E3: Relationships, Being An Entrepreneur Is An Illness & Cryptocurrency

Oct 23, 2017 42m 5s 11 insights
Steve Bartlett, host of The Diary of a CEO, shares personal insights on his journey to success. He discusses strategies like reducing decision fatigue, the power of self-belief, focused goal-setting, and the importance of an internal locus of control.
Actionable Insights

1. Go All In and Focus

Dedicate yourself entirely to one primary goal, sacrificing other distractions and opportunities. Total, unwavering focus on a single outcome is the fastest and most reliable path to significant achievement.

2. Adopt Internal Locus of Control

Believe that your destiny and what happens to you are direct results of your own actions, not external factors like government or changing platforms. This empowers you to overcome challenges and take responsibility for your success.

3. Protect Your Standard

Define and fiercely protect your personal standard for work quality, how you allow others to treat you, and anything you associate yourself with. This earns respect, ensures quality, and helps you stand out by addressing issues directly.

4. Set Genuine Goals

Set 10 clear goals that you genuinely, deeply desire, not goals you think you should have. Authentic desire fuels the immense focus and effort required to achieve them.

5. Practice Unspoken Visualization

Visualize your desired future life and identity without necessarily verbalizing it daily. This constant internal focus inspires and guides your actions and decisions towards that future.

6. Be Time Conscious

View your time as more valuable than money, as it’s finite and irreplaceable. Ruthlessly evaluate and cancel meetings or commitments that don’t offer a high return on your time investment to maximize life efficiency.

7. Reduce Decision Fatigue

Limit the number of trivial decisions you make daily, such as choosing outfits, to conserve mental energy for more important choices. This strategy, used by successful individuals, streamlines your routine.

8. Avoid Dropping the Pie

Do not abandon your main, long-term goal for seemingly easier or quicker short-term gains. Maintain focus on your core objective, even when results are not immediately apparent, to avoid a cycle of unfulfilled ventures.

9. Practice Regular Reflection

Regularly pause to reflect on your journey and achievements, even for a few seconds. This provides perspective, helps you understand how far you’ve come, and can inspire future actions.

10. Beware Relationship Delusion

When ending a relationship, be aware of the tendency to glorify the past and forget the reasons for the breakup. Recognize this cycle of delusion to avoid repeating past mistakes.

11. Explore Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain

Educate yourself on cryptocurrencies, especially Bitcoin, and the underlying blockchain technology. The speaker believes this area will change finance and the world, offering significant opportunities for those who understand it.