if you’re not sure what businesses start you’ve got to start actually trying some
you’ve got to start actually trying some
you’ve got to start actually trying some things out and see what sticks you’re
things out and see what sticks you’re
things out and see what sticks you’re not gonna come to the perfect answer
not gonna come to the perfect answer
not gonna come to the perfect answer only by thinking about it you’ve got to
only by thinking about it you’ve got to
only by thinking about it you’ve got to actually start doing things hi I’m Evan
actually start doing things hi I’m Evan
actually start doing things hi I’m Evan Carmichael your friend in all things
Carmichael your friend in all things
Carmichael your friend in all things entrepreneurship and today Manson a
entrepreneurship and today Manson a
entrepreneurship and today Manson a question from one of my readers Lathan
question from one of my readers Lathan
question from one of my readers Lathan who wrote in saying he’s a young
who wrote in saying he’s a young
who wrote in saying he’s a young entrepreneur he wants to start a
entrepreneur he wants to start a
entrepreneur he wants to start a business doesn’t know what to do except
business doesn’t know what to do except
business doesn’t know what to do except that he wants to be in business for
that he wants to be in business for
that he wants to be in business for himself and he’s wondering should he
himself and he’s wondering should he
himself and he’s wondering should he just jump at the next opportunity that
just jump at the next opportunity that
just jump at the next opportunity that comes to him or should he sit back and
comes to him or should he sit back and
comes to him or should he sit back and wait for the perfect opportunity that’s
wait for the perfect opportunity that’s
wait for the perfect opportunity that’s a great question Lathan congratulations
a great question Lathan congratulations
a great question Lathan congratulations on making the decision to be an
on making the decision to be an
on making the decision to be an entrepreneur it can be a tough one a
entrepreneur it can be a tough one a
entrepreneur it can be a tough one a member was hard for me when I was
member was hard for me when I was
member was hard for me when I was getting my first business going to
getting my first business going to
getting my first business going to answer your question you’ve got to go
answer your question you’ve got to go
answer your question you’ve got to go and actually start trying different
and actually start trying different
and actually start trying different things so remember when I sold my first
things so remember when I sold my first
things so remember when I sold my first business and I was looking at what do I
business and I was looking at what do I
business and I was looking at what do I do next there was this big hole in my
do next there was this big hole in my
do next there was this big hole in my heart and I didn’t know what I wanted to
heart and I didn’t know what I wanted to
heart and I didn’t know what I wanted to do I felt like I just given up my baby
do I felt like I just given up my baby
do I felt like I just given up my baby with the business and I didn’t have to
with the business and I didn’t have to
with the business and I didn’t have to go and work but I felt like I wanted to
go and work but I felt like I wanted to
go and work but I felt like I wanted to do something and I got to the point
do something and I got to the point
do something and I got to the point where I was writing in a journal things
where I was writing in a journal things
where I was writing in a journal things that I enjoy doing and didn’t enjoy
that I enjoy doing and didn’t enjoy
that I enjoy doing and didn’t enjoy doing hoping that that would lead me
doing hoping that that would lead me
doing hoping that that would lead me somewhere you know if I did enough of
somewhere you know if I did enough of
somewhere you know if I did enough of the things that I enjoy doing an ongoing
the things that I enjoy doing an ongoing
the things that I enjoy doing an ongoing basis I could turn that into a business
basis I could turn that into a business
basis I could turn that into a business and I hooked up with a venture capital
and I hooked up with a venture capital
and I hooked up with a venture capital company because I was curious about
company because I was curious about
company because I was curious about learning the venture capital side of
learning the venture capital side of
learning the venture capital side of things and helped them bring in new
things and helped them bring in new
things and helped them bring in new clients to raise money for new customers
clients to raise money for new customers
clients to raise money for new customers who are trying to grow their business
who are trying to grow their business
who are trying to grow their business and that was a lot of fun there was a
and that was a lot of fun there was a
and that was a lot of fun there was a lot of learning there I hooked up with a
lot of learning there I hooked up with a
lot of learning there I hooked up with a startup software company at the same
startup software company at the same
startup software company at the same time and started this new business
time and started this new business
time and started this new business getting it off the ground
getting it off the ground
getting it off the ground neither of those ended up being what I
neither of those ended up being what I
neither of those ended up being what I ended up doing longer-term which was
ended up doing longer-term which was
ended up doing longer-term which was started nephron Carmical comm turning it
started nephron Carmical comm turning it
started nephron Carmical comm turning it into a business but they both helped get
into a business but they both helped get
into a business but they both helped get me there I didn’t commit to doing either
me there I didn’t commit to doing either
me there I didn’t commit to doing either of them full time I was dipping my toes
of them full time I was dipping my toes
of them full time I was dipping my toes in offering some expertise learning
in offering some expertise learning
in offering some expertise learning along the way and seeing if it was a
along the way and seeing if it was a
along the way and seeing if it was a right fit for me or not and the only way
right fit for me or not and the only way
right fit for me or not and the only way for me to figure that out was to get in
for me to figure that out was to get in
for me to figure that out was to get in and start trying to do it keeping a
and start trying to do it keeping a
and start trying to do it keeping a journal help so I could figure out what
journal help so I could figure out what
journal help so I could figure out what I enjoy doing and what I didn’t enjoy
I enjoy doing and what I didn’t enjoy
I enjoy doing and what I didn’t enjoy doing one of the lightbulb turning
doing one of the lightbulb turning
