12 Lessons from 12 years in Business! 8th of November 2018 was my 12-year anniversary of being self-employed, a business owner, sole trader, entrepreneur, in the mortgage industry.
Here I share the top tips I have learnt from being self-employed for over 12 years in the mortgage industry.
The 12 lessons from 12 years in mortgages and financial services:
- Mindset is the number 1 element to your success.
- Work hard but work smart and learn to delegate.
- Listening to audiobooks and podcasts.
- You need to surround yourself with like-minded people. You need a good peer group.
- Do not fear failure, and I know that is massively hard to believe, but if you fear failure, it's going to stop you being able to move forward.
- Learn to pivot. Don't change lanes.
- I have developed a three-strike rule or a three-idea rule, and it immediately makes me act.
- Keep an eye on your profit and loss and focus on the tasks that are going to help make you money.
- Use social media to build a personal brand and stick a rocket up your marketing. Marketing is an investment. It's not an expense.
- Make a 1% improvement every single day in your mindset, in the jobs you get done, in your focus, in your marketing, in your branding and so on is 365% a year.
- Take stock of how far you've come in your journey.
- Always remain grateful.
These lessons are valued no matter where you are in your mortgage journey.
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