Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal

When it comes to building wealth and getting rich, a lot of us want a quick fix answer / that miracle thing that will make us a millionaire. But really there’s no secret formula to get rich quick and personal finance is actually pretty straightforward, but a lot of us tend to shy away from learning about how money really works and where it comes from because we find it boring or because it requires us to do that slightly scary thing of projecting 20 years ahead. So today we have a guest to help us simplify all things money and finance in a digestible way. Rob Dix is an investment fund adviser, co-presenter of one of the UK’s most popular business podcasts (The Property Podcast) which I’m a big fan of, and the author of four best-selling books about property investment. Rob’s most recent book The Price Of Money: How to Prosper in a Financial World That’s Rigged Against You, is the book he wished he had on the topic money growing up, because despite the fact humans spend their entire lives trying to earn more money very few of us understand how it works and the best way to use it.Sponsored by Huel - go to https://www.huel.com/deepdive and with your first order you’ll get a free t-shirt and shaker.Sponsored by Trading 212 - download the Trading 212 app https://trading212.com/promocodes/ALI and use the promo code "ALI" after signing up and depositing to receive a random free share worth up to £100. This is not financial advice. Investments can fall and rise. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply. Capital is at risk.Sponsored by Shopify - visit https://www.shopify.com/deepdive to sign up for your free trial. 📚Check out my New York Times Bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity!Amazon Website 🔗 CONNECT WITH ROB 🎥 YouTube Channel💻 Website🎙 The Property Podcast 🐦  Twitter📸Instagram📱TikTok 🔗 CONNECT WITH ALI📲 Join My Telegram Community - https://t.me/+bH5gLHty5kBiOGZk🎥 YouTube Channel💻 Website📸  Instagram🐦  Twitter👥 Linkedin 🎙 ABOUT THE PODCASTDeep Dive is the podcast that delves into the minds of entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people to uncover the philosophies, strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives.Want to start your own podcast? We use Transistor! https://go.aliabdaal.com/transistorIf you enjoy listening to the podcast, please do leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts - even one line helps! You can also Tweet @AliAbdaal with any feedback, thoughts from the lessons you've learnt from the episodes and we can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏Check out the episode on the Deep Dive YouTube Channel.See privacy policy at https://transistor.fm/privacy

17 Aug 20232h 3min

Have you ever wondered how some people effortlessly attract success, abundance, and happiness into their lives? There’s one school of thought that suggests our beliefs and intentions have the power to shape our reality, so by manifesting positive thoughts we’re able to change our reality for the better. Some call this concept ‘manifestation’. Over the past few years, the word manifestation has got mixed reviews - sometimes seen as a transformative practice that has the power to change people’s lives, and sometimes seen as a bit new-age’y and mystical. Today I’m joined by Roxie Nafousi, who’s going to help demystify the conversation around manifestation and help us understand how we can use the practice to be more intentional about what we want in our future to make deliberate positive change in our lives. Roxie is a self-development coach, inspirational speaker, manifesting expert and 2 x Sunday Times Bestselling author. Her debut book MANIFEST: 7 Steps to Living Your Best Life has become a global success since it entered the market in January 2022, and is widely regarded as the must-have guide to manifestation. In the conversation we cover a lot of questions: what are the misconceptions around manifestation? Is there a “right way” and a “wrong way” to manifest? How much does manifesting differ from traditional goal setting? How much is manifestation about achieving something external vs developing internally? What’s the science? And what are some practical tips to start manifesting?Sponsored by Huel - go to https://www.huel.com/deepdive and with your first order you’ll get a free t-shirt and shaker.Sponsored by Trading 212 - download the Trading 212 app https://trading212.com/promocodes/ALI and use the promo code "ALI" after signing up and depositing to receive a random free share worth up to £100. This is not financial advice. Investments can fall and rise. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply. Capital is at risk.Sponsored by Shopify - visit https://www.shopify.com/deepdive to sign up for your free trial. 📚Check out my New York Times Bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity!Amazon Website 🔗 CONNECT WITH ROXIE 💻 Website📸  Instagram📕Book 1 - Manifest: 7 steps to living your best life  📗Book 2 - Manifest Dive Deeper 🔗 CONNECT WITH ALI📲 Join My Telegram Community - https://t.me/+bH5gLHty5kBiOGZk🎥 YouTube Channel💻 Website📸  Instagram🐦  Twitter👥 Linkedin📚 RESOURCES MENTIONEDThink and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill  🎙 ABOUT THE PODCASTDeep Dive is the podcast that delves into the minds of entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people to uncover the philosophies, strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives.If you enjoy listening to the podcast, please do leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts - even one line helps! You can also Tweet @AliAbdaal with any feedback, thoughts from the lessons you've learnt from the episodes and we can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏Check out the episode on the Deep Dive YouTube Channel.See privacy policy at https://transistor.fm/privacy

