I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan today i’m answering
edition of ask Evan today i’m answering
edition of ask Evan today i’m answering a question from one of my newsletter
a question from one of my newsletter
a question from one of my newsletter subscribers i think named michael who
subscribers i think named michael who
subscribers i think named michael who are insane he runs he’s part of the
are insane he runs he’s part of the
are insane he runs he’s part of the insurance company we need him to a list
insurance company we need him to a list
insurance company we need him to a list of experts that we feature on twitter
of experts that we feature on twitter
of experts that we feature on twitter and his question was about a company who
and his question was about a company who
and his question was about a company who was in his industry a blog written by
was in his industry a blog written by
was in his industry a blog written by one of his competitors that is a hater
one of his competitors that is a hater
one of his competitors that is a hater of the company and he wanted my feedback
of the company and he wanted my feedback
of the company and he wanted my feedback and how to respond to it and he thought
and how to respond to it and he thought
and how to respond to it and he thought that the messages would be good press
that the messages would be good press
that the messages would be good press for him and displayed the lack of class
for him and displayed the lack of class
for him and displayed the lack of class of the competition but i wanted my
of the competition but i wanted my
of the competition but i wanted my thoughts and feelings so Michael went to
thoughts and feelings so Michael went to
thoughts and feelings so Michael went to go check out the blog and this is a site
go check out the blog and this is a site
go check out the blog and this is a site here I didn’t see anything negative
here I didn’t see anything negative
here I didn’t see anything negative about your company here and so maybe
about your company here and so maybe
about your company here and so maybe that’s because I’m a little late in
that’s because I’m a little late in
that’s because I’m a little late in getting this video back to you so my
getting this video back to you so my
getting this video back to you so my apologies for that I wasn’t quite sure
apologies for that I wasn’t quite sure
apologies for that I wasn’t quite sure if they were if they were specifically
if they were if they were specifically
if they were if they were specifically harping on your company or just in the
harping on your company or just in the
harping on your company or just in the industry in general two responses one in
industry in general two responses one in
industry in general two responses one in any sure you’re going to have people who
any sure you’re going to have people who
any sure you’re going to have people who are haters and who you know might even
are haters and who you know might even
are haters and who you know might even lie or feed misinformation just to try
lie or feed misinformation just to try
lie or feed misinformation just to try to get clients and my response there’s
to get clients and my response there’s
to get clients and my response there’s just try to be a force for good you know
just try to be a force for good you know
just try to be a force for good you know think about the people you’re trying to
think about the people you’re trying to
think about the people you’re trying to serve try to be a thought leader try to
serve try to be a thought leader try to
serve try to be a thought leader try to have your own voice and create your own
have your own voice and create your own
have your own voice and create your own content and articles and interviews and
content and articles and interviews and
content and articles and interviews and videos and educate your customers as
videos and educate your customers as
videos and educate your customers as much as you can about the problems that
much as you can about the problems that
much as you can about the problems that they’re facing and how you know you can
they’re facing and how you know you can
they’re facing and how you know you can put that your help solve them for them
put that your help solve them for them
put that your help solve them for them but just be a resource and try to be
but just be a resource and try to be
but just be a resource and try to be that force for good that your customers
that force for good that your customers
that force for good that your customers look forward to hearing from you and you
look forward to hearing from you and you
look forward to hearing from you and you become the trusted voice in your
become the trusted voice in your
become the trusted voice in your industry and I think it’s not too hard
industry and I think it’s not too hard
industry and I think it’s not too hard to do that if you are you know authentic
to do that if you are you know authentic
to do that if you are you know authentic and you’re sharing your knowledge and
and you’re sharing your knowledge and
and you’re sharing your knowledge and that’s what I try to deal with these
that’s what I try to deal with these
that’s what I try to deal with these YouTube videos I started doing it
YouTube videos I started doing it
YouTube videos I started doing it because people were asking me questions
because people were asking me questions
because people were asking me questions and I felt sometimes the easiest way to
and I felt sometimes the easiest way to
and I felt sometimes the easiest way to respond would be just to make a youtube
respond would be just to make a youtube
respond would be just to make a youtube video but also there be other people
video but also there be other people
video but also there be other people have the same questions and hopefully I
have the same questions and hopefully I
have the same questions and hopefully I can help the personal ask the question
can help the personal ask the question
can help the personal ask the question as well as everybody else in my tune in
as well as everybody else in my tune in
as well as everybody else in my tune in and watch and so it just came from a
and watch and so it just came from a
and watch and so it just came from a desire to help entrepreneurs and
desire to help entrepreneurs and
desire to help entrepreneurs and hopefully you know in your business you
hopefully you know in your business you
