An Honest Conversation with Ali Abdaal
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- Опубліковано 12 чер 2024
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00:00 Who is Ali Abdaal?
2:18 Being nervous
3:35 Ali’s YoY growth
5:32 Insane levels of transparency
8:40 Yes Theory pricing “debacle”
10:47 Ali’s origin story
15:00 Ali’s music videos
17:18 Launching courses
20:43 Making $70K in one day
22:45 Managing PTYA cohorts
28:09 Therapy sesh #1
33:56 Ali’s AdSense and sponsor income
36:04 Why Ali doesn’t like brand deals
37:58 Colin being a productivity content skeptic
42:57 Ali’s affiliate link income
44:57 Skillshare income
46:03 Teaching income
47:33 How to make up the lost income from PTYA
49:30 Does revenue really matter?
51:00 Therapy sesh #2
59:22 Ali’s UA-cam advice
1:00:25 Lists, lists, lists
1:04:44 Colin hates on padlocks
1:05:52 Samir’s listicle therapy session
1:07:58 What separates Ali from other UA-camr’s
1:09:11 Ali’s other video formats
1:11:40 Therapy sesh # 3
1:16:11 How to be smooth on camera
1:17:52 Colin & Samir’s two goals
1:21:12 Public speaking and practicing
1:24:12 Ali’s team
1:27:49 Michael Jordan is in this conversation
1:28:58 Therapy sesh # 4
1:31:27 Spending and growing too much
1:40:29 Subscribers don’t matter
1:42:56 Build an email list
1:45:57 Ali’s decision to quit medicine
1:51:38 Ali’s book
1:56:42 Colin and Samir’s (future) book
1:57:51 Ali’s RPM
2:01:05 The next five years
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Gents, thanks so much for having me on. Had a lovely time + your studio is INCREDIBLE + the team are super friendly too. Class act all round ❤️
Something I noticed from you Ali that is quite rare amongst C+S guests is how present you were with C+S. Tim Ferrris was the same in that regard.
Did you do this for free, I wonder.
Colin and Samir with Aliabdaal is a perfect combination
@1:44:20 what were the books you mentioned @aliabdaal
Lots of great insights :-) loved it hope you're having good time in Miami 🙂@aliabdaal
I've worked alongside Ali for 3 years as one of the first people he hired.
Ali is the most generous person I've ever met, period. He's impacted so many people with his content, but on top of that, he's lifted up so many people around him to go and achieve their own creator journeys and businesses.
He's the real deal guys. Forever grateful to the dude!
Yes Ali is an inspiration!
My guy Joe 💪🏻
100% !! thats the reason i have applied for one of the position listed :-)
@@deanhindmarch_ My bro!!
Joe, for those of us that just "discovered" Ali, how can we join future courses. I'm so sad he's ending them.
This felt like a therapy session for me too. Incredible episode ✊
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nah at 40:12 it sounds like he is jealous!!!!!!!!!!!!! if you look deeply. would not be fooled by buying anything from any of these people though, video was cool to watch though
Never have I clicked on a video so fast
Click bait?
SAME
So basically you took a comment that's been reposted a thousand times on different videos to try to get likes
Honestly
My best UA-camr- Ali Abdaal
Cap
Doctors around the world are severely underpaid for the level of responsibility we take on and the years of learning. Happy for Ali that he got out and is enjoying life, all while still helping tons of people.
LEGENDARY!
100%!! My little sister is a junior Dr in the UK and literally has to sign off and people's deaths and stuff and she's on like £14 an hour.
Not really! Doctors in the US are so not underpaid. They earn handsomely.
Ironic coming from a plastic surgeon, one of the highest paid specialties in medicine
"The internet is the new land of opportunity" is such an amazing quote. That got me. Completely true
I still remember the Podcast where Lewis Howes convinced him to quit his job as a doctor
Right? It's a shame that we lost a doctor to content creation. But, if his whole heart wasn't in it in the first place as a doctor, it was for the better. 💯
@@the_real_cookiezImagine the millions of people he's helped from his content, courses, videos, and soon book.
We didn't lose a doctor, we gained a world wide teacher.
@@the_real_cookiezit’s not a shame. I think Ali said this in one of his podcasts but it’s not a doctor lost because somebody could instantly take his place.
However someone like Ali who inspired and helped new students to get into Medicine and how to study better are rare and few. Helping in creating more doctors.
