My BIGGEST Rejections in Life
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This guys failures are more impressive than my achievements 😂
I feel u😂😂
Btw you guys have the same name
me too ;)
thats depressingly true.
🤣
No one ever:
"I decided to up my sexual market value by building websites and coding"
Every other person's failures: "*my career didn't work out, now I'm broke*"
Ali's failure: "*I didn't show my 11-year-old crush my love*"
Not no one ever, I tried that, didn't help.
Yeah, most of us are -> decided to build websites and code -> worked on learning that for an eternity -> in the meantime it became sexy and our market value went up
The last part never happens...
I was waiting for this comment lol
Ali at 13 is more ambitious than I am at 25 😂
Even though I also realise that
I feel you
Ali at 13 is more ambitious than HE was at 25
Don’t compare it’s toxic.
Just learn new knowledge and skills and slowly develop the idea of providing a product or a service.
You have plenty of time. From what he said about having to learn social skills, he might be on the spectrum. A lot brilliant people have more focus because their brains are wired for it, and they are not as socially wired. Elon Musk is a perfect example.
Ali’s definition of rejection: not being allowed to violate game companies’ copyright policies...nice
Hey when I was a kid I wanted to be an astrounaut-spy-ninja. Finding out that's not a thing hurt like hell! Felt like the universe was rejecting me
@@hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195 LOL!!!
Even though it's a joke it's very annoying
@@hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195 That is called being soft, kids across world literally live in a war zone.
Lol
Even his failures and rejections are still hidden flexes. like when i was 13 i literally cried cos i couldn't get my potato chips lol
That is what i thought about it too as well.
Same bro @I wish I knew
I know right- he also takes deep breaths so loud and flexes on my asthma. The audacity.
@@User-to7nb HAHA
Yo nothing wrong with that :)
"Lets talk about my failures"
*starts from year 4*
I don't even remember my 10s 😂😂😂
@@FearlessDreams yea exactly....😂
😂😂
He has a great memory lol
😅😅😂😂😂
Nintendo: We don't care if you're 13. You use our property, we take you down.
They're japanese. 9 year-old prodigies have been violating their rights for years and they stopped being impressed 40 years ago
🤣
@@GumihoPL lol
"Don't be yourself, choose yourself" - that's deep man! Thanks for that.
Ali (12) : Designes websites and sends mails to important companies
Me (12) : trying to find which chocolate milk tastes the best
(im still working on it) (im 20)
I am 16 now.
And I am still trying to find which chocolate milk tastes the best
Betül Önal i am 20 and same bro. Btw im turkish too lol 🇹🇷
@@FE-fs1su hshsjsj
Cacaolat
saad asghar thanks a lot but unfortunately it cannot be found in my country :( i’ll try it when im abroad inshallah
The amount of value I gained from discovering ur channel is actually insane. Not only have I learned how to study properly and got into med school, I also discovered a lot of books and other channels that will probably shape my future in a more positive way. I know that I’m not the only one who feels this way so I’d like to collectively say: Thank you, you handsome and charismatic beast :)
Adeniyi Salami The shots look very nice and it looks like really profesional, however, youtube is already oversaturated with medics documenting their weeks of med school etc and its gonna be very difficult to actually make it big, because we have to also take into consideration, that there is not a lot of people applying for medicine. Also, Alis advice for new youtubers is to just generate a lot of videos regerdless of their imprefactions= you dont want to be spending a lot of time on one video if you dont have the audience base that can get that video trending. My advice would be to make videos that will be atracttive even for non-medics. Ali made it big by making videos about study tips=this applies to not just medicine, but to all students and its generally something people look up online. I think he got that idea from reading a book called Make It Stick, so you can try to do the same but with something else, but its gotta be something that isnt in the mainstream already.
Adeniyi Salami np bro, good luck with everything. I should also add that you should think sbout the reasons why you wanna make videos. You need to have a clear mindset and know why youre doing what youre doing. Many times, people just copy what other people are doing but they never stopped to think if they really like it
I fully agree with your statement Rev.
You are forgetting gym shark :)
Ali’s way of flirting : reading books !
Ali’s way of flirting : reading books !
I swear it's a legit flirting method 😂
Dead😭😭😂
@@doulikeweirdppl8819 😂😂😂
Ali's failures = other people's humble brags
😂😂😅😅
True true true
Summary
Lesson 1: You miss 100% of the shots that you don't take
Lesson 2: You have to accept failure and rejection
Lesson 3: You have to do the stuff that you enjoy
Lesson 4: Do not ''be yourself''. Make yourself instead
Lesson 5: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is
Lesson 6: Use your unfair advantages
Lesson 7: Find a way to turn failures into positives
Nevertheless, do watch the video, because those are the keypoints but he is really going into them with his stories and you might get something different from his words. It's worth it.
level 7 is me! all my failures led to something good! (like i met some of my best friends thanks to failures. so i am so grateful for that)
@@Schneeeulenwetter that gives us hope! Cool.