hopefully you know in your business you have a strong desire to
have a strong desire to
have a strong desire to your clients it sounds like it and you
your clients it sounds like it and you
your clients it sounds like it and you know just just try to be that force for
know just just try to be that force for
know just just try to be that force for good and share your knowledge and be a
good and share your knowledge and be a
good and share your knowledge and be a resource I don’t know for this company
resource I don’t know for this company
resource I don’t know for this company and if they’re these guys are the haters
and if they’re these guys are the haters
and if they’re these guys are the haters and that’s not spending more time on
and that’s not spending more time on
and that’s not spending more time on them and maybe go back through email
them and maybe go back through email
them and maybe go back through email there but in any in any business you’re
there but in any in any business you’re
there but in any in any business you’re going to have people who are not your
going to have people who are not your
going to have people who are not your supporters and who don’t like you for
supporters and who don’t like you for
supporters and who don’t like you for whatever reason it may not be rational
whatever reason it may not be rational
whatever reason it may not be rational at all and in general I think as
at all and in general I think as
at all and in general I think as entrepreneurs we try to try to be
entrepreneurs we try to try to be
entrepreneurs we try to try to be optimistic try to be positive and it’s
optimistic try to be positive and it’s
optimistic try to be positive and it’s and as much as possible at least for me
and as much as possible at least for me
and as much as possible at least for me I try to ignore the haters and not spend
I try to ignore the haters and not spend
I try to ignore the haters and not spend too much time with negative energy just
too much time with negative energy just
too much time with negative energy just because it doesn’t it’s not productive
because it doesn’t it’s not productive
because it doesn’t it’s not productive it just drags you down and doesn’t help
it just drags you down and doesn’t help
it just drags you down and doesn’t help you at all and here’s an example so the
you at all and here’s an example so the
you at all and here’s an example so the company is is doing something negative
company is is doing something negative
company is is doing something negative against you I again just probably say
against you I again just probably say
against you I again just probably say ignore them and try to focus on
ignore them and try to focus on
ignore them and try to focus on something more positive example for my
something more positive example for my
something more positive example for my background I do a lot of these YouTube
background I do a lot of these YouTube
background I do a lot of these YouTube videos and again it’s just trying to
videos and again it’s just trying to
videos and again it’s just trying to help entrepreneurs try to share my
help entrepreneurs try to share my
help entrepreneurs try to share my advice and be resource where I can I had
advice and be resource where I can I had
advice and be resource where I can I had a question come in from somebody I
a question come in from somebody I
a question come in from somebody I believe his name was Joe but it was
believe his name was Joe but it was
believe his name was Joe but it was about how to sell life insurance he was
about how to sell life insurance he was
about how to sell life insurance he was struggling to sell life insurance and
struggling to sell life insurance and
struggling to sell life insurance and wanted my advice and what to do and so
wanted my advice and what to do and so
wanted my advice and what to do and so created this quick video and I’m on a
created this quick video and I’m on a
created this quick video and I’m on a whiteboard I’m talking about it and
whiteboard I’m talking about it and
whiteboard I’m talking about it and we’ve had thirteen thousand views on it
we’ve had thirteen thousand views on it
we’ve had thirteen thousand views on it and 169 thumbs ups and one thumbs down
and 169 thumbs ups and one thumbs down
and 169 thumbs ups and one thumbs down so thank you for everybody to give it a
so thank you for everybody to give it a
so thank you for everybody to give it a thumbs up I always appreciate those and
thumbs up I always appreciate those and
thumbs up I always appreciate those and that we had a lot of comments on here so
that we had a lot of comments on here so
that we had a lot of comments on here so most of them are always good and in
most of them are always good and in
most of them are always good and in general the comments are great so thanks
general the comments are great so thanks
general the comments are great so thanks for sharing your idea very informative
for sharing your idea very informative
for sharing your idea very informative and helpful it was yesterday two days
and helpful it was yesterday two days
and helpful it was yesterday two days ago wash it three times that’s great i
ago wash it three times that’s great i
ago wash it three times that’s great i try to respond so guys if you do leave a
try to respond so guys if you do leave a
try to respond so guys if you do leave a comment i’ll try to give it a response
comment i’ll try to give it a response
comment i’ll try to give it a response as much as I can but a little while ago
as much as I can but a little while ago
as much as I can but a little while ago so we had 33 comments so while ago we
so we had 33 comments so while ago we
so we had 33 comments so while ago we had a guy named Sam there is Sam so Sam
had a guy named Sam there is Sam so Sam
had a guy named Sam there is Sam so Sam I probably wasn’t one to get the one
I probably wasn’t one to get the one
I probably wasn’t one to get the one thumbs down out of the 169 thumbs ups um
thumbs down out of the 169 thumbs ups um
thumbs down out of the 169 thumbs ups um he wrote Evan take the marbles out of
he wrote Evan take the marbles out of
he wrote Evan take the marbles out of your mouth your ideas suck now I don’t
your mouth your ideas suck now I don’t
your mouth your ideas suck now I don’t know Sam I don’t know if he’s watching
know Sam I don’t know if he’s watching
know Sam I don’t know if he’s watching the other videos and what his beef was
