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:

1. Mindset is the number 1 element to your success.
2. Work hard but work smart and learn to delegate.
3. Listening to audiobooks and podcasts.
4. You need to surround yourself with like-minded people. You need a good peer group.
5. 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.
6. Learn to pivot. Don't change lanes.
7. I have developed a three-strike rule or a three-idea rule, and it immediately makes me act.
8. Keep an eye on your profit and loss and focus on the tasks that are going to help make you money.
9. Use social media to build a personal brand and stick a rocket up your marketing. Marketing is an investment. It's not an expense.
10. 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.
11. Take stock of how far you've come in your journey.
12. Always remain grateful.

These lessons are valued no matter where you are in your mortgage journey.

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