hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to the edition of ask Evan today I’m going to
edition of ask Evan today I’m going to
edition of ask Evan today I’m going to answer a question from one of our
answer a question from one of our
answer a question from one of our Twitter readers his name is Kyle Kyle
Twitter readers his name is Kyle Kyle
Twitter readers his name is Kyle Kyle Van Pelt and he wrote in saying how do
Van Pelt and he wrote in saying how do
Van Pelt and he wrote in saying how do you determine what adds the most value
you determine what adds the most value
you determine what adds the most value to your business listen to the question
to your business listen to the question
to your business listen to the question Kyle I think I may mention this before
Kyle I think I may mention this before
Kyle I think I may mention this before but on my way to work every day I try to
but on my way to work every day I try to
but on my way to work every day I try to ask myself what can I do to add the most
ask myself what can I do to add the most
ask myself what can I do to add the most value to my business today and I find
value to my business today and I find
value to my business today and I find that if I’m doing things too much that
that if I’m doing things too much that
that if I’m doing things too much that is not adding a lot of value I try to
is not adding a lot of value I try to
is not adding a lot of value I try to see does this still need to be done and
see does this still need to be done and
see does this still need to be done and if so does it have to be me who’s doing
if so does it have to be me who’s doing
if so does it have to be me who’s doing it and again as you’re walking to your
it and again as you’re walking to your
it and again as you’re walking to your office or however you’re going in if
office or however you’re going in if
office or however you’re going in if you’re waking up and you’re going off to
you’re waking up and you’re going off to
you’re waking up and you’re going off to your chair if you’re working from home
your chair if you’re working from home
your chair if you’re working from home you do want to think how can I add the
you do want to think how can I add the
you do want to think how can I add the most value to my business now in terms
most value to my business now in terms
most value to my business now in terms of how to determine that for me what I
of how to determine that for me what I
of how to determine that for me what I do is to think about impact and the two
do is to think about impact and the two
do is to think about impact and the two impacts that I can have is one helping
impacts that I can have is one helping
impacts that I can have is one helping one person or one client and having it
one person or one client and having it
one person or one client and having it in a really meaningful way and so
in a really meaningful way and so
in a really meaningful way and so spending you know a lot of time going
spending you know a lot of time going
spending you know a lot of time going in-depth adding a lot of value to help
in-depth adding a lot of value to help
in-depth adding a lot of value to help one person and hopefully touch them you
one person and hopefully touch them you
one person and hopefully touch them you know change your life or change their
know change your life or change their
know change your life or change their business and have a really strong impact
business and have a really strong impact
business and have a really strong impact the other form of impact I find is is
the other form of impact I find is is
the other form of impact I find is is hitting more masses so having a slightly
hitting more masses so having a slightly
hitting more masses so having a slightly less strong connection but still be able
less strong connection but still be able
less strong connection but still be able to help and reach a lot of people so
to help and reach a lot of people so
to help and reach a lot of people so example the first one I might help a
example the first one I might help a
example the first one I might help a client or might help an entrepreneur
client or might help an entrepreneur
client or might help an entrepreneur one-on-one if it’s a coffee meeting and
one-on-one if it’s a coffee meeting and
one-on-one if it’s a coffee meeting and just try to really dig into their
just try to really dig into their
just try to really dig into their business and give them some advice the
business and give them some advice the
business and give them some advice the example of the second one is is doing
example of the second one is is doing
example of the second one is is doing videos like this right I’m in my house I
videos like this right I’m in my house I
videos like this right I’m in my house I don’t I’m talking to a whole bunch of
don’t I’m talking to a whole bunch of
don’t I’m talking to a whole bunch of people hi but I’m never going to meet
people hi but I’m never going to meet
people hi but I’m never going to meet most of you but hopefully there’s still
most of you but hopefully there’s still
most of you but hopefully there’s still some kind of impact that I can have and
some kind of impact that I can have and
some kind of impact that I can have and give some advice encourage your
give some advice encourage your
give some advice encourage your motivation ideas to help you grow your
motivation ideas to help you grow your
