hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to an edition of ask Evan in today’s episode
edition of ask Evan in today’s episode
edition of ask Evan in today’s episode I’m going to answer a question from one
I’m going to answer a question from one
I’m going to answer a question from one of my newsletter readers Florence who is
of my newsletter readers Florence who is
of my newsletter readers Florence who is having problems attracting good people
having problems attracting good people
having problems attracting good people to her team and one of my advice so she
to her team and one of my advice so she
to her team and one of my advice so she wrote in saying she’s an entrepreneur
wrote in saying she’s an entrepreneur
wrote in saying she’s an entrepreneur who’s in the fashion designing I’ve just
who’s in the fashion designing I’ve just
who’s in the fashion designing I’ve just started it’s really tough for me to find
started it’s really tough for me to find
started it’s really tough for me to find people who are interested in working
people who are interested in working
people who are interested in working with me have the same vision and who
with me have the same vision and who
with me have the same vision and who don’t just want the the payor their
don’t just want the the payor their
don’t just want the the payor their salary can you help what do i do so
salary can you help what do i do so
salary can you help what do i do so Florence thank you the question very
Florence thank you the question very
Florence thank you the question very common problem for a lot of
common problem for a lot of
common problem for a lot of entrepreneurs if you look at most of the
entrepreneurs if you look at most of the
entrepreneurs if you look at most of the entrepreneurs who have grown beyond
entrepreneurs who have grown beyond
entrepreneurs who have grown beyond themselves and have a team almost always
themselves and have a team almost always
themselves and have a team almost always the number one challenges is working
the number one challenges is working
the number one challenges is working with their team and finding the right
with their team and finding the right
with their team and finding the right people to come and join them so you’re
people to come and join them so you’re
people to come and join them so you’re not alone a lot of people going through
not alone a lot of people going through
not alone a lot of people going through it here’s some advice to try to help you
it here’s some advice to try to help you
it here’s some advice to try to help you kind of get over that hump the first
kind of get over that hump the first
kind of get over that hump the first thing I found so it sounds like for you
thing I found so it sounds like for you
thing I found so it sounds like for you it’s really an employee selection
it’s really an employee selection
it’s really an employee selection problem so you have to get the right
problem so you have to get the right
problem so you have to get the right people who believe in your vision who
people who believe in your vision who
people who believe in your vision who want to come on not just for the money
want to come on not just for the money
want to come on not just for the money but because they love what you’re doing
but because they love what you’re doing
but because they love what you’re doing so first step is for you to really have
so first step is for you to really have
so first step is for you to really have a clear vision of what your company is
a clear vision of what your company is
a clear vision of what your company is about so you’re in fashion great what is
about so you’re in fashion great what is
about so you’re in fashion great what is special about your business and fashion
special about your business and fashion
special about your business and fashion that you’re trying to accomplish so you
that you’re trying to accomplish so you
that you’re trying to accomplish so you have to have a unique goal unique vision
have to have a unique goal unique vision
have to have a unique goal unique vision to your business that nobody else has
to your business that nobody else has
to your business that nobody else has that gets you personally excited because
that gets you personally excited because
that gets you personally excited because when you’re excited to follow a goal or
when you’re excited to follow a goal or
when you’re excited to follow a goal or a vision you know that will that will go
a vision you know that will that will go
a vision you know that will that will go to your employees as well and they’ll
to your employees as well and they’ll
to your employees as well and they’ll feed off your energy so you know maybe
feed off your energy so you know maybe
feed off your energy so you know maybe you’ve defined that already and maybe
you’ve defined that already and maybe
you’ve defined that already and maybe you haven’t you haven’t you want to
you haven’t you haven’t you want to
you haven’t you haven’t you want to definitely do that exercise for yourself
definitely do that exercise for yourself
definitely do that exercise for yourself because it’s a great you know way to get
because it’s a great you know way to get
because it’s a great you know way to get yourself excited about the business and
yourself excited about the business and
yourself excited about the business and help clarify some of what you want to do
help clarify some of what you want to do
help clarify some of what you want to do with your company once you have to find
with your company once you have to find
with your company once you have to find that vision then you need to get people
that vision then you need to get people
that vision then you need to get people on board who also believe in that same
on board who also believe in that same
on board who also believe in that same vision so whenever you’re doing your
vision so whenever you’re doing your
vision so whenever you’re doing your your interviews and you’re hiring you
your interviews and you’re hiring you
your interviews and you’re hiring you want to make sure that they also have
want to make sure that they also have
want to make sure that they also have that same passion of not just you know
that same passion of not just you know
that same passion of not just you know wanting to make money everybody wants to
wanting to make money everybody wants to
wanting to make money everybody wants to make money you know it’s part of
make money you know it’s part of
make money you know it’s part of survival but they want to work for your
survival but they want to work for your
survival but they want to work for your company because they really you know