10 Aug 202359min

We have a lot of people listening to this podcast who potentially want to start their own businesses someday, maybe even today or tomorrow. This interview is with Robin Waite. Robin is a professional business coach, public speaker, and author with 20 years of experience. For 10 years Robin ran a successful design and advertising agency serving over 250 clients which he then sold before helping thousands of people become grow their businesses with his business coaching. This has been one of my favourite episodes of the podcast and Robins book, ‘Take Your Shot’ was one of the books I read as soon as it came out and it’s featured in my top 10 recommendations. In the episode we talk about how to start and grow a business in 2023 covering everything from finding your product, to pricing, to mindset and building a team. I hope you enjoy the episode as much as I did.Sponsored by Huel - go to https://www.huel.com/deepdive and with your first order you’ll get a free t-shirt and shaker.Sponsored by Trading 212 - download the Trading 212 app https://trading212.com/promocodes/ALI and use the promo code "ALI" after signing up and depositing to receive a random free share worth up to £100. This is not financial advice. Investments can fall and rise. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply. Capital is at risk.Sponsored by Brilliant - visit https://brilliant.org/DeepDive/ and the first 200 of you will get 20% off Brilliant's annual premium subscription.📚Check out my New York Times Bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity!Amazon Website Season 6 Episode 900:00 Intro 04:21 What does a business coach do? 07:57 The three Fs of business 18:33 Getting your business started 28:30 Pricing yourself 44:43 Finding clients 58:30 Scaling your company1:06:53 Managing your finances 1:18:18 How long does it take to make money?  1:25:52 You are not your business 1:28:02 Overcoming sales resistance 1:39:54 Beating the fear-factor 1:53:13 Biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make 2:00:39 Robin's backstory and finding a work-life balance 2:15:40 Work vs. entrepreneurship 2:21:35 Robin's book and a special offer 📙 If you listened to the end: https://fearless.biz/tys 🔗 CONNECT WITH ROBIN 📕 Click here to download Take Your Shot 💻 Website📸  Instagram🐦  Twitter👥 Linkedin🔗 CONNECT WITH ALI📲 Join My Telegram Community - **https://t.me/+bH5gLHty5kBiOGZk**🎥 YouTube Channel💻 Website📸  Instagram🐦  Twitter👥 Linkedin📚 RESOURCES MENTIONEDProfit First by Mike Michalowicz - https://geni.us/TZKwip Expert Secrets by Russell Brunson - https://geni.us/kCbkXVg Benjamin Dehenney - https://www.uksmosthatedsalestrainer....Gap Selling by David the Sales Angel - https://geni.us/iQEBCSocratic Selling by Kevin Daley - https://geni.us/Sg9eqWNThe Lean Start-Up by Eric Ries - https://geni.us/U3txHow Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton Christensen, James Allworth, and Karen Dillon - https://geni.us/Il6LcfDie With Zero by Bill Perkins - https://geni.us/jVPWCTbDotcom Secrets by Russell Brunson - https://geni.us/xjiv🎙 ABOUT THE PODCASTDeep Dive is the podcast that delves into the minds of entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people to uncover the philo...

