hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s episode I’m going to answer a question
episode I’m going to answer a question
episode I’m going to answer a question from one of my face book readers
from one of my face book readers
from one of my face book readers Mitchell wrote in asking about why do I
Mitchell wrote in asking about why do I
Mitchell wrote in asking about why do I love entrepreneurship so rhoda insane
love entrepreneurship so rhoda insane
love entrepreneurship so rhoda insane where’s the question here Evan what is
where’s the question here Evan what is
where’s the question here Evan what is the main driving reason that you want to
the main driving reason that you want to
the main driving reason that you want to help entrepreneurs what makes you tick
help entrepreneurs what makes you tick
help entrepreneurs what makes you tick or what does that fire in your belly
or what does that fire in your belly
or what does that fire in your belly that makes you want to continue day
that makes you want to continue day
that makes you want to continue day after day it’s a great question thank
after day it’s a great question thank
after day it’s a great question thank you for the question Mitchell I think
you for the question Mitchell I think
you for the question Mitchell I think it’s really important for any
it’s really important for any
it’s really important for any entrepreneur that you really tap into
entrepreneur that you really tap into
entrepreneur that you really tap into your passion and do what you’re really
your passion and do what you’re really
your passion and do what you’re really excited about and for me when I was in
excited about and for me when I was in
excited about and for me when I was in the software business I was a young
the software business I was a young
the software business I was a young entrepreneur I was 19 after a couple
entrepreneur I was 19 after a couple
entrepreneur I was 19 after a couple years of built up the company sold it
years of built up the company sold it
years of built up the company sold it and I was invited to speak at a whole
and I was invited to speak at a whole
and I was invited to speak at a whole bunch of different events as a young
bunch of different events as a young
bunch of different events as a young entrepreneur a success story at the time
entrepreneur a success story at the time
entrepreneur a success story at the time you know I wasn’t doing any speaking I
you know I wasn’t doing any speaking I
you know I wasn’t doing any speaking I was just running my software business
was just running my software business
was just running my software business and had a lot of fun doing it and kind
and had a lot of fun doing it and kind
and had a lot of fun doing it and kind of knew I wanted to be an entrepreneur
of knew I wanted to be an entrepreneur
of knew I wanted to be an entrepreneur and kind of stumbled into helping other
and kind of stumbled into helping other
and kind of stumbled into helping other entrepreneurs so as a result of selling
entrepreneurs so as a result of selling
entrepreneurs so as a result of selling the business I was invited to represent
the business I was invited to represent
the business I was invited to represent Canada at APEC youth conference in
Canada at APEC youth conference in
Canada at APEC youth conference in Mexico and then what to Brunei to help
Mexico and then what to Brunei to help
Mexico and then what to Brunei to help their young entrepreneurs at an annual
their young entrepreneurs at an annual
their young entrepreneurs at an annual event and I really got a big high furman
event and I really got a big high furman
event and I really got a big high furman i found out that young entrepreneurs
i found out that young entrepreneurs
i found out that young entrepreneurs were able to learn from my story and i
were able to learn from my story and i
were able to learn from my story and i could give them some advice based on
could give them some advice based on
could give them some advice based on what i was going through with my company
what i was going through with my company
what i was going through with my company and when you can see that you’re helping
and when you can see that you’re helping
and when you can see that you’re helping people in whatever field you’re in that
people in whatever field you’re in that
people in whatever field you’re in that that’s a huge high and I could see that
that’s a huge high and I could see that
that’s a huge high and I could see that my advice was the spark for a lot of
my advice was the spark for a lot of
my advice was the spark for a lot of people to their start a business or to
people to their start a business or to
people to their start a business or to keep going or the give them the
keep going or the give them the
keep going or the give them the motivation to you know get up off the
motivation to you know get up off the
motivation to you know get up off the couch and believe in themselves and want
couch and believe in themselves and want
couch and believe in themselves and want to start their own business and knowing
to start their own business and knowing
to start their own business and knowing that people are going to take action
that people are going to take action
that people are going to take action based on what you say and that you’re
based on what you say and that you’re
based on what you say and that you’re able to genuinely help people is such a
able to genuinely help people is such a
able to genuinely help people is such a huge high in such a one of the biggest
huge high in such a one of the biggest
huge high in such a one of the biggest benefits that I see from being an
benefits that I see from being an
benefits that I see from being an entrepreneur is that you’re able to have
entrepreneur is that you’re able to have
entrepreneur is that you’re able to have an impact on people and I think with all
an impact on people and I think with all
an impact on people and I think with all of our lives we’re looking for a way to
of our lives we’re looking for a way to
of our lives we’re looking for a way to impact others in certain the business
impact others in certain the business
impact others in certain the business and you know being able to really help
and you know being able to really help
and you know being able to really help people at least for me that was such a
people at least for me that was such a
people at least for me that was such a huge heart so I came back from those two
huge heart so I came back from those two
huge heart so I came back from those two events and thought you know there’s a
events and thought you know there’s a
events and thought you know there’s a lot more entrepreneurs that are that are
lot more entrepreneurs that are that are
lot more entrepreneurs that are that are low
low
low that I can help as well it doesn’t just
that I can help as well it doesn’t just
that I can help as well it doesn’t just have to be you know people who and
have to be you know people who and
have to be you know people who and international conferences in Mexico
international conferences in Mexico
international conferences in Mexico number nine and I started off doing a
number nine and I started off doing a
number nine and I started off doing a little seminar series in my hometown of
little seminar series in my hometown of
little seminar series in my hometown of Toronto just having people come in once
Toronto just having people come in once
Toronto just having people come in once a month we’d share some new stores and
a month we’d share some new stores and
