We recently connected with Ali Tiktib and have shared our conversation below.
Ali, appreciate you joining us today. So let’s jump to your mission – what’s the backstory behind how you developed the mission that drives your brand?
First, thank you for doing this interview, and second, I want to say to anyone who is reading this: “You can accomplish anything in your life.” This is what my last name means in Arabic, which is an acronym that I created myself, “Tiktib”, and is my massage in life as well. I truly believe in that!
Being multi-talented is not recommended by gurus, but if you open my veins, this is what you find “multi-talented”.
I always look forward to the better version of myself.
Let me share some context here, when I started my journey, I was focusing on goals, but now I am focusing on building a system, and this inspiration was taken from James Clear as he explained in his book “Atomic Habits”, how to focus on building a system instead of setting up goals, which stirred up quite a controversy!
So, I started my journey with a thought “There got to be something better than this.” 9 to 5 jobs, are not for me. Although, I held many important positions in local and international organizations, but there was something inside of me that kept nagging until I decided in 2019 to quit my 9-5 immigration consultant job and start on my own.
Although, it was very hard at the beginning, but the willingness to learn more, showing up, and being an action taker, had led me to be financially independent, and investing my money towards passive income and money velocity goals. How I achieved all of that? I will share some tips by the end of this article.
Now, I opened my own company, and working on my first online course project. I have around 10,000 followers across all social media accounts. I am also investing in real estate, and do part-time car marketing on the side. And, I have passion for cooking, you can check “Muacheel” on Instagram; that is if you want to see out-of-the-world recipes that I created during my cooking journey!
Ali, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
You might have no idea what the word “Tiktib” means, but it abbreviates “You can achieve anything in your life!” Being a “Jack of all trades”, I sometimes face difficulty when answering this question, but what if I enjoy being a jack of all trades! Would life be easier if you specialize in one thing only?
Well, this is not the case with me… I would advise readers to check my social media accounts to see what is next in my journey and how my success is being formed. I have full confidence that my shine will bloom, it might happen any minute now!
On my YouTube channel, I set a niche finally, and that is: “Invest in yourself! Invest your money”
Other social media platforms, are basically life coaching tips, and also documenting my journey in everything I do.
Why am I mentioning these? Because I am proud of the everyday changes happening to me, to name a few: I learned how to enjoy pain, turning pain into strength. Enjoying bad moments and turning negative energy to positive energy, improving self-affirmations every day, are making my dreams come true! This is one of the tips that I promised to share! More are coming!
My massage is what sets me apart from others, it is different and challenging. It is difficult to turn yourself from stubborn, close-minded, stuck, and a follower to flexible, open-minded, have possibilities, and a leader! Now, I remember that tiktok video when the lady says “Follow for more!” Well, this is exactly how I feel right now! 😁
Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?
Of course! If you want to separate yourself from the crowd and reach the top, you must be ready for the bumps along the journey. It will never be a straight-line success, but there will be always highs and lows. My advice to you, learn how to enjoy it. Enjoy frustration, enjoy falls, enjoy non-excitement activities, and you will see the difference!
To share a challenge, for example my YouTube channel growth, after I started publishing videos in 2019, I struggled to figure out how to make money and improve the watch time thing on my channel. But, after I started my new niche in 2022, everything started to make sense, and I improved both my ad-sense revenue and the watch time aspect. I am willing to share more information about this on my social media soon!
Are there any books, videos, essays or other resources that have significantly impacted your management and entrepreneurial thinking and philosophy?
Being not book lover, I found a way around it that made me love books and get the best out of them. Instead of reading, which I am not a fan of, I learned that you can listen or watch a book! Oh dear! This is a game changer! So, I watched the book Atomic Habits by James Clear on YouTube. Instead of reading the whole book, a summary on YouTube summarized the 4 laws, and the 2 minutes rule that the book was talking about in 25 minutes. How awesome is that!
I have some tips for you, and as I promised, I want to share them with you right now!
Tip 1: To the reader, some of you might even like to listen, or even don’t have the time to watch, so definitely you can find a free version on YouTube to listen to or if you have some extra money on the side, you can use Audible.com.
Tip 2: Overall, you might ask: “Ali, how did I do all of this?” I say, it’s easy! First, work hard, second, be an action taker, and third you MUST love learning. Otherwise, you will face difficulties. I know it might be easier said than done, but is it easy to work harder than anybody else? The answer is yes, if you have the three pillars I mentioned above. You will find it easy.
Thank you, and I will end this by saying, I don’t wish you success, but work hard towards success! “Tiktib”
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ali.tiktib/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ali.tiktib
- Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-tiktib
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/alitiktib
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