alright Evan Carmichael welcome tell edition of ask Evan today we’re
edition of ask Evan today we’re
edition of ask Evan today we’re continuing with our challenge series
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talks business and looking at answering
talks business and looking at answering questions from their community to help
questions from their community to help
questions from their community to help them grow their business the last one we
them grow their business the last one we
them grow their business the last one we did was here how to know when to move
did was here how to know when to move
did was here how to know when to move out of the pilot beta phase that was
out of the pilot beta phase that was
out of the pilot beta phase that was from Jeremy who wrote in today we’re
from Jeremy who wrote in today we’re
from Jeremy who wrote in today we’re going to answer another question from
going to answer another question from
going to answer another question from one of our Facebook fans here it’s from
one of our Facebook fans here it’s from
one of our Facebook fans here it’s from a cool so he wrote in saying I have a
a cool so he wrote in saying I have a
a cool so he wrote in saying I have a question for ever in the challenge
question for ever in the challenge
question for ever in the challenge series I work from home and love the
series I work from home and love the
series I work from home and love the Flex however grow business maybe get an
Flex however grow business maybe get an
Flex however grow business maybe get an office if we have staff I prefer not to
office if we have staff I prefer not to
office if we have staff I prefer not to get an office but it feels like we may
get an office but it feels like we may
get an office but it feels like we may have to also with local staff I have to
have to also with local staff I have to
have to also with local staff I have to lead by example and working on 25 trying
lead by example and working on 25 trying
lead by example and working on 25 trying to keep the lifestyle love or expand and
to keep the lifestyle love or expand and
to keep the lifestyle love or expand and he is from mo cool apps com so thanks
he is from mo cool apps com so thanks
he is from mo cool apps com so thanks for the question McCool a great question
for the question McCool a great question
for the question McCool a great question i think one that a lot of entrepreneurs
i think one that a lot of entrepreneurs
i think one that a lot of entrepreneurs face is a think about their business and
face is a think about their business and
face is a think about their business and how they want to grow it up and i’m
how they want to grow it up and i’m
how they want to grow it up and i’m going to give you three suggestions that
going to give you three suggestions that
going to give you three suggestions that I hope will help you make a decision
number one do what you love your
number one do what you love your question ended with should I keep the
question ended with should I keep the
question ended with should I keep the lifestyle I love or expand you shouldn’t
lifestyle I love or expand you shouldn’t
lifestyle I love or expand you shouldn’t have to pick between doing something you
have to pick between doing something you
have to pick between doing something you love and something else do what you love
love and something else do what you love
love and something else do what you love you’ll not only enjoy your business a
you’ll not only enjoy your business a
you’ll not only enjoy your business a lot more you’ll get much better results
lot more you’ll get much better results
lot more you’ll get much better results as well if you’re going to the office
as well if you’re going to the office
as well if you’re going to the office every day hating the commute hating the
every day hating the commute hating the
every day hating the commute hating the fact that you have to be there for set
fact that you have to be there for set
fact that you have to be there for set times hitting the extra overhead you
times hitting the extra overhead you
times hitting the extra overhead you have to pay do you think that your
have to pay do you think that your
have to pay do you think that your environment is going to bring out the
environment is going to bring out the
environment is going to bring out the best in you some people thrive in an
best in you some people thrive in an
best in you some people thrive in an office environment they like feeding off
office environment they like feeding off
office environment they like feeding off the energy of others and they might be
the energy of others and they might be
the energy of others and they might be too lazy or unproductive if they stay
too lazy or unproductive if they stay
too lazy or unproductive if they stay home but just because other people have
home but just because other people have
home but just because other people have an office to grow doesn’t mean you have
an office to grow doesn’t mean you have
an office to grow doesn’t mean you have to a lot of people struggle to search
to a lot of people struggle to search
to a lot of people struggle to search for what they love if you’ve already
for what they love if you’ve already
for what they love if you’ve already found it don’t lose it
number two embrace the genius of the end
number two embrace the genius of the end in Jim Collins his book built to last he
in Jim Collins his book built to last he
in Jim Collins his book built to last he looked at companies that have stood the
looked at companies that have stood the
looked at companies that have stood the test of time and found a way to
