hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome tell edition of ask Evan today I’m going to
edition of ask Evan today I’m going to
edition of ask Evan today I’m going to answer question from one of my
answer question from one of my
answer question from one of my newsletter readers stop even wrote in
newsletter readers stop even wrote in
newsletter readers stop even wrote in asking if you don’t mind me asking what
asking if you don’t mind me asking what
asking if you don’t mind me asking what kind of companies do you own and what
kind of companies do you own and what
kind of companies do you own and what inspires you so thanks for the question
inspires you so thanks for the question
inspires you so thanks for the question my main business is my website so 7
my main business is my website so 7
my main business is my website so 7 chronicle com were one of the largest
chronicle com were one of the largest
chronicle com were one of the largest websites for entrepreneurs if you’re
websites for entrepreneurs if you’re
websites for entrepreneurs if you’re looking for inspiration advice to grow
looking for inspiration advice to grow
looking for inspiration advice to grow your business I started the company
your business I started the company
your business I started the company around famous entrepreneur advice when I
around famous entrepreneur advice when I
around famous entrepreneur advice when I was young I was 19 I had my first real
was young I was 19 I had my first real
was young I was 19 I had my first real business I didn’t know what I was doing
business I didn’t know what I was doing
business I didn’t know what I was doing I was scared it was a software company
I was scared it was a software company
I was scared it was a software company and I then thought to myself you know
and I then thought to myself you know
and I then thought to myself you know I’m not the first person and trying to
I’m not the first person and trying to
I’m not the first person and trying to sell software before and I looked at
sell software before and I looked at
sell software before and I looked at famous entrepreneurs who had success in
famous entrepreneurs who had success in
famous entrepreneurs who had success in the software field guys like Bill Gates
the software field guys like Bill Gates
the software field guys like Bill Gates guys like the people behind into it and
guys like the people behind into it and
guys like the people behind into it and mcafee and I looked at their success and
mcafee and I looked at their success and
mcafee and I looked at their success and saw they started from nothing and they
saw they started from nothing and they
saw they started from nothing and they were able to build a huge business and I
were able to build a huge business and I
were able to build a huge business and I was looking at how do they make their
was looking at how do they make their
was looking at how do they make their first million you know I don’t care how
first million you know I don’t care how
first million you know I don’t care how Bill Gates makes his extra million now
Bill Gates makes his extra million now
Bill Gates makes his extra million now but how did it go from zero to that
but how did it go from zero to that
but how did it go from zero to that first million and that those stories
first million and that those stories
first million and that those stories inspired me and helped me build my
inspired me and helped me build my
inspired me and helped me build my business at the point where we were to
business at the point where we were to
business at the point where we were to build it to customers in 30 countries
build it to customers in 30 countries
build it to customers in 30 countries and we got acquired and i started my
and we got acquired and i started my
and we got acquired and i started my website as a way to give back to other
website as a way to give back to other
website as a way to give back to other entrepreneurs and share those stories of
entrepreneurs and share those stories of
entrepreneurs and share those stories of famous entrepreneur so we have one of
famous entrepreneur so we have one of
famous entrepreneur so we have one of the largest collections of famous
the largest collections of famous
the largest collections of famous entrepreneur stories and you are online
entrepreneur stories and you are online
entrepreneur stories and you are online and one of my favorite bits of advice
and one of my favorite bits of advice
and one of my favorite bits of advice for entrepreneurs is if you’re trying to
for entrepreneurs is if you’re trying to
for entrepreneurs is if you’re trying to accomplish something look at somebody
accomplish something look at somebody
accomplish something look at somebody who’s already done what you’re trying to
who’s already done what you’re trying to
who’s already done what you’re trying to do and model their success it’ll help
do and model their success it’ll help
do and model their success it’ll help shortcut your path to success and keep
shortcut your path to success and keep
shortcut your path to success and keep you inspired I really found that reading
you inspired I really found that reading
you inspired I really found that reading those famous entrepreneurs stories got
those famous entrepreneurs stories got
those famous entrepreneurs stories got me inspired got me motivated to see that
me inspired got me motivated to see that
me inspired got me motivated to see that you know they had all these challenges
you know they had all these challenges
you know they had all these challenges growing up and making their business get
growing up and making their business get
growing up and making their business get to that next step but also it gave me
to that next step but also it gave me
to that next step but also it gave me specific strategies that I used
specific strategies that I used
specific strategies that I used implement to my business so my main
implement to my business so my main
implement to my business so my main business is my website we’ve got tons of
business is my website we’ve got tons of
business is my website we’ve got tons of articles on there hopefully some ideas
articles on there hopefully some ideas
articles on there hopefully some ideas and resources to to help you grow your
and resources to to help you grow your
and resources to to help you grow your business and motivate you to keep going
business and motivate you to keep going
business and motivate you to keep going and our business model is selling
and our business model is selling
and our business model is selling advertising and also partnering up with
advertising and also partnering up with
advertising and also partnering up with corporations who are trying to reach
corporations who are trying to reach
corporations who are trying to reach into the small business community so we
into the small business community so we
into the small business community so we do a lot of work with telus as an
do a lot of work with telus as an
do a lot of work with telus as an example and other companies and provide
example and other companies and provide
