hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan
another edition of ask Evan
another edition of ask Evan today I mention a question from one of
today I mention a question from one of
today I mention a question from one of my forum leaders named Justin who wrote
my forum leaders named Justin who wrote
my forum leaders named Justin who wrote in asking please share your suggestions
in asking please share your suggestions
in asking please share your suggestions regarding motivation and how do you
regarding motivation and how do you
regarding motivation and how do you personally keep yourself and your
personally keep yourself and your
personally keep yourself and your employees motivated so thanks for the
employees motivated so thanks for the
employees motivated so thanks for the question Justin a really big problem
question Justin a really big problem
question Justin a really big problem that a lot of entrepreneurs face I think
that a lot of entrepreneurs face I think
that a lot of entrepreneurs face I think every entrepreneur goes through periods
every entrepreneur goes through periods
every entrepreneur goes through periods where they think about giving up I think
where they think about giving up I think
where they think about giving up I think it’s you know not a good idea to keep
it’s you know not a good idea to keep
it’s you know not a good idea to keep going and and you got to go through
going and and you got to go through
going and and you got to go through those dark days it’s one of those dirty
those dark days it’s one of those dirty
those dark days it’s one of those dirty secrets of entrepreneurs that we don’t
secrets of entrepreneurs that we don’t
secrets of entrepreneurs that we don’t really talk about a lot you know we’re
really talk about a lot you know we’re
really talk about a lot you know we’re always saying all the good things about
always saying all the good things about
always saying all the good things about our business and all the momentum that
our business and all the momentum that
our business and all the momentum that we’ve built but we don’t really talk
we’ve built but we don’t really talk
we’ve built but we don’t really talk about how depressing it can be and how
about how depressing it can be and how
about how depressing it can be and how we think about quitting and giving up
we think about quitting and giving up
we think about quitting and giving up and I think again I think every
and I think again I think every
and I think again I think every entrepreneur goes through that at least
entrepreneur goes through that at least
entrepreneur goes through that at least at least once and often multiple
at least once and often multiple
at least once and often multiple multiple times thinking about just going
multiple times thinking about just going
multiple times thinking about just going to get a job and just leaving what
to get a job and just leaving what
to get a job and just leaving what you’re doing behind this is too much
you’re doing behind this is too much
you’re doing behind this is too much work and frustration in terms of what
work and frustration in terms of what
work and frustration in terms of what keeps me motivated what really helped at
keeps me motivated what really helped at
keeps me motivated what really helped at the beginning was how I first started
the beginning was how I first started
the beginning was how I first started helping entrepreneurs was I was doing
helping entrepreneurs was I was doing
helping entrepreneurs was I was doing worksheets or workshops sorry so I would
worksheets or workshops sorry so I would
worksheets or workshops sorry so I would go and do presentations entrence would
go and do presentations entrence would
go and do presentations entrence would come and listen to me and I thought it
come and listen to me and I thought it
come and listen to me and I thought it was a lot of work and but I really
was a lot of work and but I really
was a lot of work and but I really enjoyed it and I kind of psych myself
enjoyed it and I kind of psych myself
enjoyed it and I kind of psych myself out sometimes where before going to
out sometimes where before going to
out sometimes where before going to think ah you really want to do this you
think ah you really want to do this you
think ah you really want to do this you know it takes a lot of time but then it
know it takes a lot of time but then it
know it takes a lot of time but then it always got a big high afterwards and so
always got a big high afterwards and so
always got a big high afterwards and so I try to remind myself of all the
I try to remind myself of all the
I try to remind myself of all the positive things that came out of it and
positive things that came out of it and
positive things that came out of it and I think the two things that can help you
I think the two things that can help you
I think the two things that can help you when you’re looking at staying motivated
when you’re looking at staying motivated
when you’re looking at staying motivated the first is make sure you think about
the first is make sure you think about
the first is make sure you think about the future life that you’re trying to
the future life that you’re trying to
the future life that you’re trying to create for yourself so why did you start
create for yourself so why did you start
create for yourself so why did you start your business right there’s a reason why
your business right there’s a reason why
your business right there’s a reason why you started it up it’s probably to make
you started it up it’s probably to make
you started it up it’s probably to make a little bit of money but also hopefully
a little bit of money but also hopefully
a little bit of money but also hopefully to help people and improve their lives
to help people and improve their lives
to help people and improve their lives right if it’s just to make money you’re
right if it’s just to make money you’re
right if it’s just to make money you’re probably not gonna be successful you
probably not gonna be successful you
probably not gonna be successful you want to do something that is gonna
want to do something that is gonna
want to do something that is gonna enrich the lives of other people as well
enrich the lives of other people as well
enrich the lives of other people as well and so whenever I feel down I try to
and so whenever I feel down I try to
