What They Don't Tell You About Being Famous - Steven Bartlett

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Chris and Steven Bartlett discuss the downsides to fame. What has Steven Bartlett learned about becoming famous? What is Steven Bartlett bigggest takeaway from being famous? What has Steven Bartlett learned about himself since becoming famous?
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[@ChrisWillx]

Hello you heroes. The full length 2+ hour podcast with Steven is now live! Watch here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHPKqHlulq11r6s. Get a FREE 30-day trial and 2 months at 50% off from Epidemic Sound at share.epidemicsound.com/modernwisdom (use code MW50 at checkout)

[@ZoyaWinspear]

Is it coming out today?

[@thelouisjohnson]

No matter how good I feel someone’s life looks, I try to remember that everyone is paying a cost we can’t always see.

[@JR-lu2cw]

ALWAYS

[@pamelamubuta]

true

[@hrwgriffin]

Absolutely true

[@6lack5ushi]

No free lunch

[@PrincessSharifa434]

Such a good way to view this.

[@al3xbravo]

As a listener of the diary of a CEO, it's SUPER nice to Steve answers some questions for a change 🙂

[@chestterfield]

Right? He even changed his posture to that similar of his guests!

[@jemal99]

I much prefer anonymity and rich over fame...the ability to walk freely without being mobbed is priceless

[@333angeleyes]

This is honestly something I've thought about for years. And in truth the only real benefit for being famous (as a man) is unlimited access to beautiful and sexy women. But if you get married that benefit becomes a detriment because having so many gorgeous women throwing themselves at you and the temptation to cheat will destroy your marriage.

[@wendypolatajko2485]

I agree!! I would chose to work hard for the rest of my life than to have fame and all that goes with. I do though feel for the children born into that world without choice 🙏🏻💫🥰

[@miss_rini]

Me too!!

[@TheDiaryOfACEOClips]

Thanks for having me on Chris! X

[@spoonersean]

“Everyone you meet, you’re meeting everyone they know” is a BAR. Mad insight from such a throwaway sentence.

[@misspee3707]

Agreed. I had to rewind/replay and then pause after he said it. Deep!!

[@maggidiy]

Same. Had to put that one in my notes.

[@sliceofpie1741]

I don't get it can u explain please

[@Luvurselffirst]

@@sliceofpie1741 that one person will tell everyone they know, they met you and how the encounter went. etc.

[@AnthonyKellett]

That "payroll stress story" brought back memories and sent a shiver down my spine... preparing for that bank meeting, with one day to go... it's difficult to effectively communicate that kind of pressure.

[@disparato]

Great insight from Steven about the pressure of Fame vs Business. Looking forward to this dropping, many thanks for making this happen Chris

[@vmhutch]

Great discussion about celebrity versus the responsibility of making payroll. In my twenties, during an intense argument with my immensely successful uncle about the value of wealth creation versus spending one's efforts to create a just society, I glibly asked him to name one socially redeeming thing he had ever done. His response was quick and confident. He said, "I create jobs." I did not appreciate it then, but by the end of my career I knew exactly what he meant.

[@Mrhaydentv]

I met Steven at he’s apartment a few months ago. Can confirm he’s exactly the same off camera as he is on camera.

[@Afed390]

He kicked my dog lol

[@333angeleyes]

I'm not sure of the context in which how you 2 met. However, I will say that it is somewhat ironic reading your comment because of the story he told in this very video about Justin Bieber and how a lot of famous people just want to be left alone when they're at home.

[@Mrhaydentv]

@@333angeleyes the context was that Steven invited me personally to come to he’s flat as he filmed an episode of he’s podcast. :) there was no celebrity stalking going on like Bieber don’t worry

[@blackman9008]

ghey?

[@maxamillion2140]

Living in LA and i have a few famous friends and have talked to a few. The analogy that really clicked for me is when one of them told me it's like living your life like during the covid lockdowns, but you can go to exclusive events and parties sometimes. And that sounds miserable to me.

[@almondmilksoda]

Yup. They live incredibly isolated, sheltered lives.

[@twaito]

Keanu Reeves manages it

[@_cyber_cookie_]

@@almondmilksoda your pfp & banner art look so cool

[@room2growrose623]

This was so so good. Anxiety at ALL levels. That’s life.

