hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s episode I’m going to answer a question
episode I’m going to answer a question
episode I’m going to answer a question for my forum readers who wrote in about
for my forum readers who wrote in about
for my forum readers who wrote in about passion so she wrote in asking I don’t
passion so she wrote in asking I don’t
passion so she wrote in asking I don’t know what my passion is how do I find it
know what my passion is how do I find it
know what my passion is how do I find it great question and definitely something
great question and definitely something
great question and definitely something that you want to check out before use
that you want to check out before use
that you want to check out before use launch of business a lot of
launch of business a lot of
launch of business a lot of entrepreneurs start a company just
entrepreneurs start a company just
entrepreneurs start a company just trying to make money without doing
trying to make money without doing
trying to make money without doing something a really passion about and
something a really passion about and
something a really passion about and they rarely end up being successful
they rarely end up being successful
they rarely end up being successful you’ll find that the ones who are the
you’ll find that the ones who are the
you’ll find that the ones who are the most successful are the ones who really
most successful are the ones who really
most successful are the ones who really love their business are truly passionate
love their business are truly passionate
love their business are truly passionate what they’re doing and they’re more
what they’re doing and they’re more
what they’re doing and they’re more likely to be a lot more successful so
likely to be a lot more successful so
likely to be a lot more successful so it’s definitely worth investigating
it’s definitely worth investigating
it’s definitely worth investigating spending some time doing some
spending some time doing some
spending some time doing some soul-searching to figure out what your
soul-searching to figure out what your
soul-searching to figure out what your passion is before you go launch your
passion is before you go launch your
passion is before you go launch your business because in the long term you
business because in the long term you
business because in the long term you have a much greater chance of success so
have a much greater chance of success so
have a much greater chance of success so in terms of how do you find your
in terms of how do you find your
in terms of how do you find your passions a couple ways to do it
passions a couple ways to do it
passions a couple ways to do it the first thing I would look at is what
the first thing I would look at is what
the first thing I would look at is what are you already doing you know outside
are you already doing you know outside
are you already doing you know outside of whatever job you have or whatever
of whatever job you have or whatever
of whatever job you have or whatever you’re doing to make money right now
you’re doing to make money right now
you’re doing to make money right now what are you doing that you find really
what are you doing that you find really
what are you doing that you find really enjoyable and you’re able to help people
enjoyable and you’re able to help people
enjoyable and you’re able to help people add a lot of value to their lives
add a lot of value to their lives
add a lot of value to their lives chances are as well as some things that
chances are as well as some things that
chances are as well as some things that you’re doing maybe is based around a
you’re doing maybe is based around a
you’re doing maybe is based around a hobby that you have or some skill that
hobby that you have or some skill that
hobby that you have or some skill that you have that you’re helping people
you have that you’re helping people
you have that you’re helping people maybe it’s for free just friends and
maybe it’s for free just friends and
maybe it’s for free just friends and family but you find that that they
family but you find that that they
family but you find that that they really appreciate what you’re doing and
really appreciate what you’re doing and
really appreciate what you’re doing and you’re adding a lot of value to a lot
you’re adding a lot of value to a lot
you’re adding a lot of value to a lot their lives and there is there a way
their lives and there is there a way
their lives and there is there a way that you can turn that into a potential
that you can turn that into a potential
that you can turn that into a potential business sometimes you think that we’re
business sometimes you think that we’re
business sometimes you think that we’re good at we’re not necessarily super
good at we’re not necessarily super
good at we’re not necessarily super passionate about so we don’t want to
passionate about so we don’t want to
passionate about so we don’t want to build into anything but often some of
build into anything but often some of
build into anything but often some of the things we go to and work hard up
the things we go to and work hard up
the things we go to and work hard up just outside on our own if it’s a hobby
just outside on our own if it’s a hobby
just outside on our own if it’s a hobby or a skill there’s ways to turn that
or a skill there’s ways to turn that
or a skill there’s ways to turn that into our own business and you’ll
into our own business and you’ll
into our own business and you’ll probably be excited to go and do that
probably be excited to go and do that
probably be excited to go and do that every morning so it’s definitely looking
every morning so it’s definitely looking
every morning so it’s definitely looking at what you’re doing to help people
at what you’re doing to help people
at what you’re doing to help people because that’s what a business is all
because that’s what a business is all
because that’s what a business is all about the more you can help people the
about the more you can help people the
about the more you can help people the more successful you’re gonna be the more
more successful you’re gonna be the more
more successful you’re gonna be the more money you’re gonna make so what are you
money you’re gonna make so what are you
money you’re gonna make so what are you doing right now that’s already helping
doing right now that’s already helping
doing right now that’s already helping people you’re getting really good
people you’re getting really good
people you’re getting really good feedback even if you’re not getting paid
feedback even if you’re not getting paid
feedback even if you’re not getting paid there may be a way to turn it into a
there may be a way to turn it into a
there may be a way to turn it into a business so that’s my first way to look
business so that’s my first way to look
business so that’s my first way to look at it the second way to look at it is