3 Aug 20232h 23min

In a world where we’re always on, always attuned to the constant buzz of notifications and glued to the never ending scroll, it’s no wonder that overstimulation and burnout are on the rise. Globally, people have an of average 6 hours 58 minutes of screen time per day (according to the Average Screen Time Stats 2023) and when you look at an entire week that’s over 46hrs, almost two whole days a week, spent on devices - which is pretty mind blowing. But what kind of impact is this time spent on the digital hamster wheel having on our focus, motivation and overall health? How do we block out the noise and focus on what really matters to be happier and healthier people. Today I’m joined by Hector Hughes. Hector is the co-founder of Unplugged who provide digital detoxes at minimalist, off-grid cabins in nature across the UK to help the always-on, switch off. In the episode, we’ll talk about how Hector started his business after overcoming burnout, all things digital detox and how important it is to unplug in our increasingly digital dependent world, what the consequences are if we don’t and a few hacks for developing a healthier relationship with tech. Enjoy! Sponsored by Huel - go to https://www.huel.com/deepdive and with your first order you’ll get a free t-shirt and shaker.Sponsored by Trading 212 - download the Trading 212 app https://trading212.com/promocodes/ALI and use the promo code "ALI" after signing up and depositing to receive a random free share worth up to £100. This is not financial advice. Investments can fall and rise. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply*. Capital is at risk.Sponsored by 80,000 Hours - go to https://www.80000hours.org/deepdive to get a FREE copy of their in-depth career guide.📚Check out my New York Times Bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity!Amazon Website Season 6 Episode 800:00 Intro 01:16 Book04:18 Your experience with burnout 07:01 What are the signs of burnout 18:05 3 types of burnout 25:07 Struggling to have feelings 32:20 Trauma and psychosexual therapy 36:06 What if you just turned down your fear 46:06 Daily challenges to self-worth 50:40 Experiencing a silent retreat53:54 Meditation practice58:49 Overstimulation and developing self-awareness 01:05:21 Eye opening moments from the retreat 01:13:22 Taking the space and time matters01:21:18 How Unplugged cabins work 🔗 CONNECT WITH HECTOR💻 Website 📸  Instagram👥 Linkedin🔗 CONNECT WITH ALI📲 Join My Telegram Community - https://t.me/+bH5gLHty5kBiOGZk🎥 YouTube Channel💻 Website📸  Instagram🐦  Twitter👥 Linkedin📚 RESOURCES MENTIONEDFlow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - https://geni.us/7YhPeThe Happiness Hypothesis: Putting Ancient Wisdom to the Test of Modern Science by Jonathan Haidt - https://geni.us/RZ9BZ18Peter Crone: The Mind Architect - https://www.petercrone.com/No More Mr Nice Guy by Dr Robert Glover - https://geni.us/tek2No📄SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPTVisit the website for the transcript and highlights from the conversation - https://aliabdaal.com/podcast/🎙 ABOUT THE PODCASTDeep Dive is the podcast that delves into the minds of entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people to uncover the philosophies, strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives.Want to start your own podcast? We use Transistor! https://go.aliabdaal.com/transistorIf you enjoy listening to the podcast, please do leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts - even one line helps! You can also Tweet @AliAbdaal with any feedback, thoughts from the lessons you've learnt from the episodes and we can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏Check out the episode on the Deep Dive YouTube Channel.See privacy policy at https://transistor.fm/privacy

