My honest advice to someone who feels behind in life

Recently a friend came to me asking for some help about feeling behind in life, and in this video I share the conversation we had and how I helped them think about it. I hope you find it useful! Enjoy x

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If we haven’t met before - Hey 👋 I’m Ali, a doctor-turned-entrepreneur and I’ve somehow become the world’s most followed productivity expert. Through my videos here on this channel, my podcast Deep Dive and writing, I share evidence-based strategies and tools to help you be more productive and build a life you love.

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⌚️Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
01:18 - The Ideal Day
07:25 - The Ideal Week
10:39 - Start Where Your Are.
14:19 - Action Steps

[smathew]

Sometimes the reason you fell behind is not a lack of motivation or ambition but because you were struggling with something that took all your energy. Like depression or anxiety.

[NiagaraThistle]

"Behind in life"? I'd LOVE to be in my late 20's or 30's again. You have SO MUCH TIME ahead of you.

[meh]

I don't know if anyone will read this but I'd like to share a part of my story. I was 21, just joined a medical school. That year was my first year. So I was lagging behind by quite a large margin when compared to a most of my colleagues, who generally entered one at the age of 18 here. I was extremely addicted to a few things, it took me three years to come clean. I cleared the entrance exam, scored pretty good, but failed to get a subsidized seat. So I entered an expensive college. Nearly costing me $100k for 5.5 years of school. It was so depressing. I had technically brought my life on track, but I lived in guilt that my parents suffered so much because of me.

I tried swinging my arms around to try to earn a few bucks to elevate a bit of pressure off of them. The problem is, the unemployment rate here is so high that trying to get a part time is almost impossible.

I started writing stories. I earned a bit through it, just enough to get by in that month. But it all worked out in the end. I'll graduate as an ophthalmologist in a year. I'll be 29 by then. I'm earning quite decent right now. So I would say life has turned out okay. I was a bit late at a lot of things. But it'll turn out fine. All the best to everyone who's struggling with things. It'll all be okay.

[CorneliaGawkroger]

Secret Pathway To Triumph is so unique. I can’t believe I hadn’t heard about it sooner. It’s amazing how life-changing this can be.

[fromthefuture]

Fun fact: you can double tap a comment to like it.

[MostViralShortsYT]

I passed away 4 years ago and I really needed this video. Thank you Ali. 🙏

[turo]

I'm 84 years old and really needed this video.

[Reuben-wf]

As an investing enthusiast, I often wonder how top level investors are able to become millionaires off investing. . I’ve been sitting on over $545K equity from a home sale and I’m not sure where to go from here, is it a good time to buy into stocks or do I wait for another opportunity?

[tagbon]

I paused the video at 02:14 and thought about my ideal day - something I have never done. And I realised that its all things that I could be doing. I just ... dont. So this was a great video to trigger some better thinking about my life. Thanks!

[titimarquesortega]

Allow the distance between where you are and where you want to be to inspire you instead of being terrified by it. I read this somewhere and I kind of have it as a mantra

[TheWolfeDen]

Today is my 30th birthday and I've been in deep reflection regarding the events of my 20s. This is very timely ✨️

[davespeed]

"One thing that I'm very bullish on is people taking action there and then." Taking action is one of the things I need and want to improve.

[sachin_]

Jane's Ideal week would be walking the dog 24*7

[Bella]

How to stop feeling behind in life....stop comparing yourself to others....recognise that 99.9% of social media content is a lie....better yet get off social media and actually start living your life

[davidr]

Great video. I believe it is good to feel concerned about your life and future. The majority of the people are living in a slumber where they are content with their mediocre lives.

[shabnamsafaraliyeva]

You don't know how you touch our lives in a pretty good way. Thanks for your every endeavour to make us more productive, alive, and motivated!

[focusedficus]

"A therapist focuses on the past" is a very inaccurate description of what therapy is. It's very much focused on the present, which sometimes includes people being stuck with their relationship to the past and current anxieties about the future. It's very important not to parrot this misconception that therapy is just people sitting around and rehashing their childhood because these stereotypes prevent people, who very much need therapy, from seeking it.

[michaelemmanuel]

"Within the boundaries of what you can physically, visibly improve." Very key statement there.

[ekaterinamineeva]

The coolest part of this video: he didn't record it all once, and actually got back to this 3 days after to finish. Casually after the gym session he picked up where he stopped and just went on talking about Jane's story. Thank you for including this in your video. Because that's the thing I struggle with the most. I feel like I have to do it all at once and all ideal from the first time. Many many thanks 🙏

[keajd]

Best book that I ever read was "Arab Money Secrets", what I founded inside was miracle. So facinating facts about riches mindes and how they think is banger. Would reccommend to every person who wants to get rich!