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School, Job, or Entrepreneur? What’s the best choice for you?


if you’re struggling to decide whether

if you’re struggling to decide whether you should stay in school go get a job

you should stay in school go get a job

you should stay in school go get a job or start your own business I’m gonna

or start your own business I’m gonna

or start your own business I’m gonna help answer that question for you today

help answer that question for you today

help answer that question for you today on this video hi I’m Evan Carmichael

on this video hi I’m Evan Carmichael

on this video hi I’m Evan Carmichael I believe in entrepreneurs and I

I believe in entrepreneurs and I

I believe in entrepreneurs and I recently got a question from one of my

recently got a question from one of my

recently got a question from one of my subscribers love you guys

subscribers love you guys

subscribers love you guys Paul who wrote in the say hi I’m Paul

Paul who wrote in the say hi I’m Paul

Paul who wrote in the say hi I’m Paul right now I have faced some problems

right now I have faced some problems

right now I have faced some problems that myself couldn’t solve can you

that myself couldn’t solve can you

that myself couldn’t solve can you please help me solve it my problem is

please help me solve it my problem is

please help me solve it my problem is that I’m very unclear and vague at the

that I’m very unclear and vague at the

that I’m very unclear and vague at the future I do not know if I should focus

future I do not know if I should focus

future I do not know if I should focus myself on school now to try getting into

myself on school now to try getting into

myself on school now to try getting into Stanford or go get a job

Stanford or go get a job

Stanford or go get a job lease an office and work with my

lease an office and work with my

lease an office and work with my classmates I’m obsessed with starting

classmates I’m obsessed with starting

classmates I’m obsessed with starting the business but did not know how to

the business but did not know how to

the business but did not know how to take the first step right can you please

take the first step right can you please

take the first step right can you please help me give me a clear path of which

help me give me a clear path of which

help me give me a clear path of which direction I should really take please

direction I should really take please

direction I should really take please help me with this step thank you

help me with this step thank you

help me with this step thank you commit Paul Paul is a fantastic question

commit Paul Paul is a fantastic question

commit Paul Paul is a fantastic question and one I want you to know you’re not

and one I want you to know you’re not

and one I want you to know you’re not alone everybody goes through this

alone everybody goes through this

alone everybody goes through this multiple times in their life you are not

multiple times in their life you are not

multiple times in their life you are not the only one in the world going through

the only one in the world going through

the only one in the world going through this right now with all big decisions my

this right now with all big decisions my

this right now with all big decisions my advice always is to follow your heart

advice always is to follow your heart

advice always is to follow your heart and not your head follow what feels

and not your head follow what feels

and not your head follow what feels right

right

right follow your passion even if it doesn’t

follow your passion even if it doesn’t

follow your passion even if it doesn’t make any sense at all because that’s

make any sense at all because that’s

make any sense at all because that’s gonna be the path that will lead you to

gonna be the path that will lead you to

gonna be the path that will lead you to success and a happier life see a lot of

success and a happier life see a lot of

success and a happier life see a lot of people tell you to do the safe thing do

people tell you to do the safe thing do

people tell you to do the safe thing do the smart thing most people will go to

the smart thing most people will go to

the smart thing most people will go to school and then get a job and then stay

school and then get a job and then stay

school and then get a job and then stay in that career forever and ever and ever

in that career forever and ever and ever

in that career forever and ever and ever and they end up hating their life as

and they end up hating their life as

and they end up hating their life as years go on you start hating what you’re

years go on you start hating what you’re

years go on you start hating what you’re doing more and more and more and you’re

doing more and more and more and you’re

doing more and more and more and you’re living for the evenings and weekends and

living for the evenings and weekends and

living for the evenings and weekends and the scary thing is that’s most people

the scary thing is that’s most people

the scary thing is that’s most people that is most people in the world most

that is most people in the world most

that is most people in the world most people are not living their dreams

people are not living their dreams

people are not living their dreams because they did the safe thing and they

because they did the safe thing and they

because they did the safe thing and they listened to their head the logical thing

listened to their head the logical thing

listened to their head the logical thing to do instead of the heart which was the

