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Mortgage Broker Bonnie Trombetta Mortgages by Bonnie – Think Outside the Bank One of my most advantageous discoveries this year as a Mortgage Broker has been to ask successful people both in my industry as well as outside, “As Entrepreneurs, how do you manage your business?” “What does your work day look like?” “How do you deal with work, life, balance?” We can learn so much about their boundaries related to a self-employed career. Listening to them, soaking it in, and remembering, has been infectious. My favorite conversations have been ones with those who are eager to share, because I am listening to them. Don’t be afraid to learn from other successful people. They are not our competition, but our asset. If I was ever to be your mentor, I would suggest to you that perfection is just not possible….but trying to catch perfection will most certainly help in finding excellence. Your excellence! I believe you will have a richer life if you search for friends that are older than you, younger than you, or a different nationality than you. The various dynamics can be most exciting and intriguing. I have been asked on occasion, how I keep my decision making responses and my feelings or emotions separate, when dealing with my customers who need a mortgage to buy a home; a refinance to consolidate some expenses; to start their first rental in their investment portfolio. My reply – I am not sure this separation can exist. My passion and energy in being able to say those words, “you are approved,” just cannot happen without excitement and that emotion. Listening to their journey – their story – allows me to connect on a personal level. About 6 years ago, I read a book called “Heaven is for Real” by Todd Burpo. A very dear friend gave it to me, while on a houseboat trip in BC. It was during a time related to the loss of my sweet niece, Ava Hope. This is a must read. Any time someone asks for a suggestion on a book to open, I suggest this one almost all the time. It gives you a glimpse of what life is like in Heaven, from the mouth of a young boy who had a near death experience at the age of three. I promise you won’t be able to put that book down. There is a movie that came after the novel, but I would offer to read the book first. I hope you have been as engaged reading my story as I have had in putting pen to paper. And yes…I put pen to paper! Mortgage Broker BONNIE TROMBETTA iMortgage Solutions Inc. Phone 780.267.9097 Fax 1.800.207.1925 [email protected] www.mortgageweb.ca/bonnie www.i-mortgagesolutions.com 14