The Greatest Enemy of Success - Ego is the Enemy

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[@vihangatech127]

*“Every morning you have two choices: continue to sleep with your dreams, or wake up and chase them.”*

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[@stephen-finance]

I really liked this point. To paraphrase: Focus on giving your best effort in doing anything, and don't worrying whether or not the outcome will imply anything about who you are. Your failure or success in any task and who you are, are two separate things.

[@junowood5951]

it is stoic philosophy... he's just taking it and making money off of it...

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[@Bat_Boy]

I sent a copy to Trump. And he's just soooo much better. 😅

[@vasseurbeauty]

Wow so many amazing messages in this book and so well articulated- I’m adding this to my reading list !

[@junowood5951]

save the money, read the original stoic philosophy...

[@ia285]

@@junowood5951 what translation do you recommend that's easy to understand ( I am guessing you are referring to Marcus Aurelius)?

[@ia285]

@Simba Masters I appreciate the reply. Thank you.

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[@freishia]

Congratulations on 2Million....The beginner mindset was a great tip. Students for life is the mantra.

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[@centralcore_]

I feels like Ryan Holiday's books kinda have a superpower. After reading "the obstacle is the way", even before practicing the ideas in my life, I see many changes in my life, especially in my mind. After reading "Ego Is The Enemy", I feel the same way. And now, I get a chance to watch incredible video on that. Thanks, mate. Wish you all the best

[@intentionalliving7326]

Beautifully put! Yes! 🙌🏻

[@howtoadultschool]

Oh I like the sound of the book 'the obstacle is in the way', even the title rings true. I'm going to check that one out.

[@howtoadultschool]

@Reptile Whoops typo, read it right, wrote it wrong :P

[@junowood5951]

he is just taking from thousand years old stoic philosophy and selling it as his own thoughts... he is a thief...

[@centralcore_]

In my opinion, the things called "original thoughts" are very rare in this world. There are something copied and there are something connected. But for me, I cannot learn, read and dig into stoicism, dedicated into that for that long period as him. So I admire him not only for his connected ideas but also for his work, his time and his effort.

[@ElonRax]

Hard work beats talent when talent doesnt work hard. Thank you for this honest and inspiring video Ali!

[@rockybhai-uj4yk]

I just read the quote in the wonder 365 days

[@pow9606]

but do you know someone with lots of talent that hasn't worked hard to achieve it?

[@howtoadultschool]

Ooooo I like that, what great motivation to continually keep going and striving. 👌

[@jay5210]

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[@Breadfan00]

@@pow9606 at some point, talent will fail

[@ZoeysMusings]

The G in the thumbnail? Legendary. The comic book artwork? Legendary. Ali out here looking like a whole snack while sharing his insights on checking our egos is a whole mood and then some.

[@madhavgupta4490]

Ali you just raised the value of your content by adding those drawings in between

[@magikarpslapper759]

When you have a lot of something the value of just 1 of those things seems comparatively small. This applies to subscribers as a metric. I think it's important to remember that each subscriber is a unique person - and to have 2 million of these individual personalities tuning in regularly to a single person is beyond incredible. Great video, thank you.

[@RohanYesudian]

Book club is definitely my favourite series on this channel!

[@aliabdaal]

Yay, thank you!

[@howtoadultschool]

Agreed, I love good book recommendations! The first few I saw were books that I already had read and loved, so I'm sold on everything he has recommended since then!

[@claudiastellner5994]

Ali: How does my ego hold me back. Also Ali: It does not, I am perfect.

[@aliabdaal]

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[@thecosmopoet6400]

The humility which ali radiates in his videos is just.... awe inspiring. Way to go ali!!

[@njrous]

I thought you said “humidity” at first glance lol

[@rongitmukherjee]

Love how there's a "focus on the journey rather than the destination" aspect to most of the things you talk about.

[@IshaSharma11]

Yeas

[@iCyFlaMeZ96]

That Hunter x Hunter wisdom

[@vihangatech127]

*“Every morning you have two choices: continue to sleep with your dreams, or wake up and chase them.”*

[@SoraNikkoBour]

Assuming you know who yourself to be. We base our perceptions on an idea of our selves as a permanent entity.

[@mathematicsguru97]

Or writing the same comment on every video ?

[@dreamerbeamer]

This has nothing to do with ego though. You can work just for 5 min and call it “chasing your dream”. The most important part is to keep humbling and destroying the preposterous illusion of yourself, in the hopes of realizing where your position is in reference to your purpose.

[@debbiewang5751]

Wake up and continue to build toward my goals. 👍

[@dakshmehan4114]

Hey, congrats on 2m! Very well deserved. Thank you so much for helping us realise all these mindsets and lessons

[@teenafrench7236]

Thanks!

[@rongitmukherjee]

Love the sketches that you've been adding in the past couple of your videos!

