good morning nation my name is Evan Carmichael by one word and believe as I
Carmichael by one word and believe as I
Carmichael by one word and believe as I believe that entrepreneurs will solve
believe that entrepreneurs will solve
believe that entrepreneurs will solve all of the world’s major problems so
all of the world’s major problems so
all of the world’s major problems so health of your journey today’s message
health of your journey today’s message
health of your journey today’s message is asked great questions over to you the
is asked great questions over to you the
is asked great questions over to you the [Music]
defined that levels of success in almost
defined that levels of success in almost any industry or area correlate to a
any industry or area correlate to a
any industry or area correlate to a person asking great questions in some
person asking great questions in some
person asking great questions in some cases they seem absurd in fact the
cases they seem absurd in fact the
cases they seem absurd in fact the hallmarking way of great questions is
hallmarking way of great questions is
hallmarking way of great questions is that sound completely ridiculous so
that sound completely ridiculous so
that sound completely ridiculous so someone might ask like Peter Thiel why
someone might ask like Peter Thiel why
someone might ask like Peter Thiel why can’t you achieve your ten-year goals in
can’t you achieve your ten-year goals in
can’t you achieve your ten-year goals in the next six months there’s a thought
the next six months there’s a thought
the next six months there’s a thought exercise that’s like–that’s that’s a
exercise that’s like–that’s that’s a
exercise that’s like–that’s that’s a good question to answer for yourself and
good question to answer for yourself and
good question to answer for yourself and these types of questions come up
these types of questions come up
these types of questions come up surprisingly often with with very very
surprisingly often with with very very
surprisingly often with with very very impressive folks whether it’s in
impressive folks whether it’s in
impressive folks whether it’s in business military entertainment or
business military entertainment or
business military entertainment or otherwise and the way you can get better
otherwise and the way you can get better
otherwise and the way you can get better at questions is by studying interviews
at questions is by studying interviews
at questions is by studying interviews in part so I studied Larry King
in part so I studied Larry King
in part so I studied Larry King I studied Charlie Rose I studied Terry
I studied Charlie Rose I studied Terry
I studied Charlie Rose I studied Terry Gross I studied that that go down the
Gross I studied that that go down the
Gross I studied that that go down the list
list
list I studied twenty Robbins who does in
I studied twenty Robbins who does in
I studied twenty Robbins who does in person one-on-one interventions at his
person one-on-one interventions at his
person one-on-one interventions at his events in front of ten thousand five
events in front of ten thousand five
events in front of ten thousand five thousand people and he’s just genius
thousand people and he’s just genius
thousand people and he’s just genius with how he uses questions to like
with how he uses questions to like
with how he uses questions to like pattern interrupt and grab someone’s
pattern interrupt and grab someone’s
pattern interrupt and grab someone’s attention and divert them in a more
attention and divert them in a more
attention and divert them in a more productive productive direction now why
productive productive direction now why
productive productive direction now why is that relevant relevant because
is that relevant relevant because
is that relevant relevant because thinking is the process of asking
thinking is the process of asking
thinking is the process of asking questions you’re asking yourself
questions you’re asking yourself
questions you’re asking yourself questions and then you’re answering them
questions and then you’re answering them
questions and then you’re answering them in your own head so if you get better at
in your own head so if you get better at
in your own head so if you get better at asking other people questions you get
asking other people questions you get
asking other people questions you get better asking yourself questions which
better asking yourself questions which
better asking yourself questions which means you are a you’re improving your
means you are a you’re improving your
means you are a you’re improving your thought performance and level of
thought performance and level of
thought performance and level of thinking one of my favorite exercises to
thinking one of my favorite exercises to
thinking one of my favorite exercises to do both for myself the transfers I’m
do both for myself the transfers I’m
do both for myself the transfers I’m okay with is trying to turn limiting
okay with is trying to turn limiting
okay with is trying to turn limiting into how questions turn limiting
into how questions turn limiting
into how questions turn limiting statements into health questions so as
statements into health questions so as
statements into health questions so as an example turns deepness like I can’t
an example turns deepness like I can’t
an example turns deepness like I can’t do this because I have a full-time job
do this because I have a full-time job
do this because I have a full-time job into us how do I do this
into us how do I do this
into us how do I do this while I has a full-time job I can’t
while I has a full-time job I can’t
while I has a full-time job I can’t start this company because I don’t have
start this company because I don’t have
start this company because I don’t have any money into how do I start this
any money into how do I start this
any money into how do I start this business without having any money as
business without having any money as
business without having any money as soon as you can move from a limiting