Very relatable and helpful. Thanks for sharing your mini version CV of failures 😊👍. I keep working on number 7; turning negative into positives.
Most TH-camrs aren't this honest, but I think it's so important for TH-camrs to talk about their failures and not just show the positive side of things, so thank you for this Ali!!! :)
So true! Ali you are super duper honest!
Super agree! They have to talk about their ups and downs, instead of just giving unpractical motivational success story.
Everywhere I go, I see this boy
@@rev6215 same thing till I discovered he has a youtube channel I thought I'm having the deja vu illusion
revTrelos omg true lmao 😂
Me at 12 : this game’s so cooool i gotta play more
Ali at 12 : this game’s so cooool i gotta build
At least we know Ali had his first kiss at the age of 19.
*very important information lmao*
@@AnNguyen-oz6qw It is indeed lol
@@AnNguyen-oz6qw I'm 18 that gave me hope
O my god kiss😂i heard it ..kids..and i was just wondering what he is sayin😂😶
Takes a lot of courage and a strong person to talk about their failures. The lessons learned are what make us better though! You are an inspiration😊
So true, it is very difficult to share about failures, and now i got an inspiration to talk about my failures too, and one day, i hope to take an interview from you.
It’s easy when you’re failures are low key flexing
I think its easy to share failures after u become successful!!
@JamJamal yea true no one beats the level of honesty Penquinz has, absolute chad 🙌🏻
You guys are everywhere xD, all med student and docs channels.
Imagine being as successful as ali and still be humble
Beacause he knows the values !
yeah... imagine🤣
Yet to see Ali be humble. He is an impressive guy and he knows it and he says others know it.
Exactly, this is what i really love about you as well.
isa Atalay he likes the praise.
Please make another video diving into your romantic failures. Make it as long as you can, as I’d have all the snacks ready.
Lol 🤣 your comment
This guy was building websites and running businesses at 12 and I was busy playing Moshi Monsters.
seriously makes one think
I was playing Nintendo 64 for 4 hours a day
Ali: ‘I set up a Pyramid Scheme!’
Ali’s Lawyer: 😧
“The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence; the past is a place of learning, not a place of living.”
― Roy T. Bennett
Your open candor is refreshing. Anyone listening can tell that you’re being transparent about your life and your choices, and you’ve obviously learned valuable lessons from all of them. Thank you for sharing.
Forget “Be Yourself” and “Choose Yourself.” That’s powerful.
It’s ok
If you try and change everything about your character and be something you're not your esteem will crumble. Be yourself and improve yourself is a much better message
@@Dinosmash I think it should be - be the best version of yourself.
Please do another video like this, I really like these types of honest videos because they tend to help a lot of people. Thank you for this awesome video
agreed!
“Don’t just be yourself, choose yourself.” Such an amazing advice I’m glad I caught.
If going to Cambridge and studying medicine is “alright at school” then I just got an U at school
right?
No kissing till marriage Ali!
ايو كده يا حسنات
Sex before marriage is good
No no no non sense
@@amrit5679 no no no 😙🤨😠
@@amrit5679 are you not a muslim it is haram before mariage
IM GOING TO STOP STUDYING CHEM AND START STUDYING ALI ABDAAL’S NEW VID
This is literally what I'm doing atm!!!!
A mood
I love to hear when other people talk about their failures and 'reflect' them in a way.
Its insane how much entertainment is packed into these vids ALONG with the important stuff. Thanks Ali, all the success to you!
Here I was thinking I’ll see list of poor grades and a few rejections from universities. You just can’t beat this guy.
haha you're deluded mate 😂
Such a hustler even at the age of 13. Respect!!
Every single video of Ali has some great lessons in it. Sometimes, I don't even actively come for lessons. I just click on his vlogs, for example, just for fun, and the video ends up giving me so many awesome lessons! Forever thankful to the moment I decided to click on your video for the first time! Keep it up💌
Such a good channel, this dude achieves more in a day than I do month! He got me back into reading again through audible. Really helpful.
As a 13-year-old, it’s inspiring to see where Ali was at my age hahahaa!
My thoughts exactly!
I love how you teach us a lot of good things, yet sometimes go personal and that creates a sense of connection to you.
You inspired me to start my youtube channel, I'm a senior in medicine as well.
but Unfortunately I decided to do it in my home language, I would've loved for your opinion on it.
