you have to start a business around something that you are passionate about
something that you are passionate about
something that you are passionate about or you’re going to fail it’s important
or you’re going to fail it’s important
or you’re going to fail it’s important to make money and I want you to make a
to make money and I want you to make a
to make money and I want you to make a lot of money and that comes from
lot of money and that comes from
lot of money and that comes from starting the business that helps people
starting the business that helps people
starting the business that helps people and is around something that you love to
and is around something that you love to
and is around something that you love to do if you’re only chasing the dollars
do if you’re only chasing the dollars
do if you’re only chasing the dollars they’re not gonna come I’m Evan
they’re not gonna come I’m Evan
they’re not gonna come I’m Evan Carmichael your friend and all things
Carmichael your friend and all things
Carmichael your friend and all things entrepreneurship and today I want to
entrepreneurship and today I want to
entrepreneurship and today I want to answer a question from one of our
answer a question from one of our
answer a question from one of our Facebook fans vixen who wrote in to say
Facebook fans vixen who wrote in to say
Facebook fans vixen who wrote in to say I don’t know what to do
I don’t know what to do
I don’t know what to do so vixen wants to start a business thank
so vixen wants to start a business thank
so vixen wants to start a business thank you for writing in I feel your pain it’s
you for writing in I feel your pain it’s
you for writing in I feel your pain it’s a common question I get asked and it’s
a common question I get asked and it’s
a common question I get asked and it’s it’s a great question to ask because too
it’s a great question to ask because too
it’s a great question to ask because too many entrepreneurs jump into a business
many entrepreneurs jump into a business
many entrepreneurs jump into a business because they’re trying to make a lot of
because they’re trying to make a lot of
because they’re trying to make a lot of money and they end up broke and then up
money and they end up broke and then up
money and they end up broke and then up tired and frustrated and wasting all
tired and frustrated and wasting all
tired and frustrated and wasting all their energy going down the wrong path
their energy going down the wrong path
their energy going down the wrong path on something that they thought would
on something that they thought would
on something that they thought would help get them rich quick you got to
help get them rich quick you got to
help get them rich quick you got to start a business around something that
start a business around something that
start a business around something that you love to do here’s how I started mine
you love to do here’s how I started mine
you love to do here’s how I started mine this business of helping entrepreneurs I
this business of helping entrepreneurs I
this business of helping entrepreneurs I just sold my company and I got asked to
just sold my company and I got asked to
just sold my company and I got asked to do some speaking the YMCA asked me to
do some speaking the YMCA asked me to
do some speaking the YMCA asked me to come and talk to their entrepreneurs say
come and talk to their entrepreneurs say
come and talk to their entrepreneurs say can you help our young group of
can you help our young group of
can you help our young group of entrepreneurs develop and share your
entrepreneurs develop and share your
entrepreneurs develop and share your lessons hey this is great why not I’ll
lessons hey this is great why not I’ll
lessons hey this is great why not I’ll do it and I spent weeks preparing for it
do it and I spent weeks preparing for it
do it and I spent weeks preparing for it and promoting it and they were promoting
and promoting it and they were promoting
and promoting it and they were promoting it and the day came I was so excited my
it and the day came I was so excited my
it and the day came I was so excited my heart was pumping I remember walking
heart was pumping I remember walking
heart was pumping I remember walking into the door isn’t going up to the
into the door isn’t going up to the
into the door isn’t going up to the elevator and going into the room this
elevator and going into the room this
elevator and going into the room this big room full of chairs and my heart
big room full of chairs and my heart
big room full of chairs and my heart sank for a second and I took a big
sank for a second and I took a big
sank for a second and I took a big swallow because after all that
swallow because after all that
swallow because after all that preparation and all that promotion for
preparation and all that promotion for
preparation and all that promotion for this free event only three people showed
this free event only three people showed
this free event only three people showed up to this event
three people and it was so sad and so
three people and it was so sad and so disappointing because I’m so looking
disappointing because I’m so looking
disappointing because I’m so looking forward to doing this and I continued on
forward to doing this and I continued on
forward to doing this and I continued on because there were still three people
because there were still three people
because there were still three people and the show must go on
and the show must go on
and the show must go on and it was awesome it was so much fun
and it was awesome it was so much fun
and it was awesome it was so much fun and I touched those three people that