doing one of the lightbulb turning points for me was when I started doing
points for me was when I started doing
points for me was when I started doing presentations about entrepreneurship and
presentations about entrepreneurship and
presentations about entrepreneurship and I realized I wanted to do more of these
I realized I wanted to do more of these
I realized I wanted to do more of these I loved doing them so much I loved
I loved doing them so much I loved
I loved doing them so much I loved helping entrepreneurs and I had to keep
helping entrepreneurs and I had to keep
helping entrepreneurs and I had to keep finding a way to do it to do it and
finding a way to do it to do it and
finding a way to do it to do it and you’ll get to that moment and it’s a
you’ll get to that moment and it’s a
you’ll get to that moment and it’s a process of self-discovery that you have
process of self-discovery that you have
process of self-discovery that you have to go to you’re on your journey but you
to go to you’re on your journey but you
to go to you’re on your journey but you don’t start a journey just sitting at
don’t start a journey just sitting at
don’t start a journey just sitting at home you know you’ve got to go out there
home you know you’ve got to go out there
home you know you’ve got to go out there and start trying different things that
and start trying different things that
and start trying different things that sound appealing but not with a huge
sound appealing but not with a huge
sound appealing but not with a huge expectation that this is gonna turn into
expectation that this is gonna turn into
expectation that this is gonna turn into your your million dollar idea if you put
your your million dollar idea if you put
your your million dollar idea if you put massive expectations on things then
massive expectations on things then
massive expectations on things then you’re setting yourself up for failure
you’re setting yourself up for failure
you’re setting yourself up for failure go out experience it see if you like
go out experience it see if you like
go out experience it see if you like doing it so if you want to do it again
doing it so if you want to do it again
doing it so if you want to do it again and again and again see if this is what
and again and again see if this is what
and again and again see if this is what you were born to do or not you’ve got to
you were born to do or not you’ve got to
you were born to do or not you’ve got to find that and you will if you look at
find that and you will if you look at
find that and you will if you look at Steve Jobs founder of Apple he was in
Steve Jobs founder of Apple he was in
Steve Jobs founder of Apple he was in college universe and he dropped out he
college universe and he dropped out he
college universe and he dropped out he dropped out of his classes because he
dropped out of his classes because he
dropped out of his classes because he wasn’t enjoying it and he started
wasn’t enjoying it and he started
wasn’t enjoying it and he started dropping in on classes that talked about
dropping in on classes that talked about
dropping in on classes that talked about typography and fonts and he had no idea
typography and fonts and he had no idea
typography and fonts and he had no idea what that would mean for him he just
what that would mean for him he just
what that would mean for him he just found that interesting and he dropped in
found that interesting and he dropped in
found that interesting and he dropped in on computer building clubs
on computer building clubs
on computer building clubs and again he had no idea what it was
and again he had no idea what it was
and again he had no idea what it was gonna mean he was just following
gonna mean he was just following
gonna mean he was just following something that was curious to him and
something that was curious to him and
something that was curious to him and led to the creation of Apple and this
led to the creation of Apple and this
led to the creation of Apple and this huge company and massive wealth for him
huge company and massive wealth for him
huge company and massive wealth for him but at the time was scary you know and
but at the time was scary you know and
but at the time was scary you know and his friends and family saying you’re
his friends and family saying you’re
his friends and family saying you’re dropping out of university you’re
dropping out of university you’re
dropping out of university you’re dropping out of college and you’re
dropping out of college and you’re
dropping out of college and you’re you’re going to sit in on other classes
you’re going to sit in on other classes
you’re going to sit in on other classes for free and you’re going to hang out
for free and you’re going to hang out
for free and you’re going to hang out with these computer geeks who are
with these computer geeks who are
with these computer geeks who are building a computer who needs personal
building a computer who needs personal
building a computer who needs personal computers anyway it’s only for big
computers anyway it’s only for big
computers anyway it’s only for big companies but he didn’t listen to them
companies but he didn’t listen to them
companies but he didn’t listen to them he put the blinders on he was started
he put the blinders on he was started
he put the blinders on he was started exploring his interests and this is a
exploring his interests and this is a
exploring his interests and this is a toughest part you’ve got to believe that
toughest part you’ve got to believe that
toughest part you’ve got to believe that somehow in the future the dots will
somehow in the future the dots will
somehow in the future the dots will connect you know it doesn’t make any
connect you know it doesn’t make any
connect you know it doesn’t make any sense right now you’ve got to believe
sense right now you’ve got to believe
sense right now you’ve got to believe that somewhere in the future it’s all
that somewhere in the future it’s all
that somewhere in the future it’s all going to come together by combining all
going to come together by combining all
going to come together by combining all those different experiences and
those different experiences and
those different experiences and different interests you have somewhere
different interests you have somewhere
different interests you have somewhere in there is a huge multi-million dollar
in there is a huge multi-million dollar
in there is a huge multi-million dollar business idea that will happen and
business idea that will happen and
business idea that will happen and you’re gonna love it but you got to
you’re gonna love it but you got to
you’re gonna love it but you got to start you got to get up off the couch
start you got to get up off the couch
start you got to get up off the couch get out start experiencing things start
get out start experiencing things start
get out start experiencing things start working
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