hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to an edition of ask Evan today I’m answering
edition of ask Evan today I’m answering
edition of ask Evan today I’m answering a question from one of my newsletter
a question from one of my newsletter
a question from one of my newsletter readers Jason who just lost his job and
readers Jason who just lost his job and
readers Jason who just lost his job and he’s trying to get started in a new
he’s trying to get started in a new
he’s trying to get started in a new business and is wondering how to make
business and is wondering how to make
business and is wondering how to make money to be able to get going so
money to be able to get going so
money to be able to get going so hopefully I can answer is watching for
hopefully I can answer is watching for
hopefully I can answer is watching for it so Jason wrote in saying good morning
it so Jason wrote in saying good morning
it so Jason wrote in saying good morning my name is Jason from Sacramento
my name is Jason from Sacramento
my name is Jason from Sacramento California just last week I lost my job
California just last week I lost my job
California just last week I lost my job yes things are a bit stressful in the
yes things are a bit stressful in the
yes things are a bit stressful in the house but surprisingly my wife has been
house but surprisingly my wife has been
house but surprisingly my wife has been very supportive she knows that my
very supportive she knows that my
very supportive she knows that my passion and dreams are in personal
passion and dreams are in personal
passion and dreams are in personal development motivations speak in a
development motivations speak in a
development motivations speak in a relationship advisor expert field
relationship advisor expert field
relationship advisor expert field although I strongly feel the urge to
although I strongly feel the urge to
although I strongly feel the urge to rush and get another nine-to-five job I
rush and get another nine-to-five job I
rush and get another nine-to-five job I feel that now is the time to go for my
feel that now is the time to go for my
feel that now is the time to go for my passion well I want to get started in
passion well I want to get started in
passion well I want to get started in this field and really make my passions
this field and really make my passions
this field and really make my passions realize I love how you set the trail for
realize I love how you set the trail for
realize I love how you set the trail for others who have this passion to also
others who have this passion to also
others who have this passion to also during this time I need to put my income
during this time I need to put my income
during this time I need to put my income preferably at home you have any
preferably at home you have any
preferably at home you have any knowledge of what would be available to
knowledge of what would be available to
knowledge of what would be available to do that I see all these network
do that I see all these network
do that I see all these network marketing ventures but they just give me
marketing ventures but they just give me
marketing ventures but they just give me the flags up feeling what do you suggest
the flags up feeling what do you suggest
the flags up feeling what do you suggest I don’t want to the rest of my life just
I don’t want to the rest of my life just
I don’t want to the rest of my life just making $30,000 a year anymore my family
making $30,000 a year anymore my family
making $30,000 a year anymore my family and myself deserve a lot more out of
and myself deserve a lot more out of
and myself deserve a lot more out of life losing this job might be a blessing
life losing this job might be a blessing
life losing this job might be a blessing as one might put it now I have the time
as one might put it now I have the time
as one might put it now I have the time to really be all that I can be and I
to really be all that I can be and I
to really be all that I can be and I would love for you to be a direct part
would love for you to be a direct part
would love for you to be a direct part in it any words of advice at this time
in it any words of advice at this time
in it any words of advice at this time we very much appreciate it and yes just
we very much appreciate it and yes just
we very much appreciate it and yes just in case you’re wondering yes I’m willing
in case you’re wondering yes I’m willing
in case you’re wondering yes I’m willing to really listen to what you have to say
to really listen to what you have to say
to really listen to what you have to say and implement it as instructed sincerely
and implement it as instructed sincerely
and implement it as instructed sincerely Jason so thanks for that question Jason
Jason so thanks for that question Jason
Jason so thanks for that question Jason a long email about how it was worth
a long email about how it was worth
a long email about how it was worth reading because I think a lot of people
reading because I think a lot of people
reading because I think a lot of people might have similar situations sorry to
might have similar situations sorry to
might have similar situations sorry to hear about the job it could be a
hear about the job it could be a
hear about the job it could be a blessing in disguise I think for you
blessing in disguise I think for you
blessing in disguise I think for you it’s great that you have a passion that
it’s great that you have a passion that
it’s great that you have a passion that you’re searching for you know what it is
you’re searching for you know what it is
you’re searching for you know what it is you’re looking at and it’s also great
you’re looking at and it’s also great
you’re looking at and it’s also great you have a supportive wife who wants you
