Steven Bartlett
👤 PersonAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
There's a few things that sprung to mind when you asked the question. The first is at 18 years old, when I dropped out of university, my friend had given me this diary. And I'm alone in this room in a place called Moss Side slash Rush Home in Manchester. And I write in the first page of my diary, my goals before I'm 25 years old. Number one. I'm going to buy a Range Rover Sport, right?
There's a few things that sprung to mind when you asked the question. The first is at 18 years old, when I dropped out of university, my friend had given me this diary. And I'm alone in this room in a place called Moss Side slash Rush Home in Manchester. And I write in the first page of my diary, my goals before I'm 25 years old. Number one. I'm going to buy a Range Rover Sport, right?
Bear in mind, I'm stealing Chicago town pizzas to feed myself at this point. Number two, I'm going to be a multimillionaire. Number three, I'm going to get a six pack. And number four, I'm going to get a girlfriend. That was my entire orientation in life. And I thought if I achieve these four things, I would achieve happiness. And again, if we look at this list,
Bear in mind, I'm stealing Chicago town pizzas to feed myself at this point. Number two, I'm going to be a multimillionaire. Number three, I'm going to get a six pack. And number four, I'm going to get a girlfriend. That was my entire orientation in life. And I thought if I achieve these four things, I would achieve happiness. And again, if we look at this list,
Bear in mind, I'm stealing Chicago town pizzas to feed myself at this point. Number two, I'm going to be a multimillionaire. Number three, I'm going to get a six pack. And number four, I'm going to get a girlfriend. That was my entire orientation in life. And I thought if I achieve these four things, I would achieve happiness. And again, if we look at this list,
seeing the insecurity of my mother's and father's relationship. That's why probably number four was there. I was always the smallest of my siblings. I was always a small kid growing up as well. I had a bit of a growth spurt. I couldn't drive. All of my rich white friends could drive. I was the youngest in my year, roughly. So I got my driving license.
seeing the insecurity of my mother's and father's relationship. That's why probably number four was there. I was always the smallest of my siblings. I was always a small kid growing up as well. I had a bit of a growth spurt. I couldn't drive. All of my rich white friends could drive. I was the youngest in my year, roughly. So I got my driving license.
seeing the insecurity of my mother's and father's relationship. That's why probably number four was there. I was always the smallest of my siblings. I was always a small kid growing up as well. I had a bit of a growth spurt. I couldn't drive. All of my rich white friends could drive. I was the youngest in my year, roughly. So I got my driving license.
I would be eligible for a driving license latest if I could even afford one. So I'm always in the back of my friend's car. And of course, the issue of money. So my list was a list of my own insecurities. And then I spent the next five years making sure that by the age of 25, I ticked off everything on the list. And I did.
I would be eligible for a driving license latest if I could even afford one. So I'm always in the back of my friend's car. And of course, the issue of money. So my list was a list of my own insecurities. And then I spent the next five years making sure that by the age of 25, I ticked off everything on the list. And I did.
I would be eligible for a driving license latest if I could even afford one. So I'm always in the back of my friend's car. And of course, the issue of money. So my list was a list of my own insecurities. And then I spent the next five years making sure that by the age of 25, I ticked off everything on the list. And I did.
And upon the day when I bought the Range Rover as my first car, and I had a girlfriend, and I had worked on my body and all these things, I felt a tremendous sense of anticlimax because someone had lied to me. And the person that had lied to me was myself and my own insecurity.
And upon the day when I bought the Range Rover as my first car, and I had a girlfriend, and I had worked on my body and all these things, I felt a tremendous sense of anticlimax because someone had lied to me. And the person that had lied to me was myself and my own insecurity.
And upon the day when I bought the Range Rover as my first car, and I had a girlfriend, and I had worked on my body and all these things, I felt a tremendous sense of anticlimax because someone had lied to me. And the person that had lied to me was myself and my own insecurity.
So sometimes in life, it's not a popular answer, but you have to have your BS fail you for you to realize that it's BS at all. Right. And sometimes our own self-story is so strong and our insecurities are so strong that it's not until we confront them by accomplishing the thing it told us to confront that we realize that it was lying to us the whole time.
So sometimes in life, it's not a popular answer, but you have to have your BS fail you for you to realize that it's BS at all. Right. And sometimes our own self-story is so strong and our insecurities are so strong that it's not until we confront them by accomplishing the thing it told us to confront that we realize that it was lying to us the whole time.
So sometimes in life, it's not a popular answer, but you have to have your BS fail you for you to realize that it's BS at all. Right. And sometimes our own self-story is so strong and our insecurities are so strong that it's not until we confront them by accomplishing the thing it told us to confront that we realize that it was lying to us the whole time.
And at that point, I could reorientate my life towards something else. And I could say, what actually matters? What I found really interesting about her question was my brain has this orientation that I've learned over time, which is to focus on the other part of debt and wealth, which is wealth creation, which is how can I improve my financial situation by first increasing my income,
And at that point, I could reorientate my life towards something else. And I could say, what actually matters? What I found really interesting about her question was my brain has this orientation that I've learned over time, which is to focus on the other part of debt and wealth, which is wealth creation, which is how can I improve my financial situation by first increasing my income,
And at that point, I could reorientate my life towards something else. And I could say, what actually matters? What I found really interesting about her question was my brain has this orientation that I've learned over time, which is to focus on the other part of debt and wealth, which is wealth creation, which is how can I improve my financial situation by first increasing my income,