hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to the edition of ask Evan today I’m gonna
edition of ask Evan today I’m gonna
edition of ask Evan today I’m gonna answer a question from one of my
answer a question from one of my
answer a question from one of my newsletter readers dieter who wrote in
newsletter readers dieter who wrote in
newsletter readers dieter who wrote in saying Evan could you tell us about your
saying Evan could you tell us about your
saying Evan could you tell us about your tough times right now you have a
tough times right now you have a
tough times right now you have a beautiful life we always read about your
beautiful life we always read about your
beautiful life we always read about your success into determination but how did
success into determination but how did
success into determination but how did successful people like you come through
successful people like you come through
successful people like you come through the tough times did you cry bake run hug
the tough times did you cry bake run hug
the tough times did you cry bake run hug somebody thank you so much dieter a
somebody thank you so much dieter a
somebody thank you so much dieter a great question and I think if you look
great question and I think if you look
great question and I think if you look at any successful entrepreneur you have
at any successful entrepreneur you have
at any successful entrepreneur you have to go through a whole bunch of tough
to go through a whole bunch of tough
to go through a whole bunch of tough time fuel to get to the end goal and I
time fuel to get to the end goal and I
time fuel to get to the end goal and I think it really helped me when I was
think it really helped me when I was
think it really helped me when I was first getting started it was it was
first getting started it was it was
first getting started it was it was tough in that was making autumn asst
tough in that was making autumn asst
tough in that was making autumn asst takes and I wasn’t really quite sure
takes and I wasn’t really quite sure
takes and I wasn’t really quite sure what I wanted to do I knew I wanted to
what I wanted to do I knew I wanted to
what I wanted to do I knew I wanted to help entrepreneurs and that was a
help entrepreneurs and that was a
help entrepreneurs and that was a passion that I had but I didn’t really
passion that I had but I didn’t really
passion that I had but I didn’t really know what the model was and that’s a big
know what the model was and that’s a big
know what the model was and that’s a big challenge with a lot of entrepreneurs
challenge with a lot of entrepreneurs
challenge with a lot of entrepreneurs face when you’re starting up what’s the
face when you’re starting up what’s the
face when you’re starting up what’s the business model going to be right how you
business model going to be right how you
business model going to be right how you gonna make money it’s great that you’re
gonna make money it’s great that you’re
gonna make money it’s great that you’re helping people and you’re following your
helping people and you’re following your
helping people and you’re following your passion but to make it sustainable you
passion but to make it sustainable you
passion but to make it sustainable you have to be able to make a living from it
have to be able to make a living from it
have to be able to make a living from it right you have to be able to make enough
right you have to be able to make enough
right you have to be able to make enough at least to get past survival so you’re
at least to get past survival so you’re
at least to get past survival so you’re paying your bills and then you can
paying your bills and then you can
paying your bills and then you can continue to grow from there luckily for
continue to grow from there luckily for
continue to grow from there luckily for me I had a lot of encouragement from
me I had a lot of encouragement from
me I had a lot of encouragement from friends and family a lot i know a lot of
friends and family a lot i know a lot of
friends and family a lot i know a lot of entrepreneurs don’t have that you know
entrepreneurs don’t have that you know
entrepreneurs don’t have that you know their family doesn’t believe in them
their family doesn’t believe in them
their family doesn’t believe in them they don’t think there should be an
they don’t think there should be an
they don’t think there should be an entrepreneur their friends are jealous
entrepreneur their friends are jealous
entrepreneur their friends are jealous and you know put them down so I had a
and you know put them down so I had a
and you know put them down so I had a lot of support around me which is great
lot of support around me which is great
lot of support around me which is great but still it was really tough getting it
but still it was really tough getting it
but still it was really tough getting it going you know the first the first part
going you know the first the first part
going you know the first the first part of running a business is so hard because
of running a business is so hard because
of running a business is so hard because you want things happen so badly and it
you want things happen so badly and it
you want things happen so badly and it takes a while to get going and you put
takes a while to get going and you put
takes a while to get going and you put so much work in I think a lot of
so much work in I think a lot of
so much work in I think a lot of entrepreneurs just quit too soon you put
entrepreneurs just quit too soon you put
entrepreneurs just quit too soon you put so much working at the beginning and you
so much working at the beginning and you
so much working at the beginning and you invest so much time and energy and then
invest so much time and energy and then
invest so much time and energy and then you don’t see the immediate results and
you don’t see the immediate results and
you don’t see the immediate results and then you quit and its really driving
then you quit and its really driving
then you quit and its really driving force that you do something every single
force that you do something every single
force that you do something every single day to make your business grow even just
day to make your business grow even just
day to make your business grow even just a little bit and you eventually see that
a little bit and you eventually see that