you have a supportive wife who wants you
you have a supportive wife who wants you to be all you can be as well you’ll
to be all you can be as well you’ll
to be all you can be as well you’ll notice at least that I found when
notice at least that I found when
notice at least that I found when entrepreneurs really take off is when
entrepreneurs really take off is when
entrepreneurs really take off is when they make that shift in their mindset to
they make that shift in their mindset to
they make that shift in their mindset to feel like they deserve better and I’ve
feel like they deserve better and I’ve
feel like they deserve better and I’ve always found that whatever holds people
always found that whatever holds people
always found that whatever holds people back it’s typically limiting personal
back it’s typically limiting personal
back it’s typically limiting personal beliefs so you think you’re only worth
beliefs so you think you’re only worth
beliefs so you think you’re only worth so much and so that’s how much you make
so much and so that’s how much you make
so much and so that’s how much you make and when you finally feel like you
and when you finally feel like you
and when you finally feel like you deserve more and that you’re worth more
deserve more and that you’re worth more
deserve more and that you’re worth more then you find change you start to happen
then you find change you start to happen
then you find change you start to happen you make changes in your life to go for
you make changes in your life to go for
you make changes in your life to go for what you think you’re worth so it’s
what you think you’re worth so it’s
what you think you’re worth so it’s great that your hope
great that your hope
great that your hope overcoming these personal limiting
overcoming these personal limiting
overcoming these personal limiting beliefs and you’re able to take that
beliefs and you’re able to take that
beliefs and you’re able to take that next step with your with yourself as a
next step with your with yourself as a
next step with your with yourself as a and and support your family as well to
and and support your family as well to
and and support your family as well to that process and just of what you should
that process and just of what you should
that process and just of what you should do next I don’t think I’d recommend
do next I don’t think I’d recommend
do next I don’t think I’d recommend going after the network marketing
going after the network marketing
going after the network marketing opportunities not not to hate on network
opportunities not not to hate on network
opportunities not not to hate on network marketing but I think what you want to
marketing but I think what you want to
marketing but I think what you want to do is try to do something that’s gonna
do is try to do something that’s gonna
do is try to do something that’s gonna teach you about how to be successful
teach you about how to be successful
teach you about how to be successful with your passion so unless you’re you
with your passion so unless you’re you
with your passion so unless you’re you said you’re passionate about personal
said you’re passionate about personal
said you’re passionate about personal development and being a coach unless
development and being a coach unless
development and being a coach unless there’s something and network marketing
there’s something and network marketing
there’s something and network marketing that will teach you that I’ll probably
that will teach you that I’ll probably
that will teach you that I’ll probably stay away and I try to find something
stay away and I try to find something
stay away and I try to find something that will teach me about how to be a
that will teach me about how to be a
that will teach me about how to be a good coach in that field or speaker or
good coach in that field or speaker or
good coach in that field or speaker or create products or whatever it is you
create products or whatever it is you
create products or whatever it is you see is your kind of end goal if you’re
see is your kind of end goal if you’re
see is your kind of end goal if you’re gonna get a job or if you’re going to
gonna get a job or if you’re going to
gonna get a job or if you’re going to you know earn money that’s not through
you know earn money that’s not through
you know earn money that’s not through your business it’s always better to do
your business it’s always better to do
your business it’s always better to do it to learn something right so I
it to learn something right so I
it to learn something right so I wouldn’t try to jump on something that’s
wouldn’t try to jump on something that’s
wouldn’t try to jump on something that’s really far away from what you really
really far away from what you really
really far away from what you really want to do just to try to make some
want to do just to try to make some
want to do just to try to make some money because if you’re not passionate
money because if you’re not passionate
money because if you’re not passionate about it if you just jump on some kind
about it if you just jump on some kind
about it if you just jump on some kind of network market opportunity or other
of network market opportunity or other
of network market opportunity or other opportunities if you’re not passionate
opportunities if you’re not passionate
opportunities if you’re not passionate about it and you don’t really see it
about it and you don’t really see it
about it and you don’t really see it helping people you’re not gonna make a
helping people you’re not gonna make a
helping people you’re not gonna make a lot of money from it you’re gonna spend
lot of money from it you’re gonna spend
lot of money from it you’re gonna spend a lot of time trying to do it it’s gonna
a lot of time trying to do it it’s gonna