to do instead of the heart which was the

to do instead of the heart which was the passionate thing to do and the scary

passionate thing to do and the scary

passionate thing to do and the scary thing is quite often the people that you

thing is quite often the people that you

thing is quite often the people that you take advice from the people who are

take advice from the people who are

take advice from the people who are asking help from are those very same

asking help from are those very same

asking help from are those very same people who were too afraid to ever risk

people who were too afraid to ever risk

people who were too afraid to ever risk anything and bet on themselves they took

anything and bet on themselves they took

anything and bet on themselves they took that safe path and so what’s their

that safe path and so what’s their

that safe path and so what’s their advice gonna be to take the same path

advice gonna be to take the same path

advice gonna be to take the same path for you as well where if you look at the

for you as well where if you look at the

for you as well where if you look at the top people in any field on

top people in any field on

top people in any field on burners artists exactly if you look at

burners artists exactly if you look at

burners artists exactly if you look at the top people in any field then people

the top people in any field then people

the top people in any field then people were at the top of the top their passion

were at the top of the top their passion

were at the top of the top their passion about what they did they are passionate

about what they did they are passionate

about what they did they are passionate about continually about what they’re

about continually about what they’re

about continually about what they’re doing and they’re exploring new things

doing and they’re exploring new things

doing and they’re exploring new things even if it doesn’t make any logical

even if it doesn’t make any logical

even if it doesn’t make any logical sense because they’re listening to their

sense because they’re listening to their

sense because they’re listening to their heart and not their head so I can’t tell