at it the second way to look at it is
at it the second way to look at it is what are some frustrations that you feel
what are some frustrations that you feel
what are some frustrations that you feel in your own life what are things that
in your own life what are things that
in your own life what are things that you’re struggling with
you’re struggling with
you’re struggling with and you really wish there was a solution
and you really wish there was a solution
and you really wish there was a solution for maybe you can go out and try to find
for maybe you can go out and try to find
for maybe you can go out and try to find a solution for it and and help yourself
a solution for it and and help yourself
a solution for it and and help yourself and also help other people in that
and also help other people in that
and also help other people in that process so is there anything in your own
process so is there anything in your own
process so is there anything in your own life your day-to-day existence that you
life your day-to-day existence that you
life your day-to-day existence that you find really really frustrating you wish
find really really frustrating you wish
find really really frustrating you wish there was a solution out there maybe
there was a solution out there maybe
there was a solution out there maybe there’s a way you can create that kind
there’s a way you can create that kind
there’s a way you can create that kind of solution that would help you and also
of solution that would help you and also
of solution that would help you and also help other people who are like you so
help other people who are like you so
help other people who are like you so quick example for my background when I
quick example for my background when I
quick example for my background when I sold my first software company I was in
sold my first software company I was in
sold my first software company I was in a fortunate position of not having to go
a fortunate position of not having to go
a fortunate position of not having to go do anything for a while
do anything for a while
do anything for a while but I wanted to do something right you
but I wanted to do something right you
but I wanted to do something right you don’t want to just sit around and do
don’t want to just sit around and do
don’t want to just sit around and do nothing all day I’m not the kind of guy
nothing all day I’m not the kind of guy
nothing all day I’m not the kind of guy who wants to just sit on the beach all
who wants to just sit on the beach all
who wants to just sit on the beach all day long
day long
day long so the next thing it was hooked up with
so the next thing it was hooked up with
so the next thing it was hooked up with a venture capital company and we started
a venture capital company and we started
a venture capital company and we started raising expansion capital for companies
raising expansion capital for companies
raising expansion capital for companies and that was something that was
and that was something that was
and that was something that was interesting for me and I could also add
interesting for me and I could also add
interesting for me and I could also add a lot of value to my friends because
a lot of value to my friends because
a lot of value to my friends because they were asking how do I raise capital
they were asking how do I raise capital
they were asking how do I raise capital and how do we go through this process I
and how do we go through this process I
and how do we go through this process I want to get my company up and sold and
want to get my company up and sold and
want to get my company up and sold and having gone through the process myself I
having gone through the process myself I
having gone through the process myself I then was able to help some of my
then was able to help some of my
then was able to help some of my entrepreneurial friends who were in my
entrepreneurial friends who were in my
entrepreneurial friends who were in my same city do some of the same things
same city do some of the same things
same city do some of the same things themselves
themselves
themselves so that was where I was able to take
so that was where I was able to take
so that was where I was able to take something that it was kind of already
something that it was kind of already
something that it was kind of already doing on the side and be able to turn
doing on the side and be able to turn
doing on the side and be able to turn that into more of a business and then
that into more of a business and then
that into more of a business and then the second thing I did was I launched my
the second thing I did was I launched my
the second thing I did was I launched my website so I launched seven chemical
website so I launched seven chemical
website so I launched seven chemical calm and at first there wasn’t a
calm and at first there wasn’t a
calm and at first there wasn’t a business model behind it it was just
business model behind it it was just
business model behind it it was just something I did because I really liked
something I did because I really liked
something I did because I really liked doing it I found with my software
doing it I found with my software
doing it I found with my software business I got started when I was 19 so
business I got started when I was 19 so
business I got started when I was 19 so pretty young didn’t really know anything
pretty young didn’t really know anything
pretty young didn’t really know anything about sales or software or running the
about sales or software or running the
about sales or software or running the business before and I was kind of scared
business before and I was kind of scared
business before and I was kind of scared at the beginning right 19 year old kid
at the beginning right 19 year old kid
at the beginning right 19 year old kid and what I found was you know I was a
and what I found was you know I was a
and what I found was you know I was a little girl wild the next thought I’m
little girl wild the next thought I’m
little girl wild the next thought I’m not the first guy to go and try to sell
not the first guy to go and try to sell
not the first guy to go and try to sell software and I started researching
software and I started researching
software and I started researching companies like Microsoft McAfee Intuit a
companies like Microsoft McAfee Intuit a
companies like Microsoft McAfee Intuit a couple others and looked at how did they
couple others and looked at how did they
couple others and looked at how did they get started
get started
get started how did they go from nothing to the
how did they go from nothing to the
how did they go from nothing to the first million and how can I do something
first million and how can I do something
first million and how can I do something similar and I use those strategies to
similar and I use those strategies to
