hi I’m Evan Carmichael walk another edition of ask Evan in today to do I’m
edition of ask Evan in today to do I’m
edition of ask Evan in today to do I’m going to answer question from one of my
going to answer question from one of my
going to answer question from one of my readers Trina who was a single mom she
readers Trina who was a single mom she
readers Trina who was a single mom she wants to run the business she’s looking
wants to run the business she’s looking
wants to run the business she’s looking for a mentor to help her her main vision
for a mentor to help her her main vision
for a mentor to help her her main vision behind it is because she wants to build
behind it is because she wants to build
behind it is because she wants to build a better life for herself and for her
a better life for herself and for her
a better life for herself and for her daughter who’s just growing up and I
daughter who’s just growing up and I
daughter who’s just growing up and I think that’s something a lot of people
think that’s something a lot of people
think that’s something a lot of people can relate to they want to build a
can relate to they want to build a
can relate to they want to build a better lives for themselves and for
better lives for themselves and for
better lives for themselves and for their family in terms of finding a
their family in terms of finding a
their family in terms of finding a mentor I think the first thing you need
mentor I think the first thing you need
mentor I think the first thing you need to do is identify what you need help
to do is identify what you need help
to do is identify what you need help with so it wasn’t clearing the email
with so it wasn’t clearing the email
with so it wasn’t clearing the email that you sent exactly what you need help
that you sent exactly what you need help
that you sent exactly what you need help with and when you’re going and looking
with and when you’re going and looking
with and when you’re going and looking for a mentor you want to be really
for a mentor you want to be really
for a mentor you want to be really specific as to where you need help so
specific as to where you need help so
specific as to where you need help so you know people that you talk to are
you know people that you talk to are
you know people that you talk to are going to be able to give you advice or
going to be able to give you advice or
going to be able to give you advice or refer you to people depending on what
refer you to people depending on what
refer you to people depending on what you asked so it’s just saying you
you asked so it’s just saying you
you asked so it’s just saying you looking for mentor doesn’t necessarily
looking for mentor doesn’t necessarily
looking for mentor doesn’t necessarily help but if you say I need somebody to
help but if you say I need somebody to
help but if you say I need somebody to help me with my website idea or
help me with my website idea or
help me with my website idea or marketing or grow my business or raising
marketing or grow my business or raising
marketing or grow my business or raising capital whatever it is then you start
capital whatever it is then you start
capital whatever it is then you start getting people thinking about how they
getting people thinking about how they
getting people thinking about how they can potentially help you either
can potentially help you either
can potentially help you either themselves or pass name on to you to
themselves or pass name on to you to
themselves or pass name on to you to help you out I’ve seen a lot of times a
help you out I’ve seen a lot of times a
help you out I’ve seen a lot of times a lot of entrepreneurs that I meet with
lot of entrepreneurs that I meet with
lot of entrepreneurs that I meet with here in Toronto will come and ask me for
here in Toronto will come and ask me for
here in Toronto will come and ask me for help and I try to help as much as
help and I try to help as much as
help and I try to help as much as possible when somebody has a really
possible when somebody has a really
possible when somebody has a really clear goal of what they want to
clear goal of what they want to
clear goal of what they want to accomplish it’s easier for me to help
accomplish it’s easier for me to help
accomplish it’s easier for me to help them it’s easier for me to mentor them
them it’s easier for me to mentor them
them it’s easier for me to mentor them or to give them connections to people or
or to give them connections to people or
or to give them connections to people or think and help them if they’re I’m very
think and help them if they’re I’m very
think and help them if they’re I’m very vague then it’s harder for me to help
vague then it’s harder for me to help
vague then it’s harder for me to help and I have to kind of drill down and try
and I have to kind of drill down and try
and I have to kind of drill down and try to figure out what it is that they need
to figure out what it is that they need
to figure out what it is that they need help with and so people may spend that
help with and so people may spend that
help with and so people may spend that time with you but a lot of people won’t
time with you but a lot of people won’t
time with you but a lot of people won’t so you want to try to get as clear as
so you want to try to get as clear as
so you want to try to get as clear as possible as to what you need help with
possible as to what you need help with
possible as to what you need help with so that when you are talking to people
so that when you are talking to people
so that when you are talking to people it’s easier for them to give you
it’s easier for them to give you
it’s easier for them to give you contacts and and give you advice to help
contacts and and give you advice to help
