hello everyone welcome to another YouTube hang out super excited to be
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here with jay from perseverance pays off with the Mogul dad a new podcast that he
with the Mogul dad a new podcast that he
with the Mogul dad a new podcast that he started off when he asked interviewing
started off when he asked interviewing
started off when he asked interviewing for his podcast I said let’s give it a
for his podcast I said let’s give it a
for his podcast I said let’s give it a try happy to contribute why don’t we
try happy to contribute why don’t we
try happy to contribute why don’t we turn into a YouTube hang out so that my
turn into a YouTube hang out so that my
turn into a YouTube hang out so that my audience could learn from him too so Jay
audience could learn from him too so Jay
audience could learn from him too so Jay welcome aboard if you want to just give
welcome aboard if you want to just give
welcome aboard if you want to just give the audience a quick overview of what
the audience a quick overview of what
the audience a quick overview of what the podcast is all about and then dive
the podcast is all about and then dive
the podcast is all about and then dive into how you normally run things in your
into how you normally run things in your
into how you normally run things in your questions let’s start of the podcast
questions let’s start of the podcast
questions let’s start of the podcast back in June it was on something about
back in June it was on something about
back in June it was on something about fish I suffer badly with anxiety so I’m
fish I suffer badly with anxiety so I’m
fish I suffer badly with anxiety so I’m using it more almost like a therapy but
using it more almost like a therapy but
using it more almost like a therapy but also trying out people everything’s
also trying out people everything’s
also trying out people everything’s likes of Straight program unfortunately
likes of Straight program unfortunately
likes of Straight program unfortunately there’s a lot of bumps and at first I
there’s a lot of bumps and at first I
there’s a lot of bumps and at first I you can store it with you in business
you can store it with you in business
you can store it with you in business and what you’re trying to do I thought
and what you’re trying to do I thought
and what you’re trying to do I thought we had tried to reach oqc come on the
we had tried to reach oqc come on the
we had tried to reach oqc come on the podcast cool well hit me up let’s get
podcast cool well hit me up let’s get
podcast cool well hit me up let’s get into it whatever questions you have
into it whatever questions you have
into it whatever questions you have intro I’m muscle is good we say this is
intro I’m muscle is good we say this is
intro I’m muscle is good we say this is this is this effort by our 10th episode
this is this effort by our 10th episode
this is this effort by our 10th episode can you tell us a little bit about
can you tell us a little bit about
can you tell us a little bit about yourself and what you do sure my name is
yourself and what you do sure my name is
yourself and what you do sure my name is Evan Carmichael I believe in
Evan Carmichael I believe in
Evan Carmichael I believe in entrepreneurs how I have my business I
entrepreneurs how I have my business I
entrepreneurs how I have my business I guess is through my youtube channel for
guess is through my youtube channel for
guess is through my youtube channel for my website through my books and the
my website through my books and the
my website through my books and the speaking gigs that I do I want people
speaking gigs that I do I want people
speaking gigs that I do I want people who want to be entrepreneurs to believe
who want to be entrepreneurs to believe
who want to be entrepreneurs to believe themselves to chase their dreams and to
themselves to chase their dreams and to
themselves to chase their dreams and to not hold themselves back go out and
not hold themselves back go out and
not hold themselves back go out and create companies that change the world
create companies that change the world
create companies that change the world now one corner see you say all the time
now one corner see you say all the time
now one corner see you say all the time leave and um what’s the goal of a
leave and um what’s the goal of a
leave and um what’s the goal of a million sort so my big goal is to help a
million sort so my big goal is to help a
million sort so my big goal is to help a billion entrepreneurs and much more
billion entrepreneurs and much more
billion entrepreneurs and much more important than actually reaching that
important than actually reaching that
important than actually reaching that goal because people say well how do you
goal because people say well how do you
goal because people say well how do you measure that is that by youtube fuses up
measure that is that by youtube fuses up
measure that is that by youtube fuses up by newsletter subscribers how are you
by newsletter subscribers how are you
by newsletter subscribers how are you going to measure that and I’m actually
going to measure that and I’m actually
going to measure that and I’m actually not so concerned with measuring it it’s
not so concerned with measuring it it’s
not so concerned with measuring it it’s much more about the process I think too
much more about the process I think too
much more about the process I think too many people set a goal I want to be here
many people set a goal I want to be here
many people set a goal I want to be here i want to have this car i want to make
i want to have this car i want to make
i want to have this car i want to make this amount of money i want to whatever
this amount of money i want to whatever
this amount of money i want to whatever it is that you set a goal and I will do
it is that you set a goal and I will do
it is that you set a goal and I will do all this crap to get there that’s how
all this crap to get there that’s how
all this crap to get there that’s how most people set goals where for me you
most people set goals where for me you
most people set goals where for me you got to enjoy the work that you’re doing
got to enjoy the work that you’re doing
got to enjoy the work that you’re doing like the work is the goal doing
like the work is the goal doing
like the work is the goal doing meaningful work should be what matters
meaningful work should be what matters
meaningful work should be what matters and yes that will help you get two
and yes that will help you get two
and yes that will help you get two different spots but if you are spending
different spots but if you are spending
different spots but if you are spending your life doing stuff that you hate just
your life doing stuff that you hate just
your life doing stuff that you hate just to get some other goal that’s not the
to get some other goal that’s not the
to get some other goal that’s not the way to have massive success so if you
way to have massive success so if you
way to have massive success so if you look at the people who are truly
look at the people who are truly
look at the people who are truly successful they love the work they’re
successful they love the work they’re
successful they love the work they’re doing so I’m not so attached to the
doing so I’m not so attached to the
doing so I’m not so attached to the 1,000,000,000 goal the point of that was
1,000,000,000 goal the point of that was
1,000,000,000 goal the point of that was to help me do things that play a bigger
to help me do things that play a bigger
to help me do things that play a bigger game so if I want to reach that many
game so if I want to reach that many
game so if I want to reach that many people it’s not going to be by doing
people it’s not going to be by doing
people it’s not going to be by doing one-on-one consulting right it’s going
one-on-one consulting right it’s going
one-on-one consulting right it’s going to be by having a YouTube channel by
to be by having a YouTube channel by
to be by having a YouTube channel by doing the book deal by doing a lot of
doing the book deal by doing a lot of
doing the book deal by doing a lot of speaking by getting out there and making
speaking by getting out there and making
speaking by getting out there and making a bigger name and so that’s what kind of
a bigger name and so that’s what kind of
a bigger name and so that’s what kind of drives me is much more the impact I want
drives me is much more the impact I want
drives me is much more the impact I want to do things that have a great impact on
to do things that have a great impact on
to do things that have a great impact on the entrepreneur community and look like
the entrepreneur community and look like
the entrepreneur community and look like myself like a big Zynga and I not preach
myself like a big Zynga and I not preach
myself like a big Zynga and I not preach for this is pure so finish pays off with
for this is pure so finish pays off with
for this is pure so finish pays off with you it’s believed he does a little bit
you it’s believed he does a little bit
you it’s believed he does a little bit of belief yeah belief for me comes from
of belief yeah belief for me comes from
of belief yeah belief for me comes from one believing in yourself I think that’s
one believing in yourself I think that’s
one believing in yourself I think that’s how most people see believe is
how most people see believe is
how most people see believe is self-confidence right that comes from my
self-confidence right that comes from my
self-confidence right that comes from my parents when you know they would always
parents when you know they would always
parents when you know they would always tell me that I was a cast rlly