soon as you can move from a limiting
soon as you can move from a limiting statement that you absorb it to Michael
statement that you absorb it to Michael
statement that you absorb it to Michael this is just true I have a limited life
this is just true I have a limited life
this is just true I have a limited life I have limited resources I have no
I have limited resources I have no
I have limited resources I have no minute accent I’m live with everything
minute accent I’m live with everything
minute accent I’m live with everything is limited never achieve anything so as
is limited never achieve anything so as
is limited never achieve anything so as you can move to that state to how how do
you can move to that state to how how do
you can move to that state to how how do I accomplish it with these restrictions
I accomplish it with these restrictions
I accomplish it with these restrictions limitations then you start to break out
limitations then you start to break out
limitations then you start to break out your box then he starts to have the
your box then he starts to have the
your box then he starts to have the ability to do more main things and so
ability to do more main things and so
ability to do more main things and so it’s catching yourself that no when
it’s catching yourself that no when
it’s catching yourself that no when you’re seeing really limiting statements
you’re seeing really limiting statements
you’re seeing really limiting statements and then asking that question of how can
and then asking that question of how can
and then asking that question of how can I accomplish it accepting the
I accomplish it accepting the
I accomplish it accepting the limitations that I have right now part
limitations that I have right now part
limitations that I have right now part of the challenge those calculations
of the challenge those calculations
of the challenge those calculations and knowing when you’re actually seeing
and knowing when you’re actually seeing
and knowing when you’re actually seeing under the mistaken because again so much
under the mistaken because again so much
under the mistaken because again so much of is subconscious so much of the time
of is subconscious so much of the time
of is subconscious so much of the time you’re just automatically living on a
you’re just automatically living on a
you’re just automatically living on a small bone automatically living on
small bone automatically living on
small bone automatically living on autopilot you know living living by
autopilot you know living living by
autopilot you know living living by other people’s expectations limitations
other people’s expectations limitations
other people’s expectations limitations constant
constant
constant we’re not constant going up living big
we’re not constant going up living big
we’re not constant going up living big doing huge things we’re living in
doing huge things we’re living in
doing huge things we’re living in survival mode so often deleting the
survival mode so often deleting the
survival mode so often deleting the chats rebuilding statement can be
chats rebuilding statement can be
chats rebuilding statement can be difficult here is one of my favorite
difficult here is one of my favorite
difficult here is one of my favorite exercises on how to fix it look at
exercises on how to fix it look at
exercises on how to fix it look at yourself in the mirror
yourself in the mirror
yourself in the mirror go do it look yourself in America
go do it look yourself in America
go do it look yourself in America pull up your phone and look at yourself
pull up your phone and look at yourself
pull up your phone and look at yourself in the phone and ask yourself why am I
in the phone and ask yourself why am I
in the phone and ask yourself why am I not more success why have I not get my
not more success why have I not get my
not more success why have I not get my goals why I had this goal for the past
goals why I had this goal for the past
goals why I had this goal for the past three years and a heaven in progress
three years and a heaven in progress
three years and a heaven in progress time why is it still up someday going
time why is it still up someday going
time why is it still up someday going why have I not done the things that I
why have I not done the things that I
why have I not done the things that I said I want to do that she’s important
said I want to do that she’s important
said I want to do that she’s important to me whatever Northup and somewhere in
to me whatever Northup and somewhere in
to me whatever Northup and somewhere in here is going to be an answer right like
here is going to be an answer right like
here is going to be an answer right like don’t want to wait to get it and then
don’t want to wait to get it and then
don’t want to wait to get it and then from there that’s what your limitations
from there that’s what your limitations
from there that’s what your limitations cause the most powerful images you have
cause the most powerful images you have
cause the most powerful images you have well I’m not able to be a success
well I’m not able to be a success
well I’m not able to be a success will because I didn’t go to university
will because I didn’t go to university
will because I didn’t go to university and everybody who have success on to
and everybody who have success on to
and everybody who have success on to university right if that’s the story
university right if that’s the story
university right if that’s the story kind of replay over and over and over
kind of replay over and over and over
kind of replay over and over and over and over and over getting mind great –
and over and over getting mind great –
and over and over getting mind great – you live in stated position as Ohio tech
you live in stated position as Ohio tech
you live in stated position as Ohio tech oh I accomplished my goal suffering
oh I accomplished my goal suffering
oh I accomplished my goal suffering business without having a university
business without having a university
