The Remote CEO Show

Believe it or not, COVID made this process much more manageable. Even last year, many businesses (and customers) were opposed to meeting online and developing relationships digitally. Now, virtually every customer and business has an online presence, even if it’s just a Facebook account. That made your life a whole lot easier because you can grow your brand and scale with just your smartphone. If you are not creating content daily, you are missing out on an asset that is free to build, and it compounds over time. If you are wondering where your next deal is coming from, that is a sign that you need to double down on your brand awareness and content creation. If you are struggling to scale and want to learn how to use content creation to get quality leads into your business, send me a message, and we can find out the best way for you to grow organically.

In this episode of the Remote CEO Show, I had the pleasure to interview Geordie Wardman. Geordie is the host of the Big Break Software Podcast, that interviews software company founders, SaaS owners, app builders, angel investors, and SaaS coaches/consultants. He started 5 companies, sold three, and still running two of them. He a team of 45 people, and we're growing. He lives in Switzerland, works from home, and ski 100 days a year while running all of his businesses.

In this episode of the Remote CEO Show, I had the pleasure to interview Tricia Belmonte. Tricia is an Internet marketing specialist with over 20 years of marketing, senior management, and business development experience. Her passion is helping motivated business owners become authority sites online. Her specialties include online course development, search engine optimization (SEO), Facebook advertising, content creation, funnels, and more. Tricia Belmonte's online courses have reached over 27,000 students across 145 countries and have all been listed on the first page of Udemy, one of the world’s largest online course platforms.

We all need some time to reboot our mind. If you don’t meditate regularly, or you find yourself always on social media, you definitely need to unplug and reset. I meditate every day, but I still like to have a 24 hour reset every 7 weeks. This technique above has helped me gain clarity by reconnecting with what I value most (my relationships, and time alone with myself)

Working remotely can be hard if you don’t know how to focus properly. But it’s actually not that hard once you understand that it’s all about pre-committing. Tell your family/friends/coworkers that you are going to step in “the zone” for a few hours and that you don’t have time to interact with them.

Get rid of all distractions in sight. For example, put your phone away under a big pile of papers or in a closet.

Put your headphones on and listen to instrumental music so you don’t get distracted by lyrics. And lastly, if you get distracted by Youtube or other sites, invest in a browser blocker so you just can’t surf the web while you work.

Everyone likes to talk to people, but no one likes to close the deal. But your business is not going to make money unless you take that crucial final step. To make that happen then, follow this pattern. Ask questions to understand your prospect’s situation. Cover the ins and outs of your product or service and show how your product will help solve the problems your client just talked about. When the prospect stats asking questions about price, terms, conditions, etc., it’s time to go for the close. Don’t get stuck on the sales side of the conversation, otherwise you will talk yourself out of the deal. If your product is good and you believe in it, you should be proud to take this last step!

4 Daily Habits That Changed My Life I literally tried hundreds of “hacks” to improve my life, but these 4 are by far the most effective ones. Daily meditation sessions (even just 10 minutes,) help me stay centered throughout the day and avoid getting caught up in small stuff. Now, as soon as something throws me off, I catch myself within 1 second and I am back in my “zen mode.” Working out and sweating are the two things that allow me to stay energetic and alert all day long. If I don’t work out in the morning, I am lethargic and distracted by 2 pm. Cold Showers…. Oh, cold showers… I have been taking them on a daily basis for over one year (never missed a day…) They remind me what it means to be consistent, they relax me, they lower body inflammation, they increase energy and they are obviously the fastest way to wake up too! Planning my work the night before has allowed me to stay on track with my ambitions and literally writing my life. Think about it. All I do is make big goals, break them down into daily actions, assign these daily actions to my days, and execute. Done! Implement some of these habits in your life and watch your productivity and wellbeing skyrocket!