if you’re trying to figure out what you want to do in life and people tell you
want to do in life and people tell you
want to do in life and people tell you that you need to follow your passion and
that you need to follow your passion and
that you need to follow your passion and explore your options I’m going to give
explore your options I’m going to give
explore your options I’m going to give you some practical advice on how to
you some practical advice on how to
you some practical advice on how to actually do that in today’s video I’m
actually do that in today’s video I’m
actually do that in today’s video I’m Evan Carmichael
Evan Carmichael
Evan Carmichael I believe in entrepreneurs and I
I believe in entrepreneurs and I
I believe in entrepreneurs and I recently posted a video talking about
recently posted a video talking about
recently posted a video talking about how if you don’t know what you want to
how if you don’t know what you want to
how if you don’t know what you want to do in life you need to discover your
do in life you need to discover your
do in life you need to discover your passion and the best way to start is to
passion and the best way to start is to
passion and the best way to start is to explore explore different ideas and
explore explore different ideas and
explore explore different ideas and options and seeing which one you fall in
options and seeing which one you fall in
options and seeing which one you fall in love with and you can turn into a
love with and you can turn into a
love with and you can turn into a potential business I saw after posting
potential business I saw after posting
potential business I saw after posting that I got a question for one of my
that I got a question for one of my
that I got a question for one of my YouTube readers love you guys stunned
YouTube readers love you guys stunned
YouTube readers love you guys stunned down who wrote to say can you elaborate
down who wrote to say can you elaborate
down who wrote to say can you elaborate a bit on how to explore happy face so
a bit on how to explore happy face so
a bit on how to explore happy face so this is a fantastic question and I’m
this is a fantastic question and I’m
this is a fantastic question and I’m gonna give you three main ways and
gonna give you three main ways and
gonna give you three main ways and strategies that I use to explore that I
strategies that I use to explore that I
strategies that I use to explore that I hope can help you in your journey
hope can help you in your journey
hope can help you in your journey number one is look for activities and
number one is look for activities and
number one is look for activities and communities what I look for is groups of
communities what I look for is groups of
communities what I look for is groups of people who are doing things that you’ve
people who are doing things that you’ve
people who are doing things that you’ve never done before that you may have had
never done before that you may have had
never done before that you may have had an interest in and see if you can join
an interest in and see if you can join
an interest in and see if you can join up with them to learn as an example
up with them to learn as an example
up with them to learn as an example every weekend my system prepares for me
every weekend my system prepares for me
every weekend my system prepares for me a list of all the things that are
a list of all the things that are
a list of all the things that are happening in my city of Toronto in City
happening in my city of Toronto in City
happening in my city of Toronto in City and I look at the things that are on
and I look at the things that are on
and I look at the things that are on that list of activities happening and
that list of activities happening and
that list of activities happening and try to explore them and try to go to
try to explore them and try to go to
try to explore them and try to go to them and see if I’m going to enjoy them
them and see if I’m going to enjoy them
them and see if I’m going to enjoy them or not and see if it’s something that I
or not and see if it’s something that I
or not and see if it’s something that I wanted to learn about and curious about
wanted to learn about and curious about
wanted to learn about and curious about and I try to take the approach and the
and I try to take the approach and the
and I try to take the approach and the mindset that maybe I can learn something
mindset that maybe I can learn something
mindset that maybe I can learn something from this I don’t know anything about
from this I don’t know anything about
from this I don’t know anything about this industry or this culture so I’m
this industry or this culture so I’m
this industry or this culture so I’m gonna go and explore and it’s led me to
gonna go and explore and it’s led me to
gonna go and explore and it’s led me to go to the sex show and the RV show on
go to the sex show and the RV show on
go to the sex show and the RV show on the same weekend I’ve gone to vegan
the same weekend I’ve gone to vegan
the same weekend I’ve gone to vegan shows and different cultural shows I’ve
shows and different cultural shows I’ve
shows and different cultural shows I’ve gone to dancing shows I’ve expanded my
gone to dancing shows I’ve expanded my
gone to dancing shows I’ve expanded my range my realm of knowledge and what I’m
range my realm of knowledge and what I’m
range my realm of knowledge and what I’m comfortable doing and not doing and
comfortable doing and not doing and
comfortable doing and not doing and every time I go out I find a way to
every time I go out I find a way to
every time I go out I find a way to apply it to my life somehow so instead
apply it to my life somehow so instead
apply it to my life somehow so instead of adopting the mentality thinking oh
of adopting the mentality thinking oh
of adopting the mentality thinking oh that’s not nuts not for me I’m never
that’s not nuts not for me I’m never
that’s not nuts not for me I’m never gonna be interested in that explore