@@the_real_cookiezAli has literally addressed this comment and how it makes no sense. The impact he has making videos is way greater than prescribing some drugs for some cold because of the internets scale and leverage. It’s also more enjoyable and fulfilling for him anyway.
Does anyone have a timestamp for this conversation in the Lewis Howes podcast?
I've spent thousands of dollars on Ali's products and on the back of his advice. I hope he CONTINUES to share his numbers no matter how absurd, because it is so exciting to see the growth. and I hope he CONTINUES to sell me awesome products so I can spend tens of thousands with him. I wouldn't have started my channel if it weren't for him and that has infinite value to me :D
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Colin deserves a "Best Listener Award" for this episode. That's not easy to do, lots of respect.
Ali is the reason I became a youtuber. Thank you Ali for your transparency and generosity in sharing your knowledge!! i'm so glad you exist.
I LOVE how your vids are whatever length they are; allowed to expand naturally and breathe. Thank you for giving your guests time and space
Oh man! Excited to listen to this one. Ali is such a nice guy
nah at 40:12 it sounds like he is jealous!!!!!!!!!!!!! if you look deeply. would not be fooled by buying anything from any of these people though, video was cool to watch though
I always though he was arrogant for some reasom, but i cant believe i ever though that. He is so humble, its insane.
I met Ali in real life randomly one day. I asked him if he’d be up for a coffee and he said yeah let’s do it. We ended up having breakfast and he basically coached me for 90mins. He is the nicest, humblest guy ever. This was only about 8 months ago. He had no reason to be that nice to me but he was! He is amazing.
Stocks are pretty unstable at the moment, but if you do the right math, you should be just fine. Bloomberg and other finance media have been recording cases of folks gaining over 250k just in a matter of weeks/couple months, so I think there are alot of wealth transfer in this downtime if you know where to look.
Such market uncertainties are the reason I don’t base my market judgements and decisions on rumours and here-says, got the best of me 2020 and had me holding worthless position in the market, I had to revamp my entire portfolio through the aid of an advisor, before I started seeing any significant results happens in my portfolio, been using the same advisor and I’ve scaled up 750k within 2 years,
Having a counselor is essential for portfolio diversification. My advisor ASHLEY AIRAGAHI who is easily searchable and has extensive knowledge of the financial markets.
Ali is a legend. Thank you for making this come to life!
Ada bang zahid di sini
Hey Zahid! 100%
terima kasih pada bg zahid yang memperkenalkan saya ke YT Ali Abdal
I love the consistency of the thumbnail styles. Thanks Graham!
Let's take a moment to appreciate that you changed Ali's t-shirt colour in the thumbnail to increase the CTR 👏👏👏
yesss i just realised, but whyyyy
@@sairahgonzalezlooks like something a doctor would wear. I havent seen Ali in that color since he quit so i was curious.
What was your biggest takeaway from Ali?
For me, it was that "everything is a list" It's so simple and a really helpful framework for ideas. I immediately started a document with a ton of ideas based on the list framework. - Samir
For me, as a smaller creator with a little over 12,000 subs, my biggest takeaway was the slip-ups while recording yourself and getting down on myself for doing so. While I do think I have great camera confidence, I felt like I was making way more mistakes than most creators do. Taking 10-30 takes some times to get the simplest part, right. Nice to hear that massive creators, such as you guys, also experience this. Thank you for sharing this wonderful interview, many more take-aways than just that as well.
Keep things simple... It's my Montra🦾🕺
(having adhd it's imperative)
The subtext that knowing yourself is foundational because it informs everything you do and how you measure your success. Self-awareness is a pretty important part of a happy life.
Find your Angus
This is something every creator needs to listen to. Colin and Samir, thanks for teaching creators about being a creator :) love you guys.
I always tell myself... If I'm doing my regular job every single day and doing an online business which then generated 100k in 3 Months. Just imagine if I was doing the online business 100% fully focused. I would have the best of both worlds. I can quit my job any day, and make trice that 100K, or I can keep my job and still make another 100K, but even faster.
That's the power of online business, and learning the skills online.
Colin and Samir are always giving us quality content
This is probably the most informative, insightful, enlightening, impactful interview I've watched that resonates with me as I go through a pivot. Ali is wise beyond his years. And this is why his channel continues to blow up. People sense his inner depths and wisdom.
I truly enjoyed listening to one of the most profound and impactful interviews. The admiration they hold for each other's achievements is truly inspiring 👏
This is probably my favourite episode of this podcast yet. Really honest, insightful and felt like eavesdropping on such a great conversation. Thanks!
