hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan today
another edition of ask Evan today
another edition of ask Evan today maintain a question from Virginia who’s
maintain a question from Virginia who’s
maintain a question from Virginia who’s one of my newsletter readers so she
one of my newsletter readers so she
one of my newsletter readers so she wrote in saying she’s 48 years old
wrote in saying she’s 48 years old
wrote in saying she’s 48 years old single mother her her husband or
single mother her her husband or
single mother her her husband or ex-husband I guess is not given any kind
ex-husband I guess is not given any kind
ex-husband I guess is not given any kind of child support she hasn’t had her
of child support she hasn’t had her
of child support she hasn’t had her degree at she’s studying part-time but
degree at she’s studying part-time but
degree at she’s studying part-time but she wants to be able to follow her dream
she wants to be able to follow her dream
she wants to be able to follow her dream and do something that she’s really
and do something that she’s really
and do something that she’s really passionate about and wanted my advice on
passionate about and wanted my advice on
passionate about and wanted my advice on how to get going so it’s a great
how to get going so it’s a great
how to get going so it’s a great question I’m very sorry here but
question I’m very sorry here but
question I’m very sorry here but situation hopefully that resolves itself
situation hopefully that resolves itself
situation hopefully that resolves itself and now you’re able to move on to a much
and now you’re able to move on to a much
and now you’re able to move on to a much better life and and you know build
better life and and you know build
better life and and you know build something that you can build around your
something that you can build around your
something that you can build around your passion so my advice for you and this is
passion so my advice for you and this is
passion so my advice for you and this is something that’s asked a lot by a lot of
something that’s asked a lot by a lot of
something that’s asked a lot by a lot of my readers is how do I find my passion
my readers is how do I find my passion
my readers is how do I find my passion how do I build a business around and and
how do I build a business around and and
how do I build a business around and and have the confidence to take that leap
have the confidence to take that leap
have the confidence to take that leap what i would do to get started is make a
what i would do to get started is make a
what i would do to get started is make a list of all the things that you are
list of all the things that you are
list of all the things that you are really excited about and passionate
really excited about and passionate
really excited about and passionate about things that you would do in your
about things that you would do in your
about things that you would do in your part time spare time I know you may not
part time spare time I know you may not
part time spare time I know you may not have a lot of your single mom when
have a lot of your single mom when
have a lot of your single mom when you’re studying and you have a job too
you’re studying and you have a job too
you’re studying and you have a job too but what do you like to do it in your in
but what do you like to do it in your in
but what do you like to do it in your in your part time and try to marry that
your part time and try to marry that
your part time and try to marry that with what can you do to help people if
with what can you do to help people if
with what can you do to help people if you’re looking at starting the business
you’re looking at starting the business
you’re looking at starting the business and being successful you have to be able
and being successful you have to be able
and being successful you have to be able to provide a product or service that
to provide a product or service that
to provide a product or service that provides a lot of value to other people
provides a lot of value to other people
provides a lot of value to other people right they’re going to be the ones
right they’re going to be the ones
right they’re going to be the ones paying you so you’re you may really love
paying you so you’re you may really love
paying you so you’re you may really love playing computer games all day long but
playing computer games all day long but
playing computer games all day long but if you’re not adding tangible value to
if you’re not adding tangible value to
if you’re not adding tangible value to other people then you’re not going to be
other people then you’re not going to be
other people then you’re not going to be able to really build successful business
able to really build successful business
able to really build successful business off of it so that would be step number
off of it so that would be step number
off of it so that would be step number one I then also look at what are some
one I then also look at what are some
one I then also look at what are some frustrations that you solve in your own
frustrations that you solve in your own
frustrations that you solve in your own life that maybe other people could could
life that maybe other people could could
life that maybe other people could could have that help as well so through your
have that help as well so through your
have that help as well so through your you know of course if your life had a
you know of course if your life had a
you know of course if your life had a lot of experience you probably had a lot
lot of experience you probably had a lot
lot of experience you probably had a lot of ups and downs through those down
of ups and downs through those down
of ups and downs through those down times what are some of the biggest most
times what are some of the biggest most
times what are some of the biggest most painful problems that you had to go
painful problems that you had to go
painful problems that you had to go through and how can you potentially help
through and how can you potentially help
through and how can you potentially help other people solve those problems the
other people solve those problems the
other people solve those problems the bigger the pain is the more painful it
bigger the pain is the more painful it