heart and not their head so I can’t tell

heart and not their head so I can’t tell you what to do I can’t tell you go to

you what to do I can’t tell you go to

you what to do I can’t tell you go to Stanford I can’t tell you start a job I

Stanford I can’t tell you start a job I

Stanford I can’t tell you start a job I can’t tell you go and start this

can’t tell you go and start this

can’t tell you go and start this entrepreneurial venture from your email

entrepreneurial venture from your email

entrepreneurial venture from your email from the question it sounds like when

from the question it sounds like when

from the question it sounds like when you said I’m obsessed with starting the

you said I’m obsessed with starting the

you said I’m obsessed with starting the business you want to follow that

business you want to follow that

business you want to follow that obsession right that’s where I’m

obsession right that’s where I’m

obsession right that’s where I’m thinking you should be but it’s gotta be

thinking you should be but it’s gotta be

thinking you should be but it’s gotta be coming from your heart if you love

coming from your heart if you love

coming from your heart if you love Stanford nuts bring your dream that’s

Stanford nuts bring your dream that’s

Stanford nuts bring your dream that’s where you want to go to go to Stanford

where you want to go to go to Stanford

where you want to go to go to Stanford not everybody is supposed to be an

not everybody is supposed to be an

not everybody is supposed to be an entrepreneur but if you love being an

entrepreneur but if you love being an

entrepreneur but if you love being an entrepreneur that’s what you want to

entrepreneur that’s what you want to

entrepreneur that’s what you want to learn about even if there’s nobody in

learn about even if there’s nobody in

learn about even if there’s nobody in your families but an entrepreneur even

your families but an entrepreneur even

your families but an entrepreneur even if you have no resources or connections

if you have no resources or connections

if you have no resources or connections or ideas yet you will learn when you are

or ideas yet you will learn when you are

or ideas yet you will learn when you are excited about something that’s when you

excited about something that’s when you

excited about something that’s when you really learn and pick it up and I don’t

really learn and pick it up and I don’t

really learn and pick it up and I don’t want you to live in regret I don’t want

want you to live in regret I don’t want

want you to live in regret I don’t want you to look back on your life when

you to look back on your life when

you to look back on your life when you’re 70 80 90 years old and you did

you’re 70 80 90 years old and you did

you’re 70 80 90 years old and you did the same thing and you say to yourself I

the same thing and you say to yourself I

the same thing and you say to yourself I really wish when I was 20 years old or

really wish when I was 20 years old or

really wish when I was 20 years old or however old you are that I bet on myself

however old you are that I bet on myself

however old you are that I bet on myself I really wish that I had taken that

I really wish that I had taken that

I really wish that I had taken that chance because now you’ve lived that

chance because now you’ve lived that

chance because now you’ve lived that entire life and you always are gonna be

entire life and you always are gonna be

entire life and you always are gonna be wondering what if I want to share a bit

wondering what if I want to share a bit

wondering what if I want to share a bit of a personal story to help bring this

of a personal story to help bring this

of a personal story to help bring this home my sister works for the United

home my sister works for the United

home my sister works for the United Nations and she had an opportunity to go

Nations and she had an opportunity to go

Nations and she had an opportunity to go to a really dangerous part of the world

to a really dangerous part of the world

to a really dangerous part of the world and my parents were telling me hey Evan

and my parents were telling me hey Evan

and my parents were telling me hey Evan you know she listens to you tell her not

you know she listens to you tell her not

you know she listens to you tell her not to go this is really silly it’s stupid

to go this is really silly it’s stupid

to go this is really silly it’s stupid she could get killed it’s really

she could get killed it’s really

she could get killed it’s really dangerous there if she shouldn’t go and

dangerous there if she shouldn’t go and

dangerous there if she shouldn’t go and I get that as parents you know myself

I get that as parents you know myself

I get that as parents you know myself being a father you are always worried

being a father you are always worried

being a father you are always worried about your children and as a brother

about your children and as a brother

about your children and as a brother I want my sister to be safe you know I

I want my sister to be safe you know I

I want my sister to be safe you know I want her to do things where she doesn’t

want her to do things where she doesn’t

want her to do things where she doesn’t have a risk of dying right I don’t face

have a risk of dying right I don’t face

have a risk of dying right I don’t face that risk in my profession but she

that risk in my profession but she

that risk in my profession but she doesn’t hers and when she asked me for

doesn’t hers and when she asked me for

doesn’t hers and when she asked me for advice

I had to shut off all my brotherly

I had to shut off all my brotherly instincts I had to shut off the desire

instincts I had to shut off the desire

instincts I had to shut off the desire for her to be safe to desire for her to

for her to be safe to desire for her to

for her to be safe to desire for her to you know not get killed the desire for

you know not get killed the desire for

you know not get killed the desire for me to want to see her every Christmas

me to want to see her every Christmas

me to want to see her every Christmas because I don’t want her to have to live

because I don’t want her to have to live

because I don’t want her to have to live in regret I don’t want her to live the

in regret I don’t want her to live the

in regret I don’t want her to live the rest of her life wondering what F and so

rest of her life wondering what F and so

rest of her life wondering what F and so I told her the same thing that I’m

I told her the same thing that I’m

I told her the same thing that I’m telling you guys big decisions you make

telling you guys big decisions you make

telling you guys big decisions you make with the heart and not the head I told

with the heart and not the head I told

with the heart and not the head I told her to trust her gut I told her to

her to trust her gut I told her to

her to trust her gut I told her to follow her passion and do what she felt

follow her passion and do what she felt

follow her passion and do what she felt was right now she ended up not taking

was right now she ended up not taking

was right now she ended up not taking that job and I’m so so so so relieved

that job and I’m so so so so relieved

that job and I’m so so so so relieved but she did it for her she did it for

but she did it for her she did it for

but she did it for her she did it for the right reasons not because other

the right reasons not because other

the right reasons not because other people told her to do it

people told her to do it

people told her to do it and so that’s the key whether you’re

and so that’s the key whether you’re

and so that’s the key whether you’re thinking about school job starting the

thinking about school job starting the

thinking about school job starting the business or any other big decision in

business or any other big decision in

business or any other big decision in your life always listen to your heart

your life always listen to your heart

your life always listen to your heart not your head and don’t listen to other

not your head and don’t listen to other

not your head and don’t listen to other people who are too afraid to chase their

people who are too afraid to chase their

people who are too afraid to chase their dreams and take their advice and live

dreams and take their advice and live

dreams and take their advice and live their version of your life instead of

their version of your life instead of

their version of your life instead of your version of your own life believe so

your version of your own life believe so

your version of your own life believe so those are you watching I’d love to hear

those are you watching I’d love to hear

those are you watching I’d love to hear your thoughts on how you decided to

your thoughts on how you decided to

your thoughts on how you decided to start your business or how you decided

start your business or how you decided

start your business or how you decided to go from taking on a school or taking

to go from taking on a school or taking

to go from taking on a school or taking on a job or taking on a company leave it

on a job or taking on a company leave it

on a job or taking on a company leave it in the comments below I’m looking

in the comments below I’m looking

in the comments below I’m looking forward to getting involved in that

forward to getting involved in that

forward to getting involved in that discussion and if you liked this video

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