how long does it take to get your big break I got a question from one of my
break I got a question from one of my
break I got a question from one of my youtube viewers love you guys David who
youtube viewers love you guys David who
youtube viewers love you guys David who wrote in to say Evan how long did it
wrote in to say Evan how long did it
wrote in to say Evan how long did it take you to get your big breakthrough in
take you to get your big breakthrough in
take you to get your big breakthrough in business how long have you been at it
business how long have you been at it
business how long have you been at it this is a great question and a lot of
this is a great question and a lot of
this is a great question and a lot of entrepreneurs have a notion that it
entrepreneurs have a notion that it
entrepreneurs have a notion that it takes a certain amount of time takes
takes a certain amount of time takes
takes a certain amount of time takes five years it takes ten years before you
five years it takes ten years before you
five years it takes ten years before you become successful for me I’ve had my
become successful for me I’ve had my
become successful for me I’ve had my business this business for it’s a good
business this business for it’s a good
business this business for it’s a good question maybe 12 years now 12 years but
question maybe 12 years now 12 years but
question maybe 12 years now 12 years but my big breakthrough out you came with my
my big breakthrough out you came with my
my big breakthrough out you came with my first company and I had a software
first company and I had a software
first company and I had a software company and was struggling to get by
company and was struggling to get by
company and was struggling to get by making 300 bucks a month barely
making 300 bucks a month barely
making 300 bucks a month barely surviving and got to the point where I
surviving and got to the point where I
surviving and got to the point where I said I quit this is not working I’m not
said I quit this is not working I’m not
said I quit this is not working I’m not making money I’m losing self-confidence
making money I’m losing self-confidence
making money I’m losing self-confidence I don’t feel like like I’m getting paid
I don’t feel like like I’m getting paid
I don’t feel like like I’m getting paid what I’m worth I’m working for less than
what I’m worth I’m working for less than
what I’m worth I’m working for less than minimum wage here you know I’ve been
minimum wage here you know I’ve been
minimum wage here you know I’ve been I’ve been putting time and it’s not
I’ve been putting time and it’s not
I’ve been putting time and it’s not working out so what I’m gonna do and it
working out so what I’m gonna do and it
working out so what I’m gonna do and it went like that for about a year spent a
went like that for about a year spent a
went like that for about a year spent a good year working on this business and
good year working on this business and
good year working on this business and it wasn’t working out and my big
it wasn’t working out and my big
it wasn’t working out and my big breakthrough came at about the year mark
breakthrough came at about the year mark
breakthrough came at about the year mark where I realized that I’m not the first
where I realized that I’m not the first
where I realized that I’m not the first guy to try to sell software before and I
guy to try to sell software before and I
guy to try to sell software before and I started modeling success and I looked at
started modeling success and I looked at
started modeling success and I looked at guys like bill gates of microsoft they
guys like bill gates of microsoft they
guys like bill gates of microsoft they looked at mcafee i looked at intuit i
looked at mcafee i looked at intuit i
looked at mcafee i looked at intuit i look at how they got started how they
look at how they got started how they
look at how they got started how they made their first meeting because that’s
made their first meeting because that’s
made their first meeting because that’s what i was trying to do because i was
what i was trying to do because i was
what i was trying to do because i was trying to come up with all these ideas
trying to come up with all these ideas
trying to come up with all these ideas myself and it just wasn’t working out
myself and it just wasn’t working out
myself and it just wasn’t working out for whatever reason all the ideas I had
for whatever reason all the ideas I had
for whatever reason all the ideas I had were not working and it wasn’t for a
were not working and it wasn’t for a
were not working and it wasn’t for a lack of effort and it wasn’t for a lack
lack of effort and it wasn’t for a lack
lack of effort and it wasn’t for a lack of trying and wasn’t for a lack of
of trying and wasn’t for a lack of
of trying and wasn’t for a lack of wanting this business to do well it just
wanting this business to do well it just
wanting this business to do well it just wasn’t working and once I made that
wasn’t working and once I made that
wasn’t working and once I made that change so there’s one part of Microsoft
change so there’s one part of Microsoft
change so there’s one part of Microsoft strategy that worked really well that I
strategy that worked really well that I
strategy that worked really well that I wanted to apply and was partnerships and
wanted to apply and was partnerships and
wanted to apply and was partnerships and it’s basically find people who are
it’s basically find people who are
it’s basically find people who are already selling to your target market
already selling to your target market
already selling to your target market and find a way to partner up with them I
and find a way to partner up with them I
and find a way to partner up with them I said you know what it’s worth trying
said you know what it’s worth trying
said you know what it’s worth trying I’ve tried everything else nothing else
I’ve tried everything else nothing else
I’ve tried everything else nothing else is working so let’s give it a shot and
is working so let’s give it a shot and
is working so let’s give it a shot and see what happens and within a month I
see what happens and within a month I
see what happens and within a month I had my first deal and I started reaching
had my first deal and I started reaching
had my first deal and I started reaching out the people who already were selling
out the people who already were selling
out the people who already were selling to my market they were selling other