example and other companies and provide value-added content for them I create
value-added content for them I create
value-added content for them I create blog posts and you may have seen some of
blog posts and you may have seen some of
blog posts and you may have seen some of the posts that I’ve done if you’re a fan
the posts that I’ve done if you’re a fan
the posts that I’ve done if you’re a fan of the youtube channel so that’s my main
of the youtube channel so that’s my main
of the youtube channel so that’s my main business in terms of what inspires me I
business in terms of what inspires me I
business in terms of what inspires me I really like helping the little guy I
really like helping the little guy I
really like helping the little guy I love the come-from-behind stories i love
love the come-from-behind stories i love
love the come-from-behind stories i love the rags-to-riches stories one of my
the rags-to-riches stories one of my
the rags-to-riches stories one of my favorite movies is Seabiscuit which is a
favorite movies is Seabiscuit which is a
favorite movies is Seabiscuit which is a movie about a horse that everybody you
movie about a horse that everybody you
movie about a horse that everybody you know ruled out thought was going to be
know ruled out thought was going to be
know ruled out thought was going to be too small and would never be a
too small and would never be a
too small and would never be a successful racer and went on to be a
successful racer and went on to be a
successful racer and went on to be a really successful racer so I love those
really successful racer so I love those
really successful racer so I love those stories and that’s why i love
stories and that’s why i love
stories and that’s why i love entrepreneurship because a lot of times
entrepreneurship because a lot of times
entrepreneurship because a lot of times it’s the little guy trying to take on
it’s the little guy trying to take on
it’s the little guy trying to take on the big companies and nobody gives them
the big companies and nobody gives them
the big companies and nobody gives them a chance and you’re battling against all
a chance and you’re battling against all
a chance and you’re battling against all odds and you put it in crazy hours and
odds and you put it in crazy hours and
odds and you put it in crazy hours and you don’t know if it’s going to work or
you don’t know if it’s going to work or
you don’t know if it’s going to work or not and and hopefully you come out on
not and and hopefully you come out on
not and and hopefully you come out on the other side so i love those stories
the other side so i love those stories
the other side so i love those stories if whenever i see somebody who’s had
if whenever i see somebody who’s had
if whenever i see somebody who’s had that success if it’s within the
that success if it’s within the
that success if it’s within the entrepreneur circle or or any field if
entrepreneur circle or or any field if
entrepreneur circle or or any field if you look at the top people in any
you look at the top people in any
you look at the top people in any industry any endeavor of sports or
industry any endeavor of sports or
industry any endeavor of sports or whatever it is you’ll usually find that
whatever it is you’ll usually find that
whatever it is you’ll usually find that they had to overcome a lot of hardship
they had to overcome a lot of hardship
they had to overcome a lot of hardship to get to where they are and reading
to get to where they are and reading
to get to where they are and reading those stores interviewing those people
those stores interviewing those people
those stores interviewing those people gets me inspired makes you want to do
gets me inspired makes you want to do
gets me inspired makes you want to do more makes me want to help more people
more makes me want to help more people
more makes me want to help more people as well so i tend to focus on the
as well so i tend to focus on the
as well so i tend to focus on the Entrepreneurship world we have all these
Entrepreneurship world we have all these
Entrepreneurship world we have all these profiles of famous entrepreneurs and I
profiles of famous entrepreneurs and I
profiles of famous entrepreneurs and I find reading those help me stay
find reading those help me stay
find reading those help me stay motivated and inspired and reading their
motivated and inspired and reading their
motivated and inspired and reading their quotes and seeing how they came from
quotes and seeing how they came from
quotes and seeing how they came from nothing that keeps me going every day
nothing that keeps me going every day
nothing that keeps me going every day and also the the feedback from you guys
and also the the feedback from you guys
and also the the feedback from you guys I love making these videos I’m right now
I love making these videos I’m right now
I love making these videos I’m right now sending to my house talking to a camera
sending to my house talking to a camera
sending to my house talking to a camera but what what gets you motivated is seen
but what what gets you motivated is seen
but what what gets you motivated is seen the comments come in and seen the likes
the comments come in and seen the likes
the comments come in and seen the likes come in and people saying how these
come in and people saying how these
come in and people saying how these videos help them with their business and
videos help them with their business and
videos help them with their business and change their lives and so that inspires
change their lives and so that inspires
change their lives and so that inspires me every day to want to get up and keep
me every day to want to get up and keep
me every day to want to get up and keep doing more to help out entrepreneurs so
doing more to help out entrepreneurs so
doing more to help out entrepreneurs so thanks for the question hopefully that
thanks for the question hopefully that
thanks for the question hopefully that helped answer it I it for those are you
helped answer it I it for those are you
helped answer it I it for those are you watching again if you want to give it a
watching again if you want to give it a
watching again if you want to give it a thumbs up below please do makes me want
thumbs up below please do makes me want
thumbs up below please do makes me want to do more of these videos and if you
to do more of these videos and if you
to do more of these videos and if you have a comment or question please leave
have a comment or question please leave
have a comment or question please leave it in the comment section but
it in the comment section but
it in the comment section but I always read those and hopefully I’ll
I always read those and hopefully I’ll
I always read those and hopefully I’ll be able to answer your questions if you
be able to answer your questions if you
be able to answer your questions if you want to leave one below so thank you i
want to leave one below so thank you i
want to leave one below so thank you i will see you on the next episode
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