Saying yes and being a duck: calm surface, paddling below

How do you actually build a life of freedom, fulfillment, and success? Ali Abdaal is a NYT bestselling author and creator who’s built a multi-million dollar lifestyle business. In this episode, Ali candidly shares what it actually takes to build a life of freedom, the inner game of entrepreneurship, how even the most successful people still struggle with Imposter Syndrome, how his definition of freedom has changed, and how to make life and business feel like a video game you can win.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

00:55 The Guide Who Became a Guru

07:10 How to Resist Audience Capture

13:49 The Price of Fame

20:48 Dealing with Online Hate

24:02 What Holds People Back from Building a Lifestyle Business

28:18 The Truth About Imposter Syndrome

39:35 The Power of Being a Duck

47:13 Waiting for Permission

56:11 Theorycrafting

01:10:05 Bouncing Back from Failure

01:14:25 How to Decide What Is Worth Doing

01:17:35 Learning to Feel Your Feelings

01:28:47 The Post-Productivity Shift Toward Woo

01:32:18 Why We Avoid Ourselves and Our Thoughts

01:39:42 Why Life and Business Are Like Playing a Video Game

01:51:54 Designing Ali Abdaal's Perfect Week Calendar

01:53:56 What is Enough?

01:55:05 Ali's 3-Year Journey of Building a Life of Freedom

01:59:58 How Ali's Definition of Freedom Has Changed

02:02:28 The Highest ROI Life Advice

02:03:56: Final Thoughts

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