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get into it how do you start a business
get into it how do you start a business and do it right what if you don’t have
and do it right what if you don’t have
and do it right what if you don’t have enough money do you still even try how
enough money do you still even try how
enough money do you still even try how do you get your company to stand out in
do you get your company to stand out in
do you get your company to stand out in a competitive market now I can go on and
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is no exception and I have just the
is no exception and I have just the perfect guest for you at 19 he built and
perfect guest for you at 19 he built and
perfect guest for you at 19 he built and sold a biotech company and that 22 was a
sold a biotech company and that 22 was a
sold a biotech company and that 22 was a venture capitalist helping raise between
venture capitalist helping raise between
venture capitalist helping raise between 500,000 and 15 million as an
500,000 and 15 million as an
500,000 and 15 million as an entrepreneur expert he’s been featured
entrepreneur expert he’s been featured
entrepreneur expert he’s been featured in Forbes The Wall Street Journal the
in Forbes The Wall Street Journal the
in Forbes The Wall Street Journal the New York Times Mashable in so many other
New York Times Mashable in so many other
New York Times Mashable in so many other major media outlets currently he runs
major media outlets currently he runs
major media outlets currently he runs one of the world’s most popular websites
one of the world’s most popular websites
one of the world’s most popular websites for entrepreneurs that despite the fact
for entrepreneurs that despite the fact
for entrepreneurs that despite the fact has more celebrity authors than one can
has more celebrity authors than one can
has more celebrity authors than one can count he has over 70,000 helpful
count he has over 70,000 helpful
count he has over 70,000 helpful articles from buying a business finance
articles from buying a business finance
articles from buying a business finance sales productivity even work-life
sales productivity even work-life
sales productivity even work-life balance he is a salsa dancer baseball
balance he is a salsa dancer baseball
balance he is a salsa dancer baseball fan lifehacker an avid Vespa writer Evan
fan lifehacker an avid Vespa writer Evan
fan lifehacker an avid Vespa writer Evan Carmichael how are you I’m great thanks
Carmichael how are you I’m great thanks
Carmichael how are you I’m great thanks for the great intro there Chris I get
for the great intro there Chris I get
for the great intro there Chris I get that a lot and I really try hard because
that a lot and I really try hard because
that a lot and I really try hard because I value every single one of my guests do
I value every single one of my guests do
I value every single one of my guests do it doing this show and I really want to
it doing this show and I really want to
it doing this show and I really want to give them the the intro they deserve you
give them the the intro they deserve you
give them the the intro they deserve you know I don’t want to just say hey Evan
know I don’t want to just say hey Evan
know I don’t want to just say hey Evan why don’t you you know tell not to knock
why don’t you you know tell not to knock
why don’t you you know tell not to knock anybody but i want to say hey evan why
anybody but i want to say hey evan why
anybody but i want to say hey evan why don’t you just tell us about yourself I
don’t you just tell us about yourself I
don’t you just tell us about yourself I like it man i think the why everybody
like it man i think the why everybody
like it man i think the why everybody listens to the chris’s podcast here you
listens to the chris’s podcast here you
listens to the chris’s podcast here you got the energy flow I what you need it i
got the energy flow I what you need it i
got the energy flow I what you need it i mean if if you and i SAT and talked here
mean if if you and i SAT and talked here
mean if if you and i SAT and talked here and we just kind of sounded like this
and we just kind of sounded like this
and we just kind of sounded like this and yeah I’m sure
and yeah I’m sure
and yeah I’m sure nourish if I mean what value would that
nourish if I mean what value would that
nourish if I mean what value would that bring what would anybody even get out of
bring what would anybody even get out of
bring what would anybody even get out of something like that you know i love it
something like that you know i love it
something like that you know i love it man i love it now I that’s why I
man i love it now I that’s why I
man i love it now I that’s why I actually like your YouTube videos on
actually like your YouTube videos on
actually like your YouTube videos on your YouTube channel you deal with such
your YouTube channel you deal with such
your YouTube channel you deal with such a wide variety of topics but every
a wide variety of topics but every
a wide variety of topics but every single one they connect the dots I mean
single one they connect the dots I mean
single one they connect the dots I mean it’s not just an entrepreneur how to you
it’s not just an entrepreneur how to you
it’s not just an entrepreneur how to you go into like how do you support the
go into like how do you support the
go into like how do you support the crazies and you know just do it follow
crazies and you know just do it follow
crazies and you know just do it follow your heart all that other stuff
your heart all that other stuff
your heart all that other stuff originally when you start it on YouTube
originally when you start it on YouTube
originally when you start it on YouTube and we’ll get into your background will
and we’ll get into your background will
and we’ll get into your background will get into your site and all that but I’m
get into your site and all that but I’m
get into your site and all that but I’m really curious about the YouTube piece
really curious about the YouTube piece
really curious about the YouTube piece when you originally got into it was it a
when you originally got into it was it a
when you originally got into it was it a passion for video is it a passion to get
passion for video is it a passion to get
passion for video is it a passion to get your message out there ah that’s a great
your message out there ah that’s a great
your message out there ah that’s a great question when i first started on YouTube
question when i first started on YouTube
question when i first started on YouTube you know I’m a visual learner so I like
you know I’m a visual learner so I like
you know I’m a visual learner so I like watching things more than reading things
watching things more than reading things
watching things more than reading things or hearing things and so video always
or hearing things and so video always
or hearing things and so video always appealed to me but I never I never
appealed to me but I never I never
appealed to me but I never I never figured out a way to turn it into a
figured out a way to turn it into a
figured out a way to turn it into a business so I just I just started it
business so I just I just started it
business so I just I just started it took me a while to kind of get it going
took me a while to kind of get it going
took me a while to kind of get it going but the very first videos were me just
but the very first videos were me just
but the very first videos were me just with my camera and you know my DSLR and
with my camera and you know my DSLR and
with my camera and you know my DSLR and it’s shaking all over the place and out
it’s shaking all over the place and out
it’s shaking all over the place and out of focus and just brutal stuff and it
of focus and just brutal stuff and it
of focus and just brutal stuff and it started with me wanting to share the
started with me wanting to share the
started with me wanting to share the stories of famous entrepreneurs and I
stories of famous entrepreneurs and I
stories of famous entrepreneurs and I found when I was when I had my biotech
found when I was when I had my biotech
found when I was when I had my biotech software company I I was struggling and
software company I I was struggling and
software company I I was struggling and I was 19 and I had two business partners
I was 19 and I had two business partners
I was 19 and I had two business partners and we felt like we had a really great
and we felt like we had a really great
and we felt like we had a really great product and we put a lot of love and a
product and we put a lot of love and a
product and we put a lot of love and a lot of effort a lot of heart into making
lot of effort a lot of heart into making
lot of effort a lot of heart into making this product happen and we just weren’t
this product happen and we just weren’t
this product happen and we just weren’t getting results we just we were just not
getting results we just we were just not
getting results we just we were just not making sales I was making I was pulling
making sales I was making I was pulling
making sales I was making I was pulling out three hundred dollars a month from
out three hundred dollars a month from
out three hundred dollars a month from the company and just like that’s you
the company and just like that’s you
the company and just like that’s you can’t survive on that i was eating beans
can’t survive on that i was eating beans
can’t survive on that i was eating beans for lunch every day and just and it’s it
for lunch every day and just and it’s it
for lunch every day and just and it’s it was so hard because i really felt like I
was so hard because i really felt like I
was so hard because i really felt like I had something special is just why can’t
had something special is just why can’t
had something special is just why can’t we connect the dots to make this thing
we connect the dots to make this thing
we connect the dots to make this thing work like why am I struggling so much to
work like why am I struggling so much to
work like why am I struggling so much to get this thing off the ground and the
get this thing off the ground and the
get this thing off the ground and the thing that saved my business that
thing that saved my business that
thing that saved my business that prevented me from going to get a job or
prevented me from going to get a job or
prevented me from going to get a job or quitting was when I realized I am not
quitting was when I realized I am not
quitting was when I realized I am not the first guy to try to sell software
the first guy to try to sell software
the first guy to try to sell software before and there was no big leader and
before and there was no big leader and
before and there was no big leader and specifically what we’re doing biotech
specifically what we’re doing biotech
specifically what we’re doing biotech software but I realized you know I’m not
software but I realized you know I’m not
software but I realized you know I’m not the first guy to try to do this like
the first guy to try to do this like
the first guy to try to do this like somebody has solved this problem why am
somebody has solved this problem why am
somebody has solved this problem why am I trying to come up with every answer
I trying to come up with every answer
I trying to come up with every answer myself yeah why why are you trying to
myself yeah why why are you trying to
myself yeah why why are you trying to reinvent the wheel it’s not needed yeah
reinvent the wheel it’s not needed yeah
reinvent the wheel it’s not needed yeah and I wish you know I knew that sooner
and I wish you know I knew that sooner
and I wish you know I knew that sooner because I almost quit and so I looked at
because I almost quit and so I looked at
because I almost quit and so I looked at guys like Bill Gates from Microsoft that
guys like Bill Gates from Microsoft that
guys like Bill Gates from Microsoft that looked at McAfee looking into it I
looked at McAfee looking into it I
looked at McAfee looking into it I looked at how they got started how did
looked at how they got started how did
looked at how they got started how did they make their first meal in like how
they make their first meal in like how
they make their first meal in like how can I do that that’s all I wanted to do
can I do that that’s all I wanted to do
can I do that that’s all I wanted to do I don’t care how Bill Gates make some
I don’t care how Bill Gates make some
I don’t care how Bill Gates make some million dollars now but 0 to 1 like idea
million dollars now but 0 to 1 like idea
million dollars now but 0 to 1 like idea to first million that’s what I wanted to
to first million that’s what I wanted to
to first million that’s what I wanted to learn uh-huh and I started applying
learn uh-huh and I started applying
learn uh-huh and I started applying those strategies to my business and we
those strategies to my business and we
those strategies to my business and we we finally started actually getting some
we finally started actually getting some
we finally started actually getting some momentum when I sold my company we built
momentum when I sold my company we built
momentum when I sold my company we built it up from nothing like 300 bucks a
it up from nothing like 300 bucks a
it up from nothing like 300 bucks a month was pulling out to a couple years
month was pulling out to a couple years
month was pulling out to a couple years three years I had huge clients nasa
three years I had huge clients nasa
three years I had huge clients nasa johnson johnson we’re in over 30
johnson johnson we’re in over 30
johnson johnson we’re in over 30 countries and we got acquired rooms
countries and we got acquired rooms
countries and we got acquired rooms round major major stuff happened for you
round major major stuff happened for you
round major major stuff happened for you during that time yeah and modeling the
during that time yeah and modeling the
during that time yeah and modeling the success of those guys that’s what helped
success of those guys that’s what helped
success of those guys that’s what helped save my business from being like poverty
save my business from being like poverty
save my business from being like poverty line to being an exit with my with my
line to being an exit with my with my
line to being an exit with my with my company and so I I just want to share
company and so I I just want to share
company and so I I just want to share that I felt like there are other
that I felt like there are other
that I felt like there are other entrepreneurs out there who were facing
entrepreneurs out there who were facing
entrepreneurs out there who were facing the same problems that I was facing and
the same problems that I was facing and
the same problems that I was facing and I wanted to share what I had learned
I wanted to share what I had learned
I wanted to share what I had learned from these successful entrepreneurs and
from these successful entrepreneurs and
from these successful entrepreneurs and and just help them and there wasn’t a
and just help them and there wasn’t a
and just help them and there wasn’t a business model there wasn’t a here’s my
business model there wasn’t a here’s my
business model there wasn’t a here’s my next you know ideas just I wanted to
next you know ideas just I wanted to
next you know ideas just I wanted to help other people not face the same
help other people not face the same
help other people not face the same suffering that I had launching this
suffering that I had launching this
suffering that I had launching this thing and so that was the intention
thing and so that was the intention
thing and so that was the intention behind my first videos and they were
behind my first videos and they were
behind my first videos and they were terrible quality and it was just really
terrible quality and it was just really
terrible quality and it was just really bad you know I want to pull them down I
bad you know I want to pull them down I
bad you know I want to pull them down I look back on that stuff I just want to
look back on that stuff I just want to
look back on that stuff I just want to pull them down but they’re still getting
pull them down but they’re still getting
pull them down but they’re still getting views and likes and comment ask joy them
views and likes and comment ask joy them
views and likes and comment ask joy them say okay we’ll keep it up but that was
say okay we’ll keep it up but that was
say okay we’ll keep it up but that was the incentive the motivation for
the incentive the motivation for
the incentive the motivation for starting my channel so all the early