and I touched those three people that
and I touched those three people that day I helped them I knew they would go
day I helped them I knew they would go
day I helped them I knew they would go home different people than when they
home different people than when they
home different people than when they came you can see the looks on their
came you can see the looks on their
came you can see the looks on their faces as we talked that now they had
faces as we talked that now they had
faces as we talked that now they had renewed energy and hope and ideas of
renewed energy and hope and ideas of
renewed energy and hope and ideas of voices that grow their business and I
voices that grow their business and I
voices that grow their business and I knew that I had to continue doing this
knew that I had to continue doing this
knew that I had to continue doing this even if I couldn’t find a way to make a
even if I couldn’t find a way to make a
even if I couldn’t find a way to make a scale I had to keep doing this this is
scale I had to keep doing this this is
scale I had to keep doing this this is what I was born to do and you’ve got to
what I was born to do and you’ve got to
what I was born to do and you’ve got to find that for yourself
find that for yourself
find that for yourself even if it wasn’t getting paid to do it
even if it wasn’t getting paid to do it
even if it wasn’t getting paid to do it even if I couldn’t find a way to make
even if I couldn’t find a way to make
even if I couldn’t find a way to make money even if I had to go find a job to
money even if I had to go find a job to
money even if I had to go find a job to support myself so I can keep doing this
support myself so I can keep doing this
support myself so I can keep doing this on the side I had to find a way to keep
on the side I had to find a way to keep
on the side I had to find a way to keep doing it and that’s when you know you’re
doing it and that’s when you know you’re
doing it and that’s when you know you’re on the right path
on the right path
on the right path there’s a famous entrepreneur George
there’s a famous entrepreneur George
there’s a famous entrepreneur George Lucas started the Star Wars franchise is
Lucas started the Star Wars franchise is
Lucas started the Star Wars franchise is worth over four billion dollars today
worth over four billion dollars today
worth over four billion dollars today and if you read his store and how he got
and if you read his store and how he got
and if you read his store and how he got started he says that his first six years
started he says that his first six years
started he says that his first six years in business were a failure he didn’t
in business were a failure he didn’t
in business were a failure he didn’t know what he was doing he thought about
know what he was doing he thought about
know what he was doing he thought about giving up he thought about quitting he
giving up he thought about quitting he
giving up he thought about quitting he thought about going back and getting a
thought about going back and getting a
thought about going back and getting a real job to support himself and just
real job to support himself and just
real job to support himself and just survive his friends and family thought
survive his friends and family thought
survive his friends and family thought he was nuts but he kept going he kept
he was nuts but he kept going he kept
he was nuts but he kept going he kept going because he felt he had to because
going because he felt he had to because
going because he felt he had to because he loved what he was doing he had a
he loved what he was doing he had a
he loved what he was doing he had a passion for filmmaking that you can only
passion for filmmaking that you can only
passion for filmmaking that you can only understand if you had that same passion
understand if you had that same passion
understand if you had that same passion if he didn’t love what he was doing so
if he didn’t love what he was doing so
if he didn’t love what he was doing so much he would have quit because it’s too
much he would have quit because it’s too
much he would have quit because it’s too hard but he kept at it and he’s worth
hard but he kept at it and he’s worth
hard but he kept at it and he’s worth over four billion dollars today so
over four billion dollars today so
over four billion dollars today so you’ve got to start a business around
you’ve got to start a business around
you’ve got to start a business around something that you are intensely
something that you are intensely
something that you are intensely passionate about how do you find it my
passionate about how do you find it my
passionate about how do you find it my favourite way as I started to make a
favourite way as I started to make a
favourite way as I started to make a list and I made three different lists
list and I made three different lists
list and I made three different lists the first list looks at things that
the first list looks at things that
the first list looks at things that you’re really excited about doing what
you’re really excited about doing what
you’re really excited about doing what do you like to do in your day to day
do you like to do in your day to day
do you like to do in your day to day life you know what do you like to do
life you know what do you like to do
life you know what do you like to do that helps people so it’s not things
that helps people so it’s not things
that helps people so it’s not things like sitting on my couch and watch TV
like sitting on my couch and watch TV
like sitting on my couch and watch TV because that’s just a stress outlet you
because that’s just a stress outlet you
