Habits define who we are and who we believe ourselves to be but can also lead to our depression and our happiness and overtime habits will determine who we become. In today’s episode, Neil discusses the power of habits and routines and why they really matter to the success of your business, your tutoring and your wider life. Listen in to hear how to battle your inner moron and build better habits.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Habits give you an evolutionary advantage, they speed up shortcuts, save energy and speed up actions.
Habits really matter. It’s an automatic behaviour pattern, set off by a trigger with an exit routine that becomes unconscious.
Socialisation forms our habits and governments, advertisers and marketers know we are susceptible to ‘under the radar influence’ and since negative and positive habits are formed in the same way it’s easy to be pulled in the wrong direction.
The minute you admit you have a habit is the minute you’ve given up control to whatever person or organisation created that habit.
Aim to create a tick list that forms habits that are in your best interest and in turn that will help you trigger, action, exit and you will form habits that help you instead of hurt you. Your own anticipation of ‘ticking the box’ will release dopamine rewarding you for your work.
If your habits help and serve you, identify and optimise them to trigger them again and again. If your habits hurt you, identify the trigger and replace it with a new trigger for better behaviour.
BEST MOMENTS
“Not many people stop and think about their habits”
“Tame your inner moron”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Book - The Art Of War
Listen to The Tutor Podcast on the Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tutor-podcast/id1369191372)! Build Your Online Course Week 1: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-your-online-course/id1369191372?i=1000477109724
Course Planning Week 2: Who Am I?: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-your-online-course/id1369191372?i=1000477109724
Who are They? (Know Your Punters): https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/who-are-they-know-your-punters/id1369191372?i=1000478984529
Read the Weird Things Guitarists Do book by Neil Cowmeadow, which is available now on Amazon. Link - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Weird-Things-Guitarists-Do-Misconceptions/dp/1519026579/
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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!
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