gonna be interested in that explore
gonna be interested in that explore right you’re an exploratory mode find
right you’re an exploratory mode find
right you’re an exploratory mode find things that are happening every weekend
things that are happening every weekend
things that are happening every weekend in your city and go and join them go to
in your city and go and join them go to
in your city and go and join them go to meetups go to events look at calendars
meetups go to events look at calendars
meetups go to events look at calendars that were being put out by your city or
that were being put out by your city or
that were being put out by your city or by local groups and just go for the
by local groups and just go for the
by local groups and just go for the first time and see if you like it or not
first time and see if you like it or not
first time and see if you like it or not you don’t know until you try number two
you don’t know until you try number two
you don’t know until you try number two is say
is say
is say more if friends invite you to things
more if friends invite you to things
more if friends invite you to things things that you’ve never done things
things that you’ve never done things
things that you’ve never done things that might be scary things that again
that might be scary things that again
that might be scary things that again you may feel like ah
you may feel like ah
you may feel like ah that’s not for me just say yes go try it
that’s not for me just say yes go try it
that’s not for me just say yes go try it out here’s an example recently a friend
out here’s an example recently a friend
out here’s an example recently a friend of mine Christians from the company
of mine Christians from the company
of mine Christians from the company happy worker invited me to go
happy worker invited me to go
happy worker invited me to go tree-planting with him and his wife and
tree-planting with him and his wife and
tree-planting with him and his wife and his son and I’ve never gone
his son and I’ve never gone
his son and I’ve never gone tree-planting before ever so I said why
tree-planting before ever so I said why
tree-planting before ever so I said why not let’s go and try it and we had fun
not let’s go and try it and we had fun
not let’s go and try it and we had fun we had a blast I brought my son I
we had a blast I brought my son I
we had a blast I brought my son I brought my wife and we had fun planting
brought my wife and we had fun planting
brought my wife and we had fun planting trees when I first got into salsa
trees when I first got into salsa
trees when I first got into salsa dancing is because a girl that I was
dancing is because a girl that I was
dancing is because a girl that I was interested in wanted to try salsa
interested in wanted to try salsa
interested in wanted to try salsa dancing so I said yes let’s go and try
dancing so I said yes let’s go and try
dancing so I said yes let’s go and try it out and see if we like it when I
it out and see if we like it when I
it out and see if we like it when I first got in the snowboarding’s because
first got in the snowboarding’s because
first got in the snowboarding’s because my wife her then girlfriend at the time
my wife her then girlfriend at the time
my wife her then girlfriend at the time said why don’t we go snowboard and she
said why don’t we go snowboard and she
said why don’t we go snowboard and she had done it before she wanted to take me
had done it before she wanted to take me
had done it before she wanted to take me so I said yes let’s go and try it so say
so I said yes let’s go and try it so say
so I said yes let’s go and try it so say yes more unless you know with absolute
yes more unless you know with absolute
yes more unless you know with absolute certainty that you’re gonna hate it
certainty that you’re gonna hate it
certainty that you’re gonna hate it say yes and try it out and that’s a
say yes and try it out and that’s a
say yes and try it out and that’s a great way to explore to see if you
great way to explore to see if you
great way to explore to see if you discover something that you’re
discover something that you’re
discover something that you’re interested in and you love doing or not
interested in and you love doing or not
interested in and you love doing or not number three is quick starts and quick
number three is quick starts and quick
number three is quick starts and quick exits the idea behind exploring is
exits the idea behind exploring is
exits the idea behind exploring is finding something that you love to do
finding something that you love to do
finding something that you love to do something you can get lost in thing
something you can get lost in thing
something you can get lost in thing something that you’re curious about
something that you’re curious about
something that you’re curious about something that may not even make sense
something that may not even make sense
something that may not even make sense on paper but when you get into it you
on paper but when you get into it you
on paper but when you get into it you just love it so much you’re gonna have
just love it so much you’re gonna have
just love it so much you’re gonna have fun and you want to keep going back to
fun and you want to keep going back to
fun and you want to keep going back to it but if you don’t love it that’s cool
it but if you don’t love it that’s cool
it but if you don’t love it that’s cool you never have to go back to doing it
you never have to go back to doing it
you never have to go back to doing it again
again
again I tried rock climbing and I hated it and
I tried rock climbing and I hated it and
I tried rock climbing and I hated it and I’m probably never gonna back to doing
I’m probably never gonna back to doing
I’m probably never gonna back to doing it again
it again
it again I tried snowboarding and I liked it and
I tried snowboarding and I liked it and
I tried snowboarding and I liked it and it was fun and we go you know a couple
it was fun and we go you know a couple
