hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to the edition of ask Evan today mentioning
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audience I love you guys this is from Mark who wrote insane hi Evan great
Mark who wrote insane hi Evan great
Mark who wrote insane hi Evan great video if you don’t mind me asking what
video if you don’t mind me asking what
video if you don’t mind me asking what books or ebooks would you recommend that
books or ebooks would you recommend that
books or ebooks would you recommend that I may read so I can better learn about
I may read so I can better learn about
I may read so I can better learn about business processes I’ve never been or
business processes I’ve never been or
business processes I’ve never been or had any business education whatsoever in
had any business education whatsoever in
had any business education whatsoever in the books that I’ve read for example
the books that I’ve read for example
the books that I’ve read for example Rich Dad Poor Dad talks about building
Rich Dad Poor Dad talks about building
Rich Dad Poor Dad talks about building your character as a business owner but
your character as a business owner but
your character as a business owner but doesn’t delve into how to operate a
doesn’t delve into how to operate a
doesn’t delve into how to operate a business and I would like to learn more
business and I would like to learn more
business and I would like to learn more about that thanks always for your advice
about that thanks always for your advice
about that thanks always for your advice mark so a great question mark my
mark so a great question mark my
mark so a great question mark my favorite book of all time at least so
favorite book of all time at least so
favorite book of all time at least so far is the 4-hour workweek by Timothy
far is the 4-hour workweek by Timothy
far is the 4-hour workweek by Timothy Ferriss and a lot of that is about
Ferriss and a lot of that is about
Ferriss and a lot of that is about building processes to eliminate the crap
building processes to eliminate the crap
building processes to eliminate the crap in your life and you may use it to work
in your life and you may use it to work
in your life and you may use it to work a 4-hour workweek or continue to work
a 4-hour workweek or continue to work
a 4-hour workweek or continue to work your regular workweek if you really love
your regular workweek if you really love
your regular workweek if you really love what you’re doing which I hope you guys
what you’re doing which I hope you guys
what you’re doing which I hope you guys are doing but it gives you the mindset
are doing but it gives you the mindset
are doing but it gives you the mindset to be able to remove the crap from your
to be able to remove the crap from your
to be able to remove the crap from your life and focus on where you add the most
life and focus on where you add the most
life and focus on where you add the most value and so some of the things to think
value and so some of the things to think
value and so some of the things to think about are one to eliminate the things
about are one to eliminate the things
about are one to eliminate the things that are not adding value and are not
that are not adding value and are not
that are not adding value and are not your your highest use of time so look at
your your highest use of time so look at
your your highest use of time so look at the things that you do every day in your
the things that you do every day in your
the things that you do every day in your business and a lot of that can probably
business and a lot of that can probably
business and a lot of that can probably eliminate like you don’t have to do it
eliminate like you don’t have to do it
eliminate like you don’t have to do it at all a quick example is I run a series
at all a quick example is I run a series
at all a quick example is I run a series of mastermind groups here in Toronto
of mastermind groups here in Toronto
of mastermind groups here in Toronto where entrepreneurs get together once a
where entrepreneurs get together once a
where entrepreneurs get together once a month we talk about our business
month we talk about our business
month we talk about our business problems and part of what I did as a
problems and part of what I did as a
problems and part of what I did as a service was take minutes on what
service was take minutes on what
service was take minutes on what everybody said and one month I got too
everybody said and one month I got too
everybody said and one month I got too busy and didn’t take the minutes and
busy and didn’t take the minutes and
busy and didn’t take the minutes and send it out and the minutes took a lot
send it out and the minutes took a lot
send it out and the minutes took a lot of time to write down and format and
of time to write down and format and
of time to write down and format and send everybody and that one month when I
send everybody and that one month when I
send everybody and that one month when I stop dickin the notes because I got too
stop dickin the notes because I got too
stop dickin the notes because I got too busy nobody noticed I didn’t send out
busy nobody noticed I didn’t send out
busy nobody noticed I didn’t send out the notes and I thought this was this
the notes and I thought this was this
the notes and I thought this was this huge value I’d service it was a great
huge value I’d service it was a great
huge value I’d service it was a great idea and it turns out nobody cared about
idea and it turns out nobody cared about
idea and it turns out nobody cared about it and so guess what I stopped doing it
it and so guess what I stopped doing it
it and so guess what I stopped doing it I eliminated it and so there’s a lot of
I eliminated it and so there’s a lot of
I eliminated it and so there’s a lot of things that you’re probably doing that
