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Steven Bartlett

founder & life interviews / The Diary of a CEO

Founder of Social Chain and host of "The Diary of a CEO," one of the UK's most-downloaded business podcasts, and a BBC Dragon's Den investor.

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Frameworks

Attributed to Steven Bartlett

Mental models, principles, and operating frameworks extracted from sources where Steven is the credited author or speaker.

17frameworks
01
First Principles Entrepreneurship
Reason up from fundamental truths rather than reasoning by analogy to convention
Entrepreneurship·from Entrepreneurs should follow their instincts
02
The Belief Change Framework
A systematic approach to changing limiting beliefs in yourself or others, based on cognitive
Mindset·from The Diary of a CEO
03
The Discipline Equation
A formula for sustaining long-term discipline without relying on volatile motivation: Discipline =
Productivity·from The Diary of a CEO
04
The First Five Seconds Rule
The first five seconds of any story, presentation, video, or marketing message disproportionately
Marketing·from The Diary of a CEO
05
The Five Buckets Framework
A sequential model for building professional potential through five interconnected buckets:
Mindset·from The Diary of a CEO
06
The Four Pillars of Success
Master self, story, philosophy, and team to achieve lasting greatness
Leadership·from The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life
07
The Habit Replacement System
A counter-intuitive approach to breaking bad habits: never fight them directly. Neuroscience shows
Productivity·from The Diary of a CEO
08
The Kaizen Small Stuff Philosophy
Borrowed from Toyota's production system, the kaizen philosophy holds that innovation is
Productivity·from The Diary of a CEO
09
The Never Disagree Communication Protocol
A neuroscience-backed approach to persuasion and conflict resolution. Brain imaging studies show
Communication·from The Diary of a CEO
10
The Obligation to Teach Method
A mastery acceleration framework based on the Feynman Technique, enhanced with public
Productivity·from The Diary of a CEO
11
The Out-Fail the Competition System
A systematic approach to increasing your rate of experimentation and failure, based on the
Innovation·from The Diary of a CEO
12
The Power of Progress Leadership Model
Research from nearly 12,000 diary entries proves that feeling progress - even incremental,
Leadership·from The Diary of a CEO
13
The Pre-Mortem Method
A decision-making technique that counteracts the five cognitive biases (optimism, confirmation,
Strategy·from The Diary of a CEO
14
The Psychological Moonshots Method
A framework for creating massive perceived value through small, often free, superficial changes
Marketing·from The Diary of a CEO
15
The Question/Behaviour Effect
A simple psychological technique for motivating behavior change in yourself or others: replace
Communication·from The Diary of a CEO
16
The Self-Story Architecture
Your self-story (self-concept) is the internal narrative about who you are, what you are capable
Mindset·from The Diary of a CEO
17
The Three Bars Team Framework
A simple decision framework for hiring, firing, and promoting: ask 'If everyone in the organization
Leadership·from The Diary of a CEO
Domains

Framework distribution

17frameworks
Productivity4 frameworks · 23.5%
Leadership3 frameworks · 17.6%
Mindset3 frameworks · 17.6%
Communication2 frameworks · 11.8%
Marketing2 frameworks · 11.8%
Entrepreneurship1 framework · 0%
Other2 frameworks · 17.7%
Bibliography

Sources by Steven Bartlett

3sources
Book
2023
The Diary of a CEO
Book·30 frameworks extracted
Essay
2023
The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life
Essay·2 frameworks extracted
Video
2016
Entrepreneurs should follow their instincts
Video·2 frameworks extracted
Appears alongside

Top neighbors of Steven Bartlett

8people
01
Aaron Francis
devtools founder + Laravel / Mostly Technical
1shared list
02
Aarthi Ramamurthy & Sriram Krishnan
founders + ops / The Aarthi and Sriram Show
1shared list
03
Acquired (Ben Gilbert)
company history deep-dives / Acquired
1shared list
04
Acquired (David Rosenthal)
company history deep-dives co-host / Acquired
1shared list
05
Adam Davidson
entrepreneurship + economy / The Bottom Line / Surprisingly Awesome
1shared list
06
Aimee Pearcy / Hala Taha
Hala Taha: networking & personal brand / Young and Profiting
1shared list
07
Alex Hormozi
offers, value equation / The Game w/ Alex Hormozi
1shared list
08
Amy Porterfield
online course business / Online Marketing Made Easy
1shared list
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10 May 2026
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