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 ask a question from one of my
going to ask a question from one of my
going to ask a question from one of my newsletter readers who wrote insane is
newsletter readers who wrote insane is
newsletter readers who wrote insane is Albert what are the qualities for one to
Albert what are the qualities for one to
Albert what are the qualities for one to become a successful businessman slash
become a successful businessman slash
become a successful businessman slash entrepreneur so thanks for the question
entrepreneur so thanks for the question
entrepreneur so thanks for the question Albert this is a really interesting one
Albert this is a really interesting one
Albert this is a really interesting one so we have the greatest and largest
so we have the greatest and largest
so we have the greatest and largest collection of famous entrepreneur
collection of famous entrepreneur
collection of famous entrepreneur stories of any website online and if you
stories of any website online and if you
stories of any website online and if you look at these famous entrepreneurs and
look at these famous entrepreneurs and
look at these famous entrepreneurs and how they got started they have all sorts
how they got started they have all sorts
how they got started they have all sorts of different personalities some of them
of different personalities some of them
of different personalities some of them are type-a in-your-face really outgoing
are type-a in-your-face really outgoing
are type-a in-your-face really outgoing and and social and others are introverts
and and social and others are introverts
and and social and others are introverts and don’t like talking to people and
and don’t like talking to people and
and don’t like talking to people and there’s no one common personality that
there’s no one common personality that
there’s no one common personality that you have to have which is which I think
you have to have which is which I think
you have to have which is which I think is good a lot of entrepreneurs or
is good a lot of entrepreneurs or
is good a lot of entrepreneurs or startup entrepreneurs think they have to
startup entrepreneurs think they have to
startup entrepreneurs think they have to be super outgoing or fit a certain mold
be super outgoing or fit a certain mold
be super outgoing or fit a certain mold to be successful and it’s not there’s a
to be successful and it’s not there’s a
to be successful and it’s not there’s a lot of guys who are shy and introverted
lot of guys who are shy and introverted
lot of guys who are shy and introverted and and still go on to build hugely
and and still go on to build hugely
and and still go on to build hugely successful companies so wouldn’t work so
successful companies so wouldn’t work so
successful companies so wouldn’t work so much of a personality type but some of
much of a personality type but some of
much of a personality type but some of the things the characteristics that
the things the characteristics that
the things the characteristics that these guys all do have in common first
these guys all do have in common first
these guys all do have in common first they got started you know a lot of
they got started you know a lot of
they got started you know a lot of people don’t get started they have a
people don’t get started they have a
people don’t get started they have a great idea and they see other people
great idea and they see other people
great idea and they see other people later on capitalize on it you got it you
later on capitalize on it you got it you
later on capitalize on it you got it you got to do something about it right you
got to do something about it right you
got to do something about it right you can’t just sit as an employee at a
can’t just sit as an employee at a
can’t just sit as an employee at a company come up with great ideas and
company come up with great ideas and
company come up with great ideas and then get angry when somebody else goes
then get angry when somebody else goes
then get angry when somebody else goes out and implements it you got to do it
out and implements it you got to do it
out and implements it you got to do it yourself all these successful
yourself all these successful
yourself all these successful entrepreneurs had an idea and they got
entrepreneurs had an idea and they got
entrepreneurs had an idea and they got started they actually did something
started they actually did something
started they actually did something about it they may not have jumped into
about it they may not have jumped into
about it they may not have jumped into it full time right away but they did
it full time right away but they did
it full time right away but they did something every day to grow their
something every day to grow their
something every day to grow their business the next thing is you got to
business the next thing is you got to
business the next thing is you got to have a really strong passion for what
have a really strong passion for what
have a really strong passion for what you’re doing starting a business is one
you’re doing starting a business is one
you’re doing starting a business is one of the hardest things you ever going to
of the hardest things you ever going to
of the hardest things you ever going to do in your life it’s gonna it’s gonna