27 Jul 20231h 32min

For a lot of us, navigating our future careers can feel like an uncertain and anxiety-inducing time. You might find yourself asking questions like: how do I know that I’m on the right path? Is my job truly fulfilling me? Am I using all my strengths and developing in my role? Do I really have to do this for the next 50 years of my working like? But among all this uncertainty you might be feeling, one thing is for certain - careers, as we’ve traditionally known them, are changing for the better. Gone are the days when a single career path and job ladder could define us for a lifetime. Instead, the world is moving  towards a more exciting, fluid and non-linear model, where the focus is on talents over job titles and new possibilities over career plans — this is known as the squiggly career. And in this episode I’m here with Helen Tupper co-author of the No.1 Sunday Times Business Bestseller ‘The Squiggly Career: Ditch the Ladder, Discover Opportunity, Design Your Career’ to talk about how we can navigate this change and develop the skills to successfully traverse the ‘squiggly career’ and maximise our potential for growth and opportunity. Helen has held leadership roles at Microsoft, Virgin and BP and is now CEO of Amazing If, an award-winning career development company with a mission to make work better for everyone. Her love of learning has led her to study at Henley, Cranfield and Cass Business School. Helen is a trustee for the Working Families charity and a Fellow of The RSA and lives. Along with co-authoring her two books ‘The Squiggly Career’ and most recently ‘You Coach You’ with Sarah Ellis, they also host the No.1 Careers podcast. Enjoy the episode!Sponsored by Huel - go to https://www.huel.com/deepdive and with your first order you’ll get a free t-shirt and shaker.Sponsored by Trading 212 - download the Trading 212 app https://trading212.com/promocodes/ALI and use the promo code "ALI" after signing up and depositing to receive a random free share worth up to £100. This is not financial advice. Investments can fall and rise. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply*. Capital is at risk.📚Check out my New York Times Bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity!Amazon WebsiteSeason 6 Episode 700:00 Intro 01:31 SPECIAL ANNOUCEMENT 👀04:33 Your background 06:06 What is a squiggly career?09:43 Think about talents not titles11:29 Our obsession with the career ladder16:26 The accidental meaning hypothesis 18:08 How do people end up in jobs they don’t enjoy?25:15 Career fulfilment vs money 37:14 Skill 154:53 Skill 2 01:13:04 Skill 3 01:23:17 Skill 4 01:31:51 Skill 5 🔗 CONNECT WITH HELEN 🎥 YouTube Channel🎙 Squiggly Careers Podcast 💻 Website📸  Instagram🔗 CONNECT WITH ALI📒 Pre-order My Book - https://www.feelgoodproductivity.com 📲 Join My Telegram Community - https://t.me/+bH5gLHty5kBiOGZk🎥 YouTube Channel💻 Website📸  Instagram🐦  Twitter👥 Linkedin📚 RESOURCES MENTIONEDThe Pathless Path by Paul Millerd - https://geni.us/n5SBYour Money Or Your Life by Vicki Robin - https://geni.us/fpJSkiEGive And Take by Adam Grant - https://geni.us/9g4dz📄SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPTVisit the website for the transcript and highlights from the conversation - https://aliabdaal.com/podcast/🎙 ABOUT THE PODCASTDeep Dive is the podcast that delves into the minds of entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people to uncover the philosophies, strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives.Want to start your own podcast? We use Transistor! https://go.aliabdaal.com/transistorIf you enjoy listening to the podcast, please do leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts - even one line helps! You can also Tweet @AliAbdaal with any feedback, thoughts from the lessons you've learnt from the episodes and we can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏Check out the episode on the Deep Dive YouTube Channel.See privacy policy at https://transistor.fm/privacy