Inspiring talk :) I enjoyed the genuine self reflection, very relatable since I’ve had my share of “lessons learned”. As cringeworthy as they were, however, I can’t help but admit that these embarrassing events have shaped who I am.... it can be the fastest way to change your ways, but I think a more vital part of it is eventually getting back up and starting down a fresh path. Simply dwelling on past failures is debilitating. But once you learn from them, you turn them into small wins. Such as you have done here by sharing these stories, I think it brings you past them and they end up shaping the big wins in your life. Thanks for sharing!
At 13 I was closing the fridge's door slowly too watch the lights turn off.
Ali: let me connect with my mediocre audience
*Insanely Unproductive
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
― Albert Einstein
You look like a spammer. It won't help you to post such content
So true.
I REMEMBER a few weeks ago i sent you a this question .. your failures and stuff like that .. so here you are ..this video is a good answer of my old question to you dear Brother Ali , i wish to give us more exemples of some failures at uni life and to give us some good gifts that you found after the failure .
hope to see you soon
thanks for these awesome videos thats really inspiring me to do some good stuff in youtube or in other places
@@adeniyisalami9416 i checked the video ..i really love it .. keep going on that level
"Don't be yourself, choose yourself". Love it and 100% agree!
One thing,I really like about Ali's videos is that it is content heavy that after watching one,you need to take time to digest the information and internalise it before you watch any other one.
Another thing is that he never requests that you hit the 'like'button or subscribe, you just find yourself doing it without thinking after watching. Keep up the good work,bro!
“Progress is made by trial and failure; the failures are generally a hundred times more numerous than the successes; yet they are usually left unchronicled.”
- William Ramsay
whenever I feel down I can rely on this channel to pick me back up, loads of love from Sweden mate
You are literally my biggest inspiration! Legit that's the same exact path I would like to follow. Keep on with the awesome work ;)
My main objective right now is to organize my studying schedule! I am a 2.º year med student in Portugal ;) love you videos
I enjoyed this episode! It’s a taboo subject to talk about in a time where social media platforms show successes without the before failures. It perpetuates society with an unreal life lens. This helps me adjust my mindset to take more risks and know it’s okay to fail and learn. I too have had more than my share of rejections and failures. I enjoy your content Ali! Keep being you.
Ali, the fact that you had to work on your interpersonal skills, earlier in your life, shocks me. I would have never guessed from the way you put yourself out there on TH-cam and warmly engage with your audience. This is inspiring to someone who currently struggles with social anxiety but is trying to become a better communicator. I look forward to watching more videos on your life lessons!
I love how you are recording each event and you still have screenshots of those events
Would love to see another video on this. Extremely helpful considering the main picture we get of you is often success and money haha! Great to see you talking about your failures as this really takes a lot of bravery.
Ali , thank you for opening up and being so bold to share . Your lessons of life is so enduring ! 🙇🏻♂️
I like this:
"To look back in time, and think, I'm really glad this happened to me, because I was able to turn it into something much bigger"
This is one of your best videos ever. Please make part 2 This has to become a series.
These are great lessons for life! Thank you for sharing this. This is gona give me a new push 🙏🏼
I love your personality on camera , you always make me laugh and your dry wit is endearing. I’m a huge fan
This is super sad how we become demotivated everytime we fail but I hope we can learn something from that move forward...great video Ali ❤️
"Choose Yourself"... well, that's a really interesting idea, thanks Ali, it's really sweet of you to share all those things that happened in your life!😁👏
You are so conscious. Usually, I am trying to run away from my thoughts, especially before going to sleep. Instead of analyzing all this stuff. Thank you for sharing your life lessons)You are an inspiration! I went to analyze my failures and take lessons from them.
This is so wholesome Ali! Exactly what I needed to hear to not get affected by the premature midlife crisis😹
Thank you senior ali, i hope before 30 i could start my own business. I realize i'm not livin in develop country, however i'm not give up and shy to foreign people although i'm an asian guy, hence i'm going invest in my self, work smart and hard to pursuit my dream step by step, hence i'm happy and gratefull to live in my own standart.
nice to meet you ali, i'm eric beslar from indonesia.
goodluck!
"If too good to be true, then its probably too good to he true." this reminds me of a quote I came across in Sidney Sheldon's If Tomorrow comes. The whole theme of the book is based on a statement that " you can't con people unless they are greedy to begin with"
What I got from this video is that you consistently make efforts, recognize mistakes and actively work on improving yourself...and you actively choose who you were becoming as you age.
One thing I've learned from most of videos is your presentation skills. You don't use difficult grammers, your body language is positive and generally charismatic.
Make a video on how you speaks so eloquently and get others to listen to you. I actually did watch this video until the end and that may friend, Is impressive.
🥂
I always feel inspired when I watch tour videos. Your failures are of course different from mine but it’s the thought process that you have about overcoming them that intrigues me the most. Thanks for sharing !
Ali, thank you for using the phrase “CV of failures”. It actually prompted me to want to make it a thing. Thank you!