a lot of time trying to do it it’s gonna be frustrating because it’s not what you
be frustrating because it’s not what you
be frustrating because it’s not what you really want to do and you’re not gonna
really want to do and you’re not gonna
really want to do and you’re not gonna end up making some good money from it so
end up making some good money from it so
end up making some good money from it so strikes on all you know all three cases
strikes on all you know all three cases
strikes on all you know all three cases the better way to go in my opinion would
the better way to go in my opinion would
the better way to go in my opinion would be to try to find something to where you
be to try to find something to where you
be to try to find something to where you can learn about your field so if you
can learn about your field so if you
can learn about your field so if you don’t quite know how you’re gonna make
don’t quite know how you’re gonna make
don’t quite know how you’re gonna make money yet as this personal development
money yet as this personal development
money yet as this personal development coach maybe it’s one on one coaching
coach maybe it’s one on one coaching
coach maybe it’s one on one coaching maybe it’s online maybe it’s creating
maybe it’s online maybe it’s creating
maybe it’s online maybe it’s creating products if you’re not quite sure what
products if you’re not quite sure what
products if you’re not quite sure what you’re gonna do and how you’re gonna
you’re gonna do and how you’re gonna
you’re gonna do and how you’re gonna make money from it
make money from it
make money from it I would try to find an opportunity to
I would try to find an opportunity to
I would try to find an opportunity to work with somebody who’s already in your
work with somebody who’s already in your
work with somebody who’s already in your space so find somebody who you look up
space so find somebody who you look up
space so find somebody who you look up to your respect is doing what you want
to your respect is doing what you want
to your respect is doing what you want to do and try to go learn from them and
to do and try to go learn from them and
to do and try to go learn from them and that may be getting a job it could be
that may be getting a job it could be
that may be getting a job it could be doing something part-time from home or
doing something part-time from home or
doing something part-time from home or it could be something full-time even but
it could be something full-time even but
it could be something full-time even but the idea here is you’re learning the
the idea here is you’re learning the
the idea here is you’re learning the skills about how to run the type of
skills about how to run the type of
skills about how to run the type of business where you feel you need to be
business where you feel you need to be
business where you feel you need to be and you’re making money at the same time
and you’re making money at the same time
and you’re making money at the same time so you’re learning how to run the
so you’re learning how to run the
so you’re learning how to run the business while still making money
business while still making money
business while still making money getting paid from somebody else the next
getting paid from somebody else the next
getting paid from somebody else the next thing I want you to try to think about
thing I want you to try to think about
thing I want you to try to think about is what is your specific niche or
is what is your specific niche or
is what is your specific niche or value-adds going to be so personal
value-adds going to be so personal
value-adds going to be so personal development huge space relationships
development huge space relationships
development huge space relationships huge space
huge space
huge space what is it that you can specifically
what is it that you can specifically
what is it that you can specifically bring to an audience that’s different
bring to an audience that’s different
bring to an audience that’s different than everybody else and you may know
than everybody else and you may know
than everybody else and you may know that and that’s great if you do then
that and that’s great if you do then
that and that’s great if you do then whenever you’re talking to somebody if
whenever you’re talking to somebody if
whenever you’re talking to somebody if you’re emailing me or whatever it is you
you’re emailing me or whatever it is you
you’re emailing me or whatever it is you want to be really clear in that extra
want to be really clear in that extra
want to be really clear in that extra guy that you add if you don’t know it
guy that you add if you don’t know it
guy that you add if you don’t know it yet that’s cool too as you’re starting
yet that’s cool too as you’re starting
yet that’s cool too as you’re starting up you don’t know a lot of the things
up you don’t know a lot of the things
up you don’t know a lot of the things about how you’re going to position
about how you’re going to position
about how you’re going to position yourself so that’s part of the
yourself so that’s part of the
yourself so that’s part of the self-discovery and if you’re working
self-discovery and if you’re working
self-discovery and if you’re working with another company you’ll learn about
with another company you’ll learn about
with another company you’ll learn about what you’re really good at and you’ll
what you’re really good at and you’ll
what you’re really good at and you’ll kind of explore it a little bit more the
kind of explore it a little bit more the
kind of explore it a little bit more the end goal is to be able to have a highly
end goal is to be able to have a highly
end goal is to be able to have a highly successful business to hopefully make a
successful business to hopefully make a
