how do you stay motivated when you’re starting a business it’s a great
starting a business it’s a great
starting a business it’s a great question that came in from a YouTube
question that came in from a YouTube
question that came in from a YouTube viewer Yee boys fully boyish full wrote
viewer Yee boys fully boyish full wrote
viewer Yee boys fully boyish full wrote in my question is how do you stay
in my question is how do you stay
in my question is how do you stay motivated when starting a business and
motivated when starting a business and
motivated when starting a business and things are not working out especially
things are not working out especially
things are not working out especially when you have a young family to feed
when you have a young family to feed
when you have a young family to feed welcome to the club you know what most
welcome to the club you know what most
welcome to the club you know what most people can’t get their business beyond
people can’t get their business beyond
people can’t get their business beyond that startup phase where they’re
that startup phase where they’re
that startup phase where they’re actually making a nice income for
actually making a nice income for
actually making a nice income for themselves the way to do it the way to
themselves the way to do it the way to
themselves the way to do it the way to stay motivated
stay motivated
stay motivated three things gonna give you three advice
three things gonna give you three advice
three things gonna give you three advice this is goal write it down save it
this is goal write it down save it
this is goal write it down save it the first is believe in what you’re
the first is believe in what you’re
the first is believe in what you’re doing you have to have a bigger goal a
doing you have to have a bigger goal a
doing you have to have a bigger goal a bigger vision a bigger purpose for what
bigger vision a bigger purpose for what
bigger vision a bigger purpose for what you’re doing with your business and that
you’re doing with your business and that
you’re doing with your business and that can fuel you most businesses shut down
can fuel you most businesses shut down
can fuel you most businesses shut down not because it wasn’t a great idea but
not because it wasn’t a great idea but
not because it wasn’t a great idea but because the entrepreneur gives up too
because the entrepreneur gives up too
because the entrepreneur gives up too soon they don’t allow time for momentum
soon they don’t allow time for momentum
soon they don’t allow time for momentum to grow into build and some of the
to grow into build and some of the
to grow into build and some of the greatest entrepreneurs were failures
greatest entrepreneurs were failures
greatest entrepreneurs were failures like you look at George Lucas started
like you look at George Lucas started
like you look at George Lucas started star wars multi-billionaire his first
star wars multi-billionaire his first
star wars multi-billionaire his first six years and his business was a failure
six years and his business was a failure
six years and his business was a failure he thought he should go back and get a
he thought he should go back and get a
he thought he should go back and get a job and be practical and listen to his
job and be practical and listen to his
job and be practical and listen to his friends advice he kept going because he
friends advice he kept going because he
friends advice he kept going because he loved what he was doing and he had a
loved what he was doing and he had a
loved what he was doing and he had a strong belief and passionate it was the
strong belief and passionate it was the
strong belief and passionate it was the right thing to do you have to find that
right thing to do you have to find that
right thing to do you have to find that with your business it’s the most
with your business it’s the most
with your business it’s the most important thing if you are not there if
important thing if you are not there if
important thing if you are not there if you’re doing a business just to make
you’re doing a business just to make
you’re doing a business just to make money stop stop right now it’s not going
money stop stop right now it’s not going
money stop stop right now it’s not going to work go for something that you
to work go for something that you
to work go for something that you passionately believe in and let that
passionately believe in and let that
passionately believe in and let that passion fuel you wake up knowing this is
passion fuel you wake up knowing this is
passion fuel you wake up knowing this is the mission that you are on you are
the mission that you are on you are
the mission that you are on you are gonna help people with this specific
gonna help people with this specific
gonna help people with this specific problem that can help you it’s not the
problem that can help you it’s not the
problem that can help you it’s not the whole answer because it’s still hard
whole answer because it’s still hard
whole answer because it’s still hard getting up every day even when you
getting up every day even when you
getting up every day even when you passionately believe in what you’re
passionately believe in what you’re
passionately believe in what you’re doing
doing
doing some days are a lot better than others