motivation ideas to help you grow your business so when I’m walking to the
business so when I’m walking to the
business so when I’m walking to the office or try to think how can I have
office or try to think how can I have
office or try to think how can I have the most impact how can I add the most
the most impact how can I add the most
the most impact how can I add the most value
value
value if I look at some of the things
if I look at some of the things
if I look at some of the things especially most entrepreneurs if you’re
especially most entrepreneurs if you’re
especially most entrepreneurs if you’re doing a lot of admin work or accounting
doing a lot of admin work or accounting
doing a lot of admin work or accounting work as an example if you do in your
work as an example if you do in your
work as an example if you do in your books how much impact does that have
books how much impact does that have
books how much impact does that have right are you helping people you’re
right are you helping people you’re
right are you helping people you’re helping one person really in-depth are
helping one person really in-depth are
helping one person really in-depth are you helping a lot of people in a less
you helping a lot of people in a less
you helping a lot of people in a less impactful way but you’re helping more
impactful way but you’re helping more
impactful way but you’re helping more people at the same time probably not so
people at the same time probably not so
people at the same time probably not so there’s a lot of things that you’re
there’s a lot of things that you’re
there’s a lot of things that you’re probably doing that is not helping
probably doing that is not helping
probably doing that is not helping people is not having a big impact that
people is not having a big impact that
people is not having a big impact that may still need to get done you know so
may still need to get done you know so
may still need to get done you know so for me the books have to get done at my
for me the books have to get done at my
for me the books have to get done at my company there’s a lot of admin work that
company there’s a lot of admin work that
company there’s a lot of admin work that has to get done it doesn’t mean that I
has to get done it doesn’t mean that I
has to get done it doesn’t mean that I have to do it and you want to try to get
have to do it and you want to try to get
have to do it and you want to try to get to the point where you can either you
to the point where you can either you
to the point where you can either you eliminate the stuff you don’t need
eliminate the stuff you don’t need
eliminate the stuff you don’t need automate as much as possible and then
automate as much as possible and then
automate as much as possible and then delegate the work that still has to get
delegate the work that still has to get
delegate the work that still has to get done by somebody but shouldn’t always be
done by somebody but shouldn’t always be
done by somebody but shouldn’t always be you so for these videos for example my
you so for these videos for example my
you so for these videos for example my brand is me so I’m on the videos i want
brand is me so I’m on the videos i want
brand is me so I’m on the videos i want to help answer the question you know you
to help answer the question you know you
to help answer the question you know you tweeted me with a question so i want to
tweeted me with a question so i want to
tweeted me with a question so i want to answer that personally that’s not
answer that personally that’s not
answer that personally that’s not something I can hand off to somebody and
something I can hand off to somebody and
something I can hand off to somebody and say hey Kyle great question here’s my
say hey Kyle great question here’s my
say hey Kyle great question here’s my assistant is going to answer for you
assistant is going to answer for you
assistant is going to answer for you right I want to try to make that a
right I want to try to make that a
right I want to try to make that a little more personal but there are the
little more personal but there are the
little more personal but there are the things that I can hand off that I have a
things that I can hand off that I have a
things that I can hand off that I have a great team and they can manage do on the
great team and they can manage do on the
great team and they can manage do on the run without me so you got to play that
run without me so you got to play that
run without me so you got to play that you know I guess that balance and figure
you know I guess that balance and figure
you know I guess that balance and figure out what should be done by you where
out what should be done by you where
out what should be done by you where you’re adding a lot of value versus what
you’re adding a lot of value versus what
you’re adding a lot of value versus what can be handed off to the people on your
can be handed off to the people on your
can be handed off to the people on your team at the start you know you may not
team at the start you know you may not
team at the start you know you may not have a lot of money to hire somebody the
have a lot of money to hire somebody the
have a lot of money to hire somebody the first person I hired was for one hour a
first person I hired was for one hour a
first person I hired was for one hour a day you don’t have to have somebody
day you don’t have to have somebody
day you don’t have to have somebody full-time you don’t have to have
