How Ali Abdaal Made 2 Million Dollars In One Week (

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Episode 530: Shaan Puri ( / shaanvp ) and Sam Parr ( / thesamparr ) talk to Ali Abdaal about his most most-effective productivity tactics, how creators should run their channels like CEOs, and how he made $2M in one week.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(2:00) The Neil Patel fallacy
(7:30) Adventure framing the to-do list
(15:00) The hourglass technique
(17:00) KZbin creator CEOs
(22:00) $100k - $1M content side hustle
(27:00) The irresistible offer
(31:00) Challenging Ali's infinite game
(38:00) Rejection as an advantage
(48:00) Viral KZbin titles and thumbnails
(55:30) Distribution + product = $$$
(1:02:00) Prediction: $1b Twitter creator?
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Links:
• Ali’s new book - www.feelgoodproductivity.com/
• Ali’s KZbin Channel - / @aliabdaal
• The 2-Hour Cocktail Party - tinyurl.com/4md6my4k
• DotCom Secrets - tinyurl.com/5n7dhddm
• Copywriting Secrets - tinyurl.com/a2zudjhc
• Voicepal - voicepal.me
• Rize - rize.io/
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton - www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp - www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That - copythat.com/
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Try Shepherd Out - www.supportshepherd.com/
• Free 2024 Goal-Setting Session - planfor2024.com/
• Shaan's Personal Assistant System - shaanpuri.com/remoteassistant
• Power Writing Course - maven.com/generalist/writing
• Small Boy Newsletter - smallboy.co/
• Daily Newsletter - www.shaanpuri.com/
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[@AwesomeSkateE3]

The Hubspot ad placement is top tier

[@jeremiahharemza1235]

A quick recap of the books Ali & Sam mentioned: - Copywriting Secrets by Jim Edwards - Dotcom Secrets by Russel Brunson - The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber - Traction by Gino Wickman - $100M Offers by Alex Hormozi

[@Reppi_ai]

54:42 yeahhhh we did this already

[@discountdoodle]

Your app rocks!

[@Reppi_ai]

@@discountdoodle Thank you!

[@jimmymullin14]

Is reppi in the App Store?

[@discountdoodle]

@@jimmymullin14yes

[@MarioDuch]

Okay, this right here, ladies and gentlemen is like Avengers Endgame for me. Everything I love in one place.

[@AfzalHussein]

Can't lie, Ali put me on MFM back in the day. Been waiting for this one for a while.

[@anelemathaba4684]

same here

[@andyatmosphere]

This Ali guy is so chill, awesome delivery and genuinely insightful.

[@amohanthy]

You guys will be remembered as the OGs for lot of first time millionaires

[@davidpiper9964]

Love this! Ali is how I found the podcast years ago when he did the video with the shout outs, and I haven’t missed an episode since

[@TheEamonKeane]

I'm the exact same !

[@DjentleDjiant]

Same as well!

[@brownexpats]

Loved that introduction Shaan 😆 - "Fulfilled brown man's obligation to become a Dr"

[@ayodelebabalola8351]

I found MFM through a video where Ali Abdaal shared his notes. full circle.

[@JackSte]

Great pod, love seeing you guys get together like this. Big fan of both channels

[@JoshRichBJJ]

This podcast was exactly what I needed! Awesome insights

[@alfredmanzano680]

Whaaooooo wasn’t expecting these 2 forces to come together haha. Awesome!

[@khuzemasaifee4087]

This podcast is a Modern MBA!!!

[@domepodcast]

I’m here for my brother Ali Abdaaal!!!!!! Keeep being an inspiration!

[@PankajDoharey]

WOW The episode i have been waiting for

[@TheEamonKeane]

Pretty sure Ali put me onto MFM way back when. Haven't stopped listening since.

[@2frungjung]

I want that chrome extension!!!!!!!!!

[@DK-dp3kk]

All the books you guys cite are based in large part on Robert Cialdini's books about Influence and Pre-suasion. If you haven't read them yet YOU MUST. Thanks for the fun podcasts.

[@th3chrisstott]

Buzzing for this.

[@Alfigordon]

Listened to quite a few podcasts with Ali and was getting very samey. This was much better!