tell me that I was a cast rlly
tell me that I was a cast rlly Carmichael my mom’s last name is Miss
Carmichael my mom’s last name is Miss
Carmichael my mom’s last name is Miss Julie and I could do anything I wanted
Julie and I could do anything I wanted
Julie and I could do anything I wanted to so they kind of instilled that sense
to so they kind of instilled that sense
to so they kind of instilled that sense of belief in myself and I try to pass
of belief in myself and I try to pass
of belief in myself and I try to pass that on to to my son as well is now
that on to to my son as well is now
that on to to my son as well is now seven but it’s more than just self
seven but it’s more than just self
seven but it’s more than just self confidence for me it’s also believe in
confidence for me it’s also believe in
confidence for me it’s also believe in what you’re doing so have passion for
what you’re doing so have passion for
what you’re doing so have passion for the work that you do right like you’re
the work that you do right like you’re
the work that you do right like you’re starting this podcast you know you have
starting this podcast you know you have
starting this podcast you know you have an intent to help people you love
an intent to help people you love
an intent to help people you love ideally the people that you’re bringing
ideally the people that you’re bringing
ideally the people that you’re bringing onto the show a lot of people don’t love
onto the show a lot of people don’t love
onto the show a lot of people don’t love the work that they do right ninety
the work that they do right ninety
the work that they do right ninety percent of people wake up and drop to a
percent of people wake up and drop to a
percent of people wake up and drop to a job that they hate so you need to
job that they hate so you need to
job that they hate so you need to believe in the work that you’re doing
believe in the work that you’re doing
believe in the work that you’re doing have passion for it and then believe
have passion for it and then believe
have passion for it and then believe that it’s going to work out and have the
that it’s going to work out and have the
that it’s going to work out and have the conviction to follow through you know
conviction to follow through you know
conviction to follow through you know perseverance the title of this show
perseverance the title of this show
perseverance the title of this show following through on the things you say
following through on the things you say
following through on the things you say you’re going to do and doing it
you’re going to do and doing it
you’re going to do and doing it consistently not just one time once a
consistently not just one time once a
consistently not just one time once a week whatever but consistently following
week whatever but consistently following
week whatever but consistently following through on the things that you said
through on the things that you said
through on the things that you said you’re going to do so for me belief is a
you’re going to do so for me belief is a
you’re going to do so for me belief is a self-confidence it’s the passion and
self-confidence it’s the passion and
self-confidence it’s the passion and it’s a conviction to follow through now
it’s a conviction to follow through now
it’s a conviction to follow through now through through with what you started
through through with what you started
through through with what you started the character premiership and also ended
the character premiership and also ended
the character premiership and also ended what are the mistake challenges of
what are the mistake challenges of
what are the mistake challenges of you had and what you want from him to
you had and what you want from him to
you had and what you want from him to get rid of today there’s been so many
get rid of today there’s been so many
get rid of today there’s been so many failures that I don’t even remember I
failures that I don’t even remember I
failures that I don’t even remember I think people are so attached to failure
think people are so attached to failure
think people are so attached to failure that people think it’s like if I fail
that people think it’s like if I fail
that people think it’s like if I fail then then that’s it I’m done for where
then then that’s it I’m done for where
then then that’s it I’m done for where people fail their way to success like
people fail their way to success like
people fail their way to success like I’ve learned them become successful
I’ve learned them become successful
I’ve learned them become successful through all the failures that have
through all the failures that have
through all the failures that have happened to me along the way I think the
happened to me along the way I think the
happened to me along the way I think the one of the biggest ones early on in my
one of the biggest ones early on in my
one of the biggest ones early on in my career my first business was trying to
career my first business was trying to
career my first business was trying to do everything myself you know I didn’t
do everything myself you know I didn’t
do everything myself you know I didn’t think to go out and model success you
think to go out and model success you
think to go out and model success you know I had a software company I was
know I had a software company I was
know I had a software company I was trying to sell software and I was just
trying to sell software and I was just
trying to sell software and I was just sucking it was making three hundred
sucking it was making three hundred
sucking it was making three hundred dollars a month and not surviving in
dollars a month and not surviving in
dollars a month and not surviving in feeling really low and feeling that I
feeling really low and feeling that I
feeling really low and feeling that I had no self-worth and I was working like
had no self-worth and I was working like
had no self-worth and I was working like I was persevering man I’d like it wasn’t
I was persevering man I’d like it wasn’t
I was persevering man I’d like it wasn’t i wasn’t slacking off I was grinding it
i wasn’t slacking off I was grinding it
i wasn’t slacking off I was grinding it out and I wasn’t getting results and
out and I wasn’t getting results and
out and I wasn’t getting results and it’s cuz I was trying to do everything
it’s cuz I was trying to do everything
it’s cuz I was trying to do everything myself and when I said you know what I’m
myself and when I said you know what I’m
myself and when I said you know what I’m not the first guy I try to sell software
not the first guy I try to sell software
not the first guy I try to sell software before and I looked at Microsoft and
before and I looked at Microsoft and
before and I looked at Microsoft and Bill Gates and how we got started I
Bill Gates and how we got started I
Bill Gates and how we got started I modeled what worked for him and up to my
modeled what worked for him and up to my
modeled what worked for him and up to my business to help me grow and so I’ve had
business to help me grow and so I’ve had
business to help me grow and so I’ve had a lot of success in modeling other
a lot of success in modeling other
a lot of success in modeling other people you know my office I have
people you know my office I have
people you know my office I have successful people that inspired me from
successful people that inspired me from
successful people that inspired me from my parents to other entrepreneurs and
my parents to other entrepreneurs and
my parents to other entrepreneurs and visionaries and I used their success cuz
visionaries and I used their success cuz
visionaries and I used their success cuz we don’t always have a great environment
we don’t always have a great environment
we don’t always have a great environment like maybe your parents haven’t done
like maybe your parents haven’t done
like maybe your parents haven’t done what you want to do maybe your friends
what you want to do maybe your friends
what you want to do maybe your friends don’t have as big a dream as you do and
don’t have as big a dream as you do and
don’t have as big a dream as you do and if you keep only listening to them
if you keep only listening to them
if you keep only listening to them you’re going to stay exactly where you
you’re going to stay exactly where you
you’re going to stay exactly where you are and so surround yourself with people
are and so surround yourself with people
are and so surround yourself with people who have done more who are reaching from
who have done more who are reaching from
who have done more who are reaching from or who have bigger dreams have bigger
or who have bigger dreams have bigger
or who have bigger dreams have bigger visions that’s important and I didn’t do
visions that’s important and I didn’t do
visions that’s important and I didn’t do enough of that early on in my life and
enough of that early on in my life and
enough of that early on in my life and when I started doing that it had a huge
when I started doing that it had a huge
when I started doing that it had a huge impact on my personal development as a
impact on my personal development as a
impact on my personal development as a human being as well as my business
human being as well as my business
human being as well as my business success now what did you find like say
success now what did you find like say
success now what did you find like say the biggest thing when I learned and
the biggest thing when I learned and
the biggest thing when I learned and like they lost only three weeks I’ve
like they lost only three weeks I’ve
like they lost only three weeks I’ve doing it this far I mean you recommend
doing it this far I mean you recommend