[@aliabdaal]

Glad you like them!

[@abdullahsajid5181]

Literally! that happens with me all the time. whenever i tell someone about what i am up to i loose all my motivation to do it. i can 100% relate

[@robertyoung406]

Totally agree with the "keep the process/goals internal." another reason we also lose motivation after broadcasting our goals is because now we feel like we HAVE TO live up to the goal as a result of telling our friends. Sure it might have started off as a goal for ourselves, but now we're not really doing it for ourselves any more, and it's more so due to external pressures to live up to what we told our friends. I sometimes have the urge to tell my friends that I'm starting some new personal project for validation, but I realize it's better to keep it internal and only tell them after I've completed it or tell them after deciding I no longer want to go through with it.

[@nabilhossain1913]

How humble and reflective an individual!

[@chellseaallen]

Wait... so I can call my anxiety and OCD conjuring up the worst case scenario in every instance "stoicism"? This has given me a new lease on my mental health 🤩

[@SamEmara]

Loving the new drawing animations 👏

[@PriyaaanshuThakur]

Wanted to say this since you announced that you’re more useful as a youtuber than a doctor, so happy u gave yourself this reality check.

[@MichaelNealeYT]

Literally started this book a couple days ago. Recently discovered Ryan Holiday and Stoicism and it's changing my life

[@MarsMaths]

This book seems to make so much sense. I haven't read it but I've always been trying to do what it says, based how you've summarised it. It often feels like being humble and aiming to do things driven by the desire to do good and do it well, expect the worst but aim for the beast, is wrong in this world we live in. Thanks for sharing.

[@nishinkareem6251]

The tip about negative visualisation really resonated with me. I think that’s what it takes to get me to hustle a lot more than positive visualisation. The latter puts me in a calm and relaxed mood and I do less. Great tip! Thank you 😊

[@santhinik749]

The one reason I find you better than other content creators is because you actually read good books and share the message. Creators hardly put out anything of value (they don’t read, it shows). You’re a gem!

[@scienceskills]

"Stop making public your future projects to prevent procrastination." 💪🏻

[@CuriousDoc]

All of Ryan Holliday's books are amazing, I highly recommend! I like to think of his work as Stoic philosophy adapted for the modern world

[@sadiaperween2762]

First, I thought this video is not gonna help me because I don't have an ego but still I chose to watch this video, probably because I don't wanna miss any imp lesson from Ali. Believe me, this video solved my biggest concern which was over positive visualisation, just because of this my mind was continually getting distracted and I wasn't able to focus properly on my study. This was surprisingly great stuff for me. Tons of thanks, Ali.

[@GEO-cy9jt]

Congrats on 2 Mil Ali! 🔥 Also liked that point that when we tell people our ambitions, the motivation to do it just goes down, I can absolutely relate to this. Hustle quietly and let the results speak for itself I guess.

[@aliabdaal]

Love that!

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[@LearningandTechnology]

Enjoyed the video. It's a great book and you did an excellent job in relating it to your own experiences, challenges, and journey. I could not agree more with the concept that "the work is enough". When we realize that all externals are subject to forfeit, we realize that doing things for the sake of just doing them is by far a more rewarding stance.

[@aliabdaal]

Thank you so much!

[@kg8hakunamatata]

I agree that negative visualization can be a great tool, but I think that it is very important to acknowledge its downsides too. Negative visualization when taken too far is basically catastrophization, which is an important symptom of anxiety, which frankly is a productivity killer.

[@Fan-ew5th]

I quite like how you mention that journey comes before destination and how doing the work and putting our work out there should be what we base our self-esteem off rather than the results. I do believe that if you truly love what you're doing, you will feel rewarded already and all the other external rewards will just come as an additional bonus. Furthermore, I think what you said also links really well to this idea: "The purpose of life is to discover your gift; the work of life is to develop it; and the meaning of life is to give your gift away." - David Viscott

[@SmackeysGarage]

Huge milestone! 2M!! Congrats!!!

[@layotheleprechaun]

I love your analysis on the law of attraction. I've found that not telling people about my projects brings greater rewards when they get published

[@finalbox4416]

My takeaways from the video #1 Have a beginner's mindset #2 Don't visualize your goals too often #3 Focus on inputs, not outputs

[@BusinessTipsWithYulianna]

You inspire me every day with your content. Thank you so much for doing this. I appreciate it.

[@avinashavi6393]

This is an amazing video. Once upon time when I was focused on process I won the Math Olympiad and shocked many with the speed. And after that I am always thinking I want to become this and that. Which end up after 2 hours of exhaustion. Thanks to you I figured it out ❤️

[@RyanHess]

love the progress on your illustrations @aliabdaal and how you incorporate them into your videos now

[@hayleyhilton5018]

Thank you Ali, this has helped with keeping going with my canine massage business even though it's not paying out enough yet x Congrats on your 2million subscribers x

[@IsaacJoshi]

Having a beginner and curious mindset is so valuable, can't fill a full glass

[@Pranav-un2ek]

If I'm being completely honest, I haven't watched you in months and the title is exactly what made me watch

[@PokhrajRoy.]

