The Real Trick To Long Term Motivation: Daniel Pink | E130

Daniel Pink is the best-selling author of books that show the hidden ways to motivate yourself and those around you. He’s the man behind Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, To Sell Is Human and Free Agent Nation. His new book is all about The Power of Regret. This weeks topics: 0:00 Intro 01:05 Where do your skills come from? 06:59 How to be consistently motivated 08:37 Manifestation 11:51 How to keep people motivated 19:46 How to fuel purpose 28:16 The skill of sales 38:28 The secret to pitching 45:56 The type of sleeper you are 53:40 The Power of Regret 01:07:50 Counterfactual Thinking 01:11:50 Me & Daniel: Sharing our regrets 01:29:20 The power of experimentation and failure 01:35:46 The last guest’s question Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/diaryofaceo Listen on: Apple podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7iQXmUT... FOLLOW ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steven/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveBartlettSC Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-ba... Sponsors: Huel - https://my.huel.com/Steven Craftd - https://bit.ly/3JKOPFx

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Mar 31, 20221h 40mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: March 31, 2022
Duration: 1h 40m
Channel: The Diary of a CEO
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Daniel Pink is the best-selling author of books that show the hidden ways to motivate yourself and those around you. He’s the man behind Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, To Sell Is Human and Free Agent Nation. His new book is all about The Power of Regret. This weeks topics: 0:00 Intro 01:05 Where do your skills come from? 06:59 How to be consistently motivated 08:37 Manifestation 11:51 How to keep people motivated 19:46 How to fuel purpose 28:16 The skill of sales 38:28 The secret to pitching 45:56 The type of sleeper you are 53:40 The Power of Regret 01:07:50 Counterfactual Thinking 01:11:50 Me & Daniel: Sharing our regrets 01:29:20 The power of experimentation and failure 01:35:46 The last guest’s question Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/diaryofaceo Listen on: Apple podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7iQXmUT... FOLLOW ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steven/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveBartlettSC Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-ba... Sponsors: Huel - https://my.huel.com/Steven Craftd - https://bit.ly/3JKOPFx

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Steven Bartlett and Daniel Pink, The Real Trick To Long Term Motivation: Daniel Pink | E130 explores daniel Pink Reveals How Regret Fuels True Motivation And Success Daniel Pink joins Steven Bartlett to dismantle popular myths about motivation, success, sales, timing and, most controversially, regret. He argues that persistence beats talent, autonomy–mastery–purpose beat carrot-and-stick rewards, and that we are all now in sales whether we admit it or not. Pink explains why chronotypes matter for performance, how interrogative self-talk and experimentation trump manifestation and planning, and why sharing mistakes actually builds credibility. Central to the conversation is his case that regret is a powerful, underused tool for clarifying values and improving future decisions—if we face it with self-compassion rather than denial or self‑attack.

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