because that’s just a stress outlet you couldn’t do that all day long and be
couldn’t do that all day long and be
couldn’t do that all day long and be happy with your life what do you do in
happy with your life what do you do in
happy with your life what do you do in your life that makes you happy that’s
your life that makes you happy that’s
your life that makes you happy that’s your first list then you think about
your first list then you think about
your first list then you think about things that you want to do things you
things that you want to do things you
things that you want to do things you wish you could do things you wish you
wish you could do things you wish you
wish you could do things you wish you could spend more time on then you write
could spend more time on then you write
could spend more time on then you write down those ideas and in the third list
down those ideas and in the third list
down those ideas and in the third list is things that have frustrated you in
is things that have frustrated you in
is things that have frustrated you in the past that you’ve solved you found
the past that you’ve solved you found
the past that you’ve solved you found the solution for something that was
the solution for something that was
the solution for something that was really bugging you because it was
really bugging you because it was
really bugging you because it was buggins new it’s probably gonna bug
buggins new it’s probably gonna bug
buggins new it’s probably gonna bug somebody else and you could probably
somebody else and you could probably
somebody else and you could probably help them with it make those three lists
help them with it make those three lists
help them with it make those three lists and see what jumps off that page see
and see what jumps off that page see
and see what jumps off that page see what potential business opportunities
what potential business opportunities
what potential business opportunities there are on there the amount of money
there are on there the amount of money
there are on there the amount of money you’re gonna make is gonna be directly
you’re gonna make is gonna be directly
you’re gonna make is gonna be directly related to one how much you love what
related to one how much you love what
related to one how much you love what you’re doing and two how much you’re
you’re doing and two how much you’re
you’re doing and two how much you’re helping people so you want to look at
helping people so you want to look at
helping people so you want to look at that list and think about how much you
that list and think about how much you
that list and think about how much you love all those ideas and how much you
love all those ideas and how much you
love all those ideas and how much you can use those ideas to help other people
can use those ideas to help other people
can use those ideas to help other people that’s the beginning of your opportunity
that’s the beginning of your opportunity
that’s the beginning of your opportunity to find your dream business I have a
to find your dream business I have a
to find your dream business I have a worksheet that explains all that and
worksheet that explains all that and
worksheet that explains all that and then the next steps and a lot more deal
then the next steps and a lot more deal
then the next steps and a lot more deal detail that you can check out on a
detail that you can check out on a
detail that you can check out on a website but the first part really is
website but the first part really is
website but the first part really is finding a business that you are
finding a business that you are
finding a business that you are extremely passionate about and you love
extremely passionate about and you love
extremely passionate about and you love doing that’s step number one
doing that’s step number one
doing that’s step number one all the business advice in the world is
all the business advice in the world is
all the business advice in the world is not going to help you unless you’ve got
not going to help you unless you’ve got
not going to help you unless you’ve got that part figured out so good luck
that part figured out so good luck
that part figured out so good luck you’re asking the right question vixen
you’re asking the right question vixen
you’re asking the right question vixen you’re on the right path and for anybody
you’re on the right path and for anybody
you’re on the right path and for anybody in the same situation it’s really worth
in the same situation it’s really worth
in the same situation it’s really worth spending the time to figure that out
spending the time to figure that out
spending the time to figure that out before you just jump into any
before you just jump into any
before you just jump into any opportunity because you’re probably
opportunity because you’re probably
opportunity because you’re probably gonna go broke and end up frustrated and
gonna go broke and end up frustrated and
gonna go broke and end up frustrated and angry if you end up into the wrong
angry if you end up into the wrong
angry if you end up into the wrong business it’s a good luck keep us posted
business it’s a good luck keep us posted
business it’s a good luck keep us posted I want to hear about your progress for
I want to hear about your progress for
I want to hear about your progress for those of you watching if you like the
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I love seeing those and I always
I love seeing those and I always read them so thank you and I’ll see you
read them so thank you and I’ll see you
read them so thank you and I’ll see you on the next episode
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