Ali Abdaal

Yeah. One of the nice things about having this podcast and interviewing people and now increasingly hanging out with people who are very rich is that I can start to kind of notice the desires within myself and try and like actively counteract them. A question I often ask myself is if I woke up with a hundred million in the bank, what would change about my calendar? Yeah.

And usually my answer is not very much. And if major things would change about my calendar, I'm like, okay, well, let's change those things before I have a hundred million. Because a hundred percent, why not?

And usually my answer is not very much. And if major things would change about my calendar, I'm like, okay, well, let's change those things before I have a hundred million. Because a hundred percent, why not?

And usually my answer is not very much. And if major things would change about my calendar, I'm like, okay, well, let's change those things before I have a hundred million. Because a hundred percent, why not?

Yeah, it comes down to that. I had a great convo with a guy at a birthday party that I was at a few weeks ago where he was like, he'd followed my channel for a while and he was asking me, how do I become financially free? And I started off with like, with this why question, like, what does financial freedom get you? Firstly, what's the number?

Yeah, it comes down to that. I had a great convo with a guy at a birthday party that I was at a few weeks ago where he was like, he'd followed my channel for a while and he was asking me, how do I become financially free? And I started off with like, with this why question, like, what does financial freedom get you? Firstly, what's the number?

Yeah, it comes down to that. I had a great convo with a guy at a birthday party that I was at a few weeks ago where he was like, he'd followed my channel for a while and he was asking me, how do I become financially free? And I started off with like, with this why question, like, what does financial freedom get you? Firstly, what's the number?

For him, it was like, oh man, if I could have an extra million in the bank in the next 10 years, I'd feel really financially free. I was like, okay, but like, what would that get you that you don't already have? Because he's married, he's got kids, has a job that he more or less enjoys. He's a teacher. So he has like summers off and like loads of holidays and stuff.

For him, it was like, oh man, if I could have an extra million in the bank in the next 10 years, I'd feel really financially free. I was like, okay, but like, what would that get you that you don't already have? Because he's married, he's got kids, has a job that he more or less enjoys. He's a teacher. So he has like summers off and like loads of holidays and stuff.

For him, it was like, oh man, if I could have an extra million in the bank in the next 10 years, I'd feel really financially free. I was like, okay, but like, what would that get you that you don't already have? Because he's married, he's got kids, has a job that he more or less enjoys. He's a teacher. So he has like summers off and like loads of holidays and stuff.

What does financial freedom get you? In his case, it was like ability to quit the job because he doesn't enjoy it all the time. Ability to like get a housekeeper or a cleaner or something, which he could probably afford anyway. For sure. And it was like, I think a lot of people have this thing of when I get rich, then dot, dot, dot. Yes. But if you speak to people who are already there, it's like,

What does financial freedom get you? In his case, it was like ability to quit the job because he doesn't enjoy it all the time. Ability to like get a housekeeper or a cleaner or something, which he could probably afford anyway. For sure. And it was like, I think a lot of people have this thing of when I get rich, then dot, dot, dot. Yes. But if you speak to people who are already there, it's like,

What does financial freedom get you? In his case, it was like ability to quit the job because he doesn't enjoy it all the time. Ability to like get a housekeeper or a cleaner or something, which he could probably afford anyway. For sure. And it was like, I think a lot of people have this thing of when I get rich, then dot, dot, dot. Yes. But if you speak to people who are already there, it's like,

I just think with any goal that we have, implicit or explicit, it's worth speaking to the people who are already there and seeing like when I would speak to doctors who were 15 years ahead in their career, I would ask them about their life and almost run a mini podcast interview with them over coffee or something. And I'd find out so much stuff.

I just think with any goal that we have, implicit or explicit, it's worth speaking to the people who are already there and seeing like when I would speak to doctors who were 15 years ahead in their career, I would ask them about their life and almost run a mini podcast interview with them over coffee or something. And I'd find out so much stuff.

I just think with any goal that we have, implicit or explicit, it's worth speaking to the people who are already there and seeing like when I would speak to doctors who were 15 years ahead in their career, I would ask them about their life and almost run a mini podcast interview with them over coffee or something. And I'd find out so much stuff.

I would just be like, okay, I can avoid all these traps. They all wish they'd spent more time going through training because they wish they hadn't rushed to be a consultant. They wish they'd taken more time off. They wish they'd done part-time training. Huh. Okay.

I would just be like, okay, I can avoid all these traps. They all wish they'd spent more time going through training because they wish they hadn't rushed to be a consultant. They wish they'd taken more time off. They wish they'd done part-time training. Huh. Okay.

I would just be like, okay, I can avoid all these traps. They all wish they'd spent more time going through training because they wish they hadn't rushed to be a consultant. They wish they'd taken more time off. They wish they'd done part-time training. Huh. Okay.

That's useful to know rather than just sort of going fully on this path with, with any goals, whether it's a money goal or a career goal or anything.