The Comfort Trap

The Tutor Podcast

In this episode of The Tutor Podcast, Neil Cowmeadow discusses the danger of falling into the comfort trap. He highlights how success can lead to complacency and a loss of drive, energy, and ambition. Neil emphasizes the importance of staying motivated and avoiding the temptation to relax when things are going well. He shares personal experiences and offers practical advice, such as setting bigger goals and embracing discomfort to maintain growth and success. Neil's no-nonsense approach and insights provide valuable guidance for tutors, teachers, and coaches looking to avoid the pitfalls of comfort and continue thriving in their businesses.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The comfort trap can be a blindside problem that affects individuals who are experiencing a moderate degree of success. It can lead to a loss of drive, energy, and ambition.

• Comfort can blind individuals to potential problems and opportunities. When people become comfortable, they may take their foot off the gas and become complacent, which can lead to missed opportunities and a decline in their work.

• It is important to continuously challenge oneself and set bigger goals. By pushing oneself out of their comfort zone and embracing discomfort, individuals can maintain their drive and avoid stagnation.

• Deliberately creating pressure and discomfort can be powerful in compelling individuals to do better work and achieve more. By avoiding comfort and embracing challenges, individuals can become stronger and more resilient.

• Society often encourages comfort and complacency, but it is important to resist this and strive for personal growth and success. By avoiding the comfort trap and continuously pushing oneself, individuals can avoid decline and achieve their goals.

BEST MOMENTS
"Comfort kills you, it kills you like just like a disease...when you get comfortable, when you're doing all right, when you're making enough money, you strangely figure that you can take your foot off the gas and cruise along a little bit."

"Comfort can blind you to so many things...you might resist the temptation to let go of the one student who's unreliable and hogs a schedule slot that could go to someone who's a better fit, who's more reliable, who doesn't mess you about."

"Taking that comfortable, easily attainable goal to a higher level creates pressure and that will restore your drive and your activity levels."

"Deliberately pressurizing myself into an uncomfortable workload is going to be powerful in compelling me to do better work with more people. That's the whole damn point, isn't it?"

"Do hard things. Set bigger goals...Don't give a toss what society expects. Go out there and slay your dragons, banish your demons and fight to your last day to avoid the slow creeping decline which always accompanies getting comfortable."

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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!