Dragons' Den star Steven Bartlett has revealed his secret self-belief that helps power him to achieve more success despite becoming a millionaire at the age of just 23.
After founding marketing agency Social Chain in Manchester with friend Dominic McGregor, Mr Bartlett stepped down in 2020 to start new ventures and take a path that has led him to become youngest ever member of BBC One's Dragons' Den line-up.
Speaking to the PA news agency, the entrepreneur has opened up about how good health has become more important to him since the start of the pandemic and the role it plays in helping him maintain his success in business. READ MORE: Click here to sign up to the BusinessLive North West newsletter He said no amount of success can substitute good health and that the last two and a half years really put that into perspective. "The pandemic showed me our health is our first foundation, and that without everything else is inconsequential," says the entrepreneur and host of podcast Diary Of A CEO. "If you think of it like a table, our health is the thing that everything else is sat upon - my goals, my relationships all sit on, and are contingent on, my health." The 29-year-old started working out in March 2020 and has "just not stopped".
Now, his fitness is a priority, rather than something he tries to fit into a busy schedule. "It's super important. It's non-negotiable at this point," he says. "I've pretty much been to the gym 90% of the days for the last two and a half years.