bigger the pain is the more painful it is for somebody the bigger the
is for somebody the bigger the
is for somebody the bigger the frustration the more they’re going to
frustration the more they’re going to
frustration the more they’re going to want to pay you to help them solve it so
want to pay you to help them solve it so
want to pay you to help them solve it so that’s a key with any business if you
that’s a key with any business if you
that’s a key with any business if you work if you’re targeting the pain
work if you’re targeting the pain
work if you’re targeting the pain a problem or frustration of somebody
a problem or frustration of somebody
a problem or frustration of somebody it’s going to be easier to build a
it’s going to be easier to build a
it’s going to be easier to build a business off of it so we’re starting
business off of it so we’re starting
business off of it so we’re starting with something that we’re really
with something that we’re really
with something that we’re really passionate about with something or
passionate about with something or
passionate about with something or something that there’s a there’s a pain
something that there’s a there’s a pain
something that there’s a there’s a pain involved and we’re starting with
involved and we’re starting with
involved and we’re starting with something that we feel we can help other
something that we feel we can help other
something that we feel we can help other people a lot of entrepreneurs make the
people a lot of entrepreneurs make the
people a lot of entrepreneurs make the mistake of just trying to start a
mistake of just trying to start a
mistake of just trying to start a business to make money and it’s the
business to make money and it’s the
business to make money and it’s the wrong way to go about it because if you
wrong way to go about it because if you
wrong way to go about it because if you look at the most successful famous
look at the most successful famous
look at the most successful famous entrepreneurs look at anybody who got
entrepreneurs look at anybody who got
entrepreneurs look at anybody who got started they rarely started because they
started they rarely started because they
started they rarely started because they wanted to make a lot of money it’s
wanted to make a lot of money it’s
wanted to make a lot of money it’s because they had a strong passion for
because they had a strong passion for
because they had a strong passion for what they were doing they wanted to
what they were doing they wanted to
what they were doing they wanted to change the way things were done in their
change the way things were done in their
change the way things were done in their industry or they want to have a
industry or they want to have a
industry or they want to have a meaningful impact on the people that
meaningful impact on the people that
meaningful impact on the people that they were connecting with that’s what
they were connecting with that’s what
they were connecting with that’s what make them get started and that’s what
make them get started and that’s what
make them get started and that’s what made them keep going through all the
made them keep going through all the
made them keep going through all the hard times and certainly business isn’t
hard times and certainly business isn’t
hard times and certainly business isn’t easy it can be very rewarding can be a
easy it can be very rewarding can be a
easy it can be very rewarding can be a lot of fun it can be you know bringing a
lot of fun it can be you know bringing a
lot of fun it can be you know bringing a lot of money if you stick with it but
lot of money if you stick with it but
lot of money if you stick with it but there’s a lot of hard times to get a
there’s a lot of hard times to get a
there’s a lot of hard times to get a company off the ground and you’re only
company off the ground and you’re only
company off the ground and you’re only going to do it if you’re really
going to do it if you’re really
going to do it if you’re really passionate about what you’re doing so I
passionate about what you’re doing so I
passionate about what you’re doing so I try to make that list of ideas once
try to make that list of ideas once
try to make that list of ideas once you’ve narrowed it down to see the top
you’ve narrowed it down to see the top
you’ve narrowed it down to see the top three to five ideas I try to commit to
three to five ideas I try to commit to
three to five ideas I try to commit to doing some more research on it so I
doing some more research on it so I
doing some more research on it so I commit to doing at least an hour of
commit to doing at least an hour of
commit to doing at least an hour of research on the internet for each idea
research on the internet for each idea
research on the internet for each idea and also commit to going to the
and also commit to going to the
and also commit to going to the bookstore or local library to do more
bookstore or local library to do more
bookstore or local library to do more research on the idea now you can
research on the idea now you can
research on the idea now you can probably find everything you need on the
probably find everything you need on the
probably find everything you need on the internet so why would you go to a
internet so why would you go to a
internet so why would you go to a bookstore library the reason is actually
bookstore library the reason is actually
bookstore library the reason is actually getting out of your house going and
getting out of your house going and
getting out of your house going and making that trip and get in a babysitter
making that trip and get in a babysitter
making that trip and get in a babysitter or whatever you need to do to go there
or whatever you need to do to go there
or whatever you need to do to go there commits you two doing a little bit on
commits you two doing a little bit on
commits you two doing a little bit on that business and if you’re not willing
that business and if you’re not willing
that business and if you’re not willing to commit to going to do what trip to
to commit to going to do what trip to
to commit to going to do what trip to the bookstore you’re probably not going
the bookstore you’re probably not going
the bookstore you’re probably not going to be able to make that business a
