How to get over the fear of the first YouTube video upload

2025-11-22 · Short · Ali · recording, 0:45 · watch on YouTube

Topic: YouTube, writing online and creators · mode: Answering questions · tags: His medical past

Asked how to start a channel despite fearing what people will think, Ali says to ask how much it is worth not doing the thing because of others' opinions; a handful of medical-school classmates laughed when he started in 2017, and he is glad he ignored them.

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The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Fear of what people will think when starting a YouTube channel

• ★★★ To someone afraid of what people will think if they start a YouTube channel, Ali says some will call it cringe, but ask yourself how much it is worth not doing the thing because of others' opinions. — 00:00:00
• ★★ When Ali started his YouTube channel in 2017, a handful of people at medical school laughed at him; he is glad he did not listen, as his life completely changed and he built a multimillion-dollar business from it. — 00:00:00
• ★★ Ali says there is no right or wrong in choosing, but he is glad he did not let the opinions of a very small number of people stop him from building his dream. — 00:00:29

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• refine · How do you handle criticism and comparing yourself with others? — To someone afraid of what people will think if they start a YouTube channel, Ali says some will call it cringe, but ask yourself how much it is worth not doing the thing because of others' opinions. (00:00:00)

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