how do you learn the basics of business I got a question today from Jonathan who
I got a question today from Jonathan who
I got a question today from Jonathan who wrote exactly that he’s a YouTube
wrote exactly that he’s a YouTube
wrote exactly that he’s a YouTube follower and he’s struggling right now
follower and he’s struggling right now
follower and he’s struggling right now he doesn’t know if he should keep good
he doesn’t know if he should keep good
he doesn’t know if he should keep good in his education everybody tells me to
in his education everybody tells me to
in his education everybody tells me to go get a degree but he wants to start a
go get a degree but he wants to start a
go get a degree but he wants to start a business and he’s not sure about
business and he’s not sure about
business and he’s not sure about anything abyss he doesn’t know what
anything abyss he doesn’t know what
anything abyss he doesn’t know what business he wants to start he has no
business he wants to start he has no
business he wants to start he has no business background he’s just excited by
business background he’s just excited by
business background he’s just excited by it and doesn’t want to lose the
it and doesn’t want to lose the
it and doesn’t want to lose the opportunity so great question Jonathan
opportunity so great question Jonathan
opportunity so great question Jonathan and I feel for you I remember being in
and I feel for you I remember being in
and I feel for you I remember being in university so I went University I got my
university so I went University I got my
university so I went University I got my degree but at the same time I wanted to
degree but at the same time I wanted to
degree but at the same time I wanted to start my own business and I actually
start my own business and I actually
start my own business and I actually started it when I was in university I
started it when I was in university I
started it when I was in university I met up with two people who are also at
met up with two people who are also at
met up with two people who are also at the same University and we built this
the same University and we built this
the same University and we built this software company together and I remember
software company together and I remember
software company together and I remember when I graduated most of my friends went
when I graduated most of my friends went
when I graduated most of my friends went off to get jobs at these big companies
off to get jobs at these big companies
off to get jobs at these big companies and I had opportunity to do it too and I
and I had opportunity to do it too and I
and I had opportunity to do it too and I thought I’m gonna regret this for the
thought I’m gonna regret this for the
thought I’m gonna regret this for the rest of my life if I don’t take the time
rest of my life if I don’t take the time
rest of my life if I don’t take the time now to try it because when you’re young
now to try it because when you’re young
now to try it because when you’re young you don’t have the attachments right you
you don’t have the attachments right you
you don’t have the attachments right you don’t have the commitments you don’t
don’t have the commitments you don’t
don’t have the commitments you don’t have as many responsibilities I didn’t
have as many responsibilities I didn’t
have as many responsibilities I didn’t have a wife you didn’t have kids I
have a wife you didn’t have kids I
have a wife you didn’t have kids I didn’t have anything or anyone to look
didn’t have anything or anyone to look
didn’t have anything or anyone to look after except myself and so I thought
after except myself and so I thought
after except myself and so I thought this is the time to try and do it
this is the time to try and do it
this is the time to try and do it because I do not want to live the rest
because I do not want to live the rest
because I do not want to live the rest of my life regretting and so I told
of my life regretting and so I told
of my life regretting and so I told myself I’m going to take one year off I
myself I’m going to take one year off I
myself I’m going to take one year off I graduated I’m going to take one year off
graduated I’m going to take one year off
graduated I’m going to take one year off and try to do this business thing and if
and try to do this business thing and if
and try to do this business thing and if it doesn’t work out those same job
it doesn’t work out those same job
it doesn’t work out those same job opportunities will still be there for me
opportunities will still be there for me
opportunities will still be there for me I never went back to get a job doesn’t
I never went back to get a job doesn’t
I never went back to get a job doesn’t may not be your story but that’s mine
may not be your story but that’s mine
may not be your story but that’s mine what I would encourage you to do to
what I would encourage you to do to
what I would encourage you to do to learn the basics is start now and if
learn the basics is start now and if
learn the basics is start now and if you’re not sure what you want to do
you’re not sure what you want to do
you’re not sure what you want to do start on both paths start getting a
start on both paths start getting a
start on both paths start getting a degree and try to incorporate your
degree and try to incorporate your
degree and try to incorporate your business into it as much as possible
business into it as much as possible
business into it as much as possible when I was in university I tried to use
when I was in university I tried to use
when I was in university I tried to use my business that I was starting as a
my business that I was starting as a
my business that I was starting as a case study for every course that I was
case study for every course that I was
case study for every course that I was doing if I had a marketing project I
doing if I had a marketing project I
doing if I had a marketing project I always applied it to my business I used
always applied it to my business I used
always applied it to my business I used it as an example if I had a advertising
it as an example if I had a advertising
it as an example if I had a advertising exercising and to do I applied it to my
