good morning believe nation my name is Evan Carmichael my one word is believe
Evan Carmichael my one word is believe
Evan Carmichael my one word is believe and I believe that entrepreneurs are
and I believe that entrepreneurs are
and I believe that entrepreneurs are going to solve all of the world’s major
going to solve all of the world’s major
going to solve all of the world’s major problems so to help you on your journey
problems so to help you on your journey
problems so to help you on your journey today we’re going to learn how you can
today we’re going to learn how you can
today we’re going to learn how you can focus on the right people over to you
focus on the right people over to you
focus on the right people over to you Trevor Noah well you have to find the
Trevor Noah well you have to find the
Trevor Noah well you have to find the people that are for you you have to
people that are for you you have to
people that are for you you have to understand whenever you’re creating a
understand whenever you’re creating a
understand whenever you’re creating a product whether it’s music whether it’s
product whether it’s music whether it’s
product whether it’s music whether it’s comedy whether it’s TV you’re not trying
comedy whether it’s TV you’re not trying
comedy whether it’s TV you’re not trying to make it for everyone you’re trying to
to make it for everyone you’re trying to
to make it for everyone you’re trying to find the people that you’re trying to
find the people that you’re trying to
find the people that you’re trying to make it for you got to stick to your
make it for you got to stick to your
make it for you got to stick to your truth and then you find those people and
truth and then you find those people and
truth and then you find those people and you believe in it so you go is it good
you believe in it so you go is it good
you believe in it so you go is it good and then I understand I go so so your
and then I understand I go so so your
and then I understand I go so so your lady and her mom are watching and then
lady and her mom are watching and then
lady and her mom are watching and then even if you’re hating on me then I go
even if you’re hating on me then I go
even if you’re hating on me then I go find then it’s not for you I know you’re
find then it’s not for you I know you’re
find then it’s not for you I know you’re not there going there I go yeah you’re
not there going there I go yeah you’re
not there going there I go yeah you’re not but I have to focus on the people
not but I have to focus on the people
not but I have to focus on the people who are watching me ten times and I’m
who are watching me ten times and I’m
who are watching me ten times and I’m going to keep on building on those
going to keep on building on those
going to keep on building on those people so at the end of the day if you
people so at the end of the day if you
people so at the end of the day if you focus on the people that are trying to
focus on the people that are trying to
focus on the people that are trying to block you you don’t you don’t spend
block you you don’t you don’t spend
block you you don’t you don’t spend enough time enjoying the people that are
enough time enjoying the people that are
enough time enjoying the people that are celebrating you if you want to have
celebrating you if you want to have
celebrating you if you want to have success then you need to pay careful
success then you need to pay careful
success then you need to pay careful attention to the environment that you
attention to the environment that you
attention to the environment that you have around for yourself if you are
have around for yourself if you are
have around for yourself if you are surrounded by people who are telling you
surrounded by people who are telling you
surrounded by people who are telling you that you can’t do it that you suck that
that you can’t do it that you suck that
that you can’t do it that you suck that it’s never going to work that you don’t
it’s never going to work that you don’t
it’s never going to work that you don’t have the skill to the education of the
have the skill to the education of the
have the skill to the education of the money or whatever reason you will never
money or whatever reason you will never
money or whatever reason you will never be a success because of all of these
be a success because of all of these
be a success because of all of these logical practical things if you’re
logical practical things if you’re
logical practical things if you’re surrounded by those people then guess
surrounded by those people then guess
surrounded by those people then guess what happens nothing happens you don’t
what happens nothing happens you don’t
what happens nothing happens you don’t walk into the big thing because you’re
walk into the big thing because you’re
walk into the big thing because you’re conscious rounded by negativity it’s why
conscious rounded by negativity it’s why
conscious rounded by negativity it’s why so many people just are the average of
so many people just are the average of
so many people just are the average of their five friends right so look at who
their five friends right so look at who
their five friends right so look at who your five friends are and you you want
your five friends are and you you want
your five friends are and you you want to be like that or not now doesn’t mean
to be like that or not now doesn’t mean
to be like that or not now doesn’t mean that you have to completely cut them off