to my market they were selling other
to my market they were selling other software to mark
software to mark
software to mark target market and I partnered up with
target market and I partnered up with
target market and I partnered up with them and I convinced one company to pay
them and I convinced one company to pay
them and I convinced one company to pay me 13 and a half thousand dollars up
me 13 and a half thousand dollars up
me 13 and a half thousand dollars up front to be our distributor to be our
front to be our distributor to be our
front to be our distributor to be our partner here and I was I was I was
partner here and I was I was I was
partner here and I was I was I was overwhelmed like 13 and a half thousand
overwhelmed like 13 and a half thousand
overwhelmed like 13 and a half thousand dollars are you kidding me 13 a half
dollars are you kidding me 13 a half
dollars are you kidding me 13 a half thousand dollars that’s so much money
thousand dollars that’s so much money
thousand dollars that’s so much money that’s crazy and and looking back now
that’s crazy and and looking back now
that’s crazy and and looking back now you might think of a 13 k man Evan come
you might think of a 13 k man Evan come
you might think of a 13 k man Evan come on that’s nothing what are you doing I
on that’s nothing what are you doing I
on that’s nothing what are you doing I was making 300 bucks a month man 13 and
was making 300 bucks a month man 13 and
was making 300 bucks a month man 13 and a half thousand dollars that’s that’s
a half thousand dollars that’s that’s
a half thousand dollars that’s that’s good money that that that gave me
good money that that that gave me
good money that that that gave me confidence like somebody actually
confidence like somebody actually
confidence like somebody actually believes in this thing like this could
believes in this thing like this could
believes in this thing like this could actually take off and so that one deal
actually take off and so that one deal
actually take off and so that one deal that one deal maybe wasn’t a huge huge
that one deal maybe wasn’t a huge huge
that one deal maybe wasn’t a huge huge huge never evaluated but it created the
huge never evaluated but it created the
huge never evaluated but it created the breakthrough moment for me because it
breakthrough moment for me because it
breakthrough moment for me because it was easy to replicate so I could do that
was easy to replicate so I could do that
was easy to replicate so I could do that deal and then do another one like it and
deal and then do another one like it and
deal and then do another one like it and another one like it and another one like
another one like it and another one like
another one like it and another one like it and pretty soon had a business that
it and pretty soon had a business that
it and pretty soon had a business that was making some serious money and I got
was making some serious money and I got
was making some serious money and I got acquired and so that one moment became
acquired and so that one moment became
acquired and so that one moment became my breakthrough moments it happened
my breakthrough moments it happened
my breakthrough moments it happened about a year after i joined the business
about a year after i joined the business
about a year after i joined the business and became an owner and came basically
and became an owner and came basically
and became an owner and came basically after so much frustration that that I
after so much frustration that that I
after so much frustration that that I almost quit and when you’re at that
almost quit and when you’re at that
almost quit and when you’re at that point you’re willing to try anything at
point you’re willing to try anything at
point you’re willing to try anything at least I was because I wanted to save
least I was because I wanted to save
least I was because I wanted to save this business I wanted to make it work
this business I wanted to make it work
this business I wanted to make it work out and so it took me about a year it
out and so it took me about a year it
out and so it took me about a year it doesn’t have to take you that long or
doesn’t have to take you that long or
doesn’t have to take you that long or may take you longer there’s no rule at
may take you longer there’s no rule at
may take you longer there’s no rule at least in my book that says you have to
least in my book that says you have to
least in my book that says you have to be around for X number of years before
be around for X number of years before
be around for X number of years before it takes off but really it was at that
it takes off but really it was at that
it takes off but really it was at that point where I was at my lowest low that
point where I was at my lowest low that
point where I was at my lowest low that I discovered that you know what a half I
I discovered that you know what a half I
I discovered that you know what a half I have to try something else because
have to try something else because
have to try something else because what’s what what I’m doing right now
what’s what what I’m doing right now
what’s what what I’m doing right now it’s not working at Mon success was the
it’s not working at Mon success was the
it’s not working at Mon success was the answer for me so try it out for yourself
answer for me so try it out for yourself
answer for me so try it out for yourself find someone who’s already done what
find someone who’s already done what
find someone who’s already done what you’re trying to do look at how they did
you’re trying to do look at how they did
you’re trying to do look at how they did it look at how they went from the idea
it look at how they went from the idea
it look at how they went from the idea to making their first million not how
to making their first million not how
to making their first million not how they make an extra million dollars now
they make an extra million dollars now
they make an extra million dollars now it doesn’t matter 0 to 1 how did it go 0
it doesn’t matter 0 to 1 how did it go 0
it doesn’t matter 0 to 1 how did it go 0 to 1 look at those strategies in the
to 1 look at those strategies in the
to 1 look at those strategies in the pipe into your business and hopefully
pipe into your business and hopefully
pipe into your business and hopefully you’ll see similar growth belief for
you’ll see similar growth belief for
you’ll see similar growth belief for those
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