hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to the 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 ask a question from one of my newsletter
ask a question from one of my newsletter
ask a question from one of my newsletter readers Lynette who wrote in asking Evan
readers Lynette who wrote in asking Evan
readers Lynette who wrote in asking Evan I’m 17 years old and I’m an aspiring
I’m 17 years old and I’m an aspiring
I’m 17 years old and I’m an aspiring entrepreneur my interests are in the oil
entrepreneur my interests are in the oil
entrepreneur my interests are in the oil industry and it’s becoming a dealer for
industry and it’s becoming a dealer for
industry and it’s becoming a dealer for oil companies and also in the catering
oil companies and also in the catering
oil companies and also in the catering industry I would like to pursue my dream
industry I would like to pursue my dream
industry I would like to pursue my dream immediately after i finished my
immediately after i finished my
immediately after i finished my secondary education this year so thanks
secondary education this year so thanks
secondary education this year so thanks for the question and congrats being a
for the question and congrats being a
for the question and congrats being a young entrepreneur is awesome brings me
young entrepreneur is awesome brings me
young entrepreneur is awesome brings me back to when I was finishing up high
back to when I was finishing up high
back to when I was finishing up high school and one in set my own business as
school and one in set my own business as
school and one in set my own business as well my best advice here is if you were
well my best advice here is if you were
well my best advice here is if you were to determine you’re really passionate
to determine you’re really passionate
to determine you’re really passionate about this so if it’s the oil industry
about this so if it’s the oil industry
about this so if it’s the oil industry you’re really excited about it this is
you’re really excited about it this is
you’re really excited about it this is where you want to spend your future I
where you want to spend your future I
where you want to spend your future I don’t know how much you know yet about
don’t know how much you know yet about
don’t know how much you know yet about the oil industry maybe you’re you know
the oil industry maybe you’re you know
the oil industry maybe you’re you know kid genius and know everything but
kid genius and know everything but
kid genius and know everything but chances are you probably I need to get a
chances are you probably I need to get a
chances are you probably I need to get a little bit of experience in there to be
little bit of experience in there to be
little bit of experience in there to be able to create your company I try to
able to create your company I try to
able to create your company I try to find a company who you look up to and go
find a company who you look up to and go
find a company who you look up to and go work for them just to get that
work for them just to get that
work for them just to get that experience if it’s for a year to learn
experience if it’s for a year to learn
experience if it’s for a year to learn the ropes and I try to find a company
the ropes and I try to find a company
the ropes and I try to find a company that that is not too big so I don’t want
that that is not too big so I don’t want
that that is not too big so I don’t want you to get locked into a huge
you to get locked into a huge
you to get locked into a huge corporation where you’re doing one thing
corporation where you’re doing one thing
corporation where you’re doing one thing all day you’re not learning and you’re
all day you’re not learning and you’re
all day you’re not learning and you’re you’re set under your corporate ladder I
you’re set under your corporate ladder I
you’re set under your corporate ladder I guess what I try to look for is an
guess what I try to look for is an
guess what I try to look for is an opportunity to work with a smaller
opportunity to work with a smaller
opportunity to work with a smaller company someone with five to ten
company someone with five to ten
company someone with five to ten employees who’s doing what you want to
employees who’s doing what you want to
employees who’s doing what you want to do where you can learn a lot take on a
do where you can learn a lot take on a
do where you can learn a lot take on a lot of responsibilities and I try to get
lot of responsibilities and I try to get
lot of responsibilities and I try to get close to the owner not just do your job
close to the owner not just do your job
close to the owner not just do your job but ask for anything else you could do
but ask for anything else you could do
but ask for anything else you could do to help and basically you’re trying to
to help and basically you’re trying to
to help and basically you’re trying to learn how to be an entrepreneur in that
learn how to be an entrepreneur in that
learn how to be an entrepreneur in that field it’ll do two things one it’ll
field it’ll do two things one it’ll
field it’ll do two things one it’ll teach you about the business and see do
teach you about the business and see do
teach you about the business and see do you want to do this type of work or not
you want to do this type of work or not