exercising and to do I applied it to my
exercising and to do I applied it to my business
business
business in my last year I managed to convince
in my last year I managed to convince
in my last year I managed to convince one of my professors to do a self-guided
one of my professors to do a self-guided
one of my professors to do a self-guided course and instead of actually going on
course and instead of actually going on
course and instead of actually going on doing a course he worked with me on my
doing a course he worked with me on my
doing a course he worked with me on my business and a Canada is a credit so I
business and a Canada is a credit so I
business and a Canada is a credit so I always use my business in conjunction
always use my business in conjunction
always use my business in conjunction with my education I think it’s really
with my education I think it’s really
with my education I think it’s really hard to to teach entrepreneurship in
hard to to teach entrepreneurship in
hard to to teach entrepreneurship in universities I think it’s possible I
universities I think it’s possible I
universities I think it’s possible I don’t think a lot of universities do a
don’t think a lot of universities do a
don’t think a lot of universities do a good job mine certainly did not because
good job mine certainly did not because
good job mine certainly did not because so much of it is hands-on you’ve got to
so much of it is hands-on you’ve got to
so much of it is hands-on you’ve got to get into it and so what I’ve encouraged
get into it and so what I’ve encouraged
get into it and so what I’ve encouraged you to do is start looking at
you to do is start looking at
you to do is start looking at opportunities to do your business and do
opportunities to do your business and do
opportunities to do your business and do your education until you get confident
your education until you get confident
your education until you get confident comfortable enough to go out and branch
comfortable enough to go out and branch
comfortable enough to go out and branch on your own until you get with certainty
on your own until you get with certainty
on your own until you get with certainty that decision that this is what I need
that decision that this is what I need
that decision that this is what I need to do right now another great way to
to do right now another great way to
to do right now another great way to learn the basics is start working for a
learn the basics is start working for a
learn the basics is start working for a company who you respect admire look up
company who you respect admire look up
company who you respect admire look up to want to be a part of so say you’re
to want to be a part of so say you’re
to want to be a part of so say you’re interested in graphic design and you one
interested in graphic design and you one
interested in graphic design and you one day want to start your own graphic
day want to start your own graphic
day want to start your own graphic design business go find a job at a small
design business go find a job at a small
design business go find a job at a small graphic design shop don’t go work for
graphic design shop don’t go work for
graphic design shop don’t go work for the biggest guy in the industry because
the biggest guy in the industry because
the biggest guy in the industry because that’s not what your short term plan is
that’s not what your short term plan is
that’s not what your short term plan is going to be if you’re going to start a
going to be if you’re going to start a
going to be if you’re going to start a business go learn from somebody who’s a
business go learn from somebody who’s a
business go learn from somebody who’s a few steps ahead of you work for somebody
few steps ahead of you work for somebody
few steps ahead of you work for somebody who has maybe ten employees and learn as
who has maybe ten employees and learn as
who has maybe ten employees and learn as much about the business as possible
much about the business as possible
much about the business as possible don’t just do what they hire you to do
don’t just do what they hire you to do
don’t just do what they hire you to do do as much as you can to get close to
do as much as you can to get close to
do as much as you can to get close to the founder the entrepreneur founder
the founder the entrepreneur founder
the founder the entrepreneur founder learn from them learn the projects get
learn from them learn the projects get
learn from them learn the projects get involved in as many areas of the
involved in as many areas of the
involved in as many areas of the business as possible because they will
business as possible because they will
business as possible because they will teach you how to do their job how they
teach you how to do their job how they
teach you how to do their job how they started their business you learn the ins
started their business you learn the ins
started their business you learn the ins and outs of running that kind of company
and outs of running that kind of company
and outs of running that kind of company and you’ll learn one is this something
and you’ll learn one is this something
and you’ll learn one is this something you want to do you know may sound great
you want to do you know may sound great
you want to do you know may sound great on paper but once you get into it you
on paper but once you get into it you
on paper but once you get into it you may think oh but this is crazy this is
may think oh but this is crazy this is
may think oh but this is crazy this is this isn’t what I thought it was at all
this isn’t what I thought it was at all
this isn’t what I thought it was at all I’m so glad I didn’t just spend my life
I’m so glad I didn’t just spend my life
I’m so glad I didn’t just spend my life saving and starting this company because
saving and starting this company because
saving and starting this company because it’s not for me so it gives you
it’s not for me so it gives you
it’s not for me so it gives you certainty but it also teaches you the
certainty but it also teaches you the
certainty but it also teaches you the skills gives you connections and trains
skills gives you connections and trains
skills gives you connections and trains you and how to be a