that you have to completely cut them off
that you have to completely cut them off it doesn’t mean that you need to you
it doesn’t mean that you need to you
it doesn’t mean that you need to you know shun your family but you need to
know shun your family but you need to
know shun your family but you need to start creating a more supportive
start creating a more supportive
start creating a more supportive environment for yourself maybe sane but
environment for yourself maybe sane but
environment for yourself maybe sane but Evan I don’t know any more successful
Evan I don’t know any more successful
Evan I don’t know any more successful people I don’t know how to break free
people I don’t know how to break free
people I don’t know how to break free I’m in a crappy area and everybody
I’m in a crappy area and everybody
I’m in a crappy area and everybody around we tells me that I suck and I I
around we tells me that I suck and I I
around we tells me that I suck and I I don’t know who else to go and turn to
don’t know who else to go and turn to
don’t know who else to go and turn to this is the first of your many
this is the first of your many
this is the first of your many challenges that you will come across as
challenges that you will come across as
challenges that you will come across as an entrepreneur it’s always going to be
an entrepreneur it’s always going to be
an entrepreneur it’s always going to be about creatively solving problems it’s
about creatively solving problems it’s
about creatively solving problems it’s about how resourceful you can be instead
about how resourceful you can be instead
about how resourceful you can be instead of how many reads
of how many reads
of how many reads so you have so here’s the first
so you have so here’s the first
so you have so here’s the first challenge I don’t know any successful
challenge I don’t know any successful
challenge I don’t know any successful people what am I going to go out and do
people what am I going to go out and do
people what am I going to go out and do Who am I going to turn to for advice the
Who am I going to turn to for advice the
Who am I going to turn to for advice the first person I turn to advice in my
first person I turn to advice in my
first person I turn to advice in my business was my banker I didn’t know
business was my banker I didn’t know
business was my banker I didn’t know anybody I had no connection nobody my
anybody I had no connection nobody my
anybody I had no connection nobody my family was an entrepreneur I didn’t know
family was an entrepreneur I didn’t know
family was an entrepreneur I didn’t know who to talk to so I went to my banker
who to talk to so I went to my banker
who to talk to so I went to my banker and I said hi I’m Evan I have a business
and I said hi I’m Evan I have a business
and I said hi I’m Evan I have a business bank account with you I’d love to know
bank account with you I’d love to know
bank account with you I’d love to know how you might be able to help my
how you might be able to help my
how you might be able to help my business any ideas you have to be
business any ideas you have to be
business any ideas you have to be fantastic I said well do you need a loan
fantastic I said well do you need a loan
fantastic I said well do you need a loan or do you need financing like I I don’t
or do you need financing like I I don’t
or do you need financing like I I don’t know maybe I don’t so I’m trying to
know maybe I don’t so I’m trying to
know maybe I don’t so I’m trying to figure it out I’m just starting to
figure it out I’m just starting to
figure it out I’m just starting to figure out what I’m doing to my company
figure out what I’m doing to my company
figure out what I’m doing to my company I love your advice and input it’s like
I love your advice and input it’s like
I love your advice and input it’s like well that’s not what we do as a bank you
well that’s not what we do as a bank you
well that’s not what we do as a bank you know we give up loans
know we give up loans
know we give up loans I thought banks for Leo the Friends of
I thought banks for Leo the Friends of
I thought banks for Leo the Friends of entrepreneurs so this is how naive I was
entrepreneurs so this is how naive I was
entrepreneurs so this is how naive I was right and this is how little knowledge I
right and this is how little knowledge I
right and this is how little knowledge I had and how few connections I had that I
had and how few connections I had that I
had and how few connections I had that I went to my banker you know but one
went to my banker you know but one
went to my banker you know but one conversation leads to another
conversation leads to another
conversation leads to another conversation it’s another conversation
conversation it’s another conversation
conversation it’s another conversation and another conversation you’re not
and another conversation you’re not
and another conversation you’re not going to get the supportive environment
going to get the supportive environment
going to get the supportive environment by just sitting on your couch right you
by just sitting on your couch right you
by just sitting on your couch right you got to go and start talking to people
got to go and start talking to people
got to go and start talking to people and connecting and understanding asking
and connecting and understanding asking
and connecting and understanding asking for help
for help
for help people love the help but the risk is
people love the help but the risk is
