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Tom Bilyeu: From Broke & Sleeping On The Floor To A $1 Billion Business!

This episode is part of our USA series, over the coming weeks you will get to see some incredible conversations with guests the likes of which we’ve never seen before. Bringing more value, more incredible stories, and more world-beating expertise. Tom Bilyeu is the host of Impact Theory, one of the biggest podcasts in the world, and the co-founder of Quest Nutrition, the company that’s now valued at over $1 billion which revolutionised protein bars and supplements. It took Tom a long time to find something he was good at that he enjoyed. Tom was sleeping on mattresses and friends floors, now he’s a multi-millionaire. Why? Because he says you can literally remould your brain to what you want. 00:00 Intro 01:17 How did you become the successful person you are today? 10:32 Anxiety 14:12 How to improve people's mental health 20:48 How do you find fulfillment? 27:29 The importance of personal responsibility 39:50 How do you get out of difficult situations? 46:39 Where are we heading and how would you solve future global problems? 56:33 How to keep a healthy long term relationship 01:08:48 Is there a place where you don't feel anxiety? 01:16:31 Our last guest's question Tom: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu Listen on: Apple podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7iQXmUT... Mentioned books: Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order - Ray Dalio https://www.amazon.com/Changing-World-Order-Nations-Succeed/dp/1982160276/ A Long Walk to Freedom - Nelson Mandela - https://www.amazon.com/Long-Walk-Freedom-Autobiography-Mandela/dp/0349106533/ 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 Vodafone Business - https://bit.ly/3NIM35n https://bit.ly/3AuPKsA Location courtesy of The Nightfall Group: www.nightfallgroup.com

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May 26, 20221h 23mWatch on YouTube ↗

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Released
May 26, 2022
Duration
1h 23m
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The Diary of a CEO
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

This episode is part of our USA series, over the coming weeks you will get to see some incredible conversations with guests the likes of which we’ve never seen before. Bringing more value, more incredible stories, and more world-beating expertise. Tom Bilyeu is the host of Impact Theory, one of the biggest podcasts in the world, and the co-founder of Quest Nutrition, the company that’s now valued at over $1 billion which revolutionised protein bars and supplements. It took Tom a long time to find something he was good at that he enjoyed. Tom was sleeping on mattresses and friends floors, now he’s a multi-millionaire. Why? Because he says you can literally remould your brain to what you want. 00:00 Intro 01:17 How did you become the successful person you are today? 10:32 Anxiety 14:12 How to improve people's mental health 20:48 How do you find fulfillment? 27:29 The importance of personal responsibility 39:50 How do you get out of difficult situations? 46:39 Where are we heading and how would you solve future global problems? 56:33 How to keep a healthy long term relationship 01:08:48 Is there a place where you don't feel anxiety? 01:16:31 Our last guest's question Tom: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu Listen on: Apple podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7iQXmUT... Mentioned books: Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order - Ray Dalio https://www.amazon.com/Changing-World-Order-Nations-Succeed/dp/1982160276/ A Long Walk to Freedom - Nelson Mandela - https://www.amazon.com/Long-Walk-Freedom-Autobiography-Mandela/dp/0349106533/ 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 Vodafone Business - https://bit.ly/3NIM35n https://bit.ly/3AuPKsA Location courtesy of The Nightfall Group: www.nightfallgroup.com

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  • Tom Bilyeu

    guest
  • Steven Bartlett

    host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Tom Bilyeu and Steven Bartlett, Tom Bilyeu: From Broke & Sleeping On The Floor To A $1 Billion Business! explores tom Bilyeu On Anxiety, Responsibility, And Building Billion-Dollar Self-Belief Tom Bilyeu shares how accepting his "hopelessly average" abilities and betting on skill acquisition transformed him from a broke, anxious striver into a billion‑dollar entrepreneur. He argues that the most important asset is the story you tell yourself about yourself, and that personal responsibility is both brutally true and wildly optimistic. The conversation dives into anxiety, diet, meditation, social media, and Web3, alongside a hard look at victimhood, cultural polarization, and potential geopolitical crises. Bilyeu also unpacks the "math" of fulfillment, the sacrifices behind a 20‑year marriage, and the pivotal role his wife played in reshaping his identity.

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