The Tutor Podcast

This week, Neil explains how crucial it is to keep accurate regular accounts of your sales. In the second of this three part series of episodes detailing his method of accounting, Neil shares his tips on how to accurately record your daily sales into an easy referable format to streamline you and your accountants overview of your business and not fall foul of the taxman. KEY TAKEAWAYS Do not secon...

This week, Neil explains how crucial it is to keep accurate accounts of your purchases. In the first of this three part series of episodes detailing his method of accounting, Neil shares his tips on how to easily and accurately store and record all your purchase invoices for easy reference. KEY TAKEAWAYS Every unaccounted for purchase means you are voluntarily going to pay more tax. Use an easy so...

This week, Neil discusses the importance of your workspace and how to maximise efficiency so you can concentrate on inspiring and informing your students. KEY TAKEAWAYS When designing your working space keep in mind the image you are presenting to your student and the learning atmosphere you wish to present. When arranging seating always leave a clean line of exit for your student. This will ensur...

This week, Neil discusses the power of journaling – how it has positively impacted not just his own journey as a tutor, but his life in general, and why keeping a journal for yourself might be the missing tool in your own world. KEY TAKEAWAYS Countless famous and successful people have kept journals, either as part of a collective series of memoirs, or as a way of diarising and organising. Journal...

This week, Neil reflects upon the words of Carlo Cipolla from 1976, and his work on ‘The Human Laws Of Stupidity’ – five laws that may explain a lot about the world around us today… KEY TAKEAWAYS Everybody underestimates the number of stupid people. The number around us is way higher than you may think. Stupidity does not rely upon factors such as race, religion, sex, profession, or income level....

One thing that we can all rely on in life, is change. No matter how hard we try, the world around us will change, and so will we. But as Neil discusses on this week's show, since change is inevitable, what can we do about it? KEY TAKEAWAYS Everything changes every day. We must stay positive about the things we want, staying firm on our outcomes and our desired end-point. If change outside of ourse...

Before we can hope to know others, and instruct them, we must know ourselves. In this episode, Neil pauses to reflect upon the value of connecting with ourselves, and the value it can bring to our skills as the tutor of others. KEY TAKEAWAYS We must take time to pause, reflect, think and consider, in order to better observe the patterns of life. Take time to think about what makes us happy, who ma...

This week, Neil discusses a very special sub-group of his very own students – a group he likes to refer to as “The Remedials”.  All tutors will have come across students like this in their tutoring journey.  In this episode Neil shares his thoughts on how to get the best out of them. KEY TAKEAWAYS A remedial is a long-time practitioner of their craft, who has become stuck in their ways. Sometimes...

The internet is very useful but has many pitfalls, traps and risks, and perhaps surprisingly Neil was recently caught out by one of these – copyright law bots. If Neil with his wealth of experience can be caught out, so can you, so listen in to this episode to find out more and the dos and don’ts of using images!   KEY TAKEAWAYS Neil’s top suggestions for you if you use images on your website, blo...

“Working with parts” is the NLP idea of unlocking deep resistance and talking with different parts of the brain. Neil discusses how to introduce “working with parts” into your tutoring business, how to uncover what drives your student’s behaviors and why WWP can help you remove the resistances in a students mind to help them learn more efficiently.   KEY TAKEAWAYS ‘Working with parts’ is a very us...

Do you often find yourself setting grand, ambitious goals, only to never find yourself achieving them? Join Neil today as he explains why setting goals is a biological process and to understand goals, you need to understand yourself. Neil shares his secret to achieving your dreams and how slow, measurable steps will set you on your journey to success.   KEY TAKEAWAYS To set goals it is important t...

Discover the importance of having a killer work ethic and how having one, can create amazing things for you and your business. Neil discusses the importance of removing all distractions when you sit down to work, why a strong work ethic is so rare and therefore valuable and why sticking to a routine is so beneficial.   KEY TAKEAWAYS The definition of ‘work’ is a physical or mental activity underta...