do in your life it’s gonna it’s gonna
do in your life it’s gonna it’s gonna it’s gonna be rough you know it’s gonna
it’s gonna be rough you know it’s gonna
it’s gonna be rough you know it’s gonna test you many times you’re gonna think
test you many times you’re gonna think
test you many times you’re gonna think about quitting many times and if you’re
about quitting many times and if you’re
about quitting many times and if you’re just in it for the money you’re gonna
just in it for the money you’re gonna
just in it for the money you’re gonna give up as soon as it gets really hard
give up as soon as it gets really hard
give up as soon as it gets really hard and talking really really hard you’re
and talking really really hard you’re
and talking really really hard you’re gonna quit because you don’t really care
gonna quit because you don’t really care
gonna quit because you don’t really care that much about it you’re just trying to
that much about it you’re just trying to
that much about it you’re just trying to make extra money and that’s the wrong
make extra money and that’s the wrong
make extra money and that’s the wrong way to approach it you want to approach
way to approach it you want to approach
way to approach it you want to approach it from the perspective of doing
it from the perspective of doing
it from the perspective of doing something
something
something you’re really passionate about it and
you’re really passionate about it and
you’re really passionate about it and you’re helping people with and that is
you’re helping people with and that is
you’re helping people with and that is the approach that that all the
the approach that that all the
the approach that that all the successful entrepreneurs take and they
successful entrepreneurs take and they
successful entrepreneurs take and they make money as a result because you’re
make money as a result because you’re
make money as a result because you’re providing a value-added product or
providing a value-added product or
providing a value-added product or service but it comes from a place of
service but it comes from a place of
service but it comes from a place of intense passion it’s something that you
intense passion it’s something that you
intense passion it’s something that you would do even if you weren’t getting
would do even if you weren’t getting
would do even if you weren’t getting paid to do because you love it so much
paid to do because you love it so much
paid to do because you love it so much those are the things that you’ll
those are the things that you’ll
those are the things that you’ll continue doing with time to get really
continue doing with time to get really
continue doing with time to get really really really hard so that’s the second
really really hard so that’s the second
really really hard so that’s the second thing I think about the next thing I
thing I think about the next thing I
thing I think about the next thing I think about is just persistence a lot of
think about is just persistence a lot of
think about is just persistence a lot of these guys the successful entrepreneurs
these guys the successful entrepreneurs
these guys the successful entrepreneurs they’re persistent they don’t quit they
they’re persistent they don’t quit they
they’re persistent they don’t quit they don’t give up when things get really
don’t give up when things get really
don’t give up when things get really really tough they still do something
really tough they still do something
really tough they still do something every day you’ve been a bit small to
every day you’ve been a bit small to
every day you’ve been a bit small to grow their business and move it forward
grow their business and move it forward
grow their business and move it forward you can’t quit you know it’s it’s again
you can’t quit you know it’s it’s again
you can’t quit you know it’s it’s again gonna take way longer than you think
gonna take way longer than you think
gonna take way longer than you think it’s gonna take and be way harder you
it’s gonna take and be way harder you
it’s gonna take and be way harder you think it’s gonna be but you got to keep
think it’s gonna be but you got to keep
think it’s gonna be but you got to keep going and the successful entrepreneurs
going and the successful entrepreneurs
going and the successful entrepreneurs keep going until they see the light at
keep going until they see the light at
keep going until they see the light at the end of the tunnel a lot of times
the end of the tunnel a lot of times
the end of the tunnel a lot of times entrepreneurial
entrepreneurial
entrepreneurial they put a ton of energy and effort into
they put a ton of energy and effort into
they put a ton of energy and effort into it at the beginning they don’t allow for
it at the beginning they don’t allow for
it at the beginning they don’t allow for the momentum to grow and then they quit
the momentum to grow and then they quit
the momentum to grow and then they quit because they don’t see things happening
because they don’t see things happening
because they don’t see things happening right away and didn’t they didn’t allow
right away and didn’t they didn’t allow
right away and didn’t they didn’t allow for that time that that it just takes to
for that time that that it just takes to
