is it okay not to grow your business it’s an interesting question one that
it’s an interesting question one that
it’s an interesting question one that came in from one of my youtube viewers
came in from one of my youtube viewers
came in from one of my youtube viewers Jarrah cello who wrote in the say is it
Jarrah cello who wrote in the say is it
Jarrah cello who wrote in the say is it okay not to grow your business anymore
okay not to grow your business anymore
okay not to grow your business anymore what do you think about it thanks most
what do you think about it thanks most
what do you think about it thanks most entrepreneurs are driven people and we
entrepreneurs are driven people and we
entrepreneurs are driven people and we like setting goals and we’d like going
like setting goals and we’d like going
like setting goals and we’d like going after something newer and bigger we’re
after something newer and bigger we’re
after something newer and bigger we’re excited by going after new goals and
excited by going after new goals and
excited by going after new goals and once we achieve a goal we get a little
once we achieve a goal we get a little
once we achieve a goal we get a little depressed and we want to go after
depressed and we want to go after
depressed and we want to go after something bigger and you’ll often see
something bigger and you’ll often see
something bigger and you’ll often see this with a lot of entrepreneurs when
this with a lot of entrepreneurs when
this with a lot of entrepreneurs when they’ve when they’ve set a goal for
they’ve when they’ve set a goal for
they’ve when they’ve set a goal for themselves I want to get this done XYZ
themselves I want to get this done XYZ
themselves I want to get this done XYZ done they’ll work like crazy work super
done they’ll work like crazy work super
done they’ll work like crazy work super hard to get there and eventually they
hard to get there and eventually they
hard to get there and eventually they achieve it and it’s a huge celebration
achieve it and it’s a huge celebration
achieve it and it’s a huge celebration like I just I just did this yeah I feel
like I just I just did this yeah I feel
like I just I just did this yeah I feel really good about myself we had a great
really good about myself we had a great
really good about myself we had a great impact or whatever your goal was and
impact or whatever your goal was and
impact or whatever your goal was and then they get depressed because they
then they get depressed because they
then they get depressed because they don’t know what to do next until they
don’t know what to do next until they
don’t know what to do next until they find another business or another goal to
find another business or another goal to
find another business or another goal to shoot for I remember when I had my first
shoot for I remember when I had my first
shoot for I remember when I had my first software company we wanted to build it
software company we wanted to build it
software company we wanted to build it up to eventually sell it this was part
up to eventually sell it this was part
up to eventually sell it this was part of our goal and it was a huge struggle
of our goal and it was a huge struggle
of our goal and it was a huge struggle to get this thing up the ground and you
to get this thing up the ground and you
to get this thing up the ground and you know lost money for a long time and
know lost money for a long time and
know lost money for a long time and eventually turned it around and I could
eventually turned it around and I could
eventually turned it around and I could tell you the story if you want it’s
tell you the story if you want it’s
tell you the story if you want it’s buried in a lot of the videos i created
buried in a lot of the videos i created
buried in a lot of the videos i created and eventually i sold the business and
and eventually i sold the business and
and eventually i sold the business and it was a huge heart yeah they did it you
it was a huge heart yeah they did it you
it was a huge heart yeah they did it you know a couple years built this up sold
know a couple years built this up sold
know a couple years built this up sold it off amazing and then it was like well
it off amazing and then it was like well
it off amazing and then it was like well what do i do next it was it was almost a
what do i do next it was it was almost a
what do i do next it was it was almost a depression it’s like I put so much into
depression it’s like I put so much into
depression it’s like I put so much into this and now it’s gone and I’ve got
this and now it’s gone and I’ve got
this and now it’s gone and I’ve got nothing to do and I had to really
nothing to do and I had to really
nothing to do and I had to really examine in my life what I wanted to do
examine in my life what I wanted to do
examine in my life what I wanted to do next and what we’re to spend my time
next and what we’re to spend my time
next and what we’re to spend my time right it sounds like a great problem to
right it sounds like a great problem to
right it sounds like a great problem to have and I guess it is but it’s still a
have and I guess it is but it’s still a
have and I guess it is but it’s still a problem and i eventually stumbled on to
problem and i eventually stumbled on to
problem and i eventually stumbled on to creating this new business of Evan
creating this new business of Evan
creating this new business of Evan Carmichael calm and I haven’t given up
Carmichael calm and I haven’t given up
Carmichael calm and I haven’t given up on that I love that it’s
on that I love that it’s
on that I love that it’s become it’s still part of my passion
become it’s still part of my passion
become it’s still part of my passion every day that I live so I’m very
every day that I live so I’m very
every day that I live so I’m very grateful for that but typically
grateful for that but typically
grateful for that but typically entrepreneurs will hit that point where
entrepreneurs will hit that point where
entrepreneurs will hit that point where they’ve accomplished their goal and then
they’ve accomplished their goal and then
they’ve accomplished their goal and then they want to do something else I
they want to do something else I
they want to do something else I remember Ted Turner if you read his
remember Ted Turner if you read his
remember Ted Turner if you read his story his one main goal was to create
story his one main goal was to create
