today I’m going to share my best career advice for young people and its really
advice for young people and its really
advice for young people and its really different than what you might hear from
different than what you might hear from
different than what you might hear from others hi I’m Evan Carmichael
others hi I’m Evan Carmichael
others hi I’m Evan Carmichael I believe in entrepreneurs and I really
I believe in entrepreneurs and I really
I believe in entrepreneurs and I really got a great question for one of my
got a great question for one of my
got a great question for one of my newsletter subscribers love you guys
newsletter subscribers love you guys
newsletter subscribers love you guys Sneha I hope I pronounced that properly
Sneha I hope I pronounced that properly
Sneha I hope I pronounced that properly who wrote in to say hey Evan I hope you
who wrote in to say hey Evan I hope you
who wrote in to say hey Evan I hope you do read this mail and really hope you
do read this mail and really hope you
do read this mail and really hope you can advise me Here I am let’s go till
can advise me Here I am let’s go till
can advise me Here I am let’s go till the time I graduated I just fixated on
the time I graduated I just fixated on
the time I graduated I just fixated on being someone with a capital S it’s
being someone with a capital S it’s
being someone with a capital S it’s quite sad perhaps that I did not know
quite sad perhaps that I did not know
quite sad perhaps that I did not know exactly what I wanted to be in life at
exactly what I wanted to be in life at
exactly what I wanted to be in life at that time being just someone and
that time being just someone and
that time being just someone and something big seemed important I
something big seemed important I
something big seemed important I graduated in 2014 and got hired for
graduated in 2014 and got hired for
graduated in 2014 and got hired for Deloitte the past five months I enjoyed
Deloitte the past five months I enjoyed
Deloitte the past five months I enjoyed like I never had from being extremely
like I never had from being extremely
like I never had from being extremely introverted I changed to being some
introverted I changed to being some
introverted I changed to being some social I got confidence and also my job
social I got confidence and also my job
social I got confidence and also my job demands networking it has all worked out
demands networking it has all worked out
demands networking it has all worked out perfectly well until now I realized that
perfectly well until now I realized that
perfectly well until now I realized that there is no more to life than one little
there is no more to life than one little
there is no more to life than one little accomplishment so obvious that is I know
accomplishment so obvious that is I know
accomplishment so obvious that is I know where I want to go I will admit I’m not
where I want to go I will admit I’m not
where I want to go I will admit I’m not an entrepreneur type but I do not want
an entrepreneur type but I do not want
an entrepreneur type but I do not want to expand my skill set I believe it can
to expand my skill set I believe it can
to expand my skill set I believe it can be a good team leader not now but
be a good team leader not now but
be a good team leader not now but someday there’s a lot I have to work on
someday there’s a lot I have to work on
someday there’s a lot I have to work on and I’m ready for those challenges I was
and I’m ready for those challenges I was
and I’m ready for those challenges I was hoping you could tell me a few essential
hoping you could tell me a few essential
hoping you could tell me a few essential things that I should not miss while
things that I should not miss while
things that I should not miss while climbing up the ladder
climbing up the ladder
climbing up the ladder how should I get the best out of my
how should I get the best out of my
how should I get the best out of my company I’m not an extrovert so what
company I’m not an extrovert so what
company I’m not an extrovert so what ways are there of networking are they
ways are there of networking are they
ways are there of networking are they always about socializing with people on
always about socializing with people on
always about socializing with people on personal level how do I learn most
personal level how do I learn most
personal level how do I learn most effectively and improve my value in the
effectively and improve my value in the
effectively and improve my value in the company I know there’s a lot of
company I know there’s a lot of
company I know there’s a lot of questions but please help me out I
questions but please help me out I
questions but please help me out I really need your advice thanks a lot for
really need your advice thanks a lot for
really need your advice thanks a lot for taking the timeliness email it means a
taking the timeliness email it means a
taking the timeliness email it means a lot to me thanks and regards snow this
lot to me thanks and regards snow this
lot to me thanks and regards snow this is a fantastic question and I think one
is a fantastic question and I think one
is a fantastic question and I think one that a lot of young people face I think
that a lot of young people face I think
that a lot of young people face I think every young person faces at some point
every young person faces at some point
every young person faces at some point trying to figure out what you want to do
trying to figure out what you want to do
trying to figure out what you want to do with your life and I think with every
with your life and I think with every
with your life and I think with every big decision and I’ve talked about this
big decision and I’ve talked about this
big decision and I’ve talked about this on the channel every big decision you
on the channel every big decision you
on the channel every big decision you make is with the heart and not the head
make is with the heart and not the head
make is with the heart and not the head right stop thinking so much and start
right stop thinking so much and start