full-time you don’t have to have
full-time you don’t have to have somebody come to your office into your
somebody come to your office into your
somebody come to your office into your home it can be part-time really small
home it can be part-time really small
home it can be part-time really small you know an hour a day a couple hours a
you know an hour a day a couple hours a
you know an hour a day a couple hours a week just to unload some of the work
week just to unload some of the work
week just to unload some of the work that you’re doing and give you more time
that you’re doing and give you more time
that you’re doing and give you more time to free up working on bigger projects
to free up working on bigger projects
to free up working on bigger projects that can help grow your business another
that can help grow your business another
that can help grow your business another thing I think about when I try to think
thing I think about when I try to think
thing I think about when I try to think about adding value is I like starting
about adding value is I like starting
about adding value is I like starting projects and not running project so i’ll
projects and not running project so i’ll
projects and not running project so i’ll get something going i’ll come up with a
get something going i’ll come up with a
get something going i’ll come up with a lot of new ideas that’s my main role at
lot of new ideas that’s my main role at
lot of new ideas that’s my main role at the company now I guess is coming up
the company now I guess is coming up
the company now I guess is coming up with ways to grow the business and all
with ways to grow the business and all
with ways to grow the business and all launching I’ll spend a lot of time
launching I’ll spend a lot of time
launching I’ll spend a lot of time testing things out and then once I have
testing things out and then once I have
testing things out and then once I have the system
the system
the system kind of humming I’ll hand it off to my
kind of humming I’ll hand it off to my
kind of humming I’ll hand it off to my team to continue to run with and then
team to continue to run with and then
team to continue to run with and then I’m off to the new project if you’re
I’m off to the new project if you’re
I’m off to the new project if you’re thinking about value for your business
thinking about value for your business
thinking about value for your business especially if you want to sell it you
especially if you want to sell it you
especially if you want to sell it you want to have a business that can run
want to have a business that can run
want to have a business that can run without you in it as much as possible so
without you in it as much as possible so
without you in it as much as possible so you have systems procedures a team in
you have systems procedures a team in
you have systems procedures a team in place structure that the business can
place structure that the business can
place structure that the business can run without you having to be there and
run without you having to be there and
run without you having to be there and so as much as possible to remove myself
so as much as possible to remove myself
so as much as possible to remove myself from the day-to-day operations of the
from the day-to-day operations of the
from the day-to-day operations of the business and focus on new growth and for
business and focus on new growth and for
business and focus on new growth and for me that’s adding a lot of value to the
me that’s adding a lot of value to the
me that’s adding a lot of value to the business so I don’t know what stage
business so I don’t know what stage
business so I don’t know what stage you’re at with your company at the
you’re at with your company at the
you’re at with your company at the moment but you want to try to at least
moment but you want to try to at least
moment but you want to try to at least carve out some time every week I call a
carve out some time every week I call a
carve out some time every week I call a CEO time where you’re focusing on
CEO time where you’re focusing on
CEO time where you’re focusing on projects that will grow the business and
projects that will grow the business and
projects that will grow the business and not just running the operations of the
not just running the operations of the
not just running the operations of the company hopefully I’ll helped answer
company hopefully I’ll helped answer
company hopefully I’ll helped answer your question is a great question i
your question is a great question i
your question is a great question i really enjoyed that one for those of you
really enjoyed that one for those of you
really enjoyed that one for those of you watching if you liked it please give it
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of these videos and i love here we have
of these videos and i love here we have to think if you want to leave a comment
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under the video about how you know how you determine value and what what tasks
you determine value and what what tasks
you determine value and what what tasks add the most value for you and if you
add the most value for you and if you
add the most value for you and if you have a question for your own business
have a question for your own business
have a question for your own business I’d love to try to answer it for you on
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