test of time and found a way to
test of time and found a way to persevere when all their competition
persevere when all their competition
persevere when all their competition have fallen apart these are companies
have fallen apart these are companies
have fallen apart these are companies that have thrived for an average age of
that have thrived for an average age of
that have thrived for an average age of a hundred years like 3m Procter & Gamble
a hundred years like 3m Procter & Gamble
a hundred years like 3m Procter & Gamble Sony Marriott and so on one of the
Sony Marriott and so on one of the
Sony Marriott and so on one of the characteristics of these companies had
characteristics of these companies had
characteristics of these companies had in common was that they embraced the
in common was that they embraced the
in common was that they embraced the genius of the end what this basically
genius of the end what this basically
genius of the end what this basically means is that when these companies were
means is that when these companies were
means is that when these companies were faced with a question that seemed the
faced with a question that seemed the
faced with a question that seemed the pit one idea against another they found
pit one idea against another they found
pit one idea against another they found a way to do both don’t look at keeping
a way to do both don’t look at keeping
a way to do both don’t look at keeping the lifestyle you love or expand instead
the lifestyle you love or expand instead
the lifestyle you love or expand instead keep the lifestyle you love and expand
keep the lifestyle you love and expand
keep the lifestyle you love and expand once you frame were thinking around
once you frame were thinking around
once you frame were thinking around solving that problem new ideas and
solving that problem new ideas and
solving that problem new ideas and opportunities will come to you that you
opportunities will come to you that you
opportunities will come to you that you didn’t consider before
number three build the remote team over
number three build the remote team over the past few years I’ve got in the
the past few years I’ve got in the
the past few years I’ve got in the complete opposite direction of your
complete opposite direction of your
complete opposite direction of your thinking I have an office in Toronto and
thinking I have an office in Toronto and
thinking I have an office in Toronto and used to have a team here I thought it’d
used to have a team here I thought it’d
used to have a team here I thought it’d be easier to manage a team when I could
be easier to manage a team when I could
be easier to manage a team when I could have them in front of me and the
have them in front of me and the
have them in front of me and the communication level would be much higher
communication level would be much higher
communication level would be much higher my team was your young hungry and
my team was your young hungry and
my team was your young hungry and motivated and as a result also had a
motivated and as a result also had a
motivated and as a result also had a desire to travel and see the world we
desire to travel and see the world we
desire to travel and see the world we were faced with the choice do I keep
were faced with the choice do I keep
were faced with the choice do I keep them on board forcing them to stay in
them on board forcing them to stay in
them on board forcing them to stay in Toronto or do I let them go and find a
Toronto or do I let them go and find a
Toronto or do I let them go and find a job somewhere else we embrace the genius
job somewhere else we embrace the genius
job somewhere else we embrace the genius of the end keep working for me and go
of the end keep working for me and go
of the end keep working for me and go travel and see the world as a result
travel and see the world as a result
travel and see the world as a result they love what they do work hard to
they love what they do work hard to
they love what they do work hard to finish their assignments and created a
finish their assignments and created a
finish their assignments and created a work-life balance that keeps them happy
work-life balance that keeps them happy
work-life balance that keeps them happy now I’m the only one in Toronto my team
now I’m the only one in Toronto my team
now I’m the only one in Toronto my team is spread out across Canada the US
is spread out across Canada the US
is spread out across Canada the US Europe and Asia communication is
Europe and Asia communication is
Europe and Asia communication is trickier but manageable and it means
trickier but manageable and it means
trickier but manageable and it means that I don’t have to be in the office
that I don’t have to be in the office
that I don’t have to be in the office either if I don’t want to be you can
either if I don’t want to be you can
either if I don’t want to be you can have a full-time team of remote workers
have a full-time team of remote workers
have a full-time team of remote workers who work just as passionately for you or
who work just as passionately for you or
who work just as passionately for you or more than a local set of workers good
more than a local set of workers good
more than a local set of workers good luck McCool I hope this has helped and
luck McCool I hope this has helped and
luck McCool I hope this has helped and keep us posted with your progress thank
keep us posted with your progress thank
keep us posted with your progress thank you for joining me for another edition
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