The Lasting Impact of Authorship and Starting Smart Side Hustles

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This my first solo Q&A episode on the podcast where I answer a bunch of questions from my Discord community ‘The Friendzone’ 💙 Thank you for all your questions and please let me know if you'd like to see more of these solo-episodes :)

Questions:
00:00 - Intro

Health:
01:04 - How are you feeling, really?
02:01 - What habits are you building / can suggest to others to live healthier lives?
05:55 - What has been the biggest recurring blocker?
08:32 - What do you do for leisure?
09:58 - What do you think about meditation?
12:04 - Is your current daily routine your ideal one? What would you change?
13:47 - What processes or tools do you use to manage your mental health and avoid burnout?

Wealth:
15:26 - Why did you decide to write a book?
17:35 - What is the single best side hustle / business to start as a teenager?
18:48 - How did you decide what A-levels to take?
19:43 - What is your advice for people who aren’t following a clear trajectory right out of college/university?
21:22 - How do you create a content engine / pipeline for managing content and consistently uploading to different platforms?

Happiness:
22:36 - What’s your favourite quote?
24:16 - What’s your main source of happiness?
26:38 - What’s your advice for embracing who you are as a person?
27:56 - How do you make sure to live life to the fullest?
29:17 - Have you ever been through analysis paralysis? How did you deal with it?
32:21 - What are you aiming for right now?

Love:
34:38 - Who is your celebrity crush?
35:03 - What qualities do you look for in a partner - personally or professionally?
36:58 - How can you handle rejection?

Impact:
37:44 - How to stay motivated during the book writing process?
39:00 - What do you envision the impact of the book will be on students?
39:55 - How do you and the team apply the E-myth Revisited book to the business?
41:16 - How do you decide what book to read next? Sources? Recommendations?
42:30 - What is the single most life changing book you’ve read?
42:53 - What are the best books for business oriented goals?

📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED

Daily Vlogs Channel -   @Ali Abdaal Vlogs
Sheen’s Channel  -  @Sheen Gurrib
Huberman Labs Podcast -  @Andrew Huberman
Heights Braincare Supplements - https://go.aliabdaal.com/heights
Coleap - https://www.coleap.com/
Waking Up with Sam Harris - https://www.wakingup.com/
Forcing Function (Chris Sparks)- https://www.forcingfunction.com/
Notion - https://go.aliabdaal.com/notionsignup
Shortform - https://go.aliabdaal.com/shortform
Lifespan by David Sinclair - https://geni.us/q4jU
Mo Gawdat - https://www.solveforhappy.com/
Anything You Want by Derek Sivers - https://geni.us/QK7Jv
Derek Sivers' Blog - https://sive.rs/
Traction: Get A Grip On Your Business by Gino Wickman - https://geni.us/M0iQbjR
The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber - https://geni.us/nlkq
The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss - https://geni.us/okEs
Oversubscribed: How To Get People Lining Up To Do Business With You by Daniel Priestley - https://geni.us/fMZX6AP

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