and so whenever I feel down I try to remind myself of that future life that
remind myself of that future life that
remind myself of that future life that that I’m trying to create there’s
that I’m trying to create there’s
that I’m trying to create there’s especially when I was first getting
especially when I was first getting
especially when I was first getting started and if sometimes find it hard to
started and if sometimes find it hard to
started and if sometimes find it hard to get out of bed and get going and do your
get out of bed and get going and do your
get out of bed and get going and do your work you know when you have a boss your
work you know when you have a boss your
work you know when you have a boss your have to get into work and you have to go
have to get into work and you have to go
have to get into work and you have to go in and you know do your job or you might
in and you know do your job or you might
in and you know do your job or you might get fired but when you’re up when you’re
get fired but when you’re up when you’re
get fired but when you’re up when you’re your own boss it can be a lot harder to
your own boss it can be a lot harder to
your own boss it can be a lot harder to get that motivation so trying to you
get that motivation so trying to you
get that motivation so trying to you know just remember every morning that
know just remember every morning that
know just remember every morning that I’m trying to build this life for myself
I’m trying to build this life for myself
I’m trying to build this life for myself and I’m trying to help other people and
and I’m trying to help other people and
and I’m trying to help other people and that kind of gave me a little bit of
that kind of gave me a little bit of
that kind of gave me a little bit of extra motivation also trying to get
extra motivation also trying to get
extra motivation also trying to get frustrated with the current situation so
frustrated with the current situation so
frustrated with the current situation so if you’re angry that you can’t pay your
if you’re angry that you can’t pay your
if you’re angry that you can’t pay your bills or you can’t afford you know
bills or you can’t afford you know
bills or you can’t afford you know whatever product or service you’re
whatever product or service you’re
whatever product or service you’re trying to go out and buy that can get
trying to go out and buy that can get
trying to go out and buy that can get you frustrated give you the motivation
you frustrated give you the motivation
you frustrated give you the motivation to get going and actually you know take
to get going and actually you know take
to get going and actually you know take action the other thing that I found
action the other thing that I found
action the other thing that I found really helpful for me and this is what
really helpful for me and this is what
really helpful for me and this is what keeps me going now is feedback from
keeps me going now is feedback from
keeps me going now is feedback from customers so again hopefully you’re
customers so again hopefully you’re
customers so again hopefully you’re building a business that is helping
building a business that is helping
building a business that is helping people and providing a really you know
people and providing a really you know
people and providing a really you know value add product or service that
value add product or service that
value add product or service that improves the lives of other people and
improves the lives of other people and
improves the lives of other people and if you’re doing that you should be
if you’re doing that you should be
if you’re doing that you should be getting positive feedback from the
getting positive feedback from the
getting positive feedback from the customers and for me this is what keeps
customers and for me this is what keeps
customers and for me this is what keeps me going every day I wake up you know if
me going every day I wake up you know if
me going every day I wake up you know if I open up my computer I see some notes
I open up my computer I see some notes
I open up my computer I see some notes from email or social media and people
from email or social media and people
from email or social media and people writing in saying how much they love the
writing in saying how much they love the
writing in saying how much they love the videos or my newsletter or my worksheets
videos or my newsletter or my worksheets
videos or my newsletter or my worksheets and how it’s impacted their lives and
and how it’s impacted their lives and
and how it’s impacted their lives and it’s you know change their perspective
it’s you know change their perspective
it’s you know change their perspective and giving them new motivation that
and giving them new motivation that
and giving them new motivation that keeps me going and you know when you
keeps me going and you know when you
keeps me going and you know when you guys leave comments on the YouTube
guys leave comments on the YouTube
guys leave comments on the YouTube videos I want to make more YouTube
videos I want to make more YouTube
videos I want to make more YouTube videos and same thing with the
videos and same thing with the
videos and same thing with the worksheets and the newsletter and so I
worksheets and the newsletter and so I
worksheets and the newsletter and so I get that on a daily basis coming in from
get that on a daily basis coming in from
get that on a daily basis coming in from all of you guys so thank you like that
all of you guys so thank you like that
all of you guys so thank you like that keeps me wanting to wake up and do more
keeps me wanting to wake up and do more
keeps me wanting to wake up and do more for you and so you may not have
for you and so you may not have
for you and so you may not have immediate feedback yet if you’re just
immediate feedback yet if you’re just
immediate feedback yet if you’re just getting started but try to think of some
getting started but try to think of some
getting started but try to think of some of the people you’ve helped maybe you
of the people you’ve helped maybe you
of the people you’ve helped maybe you make a PowerPoint presentation that you
make a PowerPoint presentation that you
make a PowerPoint presentation that you watch in the morning or you just print
watch in the morning or you just print
