#043 All I Want For Christmas Is...

DESCRIPTION In this podcast Neil highlights the ways in which undertaking a Christmas strategic planning retreat can be invaluable for the coming year. He shares with us the ways we can take an opportunity to ‘just breathe’ and how doing this provides clarity and insight that could change your life forever.     KEY TAKE AWAYS   Christmas is a funny time In the tutoring game everything is disrupted, your students might be away, and other things might shut down. You can embrace it in by responding in either a positive or negative way. A positive response recognises it’s an opportunity to step back, review and reflect.   Make the most of the festive holiday Catch up with friends that you might have neglected, it can be easy to lose contact with people if you don’t make the effort. Take care of maintenance jobs such as decorating cleaning and re-organising. Complete those jobs that can be challenging to undertake with students about.   Take the opportunity to get away from your desk and think Plan some time to think about the direction you want your business to go in. stepping away provides invaluable perspective   Look to the future What do you want to achieve? How much do you want to earn? Create a road map and time line, planning your journey to achieve what you want. Often, the best ideas come when you are not at work – you can create a safe space for them to land when away from your desk. Go somewhere beautiful and special and get inspired       BEST MOMENTS   “I kind of treat every day above ground as a special day, so I have 364 more special days than the folks who save their special day status up for December 25th.”   “That’s how I got the idea to get outdoors and get away from my desk.”   “Go somewhere beautiful/elegant/special and get inspired”   “For years I’ve spent Christmas morning either mountain biking, hiking, or climbing.”   “Universe reminding me that time is passing”   VALUABLE RESOURCES Neil Cowmeadow - Weird Things Guitarists Do 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]