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The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

Moment 33 - Reggie Yates on How Self-Awareness Changed His Life

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

FlightStory

Society & Culture, Business, Education

4.613.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2021

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO.

Reggie Yates has had a tremendous career from acting, tv presenting, radio DJ, singing and now creating his critically acclaimed documentaries. But what was it that set Reggie apart from the other young kids on the North London estates?

In this moment, Reggie breaks down how self-awareness was the skill that helped him work towards his goals and ultimately, change his life.

Transcript

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0:00.0

When you look at your career, you are a tremendous outlier.

0:06.9

In terms of the journey you've taken and what you're doing now.

0:10.4

That's very kind of thing.

0:11.4

And then you trace it back and go, you've came from a countless day, not too far from

0:14.8

here.

0:15.8

For you to have gone on that journey and achieved the things you have, I always think

0:20.4

there must have been certain factors in those early years that made you take a different

0:26.7

course to those friends that might still be on the estate now.

0:30.3

It might have been, you know, we talked a little bit about values there.

0:32.5

It might have been, you know, I don't know, something someone said to you and experience

0:35.8

you had or just the conditioning, whatever it is.

0:39.1

But my question is, do you know what those factors were that made you an outlier?

0:43.8

I mean, you sound as though you've done a lot of work on yourself and in the little bit

0:48.4

that I know about you.

0:49.4

I get to meet people and ask it.

0:52.2

So I learn so much from these kinds of answers.

0:54.2

Right.

0:55.2

And I've made documentaries for over 10 years.

0:56.2

I was the same thing, you know, you learn so much from your environment if you're willing

0:59.8

to drink in the information.

1:02.0

And I just, in thinking about between therapy and also being present in moments like this,

1:08.8

you know, yes, there are cameras, but I'm having a conversation with you and I'm learning

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