hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s episode I’m going to answer a question
episode I’m going to answer a question
episode I’m going to answer a question from one of my YouTube viewers
from one of my YouTube viewers
from one of my YouTube viewers Hafeez who watch one of my videos that I
Hafeez who watch one of my videos that I
Hafeez who watch one of my videos that I suggested people follow their passion
suggested people follow their passion
suggested people follow their passion and wrote in saying that you know didn’t
and wrote in saying that you know didn’t
and wrote in saying that you know didn’t know what their passion was and wanted
know what their passion was and wanted
know what their passion was and wanted some advice on how to find it so thank
some advice on how to find it so thank
some advice on how to find it so thank you for the question it’s a great one a
you for the question it’s a great one a
you for the question it’s a great one a lot of people do struggle to find what
lot of people do struggle to find what
lot of people do struggle to find what their passion is and be able to turn
their passion is and be able to turn
their passion is and be able to turn that into a business so my best advice
that into a business so my best advice
that into a business so my best advice comes from my own personal experience
comes from my own personal experience
comes from my own personal experience and hopefully I can help you as you try
and hopefully I can help you as you try
and hopefully I can help you as you try to figure what your passion is when
to figure what your passion is when
to figure what your passion is when you’re struggling to find out what your
you’re struggling to find out what your
you’re struggling to find out what your passion is it can be an exciting time
passion is it can be an exciting time
passion is it can be an exciting time because it could be anything right that
because it could be anything right that
because it could be anything right that the options are infinite you could do
the options are infinite you could do
the options are infinite you could do whatever you want as an entrepreneur
whatever you want as an entrepreneur
whatever you want as an entrepreneur when I sold my my first software company
when I sold my my first software company
when I sold my my first software company I was stuck in the place where I had to
I was stuck in the place where I had to
I was stuck in the place where I had to figure out what to do next I didn’t have
figure out what to do next I didn’t have
figure out what to do next I didn’t have to go out and work because I had no
to go out and work because I had no
to go out and work because I had no money from the sale but you know I
money from the sale but you know I
money from the sale but you know I wanted to do something with my life I
wanted to do something with my life I
wanted to do something with my life I wanted to still give back and provide
wanted to still give back and provide
wanted to still give back and provide value and have a lot of fun but didn’t
value and have a lot of fun but didn’t
value and have a lot of fun but didn’t know really what to do next
know really what to do next
know really what to do next whenever you’re starting the business
whenever you’re starting the business
whenever you’re starting the business you want to try to offer as much value
you want to try to offer as much value
you want to try to offer as much value as you can and the money you’re gonna
as you can and the money you’re gonna
as you can and the money you’re gonna make from that and the the fulfillment
make from that and the the fulfillment
make from that and the the fulfillment that you’re gonna get from that is gonna
that you’re gonna get from that is gonna
that you’re gonna get from that is gonna come from how much value you give people
come from how much value you give people
come from how much value you give people and how helpful you can be so you want
and how helpful you can be so you want
and how helpful you can be so you want to start a business around something
to start a business around something
to start a business around something that you feel you can help others with
that you feel you can help others with
that you feel you can help others with so turning what you’re excited about
so turning what you’re excited about
so turning what you’re excited about what you’re passionate about and turning
what you’re passionate about and turning
what you’re passionate about and turning that into ways you help people so it’s
that into ways you help people so it’s
that into ways you help people so it’s your first kind of brainstorming
your first kind of brainstorming
your first kind of brainstorming exercise to look at what do you do that
exercise to look at what do you do that
exercise to look at what do you do that you can help people with him and where
you can help people with him and where
you can help people with him and where do you you know help people on they they
do you you know help people on they they
do you you know help people on they they really appreciate it you get a lot of
really appreciate it you get a lot of
really appreciate it you get a lot of excitement and energy and joy from as I
excitement and energy and joy from as I
excitement and energy and joy from as I you know sold that business what I
you know sold that business what I
you know sold that business what I started to do was I was trying to figure
started to do was I was trying to figure
started to do was I was trying to figure out what to do next I kept a little
out what to do next I kept a little
out what to do next I kept a little journal of what I was doing and a day-in