things that you’re probably doing that
things that you’re probably doing that you can just eliminate straight out the
you can just eliminate straight out the
you can just eliminate straight out the next thing is to automate and you look
next thing is to automate and you look
next thing is to automate and you look at the the things that you’re doing
at the the things that you’re doing
at the the things that you’re doing regularly and see is there a way that
regularly and see is there a way that
regularly and see is there a way that you can have software or some other
you can have software or some other
you can have software or some other technology do this for you on an autumn
technology do this for you on an autumn
technology do this for you on an autumn basis anything that I’m doing on a
basis anything that I’m doing on a
basis anything that I’m doing on a repeated basis I always try to look for
repeated basis I always try to look for
repeated basis I always try to look for a tool to help me do it
a tool to help me do it
a tool to help me do it faster better if you look at any kind of
faster better if you look at any kind of
faster better if you look at any kind of software tool you know it makes fewer
software tool you know it makes fewer
software tool you know it makes fewer mistakes it doesn’t go on vacation
mistakes it doesn’t go on vacation
mistakes it doesn’t go on vacation doesn’t call in sick it doesn’t give you
doesn’t call in sick it doesn’t give you
doesn’t call in sick it doesn’t give you problems and so much better to automate
problems and so much better to automate
problems and so much better to automate wherever you can and then the next one
wherever you can and then the next one
wherever you can and then the next one is a delegate so the things that still
is a delegate so the things that still
is a delegate so the things that still have to get done that you can automate
have to get done that you can automate
have to get done that you can automate but shouldn’t shouldn’t be you doing it
but shouldn’t shouldn’t be you doing it
but shouldn’t shouldn’t be you doing it you delegate you find somebody who can
you delegate you find somebody who can
you delegate you find somebody who can do it for you either overseas remotely
do it for you either overseas remotely
do it for you either overseas remotely or locally here as well and that helps
or locally here as well and that helps
or locally here as well and that helps set up the system so that you can focus
set up the system so that you can focus
set up the system so that you can focus on what highest value could bring your
on what highest value could bring your
on what highest value could bring your company and when I go to work every day
company and when I go to work every day
company and when I go to work every day I ask myself along the way what’s the
I ask myself along the way what’s the
I ask myself along the way what’s the most value that I can bring to my
most value that I can bring to my
most value that I can bring to my business today and I look at the tasks
business today and I look at the tasks
business today and I look at the tasks that I have laid out in front of me and
that I have laid out in front of me and
that I have laid out in front of me and I’ll consistently challenge them like
I’ll consistently challenge them like
I’ll consistently challenge them like should I be doing this should I be doing
should I be doing this should I be doing
should I be doing this should I be doing this at all and if if I should should it
this at all and if if I should should it
this at all and if if I should should it be me doing this I understand my company
be me doing this I understand my company
be me doing this I understand my company has to do this but it should it be me
has to do this but it should it be me
has to do this but it should it be me who’s doing instead of somebody on my
who’s doing instead of somebody on my
who’s doing instead of somebody on my team or some way to automate it and so
team or some way to automate it and so
team or some way to automate it and so it’s a personal challenge that I ask
it’s a personal challenge that I ask
it’s a personal challenge that I ask myself every day that may be helpful for
myself every day that may be helpful for
myself every day that may be helpful for you so that that’s the mindset that
you so that that’s the mindset that
you so that that’s the mindset that comes from the 4-hour workweek the
comes from the 4-hour workweek the
comes from the 4-hour workweek the e-myth is another great book that you
e-myth is another great book that you
e-myth is another great book that you can check out and I have a list of my
can check out and I have a list of my
can check out and I have a list of my favorite books off my blog it’s over
favorite books off my blog it’s over
favorite books off my blog it’s over chemical comm slash blog and there’s a
chemical comm slash blog and there’s a
chemical comm slash blog and there’s a list of my top 10 favorite books or if
list of my top 10 favorite books or if
list of my top 10 favorite books or if you’re on my newsletter you get that
you’re on my newsletter you get that
you’re on my newsletter you get that list as well and both of those are on
list as well and both of those are on
list as well and both of those are on there so the email talks a lot about the
there so the email talks a lot about the
there so the email talks a lot about the systems and structure you need to set up
systems and structure you need to set up
systems and structure you need to set up to create your business there’s a lot of
to create your business there’s a lot of
to create your business there’s a lot of worksheets that I’ve created if you go
worksheets that I’ve created if you go
worksheets that I’ve created if you go to the website slash worksheets you’ll