for that time that that it just takes to build the business a lot of times so you
build the business a lot of times so you
build the business a lot of times so you gotta do something every day to keep it
gotta do something every day to keep it
gotta do something every day to keep it going and the last thing I would say in
going and the last thing I would say in
going and the last thing I would say in terms of characteristics of a successful
terms of characteristics of a successful
terms of characteristics of a successful entrepreneur is stepping outside your
entrepreneur is stepping outside your
entrepreneur is stepping outside your comfort zone we’re really good at some
comfort zone we’re really good at some
comfort zone we’re really good at some things everybody’s different so you know
things everybody’s different so you know
things everybody’s different so you know I’m really good at things that you’re
I’m really good at things that you’re
I’m really good at things that you’re probably not so good at and vice versa
probably not so good at and vice versa
probably not so good at and vice versa and we tend to stick to the things that
and we tend to stick to the things that
and we tend to stick to the things that we’re really comfortable with and we’re
we’re really comfortable with and we’re
we’re really comfortable with and we’re really good at and not do the things
really good at and not do the things
really good at and not do the things that we’re not so good at and we’re not
that we’re not so good at and we’re not
that we’re not so good at and we’re not so comfortable with and and that’s okay
so comfortable with and and that’s okay
so comfortable with and and that’s okay you know as you as you build a business
you know as you as you build a business
you know as you as you build a business you want to complement your yourself and
you want to complement your yourself and
you want to complement your yourself and have a team on board who can who can
have a team on board who can who can
have a team on board who can who can help you and complement the things that
help you and complement the things that
help you and complement the things that you’re you’re bad at you know if you’re
you’re you’re bad at you know if you’re
you’re you’re bad at you know if you’re not a programmer I don’t suggest going
not a programmer I don’t suggest going
not a programmer I don’t suggest going out and becoming an all-star programmer
out and becoming an all-star programmer
out and becoming an all-star programmer but you’re gonna have to do things as
but you’re gonna have to do things as
but you’re gonna have to do things as you grow your business to that stretch
you grow your business to that stretch
you grow your business to that stretch yourself you know you have to stretch
yourself you know you have to stretch
yourself you know you have to stretch you have to push outside your comfort
you have to push outside your comfort
you have to push outside your comfort zone push outside your boundaries and
zone push outside your boundaries and
zone push outside your boundaries and all the successful entrepreneurs did
all the successful entrepreneurs did
all the successful entrepreneurs did that they did things that scared them
that they did things that scared them
that they did things that scared them did things that they would normally do
did things that they would normally do
did things that they would normally do because they really had this strong
because they really had this strong
because they really had this strong intense passion to build this business
intense passion to build this business
intense passion to build this business up and so your your goal
up and so your your goal
up and so your your goal have to step outside your comfort zone
have to step outside your comfort zone
have to step outside your comfort zone even if it’s in small increments because
even if it’s in small increments because
even if it’s in small increments because as it is chances are you don’t have
as it is chances are you don’t have
as it is chances are you don’t have enough to be able to build that business
enough to be able to build that business
enough to be able to build that business so you’re gonna have to become a better
so you’re gonna have to become a better
so you’re gonna have to become a better version of you and and continue to
version of you and and continue to
version of you and and continue to stretch yourself continue to grow
stretch yourself continue to grow
stretch yourself continue to grow yourself especially if you want to build
yourself especially if you want to build
yourself especially if you want to build a highly successful company so hopefully
a highly successful company so hopefully
a highly successful company so hopefully that helped that’s what I would suggest
that helped that’s what I would suggest
that helped that’s what I would suggest and that comes from researching a whole
and that comes from researching a whole
and that comes from researching a whole bunch of different famous entrepreneurs
bunch of different famous entrepreneurs
bunch of different famous entrepreneurs and you can read their stories on the
and you can read their stories on the
and you can read their stories on the website if you like those are you
website if you like those are you
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