people love the help but the risk is you’re not going to do any work if you
you’re not going to do any work if you
you’re not going to do any work if you come to me and you ask me for help I’m
come to me and you ask me for help I’m
come to me and you ask me for help I’m jaded because of all the people who’ve
jaded because of all the people who’ve
jaded because of all the people who’ve asked you for help and I give them
asked you for help and I give them
asked you for help and I give them advice and they did nothing with so
advice and they did nothing with so
advice and they did nothing with so you’re immediately lumped in with those
you’re immediately lumped in with those
you’re immediately lumped in with those people so what you want to do is ask for
people so what you want to do is ask for
people so what you want to do is ask for just a tiny bit of time answer one
just a tiny bit of time answer one
just a tiny bit of time answer one little bit of advice and promise and
little bit of advice and promise and
little bit of advice and promise and show your hustle promise that you’re
show your hustle promise that you’re
show your hustle promise that you’re going to do the work on it and then when
going to do the work on it and then when
going to do the work on it and then when you get the advice do the work and then
you get the advice do the work and then
you get the advice do the work and then come back and said listen I took I took
come back and said listen I took I took
come back and said listen I took I took that advice don’t going to ask our
that advice don’t going to ask our
that advice don’t going to ask our mentor you don’t want to commit to a
mentor you don’t want to commit to a
mentor you don’t want to commit to a relationship with you one bit of advice
relationship with you one bit of advice
relationship with you one bit of advice they used two fingers there one bit of
they used two fingers there one bit of
they used two fingers there one bit of advice want to change and then go and do
advice want to change and then go and do
advice want to change and then go and do the work and come back and say listen I
the work and come back and say listen I
the work and come back and say listen I did this work and it worked or didn’t
did this work and it worked or didn’t
did this work and it worked or didn’t work I tried and I did hours and hours
work I tried and I did hours and hours
work I tried and I did hours and hours and hours and it didn’t work out I don’t
and hours and it didn’t work out I don’t
and hours and it didn’t work out I don’t make it better if they see that you’re
make it better if they see that you’re
make it better if they see that you’re taking the initiative and actually
taking the initiative and actually
taking the initiative and actually executing now you start to send out
executing now you start to send out
executing now you start to send out there’s other ways to be strong right
there’s other ways to be strong right
there’s other ways to be strong right people though – it’s not just mentorship
people though – it’s not just mentorship
people though – it’s not just mentorship join a meetup group connect with online
join a meetup group connect with online
join a meetup group connect with online communities we have a number we have an
communities we have a number we have an
communities we have a number we have an awesome online community here and
awesome online community here and
awesome online community here and believe nation where people are
believe nation where people are
believe nation where people are supporting each other and try to help
supporting each other and try to help
supporting each other and try to help each other with the business join other
each other with the business join other
each other with the business join other online groups learn from virtual mentors
online groups learn from virtual mentors
online groups learn from virtual mentors one of the things that helped me the
one of the things that helped me the
one of the things that helped me the most in me thinking bigger and wanted to
most in me thinking bigger and wanted to
most in me thinking bigger and wanted to play on a different level I’m thinking I
play on a different level I’m thinking I
play on a different level I’m thinking I could do more and really feeling like I
could do more and really feeling like I
could do more and really feeling like I could have a big impact on this world
could have a big impact on this world
could have a big impact on this world one of the things that helped me most
one of the things that helped me most
one of the things that helped me most was my own youtube channel it’s selfish
was my own youtube channel it’s selfish
was my own youtube channel it’s selfish for me that I’m sharing it with you it’s
for me that I’m sharing it with you it’s
for me that I’m sharing it with you it’s a selfish endeavor for me that I share
a selfish endeavor for me that I share
a selfish endeavor for me that I share with you guys and I’m so grateful and so
with you guys and I’m so grateful and so
with you guys and I’m so grateful and so happy that you enjoy too when I’m around
happy that you enjoy too when I’m around
happy that you enjoy too when I’m around constantly Elon Musk and Steve Jobs and
constantly Elon Musk and Steve Jobs and
constantly Elon Musk and Steve Jobs and Oprah Winfrey and all these people who
Oprah Winfrey and all these people who
Oprah Winfrey and all these people who have done amazing things are still
have done amazing things are still
