hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan thank you
another edition of ask Evan thank you
another edition of ask Evan thank you for joining me today I’m going to answer
for joining me today I’m going to answer
for joining me today I’m going to answer question from one of my readers Allison
question from one of my readers Allison
question from one of my readers Allison who asked me what the secrets of true
who asked me what the secrets of true
who asked me what the secrets of true entrepreneur success is so that’s a
entrepreneur success is so that’s a
entrepreneur success is so that’s a bundle of a question I’ll try to narrow
bundle of a question I’ll try to narrow
bundle of a question I’ll try to narrow it down and keep this video pretty short
it down and keep this video pretty short
it down and keep this video pretty short I’m going to share three things with you
I’m going to share three things with you
I’m going to share three things with you that hopefully can help Alison and
that hopefully can help Alison and
that hopefully can help Alison and everybody else is watching the first is
everybody else is watching the first is
everybody else is watching the first is you got to start with the why so you
you got to start with the why so you
you got to start with the why so you want to start a business that you’re
want to start a business that you’re
want to start a business that you’re really passionate about something that
really passionate about something that
really passionate about something that you care deeply about and you feel you
you care deeply about and you feel you
you care deeply about and you feel you can be able to help other people with
can be able to help other people with
can be able to help other people with too many entrepreneurs start a business
too many entrepreneurs start a business
too many entrepreneurs start a business because they think they can make a lot
because they think they can make a lot
because they think they can make a lot of money and making money as part of
of money and making money as part of
of money and making money as part of running a business but it’s not the
running a business but it’s not the
running a business but it’s not the reason to be in business you should want
reason to be in business you should want
reason to be in business you should want to start a business because you you’re
to start a business because you you’re
to start a business because you you’re able to help people you feel you can add
able to help people you feel you can add
able to help people you feel you can add a lot of value and you’re really
a lot of value and you’re really
a lot of value and you’re really passionate about what you’re doing if
passionate about what you’re doing if
passionate about what you’re doing if you look at any successful famous
you look at any successful famous
you look at any successful famous entrepreneur you’ll see that they served
entrepreneur you’ll see that they served
entrepreneur you’ll see that they served the business because they really had a
the business because they really had a
the business because they really had a strong desire to change the way things
strong desire to change the way things
strong desire to change the way things were done in their industry it wasn’t
were done in their industry it wasn’t
were done in their industry it wasn’t about making a lot of money now making
about making a lot of money now making
about making a lot of money now making money comes but it’s not the main focus
money comes but it’s not the main focus
money comes but it’s not the main focus so if you’re certain business just to
so if you’re certain business just to
so if you’re certain business just to make money I look at starting something
make money I look at starting something
make money I look at starting something else look for a way to turn whatever
else look for a way to turn whatever
else look for a way to turn whatever you’re really passionate about where you
you’re really passionate about where you
you’re really passionate about where you feel can help people into a business the
feel can help people into a business the
feel can help people into a business the second thing I would do is try to model
second thing I would do is try to model
second thing I would do is try to model success and when I was first getting
success and when I was first getting
success and when I was first getting started I didn’t know anything I was 19
started I didn’t know anything I was 19
started I didn’t know anything I was 19 years old running in my first you know
years old running in my first you know
years old running in my first you know real business and I was overwhelmed
real business and I was overwhelmed
real business and I was overwhelmed scared didn’t know what to do and I then
scared didn’t know what to do and I then
scared didn’t know what to do and I then you know the discovery came that you
you know the discovery came that you
you know the discovery came that you know I’m not the first guy to try to do
know I’m not the first guy to try to do
know I’m not the first guy to try to do what I’m trying to do right now these
what I’m trying to do right now these
what I’m trying to do right now these others who have gone before me and
others who have gone before me and
others who have gone before me and success leaves clues so I started
success leaves clues so I started
success leaves clues so I started looking at successful entrepreneurs
looking at successful entrepreneurs
looking at successful entrepreneurs we’re in my industry who I could model
we’re in my industry who I could model
we’re in my industry who I could model and that got me excited gave me ideas
and that got me excited gave me ideas
and that got me excited gave me ideas and it also showed me that a lot of
and it also showed me that a lot of
and it also showed me that a lot of these guys they started with nothing
these guys they started with nothing
these guys they started with nothing they just had an idea and they had to
they just had an idea and they had to
