hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to an edition of ask Evan today I’m going to
edition of ask Evan today I’m going to
edition of ask Evan today I’m going to answer a question for one of my
answer a question for one of my
answer a question for one of my newsletter readers Nathan and it’s a
newsletter readers Nathan and it’s a
newsletter readers Nathan and it’s a very common question that I get asked a
very common question that I get asked a
very common question that I get asked a lot and I love Aaron it’s oh here we go
lot and I love Aaron it’s oh here we go
lot and I love Aaron it’s oh here we go it’s from Nathan again and he wants
it’s from Nathan again and he wants
it’s from Nathan again and he wants guidance on what the businesses start so
guidance on what the businesses start so
guidance on what the businesses start so he’s hoping to become an entrepreneur
he’s hoping to become an entrepreneur
he’s hoping to become an entrepreneur doesn’t know how to get started and what
doesn’t know how to get started and what
doesn’t know how to get started and what specific type of businesses start and
specific type of businesses start and
specific type of businesses start and it’s great that you’re thinking like
it’s great that you’re thinking like
it’s great that you’re thinking like this a lot of entrepreneurs just start
this a lot of entrepreneurs just start
this a lot of entrepreneurs just start up because they’re hoping to make a lot
up because they’re hoping to make a lot
up because they’re hoping to make a lot of money and that’s a great goal you
of money and that’s a great goal you
of money and that’s a great goal you definitely want to make a lot of money
definitely want to make a lot of money
definitely want to make a lot of money but it’s typically the guys who just try
but it’s typically the guys who just try
but it’s typically the guys who just try to make money they never end up making
to make money they never end up making
to make money they never end up making money and you find it the most
money and you find it the most
money and you find it the most successful entrepreneur search fine you
successful entrepreneur search fine you
successful entrepreneur search fine you know any any entrepreneurially respect a
know any any entrepreneurially respect a
know any any entrepreneurially respect a famous entrepreneur there’s a lot on our
famous entrepreneur there’s a lot on our
famous entrepreneur there’s a lot on our site if you look at how they got started
site if you look at how they got started
site if you look at how they got started and why it’s because they had a really
and why it’s because they had a really
and why it’s because they had a really strong passion for whatever they were
strong passion for whatever they were
strong passion for whatever they were doing yes they want to make money but
doing yes they want to make money but
doing yes they want to make money but they also wanted to have an impact on
they also wanted to have an impact on
they also wanted to have an impact on the market that they were going into so
the market that they were going into so
the market that they were going into so when you’re first starting out it’s
when you’re first starting out it’s
when you’re first starting out it’s really exciting opportunity especially
really exciting opportunity especially
really exciting opportunity especially where you are now because you can pick
where you are now because you can pick
where you are now because you can pick anything there’s unlimited opportunities
anything there’s unlimited opportunities
anything there’s unlimited opportunities so it’s finding the one that best suits
so it’s finding the one that best suits
so it’s finding the one that best suits you and not just going after something
you and not just going after something
you and not just going after something that you think will make a lot of money
that you think will make a lot of money
that you think will make a lot of money what I found really helpful when I’m
what I found really helpful when I’m
what I found really helpful when I’m when I’m helping entrepreneurs and in my
when I’m helping entrepreneurs and in my
when I’m helping entrepreneurs and in my book I’m creating this chart that I
book I’m creating this chart that I
book I’m creating this chart that I think will help people but I’ll try to
think will help people but I’ll try to
think will help people but I’ll try to describe it for you guys watching the
describe it for you guys watching the
describe it for you guys watching the video when you’re trying to pick what
video when you’re trying to pick what
video when you’re trying to pick what idea you think would be a good
idea you think would be a good
idea you think would be a good opportunity for you I like coming up
opportunity for you I like coming up
opportunity for you I like coming up with three different columns so the
with three different columns so the
with three different columns so the first one is what are you really
first one is what are you really
first one is what are you really passionate about and that’s what do you
passionate about and that’s what do you
passionate about and that’s what do you like to do you know when you’re not
like to do you know when you’re not
like to do you know when you’re not going to your job right what do you do
going to your job right what do you do
going to your job right what do you do on your weekends what would you like to
on your weekends what would you like to
on your weekends what would you like to do all day long if you could and try not
do all day long if you could and try not
do all day long if you could and try not to put things like sit on the beach
to put things like sit on the beach
to put things like sit on the beach watch TV you know that stuff comes out
watch TV you know that stuff comes out
watch TV you know that stuff comes out of just having too much work and being
of just having too much work and being
of just having too much work and being overstressed you couldn’t really watch
overstressed you couldn’t really watch
overstressed you couldn’t really watch TV all day long and be happy you
TV all day long and be happy you
TV all day long and be happy you couldn’t sit on the beach all day long
couldn’t sit on the beach all day long
couldn’t sit on the beach all day long and be happy trust me you know you’ll do
and be happy trust me you know you’ll do
and be happy trust me you know you’ll do it for a month and then you’ll get bored
it for a month and then you’ll get bored
it for a month and then you’ll get bored and you want to do something right it’s
and you want to do something right it’s
and you want to do something right it’s people we want we want to be creative