doing it this far I mean you recommend out for everybody you cut it a little
out for everybody you cut it a little
out for everybody you cut it a little bit the last three weeks what is it that
bit the last three weeks what is it that
bit the last three weeks what is it that you recommend for everybody like you say
you recommend for everybody like you say
you recommend for everybody like you say yeah finding a mentor to London from
yeah finding a mentor to London from
yeah finding a mentor to London from yeah absolutely i think i got when i was
yeah absolutely i think i got when i was
yeah absolutely i think i got when i was getting started uh my parents did a
getting started uh my parents did a
getting started uh my parents did a fantastic job of being my human mentor
fantastic job of being my human mentor
fantastic job of being my human mentor like teaching me how to be a good human
like teaching me how to be a good human
like teaching me how to be a good human being giving me values but they didn’t
being giving me values but they didn’t
being giving me values but they didn’t know much about business it just wasn’t
know much about business it just wasn’t
know much about business it just wasn’t their background so they did didn’t tell
their background so they did didn’t tell
their background so they did didn’t tell me you know when I said hey why what
me you know when I said hey why what
me you know when I said hey why what should I give about business and say
should I give about business and say
should I give about business and say well invest in bank stocks you know just
well invest in bank stocks you know just
well invest in bank stocks you know just didn’t have the knowledge to give me
didn’t have the knowledge to give me
didn’t have the knowledge to give me about being an entrepreneur and that’s
about being an entrepreneur and that’s
about being an entrepreneur and that’s totally cool but they gave me the
totally cool but they gave me the
totally cool but they gave me the foundation uh I went to a bank to try to
foundation uh I went to a bank to try to
foundation uh I went to a bank to try to find the mentor you know I’m went to
find the mentor you know I’m went to
find the mentor you know I’m went to bank is the entrepreneur like this is
bank is the entrepreneur like this is
bank is the entrepreneur like this is how little I knew I walked into a bank
how little I knew I walked into a bank
how little I knew I walked into a bank and asked the bank manager I’d like some
and asked the bank manager I’d like some
and asked the bank manager I’d like some help to grow my business cuz you know
help to grow my business cuz you know
help to grow my business cuz you know Bank supposed to be the Friends of
Bank supposed to be the Friends of
Bank supposed to be the Friends of entrepreneurs right and he said well do
entrepreneurs right and he said well do
entrepreneurs right and he said well do you need a loan like well i don’t know i
you need a loan like well i don’t know i
you need a loan like well i don’t know i don’t i don’t think so but i don’t know
don’t i don’t think so but i don’t know
don’t i don’t think so but i don’t know i just need i need a mentor i need help
i just need i need a mentor i need help
i just need i need a mentor i need help i don’t i don’t know what to do in my
i don’t i don’t know what to do in my
i don’t i don’t know what to do in my company so well that’s not really what
company so well that’s not really what
company so well that’s not really what we do here at the bank is like oh okay
we do here at the bank is like oh okay
we do here at the bank is like oh okay great so yeah it’s definitely a struggle
great so yeah it’s definitely a struggle
great so yeah it’s definitely a struggle finding that first mentor and and the
finding that first mentor and and the
finding that first mentor and and the people have also helped me this
people have also helped me this
people have also helped me this definitely the traditional mentors that
definitely the traditional mentors that
definitely the traditional mentors that I’ve had a number of them in my life but
I’ve had a number of them in my life but
I’ve had a number of them in my life but also the aspirational mentors like I
also the aspirational mentors like I
also the aspirational mentors like I said the people in my office I can learn
said the people in my office I can learn
said the people in my office I can learn something from people who have had
something from people who have had
something from people who have had success whether it’s steve jobs or
success whether it’s steve jobs or
success whether it’s steve jobs or howard schultz are Richard Branson or EP
howard schultz are Richard Branson or EP
howard schultz are Richard Branson or EP Giannini or whoever it is and pull
Giannini or whoever it is and pull
Giannini or whoever it is and pull something from them not to be like my
something from them not to be like my
something from them not to be like my goal is not to be the next Steve Jobs
goal is not to be the next Steve Jobs
goal is not to be the next Steve Jobs and I shouldn’t be the gold front of
and I shouldn’t be the gold front of
and I shouldn’t be the gold front of your listeners it’s to be the best
your listeners it’s to be the best
your listeners it’s to be the best version of yourself and you can pull
version of yourself and you can pull
version of yourself and you can pull something that Steve Jobs did that
something that Steve Jobs did that
something that Steve Jobs did that Howard Schultz did that Richard Branson
Howard Schultz did that Richard Branson
Howard Schultz did that Richard Branson did to make you a better entrepreneur to
did to make you a better entrepreneur to
did to make you a better entrepreneur to make you a better person and so I call
make you a better person and so I call
make you a better person and so I call those aspirational mentors and I think
those aspirational mentors and I think
those aspirational mentors and I think we focus a lot on the one-on-one mentors
we focus a lot on the one-on-one mentors
we focus a lot on the one-on-one mentors people you can sit down and you know
people you can sit down and you know
people you can sit down and you know meet for coffee and and that can
meet for coffee and and that can
meet for coffee and and that can definitely help and it’s helped me in my
definitely help and it’s helped me in my
definitely help and it’s helped me in my career but a lot of people ignore the
career but a lot of people ignore the
career but a lot of people ignore the aspirational mentorship you all never
aspirational mentorship you all never
aspirational mentorship you all never meet Steve Jobs it’s not possible maybe
meet Steve Jobs it’s not possible maybe
meet Steve Jobs it’s not possible maybe in the next life but as long as I’m on
in the next life but as long as I’m on
in the next life but as long as I’m on you know in this life I will never meet
you know in this life I will never meet
you know in this life I will never meet steve jobs but I’ve learned a lot from
steve jobs but I’ve learned a lot from
steve jobs but I’ve learned a lot from him and I consider him to be one of my
him and I consider him to be one of my
him and I consider him to be one of my mentors
now for the successfully and now where a
now for the successfully and now where a user agent to just say hello you’re
user agent to just say hello you’re
user agent to just say hello you’re right I think once you have success it’s
right I think once you have success it’s
right I think once you have success it’s easier to get complacent I think a lot
easier to get complacent I think a lot
easier to get complacent I think a lot of entrepreneurs get boring did they get
of entrepreneurs get boring did they get
of entrepreneurs get boring did they get bored like you happens a lot with with
bored like you happens a lot with with
bored like you happens a lot with with entrepreneurs you leave a job because
entrepreneurs you leave a job because
entrepreneurs you leave a job because you hate it because you don’t wanna be
you hate it because you don’t wanna be
you hate it because you don’t wanna be boxed in I don’t want to work for the
boxed in I don’t want to work for the
boxed in I don’t want to work for the man I don’t be boxed in so you’re going
man I don’t be boxed in so you’re going
man I don’t be boxed in so you’re going to start your own company and its total
to start your own company and its total
to start your own company and its total creative freedom at the start and then
creative freedom at the start and then
creative freedom at the start and then you find some customers and then you
you find some customers and then you
you find some customers and then you start working towards something that you
start working towards something that you
start working towards something that you that works but often that success
that works but often that success
that works but often that success becomes chains for future growth you
becomes chains for future growth you
becomes chains for future growth you boxed yourself in of how to run a
boxed yourself in of how to run a
boxed yourself in of how to run a business and it’s super hard to break
business and it’s super hard to break
business and it’s super hard to break out of it to do something else and so
out of it to do something else and so
out of it to do something else and so for me I have a situation where you know
for me I have a situation where you know
for me I have a situation where you know a lot of the people in my life a lot of
a lot of the people in my life a lot of
a lot of the people in my life a lot of my friends still that I meet regularly
my friends still that I meet regularly