starting my channel so all the early
starting my channel so all the early stuff is around the famous entrepreneurs
stuff is around the famous entrepreneurs
stuff is around the famous entrepreneurs and then people serve asking me
and then people serve asking me
and then people serve asking me questions and I said Evan how would you
questions and I said Evan how would you
questions and I said Evan how would you handle this Evan what would you do in
handle this Evan what would you do in
handle this Evan what would you do in this
this
this and so now most of my videos are just
and so now most of my videos are just
and so now most of my videos are just responding to questions are come in from
responding to questions are come in from
responding to questions are come in from people who’ve asked them I love that you
people who’ve asked them I love that you
people who’ve asked them I love that you do that by the way I mean you’ll
do that by the way I mean you’ll
do that by the way I mean you’ll actually give the the person to shout
actually give the the person to shout
actually give the the person to shout out one of the videos i watched and I
out one of the videos i watched and I
out one of the videos i watched and I don’t remember how far back in the
don’t remember how far back in the
don’t remember how far back in the timeline it was it was about someone who
timeline it was it was about someone who
timeline it was it was about someone who created an app and how to get it out
created an app and how to get it out
created an app and how to get it out there and you gave him a shout out and
there and you gave him a shout out and
there and you gave him a shout out and you answered his question but what I
you answered his question but what I
you answered his question but what I love that you did was you in in your
love that you did was you in in your
love that you did was you in in your answer you said you know tell everybody
answer you said you know tell everybody
answer you said you know tell everybody about it Bubba blah but then you called
about it Bubba blah but then you called
about it Bubba blah but then you called the person now in a fun way and you said
the person now in a fun way and you said
the person now in a fun way and you said hey why didn’t you tell me what the app
hey why didn’t you tell me what the app
hey why didn’t you tell me what the app was why didn’t you tell me what it did I
was why didn’t you tell me what it did I
was why didn’t you tell me what it did I could have been reading it right now on
could have been reading it right now on
could have been reading it right now on my youtube channel telling the world
my youtube channel telling the world
my youtube channel telling the world about it so even things like that I mean
about it so even things like that I mean
about it so even things like that I mean it’s just so informative and helpful for
it’s just so informative and helpful for
it’s just so informative and helpful for people yeah it’s trying to help that
people yeah it’s trying to help that
people yeah it’s trying to help that person as well as help everybody else
person as well as help everybody else
person as well as help everybody else who has that same kind of question
who has that same kind of question
who has that same kind of question because not everybody will have the guts
because not everybody will have the guts
because not everybody will have the guts to write in put themselves on the line
to write in put themselves on the line
to write in put themselves on the line like that and you should do this all by
like that and you should do this all by
like that and you should do this all by email I used to respond to everybody by
email I used to respond to everybody by
email I used to respond to everybody by email and it just became so
email and it just became so
email and it just became so time-consuming and again I thought if I
time-consuming and again I thought if I
time-consuming and again I thought if I made a video of this then I’m not only
made a video of this then I’m not only
made a video of this then I’m not only just helping that one person I do email
just helping that one person I do email
just helping that one person I do email and only helping that one person with
and only helping that one person with
and only helping that one person with video I’m helping everybody else it has
video I’m helping everybody else it has
video I’m helping everybody else it has the same problem so the goal was just to
the same problem so the goal was just to
the same problem so the goal was just to help entrepreneurs and overcome their
help entrepreneurs and overcome their
help entrepreneurs and overcome their struggle cuz cuz it’s man you know you
struggle cuz cuz it’s man you know you
struggle cuz cuz it’s man you know you know you’re you you’re fighting the
know you’re you you’re fighting the
know you’re you you’re fighting the fight it’s hard man it is absolutely
fight it’s hard man it is absolutely
fight it’s hard man it is absolutely your podcast so let’s kind of go back in
your podcast so let’s kind of go back in
your podcast so let’s kind of go back in time for a second because you touched on
time for a second because you touched on
time for a second because you touched on you’re a young guy you built a company
you’re a young guy you built a company
you’re a young guy you built a company will you like was your background being
will you like was your background being
will you like was your background being an entrepreneur I mean did you kind of
an entrepreneur I mean did you kind of
an entrepreneur I mean did you kind of learn that from your parents or your
learn that from your parents or your
learn that from your parents or your upbringing or was that kind of something
upbringing or was that kind of something
upbringing or was that kind of something that you stumbled on and said hey I like
that you stumbled on and said hey I like
that you stumbled on and said hey I like this yeah it’s a great question um I
this yeah it’s a great question um I
this yeah it’s a great question um I feel like I’ve always had a part of it
feel like I’ve always had a part of it
feel like I’ve always had a part of it in me I you know my first thing like
in me I you know my first thing like
in me I you know my first thing like remembers an entrepreneurial ventures I
remembers an entrepreneurial ventures I
remembers an entrepreneurial ventures I was five years old and I convinced my
was five years old and I convinced my
was five years old and I convinced my three-year-old sister to draw pictures
three-year-old sister to draw pictures
three-year-old sister to draw pictures with me and we sold them door to door
with me and we sold them door to door
with me and we sold them door to door and through my life I’ve had various
and through my life I’ve had various
and through my life I’ve had various little ventures baseball cards you know
little ventures baseball cards you know
little ventures baseball cards you know online biz
online biz
online biz says a whole bunch of little stuff
says a whole bunch of little stuff
says a whole bunch of little stuff nothing really took off and I never
nothing really took off and I never
nothing really took off and I never thought it’d be an entrepreneur as a
thought it’d be an entrepreneur as a
thought it’d be an entrepreneur as a career it’s just I don’t know things
career it’s just I don’t know things
career it’s just I don’t know things that I dabbled in my parents were not
that I dabbled in my parents were not
that I dabbled in my parents were not entrepreneurs my family was an
entrepreneurs my family was an
entrepreneurs my family was an entrepreneurs they support everything I
entrepreneurs they support everything I
entrepreneurs they support everything I did but it just I didn’t grow up with
did but it just I didn’t grow up with
did but it just I didn’t grow up with entrepreneurs around me when I graduated
entrepreneurs around me when I graduated
entrepreneurs around me when I graduated high school in my yearbook I looked back
high school in my yearbook I looked back
high school in my yearbook I looked back recently and I said you know what do you
recently and I said you know what do you
recently and I said you know what do you want to be in 10 years or where do you
want to be in 10 years or where do you
want to be in 10 years or where do you see yourself in 10 years and i wrote a
see yourself in 10 years and i wrote a
see yourself in 10 years and i wrote a VP at a bank I always thought I would be
VP at a bank I always thought I would be
VP at a bank I always thought I would be in the in banking world something like
in the in banking world something like
in the in banking world something like that something in finance yeah you know
that something in finance yeah you know
that something in finance yeah you know when I played Monopoly I was always the
when I played Monopoly I was always the
when I played Monopoly I was always the banker I always had to be the banker and
banker I always had to be the banker and
banker I always had to be the banker and so I figured I’d end up somewhere in
so I figured I’d end up somewhere in
so I figured I’d end up somewhere in there and then when I got University my
there and then when I got University my
there and then when I got University my life kind of changed I’ve met up with
life kind of changed I’ve met up with
life kind of changed I’ve met up with these two founders of the software
these two founders of the software
these two founders of the software company and they had this great product
company and they had this great product
company and they had this great product but they couldn’t figure out how to sell
but they couldn’t figure out how to sell
but they couldn’t figure out how to sell it they were they were the programmers
it they were they were the programmers
it they were they were the programmers they were the creative geniuses they
they were the creative geniuses they
they were the creative geniuses they just want to sit in front of their
just want to sit in front of their
just want to sit in front of their computer and code and they needed help
computer and code and they needed help
computer and code and they needed help on the business side and I thought that
on the business side and I thought that
on the business side and I thought that I had a ton of experience and I was 19 I
I had a ton of experience and I was 19 I
I had a ton of experience and I was 19 I didn’t really know what I was doing
didn’t really know what I was doing
didn’t really know what I was doing either but it was more interesting for
either but it was more interesting for
either but it was more interesting for me they didn’t want to learn it whereas
me they didn’t want to learn it whereas
me they didn’t want to learn it whereas i did and i joined them and an
i did and i joined them and an
i did and i joined them and an interesting thing happened in my last
interesting thing happened in my last
interesting thing happened in my last year i got opportunities to work with
year i got opportunities to work with
year i got opportunities to work with two of the biggest and most well-known
two of the biggest and most well-known
two of the biggest and most well-known companies in my field it was merrill
companies in my field it was merrill
companies in my field it was merrill lynch on the investment bank inside and
lynch on the investment bank inside and
lynch on the investment bank inside and McKinsey Consulting one of the biggest
McKinsey Consulting one of the biggest
McKinsey Consulting one of the biggest strategic consulting firms in the world
strategic consulting firms in the world
strategic consulting firms in the world and two years ago that would have been
and two years ago that would have been
and two years ago that would have been my dream job like ah are you kidding me
my dream job like ah are you kidding me
my dream job like ah are you kidding me you guys want me to come and work for
you guys want me to come and work for
you guys want me to come and work for you this is what I signed up for this is
you this is what I signed up for this is
you this is what I signed up for this is amazing and all my friends were kind of
amazing and all my friends were kind of
amazing and all my friends were kind of dying to get those kinds of jobs and
dying to get those kinds of jobs and
dying to get those kinds of jobs and they flew me to New York and they put me
they flew me to New York and they put me
they flew me to New York and they put me up in the Waldorf Astoria and they put
up in the Waldorf Astoria and they put
up in the Waldorf Astoria and they put me through the whole interview process
me through the whole interview process
me through the whole interview process they wanted me to join but it just
they wanted me to join but it just
they wanted me to join but it just didn’t feel right for some reason and at
didn’t feel right for some reason and at
didn’t feel right for some reason and at that time and things didn’t really make
that time and things didn’t really make
that time and things didn’t really make sense like I have this company that I’m
sense like I have this company that I’m
sense like I have this company that I’m doing that I’m not making anything on
doing that I’m not making anything on
doing that I’m not making anything on 300 bucks a month meanwhile Merrill
300 bucks a month meanwhile Merrill
300 bucks a month meanwhile Merrill Lynch McInnes either they’re offering
Lynch McInnes either they’re offering
Lynch McInnes either they’re offering eat into a hundred thousand starting
eat into a hundred thousand starting
eat into a hundred thousand starting salary traveling around the world and
salary traveling around the world and
salary traveling around the world and yet for some reason I’m geared to war
yet for some reason I’m geared to war
yet for some reason I’m geared to war doing my business my own thing and it
doing my business my own thing and it
doing my business my own thing and it didn’t make any sense my friends thought
didn’t make any sense my friends thought
didn’t make any sense my friends thought I was crazy and I don’t know I just felt
I was crazy and I don’t know I just felt
I was crazy and I don’t know I just felt like I would regret it I would regret it
like I would regret it I would regret it
like I would regret it I would regret it if I didn’t try i had to try and the way
if I didn’t try i had to try and the way
if I didn’t try i had to try and the way i got the courage to do that was to say
i got the courage to do that was to say
i got the courage to do that was to say I’m gonna take a year you know some of
I’m gonna take a year you know some of
I’m gonna take a year you know some of my friends graduating from University
my friends graduating from University
my friends graduating from University took a year off to travel or whatever
took a year off to travel or whatever
took a year off to travel or whatever yeah I said I’m going to take a year I’m
yeah I said I’m going to take a year I’m
yeah I said I’m going to take a year I’m gonna try this thing and I’m gonna try
gonna try this thing and I’m gonna try
gonna try this thing and I’m gonna try to make it work and just to let that
to make it work and just to let that
to make it work and just to let that that so I won’t live my life with
that so I won’t live my life with
that so I won’t live my life with regrets and that’s how I summon the
regrets and that’s how I summon the
regrets and that’s how I summon the courage to do it because it didn’t make
courage to do it because it didn’t make
courage to do it because it didn’t make any logical sense to do this over get
any logical sense to do this over get
any logical sense to do this over get this amazing job and I never looked back
this amazing job and I never looked back
this amazing job and I never looked back you know that the year it worked out and
you know that the year it worked out and
you know that the year it worked out and just kept building from there so it was
just kept building from there so it was
just kept building from there so it was a pivotal time in my life but I never
a pivotal time in my life but I never
a pivotal time in my life but I never thought I was going to be an
thought I was going to be an
thought I was going to be an entrepreneur that’s awesome most people
entrepreneur that’s awesome most people
entrepreneur that’s awesome most people when they were you know if they’re ever
when they were you know if they’re ever
when they were you know if they’re ever presented with a fantastic opportunity
presented with a fantastic opportunity
presented with a fantastic opportunity like that how could you turn it down and
