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 questions
episode I’m going to answer questions
episode I’m going to answer questions from one of my readers Bridget who wrote
from one of my readers Bridget who wrote
from one of my readers Bridget who wrote in saying she’s not sure if she has what
in saying she’s not sure if she has what
in saying she’s not sure if she has what it takes to be an entrepreneur and one
it takes to be an entrepreneur and one
it takes to be an entrepreneur and one of my bison what to do so Bridget I
of my bison what to do so Bridget I
of my bison what to do so Bridget I think a lot of people go through this
think a lot of people go through this
think a lot of people go through this before they start their own business I
before they start their own business I
before they start their own business I think the best thing you can do is start
think the best thing you can do is start
think the best thing you can do is start by tapping into your passion so the
by tapping into your passion so the
by tapping into your passion so the number one thing for entrepreneur
number one thing for entrepreneur
number one thing for entrepreneur setting new business is follow something
setting new business is follow something
setting new business is follow something you’re passionate about do something
you’re passionate about do something
you’re passionate about do something that gets you excited something that you
that gets you excited something that you
that gets you excited something that you think you can add a lot of value and
think you can add a lot of value and
think you can add a lot of value and help people out that’s kind of number
help people out that’s kind of number
help people out that’s kind of number one so the next thing is you don’t
one so the next thing is you don’t
one so the next thing is you don’t necessarily have to start your own
necessarily have to start your own
necessarily have to start your own business own from the very beginning I
business own from the very beginning I
business own from the very beginning I would go go work for somebody else who’s
would go go work for somebody else who’s
would go go work for somebody else who’s already doing what you’re trying to do
already doing what you’re trying to do
already doing what you’re trying to do so whatever your passion is look at you
so whatever your passion is look at you
so whatever your passion is look at you know again that what excites you where
know again that what excites you where
know again that what excites you where you like helping people and find
you like helping people and find
you like helping people and find somebody who’s already doing that and
somebody who’s already doing that and
somebody who’s already doing that and offer to work for them and what I try to
offer to work for them and what I try to
offer to work for them and what I try to do is get involved in that business as
do is get involved in that business as
do is get involved in that business as much as possible so you’re working to
much as possible so you’re working to
much as possible so you’re working to learn you’re still working for somebody
learn you’re still working for somebody
learn you’re still working for somebody else but you’re working with the goal of
else but you’re working with the goal of
else but you’re working with the goal of eventually being able to become an
eventually being able to become an
eventually being able to become an entrepreneur so you want to learn as
entrepreneur so you want to learn as
entrepreneur so you want to learn as much as possible about how that business
much as possible about how that business
much as possible about how that business runs try to you know take an extra hours
runs try to you know take an extra hours
runs try to you know take an extra hours help the entrepreneur as much as
help the entrepreneur as much as
help the entrepreneur as much as possible you ask any business owner
possible you ask any business owner
possible you ask any business owner there’s always too much work that
there’s always too much work that
there’s always too much work that they’re doing so you know when star
they’re doing so you know when star
they’re doing so you know when star employees come up and say hey can I help
employees come up and say hey can I help
employees come up and say hey can I help with something they love it right most
with something they love it right most
with something they love it right most employees don’t take that extra
employees don’t take that extra
employees don’t take that extra initiative so you could be that person
initiative so you could be that person
initiative so you could be that person you’ll get a whole bunch of new
you’ll get a whole bunch of new
you’ll get a whole bunch of new responsibilities often things that you
responsibilities often things that you
responsibilities often things that you weren’t hired to do but it will really
weren’t hired to do but it will really
weren’t hired to do but it will really help your education because you’re doing
help your education because you’re doing
help your education because you’re doing this not necessarily for the money but
this not necessarily for the money but
this not necessarily for the money but you’re doing it for the education you’re
you’re doing it for the education you’re
you’re doing it for the education you’re doing it to learn how to run a business
doing it to learn how to run a business
doing it to learn how to run a business in that industry you may discover that
in that industry you may discover that
in that industry you may discover that this isn’t what you thought it was that
this isn’t what you thought it was that
this isn’t what you thought it was that you’re not really excited about this
you’re not really excited about this
you’re not really excited about this it’s not your passion you don’t really