a little bit and you eventually see that momentum start to take shape and you’ll
momentum start to take shape and you’ll
momentum start to take shape and you’ll be able to build it into a successful
be able to build it into a successful
be able to build it into a successful enterprise so what helped me was getting
enterprise so what helped me was getting
enterprise so what helped me was getting feedback from
feedback from
feedback from my customers my entrepreneurs were
my customers my entrepreneurs were
my customers my entrepreneurs were getting the stuff that was creating and
getting the stuff that was creating and
getting the stuff that was creating and just looking at the feedback and seeing
just looking at the feedback and seeing
just looking at the feedback and seeing you know what I’m doing is actually
you know what I’m doing is actually
you know what I’m doing is actually helping people and what I found swish at
helping people and what I found swish at
helping people and what I found swish at the beginning most of the stuff that I
the beginning most of the stuff that I
the beginning most of the stuff that I did at the start was offline it wasn’t
did at the start was offline it wasn’t
did at the start was offline it wasn’t to my website was through seminars
to my website was through seminars
to my website was through seminars presentations to entrepreneur groups
presentations to entrepreneur groups
presentations to entrepreneur groups sharing different you know topics
sharing different you know topics
sharing different you know topics lessons that I had learned from my
lessons that I had learned from my
lessons that I had learned from my success in business and what I found
success in business and what I found
success in business and what I found interesting there was you go to an event
interesting there was you go to an event
interesting there was you go to an event like that and I love speaking so you go
like that and I love speaking so you go
like that and I love speaking so you go to a speaking event and you get all
to a speaking event and you get all
to a speaking event and you get all jazzed up you get all excited you see
jazzed up you get all excited you see
jazzed up you get all excited you see how you’re helping people and you’re in
how you’re helping people and you’re in
how you’re helping people and you’re in that moment and you want to go home and
that moment and you want to go home and
that moment and you want to go home and work like crazy to you know get to
work like crazy to you know get to
work like crazy to you know get to another moment like that and then you
another moment like that and then you
another moment like that and then you wake up the next day and it’s gone and
wake up the next day and it’s gone and
wake up the next day and it’s gone and how do you keep that momentum going you
how do you keep that momentum going you
how do you keep that momentum going you know you don’t want to just stay in bed
know you don’t want to just stay in bed
know you don’t want to just stay in bed all day so how do you get the momentum
all day so how do you get the momentum
all day so how do you get the momentum going between those highs and what I
going between those highs and what I
going between those highs and what I found helpful was I made a actual little
found helpful was I made a actual little
found helpful was I made a actual little presentation powerpoint that I watched
presentation powerpoint that I watched
presentation powerpoint that I watched every day in the morning just for a
every day in the morning just for a
every day in the morning just for a couple minutes that had some of the
couple minutes that had some of the
couple minutes that had some of the quotes that people had left on their
quotes that people had left on their
quotes that people had left on their feedback form so at the end of all the
feedback form so at the end of all the
feedback form so at the end of all the presentations I did I had these little
presentations I did I had these little
presentations I did I had these little feedback forms to ask people what they
feedback forms to ask people what they
feedback forms to ask people what they thought and how can make it better and
thought and how can make it better and
thought and how can make it better and the reviews that came back were awesome
the reviews that came back were awesome
the reviews that came back were awesome you know people talked about how it
you know people talked about how it
you know people talked about how it changed their life and how gave them
changed their life and how gave them
changed their life and how gave them such helpful information are going to go
such helpful information are going to go
such helpful information are going to go home and take action it’s really
home and take action it’s really
home and take action it’s really inspiring that’s the part that I really
inspiring that’s the part that I really
inspiring that’s the part that I really love about my business and so instead of
love about my business and so instead of
love about my business and so instead of just having that high that one night I
just having that high that one night I
just having that high that one night I put it together in that presentation it
put it together in that presentation it
put it together in that presentation it was very simple just something I loaded
was very simple just something I loaded
was very simple just something I loaded up every day and put a song to it and it
up every day and put a song to it and it
up every day and put a song to it and it kind of got me going in the morning
kind of got me going in the morning
kind of got me going in the morning caught me sinking you know I’ve been
caught me sinking you know I’ve been
caught me sinking you know I’ve been able to help these people and I want to
able to help these people and I want to
able to help these people and I want to do it again and I want to you know we
do it again and I want to you know we
do it again and I want to you know we live that moment again and help more
live that moment again and help more
live that moment again and help more people now or at the point within my
people now or at the point within my
people now or at the point within my business where I get emails every day
business where I get emails every day
business where I get emails every day from people who are saying how much they