my friends still that I meet regularly here in Toronto that I love is human
here in Toronto that I love is human
here in Toronto that I love is human beings they can’t give me be this
beings they can’t give me be this
beings they can’t give me be this motivation and advice because I’ve done
motivation and advice because I’ve done
motivation and advice because I’ve done more because they look at me and say wow
more because they look at me and say wow
more because they look at me and say wow when you’ve done such a great job with
when you’ve done such a great job with
when you’ve done such a great job with that bulk or that youtube channel or
that bulk or that youtube channel or
that bulk or that youtube channel or whatever and I appreciate it but i also
whatever and I appreciate it but i also
whatever and I appreciate it but i also don’t need it right like I want like I
don’t need it right like I want like I
don’t need it right like I want like I want something to challenge me I want
want something to challenge me I want
want something to challenge me I want somebody this happen you know you’ve
somebody this happen you know you’ve
somebody this happen you know you’ve done a good job but uh it’s just ok
done a good job but uh it’s just ok
done a good job but uh it’s just ok liked you should be playing that way
liked you should be playing that way
liked you should be playing that way bigger game so I’m going to bust me up a
bigger game so I’m going to bust me up a
bigger game so I’m going to bust me up a little bit and so I get that a lot
little bit and so I get that a lot
little bit and so I get that a lot through the ice nation low mentors I do
through the ice nation low mentors I do
through the ice nation low mentors I do it on my youtube channel where we do a
it on my youtube channel where we do a
it on my youtube channel where we do a you know I do a daily top 10 video
you know I do a daily top 10 video
you know I do a daily top 10 video series on my channel or take lessons
series on my channel or take lessons
series on my channel or take lessons from a successful entrepreneur Elon Musk
from a successful entrepreneur Elon Musk
from a successful entrepreneur Elon Musk or whoever it is and I did that
or whoever it is and I did that
or whoever it is and I did that selfishly for me because I want to be
selfishly for me because I want to be
selfishly for me because I want to be around Elon Musk and I may never meet
around Elon Musk and I may never meet
around Elon Musk and I may never meet him but I want to hang around him
him but I want to hang around him
him but I want to hang around him digitally as much as I can and hopefully
digitally as much as I can and hopefully
digitally as much as I can and hopefully some of his ideas and mindsets and way
some of his ideas and mindsets and way
some of his ideas and mindsets and way of thinking rub off on the me that
of thinking rub off on the me that
of thinking rub off on the me that changed my perception of the world and
changed my perception of the world and
changed my perception of the world and every day we do a different successful
every day we do a different successful
every day we do a different successful person whether it’s an entrepreneur an
person whether it’s an entrepreneur an
person whether it’s an entrepreneur an athlete a musician inventor whatever it
athlete a musician inventor whatever it
athlete a musician inventor whatever it is and that helps create a better
is and that helps create a better
is and that helps create a better environment at least for me to continue
environment at least for me to continue
environment at least for me to continue to stretch myself and make me want to do
to stretch myself and make me want to do
to stretch myself and make me want to do more because if i look at Elon Musk
more because if i look at Elon Musk
more because if i look at Elon Musk I’ve done nothing compared to Elon Musk
I’ve done nothing compared to Elon Musk
I’ve done nothing compared to Elon Musk right like zero I’m a tiny speck not
right like zero I’m a tiny speck not
right like zero I’m a tiny speck not even on the map and so you know looking
even on the map and so you know looking
even on the map and so you know looking at these guys who I may never reach that
at these guys who I may never reach that
at these guys who I may never reach that potential but looking at them and seeing
potential but looking at them and seeing
potential but looking at them and seeing how they do things inspires and
how they do things inspires and
how they do things inspires and motivates me to want to do more when the
motivates me to want to do more when the
motivates me to want to do more when the people around you may be saying that
people around you may be saying that
people around you may be saying that I’ve already done a lot and so I find
I’ve already done a lot and so I find
I’ve already done a lot and so I find that super helpful and I worked only a
that super helpful and I worked only a
that super helpful and I worked only a couple Joey and get to be and you asked
couple Joey and get to be and you asked
couple Joey and get to be and you asked him about people and family around
him about people and family around
him about people and family around saying that he’ll support way what you
saying that he’ll support way what you
saying that he’ll support way what you do not you like the person doing that in
do not you like the person doing that in
do not you like the person doing that in an entrepreneur say what but you’re
an entrepreneur say what but you’re
an entrepreneur say what but you’re picking on that one yeah I’ve been
picking on that one yeah I’ve been
picking on that one yeah I’ve been fortunate in that I have people in my
fortunate in that I have people in my
fortunate in that I have people in my life who are supportive of me even
life who are supportive of me even
life who are supportive of me even though they can’t give me advice you
though they can’t give me advice you
though they can’t give me advice you know my parents always you know they
know my parents always you know they
know my parents always you know they always believed in me they always told
always believed in me they always told
always believed in me they always told me I could do whatever I want and I I
me I could do whatever I want and I I
me I could do whatever I want and I I believe that myself but they can never
believe that myself but they can never
believe that myself but they can never tell me exactly what I wanted to do and
tell me exactly what I wanted to do and
tell me exactly what I wanted to do and I have two siblings and the three of us
I have two siblings and the three of us
I have two siblings and the three of us have all gone in totally different
have all gone in totally different
have all gone in totally different directions from each other and from our
directions from each other and from our
directions from each other and from our parents were all our own enigmas and I
parents were all our own enigmas and I
parents were all our own enigmas and I credit my parents were helping helping
credit my parents were helping helping
credit my parents were helping helping us and kind of encourage ourselves and
us and kind of encourage ourselves and
us and kind of encourage ourselves and not follow in our parents footsteps um
not follow in our parents footsteps um
not follow in our parents footsteps um that being said so like I’m fortunate
that being said so like I’m fortunate
that being said so like I’m fortunate you know that doesn’t mean that’s that’s
you know that doesn’t mean that’s that’s
you know that doesn’t mean that’s that’s why I’m successful and and I’m you know
why I’m successful and and I’m you know
why I’m successful and and I’m you know I can’t take accountability for me being
I can’t take accountability for me being
I can’t take accountability for me being more successful right you know i’m i’m
more successful right you know i’m i’m
more successful right you know i’m i’m i’m canadian i consider that to be a
i’m canadian i consider that to be a
i’m canadian i consider that to be a good thing you know others who are from
good thing you know others who are from
good thing you know others who are from other countries you know they don’t have
other countries you know they don’t have
other countries you know they don’t have the same resources and opportunities as
the same resources and opportunities as
the same resources and opportunities as as Canadians do but you can still be
as Canadians do but you can still be
as Canadians do but you can still be successful a lot of people blame the
successful a lot of people blame the
successful a lot of people blame the lack of parental support the lack of
lack of parental support the lack of
lack of parental support the lack of being in the right country the lack of
being in the right country the lack of
being in the right country the lack of government support lack of an
government support lack of an
government support lack of an educationally I can’t be successful
educationally I can’t be successful
educationally I can’t be successful because I didn’t go to Harvard or
because I didn’t go to Harvard or
because I didn’t go to Harvard or whatever my parents didn’t have enough
whatever my parents didn’t have enough
whatever my parents didn’t have enough money to send me here or you know our
money to send me here or you know our
money to send me here or you know our parents weren’t entrepreneurs so you
parents weren’t entrepreneurs so you
parents weren’t entrepreneurs so you know I won’t be successful I never had
know I won’t be successful I never had
know I won’t be successful I never had anybody I knew growing up take
anybody I knew growing up take
anybody I knew growing up take accountability like just because you