similar and I use those strategies to help me grow my business and I thought
help me grow my business and I thought
help me grow my business and I thought that could be a really cool way to also
that could be a really cool way to also
that could be a really cool way to also help other entrepreneurs so I launched
help other entrepreneurs so I launched
help other entrepreneurs so I launched comical calm sharing a lot of the famous
comical calm sharing a lot of the famous
comical calm sharing a lot of the famous entrepreneur profiles and stories that I
entrepreneur profiles and stories that I
entrepreneur profiles and stories that I found inspired me so the first part of
found inspired me so the first part of
found inspired me so the first part of what I did was a venture capital
what I did was a venture capital
what I did was a venture capital business and that was just something I
business and that was just something I
business and that was just something I was doing to help other entrepreneurs
was doing to help other entrepreneurs
was doing to help other entrepreneurs and I found that I was able to you know
and I found that I was able to you know
and I found that I was able to you know make some money in the process as well
make some money in the process as well
make some money in the process as well by helping them grow their business and
by helping them grow their business and
by helping them grow their business and the second part is I launched a
the second part is I launched a
the second part is I launched a MacArthur comm based on a pain that I
MacArthur comm based on a pain that I
MacArthur comm based on a pain that I saw for me personally a frustration that
saw for me personally a frustration that
saw for me personally a frustration that here was this young guy starting the
here was this young guy starting the
here was this young guy starting the business had no idea what I was doing
business had no idea what I was doing
business had no idea what I was doing and then realizing that if I just copied
and then realizing that if I just copied
and then realizing that if I just copied the strategies is why they’re famous
the strategies is why they’re famous
the strategies is why they’re famous entrepreneurs I could achieve some
entrepreneurs I could achieve some
entrepreneurs I could achieve some success on my own as well and out of
success on my own as well and out of
success on my own as well and out of that frustration I was able to help
that frustration I was able to help
that frustration I was able to help other entrepreneurs and we’ve built up
other entrepreneurs and we’ve built up
other entrepreneurs and we’ve built up now the largest collection of famous
now the largest collection of famous
now the largest collection of famous entrepreneur profiles anywhere online so
entrepreneur profiles anywhere online so
entrepreneur profiles anywhere online so that was kind of the beginnings of Evan
that was kind of the beginnings of Evan
that was kind of the beginnings of Evan Carmichael calm and I still love what I
Carmichael calm and I still love what I
Carmichael calm and I still love what I do every day I love helping
do every day I love helping
do every day I love helping entrepreneurs and that’s the backbone of
entrepreneurs and that’s the backbone of
entrepreneurs and that’s the backbone of my business I love helping out my
my business I love helping out my
my business I love helping out my prayers and help them grow their
prayers and help them grow their
prayers and help them grow their business and start a new business as
business and start a new business as
business and start a new business as well so that was the discovery I went
well so that was the discovery I went
well so that was the discovery I went through after selling my first offer
through after selling my first offer
through after selling my first offer company and was able to get to this
company and was able to get to this
company and was able to get to this point and very grateful for it and
point and very grateful for it and
point and very grateful for it and hopefully by going through that same
hopefully by going through that same
hopefully by going through that same journey of self-discovery you will find
journey of self-discovery you will find
journey of self-discovery you will find something you really love and can be
something you really love and can be
something you really love and can be really successful at as well but you
really successful at as well but you
really successful at as well but you know make sure you don’t start anything
know make sure you don’t start anything
know make sure you don’t start anything until you’re you’re really passionate
until you’re you’re really passionate
until you’re you’re really passionate about it don’t just do something because
about it don’t just do something because
about it don’t just do something because you think you have to do something and
you think you have to do something and
you think you have to do something and you’re just trying to make a buck try to
you’re just trying to make a buck try to
you’re just trying to make a buck try to do something where you feel you’re
do something where you feel you’re
do something where you feel you’re really excited about it and you think
really excited about it and you think
really excited about it and you think you can add a ton of value to your
you can add a ton of value to your
you can add a ton of value to your customers and people we’re going to
customers and people we’re going to
customers and people we’re going to eventually you know pay you for your
eventually you know pay you for your
eventually you know pay you for your services or for your product hope for
services or for your product hope for
services or for your product hope for the help if you guys liked the video
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please give it a thumbs up below I you
please give it a thumbs up below I you know really instead motivates me to want
know really instead motivates me to want
know really instead motivates me to want to make more of these videos for you
to make more of these videos for you
to make more of these videos for you guys and if you have a question about
guys and if you have a question about
guys and if you have a question about this video or you have a question of
this video or you have a question of
this video or you have a question of your own about your own company feel
your own about your own company feel
your own about your own company feel free to leave it in the comments below I
free to leave it in the comments below I
free to leave it in the comments below I always read those and try to respond to
always read those and try to respond to
always read those and try to respond to as many as I can so thank you and we’ll
as many as I can so thank you and we’ll
as many as I can so thank you and we’ll see you on the next episode
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