it’s not your passion you don’t really
it’s not your passion you don’t really want to open up a company in that space
want to open up a company in that space
want to open up a company in that space and it was a great learning experience
and it was a great learning experience
and it was a great learning experience and you did it without having to invest
and you did it without having to invest
and you did it without having to invest a lot of money in fact you were paid to
a lot of money in fact you were paid to
a lot of money in fact you were paid to learn about it so you know that’s not
learn about it so you know that’s not
learn about it so you know that’s not the situation go out and find another
the situation go out and find another
the situation go out and find another job again in a similar industry that you
job again in a similar industry that you
job again in a similar industry that you think you’re really passionate
think you’re really passionate
think you’re really passionate you want to learn more about that be the
you want to learn more about that be the
you want to learn more about that be the easy way to kind of get started and then
easy way to kind of get started and then
easy way to kind of get started and then the last thing I recommend is modeling
the last thing I recommend is modeling
the last thing I recommend is modeling success so try to find people who’ve
success so try to find people who’ve
success so try to find people who’ve accomplished a lot in your area of
accomplished a lot in your area of
accomplished a lot in your area of choice and look at how they got started
choice and look at how they got started
choice and look at how they got started and I see that usually they help for me
and I see that usually they help for me
and I see that usually they help for me when I had my first real company I was
when I had my first real company I was
when I had my first real company I was 19 years old about tech software company
19 years old about tech software company
19 years old about tech software company it was young guy didn’t know what I was
it was young guy didn’t know what I was
it was young guy didn’t know what I was doing had to go out and start selling
doing had to go out and start selling
doing had to go out and start selling this software totally afraid so I just
this software totally afraid so I just
this software totally afraid so I just started researching other famous
started researching other famous
started researching other famous entrepreneurs with sold software I
entrepreneurs with sold software I
entrepreneurs with sold software I thought you know I’m not the first guy
thought you know I’m not the first guy
thought you know I’m not the first guy to go on try to sell software so our
to go on try to sell software so our
to go on try to sell software so our research companies like Microsoft and
research companies like Microsoft and
research companies like Microsoft and mcafee and into it and looked at how did
mcafee and into it and looked at how did
mcafee and into it and looked at how did they get started now how do i think you
they get started now how do i think you
they get started now how do i think you know make an extra million now but how
know make an extra million now but how
know make an extra million now but how do they go from nothing to getting that
do they go from nothing to getting that
do they go from nothing to getting that company off the ground and I looked at
company off the ground and I looked at
company off the ground and I looked at their strategies for success and pulled
their strategies for success and pulled
their strategies for success and pulled that into my business as well and that
that into my business as well and that
that into my business as well and that was able to help us grow and that kind
was able to help us grow and that kind
was able to help us grow and that kind of gave me the confidence to know that
of gave me the confidence to know that
of gave me the confidence to know that hey these guys started from nothing just
hey these guys started from nothing just
hey these guys started from nothing just an idea and look what they’re able to
an idea and look what they’re able to
an idea and look what they’re able to turn it into if I could do even a
turn it into if I could do even a
turn it into if I could do even a quarter of that or a tenth of that I’m
quarter of that or a tenth of that I’m
quarter of that or a tenth of that I’m still make a success so looking at those
still make a success so looking at those
still make a success so looking at those stories and seeing how they came from
stories and seeing how they came from
stories and seeing how they came from nothing just like where I was gave me
nothing just like where I was gave me
nothing just like where I was gave me extra motivation and actually belief in
extra motivation and actually belief in
extra motivation and actually belief in myself that I could do it so for that
myself that I could do it so for that
myself that I could do it so for that helps so make sure you follow your
helps so make sure you follow your
helps so make sure you follow your passion work to learn go to find you
passion work to learn go to find you
passion work to learn go to find you know a job in your industry they help
know a job in your industry they help
know a job in your industry they help you learn about the industry and then
you learn about the industry and then
you learn about the industry and then model success to give you confidence and
model success to give you confidence and
model success to give you confidence and ideas to be able to launch your own
ideas to be able to launch your own
ideas to be able to launch your own business hopefully that helps if you
business hopefully that helps if you
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