Everything changed for Chris at the end of 2009, when he suffered a horrific burnout. He was living like most entrepreneurs, working 14-hour days, six days a week, spending very little time with his family and working ‘in’ his business, instead of ‘on’ it way too much. He loved his business and the focus of building it, but Chris was tired. In every possible way.

Going into 2010, Chris put a 1-year goal in place – to become a Virtual CEO, and replace himself in his business as much as possible by the end of the year. By late November 2010, he achieved the goal. Not only that, but Chris launched another business in the middle of that year, Virtual Staff Finder, as a result of simply listening to his online audience.

Chris now works an average of 6-hours a day, his workweek no longer includes Friday and he gets to spend lots of time with his wife and three awesome children.  

In this episode, Karen and Chris discuss:

·         Success Story of Chris

·         Commit to Get Leads

o    A Youpreneur is seen to sell on a consistent, high value basis, in order to bring the leads in on a consistent basis.

·         Consult to Sell

o    Create your ecosystem flexible enough that no matter when someone finds you, they get to work with you to solve their problems.

·         Connect to Build and Grow

o    Build a business based on you, but not reliant on you.

·         Success Thinking, Activities and Vision

o    Build your work around your life, not your life around your work.

·         Sweet Spot of Success