Amazing piece of content. Thanks Colin, Samir, and Ali 🚀
Stayed for the full 2 hours. Thanks for doing this. My favorite part was talking about realizing the "NEW" you and owning it. It took me 2 years to admit okay, I'm an author and producer LOVE IT!
Might be one of the more impactful videos I’ve watched. So glad I found this channel!
Literally my 2 favorite channels on UA-cam. Can't WAIT to listen all the way through.
Why is wait in all caps
I read it like one of those A.I. Videos with the inflection all wrong. 🧐
One of my favourite episodes! Learnt a lot from this
I took so many notes from this. these conversations keep getting better thanks guys!
This has to be my favourite episode so far. I laughed and cried during it because it resonated so deeply with me being a creator of a very niche channel. Thanks to Colin, Samir and Ali for being so open, honest, and engaging in everything they do! Lots of fantastic, actionable take-aways to think upon.
I'm obsessed with Samir's comparison of "moving to the Internet" being a leap similar to "moving the US" a generation ago.
This was a GREAT interview! Thank you. I loved it. I am blessed to be doing Ali's PTYA course right now..❤
This was amazing! Thank you for sharing!
This is the first time I've actually taken notes during one of these interviews
This was great! Perfect timing because I just pre launched my course!
My favorite episode so far 👏🏾
That was a _greeaaaaat_ video! 🙌
All of these have been great but this is hands down my favorite interview yet. Thanks for taking the time to put these together, keep up the great work!
I don’t want that many of his videos these days but I really like Ali. His transparency is unique and I enjoy hearing about his thought process.
Super encouraging and insightful pieces of information and advice in this video. Thanks a lot guys 💪🔥
Wow, Colin and Samir have become my newest favorite channel! Love the honesty and your guests!
This was one of my favourite creator conversations so far. Such a great one from all three of you. Inspiring and relatable hearing all the things you all feel anxious about and talking it out. Goes beyond even UA-cam itself, applies to all areas of business and life.
Great conversation. Thanks so much for putting this together.
Wowsers, great interview, so much transparency. Felt like a little fly on the wall listing intently. Thank you for being so open and honest about your journey.
3 of the best creators to ever exist to this date honestly
This was a masterclass, cannot believe it was free.
This is one of the best videos I have watched in a long time. I learned a lot and even had an idea for creating a UA-cam channel. Thank you so much
I love this episode so much. This is the 2nd time I'm watching. Plus I have started my own UA-cam channel after procastnating for months.
You know that Ali is also an awesome podcast host because there were definitely certain points where he was asking some fire questions to Colin and Samir 😂 Thank you for this episode guys! Crazy insightful and fun to watch
This was such an incredible interview, with some eye opening moments
Man, I love this channel so much. Ali Abdaal is such a fascinating thinker, I love his work, and it's so cool to have this conversation, led by two excellent thinkers and creators, who know the questions we want to ask, and have burning questions of their own. So good.
First time I see Colin actually invested & passionate in an interview.
Seems like the topic really hit home for him.
Love to see him ask question & interact more
real
It's the second time I have landed on this channel I think, I am a big fan of Ali's videos, and just like in any other Ali video, I needed to get the pen and notepad, so thank you for such detailed chapters!
Best part of this: title, thumbnail, & list. Much appreciated.
23:20, I was in Cohort 8!!! It was incredible :)
Awesome video. Ali is such a thoughtful, genuine guy. Definitely opened my eyes to see the ups/downs and challenges of having a content creation based business. Thanks guys!
Loved the conversation.
So insightful and transparent.
Watched and enjoyed every minute of it.
Wow I feel like this was a therapy session. Such a great podcast. Ali is such a wealth of knowledge and information.
Colin asks so many hard and good questions!! And Ali answers every one of them in such a detail that you clearly get his view and vision.
I knew this was going to be a banger and it did not disappoint.
never clicked so fast 🙌 been waiting for this one!!
Colin and Samir podcast, with one of my fav UA-camrs. What a day!
This is one of the most reassuring videos you guys have made! Thank you!
Great conversation, I loved to hear about Colin and Samir experience!
Such outstanding transparency and honesty from all of you. The conversation about the lagging identity/self-worth is incredibly relatable to my journey as well. I find it so fascinating that even though you all (atleast from our eyes) have quote unquote “made it”, you all still feel some of that imposter syndrome, the guilt of charging for extreme value, etc. Absolutely connected with one. Thanks!