right stop thinking so much and start acting more now that’s not saying be
acting more now that’s not saying be
acting more now that’s not saying be totally reckless and go crazy you know
totally reckless and go crazy you know
totally reckless and go crazy you know it’s good to have a little bit of a gut
it’s good to have a little bit of a gut
it’s good to have a little bit of a gut check there but too many people
check there but too many people
check there but too many people overthink and as a result what happens
overthink and as a result what happens
overthink and as a result what happens is you stay within the box that’s what’s
is you stay within the box that’s what’s
is you stay within the box that’s what’s happening right corporate America is a
happening right corporate America is a
happening right corporate America is a box and and I’m not saying you have to
box and and I’m not saying you have to
box and and I’m not saying you have to be an entrepreneur it’s totally cool you
be an entrepreneur it’s totally cool you
be an entrepreneur it’s totally cool you don’t be an entrepreneur something for
don’t be an entrepreneur something for
don’t be an entrepreneur something for everybody but be an entrepreneur with
everybody but be an entrepreneur with
everybody but be an entrepreneur with in the corporation what happens to so
in the corporation what happens to so
in the corporation what happens to so many people is they get on a career path
many people is they get on a career path
many people is they get on a career path and it’s so well-defined for them right
and it’s so well-defined for them right
and it’s so well-defined for them right you start off here you go here you go
you start off here you go here you go
you start off here you go here you go here you go here you go here you’ll be
here you go here you go here you’ll be
here you go here you go here you’ll be here and gradually as you move up most
here and gradually as you move up most
here and gradually as you move up most people become more and more and more and
people become more and more and more and
people become more and more and more and more miserable right most people hate
more miserable right most people hate
more miserable right most people hate their jobs and they’re living for the
their jobs and they’re living for the
their jobs and they’re living for the weekends and living for the the evenings
weekends and living for the the evenings
weekends and living for the the evenings and they don’t like their life right
and they don’t like their life right
and they don’t like their life right they feel like they haven’t become that
they feel like they haven’t become that
they feel like they haven’t become that somebody with a capital S so the way to
somebody with a capital S so the way to
somebody with a capital S so the way to do it and have success is to follow your
do it and have success is to follow your
do it and have success is to follow your heart within the organization and
heart within the organization and
heart within the organization and that’ll mean stepping outside the box
that’ll mean stepping outside the box
that’ll mean stepping outside the box that the corporation has defined for you
that the corporation has defined for you
that the corporation has defined for you so you know your manager wants you to do
so you know your manager wants you to do
so you know your manager wants you to do these five things well you know maybe
these five things well you know maybe
these five things well you know maybe your colleague is working on a project
your colleague is working on a project
your colleague is working on a project that really excites you go help them as
that really excites you go help them as
that really excites you go help them as well maybe you’ve seen initiative that
well maybe you’ve seen initiative that
well maybe you’ve seen initiative that you could be a leader on and help bring
you could be a leader on and help bring
you could be a leader on and help bring to the company go work on that as well
to the company go work on that as well
to the company go work on that as well and try to bring it don’t ask for as
and try to bring it don’t ask for as
and try to bring it don’t ask for as much permission still do the job you
much permission still do the job you
much permission still do the job you know you’re not getting in trouble from
know you’re not getting in trouble from
know you’re not getting in trouble from your manager but look for other ways to
your manager but look for other ways to
your manager but look for other ways to expand yourself and pull your heart and
expand yourself and pull your heart and
expand yourself and pull your heart and passion to something even if it’s
passion to something even if it’s
passion to something even if it’s totally outside your current domain
totally outside your current domain
totally outside your current domain because what most people follow is that
because what most people follow is that
because what most people follow is that path of linear growth right you’re
path of linear growth right you’re
path of linear growth right you’re slowly moving up the ladder
slowly moving up the ladder
slowly moving up the ladder we’re really if you want to have massive
we’re really if you want to have massive
we’re really if you want to have massive success and you want to be tremendously
success and you want to be tremendously
success and you want to be tremendously happy in your life as well it’s going to
happy in your life as well it’s going to
happy in your life as well it’s going to look a lot Messier right if you don’t
look a lot Messier right if you don’t
look a lot Messier right if you don’t know where you want to go you don’t know
know where you want to go you don’t know
know where you want to go you don’t know quite where the top is going to be for
quite where the top is going to be for
quite where the top is going to be for you it’ll be really messy you’re gonna
you it’ll be really messy you’re gonna
you it’ll be really messy you’re gonna jump from here to here to here to here
jump from here to here to here to here