successful business to hopefully make a lot of money and to add a lot of value
lot of money and to add a lot of value
lot of money and to add a lot of value to people’s lives and that’s the key if
to people’s lives and that’s the key if
to people’s lives and that’s the key if you’re looking at how much money you’re
you’re looking at how much money you’re
you’re looking at how much money you’re gonna make it’s gonna come from adding a
gonna make it’s gonna come from adding a
gonna make it’s gonna come from adding a lot of value to people’s lives so what
lot of value to people’s lives so what
lot of value to people’s lives so what can you do as Jason the coach who can
can you do as Jason the coach who can
can you do as Jason the coach who can add a lot of value to people’s lives and
add a lot of value to people’s lives and
add a lot of value to people’s lives and from there you’re gonna be able to make
from there you’re gonna be able to make
from there you’re gonna be able to make a lot of money so working for somebody
a lot of money so working for somebody
a lot of money so working for somebody else teaches you the process of how to
else teaches you the process of how to
else teaches you the process of how to go through that and you just got to make
go through that and you just got to make
go through that and you just got to make sure that it’s in that industry the next
sure that it’s in that industry the next
sure that it’s in that industry the next thing I try to do so you’ve you know
thing I try to do so you’ve you know
thing I try to do so you’ve you know gotten some employment or a job working
gotten some employment or a job working
gotten some employment or a job working for somebody who’s doing exactly what
for somebody who’s doing exactly what
for somebody who’s doing exactly what you’re doing you’re starting to figure
you’re doing you’re starting to figure
you’re doing you’re starting to figure out how they do things and also what
out how they do things and also what
out how they do things and also what niche you could potentially do the next
niche you could potentially do the next
niche you could potentially do the next thing is to start part-time so it’s
thing is to start part-time so it’s
thing is to start part-time so it’s great to quit your job or in this case
great to quit your job or in this case
great to quit your job or in this case you got fired or laid off it’s great to
you got fired or laid off it’s great to
you got fired or laid off it’s great to kind of go cold turkey and jump into a
kind of go cold turkey and jump into a
kind of go cold turkey and jump into a business the challenge is a lot of times
business the challenge is a lot of times
business the challenge is a lot of times it doesn’t work out because you run out
it doesn’t work out because you run out
it doesn’t work out because you run out of money too fast or you run out of
of money too fast or you run out of
of money too fast or you run out of money you you put three months into it
money you you put three months into it
money you you put three months into it and then you’re out of cash you got
and then you’re out of cash you got
and then you’re out of cash you got mortgage to pay you got food to put on
mortgage to pay you got food to put on
mortgage to pay you got food to put on the table and so you end up having to go
the table and so you end up having to go
the table and so you end up having to go back and get another nine-to-five job
back and get another nine-to-five job
back and get another nine-to-five job which you hate just as much so the key
which you hate just as much so the key
which you hate just as much so the key here is if you’re working at a in some
here is if you’re working at a in some
here is if you’re working at a in some kind of job or opportunity where you’re
kind of job or opportunity where you’re
kind of job or opportunity where you’re learning then you can start the Opera or
learning then you can start the Opera or
learning then you can start the Opera or new business opportunity your own
new business opportunity your own
new business opportunity your own business part time and then you’re still
business part time and then you’re still
business part time and then you’re still making money from your current company
making money from your current company
making money from your current company if you will to support your family in
if you will to support your family in
if you will to support your family in your lifestyle so you start part-time
your lifestyle so you start part-time
your lifestyle so you start part-time start going after client after client
start going after client after client
start going after client after client ideally you start around some kind of
ideally you start around some kind of
ideally you start around some kind of service because it’s low cost and you
service because it’s low cost and you
service because it’s low cost and you get close to your customer and you learn
get close to your customer and you learn
get close to your customer and you learn more about how you want to work with
more about how you want to work with
more about how you want to work with your potential clients and you build up
your potential clients and you build up
your potential clients and you build up from there that’s how I would probably
from there that’s how I would probably
from there that’s how I would probably do it ideally then you’re able to build
do it ideally then you’re able to build
do it ideally then you’re able to build roster you’ll look to get to the point
roster you’ll look to get to the point
roster you’ll look to get to the point of survival where you’re able to put
of survival where you’re able to put
of survival where you’re able to put food on the table and support your
food on the table and support your
