what do i do after school I got a question from one of my youtube viewers
question from one of my youtube viewers
question from one of my youtube viewers Martin love you guys who wrote in the
Martin love you guys who wrote in the
Martin love you guys who wrote in the say he is graduating school and he
say he is graduating school and he
say he is graduating school and he doesn’t know what to do next year they
doesn’t know what to do next year they
doesn’t know what to do next year they go after art which is something that he
go after art which is something that he
go after art which is something that he loves but he doesn’t see a way to make a
loves but he doesn’t see a way to make a
loves but he doesn’t see a way to make a lot of money where does it go through
lot of money where does it go through
lot of money where does it go through something more technical where it’s
something more technical where it’s
something more technical where it’s easier to make money he doesn’t come
easier to make money he doesn’t come
easier to make money he doesn’t come from a wealthy background his family
from a wealthy background his family
from a wealthy background his family isn’t rich so he’s worried about being
isn’t rich so he’s worried about being
isn’t rich so he’s worried about being able to survive and wanted my advice on
able to survive and wanted my advice on
able to survive and wanted my advice on what to do this is a really tough one
what to do this is a really tough one
what to do this is a really tough one Martin but for me I always try to listen
Martin but for me I always try to listen
Martin but for me I always try to listen to my heart instead of my head every
to my heart instead of my head every
to my heart instead of my head every time there’s a big decision in front of
time there’s a big decision in front of
time there’s a big decision in front of me the problem with listening to your
me the problem with listening to your
me the problem with listening to your head is that your head only understands
head is that your head only understands
head is that your head only understands the world that currently exists and
the world that currently exists and
the world that currently exists and you’re going to make a logical decision
you’re going to make a logical decision
you’re going to make a logical decision where your heart will help you make a
where your heart will help you make a
where your heart will help you make a new world and a new reality for yourself
new world and a new reality for yourself
new world and a new reality for yourself and be able to live your dreams that
and be able to live your dreams that
and be able to live your dreams that comes from your heart it doesn’t come
comes from your heart it doesn’t come
comes from your heart it doesn’t come from your head you can make a lot of
from your head you can make a lot of
from your head you can make a lot of money as an artist they may come with a
money as an artist they may come with a
money as an artist they may come with a lot of work a lot of sacrifice a lot of
lot of work a lot of sacrifice a lot of
lot of work a lot of sacrifice a lot of struggle a lot of pain but you can make
struggle a lot of pain but you can make
struggle a lot of pain but you can make a lot of money if you go the technical
a lot of money if you go the technical
a lot of money if you go the technical room here’s two things that are going to
room here’s two things that are going to
room here’s two things that are going to happen to you ok the first off is you’re
happen to you ok the first off is you’re
happen to you ok the first off is you’re never going to be great at what you do
never going to be great at what you do
never going to be great at what you do you might have a good job you know you
you might have a good job you know you
you might have a good job you know you might make a good amount of money but
might make a good amount of money but
might make a good amount of money but you’re never going to be great you’re
you’re never going to be great you’re
you’re never going to be great you’re never going to be number one in your
never going to be number one in your
never going to be number one in your field because you’re not passionate
field because you’re not passionate
field because you’re not passionate about this you don’t want to be in
about this you don’t want to be in
about this you don’t want to be in technical school you want to be in a
technical school you want to be in a
technical school you want to be in a technical job and you’re not going to
technical job and you’re not going to
technical job and you’re not going to bring the energy the the momentum the
bring the energy the the momentum the
bring the energy the the momentum the creativity the drive everything you need
creativity the drive everything you need
creativity the drive everything you need to be successful you’re not going to
to be successful you’re not going to
to be successful you’re not going to bring it full on because you’re not
bring it full on because you’re not
bring it full on because you’re not excited about this job and the second
excited about this job and the second
excited about this job and the second thing that’s going to happen is you’re
thing that’s going to happen is you’re
thing that’s going to happen is you’re going to be constantly living in regret
going to be constantly living in regret
going to be constantly living in regret you’re going to think about it and say
you’re going to think about it and say
you’re going to think about it and say you know what if what if what if I went
you know what if what if what if I went
you know what if what if what if I went this other way with my life what if I
this other way with my life what if I
this other way with my life what if I went that path the art route what would
went that path the art route what would