accountability like just because you
accountability like just because you haven’t had the resources before it
haven’t had the resources before it
haven’t had the resources before it doesn’t mean that you can’t use the
doesn’t mean that you can’t use the
doesn’t mean that you can’t use the resources that you have
resources that you have
resources that you have right now and more importantly be
right now and more importantly be
right now and more importantly be resourceful enough to go off and want to
resourceful enough to go off and want to
resourceful enough to go off and want to create something so having people around
create something so having people around
create something so having people around you that support you is important and if
you that support you is important and if
you that support you is important and if you don’t have that right now don’t let
you don’t have that right now don’t let
you don’t have that right now don’t let that be your story for the rest of your
that be your story for the rest of your
that be your story for the rest of your life so your parents didn’t support you
life so your parents didn’t support you
life so your parents didn’t support you okay what are you going to do that you
okay what are you going to do that you
okay what are you going to do that you like so for the next 40 years of your
like so for the next 40 years of your
like so for the next 40 years of your life you’re just going to whine and
life you’re just going to whine and
life you’re just going to whine and complain that your parents and support
complain that your parents and support
complain that your parents and support you at some point you have to take
you at some point you have to take
you at some point you have to take accountability for your own life and say
accountability for your own life and say
accountability for your own life and say I’m going to create an environment that
I’m going to create an environment that
I’m going to create an environment that supports me being the greatest meet with
supports me being the greatest meet with
supports me being the greatest meet with us listen to your podcast watching
us listen to your podcast watching
us listen to your podcast watching YouTube shows going out and making new
YouTube shows going out and making new
YouTube shows going out and making new friends reading books and inspire you in
friends reading books and inspire you in
friends reading books and inspire you in right you have to take accountability
right you have to take accountability
right you have to take accountability and responsibility for your own life you
and responsibility for your own life you
and responsibility for your own life you know if you’re eight years old okay
know if you’re eight years old okay
know if you’re eight years old okay maybe not but if you’re a grown-ass man
maybe not but if you’re a grown-ass man
maybe not but if you’re a grown-ass man you got to go and take accountability
you got to go and take accountability
you got to go and take accountability for your life and stop blaming the
for your life and stop blaming the
for your life and stop blaming the circumstances because as long as you
circumstances because as long as you
circumstances because as long as you blame those other people those other
blame those other people those other
blame those other people those other things it’s never my fault such that
things it’s never my fault such that
things it’s never my fault such that guy’s fault their fault right as long as
guy’s fault their fault right as long as
guy’s fault their fault right as long as you’re blaming them your life is never
you’re blaming them your life is never
you’re blaming them your life is never going to change now what motivates you
going to change now what motivates you
going to change now what motivates you the most want to put your feet on the
the most want to put your feet on the
the most want to put your feet on the floor every morning for me its impact
floor every morning for me its impact
floor every morning for me its impact it’s knowing that I’m helping
it’s knowing that I’m helping
it’s knowing that I’m helping entrepreneurs it’s sometimes it’s hard
entrepreneurs it’s sometimes it’s hard
entrepreneurs it’s sometimes it’s hard like in the early days it was hard I
like in the early days it was hard I
like in the early days it was hard I would make a video and nobody watches it
would make a video and nobody watches it
would make a video and nobody watches it all right or even before videos I would
all right or even before videos I would
all right or even before videos I would be speaking and I would love speaking
be speaking and I would love speaking
be speaking and I would love speaking gigs and engaging with the audience but
gigs and engaging with the audience but
gigs and engaging with the audience but then it might be a month or two months
then it might be a month or two months
then it might be a month or two months or six months between these speaking
or six months between these speaking
or six months between these speaking engagements oh how do I stay kind of
engagements oh how do I stay kind of
engagements oh how do I stay kind of motivated in between what i would do
motivated in between what i would do
motivated in between what i would do from that is i would take some of the
from that is i would take some of the
from that is i would take some of the emails that people sent me and i would
emails that people sent me and i would
emails that people sent me and i would put it together in this powerpoint slide
put it together in this powerpoint slide
put it together in this powerpoint slide show that i watched every morning to
show that i watched every morning to
show that i watched every morning to kind of remind myself that I’m having an
kind of remind myself that I’m having an
kind of remind myself that I’m having an impact that the things that I’m doing is
impact that the things that I’m doing is
impact that the things that I’m doing is changing people’s lives even in some
changing people’s lives even in some
changing people’s lives even in some small way now I’m fortunate that I get
small way now I’m fortunate that I get
small way now I’m fortunate that I get that from my youtube channel is that you
that from my youtube channel is that you
that from my youtube channel is that you know we’ve got people live streaming
know we’ve got people live streaming
know we’ve got people live streaming watching we’ve got you know listening
watching we’ve got you know listening
watching we’ve got you know listening afterwards on my youtube channel and you
afterwards on my youtube channel and you
afterwards on my youtube channel and you can see the comments come in and knowing
can see the comments come in and knowing
can see the comments come in and knowing that excites me and keep you motivated
that excites me and keep you motivated
that excites me and keep you motivated and I know I have a responsibility to go
and I know I have a responsibility to go
and I know I have a responsibility to go and help others but that’s fortunate
and help others but that’s fortunate
and help others but that’s fortunate where I’m at now because of the moment
where I’m at now because of the moment
where I’m at now because of the moment built up but again in the early days I
built up but again in the early days I
built up but again in the early days I didn’t have it so I had to create it for
didn’t have it so I had to create it for
didn’t have it so I had to create it for myself where I made that PowerPoint
myself where I made that PowerPoint
myself where I made that PowerPoint slide show that I would watch every
slide show that I would watch every
slide show that I would watch every morning to kind of remind myself because
morning to kind of remind myself because
morning to kind of remind myself because it’s so easy right like you have a great
it’s so easy right like you have a great
it’s so easy right like you have a great day you land a big client you go to some
day you land a big client you go to some
day you land a big client you go to some event you hear some speaker you listen
event you hear some speaker you listen
event you hear some speaker you listen to the perseverance pays off podcast you
to the perseverance pays off podcast you
to the perseverance pays off podcast you get all jazzed up and inspired and the
get all jazzed up and inspired and the
get all jazzed up and inspired and the next day like poof it’s gone look where
next day like poof it’s gone look where
next day like poof it’s gone look where was the guy who is all motivated
was the guy who is all motivated
was the guy who is all motivated yesterday and so instead of randomly
yesterday and so instead of randomly
yesterday and so instead of randomly listening to some podcasts on one day
listening to some podcasts on one day
listening to some podcasts on one day that inspires you make that part of your
that inspires you make that part of your
that inspires you make that part of your daily routine right like perseverance
daily routine right like perseverance
daily routine right like perseverance pays off motivates you and that comes
pays off motivates you and that comes
pays off motivates you and that comes out once a week then every Tuesday
out once a week then every Tuesday
out once a week then every Tuesday morning you’re setting your schedule to
morning you’re setting your schedule to
morning you’re setting your schedule to go listen to the episode to remind
go listen to the episode to remind
go listen to the episode to remind myself to persevere and then monday
myself to persevere and then monday
myself to persevere and then monday wednesday thursday friday i’m doing