people we want we want to be creative
people we want we want to be creative when we want to help people and have a
when we want to help people and have a
when we want to help people and have a purpose and it’s not going to be lying
purpose and it’s not going to be lying
purpose and it’s not going to be lying on the beach you watch TV so yeah that
on the beach you watch TV so yeah that
on the beach you watch TV so yeah that stuff might be fun but try to write down
stuff might be fun but try to write down
stuff might be fun but try to write down on your list of what you’re passionate
on your list of what you’re passionate
on your list of what you’re passionate about things you can see yourself doing
about things you can see yourself doing
about things you can see yourself doing all day long and be really excited about
all day long and be really excited about
all day long and be really excited about it now for me I love helping
it now for me I love helping
it now for me I love helping entrepreneurs and I love the world of
entrepreneurs and I love the world of
entrepreneurs and I love the world of entrepreneurship and I could spend all
entrepreneurship and I could spend all
entrepreneurship and I could spend all day doing entrepreneurship stuff and I
day doing entrepreneurship stuff and I
day doing entrepreneurship stuff and I do spend a lot of my day
do spend a lot of my day
do spend a lot of my day and it’s never tiring for me it’s always
and it’s never tiring for me it’s always
and it’s never tiring for me it’s always exciting so you want to find something
exciting so you want to find something
exciting so you want to find something like that with your own business
like that with your own business
like that with your own business something that you could be always
something that you could be always
something that you could be always excited by so start making that list so
excited by so start making that list so
excited by so start making that list so hopefully come up with a few ideas you
hopefully come up with a few ideas you
hopefully come up with a few ideas you know maybe go for 10 different ideas the
know maybe go for 10 different ideas the
know maybe go for 10 different ideas the next list I’d make is try to come with
next list I’d make is try to come with
next list I’d make is try to come with another ideally 10 of things that you
another ideally 10 of things that you
another ideally 10 of things that you are excited but or want to learn so
are excited but or want to learn so
are excited but or want to learn so something you’ve always wanted to try to
something you’ve always wanted to try to
something you’ve always wanted to try to do something that you know maybe you
do something that you know maybe you
do something that you know maybe you haven’t had the time to do before or you
haven’t had the time to do before or you
haven’t had the time to do before or you were just afraid to do it you didn’t
were just afraid to do it you didn’t
were just afraid to do it you didn’t believe in yourself you have enough
believe in yourself you have enough
believe in yourself you have enough confidence but things that you you wish
confidence but things that you you wish
confidence but things that you you wish you could do and see if there’s maybe a
you could do and see if there’s maybe a
you could do and see if there’s maybe a business opportunity for you somewhere
business opportunity for you somewhere
business opportunity for you somewhere in there so you know potential passions
in there so you know potential passions
in there so you know potential passions things you’re not quite sure if you’re
things you’re not quite sure if you’re
things you’re not quite sure if you’re super excited about what you want to try
super excited about what you want to try
super excited about what you want to try so make that list and then the third
so make that list and then the third
so make that list and then the third list is things that you’ve solved the
list is things that you’ve solved the
list is things that you’ve solved the frustrations for you so look at the
frustrations for you so look at the
frustrations for you so look at the things in your life that caused a lot of
things in your life that caused a lot of
things in your life that caused a lot of frustration and how did you go about
frustration and how did you go about
frustration and how did you go about solving it because a lot of the
solving it because a lot of the
solving it because a lot of the entrepreneur that are successful they
entrepreneur that are successful they
entrepreneur that are successful they start it around a pain right so if
start it around a pain right so if
start it around a pain right so if you’re having a lot of frustration and
you’re having a lot of frustration and
you’re having a lot of frustration and you are able to solve it then chances
you are able to solve it then chances
you are able to solve it then chances are there’s a lot of other people who
are there’s a lot of other people who
are there’s a lot of other people who have the same problem and maybe you can
have the same problem and maybe you can
have the same problem and maybe you can help them solve it and for you maybe
help them solve it and for you maybe
help them solve it and for you maybe it’s really super easy how you did it
it’s really super easy how you did it
it’s really super easy how you did it but for other people might be really
but for other people might be really
but for other people might be really difficult and so there’s an opportunity
difficult and so there’s an opportunity
difficult and so there’s an opportunity there for you to create a product or
there for you to create a product or
there for you to create a product or service to be able to help them solve
service to be able to help them solve
service to be able to help them solve that challenge so make that list of
that challenge so make that list of
that challenge so make that list of things again you’re really passionate
things again you’re really passionate
things again you’re really passionate about things that you want to learn that
about things that you want to learn that
about things that you want to learn that you’re that excite you that you haven’t
you’re that excite you that you haven’t
you’re that excite you that you haven’t really tried too much yet and then
really tried too much yet and then
really tried too much yet and then things that you’ve solved as a
things that you’ve solved as a
things that you’ve solved as a frustration for yourself
frustration for yourself
frustration for yourself that you think might be able to help
that you think might be able to help