to be able to make that business a
to be able to make that business a success right that’s a that’s a pretty
success right that’s a that’s a pretty
success right that’s a that’s a pretty minimal equipment and you have to take
minimal equipment and you have to take
minimal equipment and you have to take some seriously big commitments to make
some seriously big commitments to make
some seriously big commitments to make that business take off so if there’s
that business take off so if there’s
that business take off so if there’s some ideas on there that you don’t want
some ideas on there that you don’t want
some ideas on there that you don’t want to go and make that trip for you can
to go and make that trip for you can
to go and make that trip for you can probably scratch them off the list then
probably scratch them off the list then
probably scratch them off the list then I look at which idea is that you just do
I look at which idea is that you just do
I look at which idea is that you just do the bare minimum along and which ones
the bare minimum along and which ones
the bare minimum along and which ones that you actually go out and really
that you actually go out and really
that you actually go out and really spend a lot of time trying to figure out
spend a lot of time trying to figure out
spend a lot of time trying to figure out so if the you know the assignment is
so if the you know the assignment is
so if the you know the assignment is into one hour of internet research in
into one hour of internet research in
into one hour of internet research in one hour at a bookstore which ideas did
one hour at a bookstore which ideas did
one hour at a bookstore which ideas did you actually go and just do an hour on
you actually go and just do an hour on
you actually go and just do an hour on and which idea is that you go way above
and which idea is that you go way above
and which idea is that you go way above and beyond you kind of got lost in it
and beyond you kind of got lost in it
and beyond you kind of got lost in it because you were so excited and
because you were so excited and
because you were so excited and passionate about
passionate about
passionate about I got so many new ideas from it and you
I got so many new ideas from it and you
I got so many new ideas from it and you just poured your heart into it that’s
just poured your heart into it that’s
just poured your heart into it that’s the one that you want to really focus on
the one that you want to really focus on
the one that you want to really focus on to build your business and the ones
to build your business and the ones
to build your business and the ones we’re just doing the bare minimum again
we’re just doing the bare minimum again
we’re just doing the bare minimum again if you’re an entrepreneur and you’re
if you’re an entrepreneur and you’re
if you’re an entrepreneur and you’re just doing the bare minimum you’re not
just doing the bare minimum you’re not
just doing the bare minimum you’re not going to have success you have to go way
going to have success you have to go way
going to have success you have to go way above and beyond especially to launch a
above and beyond especially to launch a
above and beyond especially to launch a new business so the one that you’re
new business so the one that you’re
new business so the one that you’re really focused on and you spent all that
really focused on and you spent all that
really focused on and you spent all that extra time on that’s probably the one
extra time on that’s probably the one
extra time on that’s probably the one where you would want to start to to
where you would want to start to to
where you would want to start to to build your company around from there
build your company around from there
build your company around from there it’s just starting to talk to customers
it’s just starting to talk to customers
it’s just starting to talk to customers getting their feedback trying to build a
getting their feedback trying to build a
getting their feedback trying to build a service that can help solve the problems
service that can help solve the problems
service that can help solve the problems and invest the cash flow that you have
and invest the cash flow that you have
and invest the cash flow that you have coming in and to continue to grow your
coming in and to continue to grow your
coming in and to continue to grow your business but that’s how it would start
business but that’s how it would start
business but that’s how it would start up how to find my passion how to start a
up how to find my passion how to start a
up how to find my passion how to start a business around that’s something I’m
business around that’s something I’m
business around that’s something I’m really excited about so hopefully that
really excited about so hopefully that
really excited about so hopefully that helps again with your situation I hope
helps again with your situation I hope
helps again with your situation I hope this can be a new opportunity for you to
this can be a new opportunity for you to
this can be a new opportunity for you to discover yourself and live the best life
discover yourself and live the best life
discover yourself and live the best life possible for yourself for those of you
possible for yourself for those of you
possible for yourself for those of you watching if you liked the video please
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give it a thumbs up it makes me want to
give it a thumbs up it makes me want to do more of these for you and if you have
do more of these for you and if you have
do more of these for you and if you have a question about finding your passion or
a question about finding your passion or
a question about finding your passion or about your business feel free to leave
about your business feel free to leave
about your business feel free to leave in the comments below I always read
in the comments below I always read
in the comments below I always read those we’ve how to respond to as many as
those we’ve how to respond to as many as
those we’ve how to respond to as many as I can so thank you and we’ll see you on
I can so thank you and we’ll see you on
I can so thank you and we’ll see you on the next episode
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