wednesday thursday friday i’m doing
wednesday thursday friday i’m doing something else like designing an
something else like designing an
something else like designing an environment that whatever works for you
environment that whatever works for you
environment that whatever works for you in terms of motivation everybody kind of
in terms of motivation everybody kind of
in terms of motivation everybody kind of takes a different way but whatever works
takes a different way but whatever works
takes a different way but whatever works for you design that into your
for you design that into your
for you design that into your environment daily because even if you
environment daily because even if you
environment daily because even if you are super high motivated yesterday at
are super high motivated yesterday at
are super high motivated yesterday at least for me it’s often just gone the
least for me it’s often just gone the
least for me it’s often just gone the next day I need to start from scratch
next day I need to start from scratch
next day I need to start from scratch every single day now after this point
every single day now after this point
every single day now after this point explosive that’s probably the best
explosive that’s probably the best
explosive that’s probably the best recertified that you’ve ever seen um
recertified that you’ve ever seen um
recertified that you’ve ever seen um best piece of advice I’ve received this
best piece of advice I’ve received this
best piece of advice I’ve received this probably from my parents which was just
probably from my parents which was just
probably from my parents which was just to do what I’m passionate about to do
to do what I’m passionate about to do
to do what I’m passionate about to do what excites me to do what I love and to
what excites me to do what I love and to
what excites me to do what I love and to explore if I don’t know like my parents
explore if I don’t know like my parents
explore if I don’t know like my parents were the kind of people who would drive
were the kind of people who would drive
were the kind of people who would drive me around when I was young to do
me around when I was young to do
me around when I was young to do baseball card shows you know 92 93 Blue
baseball card shows you know 92 93 Blue
baseball card shows you know 92 93 Blue Jays World Series that was a thing so
Jays World Series that was a thing so
Jays World Series that was a thing so I’m 12 13 years old I’m even just before
I’m 12 13 years old I’m even just before
I’m 12 13 years old I’m even just before that I was out buying cards selling cars
that I was out buying cards selling cars
that I was out buying cards selling cars going to trade shows I’m this you know
going to trade shows I’m this you know
going to trade shows I’m this you know eleven-year-old trying to make deals
eleven-year-old trying to make deals
eleven-year-old trying to make deals with 45 year old guys on cards nickel
with 45 year old guys on cards nickel
with 45 year old guys on cards nickel and diming them serious like ten cents
and diming them serious like ten cents
and diming them serious like ten cents off on a deal and they would drive me
off on a deal and they would drive me
off on a deal and they would drive me all over there because they wanted to
all over there because they wanted to
all over there because they wanted to encourage me to follow my passion even
encourage me to follow my passion even
encourage me to follow my passion even if they like they didn’t understand
if they like they didn’t understand
if they like they didn’t understand baseball cards they had no interest in
baseball cards they had no interest in
baseball cards they had no interest in baseball cards they didn’t understand
baseball cards they didn’t understand
baseball cards they didn’t understand why I had to line up and wait overnight
why I had to line up and wait overnight
why I had to line up and wait overnight at some places and taking the spring
at some places and taking the spring
at some places and taking the spring training every year to get autographs of
training every year to get autographs of
training every year to get autographs of Roberto
Roberto
Roberto on Joe Carter and all these guys so you
on Joe Carter and all these guys so you
on Joe Carter and all these guys so you know I’ve tried to follow that through
know I’ve tried to follow that through
know I’ve tried to follow that through for everything that I do that if if you
for everything that I do that if if you
for everything that I do that if if you wake up and you are not looking forward
wake up and you are not looking forward
wake up and you are not looking forward to what you’re going to do today for too
to what you’re going to do today for too
to what you’re going to do today for too many days in a row something has to
many days in a row something has to
many days in a row something has to change like life is not perfect crap
change like life is not perfect crap
change like life is not perfect crap will happen you don’t enjoy every single
will happen you don’t enjoy every single
will happen you don’t enjoy every single part of your job but if you’re waking up
part of your job but if you’re waking up
part of your job but if you’re waking up day after day after day and looking self
day after day after day and looking self
day after day after day and looking self in the mirror and saying man I I’m not
in the mirror and saying man I I’m not
in the mirror and saying man I I’m not looking forward to today you got to
looking forward to today you got to
looking forward to today you got to change your life you got to do something
change your life you got to do something
change your life you got to do something that you are passionate about and so
that you are passionate about and so
that you are passionate about and so I’ve tried to ride that through and it’s
I’ve tried to ride that through and it’s
I’ve tried to ride that through and it’s been super helpful for me and if you
been super helpful for me and if you
been super helpful for me and if you create at least say so after not after a
create at least say so after not after a
create at least say so after not after a point it’s not work anymore it’s
point it’s not work anymore it’s
point it’s not work anymore it’s something yeah you’re joining me yeah
something yeah you’re joining me yeah
something yeah you’re joining me yeah and this you know this is the time of
and this you know this is the time of
and this you know this is the time of thinking when do I quit right some
thinking when do I quit right some
thinking when do I quit right some people say never quit don’t quit never
people say never quit don’t quit never
people say never quit don’t quit never give up um and and I agree if you are
give up um and and I agree if you are
give up um and and I agree if you are still passionate what you’re doing like
still passionate what you’re doing like
still passionate what you’re doing like you need to persevere as long as you
you need to persevere as long as you
you need to persevere as long as you still love the crap because maybe you
still love the crap because maybe you
still love the crap because maybe you need to get better I like maybe you’re
need to get better I like maybe you’re
need to get better I like maybe you’re just not good enough I what you do yet
just not good enough I what you do yet
just not good enough I what you do yet you know maybe you need you want to be
you know maybe you need you want to be
you know maybe you need you want to be an NHL hockey player maybe you got to
an NHL hockey player maybe you got to
an NHL hockey player maybe you got to get on the ice and take more practice
get on the ice and take more practice
get on the ice and take more practice shots and be there at five in the
shots and be there at five in the
shots and be there at five in the morning and drill and skate like just
morning and drill and skate like just
morning and drill and skate like just because you know that’s your dream if
because you know that’s your dream if
because you know that’s your dream if you’re just going once a week it’s never
you’re just going once a week it’s never
you’re just going once a week it’s never going to happen you gotta you gotta
going to happen you gotta you gotta
going to happen you gotta you gotta persevere and drive through but if you
persevere and drive through but if you
persevere and drive through but if you don’t love it anymore if you’re dreading
don’t love it anymore if you’re dreading
don’t love it anymore if you’re dreading it you know it was just okay then that’s
it you know it was just okay then that’s
it you know it was just okay then that’s the time to quit that’s the time to go
the time to quit that’s the time to go
the time to quit that’s the time to go on and move there’s something else so
on and move there’s something else so
on and move there’s something else so for me that’s always a gut check as long
for me that’s always a gut check as long
for me that’s always a gut check as long as I’m loving what I’m doing then I will
as I’m loving what I’m doing then I will
as I’m loving what I’m doing then I will keep finding a way to make it work and
keep finding a way to make it work and
keep finding a way to make it work and just try again and try again and
just try again and try again and
just try again and try again and persevere and keep going but if I’ve
persevere and keep going but if I’ve
persevere and keep going but if I’ve lost the love and this okay sometimes
lost the love and this okay sometimes
lost the love and this okay sometimes you start something and maybe that day
you start something and maybe that day
you start something and maybe that day you lose the love maybe in a year you