have done amazing things are still pushing to try to be better
pushing to try to be better
pushing to try to be better what I’m in that environment I want to
what I’m in that environment I want to
what I’m in that environment I want to do bigger things I want to have a much
do bigger things I want to have a much
do bigger things I want to have a much bigger impact so the more around that
bigger impact so the more around that
bigger impact so the more around that the more it shifts my focus is just my
the more it shifts my focus is just my
the more it shifts my focus is just my attention and makes me feel like I can
attention and makes me feel like I can
attention and makes me feel like I can contribute more and it builds a new
contribute more and it builds a new
contribute more and it builds a new environment for myself if you want to do
environment for myself if you want to do
environment for myself if you want to do great things you need to create an
great things you need to create an
great things you need to create an environment of greatness otherwise it’s
environment of greatness otherwise it’s
environment of greatness otherwise it’s never going to work so the question
never going to work so the question
never going to work so the question today today is I’m curious what kind of
today today is I’m curious what kind of
today today is I’m curious what kind of people do you have in your life and are
people do you have in your life and are
people do you have in your life and are they the right people to help you get to
they the right people to help you get to
they the right people to help you get to where you need to go what changes are
where you need to go what changes are
where you need to go what changes are you going to make after watching this
you going to make after watching this
you going to make after watching this video I’m curious leave it down the
video I’m curious leave it down the
video I’m curious leave it down the comments below super curious to find out
comments below super curious to find out
comments below super curious to find out I also want to give a quick shout out to
I also want to give a quick shout out to
I also want to give a quick shout out to Dave Gardner from the Dave Gardner com
Dave Gardner from the Dave Gardner com
Dave Gardner from the Dave Gardner com they take you so much you’re picking up
they take you so much you’re picking up
they take you so much you’re picking up a cup of my book your one word doing
a cup of my book your one word doing
a cup of my book your one word doing review taking a picture I really really
review taking a picture I really really
review taking a picture I really really appreciate it man
appreciate it man
appreciate it man and I’m so glad that you enjoyed the
and I’m so glad that you enjoyed the
and I’m so glad that you enjoyed the book so thank you guys again for
book so thank you guys again for
book so thank you guys again for watching I believe in you I hope you
watching I believe in you I hope you
watching I believe in you I hope you continue to believe in yourself and
continue to believe in yourself and
continue to believe in yourself and whatever your one word is much love and
whatever your one word is much love and
whatever your one word is much love and I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for
I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for
I’ll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot events presto
another shot events presto
another shot events presto or expresso keep me go
you’re happy with it though I’m real
you’re happy with it though I’m real happy here you know when I see this
happy here you know when I see this
happy here you know when I see this thing play in front of an audience
thing play in front of an audience
thing play in front of an audience people go crazy what is the run those
people go crazy what is the run those
people go crazy what is the run those Inside the Actors Studio question so
Inside the Actors Studio question so
Inside the Actors Studio question so what’s your process once you want you do
what’s your process once you want you do
what’s your process once you want you do this you want to watch it with other
this you want to watch it with other
this you want to watch it with other audiences you don’t want to see it don’t
audiences you don’t want to see it don’t
audiences you don’t want to see it don’t study this thing what’s your process
study this thing what’s your process
study this thing what’s your process wants you once they say cut you know you
wants you once they say cut you know you
wants you once they say cut you know you can’t cut it up you know you got to
can’t cut it up you know you got to
can’t cut it up you know you got to watch with an audience it’s not drama
watch with an audience it’s not drama
watch with an audience it’s not drama right rubber is whatever you want it to
right rubber is whatever you want it to
right rubber is whatever you want it to be when you when you make drama you are
be when you when you make drama you are
be when you when you make drama you are like Picasso and just like okay whatever
like Picasso and just like okay whatever
like Picasso and just like okay whatever when you make comedy you’re not that
when you make comedy you’re not that
when you make comedy you’re not that kind of painter you like a painter down
kind of painter you like a painter down
kind of painter you like a painter down at the promenade
at the promenade
at the promenade paetynn portraits to people you know you