like that how could you turn it down and
like that how could you turn it down and I imagine some people probably thought
I imagine some people probably thought
I imagine some people probably thought you were nuts when you made that
you were nuts when you made that
you were nuts when you made that decision but I understand that I mean as
decision but I understand that I mean as
decision but I understand that I mean as you know prior to hitting record you and
you know prior to hitting record you and
you know prior to hitting record you and I were talking I kind of went through
I were talking I kind of went through
I were talking I kind of went through something similar and like you can’t put
something similar and like you can’t put
something similar and like you can’t put your finger on you just know that you’re
your finger on you just know that you’re
your finger on you just know that you’re you’re drawn to doing your own thing or
you’re drawn to doing your own thing or
you’re drawn to doing your own thing or whatever it is I mean look you probably
whatever it is I mean look you probably
whatever it is I mean look you probably could have been real happy at that
could have been real happy at that
could have been real happy at that position right you probably have made a
position right you probably have made a
position right you probably have made a lot of money rose in the ranks in really
lot of money rose in the ranks in really
lot of money rose in the ranks in really done well for yourself but it sounds
done well for yourself but it sounds
done well for yourself but it sounds like there was that one thing in the pit
like there was that one thing in the pit
like there was that one thing in the pit of your stomach that’s saying you know
of your stomach that’s saying you know
of your stomach that’s saying you know what let me let me just do this first
what let me let me just do this first
what let me let me just do this first but before I get all gung-ho and and I
but before I get all gung-ho and and I
but before I get all gung-ho and and I landed the the job of my dreams let me
landed the the job of my dreams let me
landed the the job of my dreams let me just try this first let me give myself
just try this first let me give myself
just try this first let me give myself enough time enough runway and give it an
enough time enough runway and give it an
enough time enough runway and give it an honest go because at the end of the day
honest go because at the end of the day
honest go because at the end of the day you wouldn’t you probably wouldn’t been
you wouldn’t you probably wouldn’t been
you wouldn’t you probably wouldn’t been able to live with yourself if you didn’t
able to live with yourself if you didn’t
able to live with yourself if you didn’t at least try am I correct yeah yeah and
at least try am I correct yeah yeah and
at least try am I correct yeah yeah and the funny thing is the my friends who
the funny thing is the my friends who
the funny thing is the my friends who kind of made fun of me and said what are
kind of made fun of me and said what are
kind of made fun of me and said what are you doing you know ten years later come
you doing you know ten years later come
you doing you know ten years later come back and they’re there in those jobs and
back and they’re there in those jobs and
back and they’re there in those jobs and they and they hate their lives and they
they and they hate their lives and they
they and they hate their lives and they come back and they meet with me to say
come back and they meet with me to say
come back and they meet with me to say Evan I gotta gather this I want to start
Evan I gotta gather this I want to start
Evan I gotta gather this I want to start my own business what do you recommend
my own business what do you recommend
my own business what do you recommend and I’m
and I’m
and I’m just so grateful that I did not go down
just so grateful that I did not go down
just so grateful that I did not go down that path that probably has to feel
that path that probably has to feel
that path that probably has to feel really good I mean deep down selfishly
really good I mean deep down selfishly
really good I mean deep down selfishly like you probably you probably feel
like you probably you probably feel
like you probably you probably feel really I don’t know fulfilled
really I don’t know fulfilled
really I don’t know fulfilled accomplished I mean really you probably
accomplished I mean really you probably
accomplished I mean really you probably feel excellent right yeah you know it’s
feel excellent right yeah you know it’s
feel excellent right yeah you know it’s a full circle moment because these are
a full circle moment because these are
a full circle moment because these are the guys giving me a hard time and and
the guys giving me a hard time and and
the guys giving me a hard time and and you know they were they weren’t bashing
you know they were they weren’t bashing
you know they were they weren’t bashing on me they weren’t saying you’re stupid
on me they weren’t saying you’re stupid
on me they weren’t saying you’re stupid uh they just didn’t understand it you
uh they just didn’t understand it you
uh they just didn’t understand it you know they thought they didn’t want me to
know they thought they didn’t want me to
know they thought they didn’t want me to make a mistake it was out of love more
make a mistake it was out of love more
make a mistake it was out of love more than anything else because they wouldn’t
than anything else because they wouldn’t
than anything else because they wouldn’t have done that themselves so I i am not
have done that themselves so I i am not
have done that themselves so I i am not happy to see my friends suffering so who
happy to see my friends suffering so who
happy to see my friends suffering so who does really once once that year was up i
does really once once that year was up i
does really once once that year was up i was glad you know once my company
was glad you know once my company
was glad you know once my company started to take off i was glad that i
started to take off i was glad that i
started to take off i was glad that i didn’t go i didn’t i didn’t regret it i
didn’t go i didn’t i didn’t regret it i
didn’t go i didn’t i didn’t regret it i didn’t regret going for my business
didn’t regret going for my business
didn’t regret going for my business instead of taking on the job yeah and
instead of taking on the job yeah and
instead of taking on the job yeah and then from there you went into becoming a
then from there you went into becoming a
then from there you went into becoming a venture capitalist you did all this
venture capitalist you did all this
venture capitalist you did all this stuff and intact and in that space but
stuff and intact and in that space but
stuff and intact and in that space but something led you to start your own
something led you to start your own
something led you to start your own website we’re now hosts I mean talk
website we’re now hosts I mean talk
website we’re now hosts I mean talk about a library of information no did
about a library of information no did
about a library of information no did all this come from a lot of the stuff
all this come from a lot of the stuff
all this come from a lot of the stuff that you personally went through and you
that you personally went through and you
that you personally went through and you personally learned and kind of going
personally learned and kind of going
personally learned and kind of going back to what you said about the email
back to what you said about the email
back to what you said about the email you realized hey I can help my friends I
you realized hey I can help my friends I
you realized hey I can help my friends I can give advice I can write an email but
can give advice I can write an email but
can give advice I can write an email but I’m only helping 12 maybe 10 people by
I’m only helping 12 maybe 10 people by
I’m only helping 12 maybe 10 people by doing that if I create a website in a
doing that if I create a website in a
doing that if I create a website in a home base you know so to speak for an
home base you know so to speak for an
home base you know so to speak for an entrepreneur I could help tens of
entrepreneur I could help tens of
entrepreneur I could help tens of millions of people did it originally
millions of people did it originally
millions of people did it originally starlight that with that vision or did
starlight that with that vision or did
starlight that with that vision or did you just kind of want to have a place to
you just kind of want to have a place to
you just kind of want to have a place to to you know host all your great content
to you know host all your great content
to you know host all your great content yeah I wish I could say this was my
yeah I wish I could say this was my
yeah I wish I could say this was my genius idea that’s all find out but it’s
genius idea that’s all find out but it’s
genius idea that’s all find out but it’s nowhere close yeah I didn’t know what I
nowhere close yeah I didn’t know what I
nowhere close yeah I didn’t know what I was doing to be honest I sold my
was doing to be honest I sold my
was doing to be honest I sold my business I i bought my domain name the
business I i bought my domain name the
business I i bought my domain name the sites off my name it’s not small
sites off my name it’s not small
sites off my name it’s not small business success or something like that
business success or something like that
business success or something like that it’s off of my name real quick it’s Evan
it’s off of my name real quick it’s Evan
it’s off of my name real quick it’s Evan Carmichael calm so the the site that
Carmichael calm so the the site that
Carmichael calm so the the site that we’re talking about go check it out Evan
we’re talking about go check it out Evan
we’re talking about go check it out Evan Carmichael calm add genius named after
Carmichael calm add genius named after
Carmichael calm add genius named after yourself I don’t know if you did that on
yourself I don’t know if you did that on
yourself I don’t know if you did that on purpose but sorry
purpose but sorry
purpose but sorry right ahead yeah and I started it after
right ahead yeah and I started it after
right ahead yeah and I started it after I sold my business you know I was 22 23
I sold my business you know I was 22 23
I sold my business you know I was 22 23 I was asked to do a lot of speaking uh
I was asked to do a lot of speaking uh
I was asked to do a lot of speaking uh you know in North America and abroad
you know in North America and abroad
you know in North America and abroad just telling my story and helping out
just telling my story and helping out
just telling my story and helping out other entrepreneurs and so I used a
other entrepreneurs and so I used a
other entrepreneurs and so I used a website just as a place to say here’s
website just as a place to say here’s
website just as a place to say here’s where I’m gonna be speaking and here’s
where I’m gonna be speaking and here’s
where I’m gonna be speaking and here’s what I’m talking about there were no
what I’m talking about there were no
what I’m talking about there were no articles there was nothing on there I
articles there was nothing on there I
articles there was nothing on there I built it up to start sharing some
built it up to start sharing some
built it up to start sharing some content around the famous entrepreneur
content around the famous entrepreneur
content around the famous entrepreneur so I started with the videos and I
so I started with the videos and I
so I started with the videos and I started writing articles as well and
started writing articles as well and
started writing articles as well and then I was at the point where I didn’t
then I was at the point where I didn’t
then I was at the point where I didn’t know what to do with my life I didn’t
know what to do with my life I didn’t
know what to do with my life I didn’t know what to do next I sold my business
know what to do next I sold my business
know what to do next I sold my business it was a great tie for me but then you
it was a great tie for me but then you
it was a great tie for me but then you know everything I had worked towards for
know everything I had worked towards for
know everything I had worked towards for those years was gone I didn’t know what
those years was gone I didn’t know what
those years was gone I didn’t know what I was supposed to do next I shall was in
I was supposed to do next I shall was in
I was supposed to do next I shall was in a period of just exploring and seeing
a period of just exploring and seeing
a period of just exploring and seeing what I wanted to do and the idea of
what I wanted to do and the idea of
what I wanted to do and the idea of venture capital was always intriguing to
venture capital was always intriguing to
venture capital was always intriguing to me i didn’t i didn’t take venture
me i didn’t i didn’t take venture
me i didn’t i didn’t take venture capital for my business we thought about
capital for my business we thought about
capital for my business we thought about it but we didn’t need it and so I wanted
it but we didn’t need it and so I wanted
it but we didn’t need it and so I wanted to just learn and if you don’t know what
to just learn and if you don’t know what
to just learn and if you don’t know what you want to do next go out and learn
you want to do next go out and learn
you want to do next go out and learn just try stuff and see what six and
just try stuff and see what six and
just try stuff and see what six and don’t put pressure on yourself you have
don’t put pressure on yourself you have
don’t put pressure on yourself you have to find the one thing right now and I’m
to find the one thing right now and I’m
to find the one thing right now and I’m connected with a company and that the
connected with a company and that the
connected with a company and that the four principal founders were all in
four principal founders were all in
four principal founders were all in their 60s or 70s had learned you know a
their 60s or 70s had learned you know a
their 60s or 70s had learned you know a lot in their career and I joined them
lot in their career and I joined them
lot in their career and I joined them and they took me on as kind of an
and they took me on as kind of an
and they took me on as kind of an apprentice and I help bringing deals and
apprentice and I help bringing deals and
apprentice and I help bringing deals and they taught me about the venture capital
they taught me about the venture capital
they taught me about the venture capital world and we’re raising half a million
world and we’re raising half a million
world and we’re raising half a million to 15 million for companies and I use my
to 15 million for companies and I use my
to 15 million for companies and I use my website just as lead generation you know
website just as lead generation you know
website just as lead generation you know I started writing articles this is kind
I started writing articles this is kind
I started writing articles this is kind of earlier days of the web started
of earlier days of the web started
of earlier days of the web started writing articles and people would find
writing articles and people would find
writing articles and people would find my site and I would use it to introduce
my site and I would use it to introduce
my site and I would use it to introduce them to the venture capital world and
them to the venture capital world and
them to the venture capital world and then people just started writing to me
then people just started writing to me
then people just started writing to me say heaven I love your site I’m a
say heaven I love your site I’m a
say heaven I love your site I’m a marketing consultant do you mind if I
marketing consultant do you mind if I
marketing consultant do you mind if I write an article on marketing and I read
write an article on marketing and I read
write an article on marketing and I read it and look good as a sure you know I
it and look good as a sure you know I
it and look good as a sure you know I wasn’t charging them I wasn’t making
wasn’t charging them I wasn’t making
wasn’t charging them I wasn’t making money from it but it was helping my
money from it but it was helping my
money from it but it was helping my reader so but why not and more and more
reader so but why not and more and more
reader so but why not and more and more people just started contacting me wanted
people just started contacting me wanted
people just started contacting me wanted to contribute and they had great stuff