story his one main goal was to create something he would never accomplish in
something he would never accomplish in
something he would never accomplish in his lifetime he wanted something far
his lifetime he wanted something far
his lifetime he wanted something far beyond what was possible in his lifetime
beyond what was possible in his lifetime
beyond what was possible in his lifetime to keep him motivated because he felt if
to keep him motivated because he felt if
to keep him motivated because he felt if he accomplished his goal he wouldn’t
he accomplished his goal he wouldn’t
he accomplished his goal he wouldn’t have anything else to do so he purposely
have anything else to do so he purposely
have anything else to do so he purposely set outrageous goals and then went out
set outrageous goals and then went out
set outrageous goals and then went out and attacked them because that’s what
and attacked them because that’s what
and attacked them because that’s what inspired him now this is most
inspired him now this is most
inspired him now this is most entrepreneurs we like chasing goals we
entrepreneurs we like chasing goals we
entrepreneurs we like chasing goals we like achieving you like more we like
like achieving you like more we like
like achieving you like more we like building bigger but it doesn’t have to
building bigger but it doesn’t have to
building bigger but it doesn’t have to be and the answer really depends on you
be and the answer really depends on you
be and the answer really depends on you there’s nothing wrong with being at your
there’s nothing wrong with being at your
there’s nothing wrong with being at your level and there’s a certain love of
level and there’s a certain love of
level and there’s a certain love of work-life balance that you can have this
work-life balance that you can have this
work-life balance that you can have this certain level of impact you can have and
certain level of impact you can have and
certain level of impact you can have and maybe you want to work with people more
maybe you want to work with people more
maybe you want to work with people more intimately more one-on-one than helping
intimately more one-on-one than helping
intimately more one-on-one than helping the masses and that means you’re
the masses and that means you’re
the masses and that means you’re spending your time right one on one
spending your time right one on one
spending your time right one on one instead of helping tons of people but
instead of helping tons of people but
instead of helping tons of people but it’s more intimate more direct maybe
it’s more intimate more direct maybe
it’s more intimate more direct maybe that’s where you get your satisfaction
that’s where you get your satisfaction
that’s where you get your satisfaction obviously you need to get to a certain
obviously you need to get to a certain
obviously you need to get to a certain point where you can survive right if
point where you can survive right if
point where you can survive right if this is going to be your full-time gig
this is going to be your full-time gig
this is going to be your full-time gig you’re not going to work at some company
you’re not going to work at some company
you’re not going to work at some company you have to make enough from your
you have to make enough from your
you have to make enough from your business to support yourself once you
business to support yourself once you
business to support yourself once you get past that survival point it’s really
get past that survival point it’s really
get past that survival point it’s really up to you how big do you want this to be
up to you how big do you want this to be
up to you how big do you want this to be what are you all about and whatever
what are you all about and whatever
what are you all about and whatever answer feels right in your heart that’s
answer feels right in your heart that’s
answer feels right in your heart that’s the answer there’s nobody that should
the answer there’s nobody that should
the answer there’s nobody that should convince you one way or the other or
convince you one way or the other or
convince you one way or the other or make you feel bad for not growing bigger
make you feel bad for not growing bigger
make you feel bad for not growing bigger if you don’t want to grow bigger be a
if you don’t want to grow bigger be a
if you don’t want to grow bigger be a fantastic great small company that you
fantastic great small company that you
fantastic great small company that you like your work life balance you’d like
like your work life balance you’d like
like your work life balance you’d like the impact you’re having your community
the impact you’re having your community
the impact you’re having your community and be confident and proud of that and
and be confident and proud of that and
and be confident and proud of that and don’t let other people drag you down if
don’t let other people drag you down if
don’t let other people drag you down if they think you should be bigger when you
they think you should be bigger when you
they think you should be bigger when you don’t want to be
you’re contrarian to most entrepreneurs
you’re contrarian to most entrepreneurs but I love it it’s great to see and
but I love it it’s great to see and
but I love it it’s great to see and that’s what we do is entrepreneurs you
that’s what we do is entrepreneurs you
that’s what we do is entrepreneurs you know we challenge the status quo we make
know we challenge the status quo we make
know we challenge the status quo we make things different and we have a view of
things different and we have a view of
things different and we have a view of the world that is different than what it
the world that is different than what it
the world that is different than what it is today and we reach to go out and make
is today and we reach to go out and make
is today and we reach to go out and make that happen so it’s a great question and
that happen so it’s a great question and
that happen so it’s a great question and there’s nothing wrong with not wanting
there’s nothing wrong with not wanting
there’s nothing wrong with not wanting to grow if you don’t want to believe for
to grow if you don’t want to believe for
to grow if you don’t want to believe for you guys watching you like the video
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I’d be happy to answer for you thank you
I’d be happy to answer for you thank you so much and I will see you soon
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