Fed Up and Ready to Quit Teaching Music? Try This First.

Maybe you're so frustrated with your private teaching business that you're already planning your exit strategy. Or maybe the idea of quitting has just started wiggling it's way into your consciousness.

Either way, I get it. Sometimes the job feels like more headaches than it's worth. Sure, some of your students are terrific and you'd really miss the flexibility of setting your own schedule. But managing all the scheduling issues, student needs, and administrative tasks is wearing you down.

Before you throw in the towel and quit teaching music altogether, though, let's take a breath.

If you enjoy teaching, and like the flexibility and fulfillment of working for yourself, don't throw the proverbial baby out with the bath water and quit - at least, not until you've tried these 3 things.

3 strategies to refresh your private teaching business

1. Don't quit, pivot.

It's possible to build a different type of studio than the one you're currently running, and it's also possible to do it while you're still teaching (I know, because I did it.)

If you're so fed up that you're ready to quit teaching music, it may well be worth the time to find a model that better suits you - one that can help you reduce and better manage the hassles of running your own business while boosting job satisfaction.

Pivoting to a different business model that’s in line with your values, desires, and personality will help you make decisions that are better-aligned to you - the person without whom the business would not exist.

And the very process of adopting a fresh approach will immediately help you feel less frazzled and more empowered to create the studio you really want.

2. Find a good mentor.

When you're making a big change, it's best not to go it alone.

Instead, find the support of a good mentor. A mentor can be a sounding board for ideas, provide valuable feedback and guidance, and help you stay the course when you're frustrated or overwhelmed.

A mentor can come in the form of an experienced teacher, a coach, or an online course. Finding a mentor who has made the type of changes in their studio that you wish to make in yours can be especially valuable, as they'll be able to offer a lot of specific guidance to help you get where you want to go.

3. Make change at a manageable pace.

Change is inspiring but also difficult. It takes a lot of energy and stamina, especially when you're trying to bridge the gap between the "old way" and the "new way" of running your studio.

Changing your business model will take time and patience, and will also require you to push yourself past your comfort zone from time to time.

So it's important to move forward in a way that feels comfortable and manageable to you. Be sure you have a plan for change that keeps you moving forward, but gives you the flexibility to move at your own pace.

When you're frustrated and ready to give up, that's definitely a wake-up call to make a significant change.

But the best option for you might not be to quit music teaching altogether. If you're willing to put some effort into refreshing your business instead of abandoning it, then the studio pivot might be just the ticket for you.

My NEW self-paced online course (coming soon!) gives you step-by-step instructions to build an studio you love.

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