We hit 10 million subscribers today… so I wanted to share something unexpected that this process has taught me: one of the unforeseen consequences of interviewing around 400 people on The Diary of a CEO is the clear realisation of how important it is to be kind to strangers online.
I’ve interviewed some of the most impressive, seemingly flawless, successful, and famous people on the planet - CEOs, athletes, scientists, authors - and every single one of them is battling something beneath the surface.
In fact, I don't know a single person in my life who isn't struggling with something.
The most successful person I know is dealing with mental health issues - and so is my unemployed best friend from school.
I know someone you'd consider the life of any party who's privately been mentally crippled for years because of his child's illness.
The most beautiful person I know attends hypnotherapy because of crippling insecurity and body dysmorphia.
Last week, I spoke to a start-up founder who recently appeared on a magazine cover - he’s still in therapy for depression.
The internet flattens humans into two dimensions, but when you spend thousands of hours interviewing strangers, you come to learn that everyone is three-dimensional, and that third dimension is invisible.
I say all of this to say...
Give strangers the benefit of the doubt; look for the good in them.
Your words can either leave lasting scars or make someone's day.
Both options are free, but the world desperately needs more of the latter, and less of the former.
Anyway...
Thank you to all of you for the support and encouragement for the last 4 years, It's spurred me and my team on in ways you'll probably never know.
What started as a passion project in my bedroom in Manchester called The Diary Of A CEO, has evolved into a media company called FLIGHTSTORY which has employed hundreds of people around the world.
We're having so much fun, pushing ourselves really hard and we know we are only just getting started! ❤️
What would you like to see from us next???
