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Business Ideas – Think BIGGER! – #EvansBook ep. 22


today I want to talk about thinking

today I want to talk about thinking bigger so it’s my book write a name a

bigger so it’s my book write a name a

bigger so it’s my book write a name a little bit frustrated I’m frustrated

little bit frustrated I’m frustrated

little bit frustrated I’m frustrated because I’m half an hour behind on my

because I’m half an hour behind on my

because I’m half an hour behind on my walk the whole food so going right my

walk the whole food so going right my

walk the whole food so going right my book because this morning I had a run-in

book because this morning I had a run-in

book because this morning I had a run-in with one of my mentees I’m part of this

with one of my mentees I’m part of this

with one of my mentees I’m part of this program through enterprise Toronto which

program through enterprise Toronto which

program through enterprise Toronto which helps connect young entrepreneurs with

helps connect young entrepreneurs with

helps connect young entrepreneurs with mentors and actually turned down a whole

mentors and actually turned down a whole

mentors and actually turned down a whole bunch of mentors sorry mentees because

bunch of mentors sorry mentees because

bunch of mentors sorry mentees because you know I love helping entrepreneurs I

you know I love helping entrepreneurs I

you know I love helping entrepreneurs I love giving back for you guys watching

love giving back for you guys watching

love giving back for you guys watching channel you know that’s true but what I

channel you know that’s true but what I

channel you know that’s true but what I where I spend my personal time my extra

where I spend my personal time my extra

where I spend my personal time my extra time you know if I’m going to be doing

time you know if I’m going to be doing

time you know if I’m going to be doing it mentoring somebody I want to make

it mentoring somebody I want to make

it mentoring somebody I want to make sure that we’re not just building a

sure that we’re not just building a

sure that we’re not just building a regular business that we’re not just you

regular business that we’re not just you

regular business that we’re not just you know giving something to help you earn

know giving something to help you earn

know giving something to help you earn an income but we’re doing something

an income but we’re doing something

an income but we’re doing something powerful to change the world right

powerful to change the world right

powerful to change the world right everything else I try to do at scale

everything else I try to do at scale

everything else I try to do at scale YouTube videos newsletters books that

YouTube videos newsletters books that

YouTube videos newsletters books that kind of stuff but man one-on-one time

kind of stuff but man one-on-one time

kind of stuff but man one-on-one time you got to know that’s a premium for me

you got to know that’s a premium for me

you got to know that’s a premium for me and we have to be doing something bigger

and we have to be doing something bigger

and we have to be doing something bigger that is going to change the world and I

that is going to change the world and I

that is going to change the world and I turned down a number of people had first

turned down a number of people had first

turned down a number of people had first means with them and you know great

means with them and you know great

means with them and you know great business ideas but just didn’t have the

business ideas but just didn’t have the

business ideas but just didn’t have the the drive to want to do something really

the drive to want to do something really

the drive to want to do something really huge you know motivated just by paying

huge you know motivated just by paying

huge you know motivated just by paying off their bills and making some money

off their bills and making some money

off their bills and making some money and that’s not what I’m interested in so

and that’s not what I’m interested in so

and that’s not what I’m interested in so I found these two guys that I’m

I found these two guys that I’m

I found these two guys that I’m connecting with and I’ve been getting

connecting with and I’ve been getting

connecting with and I’ve been getting increasingly frustrated by what they’ve

increasingly frustrated by what they’ve

increasingly frustrated by what they’ve been posting and i was looking at their

been posting and i was looking at their

been posting and i was looking at their twitter feed and just posting stuff that

twitter feed and just posting stuff that

twitter feed and just posting stuff that wasn’t related to their core message and

wasn’t related to their core message and

wasn’t related to their core message and i wrote to one of the founders today

i wrote to one of the founders today

i wrote to one of the founders today that’s what caused this whole lateness

that’s what caused this whole lateness

that’s what caused this whole lateness this morning and he was trying to

this morning and he was trying to

this morning and he was trying to basically just rank for search terms on

basically just rank for search terms on

basically just rank for search terms on twitter and guys that is not the game to

twitter and guys that is not the game to

twitter and guys that is not the game to play and i understand that you know that