business without having a university education how do I surround myself with
education how do I surround myself with
education how do I surround myself with resources of people who prove to me that
resources of people who prove to me that
resources of people who prove to me that it’s possible we often do this
it’s possible we often do this
it’s possible we often do this lots of entrepreneurs are done right so
lots of entrepreneurs are done right so
lots of entrepreneurs are done right so I find an exercise so look at yourself
I find an exercise so look at yourself
I find an exercise so look at yourself in the mirror or right now and eat the
in the mirror or right now and eat the
in the mirror or right now and eat the paper I have not accomplished my big
paper I have not accomplished my big
paper I have not accomplished my big bones yes because right now maybe
bones yes because right now maybe
bones yes because right now maybe there’s multiple reasons one two three
there’s multiple reasons one two three
there’s multiple reasons one two three four five and seven if you fill up the
four five and seven if you fill up the
four five and seven if you fill up the whole page of reasons why you’re not
whole page of reasons why you’re not
whole page of reasons why you’re not more successful why you have a deep your
more successful why you have a deep your
more successful why you have a deep your goal each one of those are limiting
goal each one of those are limiting
goal each one of those are limiting business and as long as you continue to
business and as long as you continue to
business and as long as you continue to believe them as long as you continue to
believe them as long as you continue to
believe them as long as you continue to act by them most of the time of
act by them most of the time of
act by them most of the time of subconsciously it’s not like you every
subconsciously it’s not like you every
subconsciously it’s not like you every day wake up and just remind yourself I
day wake up and just remind yourself I
day wake up and just remind yourself I have it I don’t have any education so
have it I don’t have any education so
have it I don’t have any education so I’m like it be successful tell like you
I’m like it be successful tell like you
I’m like it be successful tell like you have a negative mantra to just do it
have a negative mantra to just do it
have a negative mantra to just do it automatically how you’re living your
automatically how you’re living your
automatically how you’re living your life by default
life by default
life by default the limitation is the heart detectives
the limitation is the heart detectives
the limitation is the heart detectives just decomp so if you build your list of
just decomp so if you build your list of
just decomp so if you build your list of the reasons and then started talking
the reasons and then started talking
the reasons and then started talking them ask yourself how questions the
them ask yourself how questions the
them ask yourself how questions the students you ask yourself happened how
students you ask yourself happened how
students you ask yourself happened how can I
can I
can I and so this is expected a negative
and so this is expected a negative
and so this is expected a negative situation the Box system open the
situation the Box system open the
situation the Box system open the possibility is fixable you move from a
possibility is fixable you move from a
possibility is fixable you move from a negative place to a positive one you
negative place to a positive one you
negative place to a positive one you move from a resort slip States to a
move from a resort slip States to a
move from a resort slip States to a resourceful one because you’re forcing
resourceful one because you’re forcing
resourceful one because you’re forcing your brain and the question how can I do
your brain and the question how can I do
your brain and the question how can I do this the spice not as a mist despite
this the spice not as a mist despite
this the spice not as a mist despite being bit despite growing up like this
being bit despite growing up like this
being bit despite growing up like this how can I still go up and do it and you
how can I still go up and do it and you
how can I still go up and do it and you get used to asking those potential field
get used to asking those potential field
get used to asking those potential field questions then you bring up my hands
questions then you bring up my hands
questions then you bring up my hands you’re asking better questions as
you’re asking better questions as
you’re asking better questions as opposed to
opposed to
opposed to I really live in his life but for the
I really live in his life but for the
I really live in his life but for the most part this self-imposed so the
most part this self-imposed so the
most part this self-imposed so the question today is I like to go through
question today is I like to go through
question today is I like to go through this exercise with you ask yourself what
this exercise with you ask yourself what
this exercise with you ask yourself what is the one reason just take one second
is the one reason just take one second
is the one reason just take one second ambulance what is one reason why you’re
ambulance what is one reason why you’re
ambulance what is one reason why you’re not more success while you have an
not more success while you have an
not more success while you have an accomplishing main goals write it down
accomplishing main goals write it down
accomplishing main goals write it down the comments below and the next to it
the comments below and the next to it
the comments below and the next to it right down the how-to version of how can
right down the how-to version of how can
right down the how-to version of how can high version and if you really want to
high version and if you really want to
high version and if you really want to take it the next step into that question
take it the next step into that question
