hi I’m Evan Carmichael and 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 video I’m Boyd answer question from 10
video I’m Boyd answer question from 10
video I’m Boyd answer question from 10 readers Robbie who was a recent graduate
readers Robbie who was a recent graduate
readers Robbie who was a recent graduate with an engineering degree he won’t
with an engineering degree he won’t
with an engineering degree he won’t start his own business but his parents
start his own business but his parents
start his own business but his parents want him to get a stable government job
want him to get a stable government job
want him to get a stable government job and asking for my advice on what to do
and asking for my advice on what to do
and asking for my advice on what to do next so Raffy first of all you know
next so Raffy first of all you know
next so Raffy first of all you know parents are always trying to build for
parents are always trying to build for
parents are always trying to build for our best interests and they might be a
our best interests and they might be a
our best interests and they might be a little more conservative than us but
little more conservative than us but
little more conservative than us but trying to be too combative with them
trying to be too combative with them
trying to be too combative with them it’s not going to have the situation but
it’s not going to have the situation but
it’s not going to have the situation but in terms of some advice for you the
in terms of some advice for you the
in terms of some advice for you the first thing I would do for inspiration
first thing I would do for inspiration
first thing I would do for inspiration is look up to Michael Dell look up his
is look up to Michael Dell look up his
is look up to Michael Dell look up his story when he was 19 years old who was
story when he was 19 years old who was
story when he was 19 years old who was in University he started his business
in University he started his business
in University he started his business and it started to do well and he wanted
and it started to do well and he wanted
and it started to do well and he wanted to drop out to do his business full-time
to drop out to do his business full-time
to drop out to do his business full-time and his parents but it was crazy and
and his parents but it was crazy and
and his parents but it was crazy and said you have to go back to school and
said you have to go back to school and
said you have to go back to school and they fought a lot so you made a deal
they fought a lot so you made a deal
they fought a lot so you made a deal with them where he said next summer from
with them where he said next summer from
with them where he said next summer from may to august i’m going to spend full
may to august i’m going to spend full
may to august i’m going to spend full time on my business and it does really
time on my business and it does really
time on my business and it does really well i’m going to continue my business
well i’m going to continue my business
well i’m going to continue my business and if it doesn’t do well i’ll go back
and if it doesn’t do well i’ll go back
and if it doesn’t do well i’ll go back to school he agreed they agreed and he
to school he agreed they agreed and he
to school he agreed they agreed and he never went back to school because of
never went back to school because of
never went back to school because of business took off so that’s kind of one
business took off so that’s kind of one
business took off so that’s kind of one way to get around any issues with your
way to get around any issues with your
way to get around any issues with your parents both started no business on my
parents both started no business on my
parents both started no business on my own story when I graduated University I
own story when I graduated University I
own story when I graduated University I had some job opportunities with
had some job opportunities with
had some job opportunities with consulting companies and banks and I
consulting companies and banks and I
consulting companies and banks and I thought you know I really want to get my
thought you know I really want to get my
thought you know I really want to get my business off the ground and I had I was
business off the ground and I had I was
business off the ground and I had I was running the business already and I
running the business already and I
running the business already and I thought you know some of my friends are
thought you know some of my friends are
thought you know some of my friends are taking a year off and they’re traveling
taking a year off and they’re traveling
taking a year off and they’re traveling and discovering themselves and I thought
and discovering themselves and I thought
and discovering themselves and I thought I’m gonna take a year off and focus on
I’m gonna take a year off and focus on
I’m gonna take a year off and focus on my business let’s see if I can make it a
my business let’s see if I can make it a
my business let’s see if I can make it a really big success because if it doesn’t
really big success because if it doesn’t
really big success because if it doesn’t work out also how those opportunities
work out also how those opportunities
work out also how those opportunities that’s a great advantage when you’re
that’s a great advantage when you’re
that’s a great advantage when you’re young nothing’s really going to happen
young nothing’s really going to happen
young nothing’s really going to happen in that year you can still go back and
in that year you can still go back and
in that year you can still go back and still get those government jobs and
still get those government jobs and
still get those government jobs and you’ll have gained a little bit of
you’ll have gained a little bit of
you’ll have gained a little bit of experience for yourself if your business
experience for yourself if your business
experience for yourself if your business doesn’t take off if it does take off
doesn’t take off if it does take off
doesn’t take off if it does take off then you’re ready to succeed as an
then you’re ready to succeed as an
then you’re ready to succeed as an entrepreneur it’s a lot harder when
entrepreneur it’s a lot harder when
entrepreneur it’s a lot harder when you’re older to be able to do those same
you’re older to be able to do those same
you’re older to be able to do those same things when you have more
things when you have more
things when you have more responsibilities and a family to look
responsibilities and a family to look
responsibilities and a family to look after it’s a lot harder to then go
after it’s a lot harder to then go
after it’s a lot harder to then go start your own business from scratch
start your own business from scratch
start your own business from scratch it’s a lot better to do when you’re done
it’s a lot better to do when you’re done
it’s a lot better to do when you’re done if you can’t so if you’re talking to
if you can’t so if you’re talking to
if you can’t so if you’re talking to your parents one thing you might want to
your parents one thing you might want to
your parents one thing you might want to do is do the Michael Dell approach and
do is do the Michael Dell approach and
do is do the Michael Dell approach and say the next year I want to focus on my
say the next year I want to focus on my
say the next year I want to focus on my business and if it doesn’t work out then
business and if it doesn’t work out then
business and if it doesn’t work out then I’m going to go back and get that
I’m going to go back and get that
I’m going to go back and get that government job and that’s a little bit
government job and that’s a little bit
government job and that’s a little bit easier for them to understand then I’m
easier for them to understand then I’m
easier for them to understand then I’m not going to do what I’m just going to
not going to do what I’m just going to
not going to do what I’m just going to start my own company so this some kind
start my own company so this some kind
start my own company so this some kind of timeline in there it makes a little
of timeline in there it makes a little
of timeline in there it makes a little bit easier and if they see that your
bit easier and if they see that your
bit easier and if they see that your company does take off that it’s a lot
company does take off that it’s a lot
company does take off that it’s a lot easier for that to the swallow want to
easier for that to the swallow want to
easier for that to the swallow want to see you succeed and the side of that is
see you succeed and the side of that is
see you succeed and the side of that is you got to work really hard in the next
you got to work really hard in the next
you got to work really hard in the next year to make sure your company does take
year to make sure your company does take
year to make sure your company does take offs and you don’t end up having to go
offs and you don’t end up having to go
offs and you don’t end up having to go get that government job so I hope that
get that government job so I hope that
get that government job so I hope that helps brought me if you guys liked the
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