some days are a lot better than others
some days are a lot better than others okay the next thing that really helped
okay the next thing that really helped
okay the next thing that really helped me was I looked at famous entrepreneurs
me was I looked at famous entrepreneurs
me was I looked at famous entrepreneurs I looked up to people who I respected
I looked up to people who I respected
I looked up to people who I respected who I admired and saw that these guys
who I admired and saw that these guys
who I admired and saw that these guys struggled to like George Lucas and I
struggled to like George Lucas and I
struggled to like George Lucas and I think if these guys struggled then I’m I
think if these guys struggled then I’m I
think if these guys struggled then I’m I could be like them too
could be like them too
could be like them too you know it’s not just me it’s not like
you know it’s not just me it’s not like
you know it’s not just me it’s not like everybody else’s was an overnight
everybody else’s was an overnight
everybody else’s was an overnight success and I’m the loser who can’t
success and I’m the loser who can’t
success and I’m the loser who can’t figure it out everybody has a hard time
figure it out everybody has a hard time
figure it out everybody has a hard time and I read the stories of people who are
and I read the stories of people who are
and I read the stories of people who are respected who are looked up to for
respected who are looked up to for
respected who are looked up to for people who are inside my industry and
people who are inside my industry and
people who are inside my industry and outside my industry I’ve got ideas from
outside my industry I’ve got ideas from
outside my industry I’ve got ideas from them
them
them I got specific strategies from them but
I got specific strategies from them but
I got specific strategies from them but I also just got motivation from them
I also just got motivation from them
I also just got motivation from them when I saw how hard it was for them to
when I saw how hard it was for them to
when I saw how hard it was for them to get going and to make this thing work
get going and to make this thing work
get going and to make this thing work nobody has that overnight success they
nobody has that overnight success they
nobody has that overnight success they all struggle to get this thing to go so
all struggle to get this thing to go so
all struggle to get this thing to go so that gave me extra encouragement
that gave me extra encouragement
that gave me extra encouragement motivation I would start by reading a
motivation I would start by reading a
motivation I would start by reading a story in the morning and it gave me a
story in the morning and it gave me a
story in the morning and it gave me a little bit of fuel that’s why I started
little bit of fuel that’s why I started
little bit of fuel that’s why I started my business my website with the largest
my business my website with the largest
my business my website with the largest collection of famous entrepreneur
collection of famous entrepreneur
collection of famous entrepreneur profiles online because I needed that
profiles online because I needed that
profiles online because I needed that for my business I needed that to help me
for my business I needed that to help me
for my business I needed that to help me stay inspired and stay motivated and it
stay inspired and stay motivated and it
stay inspired and stay motivated and it still inspires and motivates me and I
still inspires and motivates me and I
still inspires and motivates me and I wanted to share that with other people
wanted to share that with other people
wanted to share that with other people that’s why I launched the company so
that’s why I launched the company so
that’s why I launched the company so look to you what I call aspirational
look to you what I call aspirational
look to you what I call aspirational Mentors and get their guidance wisdom
Mentors and get their guidance wisdom
Mentors and get their guidance wisdom and momentum to help put back into your
and momentum to help put back into your
and momentum to help put back into your business the third thing that really
business the third thing that really
business the third thing that really helped me was customer feedback so when
helped me was customer feedback so when
helped me was customer feedback so when you see that you’re really helping
you see that you’re really helping
you see that you’re really helping somebody and you’re changing their lives
somebody and you’re changing their lives
somebody and you’re changing their lives that should be fuel for you and you may
that should be fuel for you and you may
that should be fuel for you and you may not be you know making it big yet but
not be you know making it big yet but
not be you know making it big yet but those little stories help keep you going
those little stories help keep you going
those little stories help keep you going I remember for me in the early days of
I remember for me in the early days of
I remember for me in the early days of starting this business I’ve been
starting this business I’ve been
starting this business I’ve been Carmical calm I would do events and
Carmical calm I would do events and
Carmical calm I would do events and webinars and seminars and meet
webinars and seminars and meet
