Steven Bartlett

I've only really become aware of Steven Bartlett in the last couple of years, firstly when he became a dragon on the UK version of Dragon's Den (I'm assuming there are international versions), and then when I started getting into podcasts. His Diary of a CEO podcast regularly holds the #1 UK podcast chart position, and is a really interesting listen (not particularly to do with business - more about personal growth).

If you've not come across him before, he's a young British-Nigerian entrepreneur who dropped out of university at 18 after his first lecture and then went on to become a multi-millionaire by his mid-20s following the international success of his social media marketing company.

Contrary to the title, this isn't a personal development book about how to become rich and happy, but rather is Bartlett's musings on how he realised that being a 'happy, sexy millionaire' (which is what he aimed to be at age 18) was not the key to happiness. Rather it's his learnings about how happiness comes from fulfilment and introspection.

It may sound a trite premise for a book, but I really liked it. There were some really good quotes that I want to bookmark to come back to, and it's a book I'd love my teens to read (although they won't) as it's an honest signpost to building a good life for yourself at a young age.

4.5 stars - an inspiring read that I whizzed through.… (mehr)