Today Neil talks about being unapologetic and identifying yourself as an entrepreneur.

His tutoring business is all about infecting as many people as possible with his love affair with the guitar and making it as much fun for his students and himself as he can.

This means he’s working when everyone else is playing and that can be a problem, particularly for personal relationships and achieving a social life or sometimes just a life!

Being an entrepreneur is fundamentally different to what most people do and others can find it difficult to understand but what’s the point of doing less of what you love in order to do something you like less? There is great value and important advice for all entrepreneurs in this episode listen in now.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Because it’s your business and you are responsible for your own success or failure, you have to put your commitment into your students and your business ahead of any social activity.
• You can’t be everywhere and do everything, you will have to make choices – and some of the people around you are not going to like your choices.
• If you work hard in your business and love every minute of it, a lot of the people around you won’t understand, because it’s so far away from how life is for them.
• It can be really tough to tell your wife, friends or your kids that you can’t do certain things because you’re working.
• In some circumstances it can cost you a relationship, strain family ties – but you have to do it, because your business shouldn’t take second place.
• Be discerning and selective about when you say “yes” and make “no” your default answer to anything which pulls you away from your vision, your business and your values.
• Entrepreneurs are different they are impatient and want things done they are more positive with more alpha behaviours.
• As an entrepreneur your energy is different, you have a different vibe and are from a different tribe.
• What matters is spending more time face-to-face with your own tribe: your students, mentees, collaborators and fellow entrepreneurs – the people who get you
• Take the time to be there for the people in your life who matter, when it matters – be discerning and remember your business has two main functions:
• To make money for you
• To allow you to live life on your own terms and manage your own time.

 

BEST MOMENTS

‘Faces tell stories and entrepreneurs have different more positive wrinkles’

‘Why are people so keen on holidays is it to escape an ordinary life? if you find your passion you won’t need a holiday’

‘Remember the golden rule -  if it’s not fun don’t do it’

‘Dignity - I have zero tolerance for drunks. Having been one myself, I’m amazed to see people slosh down a load of booze and completely lose their dignity’

‘That’s why work/life balance is a crock, and why you shouldn’t fall for that loser’s limp.

 

VALUABLE RESOURCES

The Tutor Podcast

Weird Things Guitarists Do book by Neil Cowmeadow

www.Neilcowmeadow.com

 

ABOUT THE HOST

Neil Cowmeadow is a maverick peripatetic guitar teacher from Telford with over 19 years’ experience in the business of helping people. Learn how to start, grow and love your business with Neil’s invaluable advice and tips without the buzzwords and BS!

 

CONTACT METHOD

[email protected] 

The Tutor Podcast Twitter