play and i understand that you know that

play and i understand that you know that might be the training and conditioning

might be the training and conditioning

might be the training and conditioning that you you’ve been you grew up with

that you you’ve been you grew up with

that you you’ve been you grew up with with marketing 101 but just ranking for

with marketing 101 but just ranking for

with marketing 101 but just ranking for search is not going to help you because

search is not going to help you because

search is not going to help you because it has to be relevant and you have to

it has to be relevant and you have to

it has to be relevant and you have to have something that you stand for the

have something that you stand for the

have something that you stand for the people care about right brand should

people care about right brand should

people care about right brand should always be first brand should be always

always be first brand should be always

always be first brand should be always above search I’m not seeing ignore

above search I’m not seeing ignore

above search I’m not seeing ignore search I don’t send ignore hashtags but

search I don’t send ignore hashtags but

search I don’t send ignore hashtags but you don’t do that

you don’t do that

you don’t do that as a secondary thing to your brand what

as a secondary thing to your brand what

as a secondary thing to your brand what you staying for has to be the first

you staying for has to be the first

you staying for has to be the first thing and so I challenged them on it and

thing and so I challenged them on it and

thing and so I challenged them on it and he’s he felt like it was too big an idea

he’s he felt like it was too big an idea

he’s he felt like it was too big an idea in that he wasn’t sure how to explain it

