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The Diary of a CEO

by Steven Bartlett

Bartlett's 33 laws cut through the noise of conventional business advice with raw honesty about failure, identity, and what it actually takes to build something remarkable. It reads less like a textbook and more like a candid conversation.

Steven Bartlett distils the unconventional lessons behind his journey from a dropout to a multi-millionaire entrepreneur and Dragon's Den investor.


Language:
English
Categories:
business

Quotes:

  • You must fill your five buckets in the right order: what you know, who you know, what you can do, what you have, and who you are.
  • The most important thing you'll ever sell is yourself — and you're always selling.
  • Unsuccessful people make decisions based on their current situation; successful people make decisions based on where they want to be.