to this?

This show is ideal for entrepreneurs, business professionals, and anyone interested in personal growth, leadership, and insights from influential figures.

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Number 1: Most Replayed Moment: Tony Robbins Reveals The Key To A Meaningful Life
As you build a successful life, are you making sure it’s meaningful too?Tony Robbins is a world-renowned life and business strategist, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and coach who has spent decades studying the forces that shape human behaviour, achievement and fulfilment.In this moment, Tony shares the hidden needs influencing almost every decision we make, and explains why money, status and freedom can still leave people feeling strangely unfulfilled. He explores what social media may be amplifying in us, why some of our strongest drives can quietly work against the life we want, and what can help us build a life that feels not just successful, but deeply meaningful.Listen to the full episode here! Spotify: https://g2ul0.app.link/VDxq5xcGH5b Apple: https://g2ul0.app.link/ZIsEDFeGH5b Watch the Episodes On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videosTony Robbins: https://www.tonyrobbins.com/
August 28, 202631min
Number 2: Most Replayed Moment: Better Sleep Doesn't Always Mean Longer Sleep! Fix These Habits Today
What if getting better sleep has less to do with sleeping longer, and more to do with your daily habits? Dr. Kristen Holmes is a performance scientist whose work focuses on sleep, recovery, circadian rhythms and the everyday behaviours that influence how well our bodies and minds perform.In this moment, Dr. Kristen Holmes opens up about her childhood and the catalyst to her passion for health and human potential. She reveals the overlooked habits that can quietly disrupt recovery and answers common questions about sleep disruption. Is one glass of wine really going to impact my sleep? What about caffeine? If I don't have time for 9 hours of sleep every night, can my sleep still be restorative? Order Dr Kristen Holmes’ new book, Aligned, here: https://linkly.link/2qdKkListen to the full episode here! Spotify: https://g2ul0.app.link/ckeUet3eG5b Apple: https://g2ul0.app.link/p1hrOE8eG5b Watch the Episodes On YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
August 21, 202631min
Number 3: Financial Crash Expert: He Predicted The 2008 Crash, Now He Says Capitalism Failed, It’s Too Late!
Is the West collapsing, or is the planet? Political commentator Konstantin Kisin and rebel economist Steve Keen go head-to-head on the biggest questions facing the West: immigration, the debt crisis, climate change, Trump, China and the future of AI.Konstantin Kisin is a satirist, social commentator and author, best known as the co-host of the Triggernometry podcast and the author of ‘An Immigrant’s Love Letter to the West’. Born in the Soviet Union and now based in Britain, he has become one of the most prominent voices on free speech, culture and the rise of populism.Steve Keen is an economist, author and one of the most vocal critics of mainstream economic thinking. A former Professor of Economics, he is the author of several books including ‘Debunking Economics’ and ‘The New Economics: A Manifesto’, and is currently writing his upcoming book ‘How Economists Will Destroy Capitalism’. He is known for his work on private debt, financial crises and the failures of conventional economic models, and for correctly warning of the 2008 financial crash. They debate: ◼ Why almost everything governments tell you about debt and borrowing could be wrong ◼ Whether a socialist government could actually be good for the economy ◼ Why AI could quietly strip away human free will ◼ Why Konstantin believes mass immigration is pushing the West toward civil unrest ◼ Why Steve thinks climate change, not politics, is the real threat that dwarfs everything else Chapters00:00:00 Intro00:02:05 We're on the Road to Civil Unrest00:08:04 Where This Leads: Unrest and Violence00:11:11 I Grew Up in the Soviet Union00:12:12 Steve Keen: Capitalism Is About to Fail00:20:49 "We're Not Spending Enough"00:23:58 Should Britain Drill in the North Sea?00:28:39 "You Can't Defend Yourself Against This"00:32:48 The World Government Admission00:36:55 "Brace for Impact" - Climate Change Is Here00:40:03 "It's Too Late" - What Breakdown Looks Like00:45:11 The Trap Trump Walked Into00:48:49 The Famine He Says Is Coming00:50:53 How Does Trump Get Out of This?00:53:35 Does America Need a Socialist President?00:55:37 Why China Works and the Soviet Union Didn't01:01:10 "Would You Prefer the Chinese System?" — "Yes"01:05:09 Will Andy Burnham Change Britain's Trajectory?01:11:00 Wokeism: A Hierarchy of Oppression01:13:30 AI, Mass Unemployment and The Hunger Games01:17:21 Best Case a Pet, Worst Case a Cow01:20:54 Can You Program Love Into an