hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to the edition of ask Evan today i’m answering
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when were you the happiest thanks for
when were you the happiest thanks for inspiration don’t stop making videos so
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thanks for the question and I’ll make a deal with you as long as you keep
deal with you as long as you keep
deal with you as long as you keep watching videos I’ll keep making them in
watching videos I’ll keep making them in
watching videos I’ll keep making them in terms of your question when it was when
terms of your question when it was when
terms of your question when it was when when was I the happiest i’m going to
when was I the happiest i’m going to
when was I the happiest i’m going to give you two answers here the first was
give you two answers here the first was
give you two answers here the first was when i sold my first you know real
when i sold my first you know real
when i sold my first you know real business my software company it was one
business my software company it was one
business my software company it was one of the the happiest moments i guess you
of the the happiest moments i guess you
of the the happiest moments i guess you know we got a good price for made a lot
know we got a good price for made a lot
know we got a good price for made a lot of money from it it was something we had
of money from it it was something we had
of money from it it was something we had worked for years to put together and
worked for years to put together and
worked for years to put together and build from nothing you know from an
build from nothing you know from an
build from nothing you know from an apartment and we built it up and had you
apartment and we built it up and had you
apartment and we built it up and had you know customers like NASA and johnson
know customers like NASA and johnson
know customers like NASA and johnson johnson in over 30 countries and and
johnson in over 30 countries and and
johnson in over 30 countries and and we’d work to sell the business and we
we’d work to sell the business and we
we’d work to sell the business and we eventually did that and so there was a
eventually did that and so there was a
eventually did that and so there was a great sense of elation happiness a lot
great sense of elation happiness a lot
great sense of elation happiness a lot of overwhelming feelings of having sold
of overwhelming feelings of having sold
of overwhelming feelings of having sold the business after you know making that
the business after you know making that
the business after you know making that our goal to do so it was very intense
our goal to do so it was very intense
our goal to do so it was very intense and intense high intense happiness what
and intense high intense happiness what
and intense high intense happiness what I quickly found afterwards though was
I quickly found afterwards though was
I quickly found afterwards though was now what do i do you know was I was not
now what do i do you know was I was not
now what do i do you know was I was not happy as I wouldn’t say depressed but
happy as I wouldn’t say depressed but
happy as I wouldn’t say depressed but searching for something new to do and
searching for something new to do and
searching for something new to do and not knowing what to do every day when I
not knowing what to do every day when I
not knowing what to do every day when I woke up and I think what a lot of
woke up and I think what a lot of
woke up and I think what a lot of entrepreneur’s do is chase those highs
entrepreneur’s do is chase those highs
entrepreneur’s do is chase those highs where what I ended up doing is trying to
where what I ended up doing is trying to
where what I ended up doing is trying to find the business that would fulfill me
find the business that would fulfill me
find the business that would fulfill me and make me happy every day and it’s not
and make me happy every day and it’s not
and make me happy every day and it’s not necessarily the great highs that I got
necessarily the great highs that I got
necessarily the great highs that I got like when I was sold my business but I’m
like when I was sold my business but I’m
like when I was sold my business but I’m much more fulfilled in what I do you
much more fulfilled in what I do you
much more fulfilled in what I do you know I love what I do so much more now
know I love what I do so much more now
know I love what I do so much more now so the helping entrepreneurs this
so the helping entrepreneurs this
so the helping entrepreneurs this business started because after I sold my
business started because after I sold my
business started because after I sold my software company I was asked to do a
software company I was asked to do a
software company I was asked to do a whole bunch of speaking to help
whole bunch of speaking to help
whole bunch of speaking to help entrepreneurs and
entrepreneurs and
entrepreneurs and and got called in and hired to go you
and got called in and hired to go you
and got called in and hired to go you know travel and help entrepreneurs in
know travel and help entrepreneurs in
know travel and help entrepreneurs in different countries and that gave me a
different countries and that gave me a
different countries and that gave me a greater sense of fulfillment and and
greater sense of fulfillment and and
greater sense of fulfillment and and felt like what i was doing is really
felt like what i was doing is really
felt like what i was doing is really helping people and that really spoke to
helping people and that really spoke to
helping people and that really spoke to what i wanted to do is my next call in i
what i wanted to do is my next call in i
what i wanted to do is my next call in i guess and so even in my day-to-day life
guess and so even in my day-to-day life
guess and so even in my day-to-day life i wake up i get your emails I get your
i wake up i get your emails I get your
i wake up i get your emails I get your comments on YouTube I get your facebook
comments on YouTube I get your facebook
comments on YouTube I get your facebook comments and that makes me happy you
comments and that makes me happy you
comments and that makes me happy you know I love seeing that we’re having an
know I love seeing that we’re having an
know I love seeing that we’re having an impact and that helping people stay
impact and that helping people stay
impact and that helping people stay motivated their business and give them
motivated their business and give them
motivated their business and give them ideas to help them grow their business
ideas to help them grow their business
ideas to help them grow their business and it’s it’s a it’s a deeper sense of
and it’s it’s a it’s a deeper sense of
and it’s it’s a it’s a deeper sense of happiness I guess so the first one was
happiness I guess so the first one was
happiness I guess so the first one was was such a high very acute and something
was such a high very acute and something
was such a high very acute and something that you chase I guess and I don’t think
that you chase I guess and I don’t think
that you chase I guess and I don’t think I’ve necessarily gotten to that point
I’ve necessarily gotten to that point
I’ve necessarily gotten to that point with with my current business but I wake
with with my current business but I wake
with with my current business but I wake up a lot more fulfilled very happy about
up a lot more fulfilled very happy about
up a lot more fulfilled very happy about what I do and feeling that I’m really
what I do and feeling that I’m really
what I do and feeling that I’m really helping people and so I guess is a
helping people and so I guess is a
helping people and so I guess is a different kind of happiness and I’m not
different kind of happiness and I’m not
different kind of happiness and I’m not really chasing that big guy because I
really chasing that big guy because I
really chasing that big guy because I enjoy what I do every day helping
enjoy what I do every day helping
enjoy what I do every day helping entrepreneurs so two-part answer to your
entrepreneurs so two-part answer to your
entrepreneurs so two-part answer to your question hopefully that helped for those
question hopefully that helped for those
question hopefully that helped for those of you watching if you liked it please
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give it a thumbs up below makes me want to do more of these for you and if you
to do more of these for you and if you
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