Your students are most likely going to have entrenched beliefs that may affect their confidence levels, it is your job as a tutor to defeat these beliefs to help them thrive! Join Neil as he discusses how throwaway comments made by others can affect your students, why you should give your students time to ‘gather data and the importance of instilling optimism within your students. KEY TAKEAWAYS Yo...

DESCRIPTION As September rolls around, so does the start of the new school year and you may find that some of your students are fleeing the nest to university. Today Neil discusses the emotional wrench of students leaving you, why after years of working together, a strong bond has been formed and why you should always be grateful to have been a part of their journey.   KEY TAKEAWAYS An unexpected...

Too many people continuously chase the next shiny penny, which usually leaves them burnt out and frustrated. Join Neil as he shares how you can escape this vicious cycle and grow your business empire. Discover the importance of focusing on your core idea, how to create passive income and the ways to invest your money.    KEY TAKEAWAYS  Too many people chase the next bright penny rather than learni...

Join Neil today as he discusses everything you need to know about Limited Companies to help you decide if this business structure is the one for you. Neil discusses the setting up process, tax benefits and the legalities of limited companies.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Limited companies are separate legal entities which mean there is a total separation of business and person. The company can own assets and g...

If you have a start-up business or have drifted into tutoring without much of a plan, then today's podcast is the one for you. Join Neil and discover the three business partnership structures which can help keep you safe and alert to pitfalls, allow you to stay on the right side of the law and most importantly, help you to keep the taxman happy. KEY TAKEAWAYS An ordinary partnership is a basic bus...

Discover today how you can ever so simply register as a sole trader and get your tutoring business up and running. Join Neil as he discusses the importance of registering and paying your taxes, what business expenses you can claim back and the importance of having a separate business bank account.    KEY TAKEAWAYS  Becoming a Sole Trader is a simple process. There is no separation between you and...

The comfort zone can be alluring and comfortable, however staying within your comfort zone comes with many limitations. Join Neil today as how you can flourish, so long as you escape the comfort trap. Discover how you can be an example of possibility to your students, how to escape your comfort zone and why you should not waste your energy on menial things.   KEY TAKEAWAYS The comfort zone is popu...

Discover today how you can design your own failure, which can help you spot your route to success. Join Neil as he shares a fool proof way to stop yourself from feeling overworked and underpaid. By identifying areas in your life you are failing in such as time management, passive income streams and lack of students you can flip your life around and get back on the road to success.    KEY TAKEAWAYS...

Discover the sleeker, faster, less demanding and free operating system ready to rival Windows. Join Neil as he discusses the advantages Linux, the open source operating system that outperforms Windows in more ways than one from its cost efficiency to its reliability is Linux beginning to take over?   KEY TAKEAWAYS Linux is the open source OS that outperforms Windows, runs on low-spec machines, and...

A few short weeks ago Microsoft announced the release of its new Windows version and at first, everything seemed wonderful! Join Neil today as he discusses the pros and cons of the new Windows 11 platform and whether it's a benefit to you or not. Neil discusses how Windows 11 claims it will enhance your productivity, the new features of the platform such as being able to resume what you were doing...

Discover today a simple yet effective tutoring tool that is really important in ensuring your students are comfortable, relaxed and successful in their field, whatever it is you teach, this technique will help you. Neil discusses how ‘playing pretend’ can encourage your students to relax, how eliminating their fears of failure can help with their confidence and why imagination can become reality....

Knowing and understanding your ideal student is vital to your business’ success, find out today how you can identify your ideal client and how you can strategically market your business to be the leading service provider for that demographic. Neil discusses the benefits of knowing your client, why testing is important and what qualities to look for to discover them.   KEY TAKEAWAYS There are many...

Have you ever looked back on your tutoring or teaching journey and thought about what it has taught you rather than what you have taught others? Join Neil in today’s episode as he does exactly that. Neil talks through how he stumbled into the world of tutoring, how teaching often has a habit of producing unexpected consequences and how it can allow you to become more self-aware.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Te...