AI?01:26:07 Nobody Can Stop It So How Do You Live? Follow Konstantin: Triggernometry: https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/7KlmjlK Substack: https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/8RYFKgr You can purchase ‘An Immigrant’s Love Letter to the West’, here: https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/97WXGH2 Follow Steve Keen: X: https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/3HXCj1o YouTube: https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/nYvGJg Facebook: https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/C3jTPoD You can purchase 'Debunking Economics', here: https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/CaG0mQJ The Diary Of A CEO: ◼ Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/ ◼ Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/BWjLTZK ◼ The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://thediary.com/products/one-percent-diary ◼ The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://thediary.com/products/the-conversation-cards-2nd-edition ◼ Get email updates - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/5IB1H6E ◼ Follow Steven - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/AGU9QP4 Sponsors: Bon Charge: https://boncharge.com/DOAC for 20% off Ketone - https://ketone.com/STEVEN for 30% off your subscription order
August 20, 20261h 34min
Number 4: Top Scientist REVEALS: We Invented Heaven, God Is A Human Invention! | Prof Brian Greene
Professor Brian Greene reveals the biggest questions science still can’t answer, whether we’re living in a simulation, why AI may deserve human rights, and what happens at the end of the universe! Professor Brian Greene is a theoretical physicist, mathematician, and Professor of Physics and Mathematics at Columbia University, where he also directs the Center for Theoretical Physics. He is a leading researcher in string theory, the co-founder of the World Science Festival, and the bestselling author of several books, including ‘Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe’. He explains: ◼ Why most physicists believe time travel into the future is already possible ◼ Why he believes humans don't actually have free will ◼ How string theory could reveal what everything in the universe is really made of ◼ Why the "Pale Blue Dot" changes how you see your own life and problems ◼ Why the search for meaning may matter more than finding the answer itself Chapters00:00:00 Intro00:02:22 The Big Question Science Is Trying to Answer00:03:49 How String Theory Could Explain Our Universe00:04:44 How Could We Ever Prove String Theory Is Real?00:06:17 What Makes the Strings in String Theory Vibrate?00:07:52 Can String Theory Explain Why We’re Here?00:09:16 What If We’re Living in a Simulation?00:11:23 How Can Physics Explain Human Emotions?00:17:23 Could Humans One Day Manufacture Emotions?00:18:53 Would Knowing We’re in a Simulation Change Anything?00:20:24 Could Humans and AI Eventually Merge?00:20:59 Could Humans Ever Achieve Immortality?00:24:57 How Knowing We’ll Die Shapes Every Decision We Make00:26:59 Why Are We Here? The Optimistic and Pessimistic Answers00:30:24 How Did Gods and Religions First Emerge?00:33:33 What’s the Most Compelling Case for a God?00:36:41 How Can We Comprehend Billions of Years?00:40:12 Does Our Place in the Universe Make Us Insignificant?00:42:48 How Big Is the Observable Universe, Really?00:46:59 What Exists Beyond the Observable Universe?00:47:56 Why Are Humans So Obsessed With Aliens?00:51:45 Ads00:54:26 What Is the Meaning of Life?00:56:26 Is Free Will Actually Real?01:00:41 What If Consciousness Is the Foundation of Reality?01:08:05 Are Animals Conscious Like We Are?01:10:11 What If the Universe Isn’t Infinite?01:12:12 Could Aliens Have Already Visited Earth?01:13:03 Could Humans Ever Travel Across the Universe?01:15:53 How Time Travel Could Actually Be Possible01:18:55 Who Was the Smartest Person Who Ever Lived?01:21:26 Could AI Become the Next Einstein or Newton?01:24:37 Ads01:28:20 How AI Could Accelerate Science—and Even Tackle Mortality01:29:48 Could AI Evolve Faster Than Humans Ever Could?01:32:47 Could AI Become an Existential Threat to Humanity?01:40:51 Can AI Ever See the World the Way Humans Do?01:45:01 What Happens to Humanity in an Age of Abundance?01:47:39 Could AI Ever Become Truly Conscious?01:50:29 Why Go Vegan? The Case for Rethinking What We Eat01:53:56 What Happens at the End of Time?01:56:38 What Could Matter More Than What You Value Most? Follow Professor Brian: X - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/3UrBK3y Instagram - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/7ah5tbw Website - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/4GQfbDy World Science Festival - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/4ltduUF You can purchase Brian’s