you and how to be a
you and how to be a cessful entrepreneur in that field and
cessful entrepreneur in that field and
cessful entrepreneur in that field and that can be a part-time job – you could
that can be a part-time job – you could
that can be a part-time job – you could pursue your education and do this thing
pursue your education and do this thing
pursue your education and do this thing part-time to learn the ropes so you’re
part-time to learn the ropes so you’re
part-time to learn the ropes so you’re getting paid to learn your university
getting paid to learn your university
getting paid to learn your university you’re paying to learn here you’re
you’re paying to learn here you’re
you’re paying to learn here you’re getting paid to learn and make mistakes
getting paid to learn and make mistakes
getting paid to learn and make mistakes you’re getting paid to make mistakes and
you’re getting paid to make mistakes and
you’re getting paid to make mistakes and then when you’re ready to go do your own
then when you’re ready to go do your own
then when you’re ready to go do your own thing you have the experience you’re not
thing you have the experience you’re not
thing you have the experience you’re not going to make as many mistakes you have
going to make as many mistakes you have
going to make as many mistakes you have contact Selena and you’ll know if
contact Selena and you’ll know if
contact Selena and you’ll know if starting the business is for you or not
starting the business is for you or not
starting the business is for you or not so that’s my best advice for you at the
so that’s my best advice for you at the
so that’s my best advice for you at the end of the day you have to do what’s
end of the day you have to do what’s
end of the day you have to do what’s right in your heart you may be fine with
right in your heart you may be fine with
right in your heart you may be fine with going out and becoming a corporate
going out and becoming a corporate
going out and becoming a corporate worker right that’s fine that that’s for
worker right that’s fine that that’s for
worker right that’s fine that that’s for some people but if you have this burning
some people but if you have this burning
some people but if you have this burning desire here in your heart that you need
desire here in your heart that you need
desire here in your heart that you need to do this you want to be an
to do this you want to be an
to do this you want to be an entrepreneur then you owe it to yourself
entrepreneur then you owe it to yourself
entrepreneur then you owe it to yourself to at least dry you don’t want to look
to at least dry you don’t want to look
to at least dry you don’t want to look back on your life and regret that you
back on your life and regret that you
back on your life and regret that you didn’t do this and a quick story from
didn’t do this and a quick story from
didn’t do this and a quick story from Jeff Bezos one of my favorite
Jeff Bezos one of my favorite
Jeff Bezos one of my favorite entrepreneurs from amazon.com he was 40
entrepreneurs from amazon.com he was 40
entrepreneurs from amazon.com he was 40 years old he was a vice president at a
years old he was a vice president at a
years old he was a vice president at a successful company the youngest ever VP
successful company the youngest ever VP
successful company the youngest ever VP at his company making huge dollars and
at his company making huge dollars and
at his company making huge dollars and he left it all to start a company called
he left it all to start a company called
he left it all to start a company called amazon.com and everybody thought he was
amazon.com and everybody thought he was
amazon.com and everybody thought he was crazy you’re gonna sell books over the
crazy you’re gonna sell books over the
crazy you’re gonna sell books over the internet what who’s gonna buy that
internet what who’s gonna buy that
internet what who’s gonna buy that that’s ridiculous and this was the early
that’s ridiculous and this was the early
that’s ridiculous and this was the early early early days of the internet now it
early early days of the internet now it
early early days of the internet now it seems like a no-brainer but for that
seems like a no-brainer but for that
seems like a no-brainer but for that time it was a huge risk he left
time it was a huge risk he left
time it was a huge risk he left everything he knew all the security the
everything he knew all the security the
everything he knew all the security the high paying job to start this business
high paying job to start this business
high paying job to start this business and the reason why he did it
and the reason why he did it
and the reason why he did it is he didn’t want to live with the
is he didn’t want to live with the
is he didn’t want to live with the regret of not trying he knew that would
regret of not trying he knew that would
regret of not trying he knew that would haunt him for the rest of his life so at
haunt him for the rest of his life so at
haunt him for the rest of his life so at the end the day you have to do what’s
the end the day you have to do what’s
the end the day you have to do what’s best for you what’s in your heart and if
best for you what’s in your heart and if
best for you what’s in your heart and if you want to learn the basics start by
you want to learn the basics start by
you want to learn the basics start by doing a part-time start with running
doing a part-time start with running
doing a part-time start with running your own company part-time or going to
your own company part-time or going to
your own company part-time or going to work for another company who’s doing
work for another company who’s doing
work for another company who’s doing exactly what you want to do and model
exactly what you want to do and model
exactly what you want to do and model their success belief for those watching
their success belief for those watching
their success belief for those watching thumbs up below thank you guys so much
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you think you have a problem with your
you think you have a problem with your business you have a question leave it
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