Press "Enter" to skip to content

I’m afraid of making a mistake – Ask Evan


hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to

hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan today

another edition of ask Evan today

another edition of ask Evan today maintain a question from one of my

maintain a question from one of my

maintain a question from one of my newsletter readers re who wrote in

newsletter readers re who wrote in

newsletter readers re who wrote in asking thank you so much for the useful

asking thank you so much for the useful

asking thank you so much for the useful information I have one question for you

information I have one question for you

information I have one question for you i’m doing a masters i want to work in

i’m doing a masters i want to work in

i’m doing a masters i want to work in management problem is up English is my

management problem is up English is my

management problem is up English is my second language and I’m afraid of making

second language and I’m afraid of making

second language and I’m afraid of making a mistake while communicating with

a mistake while communicating with

a mistake while communicating with others sometimes I may not understand in

others sometimes I may not understand in

others sometimes I may not understand in casual conversations especially when

casual conversations especially when

casual conversations especially when they’re making a joke I’d appreciate

they’re making a joke I’d appreciate

they’re making a joke I’d appreciate your response so thanks for the question

your response so thanks for the question

your response so thanks for the question I feel your situation I think what’s the

I feel your situation I think what’s the

I feel your situation I think what’s the most important thing really to think

most important thing really to think

most important thing really to think about at the start and this is for

about at the start and this is for

about at the start and this is for anybody who’s facing any kind of fear

anybody who’s facing any kind of fear

anybody who’s facing any kind of fear you can’t let fear hold you back if it’s

you can’t let fear hold you back if it’s

you can’t let fear hold you back if it’s starting the business if it’s learn a

starting the business if it’s learn a

starting the business if it’s learn a new language if it’s doing something

new language if it’s doing something

new language if it’s doing something that you’re uncomfortable with it’s not

that you’re uncomfortable with it’s not

that you’re uncomfortable with it’s not to be scared right and that but gets

to be scared right and that but gets

to be scared right and that but gets your adrenaline going it gets your

your adrenaline going it gets your

your adrenaline going it gets your juices flowing a little bit it’s natural

juices flowing a little bit it’s natural

juices flowing a little bit it’s natural to be scared but it’s doing those things

to be scared but it’s doing those things

to be scared but it’s doing those things that scare you that allow you to live to

that scare you that allow you to live to

that scare you that allow you to live to your full potential and if you don’t do

your full potential and if you don’t do

your full potential and if you don’t do something because you’re afraid of it

something because you’re afraid of it

something because you’re afraid of it you’re always going to regret it you

you’re always going to regret it you

you’re always going to regret it you know you’re gonna look back and regret

know you’re gonna look back and regret

know you’re gonna look back and regret not having taking that chance and people

not having taking that chance and people

not having taking that chance and people really regret the chances that they took

really regret the chances that they took

really regret the chances that they took it’s the ones that they didn’t take

it’s the ones that they didn’t take

it’s the ones that they didn’t take because they’re too afraid to do it so I

because they’re too afraid to do it so I

because they’re too afraid to do it so I don’t want fear to hold you back from

don’t want fear to hold you back from

don’t want fear to hold you back from doing this and for anybody who’s trying

doing this and for anybody who’s trying

doing this and for anybody who’s trying to you know start a business or whatever

to you know start a business or whatever

to you know start a business or whatever it is that you’re afraid of tackle it

it is that you’re afraid of tackle it

it is that you’re afraid of tackle it you know go through with it so that

you know go through with it so that

you know go through with it so that you’re not regretting it later on in

you’re not regretting it later on in

you’re not regretting it later on in life now specific to language you know

life now specific to language you know

life now specific to language you know the best way to do it is to practice and

the best way to do it is to practice and

the best way to do it is to practice and that’s for anything too if you’re afraid