take it the next step into that question into the how to think if you do that
into the how to think if you do that
into the how to think if you do that consistently it open up a world of
consistently it open up a world of
consistently it open up a world of difference for you and love the spark
difference for you and love the spark
difference for you and love the spark right here on this episode so leave it
right here on this episode so leave it
right here on this episode so leave it down below
down below
down below really see what you have to say I also
really see what you have to say I also
really see what you have to say I also want to give a quick changes Michael
want to give a quick changes Michael
want to give a quick changes Michael Phillips Mike thank you so much a bit of
Phillips Mike thank you so much a bit of
Phillips Mike thank you so much a bit of a cup of my foot near one word I really
a cup of my foot near one word I really
a cup of my foot near one word I really appreciate you support bike and I hope
appreciate you support bike and I hope
appreciate you support bike and I hope you enjoy the book so thank you guys so
you enjoy the book so thank you guys so
you enjoy the book so thank you guys so much for watching I believe in you
much for watching I believe in you
much for watching I believe in you continue to believe in yourself and
continue to believe in yourself and
continue to believe in yourself and whatever your one where it is much love
whatever your one where it is much love
whatever your one where it is much love and I’ll see you again smart more a for
and I’ll see you again smart more a for
and I’ll see you again smart more a for another shot of espresso
how would you tell us to develop a habit
how would you tell us to develop a habit of curiosity well you know what people
of curiosity well you know what people
of curiosity well you know what people do look at me and see me as creative
do look at me and see me as creative
do look at me and see me as creative because I’ve written so many books and I
because I’ve written so many books and I
because I’ve written so many books and I am curious but when I started off in
am curious but when I started off in
am curious but when I started off in college in my in my freshman psych class
college in my in my freshman psych class
college in my in my freshman psych class they gave us a test that he preached you
they gave us a test that he preached you
they gave us a test that he preached you to take on creativity and there were 17
to take on creativity and there were 17
to take on creativity and there were 17 in that class I can remember it well and
in that class I can remember it well and
in that class I can remember it well and I was at the bottom of the class on
I was at the bottom of the class on
I was at the bottom of the class on creativity I mean I was like number 17
creativity I mean I was like number 17
creativity I mean I was like number 17 out of 17 and and what the teacher
out of 17 and and what the teacher
out of 17 and and what the teacher posted the scores and so I mean I saw
posted the scores and so I mean I saw
posted the scores and so I mean I saw how bad I was it and then I really felt
how bad I was it and then I really felt
how bad I was it and then I really felt bad not only because I wasn’t creative
bad not only because I wasn’t creative
bad not only because I wasn’t creative but I was going to go past her I was
but I was going to go past her I was
but I was going to go past her I was going to go in the minister I was going
going to go in the minister I was going
going to go in the minister I was going to teach I was going to do sermons and
to teach I was going to do sermons and
to teach I was going to do sermons and then I got to thinking it myself I’m
then I got to thinking it myself I’m
then I got to thinking it myself I’m going to be another boring preacher and
going to be another boring preacher and
going to be another boring preacher and you know I thought just grip I thought
you know I thought just grip I thought
you know I thought just grip I thought oh this is gonna be awful I’m gonna bore
oh this is gonna be awful I’m gonna bore
oh this is gonna be awful I’m gonna bore people all my life you want to be eaten
people all my life you want to be eaten
people all my life you want to be eaten and I’m going to ask him to pay while
and I’m going to ask him to pay while
and I’m going to ask him to pay while they hear me I mean this is an awful
they hear me I mean this is an awful
they hear me I mean this is an awful deal so it and so two things I did and I
deal so it and so two things I did and I
deal so it and so two things I did and I talked about in the book one is I
talked about in the book one is I
talked about in the book one is I started filing I started taking thoughts
started filing I started taking thoughts
started filing I started taking thoughts and quotes and the reason I started
and quotes and the reason I started
and quotes and the reason I started doing that is I thought if I’m not going
doing that is I thought if I’m not going
doing that is I thought if I’m not going to be good at what I say I need to quote
to be good at what I say I need to quote
to be good at what I say I need to quote somebody that is good and so I started
somebody that is good and so I started
somebody that is good and so I started filing things that other people would
filing things that other people would
filing things that other people would say so I go around and I said well Kim
say so I go around and I said well Kim
say so I go around and I said well Kim said you know what I mean and Jo said
said you know what I mean and Jo said
said you know what I mean and Jo said and Susie said and so that at least I
and Susie said and so that at least I
and Susie said and so that at least I would be a little bit more interesting
would be a little bit more interesting
would be a little bit more interesting and that’s how it started but the big
and that’s how it started but the big
and that’s how it started but the big breakthrough the big breakthrough I had