from people who are saying how much they
from people who are saying how much they really liked the video we made or the
really liked the video we made or the
really liked the video we made or the newsletter or the content on our website
newsletter or the content on our website
newsletter or the content on our website and even on YouTube getting the likes
and even on YouTube getting the likes
and even on YouTube getting the likes and get in the comment is awesome that’s
and get in the comment is awesome that’s
and get in the comment is awesome that’s the stuff that makes you want to do more
the stuff that makes you want to do more
the stuff that makes you want to do more of these videos and keeps me going every
of these videos and keeps me going every
of these videos and keeps me going every day is your comments it’s not so much
day is your comments it’s not so much
day is your comments it’s not so much the money that comes in it’s it’s the
the money that comes in it’s it’s the
the money that comes in it’s it’s the feeling that you’re helping people and
feeling that you’re helping people and
feeling that you’re helping people and how can they go through times that could
how can they go through times that could
how can they go through times that could be tough I’m just having somebody who
be tough I’m just having somebody who
be tough I’m just having somebody who believes in you it can be a really
believes in you it can be a really
believes in you it can be a really powerful thing and so I found that
powerful thing and so I found that
powerful thing and so I found that really helpful so in terms of I don’t
really helpful so in terms of I don’t
really helpful so in terms of I don’t know where you’re at with your business
know where you’re at with your business
know where you’re at with your business sounds like you’re still kind of in the
sounds like you’re still kind of in the
sounds like you’re still kind of in the earlies days I try to tap into the
earlies days I try to tap into the
earlies days I try to tap into the feeling that you’re helping people
feeling that you’re helping people
feeling that you’re helping people because if you’re motivated only by
because if you’re motivated only by
because if you’re motivated only by money it makes it really hard to keep
money it makes it really hard to keep
money it makes it really hard to keep going you know you’re going to quit as
going you know you’re going to quit as
going you know you’re going to quit as soon as it gets really really hard if
soon as it gets really really hard if
soon as it gets really really hard if you’re not really interested in what
you’re not really interested in what
you’re not really interested in what you’re doing and you don’t feel like
you’re doing and you don’t feel like
you’re doing and you don’t feel like you’re helping people you can fight it
you’re helping people you can fight it
you’re helping people you can fight it for so long you can fight it saying well
for so long you can fight it saying well
for so long you can fight it saying well I’m going to make a lot of money doing
I’m going to make a lot of money doing
I’m going to make a lot of money doing this but the money usually doesn’t come
this but the money usually doesn’t come
this but the money usually doesn’t come right away it comes after a lot a lot a
right away it comes after a lot a lot a
right away it comes after a lot a lot a lot of hard work and effort so what I
lot of hard work and effort so what I
lot of hard work and effort so what I would encourage you to do is think about
would encourage you to do is think about
would encourage you to do is think about how you’re really helping people and try
how you’re really helping people and try
how you’re really helping people and try to remember those stories so think about
to remember those stories so think about
to remember those stories so think about the best part you have in your business
the best part you have in your business
the best part you have in your business whatever the the greatest high you’ve
whatever the the greatest high you’ve
whatever the the greatest high you’ve had in your your company it was probably
had in your your company it was probably
had in your your company it was probably something around helping somebody you
something around helping somebody you
something around helping somebody you know really solve a frustration a
know really solve a frustration a
know really solve a frustration a problem that they were facing and just
problem that they were facing and just
problem that they were facing and just try to relive that moment every day or
try to relive that moment every day or
try to relive that moment every day or every week as much as you can to get
every week as much as you can to get
every week as much as you can to get yourself back into that zone of wanting
yourself back into that zone of wanting
yourself back into that zone of wanting to get motivated and do a lot of work
to get motivated and do a lot of work
to get motivated and do a lot of work and build this business up and tie back
and build this business up and tie back
and build this business up and tie back into that vision that you have for the
into that vision that you have for the
into that vision that you have for the company the second thing I thought
company the second thing I thought
company the second thing I thought helpful was trying to have some bigger
helpful was trying to have some bigger
helpful was trying to have some bigger bowl that I’m shooting towards so it
bowl that I’m shooting towards so it
bowl that I’m shooting towards so it could be a numerical there could be a
could be a numerical there could be a
could be a numerical there could be a lifestyle goal maybe you want to reach
lifestyle goal maybe you want to reach
lifestyle goal maybe you want to reach the next X amount of dollars or you want
the next X amount of dollars or you want
the next X amount of dollars or you want to be able to travel the world just just
to be able to travel the world just just
to be able to travel the world just just try to imagine a lifestyle that you want
try to imagine a lifestyle that you want
try to imagine a lifestyle that you want to go after and try to get to the point
to go after and try to get to the point
to go after and try to get to the point of frustration so the first part is