[@miguelfuertes5453]

I like that yall grilled him for using the gary vee funeral analogy 😂

[@tomascardenasg]

Shaan, you better make that chrome extension public!!!!!!

[@WahidNoori]

haha love seeing your comment randomly on here LOL

[@tomascardenasg]

@@WahidNoori 🙈😂

[@nwokochagospel7260]

This episode's hubsopt add hits differently, for the first time watched it without fast forwarding😅

[@EmbraceTerror]

I'm finding that I ferl like I'm not getting anything done productively for the one BIG thing I want to accomplish (before the other bigger things I want to do afterward), but I see that all the "little things" are truly adding up -- even though I'm not nearly done with the one big thing.

[@bhavikpatel576]

The irony of Shaan calling Ali the not best looking guy is that he’s also an average looking Indian dude that built an amazing Podcast/KZbin Channel 😂

[@moneymakingsim4314]

Factz!!😂😂 In all honesty bro, that shii was unnecessary..🤦🏼‍♂️… Ali is such a cool dude that he let it go.. My WIFE was watching with me and laughed … She said ironically Ali is “10 times more attractive than Shaan”…smdh.. Why is this even a discussion though.. Crazy how he subtly trolls certain ppl for no reason.. It screams insecure and lame..😩.. Love the show, but Ali’s channel is grade A!!

[@LearntoMakeHonestMoneyOnline]

Ali Abdaal is a living proof that being a KZbinr pays MUCH MORE than being a doctor 🤯

[@teamtony2111]

It’s insane

[@bacool]

yes but never know what the future holds... also what if being an MD was your calling and you end up in the business or investing side in later decades... role in society is also important to some people... and these days, less competition than ever in these traditional roles due to zoomers going for mostly the hype stuff

[@coney2010grads]

For him yes, on average no.

[@bpmotion]

All doctors make money. Not all KZbinrs (actually very few) make money.

[@soarwithus]

Read and implement Getting Things Done. Great framework for to do lists

[@georgelee9278]

My favs In one place 🎄

[@bootstrappinglife]

As the woman from the Midwest, I preordered and feel exposed now. Also, definitely not a Kinsley

[@harrison69]

Shaan p for prez! Share the chrome extension!

[@Animal1467]

Finally MFM hosted Ali Abdaal. I Learned about MFM through Ali's videos.

[@thekhoatran]

Great pod

[@Louisadamson]

For me growing up, it was, "When you get your own house, you can make the rules." The first time my mom came to visit my first place, I made her stand on one leg for as long as I could get away with it.

[@leeali4096]

Shows how much respect you have for the human who gave you life.

[@Louisadamson]

Indeed, and I appreciate you noticing. I listened to her wisdom and valued her guidance, both in words as well as her actions. How much I attribute in myself to her is beyond measure, and leaving as rules increasingly stifled my growth at 17 instilled the independence and gumption the makes her proud. We both still laugh at those few one-legged minutes that day.

[@ChristianGardner]

52:00 Shaan staring intently at the floor

[@achrafash]

Ali on MFM?! the last youtube video i needed in my life

[@rodasjateno2565]

Ali is the reason I started listening to MFM

[@teamtony2111]

Great insights 🎉

[@furnessryan9675]

Shaan, where can I find that Chrome extension: ONE BIG THING!

[@shinchima]

Glad both you lads called out the “funeral” statement - keep keeping it real ! 🙏🏽

[@chrisrobbo]

Shaan you should open source your chrome extension!

[@keshavjindal7395]

lol, the timing of the ad. XD

[@lorenzo.danese]

My fav KZbinr interviewed in my fav podcast 😍

[@yumtumbout]

What is the ball Shaan?

[@arthgupta]

Nice shirt sam!

[@alixqureshi]

Anyone else know the accountant service mentioned? Remember hearing about it but not sure which episode now!

[@Chakidaki]

Cloudflare is amazing! Stock is going 📈

[@shokouhmostofi2786]

Anyone else saw thumbnail and thought it’s Ali’s video ? 😅 clicked right away and heard MFM openning sound .. was a moment of total confusion ..

[@BasketballBusinessAndBossMoves]

They are coming off very condescending to this guest.

[@waynewhite2314]

Taking in some of the comment maybe u guys should have had Ali to yall speaking time shifted more to him but what's most important to me is applying the lessons wherever possible- every episode can't out do the last. most of us here likely needs to implement more. ali been working hard for a long time to get where he is, and had a pretty long development path.