breakthrough the big breakthrough I had
breakthrough the big breakthrough I had was and this will help everyone how many
was and this will help everyone how many
was and this will help everyone how many of you would like to be more creative
of you would like to be more creative
of you would like to be more creative let me let me see your hands okay how
let me let me see your hands okay how
let me let me see your hands okay how many of you like that
many of you like that
many of you like that just absolutely have an imagination that
just absolutely have an imagination that
just absolutely have an imagination that just took you to a new level you know
just took you to a new level you know
just took you to a new level you know I’m saying okay how many I already have
I’m saying okay how many I already have
I’m saying okay how many I already have that because you’re on drugs okay okay
that because you’re on drugs okay okay
that because you’re on drugs okay okay okay well here’s here’s here’s the key
okay well here’s here’s here’s the key
okay well here’s here’s here’s the key this will work for you I promise it work
this will work for you I promise it work
this will work for you I promise it work for you because it worked for me I made
for you because it worked for me I made
for you because it worked for me I made a major change in my early 30s from just
a major change in my early 30s from just
a major change in my early 30s from just having answers and being a leader that
having answers and being a leader that
having answers and being a leader that just had to cast vision and show
just had to cast vision and show
just had to cast vision and show everybody what I was doing and where we
everybody what I was doing and where we
everybody what I was doing and where we were going and I started asking
were going and I started asking
were going and I started asking intentional questions and I became a
intentional questions and I became a
intentional questions and I became a person I asked questions all the time
person I asked questions all the time
person I asked questions all the time every day I ask questions and I have
every day I ask questions and I have
every day I ask questions and I have found just asking questions we’ll take
found just asking questions we’ll take
found just asking questions we’ll take you on exciting journeys more than thing
you on exciting journeys more than thing
you on exciting journeys more than thing else you’re right you excel in that kid
else you’re right you excel in that kid
else you’re right you excel in that kid now
now
now watch two years you’d Excel really at
watch two years you’d Excel really at
watch two years you’d Excel really at that but for my early years I didn’t ask
that but for my early years I didn’t ask
that but for my early years I didn’t ask enough questions and so therefore I
enough questions and so therefore I
enough questions and so therefore I didn’t get enough ideas and thoughts
didn’t get enough ideas and thoughts
didn’t get enough ideas and thoughts from others so when people said I want
from others so when people said I want
from others so when people said I want to be more creative what step one step
to be more creative what step one step
to be more creative what step one step no one has asked more questions just go
no one has asked more questions just go
no one has asked more questions just go to people and start asking questions
to people and start asking questions
to people and start asking questions it’s amazing what you learn
it’s amazing what you learn
it’s amazing what you learn well I’m obsessed with this idea of no
well I’m obsessed with this idea of no
well I’m obsessed with this idea of no standard terms so when we when we were
standard terms so when we when we were
standard terms so when we when we were first getting started and took took
first getting started and took took
first getting started and took took financing or our lawyers would take us
financing or our lawyers would take us
financing or our lawyers would take us through the documents and they’d say oh
through the documents and they’d say oh
through the documents and they’d say oh you don’t worry about it it’s all
you don’t worry about it it’s all
you don’t worry about it it’s all standard then at the time I’m like oh
standard then at the time I’m like oh
standard then at the time I’m like oh sure standard that’s great
sure standard that’s great
sure standard that’s great no no issues and was entered no problem
no no issues and was entered no problem
no no issues and was entered no problem and I’ve since learned that standard
and I’ve since learned that standard
and I’ve since learned that standard means either the person who’s walking
means either the person who’s walking
means either the person who’s walking through the documents doesn’t understand
through the documents doesn’t understand
through the documents doesn’t understand them or you could be getting taken
them or you could be getting taken
them or you could be getting taken advantage of so when someone says
advantage of so when someone says
advantage of so when someone says something standard just ask why and why
something standard just ask why and why
something standard just ask why and why and why and why until you really
and why and why until you really
and why and why until you really understand you know intricately I think
understand you know intricately I think
understand you know intricately I think how how the deal structured and so I I
how how the deal structured and so I I
how how the deal structured and so I I think the big thing that we took away
think the big thing that we took away
think the big thing that we took away from that is you know standard terms is
from that is you know standard terms is
from that is you know standard terms is a huge red flag and beyond that just
a huge red flag and beyond that just
a huge red flag and beyond that just afraid to discontinue asking why
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