watch in the morning or you just print off some of the quotes and have the
off some of the quotes and have the
off some of the quotes and have the clothes to your desk about some of the
clothes to your desk about some of the
clothes to your desk about some of the people you’ve helped and how you’ve
people you’ve helped and how you’ve
people you’ve helped and how you’ve impacted their lives and at least for me
impacted their lives and at least for me
impacted their lives and at least for me I found that really motivating to want
I found that really motivating to want
I found that really motivating to want to go and do more you know one of the
to go and do more you know one of the
to go and do more you know one of the greatest joys I think that you can get
greatest joys I think that you can get
greatest joys I think that you can get in life is helping other people and when
in life is helping other people and when
in life is helping other people and when you do it you get a natural Racha high
you do it you get a natural Racha high
you do it you get a natural Racha high that you want to go and do again and so
that you want to go and do again and so
that you want to go and do again and so the more you can remind yourself of that
the more you can remind yourself of that
the more you can remind yourself of that by having some visual cues you know
by having some visual cues you know
by having some visual cues you know quotes or pictures from people who you
quotes or pictures from people who you
quotes or pictures from people who you have helped the more you know easy it is
have helped the more you know easy it is
have helped the more you know easy it is to go out and want to do it again and
to go out and want to do it again and
to go out and want to do it again and stay motivated but it is tough and so
stay motivated but it is tough and so
stay motivated but it is tough and so don’t get discouraged if sometimes you
don’t get discouraged if sometimes you
don’t get discouraged if sometimes you feel down about
feel down about
feel down about business and your life you know it it
business and your life you know it it
business and your life you know it it happens it’s very common but try to make
happens it’s very common but try to make
happens it’s very common but try to make sure you do something every day to grow
sure you do something every day to grow
sure you do something every day to grow your business and move it forward in
your business and move it forward in
your business and move it forward in terms of motivating employees what I
terms of motivating employees what I
terms of motivating employees what I found really helpful is two things one
found really helpful is two things one
found really helpful is two things one trying to tie them into the bigger
trying to tie them into the bigger
trying to tie them into the bigger picture of what they’re doing so we have
picture of what they’re doing so we have
picture of what they’re doing so we have a mission at Evan Carmichael calm we
a mission at Evan Carmichael calm we
a mission at Evan Carmichael calm we want to help you know billion
want to help you know billion
want to help you know billion entrepreneurs and there’s multiple
entrepreneurs and there’s multiple
entrepreneurs and there’s multiple people on my team and they all have a
people on my team and they all have a
people on my team and they all have a role in helping me do that but they
role in helping me do that but they
role in helping me do that but they don’t always see how their role ties
don’t always see how their role ties
don’t always see how their role ties into the bigger picture and I think a
into the bigger picture and I think a
into the bigger picture and I think a lot of entrepreneurs face that challenge
lot of entrepreneurs face that challenge
lot of entrepreneurs face that challenge with their team is the staff members
with their team is the staff members
with their team is the staff members they do their job that could be great
they do their job that could be great
they do their job that could be great team members but the more you can show
team members but the more you can show
team members but the more you can show them how their specific task ties into
them how their specific task ties into
them how their specific task ties into the bigger picture of helping people the
the bigger picture of helping people the
the bigger picture of helping people the easier it is for them to stay motivated
easier it is for them to stay motivated
easier it is for them to stay motivated often it’s easy for the people who are
often it’s easy for the people who are
often it’s easy for the people who are on the front lines so people who are
on the front lines so people who are
on the front lines so people who are dealing with their customers and they’re
dealing with their customers and they’re
dealing with their customers and they’re seen that the positive feedback that’s
seen that the positive feedback that’s
seen that the positive feedback that’s coming back for them that’s that’s
coming back for them that’s that’s
coming back for them that’s that’s easier because they’re getting a lot of
easier because they’re getting a lot of
easier because they’re getting a lot of positive momentum there but for the guys
positive momentum there but for the guys
positive momentum there but for the guys in the back end you know like your
in the back end you know like your
in the back end you know like your programmers or the guys creating the
programmers or the guys creating the
programmers or the guys creating the product your engineers who don’t see the
product your engineers who don’t see the
product your engineers who don’t see the final result and they don’t see your
final result and they don’t see your
final result and they don’t see your reaction the customers it’s helpful to
reaction the customers it’s helpful to
reaction the customers it’s helpful to help tie them into how what they’re
help tie them into how what they’re
help tie them into how what they’re doing is helping people and so the more
doing is helping people and so the more
doing is helping people and so the more you can do that the the easier it is to
you can do that the the easier it is to
you can do that the the easier it is to get them motivated to keep going and
get them motivated to keep going and
get them motivated to keep going and grow themselves the other thing that I
