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 video I’m going to answer a question
video I’m going to answer a question
video I’m going to answer a question from one of our readers Diana who was
from one of our readers Diana who was
from one of our readers Diana who was asking me what she should major in at
asking me what she should major in at
asking me what she should major in at college so she wrote in asking hello I’m
college so she wrote in asking hello I’m
college so she wrote in asking hello I’m a subscriber to your newsletter and I
a subscriber to your newsletter and I
a subscriber to your newsletter and I really enjoy them thank you I wanted to
really enjoy them thank you I wanted to
really enjoy them thank you I wanted to know if you have any advice for me I’m a
know if you have any advice for me I’m a
know if you have any advice for me I’m a college student with a passion for
college student with a passion for
college student with a passion for design and business I already have sales
design and business I already have sales
design and business I already have sales experience and love the business
experience and love the business
experience and love the business industry I just can’t decide what to
industry I just can’t decide what to
industry I just can’t decide what to major in I was thinking of event
major in I was thinking of event
major in I was thinking of event planning and majoring in business
planning and majoring in business
planning and majoring in business management do you think it’s an
management do you think it’s an
management do you think it’s an enjoyable and lucrative occupation any
enjoyable and lucrative occupation any
enjoyable and lucrative occupation any tips anything would be helpful maybe
tips anything would be helpful maybe
tips anything would be helpful maybe other job ideas Thank You Diana so Diana
other job ideas Thank You Diana so Diana
other job ideas Thank You Diana so Diana a couple things for you here in terms of
a couple things for you here in terms of
a couple things for you here in terms of is it enjoyable to be in the event
is it enjoyable to be in the event
is it enjoyable to be in the event management business that’s completely up
management business that’s completely up
management business that’s completely up to you right we all have different
to you right we all have different
to you right we all have different things that we like and don’t like I
things that we like and don’t like I
things that we like and don’t like I know for me I wouldn’t enjoy being an
know for me I wouldn’t enjoy being an
know for me I wouldn’t enjoy being an event planner but for you it could be
event planner but for you it could be
event planner but for you it could be the best thing ever so I’d really
the best thing ever so I’d really
the best thing ever so I’d really encourage you to follow what you’re
encourage you to follow what you’re
encourage you to follow what you’re super passionate about and that will
super passionate about and that will
super passionate about and that will lead you down the road of success in
lead you down the road of success in
lead you down the road of success in terms of it being a lucrative career or
terms of it being a lucrative career or
terms of it being a lucrative career or not the amount of money that you make as
not the amount of money that you make as
not the amount of money that you make as an entrepreneur will be in direct
an entrepreneur will be in direct
an entrepreneur will be in direct proportion how much value you can add to
proportion how much value you can add to
proportion how much value you can add to your customers so look at the event
your customers so look at the event
your customers so look at the event management business look at the types of
management business look at the types of
management business look at the types of customers you’re dealing with if you see
customers you’re dealing with if you see
customers you’re dealing with if you see an opportunity for you to come in and
an opportunity for you to come in and
an opportunity for you to come in and solve a real problem and add a lot of
solve a real problem and add a lot of
solve a real problem and add a lot of value to helping your customers then
value to helping your customers then
value to helping your customers then you’ll be on your way to setting up a
you’ll be on your way to setting up a
you’ll be on your way to setting up a very lucrative type of company in terms
very lucrative type of company in terms
very lucrative type of company in terms of what to study in school business
of what to study in school business
of what to study in school business management could be great it’ll teach
management could be great it’ll teach
management could be great it’ll teach you some of the skills that you need to
you some of the skills that you need to
you some of the skills that you need to run your business I would definitely
run your business I would definitely
run your business I would definitely look to see if there was an
look to see if there was an
look to see if there was an entrepreneurship course or a small
entrepreneurship course or a small
entrepreneurship course or a small business course you can sign up for what
business course you can sign up for what
business course you can sign up for what I found really helpful when I was in
I found really helpful when I was in
I found really helpful when I was in university was I partnered up with one
university was I partnered up with one
university was I partnered up with one of my university professors and I
of my university professors and I
of my university professors and I created my own course so at the time I
created my own course so at the time I
created my own course so at the time I had my own business already and wanted
had my own business already and wanted
had my own business already and wanted to use the resources of the university a
to use the resources of the university a
to use the resources of the university a little bit to help me grow my business
little bit to help me grow my business
little bit to help me grow my business because as an entrepreneur you want to
because as an entrepreneur you want to
because as an entrepreneur you want to use everything you can to get your
use everything you can to get your
use everything you can to get your business forward
business forward
business forward so I partnered up with him and we
so I partnered up with him and we
so I partnered up with him and we created our own course design and a lot
created our own course design and a lot
created our own course design and a lot of it was around helping my business
of it was around helping my business
of it was around helping my business grow and he supported that concept and
grow and he supported that concept and
grow and he supported that concept and gave me a mark at the end of it and
gave me a mark at the end of it and
gave me a mark at the end of it and there’s no final exam which is fantastic
there’s no final exam which is fantastic
there’s no final exam which is fantastic so I would love to see if you could
so I would love to see if you could
so I would love to see if you could partner up with one of your professors
partner up with one of your professors
partner up with one of your professors and create your own course to help you
and create your own course to help you
and create your own course to help you grow a business
grow a business
grow a business on top of that to see if event-planning
on top of that to see if event-planning
on top of that to see if event-planning this for you or not I try to start my
this for you or not I try to start my
this for you or not I try to start my own business part time and take on a
own business part time and take on a
own business part time and take on a couple clients and see if you’d like
couple clients and see if you’d like
couple clients and see if you’d like doing the business see if you’re really
doing the business see if you’re really
doing the business see if you’re really good at it see if you can add a lot of
good at it see if you can add a lot of
good at it see if you can add a lot of value to your customers or partner up
value to your customers or partner up
value to your customers or partner up with an event management business offer
with an event management business offer
with an event management business offer your services on a part-time basis and
your services on a part-time basis and
your services on a part-time basis and see if you enjoy doing it talk to the
see if you enjoy doing it talk to the
see if you enjoy doing it talk to the owner try to add as much value as you
owner try to add as much value as you
owner try to add as much value as you can try to be involved in the business
can try to be involved in the business
can try to be involved in the business as much as you can and that way when you
as much as you can and that way when you
as much as you can and that way when you are ready to start your own business you
are ready to start your own business you
are ready to start your own business you have experience you know if you like it
have experience you know if you like it
have experience you know if you like it or not you know you’re really good at
or not you know you’re really good at
or not you know you’re really good at and you’re kind of hitting the ground
and you’re kind of hitting the ground
and you’re kind of hitting the ground running so I hope that helps Diana if
running so I hope that helps Diana if
running so I hope that helps Diana if you guys liked the video please give it
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