to the website slash worksheets you’ll
to the website slash worksheets you’ll be to find all the worksheets that I
be to find all the worksheets that I
be to find all the worksheets that I have on there that mail for most may
have on there that mail for most may
have on there that mail for most may also help you a lot of those are general
also help you a lot of those are general
also help you a lot of those are general so that the worksheets the 4-hour work
so that the worksheets the 4-hour work
so that the worksheets the 4-hour work week the e-myth are very it’s general
week the e-myth are very it’s general
week the e-myth are very it’s general advice general business systems which is
advice general business systems which is
advice general business systems which is extremely helpful you haven’t done
extremely helpful you haven’t done
extremely helpful you haven’t done anything before it’ll change how you
anything before it’ll change how you
anything before it’ll change how you think and make you much better business
think and make you much better business
think and make you much better business owner from there you might want to also
owner from there you might want to also
owner from there you might want to also look at whatever industry you’re in I
look at whatever industry you’re in I
look at whatever industry you’re in I didn’t see what kind of business you’re
didn’t see what kind of business you’re
didn’t see what kind of business you’re running but also follow some of the
running but also follow some of the
running but also follow some of the blogs and experts who cover your
blogs and experts who cover your
blogs and experts who cover your industry so for example I’m in online
industry so for example I’m in online
industry so for example I’m in online marketing and so I research and I follow
marketing and so I research and I follow
marketing and so I research and I follow a lot of the bloggers who talk about
a lot of the bloggers who talk about
a lot of the bloggers who talk about online mark
online mark
online mark and I look at some of the things that
and I look at some of the things that
and I look at some of the things that they write about and often they’ll post
they write about and often they’ll post
they write about and often they’ll post about their workflow and things they do
about their workflow and things they do
about their workflow and things they do to be more productive some of the tools
to be more productive some of the tools
to be more productive some of the tools that they use and very very industry
that they use and very very industry
that they use and very very industry specific so what may be really helpful
specific so what may be really helpful
specific so what may be really helpful for them may not be helpful for
for them may not be helpful for
for them may not be helpful for everybody else but as somebody in that
everybody else but as somebody in that
everybody else but as somebody in that industry it’s really useful so I look at
industry it’s really useful so I look at
industry it’s really useful so I look at different companies who are blogging in
different companies who are blogging in
different companies who are blogging in your space
your space
your space and also different experts who are
and also different experts who are
and also different experts who are consultants or people who are hired guns
consultants or people who are hired guns
consultants or people who are hired guns who blog in that space as well and
who blog in that space as well and
who blog in that space as well and follow them and you’ll learn specific
follow them and you’ll learn specific
follow them and you’ll learn specific skills and processes that they may use
skills and processes that they may use
skills and processes that they may use that you may not find in a book like the
that you may not find in a book like the
that you may not find in a book like the 4-hour workweek or my worksheets or the
4-hour workweek or my worksheets or the
4-hour workweek or my worksheets or the email so those are my two suggestions
email so those are my two suggestions
email so those are my two suggestions one look at those general resources
one look at those general resources
one look at those general resources because that will change how you think
because that will change how you think
because that will change how you think as a business owner and that will easily
as a business owner and that will easily
as a business owner and that will easily apply over to any any kind of business
apply over to any any kind of business
apply over to any any kind of business and that’s why those books are really
and that’s why those books are really
and that’s why those books are really successful and then I try to follow
successful and then I try to follow
successful and then I try to follow experts who are in your industry who
experts who are in your industry who
experts who are in your industry who might give you other specific ideas that
might give you other specific ideas that
might give you other specific ideas that can help you even further automate and
can help you even further automate and
can help you even further automate and and make your systems a lot better so
and make your systems a lot better so
and make your systems a lot better so hopefully that helps congratulations on
hopefully that helps congratulations on
hopefully that helps congratulations on taking the time to invest in yourself
taking the time to invest in yourself
taking the time to invest in yourself and think of ways to become a better
and think of ways to become a better
and think of ways to become a better entrepreneur it’s awesome for those of
entrepreneur it’s awesome for those of
entrepreneur it’s awesome for those of you who are watching the video please
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