1:41 Great job, illustrator. Iconic rendition of Ali IRL 😂

[@JonGadget]

Napoleon Hill - "what you can conceive and believe you can achieve" - I would be nervous of conceiving (ie. picturing) failure!! Other than that - great video, thank you.

[@littleripper312]

Really like the idea about how fantasizing or thinking about a future achievement too much can take away motivation to do it. You probably get the satisfaction or dopamine rush thinking about finishing or completing a goal before you do it and so you now don't need to do all the work to get that feeling.

[@ojxolape]

Well done, Ali! Congrats on 2M!

[@mentalmodels5]

I love how self-aware Ali is

[@mahmoudHamedinyourservice]

Thumbnail idea is BRILLIANT!

[@TheMRock888]

loved this lil compilation of your favorite bits of this book, now I'm exited to read it myself :)!

[@IsaacJoshi]

Doing the work is enough. As a new KZbinr this is great advice, to avoid worrying about subs and views

[@kanikamalik8796]

Your voice is so calm

[@TheRossHarkness]

Congratulations on 2 MILLION subscribers Ali, that's more than the population of my country haha! But seriously, the message of focusing on the process and the journey, is a complete game-changer for long-term, sustainable success!

[@suryak1316]

Your new effort to explain concepts with drawing is good ✌

[@leah38521]

Congratulations for 2 mill Ali!

[@sacdaabdurhman]

“You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” I might not know you but you are amazing 💜loved the video. 🤍

[@DavyYap]

Congrats on 2 mil Ali!!

[@wavveytae4181]

I just love your channel. The way you explain life lessons through books and your very own personal stories is just phenomenal. Congrats on 2 milli 👑👑🙌🏾💯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@Sara-tp6zd]

I love to watch your videos bc A i learn new things like and B your pronunciation and voice are so helpful for improving my English

[@awilson24]

Like this point of approaching negative visualisation constructively to 'do' and keeping goals to ourselves for the most part - both combatting main enemy, ego

[@imanolluna3274]

i love your ilustrations ali !!!!

[@gobindsingh252]

"Ego is inversely proportional to knowledge" - Einstein. Hence, reading and learning is a great way to reduce ego. I found your vid super helpful Ali, this is exactly what I needed. Love from australia

[@alantom4734]

congrats on 2M subs.....love watching your videos

[@hightidehustle4390]

Ali, a brilliantly articulate and genuine reflection. We are all a work-in-progress, and we should share & embrace that! Well done on 2 million subs 🙌👏

[@kimberly3194]

has anyone talk about his hair that makes him ten times more attractive?!!!!!! CONGRATS IN 2 MILLION!!! ++seriously you deserve this

[@Lucas-nf9xc]

Ali, Your videos are amazing! I am learning so much from you and I would like to say thank you so much for guiding me on my journey to success!

[@InsideEarth_ORIGINAL]

Loved the new hairstyle, Ali!

[@CarolAnneChapman]

I got the book - excellent! I especially liked the many examples of various people, many of them well-known, and their relationships to their egos - how it affected their lives, their aspirations, successes, and failures. These stories illustrate the concepts in the book very well.

[@rafidhoda]

Really good video Ali! I love how you take concepts from these books and personalize them with your own stories when you share.

[@samueldarling6699]

Yea, when I saw you make friends book a slot with you on your calendar that's when you know your ego is getting too big. Glad you have noticed keep up the great work 💯🔥

[@airsoftmaster76]

Congrats on 2 mil brotha ! 🔥

[@dakshk1466]

CONRATS FOR 2 MILLION BROTHER I REALLY REALLY LOVE YOUR CONTENT....HELPED ME ACCOMPLISH ALL PRODUCTIVITY GOALS RIGHT FROM SCHOOL TO SLEEPING 😜😜 MUCH LOVE

[@SmileforaSecond]

Excellent points. This video is actually very timely for me because I was trying to figure out how to promote myself and my content in a way that doesn’t take away from the authenticity of who I am. I settled on just deciding to post more frequently but basically ignoring the algorithm, and that is one of your points in this video. Also, I get so unreasonably excited every time you mention the Stormlight Archive.