[@LuisCruz-qc3ct]

Found your channel when you upload the short episode with PBD. Man I love your channel! Not only the production quality which is top notch but the content is amazing this one has to be my favorite so far and I’ve been binging for two days now. Great work and thank you for being out there

[@preciousmousse]

What an interesting conversation! Been following Steven's work for a while, will watch the whole interview and others from you, Chris!

[@mphomndebele236]

Steven is my age but he Floors me with how much wisdom he has he broadens the way i think.. phenomenal

[@alexanderdeadmansche]

Very interesting chat. Steven had a really good answer as to why its worse to run a business than be famous. Look forward to checking out the whole thing

[@EMFObserver]

I appreciated his answer but really only went into depths of what a CEO has to do. A super famous person isn't just getting rich by being famous (even Kim K has to do some type of work), they need to constantly sell themselves and remain relevant and popular to keep the bag coming in, sometimes they are performing monkeys travelling around the globe with performances night after night while trying to remain cool in public and in interviews or spend half the year away from family filming for roles etc etc... If anything he's comparing a famous person who's already made it and doesn't have to worry again to a CEO still in his role? I think the battle between which is harder would be better if there was a 'Drake' type there as well as Steven. Then we could really compare.

[@paulmoverley9532]

Great insights. Looking forward to the whole episode dropping.

[@Hexzi-lr3zj]

I really needed this today. Thank you so much. Really helpful.

[@kobalt77]

This was absolutely fascinating, and I was not expecting it to be ! LOL .... Thank you both very much

[@georginaolley282]

Love Steve schooling Chris on what 'actual business' is rather than pure fame...🤣

[@TheDiaryOfAnArtiste]

Steve has first-hand knowledge on that subject and he made sure to let Chris know...😂

[@shellyclayton202]

As a subscriber/fan of the diary of a CEO, so nice to see this interview! thank you so much

[@scotthickey2612]

Hey, I was in the middle of the full Steven Bartlett episode and It disappeared. Will it be back up soon? Great work Chris. We are the same age and you've brought some serious relatable sense to advancing into our 30's. like snapping out of spell! Thank you

[@MikeOmoniyics]

This was really good. Thank you lads for this conversation

[@ancientfuture9690]

"Seeking fame is like licking honey from a knife" - Buddha

[@jesseburgardtart]

Refreshing message. Stay focused on the right things....toward purpose. ✨

[@rosiefrisbymorrell]

I agree that when you are in the public eye, you have to filter out the constant media that could appear like "rubbish" but then I also believe everything is a reflection of you! So I believe even the "rubbish" shows you something about yourself.

[@therealjag]

So true as a professional employee, we're so disconnected from the stress the ppl at the top have to keep a well oiled business. I just keep my stress free job and am totally oblivious!

[@juhel5531]

I knew a guy in college who would get escorted out of a house party to his dad's shindigs with a police escort. Sometimes, he'd also be accompanied by a driver/bodyguard when going to "dangerous" places. His family halfway hid things. Hidden enough for the masses to not notice but out in the open enough for other rich people to notice. Wealth after a certain point adds danger. It's just that celebrity people have a worse danger to wealth ratio.

[@kwadwodarko5796]

The Cost of being the CEO of a Business... Steve got me right there.. Great chat..

[@lindaw70]

Better to be the song writer than the famous singer.

[@lifeisagame2023]

Two legends got me into podcasting

[@rebeccajoya]

As a woman, I would warn girls that the Shame and scrutiny that could come from fame could include : intimate content or information you don’t know or know has been made ,going public. I bet some women are on edgeeee in the public eye.

[@johnleesuccess]

thanks for sharing Chris

[@SimVenture]

Such a fascinating conversation!

[@darrentaylordigital]

Holy shit! I am looking forward to this one!

[@TraceyBarracloughInspiration]

My entrepreneur dad experienced so much pain in the responsibility of paying others, when the bank were threatening to pull the plug, but then suddenly somehow, a deal would come good and he could breathe again and pay his staff, or when bailiffs knocked on the door and he somehow managed to persuade them to back off..all this from the door of our six bed home with swimming pool where the outside perception was wow 🤩 There was a lot of heartache involved in that perceived ‘success’. People see what they want to see..