you want to do this type of work or not and two it’ll give you an education so
and two it’ll give you an education so
and two it’ll give you an education so you’ll learn exactly what you need to do
you’ll learn exactly what you need to do
you’ll learn exactly what you need to do to run a business in the oil industry
to run a business in the oil industry
to run a business in the oil industry and the more you can tie into the
and the more you can tie into the
and the more you can tie into the entrepreneur own or that you’re working
entrepreneur own or that you’re working
entrepreneur own or that you’re working for and take on projects learn about how
for and take on projects learn about how
for and take on projects learn about how they run their company the more of an
they run their company the more of an
they run their company the more of an education your guy
education your guy
education your guy and you can’t I in a lot of those
and you can’t I in a lot of those
and you can’t I in a lot of those lessons learned when you start your own
lessons learned when you start your own
lessons learned when you start your own business it doesn’t have to take to too
business it doesn’t have to take to too
business it doesn’t have to take to too long to do you know if you’re if you’re
long to do you know if you’re if you’re
long to do you know if you’re if you’re there for six months or a year depending
there for six months or a year depending
there for six months or a year depending on how much you’re taking on and how
on how much you’re taking on and how
on how much you’re taking on and how much you’re learning you’re basically
much you’re learning you’re basically
much you’re learning you’re basically getting paid to learn about how to be
getting paid to learn about how to be
getting paid to learn about how to be successful entrepreneur so you can go
successful entrepreneur so you can go
successful entrepreneur so you can go and start your own business not have a
and start your own business not have a
and start your own business not have a lot of experience and try to do things
lot of experience and try to do things
lot of experience and try to do things by guest seine and by trial and error
by guest seine and by trial and error
by guest seine and by trial and error which is going to take a lot longer and
which is going to take a lot longer and
which is going to take a lot longer and cost you a lot of money as well and time
cost you a lot of money as well and time
cost you a lot of money as well and time to get this thing going oh we go work
to get this thing going oh we go work
to get this thing going oh we go work for somebody else even it’s just for a
for somebody else even it’s just for a
for somebody else even it’s just for a short amount of time learning about the
short amount of time learning about the
short amount of time learning about the business get paid to do it make some
business get paid to do it make some
business get paid to do it make some contacts see what works and what doesn’t
contacts see what works and what doesn’t
contacts see what works and what doesn’t work while you’re getting paid and then
work while you’re getting paid and then
work while you’re getting paid and then you have your experience education to go
you have your experience education to go
you have your experience education to go on and launch your own company so it’s
on and launch your own company so it’s
on and launch your own company so it’s my number on recommendation after making
my number on recommendation after making
my number on recommendation after making sure you’re passionate about the
sure you’re passionate about the
sure you’re passionate about the business is if you don’t have any
business is if you don’t have any
business is if you don’t have any experience get some experience by going
experience get some experience by going
experience get some experience by going to work for another entrepreneur and
to work for another entrepreneur and
to work for another entrepreneur and again try to find that small company
again try to find that small company
again try to find that small company five to ten employees where you can
five to ten employees where you can
five to ten employees where you can really get hands-on and learn about the
really get hands-on and learn about the
really get hands-on and learn about the business so when you’re ready to go
business so when you’re ready to go
business so when you’re ready to go launch your own you have a lot of
launch your own you have a lot of
launch your own you have a lot of experience behind you a lot more than
experience behind you a lot more than
experience behind you a lot more than you get maybe working at a bigger
you get maybe working at a bigger
you get maybe working at a bigger company where you’re on the lower ranks
company where you’re on the lower ranks
company where you’re on the lower ranks and you know how to sign a lot of
and you know how to sign a lot of
and you know how to sign a lot of responsibility so hopefully i helped i’m
responsibility so hopefully i helped i’m
responsibility so hopefully i helped i’m not sure if that was the answer you’re
not sure if that was the answer you’re
not sure if that was the answer you’re looking for but an honest opinion so if
looking for but an honest opinion so if
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