company because they really you know
company because they really you know strongly believe
strongly believe
strongly believe in your vision in my case for example I
in your vision in my case for example I
in your vision in my case for example I love helping entrepreneurs and so that’s
love helping entrepreneurs and so that’s
love helping entrepreneurs and so that’s what our business is all about we love
what our business is all about we love
what our business is all about we love helping entrepreneurs we try our best to
helping entrepreneurs we try our best to
helping entrepreneurs we try our best to help entrepreneurs in as many ways as we
help entrepreneurs in as many ways as we
help entrepreneurs in as many ways as we can through YouTube videos and
can through YouTube videos and
can through YouTube videos and newsletters and content I just love you
newsletters and content I just love you
newsletters and content I just love you know being able to see an entrepreneur
know being able to see an entrepreneur
know being able to see an entrepreneur have a have a problem and you can help
have a have a problem and you can help
have a have a problem and you can help them fix it and solve it that’s what
them fix it and solve it that’s what
them fix it and solve it that’s what gets me all excited and I try to bring
gets me all excited and I try to bring
gets me all excited and I try to bring our people who are also excited by that
our people who are also excited by that
our people who are also excited by that so you’re coming to work for me not just
so you’re coming to work for me not just
so you’re coming to work for me not just to be a marketing manager or content
to be a marketing manager or content
to be a marketing manager or content writer or whatever position it is you’re
writer or whatever position it is you’re
writer or whatever position it is you’re coming on board because you also love
coming on board because you also love
coming on board because you also love helping entrepreneurs you love
helping entrepreneurs you love
helping entrepreneurs you love entrepreneurship even if you’re not
entrepreneurship even if you’re not
entrepreneurship even if you’re not entrepreneur yourself you just love the
entrepreneur yourself you just love the
entrepreneur yourself you just love the world of entrepreneurs I also try to
world of entrepreneurs I also try to
world of entrepreneurs I also try to hire people who are nice so one of the
hire people who are nice so one of the
hire people who are nice so one of the things we look for is people who are you
things we look for is people who are you
things we look for is people who are you got to be a nice person I think I’m a
got to be a nice person I think I’m a
got to be a nice person I think I’m a pretty nice person and I like I found by
pretty nice person and I like I found by
pretty nice person and I like I found by working with people who are not nice
working with people who are not nice
working with people who are not nice that I like working with people who are
that I like working with people who are
that I like working with people who are nice and i think my customers like
nice and i think my customers like
nice and i think my customers like working with people who are nice so we
working with people who are nice so we
working with people who are nice so we try to find people who are nice and we
try to find people who are nice and we
try to find people who are nice and we put that in our job description and a
put that in our job description and a
put that in our job description and a lot of people will look at that and say
lot of people will look at that and say
lot of people will look at that and say they want people who are nice that
they want people who are nice that
they want people who are nice that sounds so hokey pokey so Mickey Mouse
sounds so hokey pokey so Mickey Mouse
sounds so hokey pokey so Mickey Mouse but that’s fine because the people who
but that’s fine because the people who
but that’s fine because the people who think that way are not going to be the
think that way are not going to be the
think that way are not going to be the type of people who I want where the
type of people who I want where the
type of people who I want where the people who see we help entrepreneurs and
people who see we help entrepreneurs and
people who see we help entrepreneurs and we want nice people if they are you know
we want nice people if they are you know
we want nice people if they are you know they love helping entrepreneurs and they
they love helping entrepreneurs and they
they love helping entrepreneurs and they are nice they’re going to say wow this
are nice they’re going to say wow this
are nice they’re going to say wow this is really exciting this is a type of
is really exciting this is a type of
is really exciting this is a type of place I want to be and that’s what you
place I want to be and that’s what you
place I want to be and that’s what you want to have you know clearly laid out
want to have you know clearly laid out
want to have you know clearly laid out so the first step is for you to really
so the first step is for you to really
so the first step is for you to really understand what your vision is about and
understand what your vision is about and
understand what your vision is about and the type of people who you want to have
the type of people who you want to have
the type of people who you want to have on board beyond the skill set right they
on board beyond the skill set right they
on board beyond the skill set right they have to have certain skills but what
have to have certain skills but what
have to have certain skills but what else are you looking for and the more
else are you looking for and the more
else are you looking for and the more clearly you know that yourself it’s
clearly you know that yourself it’s
clearly you know that yourself it’s easier to explain that to people and get
easier to explain that to people and get
easier to explain that to people and get them to self-identify say yes I’m that
them to self-identify say yes I’m that
them to self-identify say yes I’m that type of person and they’ll have a lot
type of person and they’ll have a lot
type of person and they’ll have a lot more passion coming to your business and
more passion coming to your business and
more passion coming to your business and hopefully you can build a team that will
hopefully you can build a team that will
hopefully you can build a team that will be with you for a very long time so
be with you for a very long time so
be with you for a very long time so hopefully that helps if you guys like
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