Steven

So I need to be making sure that I'm surrounded by people I'm socializing because that's going to be an insulator to like stress and loneliness, which is going to cause me discomfort, which is going to lead me to alcohol.

So I need to be making sure that I'm surrounded by people I'm socializing because that's going to be an insulator to like stress and loneliness, which is going to cause me discomfort, which is going to lead me to alcohol.

But are there any other things that I should be thinking about when I'm setting off to make a change in my life?

But are there any other things that I should be thinking about when I'm setting off to make a change in my life?

Is that linked to dopamine?

Is that linked to dopamine?

So what if I fill it up with like – haagen-dazs ice cream and burgers because that will cause a dopamine here so presumably if i just eat loads of sweets and candy then that's going to stop me from engaging in addictive behavior

So what if I fill it up with like – haagen-dazs ice cream and burgers because that will cause a dopamine here so presumably if i just eat loads of sweets and candy then that's going to stop me from engaging in addictive behavior

I think B2B marketers keep making this mistake. They're chasing volume instead of quality. And when you try to be seen by more people instead of the right people, all you're doing is making noise, but that noise rarely shifts the needle, and it's often quite expensive. And I know, as there was a time in my career where I kept making this mistake, that many of you will be making it too.

I think B2B marketers keep making this mistake. They're chasing volume instead of quality. And when you try to be seen by more people instead of the right people, all you're doing is making noise, but that noise rarely shifts the needle, and it's often quite expensive. And I know, as there was a time in my career where I kept making this mistake, that many of you will be making it too.

Eventually, I started posting ads on our show sponsor's platform, LinkedIn, and that's when things started to change. I put that change down to a few critical things. One of them being that LinkedIn was then, and still is today, the platform where decision makers go to not only to think and learn, but also to buy.

Eventually, I started posting ads on our show sponsor's platform, LinkedIn, and that's when things started to change. I put that change down to a few critical things. One of them being that LinkedIn was then, and still is today, the platform where decision makers go to not only to think and learn, but also to buy.

And when you market your business there, you're putting it right in front of people who actually have the power to say yes. And you can target them by job title, industry, and company size. It's simply a sharper way to spend your marketing budget. And if you haven't tried it... How about this? Give LinkedIn ads a try and I'm going to give you $100 ad credit to get you started.

And when you market your business there, you're putting it right in front of people who actually have the power to say yes. And you can target them by job title, industry, and company size. It's simply a sharper way to spend your marketing budget. And if you haven't tried it... How about this? Give LinkedIn ads a try and I'm going to give you $100 ad credit to get you started.

If you visit linkedin.com slash diary, you can claim that right now. That's linkedin.com slash diary. Just thinking about something we said earlier about how early childhood trauma causes the brain to change and then results in addictive behaviors. If I went through an early childhood trauma and my brain has changed because of that, and then I get into, I become addicted to alcohol as a young man.

If you visit linkedin.com slash diary, you can claim that right now. That's linkedin.com slash diary. Just thinking about something we said earlier about how early childhood trauma causes the brain to change and then results in addictive behaviors. If I went through an early childhood trauma and my brain has changed because of that, and then I get into, I become addicted to alcohol as a young man.

And then I managed to find my way off the alcohol. My brain is still addicted, right? My brain still has that addictive sort of predisposition. So isn't it the case that I'll just end up being addicted to something else that gives me a dopamine hit?

And then I managed to find my way off the alcohol. My brain is still addicted, right? My brain still has that addictive sort of predisposition. So isn't it the case that I'll just end up being addicted to something else that gives me a dopamine hit?

Because some people say, I've got an addictive personality. They sort of self-label and self-identify as having an addictive personality. Sometimes they even reference their brain as being easily addictive. Is there truth in that? Is it possible to have an addictive personality?

Because some people say, I've got an addictive personality. They sort of self-label and self-identify as having an addictive personality. Sometimes they even reference their brain as being easily addictive. Is there truth in that? Is it possible to have an addictive personality?