Incredible conversation! This format is so great on y’all.
I do hate a drip course though. Ive done better on with all modules available than the drip model but I see the appeal ❤
This was one of my favourite episodes so far. Full of information and Ali is fantastic at explaining things!
This was so enlightening to listen to. Great discussions overall
Y’all get THE BEST creators to bring on. Legends fr I can’t wait to watch this; clicked so quick once I saw it in feed ❤
Absolutely incredible video and you guys should publish the studio tour :”)
1:01:47 “At the end of the day, everything is a list”. Wow. It’s so crazy how just one sentence can completely change how you see everything. Also the way Ali kinda smirks before he explains it is so real. It’s the look when you’ve found some information that blew your mind and you know you’re about to have the pleasure of showing someone else and then the glimmer in Samir’s eyes as the lightbulb went on. 10/10 segment
Samir, I love your vulnerability about how you feel about talking at the camera. You are humanizing yourself--thank you!
I ABSOLUTELY loved this conversation, listening Colin and Samir’s vulnerability about numbers and your journey as entrepreneurs while sharing your achievements with the studio and everything is incredibly spiring! Would love to see more “raw” content like this guys! And Ali, he’s also amazing. Honestly I loved every second of this 2 hour long video 👻 thank you!
PS: I would ABSOLUTELY pay 3k to learn from you guys, just registered in the waiting list!
Colin, Samir, Thank you for having Dr. Abdaal. This is the first time I saw your UA-cam channel and throughly enjoyed the video. I look forward to watching some of your other videos. Yes, I'm a huge fan of Dr. Abdaal. This really was an amazing interview and conversation. I'll be rewatching it to take some learnable moments away. Cheers!
Best two hours of 2023. Worth watching every second and I can’t wait to watch it again
Great creator interview from so many angles.
Fantastic collaboration! Thanks for your transparency Ali. Looking forward to the course Colin and Samir :)
This episode is Gold for all creators who are in the journey of growth. It was the inspiration I needed! Saving it and listening again. Its a Creators mini-course! Thank you Ali for the transparency!
What an incredible and insightful conversation, thank you for sharing!
Love this guys! Beautiful interview with an awesome guy. Ali is a top-notch creator and a fantastic mind. This video deserves 10,000,000 views! Thanks to all three of you for inspiring us with your content.
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This was SUCH a good video, so many small nuggets of wisdom, absolutely loved it!
This was super informative especially because it’s not many people talking so transparently about the whole business side of creator space, Bang on guys! It’d be dope if you could bring Dan Koe, I think it’ll bring a whole set of new information for your audience.
Incredibly insightful and motivating chat! Thanks guys :)
We do NEED a Studio Tour, if you guys are comfortable :)
Watched this over the last few days. What a fantastic episode, thank you!
Same I'm still watching it, over multiple days. It's so good.
16:50 is such a good point
I love this
I found the video to be quite inspiring. Ali's philosophy of taking a step back and questioning why he does something really resonated with me. Thanks!
Thank you for the great video!
He is really endearing and straight forward which is nice to see. New subscriber!
Wow.. Just wow. Thank you for this incredible episode
I had Ali on my show the Polymath PolyCast, and we discussed these things about how he is multidisciplinary. I like how they are coming back up a couple years later. I tried to mention to him that he should keep trying for the music stuff. If not on his main channel, then a side one.
Aaaah Cannot wait to absorb myself into this 2 hour podcast! Best thing to happen today!! (and ive had a pretty awesome day!!)
I've seen you in the discord!
$5 million sounds like a lot of money, but once I converted it to the local currency it really sunk in how much money that is.
It's R100,000,000. That's crazy 🤯
Awesome episode, thank you guys!
wow! what a tip! record the full video and record the intro afterwards! awesome!
I've taken PTYA (cohort 4) and Creatorpreneur - it was so worth it personally. I actually wish I took PTYA a year earlier bc I know my channel would've grown more. If Ali makes tons of money selling us products I'm so happy for him bc I would gladly ask him to take my money just like I'd ask In n Out to take my money to have one of their amazing burgers.
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Another great episode. We love these.
Such a great interview. Uploaded a video analyzing Ali's editing and filming style as this video came out. Also, the solo creator business model is so fascinating, I'm glad there's more information being presented. This show is is a great resource, excited for the next episode, cheers
My two favourite youtubers, who have taught me so much about creating, talking about being a creator for 2 hours??? This is premium content right here.
Thanks guys great vid as always.
I love the youtube nerd section!