they just had an idea and they had to overcome huge obstacles to get to you
overcome huge obstacles to get to you
overcome huge obstacles to get to you know where they eventually got to so it
know where they eventually got to so it
know where they eventually got to so it gives me motivation as well to keep
gives me motivation as well to keep
gives me motivation as well to keep going and eventual is able to build that
going and eventual is able to build that
going and eventual is able to build that company up and sell it so look at people
company up and sell it so look at people
company up and sell it so look at people who are in your industry who have
who are in your industry who have
who are in your industry who have related products or services that you
related products or services that you
related products or services that you can you know you look up to look at
can you know you look up to look at
can you know you look up to look at other entrepreneurs who might
other entrepreneurs who might
other entrepreneurs who might famous and you respect for different
famous and you respect for different
famous and you respect for different reasons even if they have nothing to do
reasons even if they have nothing to do
reasons even if they have nothing to do with your business so if you really like
with your business so if you really like
with your business so if you really like Oprah Winfrey or Richard Branson or
Oprah Winfrey or Richard Branson or
Oprah Winfrey or Richard Branson or whoever it is read their stories and how
whoever it is read their stories and how
whoever it is read their stories and how they got started and look up to them and
they got started and look up to them and
they got started and look up to them and try to model some of the things that
try to model some of the things that
try to model some of the things that they did and apply to your business so
they did and apply to your business so
they did and apply to your business so by modeling success be able to take what
by modeling success be able to take what
by modeling success be able to take what may have taken somebody else years and a
may have taken somebody else years and a
may have taken somebody else years and a lot of trial and error to figure out and
lot of trial and error to figure out and
lot of trial and error to figure out and implement that into your business really
implement that into your business really
implement that into your business really quickly and hopefully not make all the
quickly and hopefully not make all the
quickly and hopefully not make all the same mistakes that they did to kind of
same mistakes that they did to kind of
same mistakes that they did to kind of get to where they are so I’m a huge fan
get to where they are so I’m a huge fan
get to where they are so I’m a huge fan of Mahlon success and the last bit of
of Mahlon success and the last bit of
of Mahlon success and the last bit of advice that I want to leave you with
advice that I want to leave you with
advice that I want to leave you with today is the amount that you’ll make and
today is the amount that you’ll make and
today is the amount that you’ll make and that’s what a lot of entrepreneurs are
that’s what a lot of entrepreneurs are
that’s what a lot of entrepreneurs are eventually looking for it how much money
eventually looking for it how much money
eventually looking for it how much money am I going to make the amount you’re
am I going to make the amount you’re
am I going to make the amount you’re going to make is going to come down to
going to make is going to come down to
going to make is going to come down to how much value provide so if you want to
how much value provide so if you want to
how much value provide so if you want to make more money you have to provide more
make more money you have to provide more
make more money you have to provide more value so think about the customers that
value so think about the customers that
value so think about the customers that you’re targeting think of how you can
you’re targeting think of how you can
you’re targeting think of how you can help them and try to think of extra way
help them and try to think of extra way
help them and try to think of extra way so you can go above and beyond to really
so you can go above and beyond to really
so you can go above and beyond to really solve their problems if you need to make
solve their problems if you need to make
solve their problems if you need to make more money provide more value and it’s
more money provide more value and it’s
more money provide more value and it’s basically as simple as that running a
basically as simple as that running a
basically as simple as that running a business the entrepreneurs make money in
business the entrepreneurs make money in
business the entrepreneurs make money in proportion to how much value they
proportion to how much value they
proportion to how much value they provide to their customers so don’t look
provide to their customers so don’t look
provide to their customers so don’t look for you know cheap ways out of just
for you know cheap ways out of just
for you know cheap ways out of just trying to grab as much money as you can
trying to grab as much money as you can
trying to grab as much money as you can it’s a short-term strategy to really
it’s a short-term strategy to really
it’s a short-term strategy to really build a long-term successful business
build a long-term successful business
build a long-term successful business you have to be able to provide a lot of
you have to be able to provide a lot of
you have to be able to provide a lot of value to your customers and the morning
value to your customers and the morning
value to your customers and the morning value provide then we are you going to
value provide then we are you going to
value provide then we are you going to get paid so hopefully that helps if you
get paid so hopefully that helps if you
get paid so hopefully that helps if you guys liked the video please give it a
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