jump from here to here to here to here to here to here to here and slowly
to here to here to here and slowly
to here to here to here and slowly you’re you’ll move up you might move
you’re you’ll move up you might move
you’re you’ll move up you might move down a little bit and then you’ll take a
down a little bit and then you’ll take a
down a little bit and then you’ll take a huge leap forward and that’s normal
huge leap forward and that’s normal
huge leap forward and that’s normal right that’s fine that’s okay but it’s
right that’s fine that’s okay but it’s
right that’s fine that’s okay but it’s not the safe thing that most people do
not the safe thing that most people do
not the safe thing that most people do most people get locked in one thing and
most people get locked in one thing and
most people get locked in one thing and that’s where they are for the rest of
that’s where they are for the rest of
that’s where they are for the rest of their careers look at something like
their careers look at something like
their careers look at something like networking okay you hate networking I
networking okay you hate networking I
networking okay you hate networking I ain’t networking I’m not great at
ain’t networking I’m not great at
ain’t networking I’m not great at networking I’m an introvert you may not
networking I’m an introvert you may not
networking I’m an introvert you may not believe from the videos you know I can
believe from the videos you know I can
believe from the videos you know I can get excited and get vocal I can yell the
get excited and get vocal I can yell the
get excited and get vocal I can yell the videos but I am I am by nature and
videos but I am I am by nature and
videos but I am I am by nature and introvert I don’t talk to people on the
introvert I don’t talk to people on the
introvert I don’t talk to people on the airplane I’m not talking to the guy next
airplane I’m not talking to the guy next
airplane I’m not talking to the guy next to me I hate networking events with a
to me I hate networking events with a
to me I hate networking events with a passion I don’t know what to say I’m
passion I don’t know what to say I’m
passion I don’t know what to say I’m clumsy I don’t want to go up to summer’s
clumsy I don’t want to go up to summer’s
clumsy I don’t want to go up to summer’s day hi I’m Evan who are you what are you
day hi I’m Evan who are you what are you
day hi I’m Evan who are you what are you all about some people are great at that
all about some people are great at that
all about some people are great at that some people are like for the party
some people are like for the party
some people are like for the party they really stand out they’re amazing
they really stand out they’re amazing
they really stand out they’re amazing That’s not me it sounds like it’s not
That’s not me it sounds like it’s not
That’s not me it sounds like it’s not you so for you to think that you have to
you so for you to think that you have to
you so for you to think that you have to have a networking skill to be effective
have a networking skill to be effective
have a networking skill to be effective in your company that’s living inside the
in your company that’s living inside the
in your company that’s living inside the box and you’re always going to be
box and you’re always going to be
box and you’re always going to be restricted by that because it’s not who
restricted by that because it’s not who
restricted by that because it’s not who you are by nature so many people focus
you are by nature so many people focus
you are by nature so many people focus on their weaknesses and what they’re not
on their weaknesses and what they’re not
on their weaknesses and what they’re not great at and trying to improve it
great at and trying to improve it
great at and trying to improve it instead of focusing on what you’re
instead of focusing on what you’re
instead of focusing on what you’re really great at and being one of the
really great at and being one of the
really great at and being one of the best in the world at that instead of
best in the world at that instead of
best in the world at that instead of being a mediocre networker and slowly
being a mediocre networker and slowly
being a mediocre networker and slowly moving your way up you could double down
moving your way up you could double down
moving your way up you could double down on your strengths and do something that
on your strengths and do something that
on your strengths and do something that you are so unbelievably amazing that to
you are so unbelievably amazing that to
you are so unbelievably amazing that to build an amazing future for yourself so
build an amazing future for yourself so
build an amazing future for yourself so for me again I hate networking the way I
for me again I hate networking the way I
for me again I hate networking the way I flipped it was I’ll only go to events
flipped it was I’ll only go to events
flipped it was I’ll only go to events where I’m speaking right I’ve built
where I’m speaking right I’ve built
where I’m speaking right I’ve built myself up as an authority in my industry
myself up as an authority in my industry
myself up as an authority in my industry and now I’m speaking at events instead
and now I’m speaking at events instead
and now I’m speaking at events instead of attending as a networker the only
of attending as a networker the only
of attending as a networker the only other events I’ll go to is where I’m
other events I’ll go to is where I’m
other events I’ll go to is where I’m genuinely interested in learning from
genuinely interested in learning from
genuinely interested in learning from the speaker or from the people who are
the speaker or from the people who are
the speaker or from the people who are going to be there in which case I have
going to be there in which case I have
going to be there in which case I have something in common right I’m not going
something in common right I’m not going
something in common right I’m not going there just to hobnob with some of the
there just to hobnob with some of the