to contribute and they had great stuff
to contribute and they had great stuff to share so I thought why not and we
to share so I thought why not and we
to share so I thought why not and we slowly built up the site and once I
slowly built up the site and once I
slowly built up the site and once I realized hey maybe
realized hey maybe
realized hey maybe this could be a revenue opportunity
this could be a revenue opportunity
this could be a revenue opportunity maybe this is a business here then I
maybe this is a business here then I
maybe this is a business here then I focused on it and got more and more
focused on it and got more and more
focused on it and got more and more people to contribute to the site but the
people to contribute to the site but the
people to contribute to the site but the early days there wasn’t this grand
early days there wasn’t this grand
early days there wasn’t this grand vision and said here’s what I’m gonna do
vision and said here’s what I’m gonna do
vision and said here’s what I’m gonna do uh it just kind of just hadn’t evolved
uh it just kind of just hadn’t evolved
uh it just kind of just hadn’t evolved into enterprise today like I was excited
into enterprise today like I was excited
into enterprise today like I was excited by it I was learning about it and and by
by it I was learning about it and and by
by it I was learning about it and and by following my passion that led to this
following my passion that led to this
following my passion that led to this now a lot of the early contributors to
now a lot of the early contributors to
now a lot of the early contributors to your website I imagine you you vetted
your website I imagine you you vetted
your website I imagine you you vetted them out pretty good I mean you didn’t
them out pretty good I mean you didn’t
them out pretty good I mean you didn’t just someone you know wrote in and say
just someone you know wrote in and say
just someone you know wrote in and say hey I could talk about this and you’re
hey I could talk about this and you’re
hey I could talk about this and you’re like yeah come on let’s go yeah they
like yeah come on let’s go yeah they
like yeah come on let’s go yeah they were there were people that I knew or
were there were people that I knew or
were there were people that I knew or people who that had read something that
people who that had read something that
people who that had read something that I wrote about venture capital or a
I wrote about venture capital or a
I wrote about venture capital or a famous entrepreneur and they usually
famous entrepreneur and they usually
famous entrepreneur and they usually sent in something they sent it in
sent in something they sent it in
sent in something they sent it in article said here’s what I would like to
article said here’s what I would like to
article said here’s what I would like to add on your side are you okay with it
add on your side are you okay with it
add on your side are you okay with it and I read it over and look good so I
and I read it over and look good so I
and I read it over and look good so I thought why not it the first person i
thought why not it the first person i
thought why not it the first person i figured who the first person ones who
figured who the first person ones who
figured who the first person ones who wrote in but I didn’t know if I wanted
wrote in but I didn’t know if I wanted
wrote in but I didn’t know if I wanted to do it at the start like well this is
to do it at the start like well this is
to do it at the start like well this is my site it’s my name why would I put
my site it’s my name why would I put
my site it’s my name why would I put somebody else’s stuff up on here but I
somebody else’s stuff up on here but I
somebody else’s stuff up on here but I read the article thought it was good it
read the article thought it was good it
read the article thought it was good it gave me some insight so but well why not
gave me some insight so but well why not
gave me some insight so but well why not I mean the site’s about helping
I mean the site’s about helping
I mean the site’s about helping entrepreneurs so I might as well help
entrepreneurs so I might as well help
entrepreneurs so I might as well help spread that message so it originally
spread that message so it originally
spread that message so it originally started with the the angel investors and
started with the the angel investors and
started with the the angel investors and venture capitalists and all that correct
venture capitalists and all that correct
venture capitalists and all that correct yeah agent Lee sin yeah combination of
yeah agent Lee sin yeah combination of
yeah agent Lee sin yeah combination of the very first content was the famous
the very first content was the famous
the very first content was the famous entrepreneur stuff I was just sharing it
entrepreneur stuff I was just sharing it
entrepreneur stuff I was just sharing it to share there was no model at all and
to share there was no model at all and
to share there was no model at all and then I involved it to also include some
then I involved it to also include some
then I involved it to also include some some more the venture capital side than
some more the venture capital side than
some more the venture capital side than angel but how to raise capital and use
angel but how to raise capital and use
angel but how to raise capital and use that as a as a lead gen for the venture
that as a as a lead gen for the venture
that as a as a lead gen for the venture capital business that I was in so there
capital business that I was in so there
capital business that I was in so there was more of a purpose with that content
was more of a purpose with that content
was more of a purpose with that content so that’s going to be evolution then
so that’s going to be evolution then
so that’s going to be evolution then people started to write to me and then
people started to write to me and then
people started to write to me and then fast forward to today I mean you have
fast forward to today I mean you have
fast forward to today I mean you have take money on the picture you have
take money on the picture you have
take money on the picture you have advertising book reviews business plans
advertising book reviews business plans
advertising book reviews business plans business travel retail sales I mean just
business travel retail sales I mean just
business travel retail sales I mean just literally like the Swiss Army knife of
literally like the Swiss Army knife of
literally like the Swiss Army knife of information so no matter what you’re
information so no matter what you’re
information so no matter what you’re doing whatever your business is be it
doing whatever your business is be it
doing whatever your business is be it online or offline you can go to this
online or offline you can go to this
online or offline you can go to this this resource and just pick what you
this resource and just pick what you
this resource and just pick what you need
need
need and run with it yeah it’s been a lot of
and run with it yeah it’s been a lot of
and run with it yeah it’s been a lot of fun building that we have the largest
fun building that we have the largest
fun building that we have the largest collection of famous entrepreneur
collection of famous entrepreneur
collection of famous entrepreneur stories online and that is what kind of
stories online and that is what kind of
stories online and that is what kind of keeps me inspired and motivated reading
keeps me inspired and motivated reading
keeps me inspired and motivated reading those stories and how they failed and
those stories and how they failed and
those stories and how they failed and they you know they suck that the early
they you know they suck that the early
they you know they suck that the early days and they built up something great
days and they built up something great
days and they built up something great that’s what helped me keep going and I
that’s what helped me keep going and I
that’s what helped me keep going and I think as people read those articles they
think as people read those articles they
think as people read those articles they want to contribute and so everybody on
want to contribute and so everybody on
want to contribute and so everybody on the site we have I don’t know eight
the site we have I don’t know eight
the site we have I don’t know eight thousand author something like that and
thousand author something like that and
thousand author something like that and everybody is an expert in their field
everybody is an expert in their field
everybody is an expert in their field and they share advice to help
and they share advice to help
and they share advice to help entrepreneurs solve you know whatever
entrepreneurs solve you know whatever
entrepreneurs solve you know whatever problems are facing yeah I mean you even
problems are facing yeah I mean you even
problems are facing yeah I mean you even have on the master section Wolfgang Puck
have on the master section Wolfgang Puck
have on the master section Wolfgang Puck Sean Diddy Combs I mean these are some
Sean Diddy Combs I mean these are some
Sean Diddy Combs I mean these are some Donald Trump this is a major major major
Donald Trump this is a major major major
Donald Trump this is a major major major people yeah it was fun putting that
people yeah it was fun putting that
people yeah it was fun putting that together a lot of that came from readers
together a lot of that came from readers
together a lot of that came from readers who said I’d love to have something on
who said I’d love to have something on
who said I’d love to have something on Jennifer Lopez or you know Henry Ford or
Jennifer Lopez or you know Henry Ford or
Jennifer Lopez or you know Henry Ford or whoever it is and so we we got the work
whoever it is and so we we got the work
whoever it is and so we we got the work instead of creating content that’s
instead of creating content that’s
instead of creating content that’s awesome not that I imagine has helped
awesome not that I imagine has helped
awesome not that I imagine has helped your site in your brand kind of propel
your site in your brand kind of propel
your site in your brand kind of propel it to the next level just by having that
it to the next level just by having that
it to the next level just by having that social credibility that social proof
social credibility that social proof
social credibility that social proof right yeah you know when I was going
right yeah you know when I was going
right yeah you know when I was going after authors when I decided hey this is
after authors when I decided hey this is
after authors when I decided hey this is a business and we need to go start
a business and we need to go start
a business and we need to go start getting people so it’s not just rely on
getting people so it’s not just rely on
getting people so it’s not just rely on the you know one or two a month the
the you know one or two a month the
the you know one or two a month the people who are writing in to me I had to
people who are writing in to me I had to
people who are writing in to me I had to go and make this a business and get lots
go and make this a business and get lots
go and make this a business and get lots of content my goal was to get Donald
of content my goal was to get Donald
of content my goal was to get Donald Trump on the site and at the time The
Trump on the site and at the time The
Trump on the site and at the time The Apprentice had just come out like first
Apprentice had just come out like first
Apprentice had just come out like first use of the apprentice I don’t know if
use of the apprentice I don’t know if
use of the apprentice I don’t know if you watch that show but I did yeah I was
you watch that show but I did yeah I was
you watch that show but I did yeah I was a huge fan I had like parties at my
a huge fan I had like parties at my
a huge fan I had like parties at my house people like this and so he was the
house people like this and so he was the
house people like this and so he was the biggest name in entrepreneurship but I
biggest name in entrepreneurship but I
biggest name in entrepreneurship but I said I wanted to get him on my site but
said I wanted to get him on my site but
said I wanted to get him on my site but I didn’t want to go right to him because
I didn’t want to go right to him because
I didn’t want to go right to him because I didn’t really have much on my site yet
I didn’t really have much on my site yet
I didn’t really have much on my site yet and so I kind of figured out a plan how
and so I kind of figured out a plan how
and so I kind of figured out a plan how we’re gonna get to Donald Trump and
we’re gonna get to Donald Trump and
we’re gonna get to Donald Trump and start working with some smaller guys and
start working with some smaller guys and
start working with some smaller guys and move my way up so the first to kind of
move my way up so the first to kind of
move my way up so the first to kind of bigger name people who I brought on
bigger name people who I brought on
bigger name people who I brought on board with Seth Godin and Guy Kawasaki
board with Seth Godin and Guy Kawasaki
board with Seth Godin and Guy Kawasaki who you probably know are there there’s
who you probably know are there there’s
who you probably know are there there’s no kind of in the online world but
no kind of in the online world but
no kind of in the online world but offline maybe not too much and they’re
offline maybe not too much and they’re
offline maybe not too much and they’re both bigger now than
both bigger now than
both bigger now than when I first contacted them and they
when I first contacted them and they
when I first contacted them and they said yes which is great and I just wrote
said yes which is great and I just wrote
said yes which is great and I just wrote to them out of the blue and they said
to them out of the blue and they said
to them out of the blue and they said yes and then I used their names to bring
yes and then I used their names to bring
yes and then I used their names to bring in slowly bigger and bigger bigger
in slowly bigger and bigger bigger
in slowly bigger and bigger bigger people so we brought in zig ziglar and
people so we brought in zig ziglar and
people so we brought in zig ziglar and Jack Canfield and Michael Gerber who are
Jack Canfield and Michael Gerber who are
Jack Canfield and Michael Gerber who are the e-myth and then use all those names
the e-myth and then use all those names
the e-myth and then use all those names to then pull in Donald Trump’s where
to then pull in Donald Trump’s where
to then pull in Donald Trump’s where it’s you know it’s hard for them to say
it’s you know it’s hard for them to say
it’s you know it’s hard for them to say no when they see all this momentum has
no when they see all this momentum has
no when they see all this momentum has been built up and then once we got Trump
been built up and then once we got Trump
been built up and then once we got Trump we stopped I stopped having to reach out
we stopped I stopped having to reach out
we stopped I stopped having to reach out like outreach basically stopped I’m for
like outreach basically stopped I’m for
like outreach basically stopped I’m for Trump because we had hit the tipping
Trump because we had hit the tipping
Trump because we had hit the tipping point where people now wanted to become
point where people now wanted to become
point where people now wanted to become part of our site because we had all
part of our site because we had all
part of our site because we had all these big name authors like Donald Trump
these big name authors like Donald Trump
these big name authors like Donald Trump um I so it’s just kind of grown from
um I so it’s just kind of grown from
um I so it’s just kind of grown from there it isn’t that funny how you would
there it isn’t that funny how you would
there it isn’t that funny how you would think asking somebody for help no matter
think asking somebody for help no matter
think asking somebody for help no matter how big or famous they are how highly
how big or famous they are how highly
how big or famous they are how highly respected they’re in their field a lot
respected they’re in their field a lot
respected they’re in their field a lot of people are fearful of just taking
of people are fearful of just taking
of people are fearful of just taking that first step and saying hey I want
that first step and saying hey I want
that first step and saying hey I want Donald Trump let me reach out to I want
Donald Trump let me reach out to I want
Donald Trump let me reach out to I want guy you know Kawasaki let me reach out