I really liked this video and the amount of effort that goes into structuring and producing your videos. It genuinely makes me want to watch and learn from you. I started watching your videos earlier this year when I decided to invest in an iPad and now I'm hooked to all of your videos ahaha. Just wanted to say thank you, I always find myself on your channel when I need motivation :)
Romantic failure when you were 8 😂
Hahaha... funniest... n cute.... laughed at this
Shook
Lol
One of my favourite channels! This was very encouraging to even see high achievers like yourself be honest about their journey
This video is one of the most helpful on this channel. Thank you for giving us hope and letting us believe in ourselves.
I think this is the best ted talk I got from you Ali....great lessons....realised a lot of things about myself especially the unfair advantage point... :3
Well done on not giving up on yourself! I'm inspired
this is a breath of fresh air! thank you Ali! I really like your channel and this video is rare nowadays where success is usually marketed as a straight A-to-B line.
Wow Ali, this was just a great video! Definitely want to hear a part 2
Wow, he also failed efficiently 🔥🔥
*productivel
Every single one of your videos are so worth watching. Thank you for sharing such valuable lessons :)
The basics of trying out different stuff and experience new things is expalined greatly by him . And this is a video for those who feel that that they need to start out on something because they don't have any passion or talent in them as this video tells those steps which you need to build yourself and to make yourself stand somewhere in life.
Thanks Ali such a great video
Good advice. You have plenty of courage because failures just made you stronger and you had learned from each of them!
I think you are the first guy I've witnessed admitting to having once participated in a scam, lol! Hearing you look back on how much you've changed over the years is fascinating as well! It's always amazing to see people pursuing what they love and enjoy and actually see the tangible value in that!
I had a fortune cookie the other day lol but it put it pretty simply, “fall down 7, get up 8.” One of the most important life lessons I’ve learned.
Dear Ali, I must have seen almost all of your videos in the last 6 months but this one - is the best one...hands down! not that the other ones are less by any means but I loved your journey here. You have been a great inspiration for me and I keep talking about you amongst my friends and family all the time. Stay safe and keep inspiring others - I always look forward to your videos and will stay like this. Take care.
Honestly you were such an ambitious badass kid!! I loved this one !! Glad that the loss of the money has led you to such success now through all your hard work !!
Your failures are still better than some of my successes I’m not gonna lie
Ok but these were some of the coolest failures ever :( AND YESSSSSS MAKE MORE FAILURE/REJECTION VIDS WE WANNA KNOOOWWWWW!🤣💚💚💚
Ali, great video. These are great insights that will do you good in the future. I just have one to add- don’t lose yourself as you move forward . It’s pretty easy to do and difficult to find yourself back
All these failures have made you what you are today so be incredibly proud of it and grateful for all the experiences. Greetings from Scotland. Have a lovely day!
Failures are nothing more that life lessons! Look where you are now 👏🏾
Should I take my shot and admit my crush on you???
I got his heart... My 2020 is saved!!! 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
Congratulations
Great video Ali, I love these personal videos. They just help you find the advice that you didn't know you needed it or the advice you would give your younger self. Keep it up!
Dear Ali, Its only recently that I discovered your channel. You are truly an inspiration. I listen to your podcasts on my walks. I am honestly grateful for you and your videos and your podcasts.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."
-Wayne Gretzky
-Michael Scott
The office
Ali this has been one of your best videos in a while! :)
they arent unfair advantages. they are time and effort that gave you a competitive edge. the idea of looking as it as unfair is like saying I don't deserve this, when in fact you do. downplaying yourself is self-sabotage. own your strengths!
Choose your self!!! What a lesson. Thank you Ali!!! We all need to hear this.
""You miss 100 of the shots you don't take"-Wayne Gretzky"-Michael Scott
Md. Musfiqur Rahman Dip I was looking for this comment as soon as he said this
It's always a pleasure to meet a fellow office fan 😇
Thank you Ali! :)) I’m a random person from the opposite side of the world ahhaha. You sharing your story is inspiring! Your content is valuable and heartfelt.
“Be yourself is BS”. Great insight. Glad there is more people acknowledging that.
That was so fun to hear. Loved the stories. Super awesome of you to share! I'm super inspired by this episode. Thanks for sharing!
I love how Ali is always so open and honest about his experiences. It's so inspiring!
- i wish i knew
honest...
Ali: so handsome...
I feel like a greater failure after watching this.
You were trying things from 12!
This was a great video Ali! I have been a follower (who also subscribed) from the start of 2020. All the 7 lessons resonates with one or the other life situation - The best part about your videos is that its courageous, transparent and very very relatable. Cheers! :)
It's pretty awesome for your sharing in those failures undergone by you. It's really given me lots of helpful advice. Thanks a lot!!!