hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan today I’m
another edition of ask Evan today I’m
another edition of ask Evan today I’m going to be talking about should you
going to be talking about should you
going to be talking about should you have a plan B or just stick to your plan
have a plan B or just stick to your plan
have a plan B or just stick to your plan a so came from a reader questions so
a so came from a reader questions so
a so came from a reader questions so coming in from Chuck woody I hope i
coming in from Chuck woody I hope i
coming in from Chuck woody I hope i pronounced up properly from Twitter and
pronounced up properly from Twitter and
pronounced up properly from Twitter and you wrote in saying good morning
you wrote in saying good morning
you wrote in saying good morning everyone want to find out if it’s true
everyone want to find out if it’s true
everyone want to find out if it’s true or not to have a plan B but only stick
or not to have a plan B but only stick
or not to have a plan B but only stick with our original plan a so thanks for
with our original plan a so thanks for
with our original plan a so thanks for the question a great one something a lot
the question a great one something a lot
the question a great one something a lot of entrepreneurs face especially is it
of entrepreneurs face especially is it
of entrepreneurs face especially is it getting your business started the thing
getting your business started the thing
getting your business started the thing is it never works out as you think it’s
is it never works out as you think it’s
is it never works out as you think it’s going to work out things will always
going to work out things will always
going to work out things will always change you know as great a business plan
change you know as great a business plan
change you know as great a business plan is you’re going to have the minute you
is you’re going to have the minute you
is you’re going to have the minute you actually start running your business the
actually start running your business the
actually start running your business the plan is going to change what I recommend
plan is going to change what I recommend
plan is going to change what I recommend doing is having a vision so you want to
doing is having a vision so you want to
doing is having a vision so you want to have a main vision you want to have a
have a main vision you want to have a
have a main vision you want to have a goal for what you want to accomplish but
goal for what you want to accomplish but
goal for what you want to accomplish but how you get there you got to be open to
how you get there you got to be open to
how you get there you got to be open to it right so you know for me what I want
it right so you know for me what I want
it right so you know for me what I want to do is help a billion entrepreneurs
to do is help a billion entrepreneurs
to do is help a billion entrepreneurs it’s one of my main goals instead of my
it’s one of my main goals instead of my
it’s one of my main goals instead of my business and most of the way I do is for
business and most of the way I do is for
business and most of the way I do is for my website but how that happens on a
my website but how that happens on a
my website but how that happens on a daily basis changes so you don’t want to
daily basis changes so you don’t want to
daily basis changes so you don’t want to be too rigid in how you go about doing
be too rigid in how you go about doing
be too rigid in how you go about doing things but you want to have a set goal
things but you want to have a set goal
things but you want to have a set goal asset vision for what you want to
asset vision for what you want to
asset vision for what you want to accomplish with your company things are
accomplish with your company things are
accomplish with your company things are going to change opportunities are going
going to change opportunities are going
going to change opportunities are going to come up you want to make sure that
to come up you want to make sure that
to come up you want to make sure that the opportunities are related to what
the opportunities are related to what
the opportunities are related to what you’re doing one problem a lot of
you’re doing one problem a lot of
you’re doing one problem a lot of entrepreneurs faces they get distracted
entrepreneurs faces they get distracted
entrepreneurs faces they get distracted right it’s easy to get distracted by
right it’s easy to get distracted by
right it’s easy to get distracted by shiny objects new opportunities and
shiny objects new opportunities and
shiny objects new opportunities and forget about what you are doing and one
forget about what you are doing and one
forget about what you are doing and one problem that a lot of entrepreneurs go
problem that a lot of entrepreneurs go
problem that a lot of entrepreneurs go through is they just jump on new
through is they just jump on new
through is they just jump on new opportunities new opportunities new
opportunities new opportunities new
opportunities new opportunities new opportunities and never see anything
opportunities and never see anything
opportunities and never see anything through to completion and that’s a major
through to completion and that’s a major
through to completion and that’s a major challenge the big problem so if you want
challenge the big problem so if you want
challenge the big problem so if you want to have success you got to focus on
to have success you got to focus on
to have success you got to focus on something and see it through so have
something and see it through so have
something and see it through so have that mean go we’ll have that mean vision
that mean go we’ll have that mean vision
that mean go we’ll have that mean vision of what you want to accomplish don’t be
of what you want to accomplish don’t be
of what you want to accomplish don’t be strict on how that has to get done you
strict on how that has to get done you
strict on how that has to get done you know let let things happen let
know let let things happen let
know let let things happen let opportunities come but make sure it’s
opportunities come but make sure it’s
opportunities come but make sure it’s still in line with your main goal of
still in line with your main goal of
still in line with your main goal of what you want to accomplish so it’s
what you want to accomplish so it’s
what you want to accomplish so it’s great to have a plan a it’s great to
great to have a plan a it’s great to
great to have a plan a it’s great to have a plan B it’s great to have a plan
have a plan B it’s great to have a plan
have a plan B it’s great to have a plan cdef you know goes on be open to the