webinars and seminars and meet entrepreneurs and I remember that day
entrepreneurs and I remember that day
entrepreneurs and I remember that day after that the seminar I felt great I
after that the seminar I felt great I
after that the seminar I felt great I felt wow I just changed these people’s
felt wow I just changed these people’s
felt wow I just changed these people’s lives they were heading down the wrong
lives they were heading down the wrong
lives they were heading down the wrong path I I saved them I’m helping to build
path I I saved them I’m helping to build
path I I saved them I’m helping to build a way better business I felt so good
a way better business I felt so good
a way better business I felt so good about myself when you help somebody you
about myself when you help somebody you
about myself when you help somebody you feel great and I love I love what I was
feel great and I love I love what I was
feel great and I love I love what I was doing I felt like this is right like how
doing I felt like this is right like how
doing I felt like this is right like how could I ever doubt it what I was doing
could I ever doubt it what I was doing
could I ever doubt it what I was doing this is fantastic and then the next day
this is fantastic and then the next day
this is fantastic and then the next day I wake up and it’s gone that feeling of
I wake up and it’s gone that feeling of
I wake up and it’s gone that feeling of empowerment excitement is gone I don’t
empowerment excitement is gone I don’t
empowerment excitement is gone I don’t know why you fall asleep you wake up the
know why you fall asleep you wake up the
know why you fall asleep you wake up the next day it’s just gone and was hard to
next day it’s just gone and was hard to
next day it’s just gone and was hard to get out of bed so what I did that helped
get out of bed so what I did that helped
get out of bed so what I did that helped me was I saved some of the comments that
me was I saved some of the comments that
me was I saved some of the comments that came back
came back
came back I saved some of the special emails that
I saved some of the special emails that
I saved some of the special emails that came back
came back
came back where people write in to say Evan you
where people write in to say Evan you
where people write in to say Evan you changed my life thank you so much please
changed my life thank you so much please
changed my life thank you so much please keep going I can’t wait for your next
keep going I can’t wait for your next
keep going I can’t wait for your next event and I read those whenever I felt
event and I read those whenever I felt
event and I read those whenever I felt down whenever I felt low in energy I
down whenever I felt low in energy I
down whenever I felt low in energy I read those and they picked me up and
read those and they picked me up and
read those and they picked me up and made me realize that you know what what
made me realize that you know what what
made me realize that you know what what I’m doing really matters and even if
I’m doing really matters and even if
I’m doing really matters and even if it’s only hitting a few people right now
it’s only hitting a few people right now
it’s only hitting a few people right now it matters it’s changing people’s lives
it matters it’s changing people’s lives
it matters it’s changing people’s lives it’s helping them I need to keep going
it’s helping them I need to keep going
it’s helping them I need to keep going and that gave me the motivation the
and that gave me the motivation the
and that gave me the motivation the inspiration to just go another day
inspiration to just go another day
inspiration to just go another day another day another day you keep
another day another day you keep
another day another day you keep pounding it out so those are the three
pounding it out so those are the three
pounding it out so those are the three things right remember why you’re doing
things right remember why you’re doing
things right remember why you’re doing this what your big passion big belief is
this what your big passion big belief is
this what your big passion big belief is look to aspirational mentors people who
look to aspirational mentors people who
look to aspirational mentors people who you look up to respect and see what they
you look up to respect and see what they
you look up to respect and see what they did and just get their story and plant
did and just get their story and plant
did and just get their story and plant it in your head and remember that they
it in your head and remember that they
it in your head and remember that they didn’t have an easy time either and
didn’t have an easy time either and
didn’t have an easy time either and three look to your customer feedback see
three look to your customer feedback see
three look to your customer feedback see that you are helping them and change in
that you are helping them and change in
that you are helping them and change in the world changing their lives and use
the world changing their lives and use
the world changing their lives and use that to feel you to keep going where are
that to feel you to keep going where are
that to feel you to keep going where are you out right now I feel for you you
you out right now I feel for you you