grow themselves the other thing that I
grow themselves the other thing that I find really helpful leaps from my team
find really helpful leaps from my team
find really helpful leaps from my team is I get most of the positive stuff in
is I get most of the positive stuff in
is I get most of the positive stuff in the business and my team deals with most
the business and my team deals with most
the business and my team deals with most of the the crap in the business I think
of the the crap in the business I think
of the the crap in the business I think as entrepreneurs we we you know try to
as entrepreneurs we we you know try to
as entrepreneurs we we you know try to do the things that we’d like doing and
do the things that we’d like doing and
do the things that we’d like doing and give off the stuff that we don’t and
give off the stuff that we don’t and
give off the stuff that we don’t and what I mean by that is all the support
what I mean by that is all the support
what I mean by that is all the support issues all the emails that come in
issues all the emails that come in
issues all the emails that come in people asking questions or people having
people asking questions or people having
people asking questions or people having problems that it doesn’t usually come to
problems that it doesn’t usually come to
problems that it doesn’t usually come to me it goes to my team and they’ll help
me it goes to my team and they’ll help
me it goes to my team and they’ll help them solve and they do a great job of
them solve and they do a great job of
them solve and they do a great job of doing that when the email so you come to
doing that when the email so you come to
doing that when the email so you come to me are the ones from you guys you’re
me are the ones from you guys you’re
me are the ones from you guys you’re watching the videos seeing how you know
watching the videos seeing how you know
watching the videos seeing how you know how great it’s been how it’s impacted
how great it’s been how it’s impacted
how great it’s been how it’s impacted your life so I usually got all the
your life so I usually got all the
your life so I usually got all the positive emails and so what I try to do
positive emails and so what I try to do
positive emails and so what I try to do is share those with the team so they’re
is share those with the team so they’re
is share those with the team so they’re not just getting all the bad emails or
not just getting all the bad emails or
not just getting all the bad emails or that the support emails are the question
that the support emails are the question
that the support emails are the question emails but also the emails from you guys
emails but also the emails from you guys
emails but also the emails from you guys saying how much we’ve had an impact on
saying how much we’ve had an impact on
saying how much we’ve had an impact on your lives and your businesses and I
your lives and your businesses and I
your lives and your businesses and I find doing that on a regular basis so I
find doing that on a regular basis so I
find doing that on a regular basis so I do it monthly
do it monthly
do it monthly like stats on what we’re doing and I’ll
like stats on what we’re doing and I’ll
like stats on what we’re doing and I’ll send everybody on my team an overall
send everybody on my team an overall
send everybody on my team an overall email of how we did for the past month
email of how we did for the past month
email of how we did for the past month how we’re doing to accomplish our major
how we’re doing to accomplish our major
how we’re doing to accomplish our major goals and then also some of the we call
goals and then also some of the we call
goals and then also some of the we call them Wow emails but emails that have
them Wow emails but emails that have
them Wow emails but emails that have come in from you guys who have said how
come in from you guys who have said how
come in from you guys who have said how much we’ve had a positive impact and
much we’ve had a positive impact and
much we’ve had a positive impact and that gives them a better sense of how
that gives them a better sense of how
that gives them a better sense of how they tie into the bigger picture as well
they tie into the bigger picture as well
they tie into the bigger picture as well as how we’re helping people and the
as how we’re helping people and the
as how we’re helping people and the positive things that we’re doing so
positive things that we’re doing so
positive things that we’re doing so makes me feel good about themselves and
makes me feel good about themselves and
makes me feel good about themselves and want to keep going so hopefully I’ll
want to keep going so hopefully I’ll
want to keep going so hopefully I’ll help the good question I know it’s a big
help the good question I know it’s a big
help the good question I know it’s a big challenge for entrepreneurs but you know
challenge for entrepreneurs but you know
challenge for entrepreneurs but you know don’t get discouraged do something every
don’t get discouraged do something every
don’t get discouraged do something every day to make your business go forward and
day to make your business go forward and
day to make your business go forward and eventually all those little steps will
eventually all those little steps will
eventually all those little steps will turn into big steps that you look back
turn into big steps that you look back
turn into big steps that you look back and you’ll be amazed of what you can do
and you’ll be amazed of what you can do
and you’ll be amazed of what you can do so thank you for the question for those
so thank you for the question for those
so thank you for the question for those of you watching if you like the video
of you watching if you like the video
of you watching if you like the video you know what keeps you motivated if
you know what keeps you motivated if
you know what keeps you motivated if when you leave comments and thumbs up so
when you leave comments and thumbs up so
when you leave comments and thumbs up so I really appreciate those and if you
I really appreciate those and if you
I really appreciate those and if you have a question about your own business
have a question about your own business
have a question about your own business or about this video feel free to leave
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