there just to hobnob with some of the people and try to get to know them I’m
people and try to get to know them I’m
people and try to get to know them I’m going there to actually better myself
going there to actually better myself
going there to actually better myself and learn which gives me something to
and learn which gives me something to
and learn which gives me something to potentially talk to people about so flip
potentially talk to people about so flip
potentially talk to people about so flip it if you are not going to be the master
it if you are not going to be the master
it if you are not going to be the master networker it’s not you’re in your DNA
networker it’s not you’re in your DNA
networker it’s not you’re in your DNA it’s not part of your personality it’s
it’s not part of your personality it’s
it’s not part of your personality it’s not a skill that’s worth for you to
not a skill that’s worth for you to
not a skill that’s worth for you to really double down on and maximize
really double down on and maximize
really double down on and maximize because that’s not who you are then
because that’s not who you are then
because that’s not who you are then think about how can you flip that how
think about how can you flip that how
think about how can you flip that how can you be the speaker at the next event
can you be the speaker at the next event
can you be the speaker at the next event or how can you set up and be the creator
or how can you set up and be the creator
or how can you set up and be the creator of the events and have people come to
of the events and have people come to
of the events and have people come to you right create a system where people
you right create a system where people
you right create a system where people want to come and talk to you instead of
want to come and talk to you instead of
want to come and talk to you instead of you having to go out and talk to them
you having to go out and talk to them
you having to go out and talk to them and that’s just one example there are
and that’s just one example there are
and that’s just one example there are probably countless of examples and
probably countless of examples and
probably countless of examples and examples of examples of how you think
examples of examples of how you think
examples of examples of how you think that this is the only way to succeed
that this is the only way to succeed
that this is the only way to succeed because that’s how corporate America
because that’s how corporate America
because that’s how corporate America tells me to succeed and that’s how
tells me to succeed and that’s how
tells me to succeed and that’s how everybody in the company has succeeded
everybody in the company has succeeded
everybody in the company has succeeded so far where you’ll have a lot more
so far where you’ll have a lot more
so far where you’ll have a lot more success if you are able to think outside
success if you are able to think outside
success if you are able to think outside of that box break free
of that box break free
of that box break free don’t let them define who you are
don’t let them define who you are
don’t let them define who you are because if you are living somebody
because if you are living somebody
because if you are living somebody else’s expectations of who you’re going
else’s expectations of who you’re going
else’s expectations of who you’re going to be you’re never going to be the best
to be you’re never going to be the best
to be you’re never going to be the best version of yourself
version of yourself
version of yourself you’re never going to come
you’re never going to come
you’re never going to come the success that you can you’re never
the success that you can you’re never
the success that you can you’re never going to have the impact that you’re you
going to have the impact that you’re you
going to have the impact that you’re you would be able to have you’re never going
would be able to have you’re never going
would be able to have you’re never going to be that somebody with a capital S
to be that somebody with a capital S
to be that somebody with a capital S because you’re living somebody else’s
because you’re living somebody else’s
because you’re living somebody else’s expectations on you to be a great team
expectations on you to be a great team
expectations on you to be a great team leader to be a great networker to be a
leader to be a great networker to be a
leader to be a great networker to be a great fill in the blank and instead you
great fill in the blank and instead you
great fill in the blank and instead you need to live your own version of your
need to live your own version of your
need to live your own version of your life better on your strengths be the
life better on your strengths be the
life better on your strengths be the best person in the world at what you do
best person in the world at what you do
best person in the world at what you do and that brings tremendous value to your
and that brings tremendous value to your
and that brings tremendous value to your company and gives you the best chance at
company and gives you the best chance at
company and gives you the best chance at not only success but also happiness and
not only success but also happiness and
not only success but also happiness and impact which I think are pretty
impact which I think are pretty
impact which I think are pretty important so thank you very question and
important so thank you very question and
important so thank you very question and continue to believe for those you’re
continue to believe for those you’re
continue to believe for those you’re watching I’d love to know what you think
watching I’d love to know what you think
watching I’d love to know what you think I want a little bit of a rant and a tie
I want a little bit of a rant and a tie
I want a little bit of a rant and a tie rate there let me know what you think
rate there let me know what you think
rate there let me know what you think about how to have success in corporate
about how to have success in corporate
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