My story begins back when I was a kid, growing up on a family farm surrounded by family. 

Living on the land I learned the importance of strong values and of hard work (the most common thing my Pa used to say was “never put off til tomorrow what you can do today”). 

I also learned the necessity of being a problem solver.  If something was not working, find a way to fix it.  Make it work, get results.

As the first born child and grandchild, I was the ruler of my domain and thought I could grow up to be and do whatever I set my mind to (whilst this is a blessing, for me has also been somewhat of a curse at times).

Fast forward to my working career, I worked at two of the big four Banks for several years, so I know how they operate.

In 2001 I left to become a Mortgage Broker at the age of 24 to ethically serve my friends and family in the world of finance.

I was young, still somewhat inexperienced, but keen to make a difference.

As a shy introverted kid, it was difficult.  Back in those days, we’d do night time appointments at people’s homes.  So I was leaving my comfort zone and entering their domain. 

Positive feedback from the people I was helping gave me confidence that I was performing well at my craft.

And throughout this time, I slowly worked at improving my thought patterns and behaviour.  It took a long time to reach that tipping point.

Way more mistakes than I’d like to admit out loud.

For several years now, I’ve been going all-in on trying to improve every aspect of my life.

My aim is for these improvements to flow through to the people I meet with.