in that he wasn’t sure how to explain it

in that he wasn’t sure how to explain it to people and brought up you know how

to people and brought up you know how

to people and brought up you know how much personal stuff do I share as part

much personal stuff do I share as part

much personal stuff do I share as part of my brand and brought up the

of my brand and brought up the

of my brand and brought up the chick-fil-a example where they came out

chick-fil-a example where they came out

chick-fil-a example where they came out against gay marriage is that this is

against gay marriage is that this is

against gay marriage is that this is really bad and first of all I agree

really bad and first of all I agree

really bad and first of all I agree right you know I I don’t think people

right you know I I don’t think people

right you know I I don’t think people should be against gay marriage I don’t

should be against gay marriage I don’t

should be against gay marriage I don’t get it but a lot I understand a lot of

get it but a lot I understand a lot of

get it but a lot I understand a lot of people do and you look at chick-fil-a

people do and you look at chick-fil-a

people do and you look at chick-fil-a and now this guy is not going to

and now this guy is not going to

and now this guy is not going to chick-fil-a anymore because of their

chick-fil-a anymore because of their

chick-fil-a anymore because of their stance but chick-fil-a has grown

stance but chick-fil-a has grown

stance but chick-fil-a has grown chick-fil-a takes these stains because

chick-fil-a takes these stains because

chick-fil-a takes these stains because they feel it’s important they don’t let

they feel it’s important they don’t let

they feel it’s important they don’t let people work on Sundays because they feel

people work on Sundays because they feel

people work on Sundays because they feel that’s important they lose it lose an

that’s important they lose it lose an

that’s important they lose it lose an insane amount of business because

insane amount of business because

insane amount of business because they’re closed on Sundays and they stand

they’re closed on Sundays and they stand

they’re closed on Sundays and they stand up against gay marriage for what they

up against gay marriage for what they

up against gay marriage for what they feel is the right thing to do and even

feel is the right thing to do and even

feel is the right thing to do and even though that alienates a lot of people it

though that alienates a lot of people it

though that alienates a lot of people it brings people to them and builds an

brings people to them and builds an

brings people to them and builds an insanely loyal audience right and

insanely loyal audience right and

insanely loyal audience right and they’ve grown in the bigger than KFC now

they’ve grown in the bigger than KFC now

they’ve grown in the bigger than KFC now and KFC’s International chick-fil-a is

and KFC’s International chick-fil-a is

and KFC’s International chick-fil-a is nowhere near as big we don’t even have

nowhere near as big we don’t even have

nowhere near as big we don’t even have them in Canada I don’t believe but

them in Canada I don’t believe but

them in Canada I don’t believe but there’s tons of KFC so how do they do

there’s tons of KFC so how do they do

there’s tons of KFC so how do they do that because they stand for something

that because they stand for something

that because they stand for something right because they’re different and so

right because they’re different and so

right because they’re different and so you have to figure out what that is that

you have to figure out what that is that

you have to figure out what that is that you stand for and there’s no there’s no

you stand for and there’s no there’s no

you stand for and there’s no there’s no one right stance the key is figuring out

one right stance the key is figuring out

one right stance the key is figuring out what it is that you want to make a

what it is that you want to make a

what it is that you want to make a powerful positive impact on the world

powerful positive impact on the world

powerful positive impact on the world with because people will drive an extra

with because people will drive an extra