21 Jul 20231h 36min

From my experience working as a doctor, it’s very clear that we don’t treat mental health in the same way as physical health. And even though awareness about mental health has grown in the past decade or so, we still have a long way to go when it comes to understanding this topic and changing our attitudes towards mental health. Someone at the front of the campaign to change the conversation around mental health is Dr Alex George. Dr Alex is a TV doctor, best-selling author, and Youth Mental Health Ambassador to the government. Alex has become a well-known and respected figure amongst healthcare professionals in the UK, from his years as an A&E doctor, bringing the nation accessible and reassuring advice directly from the frontline throughout the pandemic. Alex is on a mission to improve mental health support for young people and has become prolific throughout the UK in his campaigning for Early Support Hubs and he’s recently published his latest book The Mind Manual: Mental Fitness Tools For Everyone - which we dive into during this episode. In the conversation, we talk about how to assess your mental health and understand the baseline that’s normal for you, we talk about how to build mental fitness and navigate feelings like anxiety and loneliness, and also discuss some of the ‘universal truths’ from Alex’s new book that everyone needs to remember. Enjoy :) Disclaimer - this conversation includes discussion around suicide. Sponsored by Huel - go to https://www.huel.com/deepdive and with your first order you’ll get a free t-shirt and shaker.Sponsored by Trading 212 - download the Trading 212 app https://trading212.com/promocodes/ALI and use the promo code "ALI" after signing up and depositing to receive a random free share worth up to £100. This is not financial advice. Investments can fall and rise. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply*. Capital is at risk.📚Check out my New York Times Bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity!Amazon Website00:00 Intro 01:37 What is mental fitness?03:16 How does someone know what normal is? 07:06 Why we have high suicide rates amongst men09:08 The hardest thing about mental health 10:40 The power of therapy23:09 Dealing with anxiety and ADHD31:00 Loneliness 34:01 Losing your brother 41:36 The stigma of mental health 48:59 The wheel of life exercise 58:21 How to set boundaries 01:15:37 How to deal with imposter syndrome 01:23:30 The mind manual🔗 CONNECT WITH DR ALEX 📕 The Mind Manual Mental Fitness Tools For Everyone🎙 Stompcast 🎥 YouTube Channel💻 Website📸  Instagram🐦  Twitter🔗 CONNECT WITH ALI📲 Join My Telegram Community - https://t.me/+bH5gLHty5kBiOGZk🎥 YouTube Channel💻 Website📸  Instagram🐦  Twitter👥 Linkedin📚 RESOURCES MENTIONEDAttached: Are you Anxious, Avoidant or Secure? How the science of adult attachment can help you find – and keep – love by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller - https://geni.us/CGV7PbAlain de Botton - https://www.alaindebotton.com/ Ben West, Mental Health Campaigner - https://www.benwest.org.uk/No More Mr. Nice Guy by Robert Glover - https://geni.us/IwIFR📄SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPTVisit the website for the transcript and highlights from the conversation - https://aliabdaal.com/podcast/🎙 ABOUT THE PODCASTDeep Dive is the podcast that delves into the minds of entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people to uncover the philosophies, strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives.Want to start your own podcast? We use Transistor! https://go.aliabdaal.com/transistorIf you enjoy listening to the podcast, please do leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts - even one line helps! You can also Tweet @AliAbdaal with any feedback, thoughts from the lessons you've learnt from the episodes and we can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏Check out the episode on the Deep Dive YouTube Channel.See privacy policy at https://transistor.fm/privacy