it was fun and we go you know a couple of times a year and that’s about it
of times a year and that’s about it
of times a year and that’s about it I tried camping and I liked that and I
I tried camping and I liked that and I
I tried camping and I liked that and I go a couple times a year and that’s fine
go a couple times a year and that’s fine
go a couple times a year and that’s fine tree planting I just tried I enjoy that
tree planting I just tried I enjoy that
tree planting I just tried I enjoy that and I’ll probably go once or twice a
and I’ll probably go once or twice a
and I’ll probably go once or twice a year salsa dancing I tried and I loved
year salsa dancing I tried and I loved
year salsa dancing I tried and I loved it and I fell in love with it and even
it and I fell in love with it and even
it and I fell in love with it and even though it looked terrible on paper right
though it looked terrible on paper right
though it looked terrible on paper right I’m too tall I don’t speak Spanish you
I’m too tall I don’t speak Spanish you
I’m too tall I don’t speak Spanish you don’t understand the music I never heard
don’t understand the music I never heard
don’t understand the music I never heard it before I’m not a dancer I’m learning
it before I’m not a dancer I’m learning
it before I’m not a dancer I’m learning as an adult all these reasons why this
as an adult all these reasons why this
as an adult all these reasons why this shouldn’t be something that I’m excited
shouldn’t be something that I’m excited
shouldn’t be something that I’m excited about I get into and and I loved it and
about I get into and and I loved it and
about I get into and and I loved it and I had to find a way to keep going and
I had to find a way to keep going and
I had to find a way to keep going and now fast-forward over a decade later I’m
now fast-forward over a decade later I’m
now fast-forward over a decade later I’m an instructor I’m a DJ a professional
an instructor I’m a DJ a professional
an instructor I’m a DJ a professional dancer I’ve invested into a salsa
dancer I’ve invested into a salsa
dancer I’ve invested into a salsa dancing company and so you don’t
dancing company and so you don’t
dancing company and so you don’t until you explore that whole thing
until you explore that whole thing
until you explore that whole thing started just because a girl that I was
started just because a girl that I was
started just because a girl that I was interested in seeing she wanted to go do
interested in seeing she wanted to go do
interested in seeing she wanted to go do salsa dancing and I just said yes you
salsa dancing and I just said yes you
salsa dancing and I just said yes you never know what’s gonna work out just
never know what’s gonna work out just
never know what’s gonna work out just got to go out and explore and try my
got to go out and explore and try my
got to go out and explore and try my last bonus tip on this is keep an open
last bonus tip on this is keep an open
last bonus tip on this is keep an open mind because I look back to that salsa
mind because I look back to that salsa
mind because I look back to that salsa example and if I went into that looking
example and if I went into that looking
example and if I went into that looking at it as a business opportunity right if
at it as a business opportunity right if
at it as a business opportunity right if I said I don’t know what I’m gonna do
I said I don’t know what I’m gonna do
I said I don’t know what I’m gonna do next in my life I need to find the next
next in my life I need to find the next
next in my life I need to find the next business opportunity they need to jump
business opportunity they need to jump
business opportunity they need to jump into I would look at it and say now
into I would look at it and say now
into I would look at it and say now there’s all these users why salsa isn’t
there’s all these users why salsa isn’t
there’s all these users why salsa isn’t gonna work out and then I wouldn’t even
gonna work out and then I wouldn’t even
gonna work out and then I wouldn’t even try but I went in with an open mind I
try but I went in with an open mind I
try but I went in with an open mind I went in not looking specifically for
went in not looking specifically for
went in not looking specifically for business opportunity and it became one
business opportunity and it became one
business opportunity and it became one it’s like when you start a business just
it’s like when you start a business just
it’s like when you start a business just trying to make money you really do but
trying to make money you really do but
trying to make money you really do but if you start a business because you love
if you start a business because you love
if you start a business because you love what you’re doing and you’re really
what you’re doing and you’re really
what you’re doing and you’re really helping people that’s when you start to
helping people that’s when you start to
helping people that’s when you start to make a lot of money so get out of your
make a lot of money so get out of your
make a lot of money so get out of your head
head
head stop figuring all the reasons why
stop figuring all the reasons why
stop figuring all the reasons why something’s not gonna work out and just
something’s not gonna work out and just
something’s not gonna work out and just try and see if you fall in love so those
try and see if you fall in love so those
try and see if you fall in love so those are my three tips for how to explore and
are my three tips for how to explore and
are my three tips for how to explore and find your passion for those you’ve
find your passion for those you’ve
find your passion for those you’ve watching I’d love to know how you’ve
watching I’d love to know how you’ve
watching I’d love to know how you’ve explored and how you found your passion
explored and how you found your passion
explored and how you found your passion leave it in the comments below I’m gonna
leave it in the comments below I’m gonna
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