with because people will drive an extra 5 10 20 miles to get to a chick-fil-a

5 10 20 miles to get to a chick-fil-a

5 10 20 miles to get to a chick-fil-a and pass by 10 McDonald’s along the way

and pass by 10 McDonald’s along the way

and pass by 10 McDonald’s along the way because that’s where they want to go and

because that’s where they want to go and

because that’s where they want to go and I want that for your business man I

I want that for your business man I

I want that for your business man I don’t want you to just be like everybody

don’t want you to just be like everybody

don’t want you to just be like everybody else competing on price and creating on

else competing on price and creating on

else competing on price and creating on features and penile benefits and being a

features and penile benefits and being a

features and penile benefits and being a boring business and as soon as your

boring business and as soon as your

boring business and as soon as your competitor drops your price by five or

competitor drops your price by five or

competitor drops your price by five or ten points they’re going to jump ship

ten points they’re going to jump ship

ten points they’re going to jump ship and go to them I want people to want to

and go to them I want people to want to

and go to them I want people to want to drive an extra 50 miles to come to your

drive an extra 50 miles to come to your

drive an extra 50 miles to come to your business I want people to take trips and

business I want people to take trips and

business I want people to take trips and book a flight to come and buy from you

book a flight to come and buy from you

book a flight to come and buy from you because you stand for something

because you stand for something

because you stand for something extremely powerful and meaningful so

extremely powerful and meaningful so

extremely powerful and meaningful so what is that if you don’t like what

what is that if you don’t like what

what is that if you don’t like what chick-fil-a stands for that’s awesome

chick-fil-a stands for that’s awesome

chick-fil-a stands for that’s awesome that’s your prerogative be chick-fil-a

that’s your prerogative be chick-fil-a

that’s your prerogative be chick-fil-a in a positive way because now they’re

in a positive way because now they’re

in a positive way because now they’re not just selling chicken burgers

not just selling chicken burgers

not just selling chicken burgers they’re selling a lifestyle they’re

they’re selling a lifestyle they’re

they’re selling a lifestyle they’re selling values and that’s the step up

selling values and that’s the step up

selling values and that’s the step up that’s the bigger picture so you start

that’s the bigger picture so you start

that’s the bigger picture so you start with the features you move the benefits

with the features you move the benefits

with the features you move the benefits and the companies that get it the

and the companies that get it the

and the companies that get it the companies that are building movements

companies that are building movements

companies that are building movements comers that a change in the world they

comers that a change in the world they

comers that a change in the world they move on to sell what they believe is

move on to sell what they believe is

move on to sell what they believe is their core value and it has to start

their core value and it has to start

their core value and it has to start around the core value that is important

around the core value that is important

around the core value that is important to you so I’m frustrated but I think at

to you so I’m frustrated but I think at

to you so I’m frustrated but I think at the end of the facebook conversation

the end of the facebook conversation

the end of the facebook conversation with him we got it I hope I hope because

with him we got it I hope I hope because

with him we got it I hope I hope because that’s half an hour less time writing

that’s half an hour less time writing

that’s half an hour less time writing the book help an impact all you guys who

the book help an impact all you guys who

the book help an impact all you guys who are going to be able to read it and so I