journal of what I was doing and a day-in
journal of what I was doing and a day-in day-out and tried to think about the the
day-out and tried to think about the the
day-out and tried to think about the the moments in my professional career that
moments in my professional career that
moments in my professional career that got me really excited where I got a lot
got me really excited where I got a lot
got me really excited where I got a lot of hi and from there you know you can
of hi and from there you know you can
of hi and from there you know you can try to design a business around it so
try to design a business around it so
try to design a business around it so ideally as an entrepreneur you can
ideally as an entrepreneur you can
ideally as an entrepreneur you can structure the company however you want
structure the company however you want
structure the company however you want to structure the company and you want to
to structure the company and you want to
to structure the company and you want to make it around something that gives you
make it around something that gives you
make it around something that gives you a lot of excitement and enjoyment so I
a lot of excitement and enjoyment so I
a lot of excitement and enjoyment so I found that creating that journal really
found that creating that journal really
found that creating that journal really helped me for that period of
helped me for that period of
helped me for that period of in my life were I was able to record
in my life were I was able to record
in my life were I was able to record what I really like doing and what I
what I really like doing and what I
what I really like doing and what I didn’t really like doing so much and
didn’t really like doing so much and
didn’t really like doing so much and around what I really enjoyed doing was
around what I really enjoyed doing was
around what I really enjoyed doing was helping entrepreneurs connecting with
helping entrepreneurs connecting with
helping entrepreneurs connecting with entrepreneurs meeting people you know
entrepreneurs meeting people you know
entrepreneurs meeting people you know knowing that I was able to help their
knowing that I was able to help their
knowing that I was able to help their businesses and from there I was able to
businesses and from there I was able to
businesses and from there I was able to build a new business out of that so
build a new business out of that so
build a new business out of that so hopefully that helps you the other thing
hopefully that helps you the other thing
hopefully that helps you the other thing that I found was you don’t have to
that I found was you don’t have to
that I found was you don’t have to commit to something right away so after
commit to something right away so after
commit to something right away so after I sold my business I didn’t know what I
I sold my business I didn’t know what I
I sold my business I didn’t know what I was gonna do next I you know was looking
was gonna do next I you know was looking
was gonna do next I you know was looking at a couple of opportunities what I was
at a couple of opportunities what I was
at a couple of opportunities what I was interested in at the time was raising
interested in at the time was raising
interested in at the time was raising capital because you know we hadn’t
capital because you know we hadn’t
capital because you know we hadn’t really done it for our business
really done it for our business
really done it for our business everything was bootstrap from the
everything was bootstrap from the
everything was bootstrap from the beginning but I was interested in the
beginning but I was interested in the
beginning but I was interested in the process of raising capital so I
process of raising capital so I
process of raising capital so I connected with the venture capital
connected with the venture capital
connected with the venture capital company in my city and started helping
company in my city and started helping
company in my city and started helping them raise capital for entrepreneurs and
them raise capital for entrepreneurs and
them raise capital for entrepreneurs and learning about that process and that was
learning about that process and that was
learning about that process and that was something that was interesting for me I
something that was interesting for me I
something that was interesting for me I didn’t know if it was gonna be a new
didn’t know if it was gonna be a new
didn’t know if it was gonna be a new career choice or a new business it was
career choice or a new business it was
career choice or a new business it was just something that was interesting so I
just something that was interesting so I
just something that was interesting so I was just following one of my potential
was just following one of my potential
was just following one of my potential passions and I was curious to learn more
passions and I was curious to learn more
passions and I was curious to learn more about it and that led me to eventually
about it and that led me to eventually
about it and that led me to eventually starting Evan chimerical com where are
starting Evan chimerical com where are
starting Evan chimerical com where are the sharing resources and information
the sharing resources and information
the sharing resources and information and I was you know able to leave the
and I was you know able to leave the
and I was you know able to leave the venture capital business after a couple
venture capital business after a couple
venture capital business after a couple years to want to start my own business
years to want to start my own business