a month we’d share some new stores and malin success the things that I found
malin success the things that I found
malin success the things that I found useful and helpful and those you know
useful and helpful and those you know
useful and helpful and those you know continue to grow and grow and grow and
continue to grow and grow and grow and
continue to grow and grow and grow and eventually turned it into a video series
eventually turned it into a video series
eventually turned it into a video series called ask Evan instead of doing the
called ask Evan instead of doing the
called ask Evan instead of doing the seminars and just trying to help more
seminars and just trying to help more
seminars and just trying to help more people and reach out to more people and
people and reach out to more people and
people and reach out to more people and so I kind of stumbled onto it i think if
so I kind of stumbled onto it i think if
so I kind of stumbled onto it i think if you’re looking at starting a business
you’re looking at starting a business
you’re looking at starting a business you wanna you want to tap into what you
you wanna you want to tap into what you
you wanna you want to tap into what you are really passionate about you really
are really passionate about you really
are really passionate about you really are excited about where you feel you can
are excited about where you feel you can
are excited about where you feel you can really help people and i don’t think
really help people and i don’t think
really help people and i don’t think there’s any greater feeling in the world
there’s any greater feeling in the world
there’s any greater feeling in the world and to know that you’ve you’ve had a
and to know that you’ve you’ve had a
and to know that you’ve you’ve had a positive impact on someone’s life it’s a
positive impact on someone’s life it’s a
positive impact on someone’s life it’s a significant positive impact and i see
significant positive impact and i see
significant positive impact and i see the comments coming in on the videos and
the comments coming in on the videos and
the comments coming in on the videos and the posts that i right and that’s a fuel
the posts that i right and that’s a fuel
the posts that i right and that’s a fuel that gets me going every day you know
that gets me going every day you know
that gets me going every day you know every day I wake up and I see new
every day I wake up and I see new
every day I wake up and I see new comments come in a new thumbs up on the
comments come in a new thumbs up on the
comments come in a new thumbs up on the YouTube videos and people right in
YouTube videos and people right in
YouTube videos and people right in saying how I’ve changed their lives and
saying how I’ve changed their lives and
saying how I’ve changed their lives and now they believe in themselves and
now they believe in themselves and
now they believe in themselves and that’s awesome right that makes me want
that’s awesome right that makes me want
that’s awesome right that makes me want to do it more and more and more and more
to do it more and more and more and more
to do it more and more and more and more and I’m glad to be able to have that
and I’m glad to be able to have that
and I’m glad to be able to have that impact on you guys and I thank you for
impact on you guys and I thank you for
impact on you guys and I thank you for watching these videos and being a part
watching these videos and being a part
watching these videos and being a part of this community that we’ve built so
of this community that we’ve built so
of this community that we’ve built so that’s what gets me going and there
that’s what gets me going and there
that’s what gets me going and there wasn’t a big plan at the beginning to
wasn’t a big plan at the beginning to
wasn’t a big plan at the beginning to get into it I just kind of kept going
get into it I just kind of kept going
get into it I just kind of kept going after it and finding new ways to follow
after it and finding new ways to follow
after it and finding new ways to follow my passion and to encourage you guys to
my passion and to encourage you guys to
my passion and to encourage you guys to do the same thing and maybe helping
do the same thing and maybe helping
do the same thing and maybe helping entrepreneurs it could be helping some
entrepreneurs it could be helping some
entrepreneurs it could be helping some but some other group with your
but some other group with your
but some other group with your business’s success that you’ll have is
business’s success that you’ll have is
business’s success that you’ll have is something around what you are really
something around what you are really
something around what you are really super excited about passion about you
super excited about passion about you
super excited about passion about you know I do this even if I wasn’t getting
know I do this even if I wasn’t getting
know I do this even if I wasn’t getting paid to do it and for most of these
paid to do it and for most of these
paid to do it and for most of these videos I don’t get paid to do it right
videos I don’t get paid to do it right
videos I don’t get paid to do it right I’m answering these videos because I
I’m answering these videos because I
I’m answering these videos because I like doing it and hopefully I can help
like doing it and hopefully I can help
like doing it and hopefully I can help you guys and when I see entrepreneurs
you guys and when I see entrepreneurs
you guys and when I see entrepreneurs you know having an impact and improving
you know having an impact and improving
you know having an impact and improving their companies and I had a small role
their companies and I had a small role
their companies and I had a small role in that it gives me the hide and makes
in that it gives me the hide and makes
in that it gives me the hide and makes my life more meaningful so that’s why I
my life more meaningful so that’s why I
my life more meaningful so that’s why I do it and hopefully you guys can find
do it and hopefully you guys can find
do it and hopefully you guys can find something that you’re equally passionate
something that you’re equally passionate
something that you’re equally passionate about and can commit your life to doing
about and can commit your life to doing
about and can commit your life to doing and you’ll find the same joy that I
and you’ll find the same joy that I
and you’ll find the same joy that I found in doing what I do so thanks to
found in doing what I do so thanks to
found in doing what I do so thanks to the question if you guys liked the video
the question if you guys liked the video
the question if you guys liked the video please give it a thumbs up below it gets
please give it a thumbs up below it gets
please give it a thumbs up below it gets me excited as you’ve already
me excited as you’ve already
me excited as you’ve already and that makes me want to do more of
and that makes me want to do more of
and that makes me want to do more of these videos to you guys and if you have
these videos to you guys and if you have
these videos to you guys and if you have a comment or if you have a question I’d
a comment or if you have a question I’d
a comment or if you have a question I’d love to hear from you if you want to
love to hear from you if you want to
love to hear from you if you want to leave it underneath this video in the
leave it underneath this video in the
leave it underneath this video in the comments section so thank you and we’ll
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