[@leoniabrahams5586]

A MAN OF PRINCIPLES 👏👏👏👏👏👏 TOP NOTCH... I ENJOY HIS VIDEOS AND FIND EACH ONE OF THEM, ADD VALUE

[@George-bi8sj]

I once knew someone who did private security and often the clients were billionaires. He said the one thing he learnt was; 'Fuck being a billionaire'!

[@omotolaadegoke8830]

Fascinating, these things regular folk like me don’t know. So, having a window into a different type of life is genuinely fascinating.

[@joshknutson16]

very interesting chat & take on things 👌

[@nolaquev]

Steven is a gem ❤

[@Chris-gy9qc]

Wow that was a massive eye opened, the insane pressure of business giants is definitely unseen and misunderstood. What great insight.

[@CasualViewer768]

Looking forward to this one 🤌🏻

[@taraquadeer3006]

Not heard this yet but love Steven he is the real deal !

[@aaronwaynepodcast]

I think y’all split tested this thumbnail. Well done. This one got me!

[@phyllislovelace8151]

Thank you gentlemen

[@suzannesardinha6337]

Powerful words - Everything has a cost.

[@flowmovementtherapy2096]

Dan Ariely wrote in his book Misbelief about trying to clear his name against conspiracy theorists. It's a losing battle. You can't logic your way out of their beliefs. He had to rely on someone he trusted to manage what people were saying about him as it was soul-crushing to read. You can't win, and like Steven says, it's best not to even enter that arena.

[@jhezzy]

I'm really enjoying this Age of podcasts where we have thoughtful, curious,, thinking men discussing matters of importance. Embodying the modern-day Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. No diss intended toward remarkable women.

[@theuruguayanpolyglot8706]

amazing content

[@valorieallen8502]

Love Steven Bartlett's perspective!

[@jilladams7573]

Being famous would be my worst nightmare, ever 😱! I've never understood appeal!

[@TiagoRamosVideos]

Very interesting 👌

[@Matt_Essam]

I'm actually looking forward to listening to the whole episode. I do feel it's a shame that everyone now seems to have resorted to these click bait titles and thumbnails on KZbin. At NO POINT in this video was the conclusion that "Being Famous Sucks" there was a 5 second mention of Steven being in public with his girlfriend. I have started to lose respect for channels that resort to these types of tactics in order to increase views and clicks. Especially Chris Williamson as he doesn't need to do it. He is a great interviewer and has awesome guests. Let the content do the talking and use a bit more creativity to build titles and thumbnails that actually represent the content. This video could have easily been titled "What's the real cost of being famous?" or something similar.

[@nicolevomm]

Such a great episode! Maybe next you'll go to Madrid🤔

[@LukeStoneman]

Cool to see the title and thumbnail change!

[@thinkplanetearth2946]

Interesting perspective about the cost of someone super famous and someone running a large company where you are responsible for their livelihood.

[@mamalovesthebeach437]

Listening to everyone’s opinion doesn’t work for anyone regardless of fame… this is something you learn as you age if you’re paying attention. The level of fame that leads you to being followed and recognized everywhere you go would be intolerable for me… no $ amount would ever make it worthwhile.

[@micheletotton9342]

Love Steven, what a classy guy

[@LindaPow]

Your image changing graciously

[@teachatami45]

Live among king and queens but never lose your common touch.

[@theknave4415]

You can't live a life without regrets. The best you can do is to choose the regrets you are willing to live with. For every choice you make, there is a corresponding regret.

[@ryanriegner3086]

Worth considering too, in business once you have the money you can leave and lead a normal life. But once you're famous, you can't take that genie out of the bottle, your image is already known by everyone. Fame isn't something you can go back on. There are plenty of retired CEOs out there living on a beach but Justin Bieber will be mobbed for life even if he stops all performing and social media.

[@jenmccartycosmicgypsy1073]

love stephen

[@BeaWms]

Wealth and fame is a little different.

[@matthewcerini699]

Hi Chris. I was watching 17 Raw Lessons About Human Nature - Steven Bartlett (4K) | Modern Wisdom 688 and all of a sudden you took it private and I could no longer access it. I subscribed to your KZbin channel expecting to be able to view the content and let my friends know about it. That cannot happen now. What happened? Thanks.