are going to be able to read it and so I

are going to be able to read it and so I hope that that one-on-one time left an

hope that that one-on-one time left an

hope that that one-on-one time left an impact and makes a difference ok get to

impact and makes a difference ok get to

impact and makes a difference ok get to some questions skunk fu 25 that’s a

some questions skunk fu 25 that’s a

some questions skunk fu 25 that’s a crazy name man writes in Evin for

crazy name man writes in Evin for

crazy name man writes in Evin for president 2016 yeah that’s an

president 2016 yeah that’s an

president 2016 yeah that’s an interesting one I don’t know if I’d ever

interesting one I don’t know if I’d ever

interesting one I don’t know if I’d ever run for politics is something that I’ve

run for politics is something that I’ve

run for politics is something that I’ve thought about a number of times I don’t

thought about a number of times I don’t

thought about a number of times I don’t know if I can handle the bureaucracy and

know if I can handle the bureaucracy and

know if I can handle the bureaucracy and the politics of politics my mother was a

the politics of politics my mother was a

the politics of politics my mother was a politician and so I have kind of an

politician and so I have kind of an

politician and so I have kind of an inside view of how that entire world

inside view of how that entire world

inside view of how that entire world works but I can’t be President because

works but I can’t be President because

works but I can’t be President because I’m Canadian and that’s a rule so there

I’m Canadian and that’s a rule so there

I’m Canadian and that’s a rule so there might be some office I don’t know

might be some office I don’t know

might be some office I don’t know sometime in the distant future but right

sometime in the distant future but right

sometime in the distant future but right now i’m loving what I’m doing but I

now i’m loving what I’m doing but I

now i’m loving what I’m doing but I appreciate the suggestion man it means a

appreciate the suggestion man it means a

appreciate the suggestion man it means a lot next up bow i’m currently 15 and

lot next up bow i’m currently 15 and

lot next up bow i’m currently 15 and from belgium i have a big idea that

from belgium i have a big idea that

from belgium i have a big idea that would help people selling online i

would help people selling online i

would help people selling online i really made the site i’m on my own I

really made the site i’m on my own I

really made the site i’m on my own I need a couple friends that helped me

need a couple friends that helped me

need a couple friends that helped me with the start so there won’t be any

with the start so there won’t be any

with the start so there won’t be any delay with for the customers sadly none

delay with for the customers sadly none

delay with for the customers sadly none are interested in earning a bit of money

are interested in earning a bit of money

are interested in earning a bit of money and helping me out maybe it’s because

and helping me out maybe it’s because

and helping me out maybe it’s because I’d rather watch Netflix or something

I’d rather watch Netflix or something

I’d rather watch Netflix or something else is there way to motivate younger

else is there way to motivate younger

else is there way to motivate younger people and it’s not why there’s a great

people and it’s not why there’s a great

people and it’s not why there’s a great question and honestly has nothing to do

question and honestly has nothing to do

question and honestly has nothing to do with younger people or not people say

with younger people or not people say

with younger people or not people say young people are lazy they’re not most

young people are lazy they’re not most

young people are lazy they’re not most people are lazy most people are lazy

people are lazy most people are lazy

people are lazy most people are lazy because they have goals that don’t

because they have goals that don’t

because they have goals that don’t inspire them or they believe that those

inspire them or they believe that those

inspire them or they believe that those goals are not achievable because they

goals are not achievable because they

goals are not achievable because they have an environment that holds them back

have an environment that holds them back

have an environment that holds them back that’s the truth I think the difference

that’s the truth I think the difference

that’s the truth I think the difference for people who are adults will be they

for people who are adults will be they

for people who are adults will be they have bills to pay and so they go and

have bills to pay and so they go and

have bills to pay and so they go and they get a job and they’re forced to go

they get a job and they’re forced to go

they get a job and they’re forced to go and work in order to meet their

and work in order to meet their

and work in order to meet their lifestyle needs we’re younger people may

lifestyle needs we’re younger people may

lifestyle needs we’re younger people may not if you’re 15 you’re living at home

not if you’re 15 you’re living at home

not if you’re 15 you’re living at home you don’t have huge expenses so you

you don’t have huge expenses so you

you don’t have huge expenses so you don’t need to go and get a job but just

don’t need to go and get a job but just

don’t need to go and get a job but just because people gone out and get a job

because people gone out and get a job

because people gone out and get a job that’s just survival man they’re still

that’s just survival man they’re still

that’s just survival man they’re still lazy they still don’t have goals that

lazy they still don’t have goals that

lazy they still don’t have goals that inspire them and so I think that’s the

inspire them and so I think that’s the

inspire them and so I think that’s the key you know you need to have

key you know you need to have

key you know you need to have big goals that make you want to get up

big goals that make you want to get up

big goals that make you want to get up and do something and then a positive

and do something and then a positive

and do something and then a positive environment that supports you towards

environment that supports you towards

environment that supports you towards achieving those goals and look at you

achieving those goals and look at you

achieving those goals and look at you you’re off you’re hustling you’re 15

you’re off you’re hustling you’re 15

you’re off you’re hustling you’re 15 you’re watching these videos you’re

you’re watching these videos you’re

you’re watching these videos you’re trying to make your dreams happen and so

trying to make your dreams happen and so

trying to make your dreams happen and so my advice is to fold one for those of

my advice is to fold one for those of

my advice is to fold one for those of you who are feeling like you want to do

you who are feeling like you want to do

you who are feeling like you want to do something bigger like you want to have a

something bigger like you want to have a

something bigger like you want to have a huge impact somehow the key is to change

