Skills and Beliefs – Which are Strongest?

These are the two elements that being a successful teacher really hinges on, but which has the greatest affect on the student, imparting skills and knowledge or the ability to change their belief systems?    KEY TAKEAWAYS Your communication skills are your ability to present, demonstrate and explain practical skills in a way the student can understand.  Ultimately the imparting of skills will lead nowhere unless you can change the students belief in themselves. Belief drives everything.  A negative belief will prevent the student from using any of the skills you could impart to them. Unless they believe themselves to be a musician, they will not play. BEST MOMENTS ‘Since I’m a guitar teacher I’ll spend lots of time building the students foundational skills and their technical base using the music they love, moving from a very simplified, paired down version and adding layers of complexity and nuance as we go.’ ‘People will stay true to who they believe themselves to be, for better or for worse.’  ‘Without changing their beliefs, you and I are going to struggle to help them to get what they want because what they want to do most is confirm their beliefs.’  VALUABLE RESOURCES The Tutor Podcast  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]