went that path the art route what would my life look like now you know you may
my life look like now you know you may
my life look like now you know you may end up like every other person who hates
end up like every other person who hates
end up like every other person who hates their job who’s just living for the
their job who’s just living for the
their job who’s just living for the weekend making enough to get by that’s
weekend making enough to get by that’s
weekend making enough to get by that’s how most people live and I really don’t
how most people live and I really don’t
how most people live and I really don’t want that for you and I know it’s hard
want that for you and I know it’s hard
want that for you and I know it’s hard to break out of out of the shell out of
to break out of out of the shell out of
to break out of out of the shell out of the comfortable out of the norm because
the comfortable out of the norm because
the comfortable out of the norm because this is what most people this is how
this is what most people this is how
this is what most people this is how most people live their life when I was
most people live their life when I was
most people live their life when I was graduating University I had had a really
graduating University I had had a really
graduating University I had had a really important choice to make with my my
important choice to make with my my
important choice to make with my my business I had a company it was a
business I had a company it was a
business I had a company it was a startup company I was making three
startup company I was making three
startup company I was making three hundred dollars a month nothing right
hundred dollars a month nothing right
hundred dollars a month nothing right like can’t survive kind of money eating
like can’t survive kind of money eating
like can’t survive kind of money eating beans every day for lunch kind of money
beans every day for lunch kind of money
beans every day for lunch kind of money nothing and on the other hand I was
nothing and on the other hand I was
nothing and on the other hand I was being recruited by two of the top
being recruited by two of the top
being recruited by two of the top companies in my field where if I wanted
companies in my field where if I wanted
companies in my field where if I wanted to get a job that’s where i was going to
to get a job that’s where i was going to
to get a job that’s where i was going to go and they were offering 80 to a
go and they were offering 80 to a
go and they were offering 80 to a hundred thousand dollars a year starting
hundred thousand dollars a year starting
hundred thousand dollars a year starting salary they were flying me off to New
salary they were flying me off to New
salary they were flying me off to New York putting me up at the Waldorf
York putting me up at the Waldorf
York putting me up at the Waldorf Astoria one of the most expensive hotels
Astoria one of the most expensive hotels
Astoria one of the most expensive hotels in the world flying me around recruiting
in the world flying me around recruiting
in the world flying me around recruiting me wanted me to work for their business
me wanted me to work for their business
me wanted me to work for their business what is the logical thing to do what is
what is the logical thing to do what is
what is the logical thing to do what is my head say here’s what you should do I
my head say here’s what you should do I
my head say here’s what you should do I don’t come from a rich family I don’t
don’t come from a rich family I don’t
don’t come from a rich family I don’t come from a poor family but we were
come from a poor family but we were
come from a poor family but we were middle class my parents never gave me
middle class my parents never gave me
middle class my parents never gave me money but what my parents gave me was a
money but what my parents gave me was a
money but what my parents gave me was a belief in myself and I remember anytime
belief in myself and I remember anytime
belief in myself and I remember anytime I had a difficulty in my childhood with
I had a difficulty in my childhood with
I had a difficulty in my childhood with over the school or something I was
over the school or something I was
over the school or something I was trying sports something didn’t work out
trying sports something didn’t work out
trying sports something didn’t work out my parents would always sit me down and
my parents would always sit me down and
my parents would always sit me down and maybe I was crying and they would tell
maybe I was crying and they would tell
maybe I was crying and they would tell me Evan you’re a cost rlly Carmichael
me Evan you’re a cost rlly Carmichael
me Evan you’re a cost rlly Carmichael you can do anything and growing up I
you can do anything and growing up I
you can do anything and growing up I always believed that end up taking that
always believed that end up taking that
always believed that end up taking that with me through my business career
with me through my business career
with me through my business career and so when I had that decision do I
and so when I had that decision do I
and so when I had that decision do I work on my three hundred dollar-a-month
work on my three hundred dollar-a-month
work on my three hundred dollar-a-month company or do I work for a company and
company or do I work for a company and
company or do I work for a company and make 80-100 k and fly around the world
make 80-100 k and fly around the world
make 80-100 k and fly around the world it took a lot of guts to say I’m gonna
it took a lot of guts to say I’m gonna
it took a lot of guts to say I’m gonna do my business it took a lot of strength
do my business it took a lot of strength
do my business it took a lot of strength but it just felt right logically and
but it just felt right logically and