guy you know Kawasaki let me reach out
guy you know Kawasaki let me reach out to him once you start doing those things
to him once you start doing those things
to him once you start doing those things I mean wouldn’t you agree it’s a lot
I mean wouldn’t you agree it’s a lot
I mean wouldn’t you agree it’s a lot easier than you think well you know
easier than you think well you know
easier than you think well you know getting that may be that big name or it
getting that may be that big name or it
getting that may be that big name or it maybe it’s not an interview maybe it’s
maybe it’s not an interview maybe it’s
maybe it’s not an interview maybe it’s not content maybe it’s you know you want
not content maybe it’s you know you want
not content maybe it’s you know you want the the head of some distribution
the the head of some distribution
the the head of some distribution company for your t-shirt company you
company for your t-shirt company you
company for your t-shirt company you know I mean like once you actually just
know I mean like once you actually just
know I mean like once you actually just start reaching out to these people you
start reaching out to these people you
start reaching out to these people you realize it’s not that bad it’s not that
realize it’s not that bad it’s not that
realize it’s not that bad it’s not that hard yeah I think if you can show your
hard yeah I think if you can show your
hard yeah I think if you can show your passion and your excitement then that
passion and your excitement then that
passion and your excitement then that gets infectious and people will want to
gets infectious and people will want to
gets infectious and people will want to work with you in whatever capacity it is
work with you in whatever capacity it is
work with you in whatever capacity it is if it’s just being a mentor to you or
if it’s just being a mentor to you or
if it’s just being a mentor to you or half hour phone call or if you want to
half hour phone call or if you want to
half hour phone call or if you want to partner up on something you need to show
partner up on something you need to show
partner up on something you need to show that infectious enthusiasm and the
that infectious enthusiasm and the
that infectious enthusiasm and the passion for what you’re doing and if you
passion for what you’re doing and if you
passion for what you’re doing and if you can do that then it’s a lot easier to
can do that then it’s a lot easier to
can do that then it’s a lot easier to get people on board well yeah and not
get people on board well yeah and not
get people on board well yeah and not only that but you actually have to have
only that but you actually have to have
only that but you actually have to have something legit I mean you got to have
something legit I mean you got to have
something legit I mean you got to have some type of value that you’re doing I
some type of value that you’re doing I
some type of value that you’re doing I mean you can’t just reach out to a
mean you can’t just reach out to a
mean you can’t just reach out to a Donald Trump and say hey I’m selling my
Donald Trump and say hey I’m selling my
Donald Trump and say hey I’m selling my weight loss pills would you give me a
weight loss pills would you give me a
weight loss pills would you give me a testimony or whatever right
testimony or whatever right
testimony or whatever right I mean you get it’s got to be something
I mean you get it’s got to be something
I mean you get it’s got to be something of value yeah yeah i agree i mean
of value yeah yeah i agree i mean
of value yeah yeah i agree i mean sometimes the value can just be giving
sometimes the value can just be giving
sometimes the value can just be giving back a lot of entrepreneurs are happy to
back a lot of entrepreneurs are happy to
back a lot of entrepreneurs are happy to give back and help out other
give back and help out other
give back and help out other entrepreneurs if you feel like they’re
entrepreneurs if you feel like they’re
entrepreneurs if you feel like they’re actually going to listen to you and take
actually going to listen to you and take
actually going to listen to you and take the advice i remember one person who
the advice i remember one person who
the advice i remember one person who wrote in who is an entrepreneur who’s on
wrote in who is an entrepreneur who’s on
wrote in who is an entrepreneur who’s on my list or youtube views or whatever it
my list or youtube views or whatever it
my list or youtube views or whatever it was and yeah I’m pretty protected with
was and yeah I’m pretty protected with
was and yeah I’m pretty protected with my time there’s only so much to go
my time there’s only so much to go
my time there’s only so much to go around I’m happy to do video responses
around I’m happy to do video responses
around I’m happy to do video responses but this person really wanted to meet
but this person really wanted to meet
but this person really wanted to meet and you know that takes like in a half
and you know that takes like in a half
and you know that takes like in a half an hour an hour out of my day instead of
an hour an hour out of my day instead of
an hour an hour out of my day instead of five minutes to make a video and the way
five minutes to make a video and the way
five minutes to make a video and the way she wrote in was just so passionate and
she wrote in was just so passionate and
she wrote in was just so passionate and she said you know even if even if it’s
she said you know even if even if it’s
she said you know even if even if it’s five minutes as you’re walking to your
five minutes as you’re walking to your
five minutes as you’re walking to your car you know I will be there and I’ll
car you know I will be there and I’ll
car you know I will be there and I’ll bring a treat for you to eat and just
bring a treat for you to eat and just
bring a treat for you to eat and just like so much passion came out of that
like so much passion came out of that
like so much passion came out of that correspondence that I felt like you know
correspondence that I felt like you know
correspondence that I felt like you know what I got it I gotta I gotta meet her
what I got it I gotta I gotta meet her
what I got it I gotta I gotta meet her and what did I get from what she’s not
and what did I get from what she’s not
and what did I get from what she’s not paying me I’m not part of her business
paying me I’m not part of her business
paying me I’m not part of her business we’re not recording this isn’t going
we’re not recording this isn’t going
we’re not recording this isn’t going anywhere it’s just helping her but
anywhere it’s just helping her but
anywhere it’s just helping her but helping her helps me know because I felt
helping her helps me know because I felt
helping her helps me know because I felt like he was gonna listen and take that
like he was gonna listen and take that
like he was gonna listen and take that advice and that feeling of giving back
advice and that feeling of giving back
advice and that feeling of giving back is something that made me feel good and
is something that made me feel good and
is something that made me feel good and so i would i would do it even knows
so i would i would do it even knows
so i would i would do it even knows maybe no financial or other game that i
maybe no financial or other game that i
maybe no financial or other game that i would get oh so it’s somehow in the way
would get oh so it’s somehow in the way
would get oh so it’s somehow in the way she constructed her email or whatever
she constructed her email or whatever
she constructed her email or whatever you got the sense of okay this isn’t
you got the sense of okay this isn’t
you got the sense of okay this isn’t just you know some fan or maybe some
just you know some fan or maybe some
just you know some fan or maybe some crazy psycho like this is a person
crazy psycho like this is a person
crazy psycho like this is a person actually invested in what she’s doing
actually invested in what she’s doing
actually invested in what she’s doing and if i gave her the couple minutes of
and if i gave her the couple minutes of
and if i gave her the couple minutes of my time like you said off camera off
my time like you said off camera off
my time like you said off camera off audio it wasn’t a PR move you knew that
audio it wasn’t a PR move you knew that
audio it wasn’t a PR move you knew that whatever discussion that you guys were
whatever discussion that you guys were
whatever discussion that you guys were going to have whatever advice you were
going to have whatever advice you were
going to have whatever advice you were going to give this person that they
going to give this person that they
going to give this person that they would not only listen to it but they
would not only listen to it but they
would not only listen to it but they would value it and it would probably
would value it and it would probably
would value it and it would probably change their life and if you can do
change their life and if you can do
change their life and if you can do something like that for somebody uh
something like that for somebody uh
something like that for somebody uh selfishly for you then it’s it’s almost
selfishly for you then it’s it’s almost
selfishly for you then it’s it’s almost like paying it forward you’re gonna feel
like paying it forward you’re gonna feel
like paying it forward you’re gonna feel great you’re going to help somebody
great you’re going to help somebody
great you’re going to help somebody that’s it that’s it and that fashion
that’s it that’s it and that fashion
that’s it that’s it and that fashion show
show
show through and so you know people are
through and so you know people are
through and so you know people are willing to help you if you reach out
willing to help you if you reach out
willing to help you if you reach out like you reached out to me about this
like you reached out to me about this
like you reached out to me about this show and you are excited in your email
show and you are excited in your email
show and you are excited in your email and looked interesting and so you know I
and looked interesting and so you know I
and looked interesting and so you know I I said yeah let’s do it let’s let’s do
I said yeah let’s do it let’s let’s do
I said yeah let’s do it let’s let’s do this in help entrepreneurs so when
this in help entrepreneurs so when
this in help entrepreneurs so when you’re when you’re reaching out to
you’re when you’re reaching out to
you’re when you’re reaching out to people asking for help if you genuinely
people asking for help if you genuinely
people asking for help if you genuinely show that you are excited by this it’s
show that you are excited by this it’s
show that you are excited by this it’s infectious people want to be a part of
infectious people want to be a part of
infectious people want to be a part of it it comes a dia almost like you can
it it comes a dia almost like you can
it it comes a dia almost like you can you just sense it right yeah and it’s
you just sense it right yeah and it’s
you just sense it right yeah and it’s not it’s not it’s not what you say it’s
not it’s not it’s not what you say it’s
not it’s not it’s not what you say it’s how you say it right I you could you
how you say it right I you could you
how you say it right I you could you could say the same words with no
could say the same words with no
could say the same words with no enthusiasm just like you talked about
enthusiasm just like you talked about
enthusiasm just like you talked about the beginning of the show we talked I
the beginning of the show we talked I
the beginning of the show we talked I how great you are leading off the show
how great you are leading off the show
how great you are leading off the show you know you can see those same words
you know you can see those same words
you know you can see those same words and and everybody’s going to tune out
and and everybody’s going to tune out
and and everybody’s going to tune out because it’s not excited but you love
because it’s not excited but you love
because it’s not excited but you love what you’re doing like this is this is
what you’re doing like this is this is
what you’re doing like this is this is what you love doing and that shows and
what you love doing and that shows and
what you love doing and that shows and that brings out quality it brings out
that brings out quality it brings out
that brings out quality it brings out great guest absolutely so let’s talk
great guest absolutely so let’s talk
great guest absolutely so let’s talk about we you know love what you’re doing
about we you know love what you’re doing
about we you know love what you’re doing because you are a big fan of you have to
because you are a big fan of you have to
because you are a big fan of you have to have passion for what you’re doing you
have passion for what you’re doing you
have passion for what you’re doing you can’t just jump into something for the
can’t just jump into something for the
can’t just jump into something for the money or for the fame one of your videos
money or for the fame one of your videos
money or for the fame one of your videos you mentioned I think it was a network
you mentioned I think it was a network
you mentioned I think it was a network marketing video and you mentioned the
marketing video and you mentioned the
marketing video and you mentioned the fact that a lot of people get into that
fact that a lot of people get into that
fact that a lot of people get into that or other similar things because they
or other similar things because they
or other similar things because they they have shiny object syndrome right
they have shiny object syndrome right
they have shiny object syndrome right they just want to do or no no I’m sorry
they just want to do or no no I’m sorry
they just want to do or no no I’m sorry it was the ebay they wanted to start an
it was the ebay they wanted to start an
it was the ebay they wanted to start an eBay business because they wanted to
eBay business because they wanted to
eBay business because they wanted to just buy low sell high make a lot of
just buy low sell high make a lot of
just buy low sell high make a lot of money and you’re really not a fan of
money and you’re really not a fan of
money and you’re really not a fan of that like you have to have some type of
that like you have to have some type of
that like you have to have some type of passion or love for what it is yeah it’s
passion or love for what it is yeah it’s
passion or love for what it is yeah it’s true and I get it you know so many
true and I get it you know so many
true and I get it you know so many people are in such serious financial
people are in such serious financial
people are in such serious financial situations you know you’re in debt you
situations you know you’re in debt you
situations you know you’re in debt you don’t know how you’re gonna pay your
don’t know how you’re gonna pay your
don’t know how you’re gonna pay your bills and so you you’re desperate to
bills and so you you’re desperate to
bills and so you you’re desperate to find something that was gonna make you
find something that was gonna make you
find something that was gonna make you money you know you got to eat you gotta
money you know you got to eat you gotta
money you know you got to eat you gotta pay rent and so you you jump on
pay rent and so you you jump on
pay rent and so you you jump on something and somebody promises you here
something and somebody promises you here
something and somebody promises you here is the way to make money and so you
is the way to make money and so you
is the way to make money and so you start doing it and it’s never it’s never
start doing it and it’s never it’s never
start doing it and it’s never it’s never the right decision if you look at famous
the right decision if you look at famous
the right decision if you look at famous successful entrepreneurs pick anyone
successful entrepreneurs pick anyone
successful entrepreneurs pick anyone pick your favorite famous entrepreneur
pick your favorite famous entrepreneur
pick your favorite famous entrepreneur look at how they got started it was
look at how they got started it was
look at how they got started it was never for the money these
never for the money these
never for the money these guys do not start your business for the
guys do not start your business for the
guys do not start your business for the money they started it to have an impact
money they started it to have an impact
money they started it to have an impact because they’d love what they were doing
because they’d love what they were doing
