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Today I want to share with you a fascinating topic that I’ve seen in constant evolution for the last 8 years.

This is how can you become a Digital CEO and run a successful business online???

Back in 2008 when I started my first online business I was absolutely lost and to be honest I was completely mistaken about how a successful business should be.

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The most effective way to build an online business today is by sharing your knowledge and expertise with your audience.

Today I am sharing with you how to overcome the "fear" of teaching your audience and build an engaged tribe. 

LinkedIn is all about authority, credibility, and building relationships.

This week I am bringing to you a podcast episode focused on how to boost your Social Selling Index on LinkedIn.

Let’s be honest.

Did you really know there was such a thing? Did you know that LinkedIn has a Social Selling Index that measures your activity, and therefore your chances of successful selling on LinkedIn?

I’ll show you first how to check your SSI to discover which areas you should pay special attention to.

Also, I have a full step-by-step guide to help you improve your score that you can download from here.

You can find the links and download the guide from the episode's show notes.

This week I am so excited to be featuring Chris Ducker, which you probably already know. He is a well-known entrepreneur, author, podcaster, public speaker, and a lot more.

I am going to tell you a secret this week, something a bit personal. During these chaotic times, I’ve been struggling with my daily productivity and goal tracking at some points.

Ok, what’s new about that? You are probably saying. EVERY ENTREPRENEUR is struggling with productivity at the moment.

The thing is, I asked Chris for some advice on how to improve my daily productivity and he sent me a simple but hugely effective technique that boosted my daily productivity.

The technique is called the 1-2-3 method and it was so good that ask Chris if I could share it here with all of you. 

And here is Chris explaining how to use the 1-2-3 method…

Unless you can stay centered and grow through uncertainty you’ll be always suffering as an entrepreneur. I’m sorry, but this is something that I learned in the crisis of 2008 when I started my first business.

The truth and the matter are that (almost) anyone can start and grow a business when the economy is right, the markets are right, the right clients have money to pay you and your cashflow is looking spectacular.

The question is: can you be a good entrepreneur when you don’t have any of that?

Keeping your mind clear and focused running your business when you don’t know where your next client is going to come from sounds almost impossible. Bur trust me if you want to succeed and stay in business for the long term this is a skill that you need to learn.

Yes, I said a skill, because it can be learned and improved.

In this podcast episode, I am going to share with you four frameworks and strategies that I use to stay focus, especially in these chaotic days.

Also, I am sharing with you a relaxing breathing exercise that Ron Foglia has sent me to share with you all of you.

How can you stay focused on your business goals when the world is falling apart?

This is the question that I asked Kimberly Afonso (aka The CEO Whisperer) a few weeks ago.

In Kimberly’s words: “Is not the time to be super productive all the time but find the way to work smarter, strategically”.

Identify key daily goals that will give you instant progress toward your goals.

Depending on where you are right now, it could be…

• Reaching out your best client to create an outstanding case study.
• Finding the right business partners to pivot your business into a new sector.
• Landing your first podcast interview to start growing your business
• OR as simple as registering your domain name and setting up your own blog

Whatever it is for your particular case, it has to be a specific action that you can do right now that will bring you closer to your big goals.

The key is to stay focused on your daily goals and not feel overwhelmed by how far you feel from your big goals right now.

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Almost every single time when I used to say that I work from home, people get shocked about it!

Today, we are living a totally different reality.

Bur for some reason, people still think that working from home as something temporary. You know, if you are not working in an office, you are not actually working after all.

At the same time, big corporations such as Apple, Amazon or Netflix have a full “remote work” program that their employees can take advantage of —even before COVID-19.

But for some reason, many people are still missing the "old good times" at the office.

In my brutally honest opinion, people don’t know what they want until you show it to them. Alright, that’s not mine, it’s from Steve Jobs, but you get the point.

Here are 7 reasons why to not go back to the office ever again.

Starting a business is difficult, but starting and growing a business in the middle of a crisis is 10x more difficult.

I now that because I started my first business (still alive) in the middle of the 2008 economical crisis.

If you are starting a side business or in the early stages of it, your first reaction probably is to leave it on standby for a while. And, quite honestly, I don’t blame you.

It feels so scary right now.

But wait a minute, before you give up your side business and with it your entrepreneurial dreams I want you to listen to the last episode of The Side Plan.

1. You are not alone. We are a lot of entrepreneurs all over the world building amazing projects.
2. This could be the best moment to start your side hustle.

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Welcome to another special episode of The Side Plan on this Chaospreneur daily series.

If you are new, I am sharing my learnings, miseries and small victories through the process of being an entrepreneur in times of chaos

Your market still needs your help

1. The feeling that we all entrepreneurs have right now from the market is that everything has frozen.
2. Some industries are going to be idle for a while.
3. You can pivot your business and adapt your offerings to new channels like online.

Not everybody has been affected the same way.

1. Maybe you need to pivot your business to a new type of business or client.
2. Develop new ways to deliver your value to your client base.

Do not lower your rates

1. Sounds tempting but this is just a temporary solution to keep some of your clients around in the short term.
2. You can be flexible in the way that you charge your clients.

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The game has changed

1. 2 weeks ago we were playing according to certain rules, today the game has changed and we need to start playing according to new rules.
2. The market is changing, many things that you used to do are going to disappear, at least for a while, and other new opportunities will appear.

If you want to keep growing you need to accept uncertainty

1. The skills, tactics and strategies that you used to grow your business or professionally for the last 10 years are not enough right now.
2. You need to accept that the game has changed, understand the new rules and develop new skills

Be proactive, not reactive

1. Many people are worried these days and as a result, they are paralysed
2. You cannot stop, if you want to keep growing and don’t get stuck in these difficult times, you need to keep moving.
3. Adapt, test and find new ways to deliver your value.

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