you out right now I feel for you you know you’ve got a young family you’re
know you’ve got a young family you’re
know you’ve got a young family you’re trying to feed them you want to keep
trying to feed them you want to keep
trying to feed them you want to keep going you want to believe in your dream
going you want to believe in your dream
going you want to believe in your dream and not go back and get a job working
and not go back and get a job working
and not go back and get a job working for somebody that you hate you know
for somebody that you hate you know
for somebody that you hate you know doing work that’s way beneath you not
doing work that’s way beneath you not
doing work that’s way beneath you not living up to your potential and at the
living up to your potential and at the
living up to your potential and at the same time you got a balance hey I got
same time you got a balance hey I got
same time you got a balance hey I got bills to pay I got to put food on the
bills to pay I got to put food on the
bills to pay I got to put food on the table these people are depending on me
table these people are depending on me
table these people are depending on me I’m going to feel guilty if I don’t
I’m going to feel guilty if I don’t
I’m going to feel guilty if I don’t deliver for them hopefully your family
deliver for them hopefully your family
deliver for them hopefully your family is supportive of you doing this
is supportive of you doing this
is supportive of you doing this initiative but the best thing to think
initiative but the best thing to think
initiative but the best thing to think about right now is I want you to have
about right now is I want you to have
about right now is I want you to have that big dream it’s great have the big
that big dream it’s great have the big
that big dream it’s great have the big goal but for now get to survival like
goal but for now get to survival like
goal but for now get to survival like what’s a smaller version of that big
what’s a smaller version of that big
what’s a smaller version of that big dream that gets you to the point of
dream that gets you to the point of
dream that gets you to the point of survival what do you need to make a
survival what do you need to make a
survival what do you need to make a month so just to get by I’m not talking
month so just to get by I’m not talking
month so just to get by I’m not talking glamorous lifestyle we’re not talking
glamorous lifestyle we’re not talking
glamorous lifestyle we’re not talking Ferraris and Porsches here I’m talking
Ferraris and Porsches here I’m talking
Ferraris and Porsches here I’m talking like gas money lunch money that’s what
like gas money lunch money that’s what
like gas money lunch money that’s what you need to survive so you don’t go back
you need to survive so you don’t go back
you need to survive so you don’t go back and get a job what does that look like
and get a job what does that look like
and get a job what does that look like and how can you get there as fast as
and how can you get there as fast as
and how can you get there as fast as possible
possible
possible that’s your first criteria is getting to
that’s your first criteria is getting to
that’s your first criteria is getting to survival whatever it takes to get there
survival whatever it takes to get there
survival whatever it takes to get there and it’s not going to be your ideal
and it’s not going to be your ideal
and it’s not going to be your ideal company but it makes sure that you are
company but it makes sure that you are
company but it makes sure that you are in business so you don’t have to quit go
in business so you don’t have to quit go
in business so you don’t have to quit go back get a job and watch some
back get a job and watch some
back get a job and watch some but he else make huge dollars off of
but he else make huge dollars off of
but he else make huge dollars off of your idea so figure out what that number
your idea so figure out what that number
your idea so figure out what that number is what you need to survive I need X
is what you need to survive I need X
is what you need to survive I need X thousand dollars a month to survive and
thousand dollars a month to survive and
thousand dollars a month to survive and figure out your plan just to get there
figure out your plan just to get there
figure out your plan just to get there while keeping your big goal your big
while keeping your big goal your big
while keeping your big goal your big vision in mind once you get to survival
vision in mind once you get to survival
vision in mind once you get to survival things can really take off for you
things can really take off for you
things can really take off for you that’s your opportunity to blow it up
that’s your opportunity to blow it up
that’s your opportunity to blow it up but you have to get to that point first
but you have to get to that point first
but you have to get to that point first believe for those of you watching please
believe for those of you watching please
believe for those of you watching please give it a thumbs up below makes me want
give it a thumbs up below makes me want
give it a thumbs up below makes me want to do more for you and I want to hear
to do more for you and I want to hear
to do more for you and I want to hear what you have to say
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