29 Chris Ducker Outsourcing to Build Business.
b'Today we have a remarkable guest on, and this is special in that this is an answer to a lot of people\\u2019s problems. This guest is Chris Ducker, a successful entrepreneur that moved to the Philippines back in about 2000/2001, and at that time he set up a company that actually does some unique services, virtual employees, that is virtual assistants of various kinds. This gives the ability for somebody who has a company or to doing something, to hire virtually; therefore, that\\u2019s just like an independent contractor except at a lot less money, as opposed to hiring employees.\\nExtremely successful. He\\u2019s appeared in everything from Entrepreneur, to Inc., to Forbes, a few others. You might want to help me with that, Chris. I\\u2019ve lost track of all the things you\\u2019ve been put in. Anyway, welcome to Life Unsettled, Chris.\\nChris: Thanks. It\\u2019s a pleasure to be here. I really appreciate the invite. You did pretty good. Entrepreneur, Inc., Business Insight, Huffington Post \\u2013 that was a surprise. Other than that, you\\u2019ve got everything covered.\\nThomas: Okay, good. One of the things that an awful lot of people are facing, and I gave a very brief look at it, and solving people\\u2019s problems, because people today more and more so are worried about jobs and other things. Right now we have Obama Care Healthcare in the United States, etc. to add on to everything else. The increases in jobs in the United States have not been real jobs. They just generally have been jobs that are under 30 hours a week, so that the companies don\\u2019t have to worry about giving health insurance, etc.\\nWhen you have part-time jobs, people are finding that two part-time jobs of 20+ hours doesn\\u2019t add up to a full-time job, because companies don\\u2019t pay you as much. People are looking for alternatives. Could you describe a little bit better for us how a virtual person, virtual assistant works? I\\u2019ll start off by saying I actually have three virtual assistants that I\\u2019m working with now.\\nChris: Yeah. I think the key element or the key discussion point here is not necessarily how VAs work, although I can go into that, but it\\u2019s more importantly on how people that are in that situation right now can utilize virtual assistants to go out, and either create their own what I call a side hustle, so something on the side away from their full or part-time job, where they can earn additional income. Or maybe it\\u2019s: \\u201cI\\u2019ve had enough of working for other people. I\\u2019m going to go out and do my own thing. I have 20 years in this industry, or this niche, or this space. I\\u2019ve got a lot to teach. I\\u2019m going to go out and become a blogger, or an author, or a speaker, or a coach, or a consultant.\\u201d\\nWhat can I do? How can I launch that side of my life as a new full-fledged entrepreneur, and not work for a j-o-b anymore by utilizing virtual stuff? I think that\\u2019s the important way to look at it, Thomas, because I think there\\u2019s a lot of people out there that have a hell of a lot to offer society in a number of different industries and spaces, but they\\u2019re being pulled back because of the exact things that you just mentioned. Wouldn\\u2019t you agree?\\nThomas: Absolutely. Yes. Everybody is so concerned about the risks involved in starting their own company, but to have something on the side. That\\u2019s not to follow the mantra that\\u2019s running around all over the world, \\u201cGo follow your passion.\\u201d That\\u2019s where people become dancers, actors, actresses, singers, etc. and end up working in the Cheesecake Factory or the deli in New York on Times Square.\\nYou have other things to offer. Whatever you\\u2019ve done and however you have built that, your experiences, etc. and sometimes even hobbies. The hobby doesn\\u2019t have to be that you like to go ballroom dancing or something. It might be something else that you\\u2019re doing, but that you can become well-qualified, become an expert, learn it a little bit more, and then supplement it.\\nChris: Agreed. Absolutely. I don\\u2019t like that phrase, and I\\u2019m very loud and quite obnoxious when I talk about i...'