that you think might be able to help others once you had that list I start
others once you had that list I start
others once you had that list I start scoring them and how it’s score it is on
scoring them and how it’s score it is on
scoring them and how it’s score it is on two factors one how much does it excite
two factors one how much does it excite
two factors one how much does it excite you right how much how much fun do you
you right how much how much fun do you
you right how much how much fun do you think it’s going to be because you’re
think it’s going to be because you’re
think it’s going to be because you’re gonna be doing this it’s going to be
gonna be doing this it’s going to be
gonna be doing this it’s going to be tough you know send up a business isn’t
tough you know send up a business isn’t
tough you know send up a business isn’t easy but it should at least be exciting
easy but it should at least be exciting
easy but it should at least be exciting and fun so look at the ideas that you’ve
and fun so look at the ideas that you’ve
and fun so look at the ideas that you’ve created on your list and come up with
created on your list and come up with
created on your list and come up with the ones that you think would be the
the ones that you think would be the
the ones that you think would be the most exciting and fun and you think you
most exciting and fun and you think you
most exciting and fun and you think you could grow and keep doing and have a lot
could grow and keep doing and have a lot
could grow and keep doing and have a lot of energy with the second thing is how
of energy with the second thing is how
of energy with the second thing is how much is it going to help people at the
much is it going to help people at the
much is it going to help people at the end of the day the amount of money that
end of the day the amount of money that
end of the day the amount of money that you’re going to make is going to come
you’re going to make is going to come
you’re going to make is going to come from helping people right the more you
from helping people right the more you
from helping people right the more you can help people the more money you’re
can help people the more money you’re
can help people the more money you’re going to be able to make that’s the
going to be able to make that’s the
going to be able to make that’s the foundation of business it comes from
foundation of business it comes from
foundation of business it comes from adding a lot of value to people’s lives
adding a lot of value to people’s lives
adding a lot of value to people’s lives so think about all those ideas and see
so think about all those ideas and see
so think about all those ideas and see how much can
how much can
how much can impact other people and from there you
impact other people and from there you
impact other people and from there you should have you know a narrow down list
should have you know a narrow down list
should have you know a narrow down list of all your ideas and then how exciting
of all your ideas and then how exciting
of all your ideas and then how exciting they are and how much to help people and
they are and how much to help people and
they are and how much to help people and your top business opportunities will
your top business opportunities will
your top business opportunities will come from the ones that you are really
come from the ones that you are really
come from the ones that you are really excited about and you can help a lot of
excited about and you can help a lot of
excited about and you can help a lot of people on that should be where you start
people on that should be where you start
people on that should be where you start your business around we’re creating a
your business around we’re creating a
your business around we’re creating a worksheet around that but hopefully I’ve
worksheet around that but hopefully I’ve
worksheet around that but hopefully I’ve explaining the video in a way that helps
explaining the video in a way that helps
explaining the video in a way that helps you kind of take that next step it’s a
you kind of take that next step it’s a
you kind of take that next step it’s a very common problem a lot of
very common problem a lot of
very common problem a lot of entrepreneurs don’t take the time to
entrepreneurs don’t take the time to
entrepreneurs don’t take the time to really tap into what they’re really good
really tap into what they’re really good
really tap into what they’re really good at and build a business around that and
at and build a business around that and
at and build a business around that and just jump into something because they
just jump into something because they
just jump into something because they think they can make a lot of money and
think they can make a lot of money and
think they can make a lot of money and they usually end up losing money you’re
they usually end up losing money you’re
they usually end up losing money you’re spending a lot of money trying to make
spending a lot of money trying to make
spending a lot of money trying to make money and not getting to where they want
money and not getting to where they want
money and not getting to where they want to be and it’s not fun because you’re
to be and it’s not fun because you’re
to be and it’s not fun because you’re not doing something that you’re really
not doing something that you’re really
not doing something that you’re really excited about and passion about so
excited about and passion about so
excited about and passion about so hopeful helps answer your question for
hopeful helps answer your question for
hopeful helps answer your question for you guys watching if you like the video
you guys watching if you like the video
you guys watching if you like the video please give it a thumbs up below it
please give it a thumbs up below it
please give it a thumbs up below it makes you want to do more of these for
makes you want to do more of these for
makes you want to do more of these for you and if you have a question about
you and if you have a question about
you and if you have a question about this video or another question about
this video or another question about
this video or another question about your own business feel free to leave in
your own business feel free to leave in
your own business feel free to leave in the comments below I always read those
the comments below I always read those
the comments below I always read those and try to respond as many as I can
and try to respond as many as I can
and try to respond as many as I can so thank you and you’ll see you on the
so thank you and you’ll see you on the
so thank you and you’ll see you on the next episode
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