contacts and and give you advice to help you out the other part of that is so
you out the other part of that is so
you out the other part of that is so that’s great you’re out there you’re
that’s great you’re out there you’re
that’s great you’re out there you’re talking people you really clear and you
talking people you really clear and you
talking people you really clear and you will get people who can help you the
will get people who can help you the
will get people who can help you the second part is you don’t have to get
second part is you don’t have to get
second part is you don’t have to get mentored by people who you actually know
mentored by people who you actually know
mentored by people who you actually know and i found that i’ve got a lot of
and i found that i’ve got a lot of
and i found that i’ve got a lot of advice and I can sit a lot of people to
advice and I can sit a lot of people to
advice and I can sit a lot of people to be my mentors and people I look up to
be my mentors and people I look up to
be my mentors and people I look up to who have never actually met and I
who have never actually met and I
who have never actually met and I learned
learned
learned about them through books I read and
about them through books I read and
about them through books I read and stories online and profiles that we even
stories online and profiles that we even
stories online and profiles that we even do in a my own website and I call it
do in a my own website and I call it
do in a my own website and I call it modern masters where you’re looking at
modern masters where you’re looking at
modern masters where you’re looking at famous entrepreneurs who look up to and
famous entrepreneurs who look up to and
famous entrepreneurs who look up to and you get their advice by listening to how
you get their advice by listening to how
you get their advice by listening to how they started their business and I find a
they started their business and I find a
they started their business and I find a lot of value in that hopefully you know
lot of value in that hopefully you know
lot of value in that hopefully you know you guys do as well and that’s why we do
you guys do as well and that’s why we do
you guys do as well and that’s why we do the regular videos on it but you know
the regular videos on it but you know
the regular videos on it but you know what I’m looking for marketing device
what I’m looking for marketing device
what I’m looking for marketing device there’s people who I know who I can talk
there’s people who I know who I can talk
there’s people who I know who I can talk to about marketing but I also look at
to about marketing but I also look at
to about marketing but I also look at guys like Richard Branson and how did
guys like Richard Branson and how did
guys like Richard Branson and how did they market their business and guys like
they market their business and guys like
they market their business and guys like Donald Trump and how do they promote
Donald Trump and how do they promote
Donald Trump and how do they promote themselves there’s lessons you can learn
themselves there’s lessons you can learn
themselves there’s lessons you can learn success leaves clues I look into these
success leaves clues I look into these
success leaves clues I look into these famous entrepreneurs who look up to and
famous entrepreneurs who look up to and
famous entrepreneurs who look up to and a tent it helps to look at people who
a tent it helps to look at people who
a tent it helps to look at people who are inspiring to you and whose story you
are inspiring to you and whose story you
are inspiring to you and whose story you really appreciate anything you can
really appreciate anything you can
really appreciate anything you can resonate well with and you can have them
resonate well with and you can have them
resonate well with and you can have them as your informal Board of Advisors you
as your informal Board of Advisors you
as your informal Board of Advisors you know how would I market like Richard
know how would I market like Richard
know how would I market like Richard Branson as an example and they can help
Branson as an example and they can help
Branson as an example and they can help you grow your business as well even
you grow your business as well even
you grow your business as well even though you’ve never actually met them so
though you’ve never actually met them so
though you’ve never actually met them so both sides of the corn again it’s still
both sides of the corn again it’s still
both sides of the corn again it’s still going to come down to really being clear
going to come down to really being clear
going to come down to really being clear of their what you need help with asking
of their what you need help with asking
of their what you need help with asking people exactly for that help and then
people exactly for that help and then
people exactly for that help and then also looking to other resources beyond
also looking to other resources beyond
also looking to other resources beyond your network looking up the famous
your network looking up the famous
your network looking up the famous entrepreneur is the same lessons you can
entrepreneur is the same lessons you can
entrepreneur is the same lessons you can learn from their success so hopefully
learn from their success so hopefully
learn from their success so hopefully that helps you start that business and
that helps you start that business and
that helps you start that business and grow it and you can build that better
grow it and you can build that better
grow it and you can build that better life for for you and your daughter good
life for for you and your daughter good
life for for you and your daughter good luck if you have other questions let me
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