Listen "It's Your Thing"
Episode Synopsis
If you are in business for yourself your are in a significant minority with currently only 13.7% of working people self employed, the lowest since 2011. There is a lot of peer pressure to get a job and be miserable. However, Neil urges you to carry on with your own business and keep your time and happiness under your own control.KEY TAKEAWAYS
Avoid the ‘loser speak’ because that’s what you are going to hear a lot of and you are going to hear it from the majority of the people around you.
Don’t take career advice from unhappy, unfulfilled, underpaid people.
Some people will resent you in your freedom and success.
BEST MOMENTS‘If you’re busy, they’ll tell you not to work so hard. They’ll tell you that you need to chill out. And I hate that term.’‘Because we’ve chosen to leave the safety of the herd, break rank and separate ourselves from who we used to be, believe me, it changes you.’‘Nobody else can live our life for us.’VALUABLE RESOURCESThe Tutor Podcastwww.Neilcowmeadow.comABOUT THE HOSTNeil 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 [email protected]
Avoid the ‘loser speak’ because that’s what you are going to hear a lot of and you are going to hear it from the majority of the people around you.
Don’t take career advice from unhappy, unfulfilled, underpaid people.
Some people will resent you in your freedom and success.
BEST MOMENTS‘If you’re busy, they’ll tell you not to work so hard. They’ll tell you that you need to chill out. And I hate that term.’‘Because we’ve chosen to leave the safety of the herd, break rank and separate ourselves from who we used to be, believe me, it changes you.’‘Nobody else can live our life for us.’VALUABLE RESOURCESThe Tutor Podcastwww.Neilcowmeadow.comABOUT THE HOSTNeil 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 [email protected]
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