that’s for anything too if you’re afraid

that’s for anything too if you’re afraid of starting up start up start up small

of starting up start up start up small

of starting up start up start up small and just do something every day to move

and just do something every day to move

and just do something every day to move that business forward if you’re trying

that business forward if you’re trying

that business forward if you’re trying to learn the language do something every

to learn the language do something every

to learn the language do something every day to immerse yourself in that culture

day to immerse yourself in that culture

day to immerse yourself in that culture and that setting so you’re always

and that setting so you’re always

and that setting so you’re always practicing and practicing and the more

practicing and practicing and the more

practicing and practicing and the more you do it the more comfortable you get

you do it the more comfortable you get

you do it the more comfortable you get the better you’ll get more you’ll

the better you’ll get more you’ll

the better you’ll get more you’ll understand and you know the more

understand and you know the more

understand and you know the more successful you’ll be at whatever you’re

successful you’ll be at whatever you’re

successful you’ll be at whatever you’re trying to do so the easiest way to get

trying to do so the easiest way to get

trying to do so the easiest way to get over if your iphone is to start small

over if your iphone is to start small

over if your iphone is to start small what I found is typically when you’re

what I found is typically when you’re

what I found is typically when you’re afraid of something is because it seems

afraid of something is because it seems

afraid of something is because it seems too big to insurmountable your skill set

too big to insurmountable your skill set

too big to insurmountable your skill set is nowhere close to where it needs to be

is nowhere close to where it needs to be

is nowhere close to where it needs to be so try to break it down to little pieces

so try to break it down to little pieces

so try to break it down to little pieces and I’ll try to do something really

and I’ll try to do something really

and I’ll try to do something really small everyday and suddenly that you

small everyday and suddenly that you

small everyday and suddenly that you know big huge mountain that look really

know big huge mountain that look really

know big huge mountain that look really scary isn’t so scary anymore because

scary isn’t so scary anymore because

scary isn’t so scary anymore because you’ve already started taking those

you’ve already started taking those

you’ve already started taking those steps to climate and you’re you’re a lot

steps to climate and you’re you’re a lot

steps to climate and you’re you’re a lot more comfortable moving forward on it so

more comfortable moving forward on it so

more comfortable moving forward on it so I really don’t want the fear to

I really don’t want the fear to

I really don’t want the fear to you back you want it to be a counselor

you back you want it to be a counselor

you back you want it to be a counselor you know what fear to guide you a little

you know what fear to guide you a little

you know what fear to guide you a little bit make sure you’re not doing you know

bit make sure you’re not doing you know

bit make sure you’re not doing you know stupid or reckless things but you don’t

stupid or reckless things but you don’t

stupid or reckless things but you don’t want it to be a jailer you don’t want to

want it to be a jailer you don’t want to

want it to be a jailer you don’t want to prevent you from doing things that you

prevent you from doing things that you

prevent you from doing things that you really should be doing and allow you to

really should be doing and allow you to

really should be doing and allow you to lift your full potential so hope that

lift your full potential so hope that

lift your full potential so hope that helps last thing about the language is

helps last thing about the language is

helps last thing about the language is it’s also increasingly becoming a more

it’s also increasingly becoming a more

it’s also increasingly becoming a more global culture the people I deal with

global culture the people I deal with

global culture the people I deal with with in my business or from around the

with in my business or from around the

with in my business or from around the world everybody has different accents so

world everybody has different accents so

world everybody has different accents so many people are English as a Second

many people are English as a Second

many people are English as a Second Language so you know you got to get used

Language so you know you got to get used

Language so you know you got to get used to it people will be understanding of

to it people will be understanding of

to it people will be understanding of where you are and will hopefully try to

where you are and will hopefully try to

where you are and will hopefully try to accommodate you obviously the better you

accommodate you obviously the better you

accommodate you obviously the better you can you know bring up your skills to

can you know bring up your skills to

can you know bring up your skills to meet them it will help you but I

meet them it will help you but I

meet them it will help you but I wouldn’t be too afraid of what other

wouldn’t be too afraid of what other

wouldn’t be too afraid of what other people think because they’re used to

people think because they’re used to

people think because they’re used to dealing with with people from different

dealing with with people from different

dealing with with people from different cultures and different languages at

cultures and different languages at

cultures and different languages at least I am and that’s kind of part of my

least I am and that’s kind of part of my

least I am and that’s kind of part of my daily living with running my business so

daily living with running my business so

daily living with running my business so hopefully that helps again don’t let

hopefully that helps again don’t let

hopefully that helps again don’t let that fear hold you back if you guys

that fear hold you back if you guys

that fear hold you back if you guys watching like the video please give it a

watching like the video please give it a

watching like the video please give it a thumbs up below it always makes me to do

thumbs up below it always makes me to do

thumbs up below it always makes me to do more these videos for you and you have a

more these videos for you and you have a

more these videos for you and you have a question about your business feel free

question about your business feel free

question about your business feel free to leave in the comments below I always

to leave in the comments below I always

to leave in the comments below I always read those and try to respond to

read those and try to respond to

read those and try to respond to everybody as soon as I can so thank you

everybody as soon as I can so thank you

everybody as soon as I can so thank you and you’ll see on the next episode

”

Be First to Comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *