Chris Ducker is a serial entrepreneur and author of the bestselling books, Virtual Freedom, and more recently, Rise of the Youpreneur. Based in Cambridge, England, Chris owns and operates several businesses, including the VA recruiting hub, Virtual Staff Finder and the personal brand education company Youpreneur. He employs over 350 full-time employees around the world and is regarded as one of the top experts in the world on the subjects of virtual staffing and scaling an expert business.
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3 Value Bombs
1) No matter where you are on the journey, you’re exactly where you need to be right now. It’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey.
2) Just because you can do all the things in your business doesn’t necessarily mean that you should.
3) Successful entrepreneurs and leaders define themselves by their ability to work harder, longer, smarter, faster and all that sort of thing. But that hustle and exhaustion will become part of your identity. And before you know what’s happening, you’re burning out.
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Show Notes
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Today’s Audio MASTERCLASS: How to Successfully Scale Your Business Without Burnout!
[1:16] – Chris shares something that he believes about becoming successful that most people disagree with.
- A lot of people are falling victim to the idea that you’ve got to hustle and grind your way to success – sometimes even into the hospital. And you don’t need to do that. You’ve just got to work smarter.
[2:35] – High quality leads and turning them into loyal customers.
- If you don’t know what you want to be known for, what you’re all about, and how you can best serve people, then you’re not going to be able to attract the right type of people.
- Figure out who it is that you can serve the best. Just because we can help a whole bunch of different people out there in the world doesn’t mean that we actually should, because every time we say yes to something, we’re saying no to something else.
- Know where they’re hanging out. Flip the script a little bit and focus on your prospect rather than on you and what you want to do.
- Start conversations that lead to conversions.
[6:29] – Chris’ advice for those feeling stuck in their business.
- Do the stop-stay-start audit. Write down all the stuff that you’re doing currently right now.
- Just cause what you’re doing is working a little bit doesn’t mean that it’s working the way you want it to work. You’re going to stop doing those things.
- Identify what do you not have in your ecosystem that you feel could be serving your clients well.
[9:45] – A timeout to thank our sponsors!
- Thrivetime Show: Is this your year? Visit ThrivetimeShow.com/eofire to see how Clay Clark’s business coaching has helped thousands of entrepreneurs to dramatically increase profitability!
- HubSpot: Learn how HubSpot can help your business grow better at HubSpot.com.
[13:05] – The best way to avoid burnout when building and running a business.
- Build a team.
- There are certain things in your business that you should be doing, and certain things that even though you can, you should not be doing.
- Just because you can do all the things in your business doesn’t necessarily mean that you should
[18:58] – Chris’ opinion about the hustle and grind lifestyle.
- People need to hit the pause button for a minute and look at where they are.
- Hustle is a season. It’s not a lifestyle.
- Successful entrepreneurs and leaders define themselves by their ability to work harder, longer, smarter, faster and all that sort of thing. But that hustle and exhaustion will become part of your identity. And before you know what’s happening, you’re burning out.
- We’re driven to hustle because of this scarcity mindset that society has led us to believe.
[22:03] – Chris talks about his free 3-day entrepreneurial experience
- Day one will be about taking a snapshot on where you are currently in your business.
- Day two is about going from conversations to conversions.
- Day three is going to ultimately show you the exact step-by-step of what you need to do in order to get to 6 figures and beyond.
- Sign up for Chris’ free 3-day entrepreneurial experience at EOFire.com/you!
[26:32] – Chris’ key takeaway and call to action.
- Whatever it is that you’re working on right now in your business is going to be way more attainable if you surround yourself with other people who are on a similar journey
- No matter where you are on the journey, you’re exactly where you need to be right now. It’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey.
- Sign up for Chris’ free 3-day entrepreneurial experience at EOFire.com/you!
[29:00] – Thank you to our Sponsors!
- Thrivetime Show: Is this your year? Visit ThrivetimeShow.com/eofire to see how Clay Clark’s business coaching has helped thousands of entrepreneurs to dramatically increase profitability!
- HubSpot: Learn how HubSpot can help your business grow better at HubSpot.com.
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