[@CryptoGrit]

wow I can fully resonate with not liking some youtube aspects but I like to deliver the message :)

[@whoami1980]

did shaan freestyle that story or was it planned? solid impromptu delivery and tying back into the original question

[@hugoowona]

Thumbnail is crazy 😂

[@iqratube]

25:40 - Steps to making $2M/week

[@user-nc9vt9ku7g]

I see how Ali dodged responding to Sam's comment around Israel/Palestine war in relation to brand deals.

[@PankajDoharey]

Its the perfect name.

[@thomastraum]

I unsubscribed from MFM after being a die hard fan and my life quality has improved a lot in the last three weeks. Its has nothing to do with MFM, it is a personal decision, but I highly recommend evaluating whether this show gives *you* energy or makes you distracted and unhappy.

[@MMABeijing]

I can see that. I also think they r clueless

[@nathierdollie768]

Anyone listening from South Africa?

[@UppiliVentures]

Thumbnail changed already wow 😮

[@aularje]

Does the video's title changed?

[@bangerpickleball]

my problem is i watch too much MFM and never get anything done

[@Enjoyablewalks]

Same 😂 here

[@delta-gg]

Guy's i'm 15 mins in, and we've heard more from Shaan, and Sam... can you reflect over to Ali ?! LOL how at 15:30 the talk is procrastination...

[@jeremyklein5661]

Can anyone post a list of all of the books Ali referenced?

[@jeremiahharemza1235]

A quick recap of the books Ali & Sam mentioned: - Copywriting Secrets by Jim Edwards - Dotcom Secrets by Russel Brunson - The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber - Traction by Gino Wickman - $100M Offers by Alex Hormozi

[@jeremyklein5661]

@@jeremiahharemza1235 thanks!!!

[@grahamkennedy7221]

It sounds like he likes teaching, but doesn’t like talking to a camera, no instant gratification from that. Ali, if you’re there let me know how that sounds?

[@iiNoorbd]

Can't recall the last time they made so many sly remarks about their guest, should have shown more respect to Ali

[@sirnickvasilescu6645]

Man you guys were being a bit brash with Ali in this pod. He sounded sad the entire episode 😢

[@eugeniocg3079]

epic

[@Henry-nr7ll]

I actually don't like telling my friends that I listen to a podcast called my first million but then again they are pretty lame.

[@K12war]

$2.72? Ali is from a wealthy family.

[@aminataykanu]

Yours is a poor mindset. Why must he scrounge off his parents when he was already a doctor and yes a junior doctor in the UK is poorly paid.

[@lancestevenson9523]

Who cares? They didn’t get millions of views and work in the hospital and study for board exams for him, he did.

[@K12war]

@@lancestevenson9523 The point is, most of these people completely IGNORE the SOURCE of their success: their initial environment and the people in it.

[@K12war]

@@lancestevenson9523 Life is about what you have exposure for and what you think is possible for you. And those two things are based on your parents/family.

[@huztlinU]

26:00 - 28:00

[@michaelslifecycle]

His camera is almost too nice

[@user-lg6ng3sv3j]

I knew it was matter of time till Ali turned up here

[@Vikram_Maran]

50:24 51:06 51:41

[@EmbraceTerror]

5:23 Ahaha!! Ali lives in long content, yet doesn't like making videos!!

[@Mj-ct8yo]

Ali should’ve said something about Mj Demarco..lol just saying

[@gat3010]

😢

[@Sead0g]

Guys, can you get Jordan Harbinger on the pod? That would be the ultimate cross over!

[@UppiliVentures]

Named dropped Pewds haha

[@FrankMeester46]

still small

[@faisalislam9840]

1st yet again

[@loumulet]

uploaded 17 mins ago, commented 12 hours ago... bro how 😂

[@faisalislam9840]

@@loumulet we don't talk about that bro, we don't talk about that

[@Kitze]

can't believe shaan opened with "you're not the sexiest and you're not the smartest" jfc did that ruin the mood for the entire podcast. major waste of a guest tbh

[@kkhdelivery6208]

Worst guest of all time! My first million is soo mid now

[@bernardbotwey8137]

I 1st heard about this podcast from Ali ❤