because they’d love what they were doing they wanted to help people in some
they wanted to help people in some
they wanted to help people in some capacity and that’s why they started
capacity and that’s why they started
capacity and that’s why they started money is a part of it I’m not saying via
money is a part of it I’m not saying via
money is a part of it I’m not saying via charity yeah the money comes from
charity yeah the money comes from
charity yeah the money comes from offering value the more value you give
offering value the more value you give
offering value the more value you give somebody the more they’re gonna pay you
somebody the more they’re gonna pay you
somebody the more they’re gonna pay you but it’s never the main reason you look
but it’s never the main reason you look
but it’s never the main reason you look at the most successful richest people
at the most successful richest people
at the most successful richest people they made a lot of money but it wasn’t
they made a lot of money but it wasn’t
they made a lot of money but it wasn’t their goal to make a ton of money one of
their goal to make a ton of money one of
their goal to make a ton of money one of my favorite examples is George Lucas you
my favorite examples is George Lucas you
my favorite examples is George Lucas you started Lucasfilm made the star wars
started Lucasfilm made the star wars
started Lucasfilm made the star wars franchise Indiana Jones franchise and he
franchise Indiana Jones franchise and he
franchise Indiana Jones franchise and he got into film school and at a time where
got into film school and at a time where
got into film school and at a time where if you went in the film school you
if you went in the film school you
if you went in the film school you basically weren’t making any money like
basically weren’t making any money like
basically weren’t making any money like there were no jobs in the film industry
there were no jobs in the film industry
there were no jobs in the film industry and he decided to go on his own to his
and he decided to go on his own to his
and he decided to go on his own to his own business and for the first six years
own business and for the first six years
own business and for the first six years he had nothing no results failure just
he had nothing no results failure just
he had nothing no results failure just one failure after another for six years
one failure after another for six years
one failure after another for six years that’s a long time by the way could you
that’s a long time by the way could you
that’s a long time by the way could you last right like how many people give up
last right like how many people give up
last right like how many people give up on their dreams too soon you try for
on their dreams too soon you try for
on their dreams too soon you try for three months and they quit Yeah right
three months and they quit Yeah right
three months and they quit Yeah right like six years of nothing total failure
like six years of nothing total failure
like six years of nothing total failure and he kept thinking constantly I don’t
and he kept thinking constantly I don’t
and he kept thinking constantly I don’t know if I’m I like maybe I should go
know if I’m I like maybe I should go
know if I’m I like maybe I should go back to get a job I don’t know if I want
back to get a job I don’t know if I want
back to get a job I don’t know if I want to keep doing this right that’s the the
to keep doing this right that’s the the
to keep doing this right that’s the the biggest misconception amounts
biggest misconception amounts
biggest misconception amounts entrepreneurs is that we never doubt
entrepreneurs is that we never doubt
entrepreneurs is that we never doubt ourselves like every entrepreneur thinks
ourselves like every entrepreneur thinks
ourselves like every entrepreneur thinks that you know they’re not doing a good
that you know they’re not doing a good
that you know they’re not doing a good enough job but we have a crisis of
enough job but we have a crisis of
enough job but we have a crisis of confidence a lot where we think you know
confidence a lot where we think you know
confidence a lot where we think you know maybe I should just go back and get a
maybe I should just go back and get a
maybe I should just go back and get a job because this is really hard when he
job because this is really hard when he
job because this is really hard when he created Star Wars he thought it was too
created Star Wars he thought it was too
created Star Wars he thought it was too wacky for the general public he thought
wacky for the general public he thought
wacky for the general public he thought nobody would watch this but he he just
nobody would watch this but he he just
nobody would watch this but he he just had a passion for it so he built it and
had a passion for it so he built it and
had a passion for it so he built it and so he lasted through all of this all of
so he lasted through all of this all of
so he lasted through all of this all of these all of these failures when it
these all of these failures when it
these all of these failures when it didn’t make any sense to keep going and
didn’t make any sense to keep going and
didn’t make any sense to keep going and what gets you through is that passion
what gets you through is that passion
what gets you through is that passion for your project passion for what you’re
for your project passion for what you’re
for your project passion for what you’re doing that’s the only thing that’s going
doing that’s the only thing that’s going
doing that’s the only thing that’s going to get you through because otherwise
to get you through because otherwise
to get you through because otherwise you’re crazy but you have to be a little
you’re crazy but you have to be a little
you’re crazy but you have to be a little bit crazy to do this because it’s going
bit crazy to do this because it’s going
bit crazy to do this because it’s going to take everything you got to get you
to take everything you got to get you
to take everything you got to get you through and now George Lucas worked over
through and now George Lucas worked over
through and now George Lucas worked over four billion dollars and it’s easy to
four billion dollars and it’s easy to
four billion dollars and it’s easy to say you know you look back on our
say you know you look back on our
say you know you look back on our stories already did this this this this
stories already did this this this this
stories already did this this this this and this whatever but it was hard and he
and this whatever but it was hard and he
and this whatever but it was hard and he struggled and he failed and that’s the
struggled and he failed and that’s the
struggled and he failed and that’s the story for most people most six
story for most people most six
story for most people most six entrepreneurs they have to go through
entrepreneurs they have to go through
entrepreneurs they have to go through this massive period of darkness where
this massive period of darkness where
this massive period of darkness where they don’t know how it’s going to work
they don’t know how it’s going to work
they don’t know how it’s going to work out and they just keep going believing
out and they just keep going believing
out and they just keep going believing that somehow it’s going to work because
that somehow it’s going to work because
that somehow it’s going to work because they love what they’re doing yeah for
they love what they’re doing yeah for
they love what they’re doing yeah for some it may take a year for others and
some it may take a year for others and
some it may take a year for others and may take six years but let’s put this in
may take six years but let’s put this in
may take six years but let’s put this in perspective six years is a very long
perspective six years is a very long
perspective six years is a very long time I I can almost guarantee he
time I I can almost guarantee he
time I I can almost guarantee he probably had thoughts of doubt like
probably had thoughts of doubt like
probably had thoughts of doubt like almost every 10 minutes at some point
almost every 10 minutes at some point
almost every 10 minutes at some point you know in he pushed through it he
you know in he pushed through it he
you know in he pushed through it he broke through it and now he is who he is
broke through it and now he is who he is
broke through it and now he is who he is today but on the grand scale of life I
today but on the grand scale of life I
today but on the grand scale of life I bet you now he probably doesn’t even
bet you now he probably doesn’t even
bet you now he probably doesn’t even remember what it was like to struggle he
remember what it was like to struggle he
remember what it was like to struggle he put in his dues he can now enjoy that
put in his dues he can now enjoy that
put in his dues he can now enjoy that the fruition of of what he does and
the fruition of of what he does and
the fruition of of what he does and everything he’s created so when people
everything he’s created so when people
everything he’s created so when people are are really struggling and it’s been
are are really struggling and it’s been
are are really struggling and it’s been a long time yeah you go through that but
a long time yeah you go through that but
a long time yeah you go through that but once you once you finally hit on that
once you once you finally hit on that
once you once you finally hit on that that thing that that that makes you
that thing that that that makes you
that thing that that that makes you successful and your business is growing
successful and your business is growing
successful and your business is growing down the line it’s not really that bad
down the line it’s not really that bad
down the line it’s not really that bad it’s it’s only a certain period of your
it’s it’s only a certain period of your
it’s it’s only a certain period of your life out of your whole life that you had
life out of your whole life that you had
life out of your whole life that you had to go through that right yeah I mean
to go through that right yeah I mean
to go through that right yeah I mean it’s true I think back I still think
it’s true I think back I still think
it’s true I think back I still think back to the my early days like that 300
back to the my early days like that 300
back to the my early days like that 300 bucks a month that eating beans for
bucks a month that eating beans for
bucks a month that eating beans for lunch every day we celebrated a big win
lunch every day we celebrated a big win
lunch every day we celebrated a big win by going to McDonald’s and getting
by going to McDonald’s and getting
by going to McDonald’s and getting french fries like I had no money that’s
french fries like I had no money that’s
french fries like I had no money that’s still painful and in what’s painful I
still painful and in what’s painful I
still painful and in what’s painful I almost I almost quit that business and
almost I almost quit that business and
almost I almost quit that business and if I did I wouldn’t be here today I
if I did I wouldn’t be here today I
if I did I wouldn’t be here today I remember telling my partner on the phone
remember telling my partner on the phone
remember telling my partner on the phone like I’ve had it I this is enough we’re
like I’ve had it I this is enough we’re
like I’ve had it I this is enough we’re not making any money my talents are not
not making any money my talents are not
not making any money my talents are not being used I deserve better than this
being used I deserve better than this
being used I deserve better than this and I’m done I quit and I hung up the
and I’m done I quit and I hung up the
and I’m done I quit and I hung up the phone and I cried for 20 minutes and my
phone and I cried for 20 minutes and my
phone and I cried for 20 minutes and my mom came up and I don’t even know what I
mom came up and I don’t even know what I
mom came up and I don’t even know what I told her but the next day I got up and I
told her but the next day I got up and I
told her but the next day I got up and I went back to work just that yeah the
went back to work just that yeah the
went back to work just that yeah the reset bunion you just kept kept doing it
reset bunion you just kept kept doing it
reset bunion you just kept kept doing it every day you just reset let me just
every day you just reset let me just
every day you just reset let me just start over I’m here for this and this is
start over I’m here for this and this is
start over I’m here for this and this is what I believe in and this is what I’m
what I believe in and this is what I’m
what I believe in and this is what I’m gonna do yeah and the only thing that
gonna do yeah and the only thing that
gonna do yeah and the only thing that gets you through was your is your
gets you through was your is your
gets you through was your is your passion if you’re in it just for the
passion if you’re in it just for the
passion if you’re in it just for the money
money
money you won’t go through all that they’re
you won’t go through all that they’re
you won’t go through all that they’re gonna quit like it is too hard you you
gonna quit like it is too hard you you
gonna quit like it is too hard you you won’t get all the great things that that
won’t get all the great things that that
won’t get all the great things that that come with the sweat equity I mean I
come with the sweat equity I mean I
come with the sweat equity I mean I almost willing to bet that you
almost willing to bet that you
almost willing to bet that you appreciate in value celebrating at
appreciate in value celebrating at
appreciate in value celebrating at McDonald’s and all those struggles you
McDonald’s and all those struggles you
McDonald’s and all those struggles you went to because you probably learned a
went to because you probably learned a
went to because you probably learned a lot one not only about business but
lot one not only about business but
lot one not only about business but yourself but to you learned about what
yourself but to you learned about what
yourself but to you learned about what works and what doesn’t for that business
works and what doesn’t for that business
works and what doesn’t for that business you can’t effectively get a proper
you can’t effectively get a proper
you can’t effectively get a proper education on your own thing if you don’t
education on your own thing if you don’t
education on your own thing if you don’t go through some of those trials and
go through some of those trials and
go through some of those trials and tribulations am I am I correct yeah yeah
tribulations am I am I correct yeah yeah
tribulations am I am I correct yeah yeah I mean you know what I’m I’m now I’m a
I mean you know what I’m I’m now I’m a
I mean you know what I’m I’m now I’m a little zoned out I’m thinking back that
little zoned out I’m thinking back that
little zoned out I’m thinking back that to my early days and the frustration
to my early days and the frustration
to my early days and the frustration than the end of pain usually painful
than the end of pain usually painful
than the end of pain usually painful period here Chris I you know I am sorry
period here Chris I you know I am sorry
period here Chris I you know I am sorry I didn’t mean to do that but I mean it’s
I didn’t mean to do that but I mean it’s
I didn’t mean to do that but I mean it’s important because your story is
important because your story is
important because your story is extremely inspiring for 12 I’m in a sick
extremely inspiring for 12 I’m in a sick
extremely inspiring for 12 I’m in a sick way happy you just said that because
way happy you just said that because
way happy you just said that because that just grounds the of how much of a
that just grounds the of how much of a
that just grounds the of how much of a great human being that you are you
great human being that you are you
great human being that you are you didn’t blow up and it you know biotech
didn’t blow up and it you know biotech
didn’t blow up and it you know biotech company and I’m gonna help a billion
company and I’m gonna help a billion
company and I’m gonna help a billion people and now a rock star and I know
people and now a rock star and I know
people and now a rock star and I know everything I mean the other if I got
everything I mean the other if I got
everything I mean the other if I got that impression I wouldn’t have had you
that impression I wouldn’t have had you
that impression I wouldn’t have had you on my show you know what i mean but i
on my show you know what i mean but i
on my show you know what i mean but i think a lot of people can learn from