13 Jul 20231h 37min

My guest this week has an incredibly inspiring story. Codie Sanchez started her career as a journalist covering human trafficking, and was confronted with extreme violence and the worst of humanity on a daily basis. Realising that she didn’t want to be someone who, in her own words, had to ‘fight for a living’ she decided to take a hard pivot into finance. Since entering the world of finance, Codie became partner at private equity firm EEC, and built First Trust’s $1 billion+ AUM Latin America business. She’s also the co-founder of ‘Unconventional Acquisitions’ and the founder of ‘Contrarian Thinking’ who have a mission to bring more people into financial freedom. In the conversation we talk about how, just like Codie’s career, human beings don’t have linear paths, we talk about the question of whether you need periods of struggle in order to achieve wealth, happiness and success. As well as advice for women in the workplace and leadership and we finish by covering a handful of truths that will make you more money than any business degree. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.Sponsored by Huel - go to https://www.huel.com/deepdive and with your first order you’ll get a free t-shirt and shaker.Sponsored by Trading 212 - download the Trading 212 app https://trading212.com/promocodes/ALI and use the promo code "ALI" after signing up and depositing to receive a random free share worth up to £100. This is not financial advice. Investments can fall and rise. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply*. Capital is at risk.📚Check out my New York Times Bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity!Amazon Website 🔗 CONNECT WITH CODIE🎥 YouTube Channel 💻 Website 📸  Instagram 🐦  Twitter 👥 Linkedin  🔗 CONNECT WITH ALI📲 Join My Telegram Community - https://t.me/+bH5gLHty5kBiOGZk🎥 YouTube Channel💻 Website📸  Instagram🐦  Twitter👥 Linkedin📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED Deep Dive episode with Daniel Priestley Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg The Mission, the Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander by Pete Blaber Die with Zero by Bill Perkins 🎙 ABOUT THE PODCASTDeep Dive is the podcast that delves into the minds of entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people to uncover the philosophies, strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives.Want to start your own podcast? We use Transistor! https://go.aliabdaal.com/transistorIf you enjoy listening to the podcast, please do leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts - even one line helps! You can also Tweet @AliAbdaal with any feedback, thoughts from the lessons you've learnt from the episodes and we can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏Check out the episode on the Deep Dive YouTube Channel.See privacy policy at https://transistor.fm/privacy

6 Jul 20231h 36min

Most of us know perfectionism as the relentless pursuit of flawlessness, our fatal flaw of having a constant need to meet impossibly high standards. It's a trait that many of us strive for, believing that it will lead to success and happiness. But what if I told you that this concept of perfectionism as we know it isn’t the full picture? And the badge of honour we think perfectionists wear is one big misconception. Today I’m joined by Professor Thomas Curran, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics. With over a decade of experience, Professor Curran is a world leading expert on perfectionism. He has written for the Harvard Business Review, New Scientist, The Guardian, Telegraph and Wall Street Journal. In 2018, he gave a TEDMED talk which has over 3 million views and earlier this month he published his book The Perfection Trap: The Power of Good Enough in a world that always wants more’. In the conversation we talk about the paradoxical effects of perfectionism, how our perfectionistic traits stem from a cultural obsession rather than a personal flaw and shows what we can do as individuals to resist the modern-day pressure to be perfect - and how we can create a culture that celebrates the joys of imperfection.Sponsored by Huel - go to https://www.huel.com/deepdive and with your first order you’ll get a free t-shirt and shaker.Sponsored by Trading 212 - download the Trading 212 app https://trading212.com/promocodes/ALI and use the promo code "ALI" after signing up and depositing to receive a random free share worth up to £100. This is not financial advice. Investments can fall and rise. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply*. Capital is at risk.Sponsored by Brilliant - visit https://brilliant.org/DeepDive/ and the first 200 of you will get 20% off Brilliant's annual premium subscription.📚Check out my New York Times Bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity!Amazon Website 🔗 CONNECT WITH THOMAS 📕 The Perfection Trap: Embracing The Power Of Good Enough 🐦 Twitter 💻 Website 👥 Linkedin 🔗 CONNECT WITH ALI🎥 YouTube Channel💻 Website📸  Instagram🐦  Twitter👥 Linkedin🎙 ABOUT THE PODCASTDeep Dive is the podcast that delves into the minds of entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people to uncover the philosophies, strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives.Want to start your own podcast? We use Transistor! https://go.aliabdaal.com/transistorIf you enjoy listening to the podcast, please do leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts - even one line helps! You can also Tweet @AliAbdaal with any feedback, thoughts from the lessons you've learnt from the episodes and we can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏Check out the episode on the Deep Dive YouTube Channel.See privacy policy at https://transistor.fm/privacyCreators & Guests Amber Baxter-Clarke - Producer Ali Abdaal - Host

29 Jun 20231h 38min