January 2010 "Virtual CEO Goal" Monthly Report

February 1, 2010 10 Comments

My End-of-Year Speech at the 2009 Live2Sell Annual Dinner & Dance

Location: Company Offices, Reading Time: 5mins

Number of Days in the Office: 19, Total Number of Employees: 171

So here we are with the first monthly report, encapsulating my mission to become a Full-Time Virtual CEO by the end of the year. And, just to clarify, when I mean ‘virtual’, I mean REALLY virtual, like no desk, no chair, no ‘office’ on my company premises. You can view the video post where I announced this goal here.

These posts are going to be as straight forward as possible, but with enough ‘meat’ on them so that you can see what I have been up to (without giving too much away, as I am aware that several of the principals of companies I would class as ‘competitors’ (even in a loose way) to my own company, read this blog (Thanks, guys – hope you’re learning lots! )

The two main points of business that really stick out this month are obviously the launch of VirtualBusinessLifestyle.com, and the hiring of a brand new Head of Operations for my company (we’ll be shooting a video post together sometime in the near future). This one move is a very important one in my overall plan for 2010, and one that will obviously continue to develop throughout the course of the year.

Couple this together with real in-depth planning for my upcoming ‘pleasure trip’ to the USA (check out the last post for my ‘mobile office’ video clip, to see what I’m bringing along) that will last just over 2 weeks, and take me to San Francisco, Miami, New York and LA – I’ve been a really busy bee.

Important Things that Happened in January

Hired a new Head of Operations to start freeing-up more time and planning for the future
Launched this blog
Brought on board 4 new clients
Had 2 client visits
Worked closely with my PA on travel plans for upcoming US Trip (February)
Began working on an Outsourcing related project with a fellow blogger and online marketer (details coming soon)

So, all in all, a very productive month.

Wish us a safe trip for the US, please! We (myself and my wife, Ercille) leave tomorrow. I’ll be shooting a ton of cool video posts (subscribe to my feed to make sure you don’t mess anything!), and don’t worry – there are a few posts already scheduled for you, when I’m away. However, if you’d like to stay up-to-date with my ‘happenings’ whilst on the trip, feel free to follow me on Twitter – I’ll be tweeting regularly.

If you liked this post, please do leave a comment below – I love hearing from my readers, and reply to pretty much every one! You can also “Be Sweet and Retweet!” if you like, too. Thanks, everyone!

Comments

Craig says:

February 3, 2010 at 12:40 pm Craig(Quote)

Finding the right staff is always a tough one. If you feel your new Operations guy is a strong one thats good to hear. But dont forget the sales part of the business too.

I must say I have subscribed to this blog and do enjoy most of the posts. Sometimes I just skim them, but they are always worthwhile reading and watching.

Thank you for the time devoted o it. I hope it continues to become successful for you Chris.

- Chris C. Ducker says:
  
  February 4, 2010 at 11:50 am Chris C. Ducker(Quote)
  
  @Craig – Thanks for commenting and the feedback. Yes, youre right, the good people are hard to find. However, its also about how you nurture and work with them. I have big plans for this particular gent, and I am hoping he’ll prove his worth. Thanks for subscribing to the blog. The numbers have been increading nicely, so I am happy to see you on board, too.
  
  I look forward to your next comment!
  
Mike Potter says:

February 4, 2010 at 12:37 pm Mike Potter(Quote)

Chris, the transparency here is amazing. Are you sure you should be giving out ALL this info?

The fact that you tell it how it is is amazing. I love it.

Inspiring – absolutely.

Thank you for this great first update. I cant wait to see how things go in February for you. Ive been following your tweets from the US. excellent work.

- Chris C. Ducker says:
  
  February 4, 2010 at 2:46 pm Chris C. Ducker(Quote)
  
  @Mike – Cheers. Should I be given out the info, perhaps not. Perhaps so. Either way, I’m doing it to be as ‘real’ as possible, so people can see exactly what happens and what I am actually doing to free myself up, carry on growing my business and ultimately doing it from a distance by the end of the year! Glad you like the tweets – stay tuned, there is tons of great stuff coming up!
  
Steven says:

February 4, 2010 at 5:38 pm Steven(Quote)

Appreciate you doing this Chris I believe that these reports will give you a big following base because people WANT to see how other people put these things into action.

I will definitely be back.

Steve

- Chris C. Ducker says:
  
  February 4, 2010 at 6:52 pm Chris C. Ducker(Quote)
  
  @Steven – Sincerely appreciate your comment, buddy! I’m glad youre enjoying the posts. Yes, I feel the monthly round-up’s will hopefully becoming popular. I’m not holding back anything, so there will be plenty to learn and pick up, thats for sure!
  
Maren Kate says:

February 22, 2010 at 2:20 pm Maren Kate(Quote)

Awesome Chris! You are doing awesome and I love the transparency!

- Chris C. Ducker says:
  
  February 22, 2010 at 7:34 pm Chris C. Ducker(Quote)
  
  @Maren – Thanks for the compliment and the comment, too! Second monthly report coming soon. Also highly enjoying your blog lately, too!