huge impact somehow the key is to change

huge impact somehow the key is to change your environment to surround yourself

your environment to surround yourself

your environment to surround yourself with people motivation ideas that make

with people motivation ideas that make

with people motivation ideas that make you come alive to watch the ants presso

you come alive to watch the ants presso

you come alive to watch the ants presso series of top 10 series the other videos

series of top 10 series the other videos

series of top 10 series the other videos other books other mentors that you can

other books other mentors that you can

other books other mentors that you can learn from that force you to be the best

learn from that force you to be the best

learn from that force you to be the best version of yourself like i did this

version of yourself like i did this

version of yourself like i did this morning for that entrepreneur who was

morning for that entrepreneur who was

morning for that entrepreneur who was thinking small because his environment

thinking small because his environment

thinking small because his environment forces him to think small and I’m I’m

forces him to think small and I’m I’m

forces him to think small and I’m I’m someone in his environment that forces

someone in his environment that forces

someone in his environment that forces him to break free and challenges is

him to break free and challenges is

him to break free and challenges is thinking so you need that and you may

thinking so you need that and you may

thinking so you need that and you may not be able to get at one on one of the

not be able to get at one on one of the

not be able to get at one on one of the people but you can get it from videos

people but you can get it from videos

people but you can get it from videos and books and that’s how I started just

and books and that’s how I started just

and books and that’s how I started just by reading books and that challenge my

by reading books and that challenge my

by reading books and that challenge my thinking that’s how you for yourself

thinking that’s how you for yourself

thinking that’s how you for yourself just motivating other people honestly I

just motivating other people honestly I

just motivating other people honestly I wouldn’t try honestly what I would try

wouldn’t try honestly what I would try

wouldn’t try honestly what I would try to do is get people who are motivated

to do is get people who are motivated

to do is get people who are motivated because it’s hard to change a person if

because it’s hard to change a person if

because it’s hard to change a person if you want to change yourself you want to

you want to change yourself you want to

you want to change yourself you want to break free of all those limiting person

break free of all those limiting person

break free of all those limiting person beliefs that’s a long process and the

beliefs that’s a long process and the

beliefs that’s a long process and the president how committed you are to it

president how committed you are to it

president how committed you are to it right that does that doesn’t just happen

right that does that doesn’t just happen

right that does that doesn’t just happen overnight and part of your role as an

overnight and part of your role as an

overnight and part of your role as an entrepreneur as a leader is to make the

entrepreneur as a leader is to make the

entrepreneur as a leader is to make the people around you better and believe in

people around you better and believe in

people around you better and believe in themselves more and give them more

themselves more and give them more

themselves more and give them more opportunities and train them to be the

opportunities and train them to be the

opportunities and train them to be the best thing and being whatever position

best thing and being whatever position

best thing and being whatever position they have but it’s a lot to take on and

they have but it’s a lot to take on and

they have but it’s a lot to take on and when I work with people right when I

when I work with people right when I

when I work with people right when I hire my team I’ve got 16 people on my

hire my team I’ve got 16 people on my

hire my team I’ve got 16 people on my team right now I always scream to find

team right now I always scream to find

team right now I always scream to find people who are already motivated and

people who are already motivated and

people who are already motivated and have attention to detail and care about

have attention to detail and care about

have attention to detail and care about the mission that we’re on because if I

the mission that we’re on because if I

the mission that we’re on because if I have to teach that as well I’m behind

have to teach that as well I’m behind

have to teach that as well I’m behind the ball and so one if it’s yourself and

the ball and so one if it’s yourself and

the ball and so one if it’s yourself and you want to get better work on it if

you want to get better work on it if

you want to get better work on it if it’s your team I wouldn’t hire somebody

it’s your team I wouldn’t hire somebody

it’s your team I wouldn’t hire somebody then try to fix and change them yes you

then try to fix and change them yes you

then try to fix and change them yes you can make some improvement but I would

can make some improvement but I would

can make some improvement but I would try to hire people who already are

try to hire people who already are

try to hire people who already are motivated and want to do this and want

motivated and want to do this and want

motivated and want to do this and want to make the money

to make the money

to make the money and want to grow and want to do

and want to grow and want to do

and want to grow and want to do something important and don’t just want

something important and don’t just want

something important and don’t just want to sit there and watch Netflix last

to sit there and watch Netflix last

to sit there and watch Netflix last question Alliance looking forward to

question Alliance looking forward to

question Alliance looking forward to your book man the loyal subs get a

your book man the loyal subs get a

your book man the loyal subs get a discount when was a probable release

discount when was a probable release

discount when was a probable release date I appreciate that man I’m really

date I appreciate that man I’m really

date I appreciate that man I’m really excited about the book to even just

excited about the book to even just

excited about the book to even just thinking about it writing you’re walking

thinking about it writing you’re walking

thinking about it writing you’re walking the whole foods ago edit it I’m excited

the whole foods ago edit it I’m excited

the whole foods ago edit it I’m excited by it crazy loud garbage truck going by

by it crazy loud garbage truck going by

by it crazy loud garbage truck going by the Royal subs get a discount I don’t

the Royal subs get a discount I don’t

the Royal subs get a discount I don’t know what the publisher is going to want

know what the publisher is going to want

know what the publisher is going to want to do with that but it’s not going to be

to do with that but it’s not going to be

to do with that but it’s not going to be that expensive a book you’re getting

that expensive a book you’re getting

that expensive a book you’re getting tons of free content every day on the

tons of free content every day on the

tons of free content every day on the channel I think you can afford to drop a

channel I think you can afford to drop a

channel I think you can afford to drop a little bit on one book to support me

little bit on one book to support me

little bit on one book to support me come on guys I know you have my back on

come on guys I know you have my back on

come on guys I know you have my back on that one and in terms of the release

that one and in terms of the release

that one and in terms of the release date it’s supposed to be in this January

date it’s supposed to be in this January

date it’s supposed to be in this January so it’s October now social begin by

so it’s October now social begin by

so it’s October now social begin by January and then it’s going to be

January and then it’s going to be

January and then it’s going to be released likely next January okay so

released likely next January okay so

released likely next January okay so you’ve got time I’ve got time to get it

you’ve got time I’ve got time to get it

you’ve got time I’ve got time to get it out to market it you’ve got time to

out to market it you’ve got time to

out to market it you’ve got time to watch his videos turn it into something

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copies as a thank you instead of just one and asking for a discount right bro

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