[@SEHUoo]

First time I made so many notes on a video. You awakened my brain, thanks

[@exquisitous1169]

You made a good point about sharing your goals and visualising them as already achieved. I think that indeed it breaks the tension between where we are and where we want to be that is necessary to take action. Without this tension, you will just stay where you are. *I don't think though that the ego is the enemy.* Thinking like that will reinforce it. You may temporarily shut it off, but it will come back strongly. If you learn how to "dance" with your ego instead of fighting it, you will eventually liberate yourself from it. I mean that if you recognize that it is a part of you, that it is initially there to protect you, you can cultivate a peaceful relationship with it. When you see it coming, you can acknowledge its effort to keep you safe, even thank him for being there to protect you, tell it that you are safe, and go on with your day. Have you read A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle? Quite a good read on the topic of Ego. Highly recommended :) Thanks for sharing your journey 🙏

[@hris9214]

Love the message in this video Ali! Need to focus on my effort more and stop beating myself over the outcome.

[@gordonbarnes]

Enjoying the digital art work that is popping up in your videos - nice touch!

[@SanjiDharma]

I agree so much, it's so much more important to put your head down and do the work, rather than find collabs or shortcuts 💪

[@kulsoom]

Wow!! The sketches that come up at 1:30 are so cool! Great addition to the video 👏🏼😊🙌🏼

[@ThreeTwentyTech]

We should let success be used as *motivation* to achieve more and not to increase our *ego* It's easy to bask in the glory of achieving big things in life but the people who stay focused on their goals instead of celebrating are the ones who achieve the *most* out of their lives! 💪🏻

[@ChrisWeatherburn]

Indeed but celebrate success and stay hungry working towards more success!

[@ThreeTwentyTech]

@@ChrisWeatherburn Exactly! How is your channel going, Chris? :)

[@connoroughton4376]

Well done on 2 mill!!!! That’s amazing!!

[@emadh.3538]

Ali with the biggest glow up of 2021!!!

[@adeebniyazi]

Hello, first of all, congratulations on hitting 2 million subs. Secondly, those little sketch/illustration things you've done in the video are amazing. Did you do it yourself since you've been taking art classes? If yes, you should make a video on your progress so far and give other people(me) who're trying to learn some tips from your experience.

[@SuperMarco9595]

Actually im making them! Im a concept artist and his art teacher and i work in his team, glad you like them!

[@Tejas05]

Doc your hair game just improved , so I guess success getting “into your head” isn’t that bad of a thing after all

[@nafisamustafa98]

This is exactly what I wanted to hear today , thanks Ali ! I now have a word for all my day dreaming - POSITIVE VISUALIZATION, sounds better

[@floralivy7542]

Pretty early congrats for 2mil Ali!

[@monikap7321]

Congrats Ali!!!! Really happy for you...

[@parvathyrajan5928]

That's beutiful...Focus on the journey rather than the destination..to smell the flowers throughout our journey

[@medo5296]

You will always realise that your outer reality is shaping itself upon the model of your imagination. I think whatever we want to do we should visualise it in our brain it works for me like I'm a medical student and I want to be great teacher I see that happening in my brain and now I know the difference, for me it was impossible but right now I completely believe in my self and I think that's not a very hard thing to do,this applies to everything, Huge love and respect Ali bro ❤

[@Jubair194]

You're doing great because you put so much information per video in a very digestible way. I hope that I do it that way on my channel, that you inspired me to re-start.

[@austinxwade]

Really needed this. I get so hung up on "How can I get more people to see my work?" and I end up just not doing the actual work that I want seen

[@inhthithutrang8733]

Your channel is so amazing and I can't help looking at your weekly video^^

[@dwarkeshjangid]

The attention to detail in the Thumbnail!!!!! EGO is wrapped around your neck! Damnn🙏

[@folasewaidowu907]

Thank you for these great tips! ❤️

[@Drzeezy]

WOah ! 2 million . Amazing video btw

[@thedog5k]

This is very good to hear. It's kind of the conclusion I have been coming to as of recently in my reflections. It's what you do that makes you who you are. You form your identity, your identity doesn't form you. Sometimes greatness or wonderful people aren't necessarily rewarded with fame, wealth, and the highest regards ( things we generally consider to be the ultimate pursuit). Meanwhile, other people that seemingly don't deserve it have it thrust upon them. If we were to measure life this way, doctors are plebs compared to the mighty tanner fox, and justin biebers. This makes me think of patrice o neal. God tier comic, absolute legend. Held in the highest regards by a community of comedians and fans, but never quite got the expansive wealth and recognition. This doesn't detract from who he was or make his contributions any lesser. Don't talk about it. Don't worry about the vainitys. Just be about it.

[@DrWho-xe8cf]

Nice touch. His ego is literally weighing him down which could lead to his downfall

[@tekegotlakale4980]

My favorite KZbinr out here ❤️

[@krishnaprasanthi7714]

congratulations on 2 Million.....!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@JessicaWu2020]

First congrats on the 2 mm subscribers! “Just working itself is good enough” I’m going to read that book for sure !