but it just felt right logically and made no sense you know you look at this
made no sense you know you look at this
made no sense you know you look at this from the outside my friends look at it’s
from the outside my friends look at it’s
from the outside my friends look at it’s like you’re what are you doing you’re
like you’re what are you doing you’re
like you’re what are you doing you’re crazy how could you turn down this
crazy how could you turn down this
crazy how could you turn down this opportunity there’s nothing happening
opportunity there’s nothing happening
opportunity there’s nothing happening with your your company what are you
with your your company what are you
with your your company what are you doing and I had to listen to my heart it
doing and I had to listen to my heart it
doing and I had to listen to my heart it just felt like I needed to do this like
just felt like I needed to do this like
just felt like I needed to do this like I would find a way I had to at least try
I would find a way I had to at least try
I would find a way I had to at least try did not want to live the rest of my life
did not want to live the rest of my life
did not want to live the rest of my life wondering what if what if I just stuck
wondering what if what if I just stuck
wondering what if what if I just stuck with it and I’m so glad and so grateful
with it and I’m so glad and so grateful
with it and I’m so glad and so grateful that I didn’t go the job route and it
that I didn’t go the job route and it
that I didn’t go the job route and it was hard and I suffered and I doubt it
was hard and I suffered and I doubt it
was hard and I suffered and I doubt it myself and and faced some of the most
myself and and faced some of the most
myself and and faced some of the most you know terrifying and painful
you know terrifying and painful
you know terrifying and painful situations in my life getting that
situations in my life getting that
situations in my life getting that business off the ground but it did work
business off the ground but it did work
business off the ground but it did work out and now i have my friends coming
out and now i have my friends coming
out and now i have my friends coming back to me who are graduated school with
back to me who are graduated school with
back to me who are graduated school with and they’re saying you know what i hate
and they’re saying you know what i hate
and they’re saying you know what i hate my job i’m working 80 to 100 hours a
my job i’m working 80 to 100 hours a
my job i’m working 80 to 100 hours a week I can’t do this anymore you know I
week I can’t do this anymore you know I
week I can’t do this anymore you know I never see my my wife or my husband I’m
never see my my wife or my husband I’m
never see my my wife or my husband I’m thinking of starting my own business and
thinking of starting my own business and
thinking of starting my own business and I look at them and I’m like oh my i’m so
I look at them and I’m like oh my i’m so
I look at them and I’m like oh my i’m so glad that i didn’t go that route if you
glad that i didn’t go that route if you
glad that i didn’t go that route if you look at when people are dying
look at when people are dying
look at when people are dying the number one thing that they say if
the number one thing that they say if
the number one thing that they say if they said I wish my life was different
they said I wish my life was different
they said I wish my life was different what do you wish and the number one
what do you wish and the number one
what do you wish and the number one thing they say is I wish I taken more
thing they say is I wish I taken more
thing they say is I wish I taken more chances I don’t want that to be you I
chances I don’t want that to be you I
chances I don’t want that to be you I don’t want that to be me I don’t want to
don’t want that to be me I don’t want to
don’t want that to be me I don’t want to sit back when I’m on my death bed
sit back when I’m on my death bed
sit back when I’m on my death bed looking back in my life and said this
looking back in my life and said this
looking back in my life and said this was nothing I didn’t I wish I’d taken
was nothing I didn’t I wish I’d taken
was nothing I didn’t I wish I’d taken more risk-taking more chances believed
more risk-taking more chances believed
more risk-taking more chances believed in myself more so you’re on an
in myself more so you’re on an
in myself more so you’re on an interesting point Martin where you are
interesting point Martin where you are
interesting point Martin where you are right now you know seventeen just
right now you know seventeen just
right now you know seventeen just graduating you have the whole wall in
graduating you have the whole wall in
graduating you have the whole wall in front of you I’m sure you’re getting
front of you I’m sure you’re getting
front of you I’m sure you’re getting lots of opinions from people on what to
lots of opinions from people on what to
lots of opinions from people on what to do the best advice that I can give you
do the best advice that I can give you
do the best advice that I can give you is even though it’s scary even though
is even though it’s scary even though
is even though it’s scary even though you don’t know how it’s going to work
you don’t know how it’s going to work
you don’t know how it’s going to work out even though you don’t see any
out even though you don’t see any
out even though you don’t see any opportunities to make money at it right
opportunities to make money at it right
opportunities to make money at it right now listen to your heart and you’ll find
now listen to your heart and you’ll find
now listen to your heart and you’ll find your path believe those are you watching
your path believe those are you watching
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