years to want to start my own business all over again
all over again
all over again now that happened because I wasn’t
now that happened because I wasn’t
now that happened because I wasn’t committed to you know starting a new
committed to you know starting a new
committed to you know starting a new business right away I didn’t know what I
business right away I didn’t know what I
business right away I didn’t know what I wanted to do and the best thing to do
wanted to do and the best thing to do
wanted to do and the best thing to do when you’re you know trying to figure
when you’re you know trying to figure
when you’re you know trying to figure that out
that out
that out it’s trial aughts of different things
it’s trial aughts of different things
it’s trial aughts of different things and see what sticks so if you’re
and see what sticks so if you’re
and see what sticks so if you’re interested in something you think you
interested in something you think you
interested in something you think you might be able to help people in a
might be able to help people in a
might be able to help people in a certain way just start trying it and see
certain way just start trying it and see
certain way just start trying it and see if you enjoy it see if you get a lot of
if you enjoy it see if you get a lot of
if you enjoy it see if you get a lot of pleasure from it see if you are able to
pleasure from it see if you are able to
pleasure from it see if you are able to help people out so you don’t have to
help people out so you don’t have to
help people out so you don’t have to make this huge big plan at the beginning
make this huge big plan at the beginning
make this huge big plan at the beginning and a lot of people get stuck in the
and a lot of people get stuck in the
and a lot of people get stuck in the planning phases and then don’t actually
planning phases and then don’t actually
planning phases and then don’t actually end up ever doing anything and you can
end up ever doing anything and you can
end up ever doing anything and you can get stuck planning for so long you
get stuck planning for so long you
get stuck planning for so long you create this fantastic plan and then you
create this fantastic plan and then you
create this fantastic plan and then you launch your business and you don’t like
launch your business and you don’t like
launch your business and you don’t like what you’re doing there didn’t work out
what you’re doing there didn’t work out
what you’re doing there didn’t work out the way you think it was gonna work out
the way you think it was gonna work out
the way you think it was gonna work out and it never works out the way you think
and it never works out the way you think
and it never works out the way you think you’re gonna work out so the best way is
you’re gonna work out so the best way is
you’re gonna work out so the best way is just start start small fail small see if
just start start small fail small see if
just start start small fail small see if you like it if you like it a little bit
you like it if you like it a little bit
you like it if you like it a little bit try it a little
try it a little
try it a little more see if you like that more see if
more see if you like that more see if
more see if you like that more see if you able to help people and from there
you able to help people and from there
you able to help people and from there you’ll you’ll eventually hit something
you’ll you’ll eventually hit something
you’ll you’ll eventually hit something that you really enjoy doing that you re
that you really enjoy doing that you re
that you really enjoy doing that you re without a lot of value to people’s lives
without a lot of value to people’s lives
without a lot of value to people’s lives and you wanna you want to pursue more
and you wanna you want to pursue more
and you wanna you want to pursue more you want to make it your life’s mission
you want to make it your life’s mission
you want to make it your life’s mission you want to start a business around it
you want to start a business around it
you want to start a business around it and continue to move forward with it so
and continue to move forward with it so
and continue to move forward with it so don’t be afraid of starting small and
don’t be afraid of starting small and
don’t be afraid of starting small and trying something that you’re kind of
trying something that you’re kind of
trying something that you’re kind of interested in but you don’t have to
interested in but you don’t have to
interested in but you don’t have to commit yourself to doing go once try it
commit yourself to doing go once try it
commit yourself to doing go once try it see if you like it or not and kind of
see if you like it or not and kind of
see if you like it or not and kind of build from there and eventually start
build from there and eventually start
build from there and eventually start hitting on points that you find are
hitting on points that you find are
hitting on points that you find are really interesting for you and you’re
really interesting for you and you’re
really interesting for you and you’re able to help a lot of people with so
able to help a lot of people with so
able to help a lot of people with so hopefully that helps for those watching
hopefully that helps for those watching
hopefully that helps for those watching I’d love to hear we have to think I love
I’d love to hear we have to think I love
I’d love to hear we have to think I love to hear you found your passion and how
to hear you found your passion and how
to hear you found your passion and how you started your business if you want to
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