the other videos and what his beef was
the other videos and what his beef was movies maybe work woke up on the wrong
movies maybe work woke up on the wrong
movies maybe work woke up on the wrong side of bed but you know when you see a
side of bed but you know when you see a
side of bed but you know when you see a negative comment come in like that it it
negative comment come in like that it it
negative comment come in like that it it always
always
always you think about it you know you always
you think about it you know you always
you think about it you know you always kind of focus a little bit more on the
kind of focus a little bit more on the
kind of focus a little bit more on the negatives and on all the positives that
negatives and on all the positives that
negatives and on all the positives that come in but I try not to let those
come in but I try not to let those
come in but I try not to let those things get me down too much I just
things get me down too much I just
things get me down too much I just responded to Sam with a simple thanks
responded to Sam with a simple thanks
responded to Sam with a simple thanks Sam and gave him a wink and that was the
Sam and gave him a wink and that was the
Sam and gave him a wink and that was the end of it I didn’t want to get into some
end of it I didn’t want to get into some
end of it I didn’t want to get into some long discussion about why I’m ideas
long discussion about why I’m ideas
long discussion about why I’m ideas don’t suck her you know looking at his
don’t suck her you know looking at his
don’t suck her you know looking at his channel and giving him some kind of
channel and giving him some kind of
channel and giving him some kind of negative comment it’s just it’s not
negative comment it’s just it’s not
negative comment it’s just it’s not productive it drags you down it doesn’t
productive it drags you down it doesn’t
productive it drags you down it doesn’t make you feel good and I’d rather focus
make you feel good and I’d rather focus
make you feel good and I’d rather focus my energies on something more positive
my energies on something more positive
my energies on something more positive and something that I love doing so that
and something that I love doing so that
and something that I love doing so that was my quick response I didn’t hear back
was my quick response I didn’t hear back
was my quick response I didn’t hear back from him I didn’t write anything else to
from him I didn’t write anything else to
from him I didn’t write anything else to him and one of my my fans stood in and
him and one of my my fans stood in and
him and one of my my fans stood in and also said Sam your loser if you’re going
also said Sam your loser if you’re going
also said Sam your loser if you’re going to hate don’t watch the videos and so I
to hate don’t watch the videos and so I
to hate don’t watch the videos and so I thanked him as well for always for
thanked him as well for always for
thanked him as well for always for appreciating the support there and so
appreciating the support there and so
appreciating the support there and so yeah again just focus on the positive be
yeah again just focus on the positive be
yeah again just focus on the positive be a force for good try not to let that one
a force for good try not to let that one
a force for good try not to let that one issue or one negative comment from from
issue or one negative comment from from
issue or one negative comment from from a competitor especially get you down and
a competitor especially get you down and
a competitor especially get you down and one thing that I find always helps me is
one thing that I find always helps me is
one thing that I find always helps me is looking at the feedback that I get for
looking at the feedback that I get for
looking at the feedback that I get for my customers and my users and I get that
my customers and my users and I get that
my customers and my users and I get that in the form of the YouTube comments
in the form of the YouTube comments
in the form of the YouTube comments every day I get comments on the channel
every day I get comments on the channel
every day I get comments on the channel and they’re overwhelmingly positive and
and they’re overwhelmingly positive and
and they’re overwhelmingly positive and that that you know makes me feel good
that that you know makes me feel good
that that you know makes me feel good that I’m helping people and want to do
that I’m helping people and want to do
that I’m helping people and want to do more of these videos so hopefully you
more of these videos so hopefully you
more of these videos so hopefully you can look at some of the feedback from
can look at some of the feedback from
can look at some of the feedback from your customers that they’re providing
your customers that they’re providing
your customers that they’re providing you and that that lets you know that hey
you and that that lets you know that hey
you and that that lets you know that hey you know what you’re doing a good job
you know what you’re doing a good job
you know what you’re doing a good job you’re doing the right thing and not let
you’re doing the right thing and not let
you’re doing the right thing and not let those guys who want to hate get you down
those guys who want to hate get you down
those guys who want to hate get you down so hopefully that helps Michael for
so hopefully that helps Michael for
so hopefully that helps Michael for those are you watching if you liked the
those are you watching if you liked the
those are you watching if you liked the video please give it a thumbs up below I
video please give it a thumbs up below I
video please give it a thumbs up below I always appreciate those and I’d love to
always appreciate those and I’d love to
always appreciate those and I’d love to hear what you have to think hopefully
hear what you have to think hopefully
hear what you have to think hopefully it’s positive about the video or if you
it’s positive about the video or if you
it’s positive about the video or if you have a question about your own business
have a question about your own business
have a question about your own business I’d love to be able to try to answer for
I’d love to be able to try to answer for
I’d love to be able to try to answer for you so thank you and I’ll see you on the
you so thank you and I’ll see you on the
you so thank you and I’ll see you on the next episode
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