How to WIN! 10 Rules for Success

Evan Carmichael argues that pride in your business and passion for helping others matter more than chasing money. He points to Richard Branson, who only builds companies he believes in, and says if you don't wake up excited about your work, you should pivot.
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If you're not proud of your business, if you're not proud of the people that you help, if you're not proud of the things that you do on a daily basis with your company, then you're not going to be successful. Your company will fail. Hi, I'm Evan Carmichael, and I believe that hungry entrepreneurs deserve help. And I see too many entrepreneurs starting companies where they're not really proud of what they're doing. They're not waking up happy with themselves. If you're just trying to make the money, it's not gonna come. You've gotta have the passion for the business and be proud of what you're doing. You should be able to tell your friends and your family with a lot of confidence and pride that this is what you are doing, that you are helping people. You've gotta be able to stand behind your company. If you're embarrassed to talk about what you do, then you're in the wrong line of business right now. You're never going to achieve success as an entrepreneur. Richard Branson liked to say that he only likes creating companies that he believes in 100%, that he doesn't want to waste his time, waste his life doing things that he is not proud of. I know what you're thinking. You know, it's great to be proud about what you're doing, but proud doesn't pay the bills. It's easy for someone like Richard Branson to say that, but how does it apply to me? Where I'm just struggling to get by. And that's the wrong line of thinking, because if you're desperate and you're just trying to make money just to get by, then you're always going to be stuck there. Because you're going to take on business opportunities that don't excite you, that don't speak to who you are, that don't truly help people, because you're just trying to make a buck. The guys who are just trying to make a buck and are not proud of their businesses don't make it big. Pride and being proud of your company does pay the bills. It's the only thing that pays the bills. You have to love what you do. You have to know that you're helping people. You have to feel it. You have to get excited about it. You have to wake up knowing that people depend on you. They rely on you. That their lives will be worse off without you. That if you don't get up and go to work, they're going to be worse off for it. You have to feel that. You know, when I'm making these videos answering your questions, I feel the pain that you guys are going through, and I wanna help. I get excited. I usually do my videos on a Wednesday. Wednesday is my favorite day of the week 'cause I get to talk to you guys and make these videos to help. I love what I do. I'm proud of it. I will proudly tell people about my website, about my YouTube channel, all the things that I do. And I've had opportunities that seem great, to make a lot of money, but I couldn't stand behind it. I wouldn't feel proud telling you guys, telling my family about it. And so you say no, even though it might be hard because you look at the dollars behind it. But if you want to have success, if you want to make the big money, then you have to be proud about your business. If you're not, you have to find something new. If you're just starting up a business, you're trying to grow your existing one, If you are not really happy with it, if you don't wake up every day proud about what you're doing, switch focus. It's possible. It's not too late to change. You can achieve rapid success, rapid success, when you can combine something that you love doing, that you're really proud of, and that helps a lot of people. I really hope you apply it to your business. Good luck. For those of you watching, if you liked the video, please give it a thumbs up below. It makes me want to do more of these videos for you, and I'd love to hear what you have you have to think. If you want to leave a comment under the video or if you have a question for your business, please leave it below. I always read those. I really do love seeing them come in. So thank you and I'll see you on the next episode.
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