[@anthonyikedakolar9375]

Boy is right about the pressures of owning a business. It doesn't turn off either, not even at 3am

[@user-bf3pc2qd9s]

Yep to the 'don't aim at ghosts', basically don't focus on other people's delusions, because that is what all opinions of other people are: delusions.

[@lifeisagame2023]

Really enjoyed chrises podcast on steves diary of a ceo earlier this year.

[@ronaldbear1]

Bartlett is bloody brilliant

[@anniewebber-gs5ju]

Steven a good courageous gentleman

[@solar_genesis]

CB2 receptor agonism (activation) cools off trauma responses quite extremely. Cannabis is well known for its therapeutic and healing capabilities in PTSD.

[@somalilandrecognition5413]

But I do recognise and follow Stephen Bartlett on his road to perfection - follow what interests you - Dr Amen - thanks guys 😊

[@catcaa9027]

Can someone tell me why the caption doesn’t match the photo in the caption. I think it’s quite distracting.

[@peterhunter8274]

The thing is the ceo of a company doesn’t sell their product using their image. Drake etc depend so much on image that of course that leads to this higher level of ‘fame’. When you choose to monetise your image you can’t just switch that off.

[@Droviderion]

Chris your podcast Rock. But please fix the button at the end. Is incorrect. I want see the full episode of Steven but there is an other old guy! 😢😂

[@DylanTracyClimbs]

I was just watching the full length podcast and it went to private.. Hope it goes back up soon 😂

[@_cyber_cookie_]

steven's voice sounds very nice

[@schiz0ricard0]

rest in peace @chrisqboyd you need to talk again with Justin Murphy and cover this guy

[@chinyererachel]

Yeah there are different levels of pain

[@dashferry06]

Smart.

[@wendellkirton3694]

I like him he is cool person

[@teachatami45]

Live simple.

[@Guitarpaul666]

The irony in this video is not lost on me, Steven Bartlett does not need the income from KZbin videos, he does it for ego. He seeks out the fame, there's no such thing as a free lunch you know this better than most, and the fame being the free lunch has a price to pay, deal with it, or avoid the 'fame' and just do your business.

[@gregorioeduardo]

""famous" on KZbin isn't of "public interest".

[@alexandercameron1977]

I like Steven’s attitude to fame and fortune and follow his podcasts. However I worked in a very close and personal capacity to four incredibily rich people, two were famous, one was known but not famous and one was completely unknown. The common thread was that three of them were a*rs*holes but one was well mannered,pleasant and respectful. Reflect on this.

[@somalilandrecognition5413]

But then again, I've not heard of Chris Williamson either, so just looked you up too 😉

[@flat6croc]

Many extremely famous have sought fame. They then want it both ways.

[@florence1395]

Totally the more money you have & especially going on TV or having a public profile then you should expect the come back, it’s proof there isn’t privacy when you become like him! The Diary of a CEO………..I’m private so don’t think I could deal with it!

[@anglodoomer5995]

What an awesome dragon 🐉

[@bishop-vj6nf]

*Making money is an action. Keeping money is behavior. Growing money is knowledge💲.*

[@ruthdellapina2194]

Steven Bartlet ibs a nice guy I like, to watch him on Dragons Den especially,,

[@_cyber_cookie_]

an introvert's dream: being a wealthy ghost

[@nevalimohan8302]

The Nando’s brought the heat 😂😂😂

[@orangewarm1]

No one knew who Steven was before lock-down. He could have done the podcast without showing his face. Similarly, he could invest in people/businesses from a relatively secret position, like many millionaires. He placed himself in the public eye, on Dragon's Den, which attracts a lot of attention. You have to wonder why that was. He's giving me Prince Harry / Megan vibes.

[@almasolido374]

Drake’s wealth is a direct cause of his fame and his relevance in the public eye, Ben Francis, on the other hand, is a business man, publicity for him is less relevant than it is for Gym Shark.

[@jamesthorner2555]

Whats a can of milk?

[@jamestaylor7593]

Whats a can of milk

[@dsdsdsdsdsds3139]

i skipped to different parts of this 'interview' - and all i heard was this chris williamson droning on...

[@lauraduffy9055]

Thank you Brandon! This is not a racist song and I’m not surprised but so glad Jason Aldean talked straight to that dingbat.