food on the table and support your family and then from there you can quit
family and then from there you can quit
family and then from there you can quit whatever job you’re at go full-time and
whatever job you’re at go full-time and
whatever job you’re at go full-time and explode your business and you know
explode your business and you know
explode your business and you know what’s gonna work because you already
what’s gonna work because you already
what’s gonna work because you already have a little bit of a stable a roster
have a little bit of a stable a roster
have a little bit of a stable a roster of clients who are supporting you so
of clients who are supporting you so
of clients who are supporting you so that’s how I would do it again I know it
that’s how I would do it again I know it
that’s how I would do it again I know it can be hard when you’ve just been laid
can be hard when you’ve just been laid
can be hard when you’ve just been laid off to think clearly and be calm and
off to think clearly and be calm and
off to think clearly and be calm and collected and cool and do what’s in your
collected and cool and do what’s in your
collected and cool and do what’s in your best interest sometimes emotions kind of
best interest sometimes emotions kind of
best interest sometimes emotions kind of run wild and it’s gotta be a really
run wild and it’s gotta be a really
run wild and it’s gotta be a really tough situation I’m sure that you’re
tough situation I’m sure that you’re
tough situation I’m sure that you’re facing right now but that’s what I would
facing right now but that’s what I would
facing right now but that’s what I would do if that’s your long-term goal you
do if that’s your long-term goal you
do if that’s your long-term goal you really want to be successful as a coach
really want to be successful as a coach
really want to be successful as a coach or in that personal development
or in that personal development
or in that personal development relationship expert kind of field the
relationship expert kind of field the
relationship expert kind of field the next step is to learn from somebody
next step is to learn from somebody
next step is to learn from somebody who’s already doing it and this is your
who’s already doing it and this is your
who’s already doing it and this is your your long-term goal right it’s not gonna
your long-term goal right it’s not gonna
your long-term goal right it’s not gonna be you know tomorrow you’re gonna be the
be you know tomorrow you’re gonna be the
be you know tomorrow you’re gonna be the expert you got to commit to doing this
expert you got to commit to doing this
expert you got to commit to doing this for a year or two years or whatever it
for a year or two years or whatever it
for a year or two years or whatever it is before you are able to really become
is before you are able to really become
is before you are able to really become that successful entrepreneur go work for
that successful entrepreneur go work for
that successful entrepreneur go work for somebody else is doing what you want to
somebody else is doing what you want to
somebody else is doing what you want to do learn from them figure out how you’re
do learn from them figure out how you’re
do learn from them figure out how you’re gonna market yourself and a specific
gonna market yourself and a specific
gonna market yourself and a specific value that you can add that’s unique to
value that you can add that’s unique to
value that you can add that’s unique to you versus everybody else start part
you versus everybody else start part
you versus everybody else start part time build a small scale of clients
time build a small scale of clients
time build a small scale of clients build an income base coming from your
build an income base coming from your
build an income base coming from your part-time business builders at the point
part-time business builders at the point
part-time business builders at the point we were able to get to that survival
we were able to get to that survival
we were able to get to that survival line and support yourself and then from
line and support yourself and then from
line and support yourself and then from there leave the job you learn what you
there leave the job you learn what you
there leave the job you learn what you need to learn continue expanding your
need to learn continue expanding your
need to learn continue expanding your business full-time exploded become
business full-time exploded become
business full-time exploded become hugely successful be the expert that you
hugely successful be the expert that you
hugely successful be the expert that you want to be and tell me about your
want to be and tell me about your
want to be and tell me about your success or port back I want to hear it
success or port back I want to hear it
success or port back I want to hear it so hopefully that helped for those of
so hopefully that helped for those of
so hopefully that helped for those of you watching if you like the video
you watching if you like the video
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comment or something to say that Jason or we have a question about your own
or we have a question about your own
or we have a question about your own business please leave it in the comment
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business please leave it in the comment section below I always read those and I
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section below I always read those and I try to respond to everybody who writes
try to respond to everybody who writes
try to respond to everybody who writes in so thank you and I’ll see you on the
in so thank you and I’ll see you on the
in so thank you and I’ll see you on the next episode
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