think a lot of people can learn from
think a lot of people can learn from that I hope so I mean that’s the goal
that I hope so I mean that’s the goal
that I hope so I mean that’s the goal absolutely so someone starting a
absolutely so someone starting a
absolutely so someone starting a business right now yeah they they have
business right now yeah they they have
business right now yeah they they have no money yeah a lot of people are in the
no money yeah a lot of people are in the
no money yeah a lot of people are in the entrepreneur space are very DIY they
entrepreneur space are very DIY they
entrepreneur space are very DIY they they don’t want to release whatever
they don’t want to release whatever
they don’t want to release whatever thing it is from those talons of theirs
thing it is from those talons of theirs
thing it is from those talons of theirs because they’re afraid that it’s going
because they’re afraid that it’s going
because they’re afraid that it’s going to cost too much no one could do it
to cost too much no one could do it
to cost too much no one could do it better than me you know I I have to do
better than me you know I I have to do
better than me you know I I have to do this myself no one knows how to do this
this myself no one knows how to do this
this myself no one knows how to do this but me and that is the biggest
but me and that is the biggest
but me and that is the biggest misconception that you portray and I
misconception that you portray and I
misconception that you portray and I actually agree with I mean someone right
actually agree with I mean someone right
actually agree with I mean someone right now they can start a business with with
now they can start a business with with
now they can start a business with with no money and delegate and still be
no money and delegate and still be
no money and delegate and still be successful correct yeah yeah i’ma get
successful correct yeah yeah i’ma get
successful correct yeah yeah i’ma get it’s you know you don’t want to spend
it’s you know you don’t want to spend
it’s you know you don’t want to spend money but the first person I hired you
money but the first person I hired you
money but the first person I hired you talk about delegation the first person I
talk about delegation the first person I
talk about delegation the first person I hired was for one hour a day uh huh uh
hired was for one hour a day uh huh uh
hired was for one hour a day uh huh uh and I was so sick of doing this database
and I was so sick of doing this database
and I was so sick of doing this database entry stuff that was not what I was good
entry stuff that was not what I was good
entry stuff that was not what I was good at and didn’t help grow my business and
at and didn’t help grow my business and
at and didn’t help grow my business and so I hired a guy for an hour day what
so I hired a guy for an hour day what
so I hired a guy for an hour day what you got way more done than I could in
you got way more done than I could in
you got way more done than I could in that hour and it just freed up an hour
that hour and it just freed up an hour
that hour and it just freed up an hour of my day to do something that was
of my day to do something that was
of my day to do something that was helping me grow my business you cannot
helping me grow my business you cannot
helping me grow my business you cannot do everything yourself you can’t like
do everything yourself you can’t like
do everything yourself you can’t like you’re good at some things that’s what
you’re good at some things that’s what
you’re good at some things that’s what you need to focus on if you try to be
you need to focus on if you try to be
you need to focus on if you try to be everything then you’re never gonna build
everything then you’re never gonna build
everything then you’re never gonna build a great business and so on doesn’t mean
a great business and so on doesn’t mean
a great business and so on doesn’t mean this still impacts me today I hate doing
this still impacts me today I hate doing
this still impacts me today I hate doing things that I’m not good at and are not
things that I’m not good at and are not
things that I’m not good at and are not helping me grow my company on my walk
helping me grow my company on my walk
helping me grow my company on my walk into the office every day I say to
into the office every day I say to
into the office every day I say to myself what’s the thing that I can do
myself what’s the thing that I can do
myself what’s the thing that I can do today is gonna add the most value to my
today is gonna add the most value to my
today is gonna add the most value to my business and then I try to go and do
business and then I try to go and do
business and then I try to go and do that yeah you want you want that time
that yeah you want you want that time
that yeah you want you want that time freed up for you to focus on what you’re
freed up for you to focus on what you’re
freed up for you to focus on what you’re truly good at and truly passionate about
truly good at and truly passionate about
truly good at and truly passionate about right yeah I call it CEO time I like
right yeah I call it CEO time I like
right yeah I call it CEO time I like that you have to block out CEO time
that you have to block out CEO time
that you have to block out CEO time hopefully every day but you know for
hopefully every day but you know for
hopefully every day but you know for those of us who are crazy busy and
those of us who are crazy busy and
those of us who are crazy busy and haven’t figured anything out yet start
haven’t figured anything out yet start
haven’t figured anything out yet start with once a week like CEO Tom this is
with once a week like CEO Tom this is
with once a week like CEO Tom this is time to focus on building your business
time to focus on building your business
time to focus on building your business projects you’re the CEO of your company
projects you’re the CEO of your company
projects you’re the CEO of your company you got to start acting like it and not
you got to start acting like it and not
you got to start acting like it and not just be everything from the salesman
just be everything from the salesman
just be everything from the salesman down to the janitor you got to carve it
down to the janitor you got to carve it
down to the janitor you got to carve it out carve out that time you know monday
out carve out that time you know monday
out carve out that time you know monday afternoons tuesday mornings whatever it
afternoons tuesday mornings whatever it
afternoons tuesday mornings whatever it is CEO time yeah i mean look at every
is CEO time yeah i mean look at every
is CEO time yeah i mean look at every successful entrepreneur they’re not a
successful entrepreneur they’re not a
successful entrepreneur they’re not a one-man show or one-woman show they have
one-man show or one-woman show they have
one-man show or one-woman show they have people help them so going back to the no
people help them so going back to the no
people help them so going back to the no money thing now a lot of people think
money thing now a lot of people think
money thing now a lot of people think that they need to have all this huge
that they need to have all this huge
that they need to have all this huge reserves of cash to start their product
reserves of cash to start their product
reserves of cash to start their product or their online business I mean that’s
or their online business I mean that’s
or their online business I mean that’s not necessarily the case you probably
not necessarily the case you probably
not necessarily the case you probably have seen countless amount of people who
have seen countless amount of people who
have seen countless amount of people who started from nothing and didn’t have
started from nothing and didn’t have
started from nothing and didn’t have that money but they also didn’t let that
that money but they also didn’t let that
that money but they also didn’t let that hinder their business either yeah you
hinder their business either yeah you
hinder their business either yeah you know most entrepreneurs don’t have that
know most entrepreneurs don’t have that
know most entrepreneurs don’t have that rich uncle to fund their company ID
rich uncle to fund their company ID
rich uncle to fund their company ID have that I certainly didn’t have that
have that I certainly didn’t have that
have that I certainly didn’t have that if that’s you then that’s awesome but
if that’s you then that’s awesome but
if that’s you then that’s awesome but you know I don’t know what advice to
you know I don’t know what advice to
you know I don’t know what advice to give you because you’re in a great
give you because you’re in a great
give you because you’re in a great situation I was i come from the
situation I was i come from the
situation I was i come from the struggling to get by can barely survive
struggling to get by can barely survive
struggling to get by can barely survive camp I think the most important thing
camp I think the most important thing
camp I think the most important thing when you’re first getting started is you
when you’re first getting started is you
when you’re first getting started is you need to figure out how to get to
need to figure out how to get to
need to figure out how to get to survival survival means you have enough
survival survival means you have enough
survival survival means you have enough money to pay your bills to eat to pay
money to pay your bills to eat to pay
money to pay your bills to eat to pay your electricity it’s not a glamorous
your electricity it’s not a glamorous
your electricity it’s not a glamorous lifestyle but it survived one it means
lifestyle but it survived one it means
lifestyle but it survived one it means you don’t have to go back and get a job
you don’t have to go back and get a job
you don’t have to go back and get a job so how do you get there and I want you
so how do you get there and I want you
so how do you get there and I want you know entrepreneurs to think about your
know entrepreneurs to think about your
know entrepreneurs to think about your big vision your big picture how I’m
big vision your big picture how I’m
big vision your big picture how I’m going to change the world that’s amazing
going to change the world that’s amazing
going to change the world that’s amazing but how do you get to survival at the
but how do you get to survival at the
but how do you get to survival at the start what’s the fastest path together
start what’s the fastest path together
start what’s the fastest path together to survival and that may even mean
to survival and that may even mean
to survival and that may even mean having a job but I’m not it from the
having a job but I’m not it from the
having a job but I’m not it from the camp where you have to quit everything
camp where you have to quit everything
camp where you have to quit everything and jump in and do your business full
and jump in and do your business full
and jump in and do your business full time because you have limited runway if
time because you have limited runway if
time because you have limited runway if you run out of funds you know three
you run out of funds you know three
you run out of funds you know three months in you lose Aldo mentum with your
months in you lose Aldo mentum with your
months in you lose Aldo mentum with your business and go get a job I’m okay if
business and go get a job I’m okay if
business and go get a job I’m okay if you’re doing it part time I think though
you’re doing it part time I think though
you’re doing it part time I think though if you’re going to take a job the reason
if you’re going to take a job the reason
if you’re going to take a job the reason to take a job is to learn so whatever
to take a job is to learn so whatever
to take a job is to learn so whatever business that you’re trying to start up
business that you’re trying to start up
business that you’re trying to start up and if you’re trying to start a magazine
and if you’re trying to start a magazine
and if you’re trying to start a magazine go work for a magazine what are you
go work for a magazine what are you
go work for a magazine what are you doing driving a truck go work for a
doing driving a truck go work for a
doing driving a truck go work for a magazine like find the company that has
magazine like find the company that has
magazine like find the company that has you know ten employees a small business
you know ten employees a small business
you know ten employees a small business and and get a job there and learn the
and and get a job there and learn the
and and get a job there and learn the ropes and learn the business and make
ropes and learn the business and make
ropes and learn the business and make your mistakes while getting paid by
your mistakes while getting paid by
your mistakes while getting paid by somebody else yeah and in your off hours
somebody else yeah and in your off hours
somebody else yeah and in your off hours start your own business and you’re
start your own business and you’re
start your own business and you’re making contacts and you’re you’re
making contacts and you’re you’re
making contacts and you’re you’re developing your skills and getting the
developing your skills and getting the
developing your skills and getting the training while getting paid you’re
training while getting paid you’re
training while getting paid you’re getting paid to learn about your
getting paid to learn about your
getting paid to learn about your business it’s a beautiful concept yeah
business it’s a beautiful concept yeah
business it’s a beautiful concept yeah and then and then when when you launch
and then and then when when you launch
and then and then when when you launch your company you know you really have a
your company you know you really have a
your company you know you really have a little bit of fun since you started on
little bit of fun since you started on
little bit of fun since you started on the side and build that up because what
the side and build that up because what
the side and build that up because what can happen is if you just start up and
can happen is if you just start up and
can happen is if you just start up and you’re out of the money you go back get
you’re out of the money you go back get
you’re out of the money you go back get a job you’ve lost all the momentum that
a job you’ve lost all the momentum that
a job you’ve lost all the momentum that you’ve built up so you know I love
you’ve built up so you know I love
you’ve built up so you know I love entrepreneurship but yeah like sometimes
entrepreneurship but yeah like sometimes
entrepreneurship but yeah like sometimes the path is getting the job that
the path is getting the job that
the path is getting the job that supports it and then that helps you
supports it and then that helps you
supports it and then that helps you transition to be a full-time
transition to be a full-time
transition to be a full-time entrepreneur now for a lot of those
entrepreneur now for a lot of those
entrepreneur now for a lot of those people who are in the thick of it
people who are in the thick of it
people who are in the thick of it another key thing to to focus on is like
another key thing to to focus on is like
another key thing to to focus on is like me time it’s it’s that work-life balance
me time it’s it’s that work-life balance
me time it’s it’s that work-life balance what you talked about a lot I mean one
what you talked about a lot I mean one
what you talked about a lot I mean one of your videos was don’t forget to eat
of your videos was don’t forget to eat
of your videos was don’t forget to eat yeah and people forget these things
yeah and people forget these things
yeah and people forget these things though I mean lunch it’s almost two
though I mean lunch it’s almost two
though I mean lunch it’s almost two o’clock here I have any I know I forget
o’clock here I have any I know I forget
o’clock here I have any I know I forget it too I talked two days no it’s true um
it too I talked two days no it’s true um
it too I talked two days no it’s true um you know I think this also depends on
you know I think this also depends on
you know I think this also depends on your situation your frameless situation
your situation your frameless situation
your situation your frameless situation now being being a father uh there’s a
now being being a father uh there’s a
now being being a father uh there’s a lot more demands on my time than before
lot more demands on my time than before
lot more demands on my time than before uh and I like to have clearly defined
uh and I like to have clearly defined