you lose the love maybe in a year you
you lose the love maybe in a year you lose the love but once you lose the love
lose the love but once you lose the love
lose the love but once you lose the love if that happens then you owe it to
if that happens then you owe it to
if that happens then you owe it to yourself to quit even if you had some
yourself to quit even if you had some
yourself to quit even if you had some success at it and go chase something
success at it and go chase something
success at it and go chase something else even if you don’t know what that
else even if you don’t know what that
else even if you don’t know what that something else is yet because staying
something else is yet because staying
something else is yet because staying where you are right now and something
where you are right now and something
where you are right now and something that’s just mediocre is never going to
that’s just mediocre is never going to
that’s just mediocre is never going to let you become the greatest you one
let you become the greatest you one
let you become the greatest you one question I
question I
question I I’ve heard you mention it what’s your
I’ve heard you mention it what’s your
I’ve heard you mention it what’s your thoughts on snapchat uh I’m not a huge
thoughts on snapchat uh I’m not a huge
thoughts on snapchat uh I’m not a huge snapchat user um the couple reasons one
snapchat user um the couple reasons one
snapchat user um the couple reasons one I don’t like hell things disappear and
I don’t like hell things disappear and
I don’t like hell things disappear and yes you can download them and yes you
yes you can download them and yes you
yes you can download them and yes you can upload them to youtube or whatever
can upload them to youtube or whatever
can upload them to youtube or whatever you want to do afterwards and and I’m
you want to do afterwards and and I’m
you want to do afterwards and and I’m not massively into the vlogging style
not massively into the vlogging style
not massively into the vlogging style yet so I haven’t figured out how to
yet so I haven’t figured out how to
yet so I haven’t figured out how to story tell in a way that works best for
story tell in a way that works best for
story tell in a way that works best for me there’s definitely a lot of audience
me there’s definitely a lot of audience
me there’s definitely a lot of audience there I think people are under
there I think people are under
there I think people are under estimating it a lot I think people think
estimating it a lot I think people think
estimating it a lot I think people think it’s just for kids where it’s not as
it’s just for kids where it’s not as
it’s just for kids where it’s not as there’s a lot of grown-ups on there too
there’s a lot of grown-ups on there too
there’s a lot of grown-ups on there too and a lot of your market could be on
and a lot of your market could be on
and a lot of your market could be on there I think if you are thinking about
there I think if you are thinking about
there I think if you are thinking about video and you don’t have the resources
video and you don’t have the resources
video and you don’t have the resources to make a good quality product on a
to make a good quality product on a
to make a good quality product on a YouTube video snapchats an easy way to
YouTube video snapchats an easy way to
YouTube video snapchats an easy way to get started I recently acquired Toronto
get started I recently acquired Toronto
get started I recently acquired Toronto dance also which is the largest salsa
dance also which is the largest salsa
dance also which is the largest salsa dance school in North America and i want
dance school in North America and i want
dance school in North America and i want the owner or I’m new and I want they the
the owner or I’m new and I want they the
the owner or I’m new and I want they the manager that I brought in to do video
manager that I brought in to do video
manager that I brought in to do video and so I gave him a snapchat account
and so I gave him a snapchat account
and so I gave him a snapchat account like a set up a snapchat account and I
like a set up a snapchat account and I
like a set up a snapchat account and I want you three times a day to be
want you three times a day to be
want you three times a day to be snapping away from Jonathan salsa
snapping away from Jonathan salsa
snapping away from Jonathan salsa because we haven’t reached the point
because we haven’t reached the point
because we haven’t reached the point where proven video would be a good
where proven video would be a good
where proven video would be a good investment a hire a team to come on and
investment a hire a team to come on and
investment a hire a team to come on and do full-time kind of YouTube videos
do full-time kind of YouTube videos
do full-time kind of YouTube videos there so he’s snapping away and he’s
there so he’s snapping away and he’s
there so he’s snapping away and he’s he’s having a great time and he’s
he’s having a great time and he’s
he’s having a great time and he’s getting some interest and it’s helping
getting some interest and it’s helping
getting some interest and it’s helping the business so I’m a fan I just not I
the business so I’m a fan I just not I
the business so I’m a fan I just not I haven’t figured out the use for me I
haven’t figured out the use for me I
haven’t figured out the use for me I feel like it’s maybe still a little too
feel like it’s maybe still a little too
feel like it’s maybe still a little too early um for me I like to come into
early um for me I like to come into
early um for me I like to come into something that’s already like massive
something that’s already like massive
something that’s already like massive and then just use my content to dominate
and then just use my content to dominate
and then just use my content to dominate where I feel what snapchat it’s too hard
where I feel what snapchat it’s too hard
where I feel what snapchat it’s too hard to explore at the moment there’s no way
to explore at the moment there’s no way
to explore at the moment there’s no way to find people except by name so people
to find people except by name so people
to find people except by name so people are promoting it through Twitter through
are promoting it through Twitter through
are promoting it through Twitter through their newsletter on their on their
their newsletter on their on their
their newsletter on their on their website so i will likely get on there
website so i will likely get on there
website so i will likely get on there and in a bigger way just not yet now one
and in a bigger way just not yet now one
and in a bigger way just not yet now one question people always hate do you have
question people always hate do you have
question people always hate do you have any regrets uh
I don’t know I don’t spend a lot of time
I don’t know I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about it um I almost did and
thinking about it um I almost did and
thinking about it um I almost did and and I guess that’s you know the biggest
and I guess that’s you know the biggest
and I guess that’s you know the biggest decision ever had to make in my life the
decision ever had to make in my life the
decision ever had to make in my life the hardest decision was when I was in my
hardest decision was when I was in my
hardest decision was when I was in my last few University and I was thinking
last few University and I was thinking
last few University and I was thinking about going for these high paying jobs
about going for these high paying jobs
about going for these high paying jobs that I thought I always wanted six
that I thought I always wanted six
that I thought I always wanted six figures traveling around the world all
figures traveling around the world all
figures traveling around the world all the you know things that you’re say yet
the you know things that you’re say yet
the you know things that you’re say yet you want and then I had an opportunity
you want and then I had an opportunity
you want and then I had an opportunity to work as an owner at the software
to work as an owner at the software
to work as an owner at the software company that wasn’t making any money and
company that wasn’t making any money and
company that wasn’t making any money and I had a really hard time trying to
I had a really hard time trying to
I had a really hard time trying to figure out what I would want to do and
figure out what I would want to do and
figure out what I would want to do and the thing that helped me through was I
the thing that helped me through was I
the thing that helped me through was I imagined myself kind of on my deathbed
imagined myself kind of on my deathbed
imagined myself kind of on my deathbed looking back and thinking will I regret
looking back and thinking will I regret
looking back and thinking will I regret this well I regret saying no and going
this well I regret saying no and going
this well I regret saying no and going for this job and I thought I would like
for this job and I thought I would like
for this job and I thought I would like if I didn’t try this out I thought I
if I didn’t try this out I thought I
if I didn’t try this out I thought I would regret it and so that was the last
would regret it and so that was the last
would regret it and so that was the last thing that kind of pushed me over to say
thing that kind of pushed me over to say
thing that kind of pushed me over to say okay I’m going to go in and give it a
okay I’m going to go in and give it a
okay I’m going to go in and give it a shot it doesn’t work I can always go
shot it doesn’t work I can always go
shot it doesn’t work I can always go back and get one of these jobs and ever