book, ‘Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe’, here: https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/GQngff0 The Diary Of A CEO: ◼ Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/ ◼ Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/BWjLTZK ◼ The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://thediary.com/products/one-percent-diary ◼ The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://thediary.com/products/the-conversation-cards-2nd-edition ◼ Get email updates - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/5IB1H6E ◼ Follow Steven - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/AGU9QP4 Sponsors: Stan - Visit https://coach.stan.store/?ref=stevenbartlett&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=episode11 Linkedin Talent Solutions - http://linkedin.com/DOAC
August 17, 20262h 12min
Number 5: The Man Who Calls BS On AI: AI Is The World’s Greatest SCAM, And They All Know It! | Ed Zitron
Tech critic Ed Zitron exposes the AI bubble, why OpenAI and Anthropic are burning billions, the fake AI boom, and why the crash could wipe out the ENTIRE economy!Ed Zitron is a British AI critic and one of the most cited voices warning that the AI industry is one giant bubble. He hosts the 'Better Offline' podcast, reaching over a million monthly downloads, and writes the newsletter 'Where's Your Ed At'. He is the founder and CEO of the PR firm EZPR, and is currently writing his upcoming book, 'Why Everything Stopped Working'. He explains: ■ Why he believes generative AI is a “con” ■ The real reason OpenAI and Anthropic can't turn a profit ■ Why data centers could leave a $500 billion debt bomb ■ Why superintelligence is a myth sold by tech billionaires ■ Why AI won't take your job, no matter what CEOs promise Chapters00:00:00 Intro00:02:15 AI Is A Con00:05:55 How Much Power Data Centres Really Need00:07:42 Is Widespread AI Adoption Manipulation Or Do People Actually Like Using It?00:11:40 The Actual Cost Of AI And How Tokens Actually Work00:15:49 Is The Spending Of AI Companies Justifiable?00:19:47 Will The Rate Of Improvement Of AI Go Up, Like Previous Innovations?00:24:03 How Bad Are AI Mistakes?00:26:34 Comparing Human Error To AI Hallucinations00:31:11 If The Output Is The Same, Does It Matter If Humans Or AI Created It?00:33:58 Can We Trust AI Like We Trust Humans?00:38:17 Would People Use AI If They Paid The Honest Cost?00:42:15 How Does The AI Bubble Compare To The Dot-Com Bubble?00:47:22 Does AI Demand Match The Cost And Risk Of Data Centres?00:52:26 Is AI Making Websites Like Google Worse?00:58:26 Ads01:00:30 Is AI Job Disruption A Lie?01:10:02 Could Your Narrative Be Helping AI Companies?01:14:02 How Dangerous Is AI Cyberhacking01:17:10 Is The AI Industry Creating Economic Growth?01:18:53 How Would The US Beat China In The AI Race?01:19:33 Is Robotics A Threat To Jobs?01:23:03 What Do You Think About Agentic AI?01:24:43 Is The Adoption Of AI The Same As The Rise Of The Internet?01:27:46 The Overhype Of AI01:30:03 What Do You Use Generative AI For?01:33:21 Has AI Gotten More Intelligent?01:34:09 Will AI Start To Do More Jobs As It Gets More Capable?01:36:07 What Does The Future Look Like As AI Grows?01:38:08 You Don't Think People's Workflows Have Been Transformed By AI?01:40:21 Will All AI Be Powered By Data Centres?01:43:20 Ads01:44:34 Is Overspending On AI Due To Demand Or Something Else?01:54:44 Tech CEOs Rebuttal01:56:54 What Would It Take For You To Change Your Mind About AI?02:00:12 Are AI Systems Already Blackmailing?02:07:51 Are We In An AI Bubble And What Happens When It Pops?02:12:48 The Tech Depression Is Coming02:18:30 What Should The Public Do?02:21:07 Why Do You Have A Bone To Pick With AI CEOs?02:24:29 What Should We Be Doing To Improve Our Relationships And Social Connection? Follow Ed Zitron: Linktree: https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/C6fKrVK Better Offline: https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/A9awRDM X: https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/GTr0z7R Where's Your Ed At Newsletter: https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/CZ3JLap You can get $10 off your first year of Where's Your Ed At Premium, here: https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/91LBdmi The Diary Of A CEO: ◼ Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/ ◼ Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/BWjLTZK ◼ Shop The Diary Of A CEO collection: https://thediary.com/collections/shop ◼ Get email updates - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/5IB1H6E ◼ Follow Steven - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/AGU9QP4 Sponsors: Fiverr - https://fiverr.com/diary and get 10% off your first order when you use code DIARY Saily - Download from the app store and use code DOAC at checkout for 15% off. For more details: https://saily.com/doac ⛵
August 27, 20262h 28min