uh and I like to have clearly defined lines between my work in my life and I
lines between my work in my life and I
lines between my work in my life and I set out my guy I have a very scheduled
set out my guy I have a very scheduled
set out my guy I have a very scheduled day and I’ll chunk my time and say okay
day and I’ll chunk my time and say okay
day and I’ll chunk my time and say okay this is my CEO time this is this is my
this is my CEO time this is this is my
this is my CEO time this is this is my interview with Chris time this is right
interview with Chris time this is right
interview with Chris time this is right I’ll have it all blocked out and then
I’ll have it all blocked out and then
I’ll have it all blocked out and then when I have a family time I I do totally
when I have a family time I I do totally
when I have a family time I I do totally disconnect right yeah yeah yeah I’m not
disconnect right yeah yeah yeah I’m not
disconnect right yeah yeah yeah I’m not I mean I’m i think as entrepreneurs I
I mean I’m i think as entrepreneurs I
I mean I’m i think as entrepreneurs I don’t you can absolutely totally
don’t you can absolutely totally
don’t you can absolutely totally disconnected I’m always coming up with
disconnected I’m always coming up with
disconnected I’m always coming up with ideas for my business I’m sure we all
ideas for my business I’m sure we all
ideas for my business I’m sure we all are you noodle something you see how a
are you noodle something you see how a
are you noodle something you see how a retail stores operating and you see a
retail stores operating and you see a
retail stores operating and you see a commercial on TV and you get an idea
commercial on TV and you get an idea
commercial on TV and you get an idea I’ll just not myself yeah right because
I’ll just not myself yeah right because
I’ll just not myself yeah right because I don’t want to be up all night thinking
I don’t want to be up all night thinking
I don’t want to be up all night thinking about this idea and I don’t want to
about this idea and I don’t want to
about this idea and I don’t want to forget this tomorrow so just email
forget this tomorrow so just email
forget this tomorrow so just email myself and it’s out of my head but you
myself and it’s out of my head but you
myself and it’s out of my head but you know I make the family time as important
know I make the family time as important
know I make the family time as important as my business time as well didn’t you
as my business time as well didn’t you
as my business time as well didn’t you just recently within the past couple
just recently within the past couple
just recently within the past couple months get a new place a new look like a
months get a new place a new look like a
months get a new place a new look like a new condo yeah i got a new condo
new condo yeah i got a new condo
new condo yeah i got a new condo congratulations by the way the thing a
congratulations by the way the thing a
congratulations by the way the thing a beautiful go on youtube check it out
beautiful go on youtube check it out
beautiful go on youtube check it out nice hardwood floors and one of the
nice hardwood floors and one of the
nice hardwood floors and one of the greatest views I’ve ever seen it’s fun
greatest views I’ve ever seen it’s fun
greatest views I’ve ever seen it’s fun yeah you know I uh I went from so after
yeah you know I uh I went from so after
yeah you know I uh I went from so after I sold my business i decided i wanted to
I sold my business i decided i wanted to
I sold my business i decided i wanted to build a house and i built a house from
build a house and i built a house from
build a house and i built a house from scratch and it was 5,000 square feet and
scratch and it was 5,000 square feet and
scratch and it was 5,000 square feet and gorgeous modern interior and just I
gorgeous modern interior and just I
gorgeous modern interior and just I realized that the maintenance on this is
realized that the maintenance on this is
realized that the maintenance on this is ridiculous I’m a low maintenance guy and
ridiculous I’m a low maintenance guy and
ridiculous I’m a low maintenance guy and way too much space or what I needed so I
way too much space or what I needed so I
way too much space or what I needed so I sold it and moved into a condo where I
sold it and moved into a condo where I
sold it and moved into a condo where I don’t have to do anything so I’d like I
don’t have to do anything so I’d like I
don’t have to do anything so I’d like I had an apartment and then I had a
had an apartment and then I had a
had an apartment and then I had a townhouse i bought a townhouse then I
townhouse i bought a townhouse then I
townhouse i bought a townhouse then I built a huge monster home and then I
built a huge monster home and then I
built a huge monster home and then I sold that and now I’m back into a condo
sold that and now I’m back into a condo
sold that and now I’m back into a condo well the word that the reason why I
well the word that the reason why I
well the word that the reason why I bring that up is because you want I mean
bring that up is because you want I mean
bring that up is because you want I mean work-life balance you want time to enjoy
work-life balance you want time to enjoy
work-life balance you want time to enjoy your new place you want to pick out
your new place you want to pick out
your new place you want to pick out furniture and you know hang stuff on the
furniture and you know hang stuff on the
furniture and you know hang stuff on the wall and just be involved I mean it’s
wall and just be involved I mean it’s
wall and just be involved I mean it’s really tough to pull away but at the
really tough to pull away but at the
really tough to pull away but at the same time like doing certain things like
same time like doing certain things like
same time like doing certain things like I don’t know maybe it was buying a new
I don’t know maybe it was buying a new
I don’t know maybe it was buying a new TV for your place or a rug like that
TV for your place or a rug like that
TV for your place or a rug like that kind of stuff gets you invigorated you
kind of stuff gets you invigorated you
kind of stuff gets you invigorated you know it makes you more creative so when
know it makes you more creative so when
know it makes you more creative so when you do go back to work you’re your
you do go back to work you’re your
you do go back to work you’re your hundred-percent self do you notice that
hundred-percent self do you notice that
hundred-percent self do you notice that yeah and I think I think having hobbies
yeah and I think I think having hobbies
yeah and I think I think having hobbies and having other things outside of work
and having other things outside of work
and having other things outside of work will it gives you the creative time and
will it gives you the creative time and
will it gives you the creative time and it also gives you ideas for what to do
it also gives you ideas for what to do
it also gives you ideas for what to do with your business you know I rarely get
with your business you know I rarely get
with your business you know I rarely get great business ideas when I’m in my
great business ideas when I’m in my
great business ideas when I’m in my office pounding away on work it doesn’t
office pounding away on work it doesn’t
office pounding away on work it doesn’t want to get my ideas it’s when I’m in
want to get my ideas it’s when I’m in
want to get my ideas it’s when I’m in the shower it’s when I’m salsa dancing
the shower it’s when I’m salsa dancing
the shower it’s when I’m salsa dancing it’s when I’m out on the street like
it’s when I’m out on the street like
it’s when I’m out on the street like having that free time that’s when i get
having that free time that’s when i get
having that free time that’s when i get my ideas and so opening up space to
my ideas and so opening up space to
my ideas and so opening up space to allow you to you know have that
allow you to you know have that
allow you to you know have that creativity is important absolutely now
creativity is important absolutely now
creativity is important absolutely now the future mmm 2014 and beyond I mean
the future mmm 2014 and beyond I mean
the future mmm 2014 and beyond I mean what kind of stuff is is getting you
what kind of stuff is is getting you
what kind of stuff is is getting you excited these days I mean we’re kind of
excited these days I mean we’re kind of
excited these days I mean we’re kind of almost up on our time here but I want to
almost up on our time here but I want to
almost up on our time here but I want to know like what what’s getting you fired
know like what what’s getting you fired
know like what what’s getting you fired up these days what’s something that
up these days what’s something that
up these days what’s something that you’re looking forward to well yeah so
you’re looking forward to well yeah so
you’re looking forward to well yeah so my goals out the billion entrepreneurs
my goals out the billion entrepreneurs
my goals out the billion entrepreneurs that’s kind of my driving force I’m
that’s kind of my driving force I’m
that’s kind of my driving force I’m spending a lot of my time on YouTube the
spending a lot of my time on YouTube the
spending a lot of my time on YouTube the best part of my day is waking up every
best part of my day is waking up every
best part of my day is waking up every day I pull up my lentils I start eating
day I pull up my lentils I start eating
day I pull up my lentils I start eating breakfast and I load up my comments on
breakfast and I load up my comments on
breakfast and I load up my comments on YouTube and it’s like 40 or 50 comments
YouTube and it’s like 40 or 50 comments
YouTube and it’s like 40 or 50 comments a day and just seeing how people have
a day and just seeing how people have
a day and just seeing how people have enjoyed the videos and their lives are
enjoyed the videos and their lives are
enjoyed the videos and their lives are being changed that’s that’s what I love
being changed that’s that’s what I love
being changed that’s that’s what I love doing so I’m spending a lot of time and
doing so I’m spending a lot of time and
doing so I’m spending a lot of time and effort on my youtube page new projects
effort on my youtube page new projects
effort on my youtube page new projects that are coming up i’m working on a
that are coming up i’m working on a
that are coming up i’m working on a t-shirt line i’m working on a book deal
t-shirt line i’m working on a book deal
t-shirt line i’m working on a book deal working on a TV deal um you know what
working on a TV deal um you know what
working on a TV deal um you know what it’s hard to say i’m not the here’s
it’s hard to say i’m not the here’s
it’s hard to say i’m not the here’s where I’m gonna be in five years look
where I’m gonna be in five years look
where I’m gonna be in five years look how that worked out for me in high
how that worked out for me in high
how that worked out for me in high school yeah I don’t know like and it’s
school yeah I don’t know like and it’s
school yeah I don’t know like and it’s okay not to know I’m continually
okay not to know I’m continually
okay not to know I’m continually following things that I’m passionate
following things that I’m passionate
following things that I’m passionate about in my biz
about in my biz
about in my biz is always going to be a reflection of
is always going to be a reflection of
is always going to be a reflection of what I’m into at the moment so well it
what I’m into at the moment so well it
what I’m into at the moment so well it sounds like that what you just said
sounds like that what you just said
sounds like that what you just said right there is what you’re excited about
right there is what you’re excited about
right there is what you’re excited about it’s the excitement of the unknown it’s
it’s the excitement of the unknown it’s
it’s the excitement of the unknown it’s the excitement of what else could I
the excitement of what else could I
the excitement of what else could I learn in you know what else can I go
learn in you know what else can I go
learn in you know what else can I go into on my current passions and where
into on my current passions and where
into on my current passions and where that’s going to take me who knows but
that’s going to take me who knows but
that’s going to take me who knows but just the fact that I know that I can
just the fact that I know that I can
just the fact that I know that I can pursue it and learn is just exciting
pursue it and learn is just exciting
pursue it and learn is just exciting enough is that kind of where you’re at
enough is that kind of where you’re at
enough is that kind of where you’re at yeah I end up in short-term projects so
yeah I end up in short-term projects so
yeah I end up in short-term projects so like I have burst I know what I’m gonna
like I have burst I know what I’m gonna
like I have burst I know what I’m gonna do for the next six months for next year
do for the next six months for next year
do for the next six months for next year uh-huh beyond that I don’t know what’s
uh-huh beyond that I don’t know what’s
uh-huh beyond that I don’t know what’s happening that’s awesome so go on his
happening that’s awesome so go on his
happening that’s awesome so go on his website Evan Carmichael calm like I said
website Evan Carmichael calm like I said
website Evan Carmichael calm like I said wealth of knowledge there’s so many
wealth of knowledge there’s so many
wealth of knowledge there’s so many different i was playing around with it
different i was playing around with it
different i was playing around with it over the the weekend just kind of doing
over the the weekend just kind of doing
over the the weekend just kind of doing my homework for this show but i ended up
my homework for this show but i ended up
my homework for this show but i ended up getting sucked into reading about stuff
getting sucked into reading about stuff
getting sucked into reading about stuff for my own business definitely go to his
for my own business definitely go to his
for my own business definitely go to his YouTube channel I mean you’ll hear tons
YouTube channel I mean you’ll hear tons
YouTube channel I mean you’ll hear tons of great tips tons of great stuff to do
of great tips tons of great stuff to do
of great tips tons of great stuff to do for your business but you’ll also see
for your business but you’ll also see
for your business but you’ll also see some fun stuff you’ll see the tour of
some fun stuff you’ll see the tour of
some fun stuff you’ll see the tour of his new place that we just talked about
his new place that we just talked about
his new place that we just talked about you’ll find out why it’s so important
you’ll find out why it’s so important
you’ll find out why it’s so important that you need to eat which if I were you
that you need to eat which if I were you
that you need to eat which if I were you I’d eat after this interview by the way
I’d eat after this interview by the way
I’d eat after this interview by the way so definitely check all that out Evan I
so definitely check all that out Evan I
so definitely check all that out Evan I I just had a great time thank you so so
I just had a great time thank you so so
I just had a great time thank you so so much thanks chris has been a lot of fun
much thanks chris has been a lot of fun
much thanks chris has been a lot of fun and to find out more i know i just
and to find out more i know i just
and to find out more i know i just plugged it but i’m going to say it again
plugged it but i’m going to say it again
plugged it but i’m going to say it again Evan Carmichael calm and that’s it take
Evan Carmichael calm and that’s it take
Evan Carmichael calm and that’s it take care
such an amazing guest a great chat it
such an amazing guest a great chat it was inspiring his entertaining it was
was inspiring his entertaining it was
was inspiring his entertaining it was education via audio all those things at
education via audio all those things at
education via audio all those things at least it was for me Thank You mr. Evan
least it was for me Thank You mr. Evan
least it was for me Thank You mr. Evan Carmichael for such a wonderful episode
Carmichael for such a wonderful episode
Carmichael for such a wonderful episode now do not forget I am giving away the
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can give you credit anyway that’s all i have thank you so much for listening and
have thank you so much for listening and
have thank you so much for listening and i will talk to you guys later
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