back and get one of these jobs and ever
back and get one of these jobs and ever since then I’ve used that as a proxy to
since then I’ve used that as a proxy to
since then I’ve used that as a proxy to figure out all the big important
figure out all the big important
figure out all the big important decisions in my life well I regret
decisions in my life well I regret
decisions in my life well I regret saying no or saying yes to this and if I
saying no or saying yes to this and if I
saying no or saying yes to this and if I feel like I will regret it than I have
feel like I will regret it than I have
feel like I will regret it than I have to go I have to I have to give it a try
to go I have to I have to give it a try
to go I have to I have to give it a try and so i’m sure i have a bunch of little
and so i’m sure i have a bunch of little
and so i’m sure i have a bunch of little regrets like you know I don’t know did I
regrets like you know I don’t know did I
regrets like you know I don’t know did I buy my flowers doing by my wife flowers
buy my flowers doing by my wife flowers
buy my flowers doing by my wife flowers yesterday no maybe I should regret that
yesterday no maybe I should regret that
yesterday no maybe I should regret that you know could have been nicer to
you know could have been nicer to
you know could have been nicer to somebody in the elevator and say hi to
somebody in the elevator and say hi to
somebody in the elevator and say hi to them or something right like sure
them or something right like sure
them or something right like sure there’s all these little things in life
there’s all these little things in life
there’s all these little things in life that you can you can be the
that you can you can be the
that you can you can be the monday-morning quarterback and analyze
monday-morning quarterback and analyze
monday-morning quarterback and analyze and say I could have done that better
and say I could have done that better
and say I could have done that better with terms of major things there’s
with terms of major things there’s
with terms of major things there’s nothing that that I regret and I’m glad
nothing that that I regret and I’m glad
nothing that that I regret and I’m glad that I kind of discovered that framework
that I kind of discovered that framework
that I kind of discovered that framework when I did because I needed it and I
when I did because I needed it and I
when I did because I needed it and I almost made a huge is a huge mistake in
almost made a huge is a huge mistake in
almost made a huge is a huge mistake in my life now what’s your definition of
my life now what’s your definition of
my life now what’s your definition of Nina / careers perseverance to me is
Nina / careers perseverance to me is
Nina / careers perseverance to me is just keep going is keep going when
just keep going is keep going when
just keep going is keep going when people tell you it’s not going to work
people tell you it’s not going to work
people tell you it’s not going to work out when you dealt yourself when all you
out when you dealt yourself when all you
out when you dealt yourself when all you see is darkness around you when there’s
see is darkness around you when there’s
see is darkness around you when there’s no light at the end of the time
no light at the end of the time
no light at the end of the time all but you just feel it like it’s in
all but you just feel it like it’s in
all but you just feel it like it’s in you like I need to get this out I need
you like I need to get this out I need
you like I need to get this out I need to keep going it’s something
to keep going it’s something
to keep going it’s something inexplicable I think you can force
inexplicable I think you can force
inexplicable I think you can force yourself to do something that you don’t
yourself to do something that you don’t
yourself to do something that you don’t like for for so long until you reach a
like for for so long until you reach a
like for for so long until you reach a breaking point but when it’s when you
breaking point but when it’s when you
breaking point but when it’s when you love something that you have to find a
love something that you have to find a
love something that you have to find a way to keep going even when it doesn’t
way to keep going even when it doesn’t
way to keep going even when it doesn’t make logical sense to anybody like
make logical sense to anybody like
make logical sense to anybody like friends and family sure but like even to
friends and family sure but like even to
friends and family sure but like even to yourself why am I doing this I don’t
yourself why am I doing this I don’t
yourself why am I doing this I don’t know I love it I have to find a way to
know I love it I have to find a way to
know I love it I have to find a way to keep going that’s perseverance to me you
keep going that’s perseverance to me you
keep going that’s perseverance to me you keep going on it when you love it even
keep going on it when you love it even
keep going on it when you love it even though it may not make sense because
though it may not make sense because
though it may not make sense because when it makes sense to everybody
when it makes sense to everybody
when it makes sense to everybody supports you it’s easy I don’t know if I
supports you it’s easy I don’t know if I
supports you it’s easy I don’t know if I would call that perseverance write it
would call that perseverance write it
would call that perseverance write it like it’s it’s so much easier it’s when
like it’s it’s so much easier it’s when
like it’s it’s so much easier it’s when it’s hard it’s when you’re not getting
it’s hard it’s when you’re not getting
it’s hard it’s when you’re not getting results is when you know you’re you’re
results is when you know you’re you’re
results is when you know you’re you’re working 16 hours a day or whatever it is
working 16 hours a day or whatever it is
working 16 hours a day or whatever it is you’re pouring everything you’ve got
you’re pouring everything you’ve got
you’re pouring everything you’ve got into it and you don’t know if it’s going
into it and you don’t know if it’s going
into it and you don’t know if it’s going to work out that to me is perseverance
to work out that to me is perseverance
to work out that to me is perseverance that’s what best way for today my fans
that’s what best way for today my fans
that’s what best way for today my fans to not a minister to go to the find me
to not a minister to go to the find me
to not a minister to go to the find me ah easiest way just to look you know
ah easiest way just to look you know
ah easiest way just to look you know look up Evan Carmichael you’ll find me
look up Evan Carmichael you’ll find me
look up Evan Carmichael you’ll find me my website YouTube channel it’s where I
my website YouTube channel it’s where I
my website YouTube channel it’s where I live mostly is on my youtube channel
live mostly is on my youtube channel
live mostly is on my youtube channel Twitter but that’s prolly this way
Twitter but that’s prolly this way
Twitter but that’s prolly this way whatever whatever method they like using
whatever whatever method they like using
whatever whatever method they like using you can just search heaven comical and
you can just search heaven comical and
you can just search heaven comical and you can find me I’ve actually got a
you can find me I’ve actually got a
you can find me I’ve actually got a quote on my desk that is highly relevant
quote on my desk that is highly relevant
quote on my desk that is highly relevant let me let me pull it up I got it here
let me let me pull it up I got it here
let me let me pull it up I got it here Calvin Coolidge president of the united
Calvin Coolidge president of the united
Calvin Coolidge president of the united states that nobody knows about we got it
states that nobody knows about we got it
states that nobody knows about we got it up here uh nothing in this world can
up here uh nothing in this world can
up here uh nothing in this world can take the place of persistence you know
take the place of persistence you know
take the place of persistence you know this one this is a good one nothing this
this one this is a good one nothing this
this one this is a good one nothing this place can take the oil persistence
place can take the oil persistence
place can take the oil persistence talent will not nothing is more common
talent will not nothing is more common
talent will not nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent
than unsuccessful people with talent
than unsuccessful people with talent genius will not unrewarded genius is
genius will not unrewarded genius is
genius will not unrewarded genius is almost a proverb educational not the
almost a proverb educational not the
almost a proverb educational not the world is full of educated derelicts
world is full of educated derelicts
world is full of educated derelicts persistence and determination alone are
persistence and determination alone are
persistence and determination alone are omnipotent the slogan press on has
omnipotent the slogan press on has
omnipotent the slogan press on has solved and always will solve the
solved and always will solve the
solved and always will solve the problems of the human race
that’s perseverance to me oh I can’t
that’s perseverance to me oh I can’t thank you enough Evan and hopefully we
thank you enough Evan and hopefully we
thank you enough Evan and hopefully we can do this again cool look forward to
can do this again cool look forward to
can do this again cool look forward to the show man and keep me posted thank
the show man and keep me posted thank
the show man and keep me posted thank you
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