paetynn portraits to people you know you
paetynn portraits to people you know you want more blue and guys I’m a booyah I
want more blue and guys I’m a booyah I
want more blue and guys I’m a booyah I think you want to be taller okay power
think you want to be taller okay power
think you want to be taller okay power you know I’m one of those guys right
you know I’m one of those guys right
you know I’m one of those guys right that’s so when you make comedy making
that’s so when you make comedy making
that’s so when you make comedy making for the people that you know you try to
for the people that you know you try to
for the people that you know you try to have as many screenings
have as many screenings
have as many screenings there’s many tests and you do focus
there’s many tests and you do focus
there’s many tests and you do focus groups and you read the cards or you try
groups and you read the cards or you try
groups and you read the cards or you try to try to get the people what they want
to try to get the people what they want
to try to get the people what they want in this comedy man people ask me
in this comedy man people ask me
in this comedy man people ask me sometimes I’m you make a movie with an
sometimes I’m you make a movie with an
sometimes I’m you make a movie with an audience in mind yeah and my answer is
audience in mind yeah and my answer is
audience in mind yeah and my answer is yes I do
yes I do
yes I do all right but the audience I have in
all right but the audience I have in
all right but the audience I have in mind isn’t some faceless blob that I’m
mind isn’t some faceless blob that I’m
mind isn’t some faceless blob that I’m trying to second-guess it’s me I like a
trying to second-guess it’s me I like a
trying to second-guess it’s me I like a focus group
focus group
focus group yeah it’s me I’m the audience I’m the
yeah it’s me I’m the audience I’m the
yeah it’s me I’m the audience I’m the guy that goes out and pays $7 or $8 PPT
guy that goes out and pays $7 or $8 PPT
guy that goes out and pays $7 or $8 PPT part you know to go and see a movie all
part you know to go and see a movie all
part you know to go and see a movie all right I do so if I’m excited about
right I do so if I’m excited about
right I do so if I’m excited about seeing a movie I see it on opening day
seeing a movie I see it on opening day
seeing a movie I see it on opening day all right
all right
all right I am the audience all right and I know
I am the audience all right and I know
I am the audience all right and I know what I want to see you know and I was
what I want to see you know and I was
what I want to see you know and I was betting and I was a little surprised at
betting and I was a little surprised at
betting and I was a little surprised at how many there were
how many there were
how many there were I was betting that there are other
I was betting that there are other
I was betting that there are other people like me out there all right now
people like me out there all right now
people like me out there all right now true I’m making specific films and if
true I’m making specific films and if
true I’m making specific films and if you make a specific film that’s not
you make a specific film that’s not
you make a specific film that’s not everything for everybody you’re going to
everything for everybody you’re going to
everything for everybody you’re going to turn some people off all right but
turn some people off all right but
turn some people off all right but you’re going to turn some people on – in
you’re going to turn some people on – in
you’re going to turn some people on – in the old day when a Stockton action
the old day when a Stockton action
the old day when a Stockton action movies I just make audience laughing you
movies I just make audience laughing you
movies I just make audience laughing you know do all the funny things you know I
know do all the funny things you know I
know do all the funny things you know I like oh I just and kick the ball and
like oh I just and kick the ball and
like oh I just and kick the ball and I really had that yeah
I really had that yeah
I really had that yeah but slowly slowly from the audience from
but slowly slowly from the audience from
but slowly slowly from the audience from the audience from the media especially
the audience from the media especially
the audience from the media especially from the fans they write a letter or now
from the fans they write a letter or now
from the fans they write a letter or now I have a baby so say I cannot see the
I have a baby so say I cannot see the
I have a baby so say I cannot see the movie because the dirty work because the
movie because the dirty work because the
movie because the dirty work because the dirty action because this all those
dirty action because this all those
dirty action because this all those years a change change change change
years a change change change change
years a change change change change change
change
change but with all all the dirty things still
but with all all the dirty things still
but with all all the dirty things still can make audience laughing that’s a
can make audience laughing that’s a
can make audience laughing that’s a difficult it’s an audience all offense
difficult it’s an audience all offense
difficult it’s an audience all offense or the mediate teach me becoming a good
or the mediate teach me becoming a good
or the mediate teach me becoming a good filmmaker
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