cdef you know goes on be open to the
cdef you know goes on be open to the markets see what customers are telling
markets see what customers are telling
markets see what customers are telling you as an example in my first software
you as an example in my first software
you as an example in my first software company we created software that was a
company we created software that was a
company we created software that was a biotech software it helped companies
biotech software it helped companies
biotech software it helped companies plan research to try to find cures for
plan research to try to find cures for
plan research to try to find cures for all sorts of different diseases and
all sorts of different diseases and
all sorts of different diseases and ailments and we spent a lot of time
ailments and we spent a lot of time
ailments and we spent a lot of time working on this feature that we thought
working on this feature that we thought
working on this feature that we thought was really helped
was really helped
was really helped and cool but nobody else actually did
and cool but nobody else actually did
and cool but nobody else actually did our customers didn’t care about it so we
our customers didn’t care about it so we
our customers didn’t care about it so we spent all this time creating this
spent all this time creating this
spent all this time creating this feature that they didn’t want and if we
feature that they didn’t want and if we
feature that they didn’t want and if we just talked to them and figured out what
just talked to them and figured out what
just talked to them and figured out what they wanted we would have been able to
they wanted we would have been able to
they wanted we would have been able to build a much better tool now luckily we
build a much better tool now luckily we
build a much better tool now luckily we still had enough great features in there
still had enough great features in there
still had enough great features in there to be able to sell and they’ll make it
to be able to sell and they’ll make it
to be able to sell and they’ll make it into a real business but by talking your
into a real business but by talking your
into a real business but by talking your customers you’ll find out different
customers you’ll find out different
customers you’ll find out different things that you didn’t plan on from the
things that you didn’t plan on from the
things that you didn’t plan on from the beginning and they’ll take you to new
beginning and they’ll take you to new
beginning and they’ll take you to new opportunities it’s so adding different
opportunities it’s so adding different
opportunities it’s so adding different features in based on customer feedback
features in based on customer feedback
features in based on customer feedback from them that was still in line with
from them that was still in line with
from them that was still in line with our bull we still want to build
our bull we still want to build
our bull we still want to build successful software company we still
successful software company we still
successful software company we still wanted to help solve different ailments
wanted to help solve different ailments
wanted to help solve different ailments and try to help cure diseases that was
and try to help cure diseases that was
and try to help cure diseases that was our overall goal how exactly we did it
our overall goal how exactly we did it
our overall goal how exactly we did it changes based on the feedback you get
changes based on the feedback you get
changes based on the feedback you get from the market and so when you’re
from the market and so when you’re
from the market and so when you’re starting up it’s important to have
starting up it’s important to have
starting up it’s important to have applying it’s important to make educated
applying it’s important to make educated
applying it’s important to make educated assumptions a lot of them are guesses
assumptions a lot of them are guesses
assumptions a lot of them are guesses but as you get into the market you start
but as you get into the market you start
but as you get into the market you start talking to your customers you’ll find
talking to your customers you’ll find
talking to your customers you’ll find that things are going to change and you
that things are going to change and you
that things are going to change and you want to be responsive and not be too
want to be responsive and not be too
want to be responsive and not be too rigid so again have that main goal have
rigid so again have that main goal have
rigid so again have that main goal have that big vision for what you want to
that big vision for what you want to
that big vision for what you want to accomplish have your plan a and B and as
accomplish have your plan a and B and as
accomplish have your plan a and B and as long as the opportunities that come to
long as the opportunities that come to
long as the opportunities that come to you are still in line with your vision
you are still in line with your vision
you are still in line with your vision and goal will help you accomplish it go
and goal will help you accomplish it go
and goal will help you accomplish it go for it if it’s off a completely
for it if it’s off a completely
for it if it’s off a completely different tree and it will take you off
different tree and it will take you off
different tree and it will take you off in a completely different direction then
in a completely different direction then
in a completely different direction then you have to evaluate what you’re really
you have to evaluate what you’re really
you have to evaluate what you’re really trying to do as an entrepreneur so
trying to do as an entrepreneur so
trying to do as an entrepreneur so hopefully that helps a great question
hopefully that helps a great question
hopefully that helps a great question one that I know a lot of entrepreneurs
one that I know a lot of entrepreneurs
one that I know a lot of entrepreneurs struggle with if you guys liked the
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guys and if you have a question or comment about plan a plan B I’d love to
comment about plan a plan B I’d love to
comment about plan a plan B I’d love to hear your thoughts I’d also love to hear
hear your thoughts I’d also love to hear
hear your thoughts I’d also love to hear any problems your face with your
any problems your face with your
any problems your face with your business so I can try to answer them if
business so I can try to answer them if
business so I can try to answer them if you want to leave it in the comments
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