of frustration so the first part is
of frustration so the first part is getting motivated by knowing you’re
getting motivated by knowing you’re
getting motivated by knowing you’re helping people and seeing the feedback
helping people and seeing the feedback
helping people and seeing the feedback that comes in the second one is getting
that comes in the second one is getting
that comes in the second one is getting motivated by being frustrated with where
motivated by being frustrated with where
motivated by being frustrated with where you are now if it’s really painful your
you are now if it’s really painful your
you are now if it’s really painful your situation now if you can make it
situation now if you can make it
situation now if you can make it extremely painful you’re more likely to
extremely painful you’re more likely to
extremely painful you’re more likely to take action and to want to change your
take action and to want to change your
take action and to want to change your situation so if your goal is to you know
situation so if your goal is to you know
situation so if your goal is to you know go to Europe for a month or whatever it
go to Europe for a month or whatever it
go to Europe for a month or whatever it is it doesn’t have to be a massive goal
is it doesn’t have to be a massive goal
is it doesn’t have to be a massive goal then think about what you’re doing now
then think about what you’re doing now
then think about what you’re doing now you know will what you’re doing now help
you know will what you’re doing now help
you know will what you’re doing now help you achieve that goal or not right if
you achieve that goal or not right if
you achieve that goal or not right if you and if it’s not then if you get
you and if it’s not then if you get
you and if it’s not then if you get angry enough at it know if he’s thinking
angry enough at it know if he’s thinking
angry enough at it know if he’s thinking you know if I’m not working now
you know if I’m not working now
you know if I’m not working now I’m not putting my best into it now I’m
I’m not putting my best into it now I’m
I’m not putting my best into it now I’m never going to be able to achieve the
never going to be able to achieve the
never going to be able to achieve the lifestyle that I want and that will
lifestyle that I want and that will
lifestyle that I want and that will hopefully give you enough frustration to
hopefully give you enough frustration to
hopefully give you enough frustration to take action and go out and do you know
take action and go out and do you know
take action and go out and do you know what you need to do to grow your
what you need to do to grow your
what you need to do to grow your business and I find that at least for me
business and I find that at least for me
business and I find that at least for me at the beginning I had to reset every
at the beginning I had to reset every
at the beginning I had to reset every day you know I could get motivated for
day you know I could get motivated for
day you know I could get motivated for the day and then I wake up the next day
the day and then I wake up the next day
the day and then I wake up the next day and you’re back into your typical
and you’re back into your typical
and you’re back into your typical patterns and I got to get motivated
patterns and I got to get motivated
patterns and I got to get motivated again now luckily again for me I get a
again now luckily again for me I get a
again now luckily again for me I get a lot of feedback every day that comes in
lot of feedback every day that comes in
lot of feedback every day that comes in I just have to open up my email or look
I just have to open up my email or look
I just have to open up my email or look at the comments on YouTube or Facebook
at the comments on YouTube or Facebook
at the comments on YouTube or Facebook and see all the glowing review is not
and see all the glowing review is not
and see all the glowing review is not getting me kick-started for what I want
getting me kick-started for what I want
getting me kick-started for what I want to do for the day if you don’t have that
to do for the day if you don’t have that
to do for the day if you don’t have that yet then you know you want to start to
yet then you know you want to start to
yet then you know you want to start to try to remember the best points and also
try to remember the best points and also
try to remember the best points and also try to get frustrated at your current
try to get frustrated at your current
try to get frustrated at your current situation and how you want to really
situation and how you want to really
situation and how you want to really improve it and make it better so
improve it and make it better so
improve it and make it better so hopefully not too long-winded an answer
hopefully not too long-winded an answer
hopefully not too long-winded an answer to the question but a very important
to the question but a very important
to the question but a very important question I hope it helped you dieter for
question I hope it helped you dieter for
question I hope it helped you dieter for those are you watching again I’d love to
those are you watching again I’d love to
those are you watching again I’d love to see the thumbs up come in and makes me
see the thumbs up come in and makes me
see the thumbs up come in and makes me want to do more of these videos and I’d
want to do more of these videos and I’d
want to do more of these videos and I’d love to hear we have to think about this
love to hear we have to think about this
love to hear we have to think about this video or if you have a question for your
video or if you have a question for your
video or if you have a question for your own company so if we leave in the
own company so if we leave in the
own company so if we leave in the comments below it means a lot to me I
comments below it means a lot to me I
comments below it means a lot to me I always read them every day and hopefully
always read them every day and hopefully
always read them every day and hopefully you’ll leave one if you really enjoyed
you’ll leave one if you really enjoyed
you’ll leave one if you really enjoyed this video so thank you and I’ll see you
this video so thank you and I’ll see you
this video so thank you and I’ll see you on the next episode
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