LVR Podcast
The LVR Podcast is a podcast designed for Australian Mortgage Brokers, presented by brokers.
Learning. - The more we learn, the better we deliver. We know what we know, we don’t know what we don’t know. Forever learning.
Validation. - This is an industry of numbers and percentages. As a Third Party we have not only proved our worth, but also our capacity to provide and our innate purpose.
Respect. Respect your clients, your peers, and your distribution channels. And, yourself. We have an industry that we should be proud of, however, it is up to us as individuals to influence better behaviours, better outcomes, and better solutions.
Join Ruan Burger and Marissa Schulze for the LVR Podcast as they present their views on a variety of issues that affect us all as Mortgage Brokers in Australia. Their different and shared perspectives will no doubt inspire, entertain and prove to be of huge value to how you approach your day, and your life.
LVR Podcast
Small Tweaks, Big Results
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In this episode of The LVR Podcast, Ruan Burger and Marissa Schulze explore Week 3 of the Broker Journal: Actions Over Words. The core idea is deceptively simple — applied knowledge is power, not knowledge alone. Knowing what to do means nothing if you're not actually doing it.
Ruan shares the philosophy behind the 1% improvement framework — the idea that small, deliberate tweaks to the things you already do will compound into meaningful, lasting change over time. From spending two extra minutes preparing before a client call, to setting a structured voicemail, to capping appointments per week to avoid peaks and troughs — the wins aren't glamorous, but they're the ones that stick.
Marissa expands the conversation beyond the business, noting that 1% improvements in your personal habits — sleep, exercise, how you show up for your family — have a direct flow-on effect to how you perform as a broker and a business owner. The advice is consistent: pick one thing, implement it, and don't move on until it's a habit.
Ruan closes with a mantra worth writing down: implement, integrate, review. Do those three things on repeat and the needle keeps moving.
Ready to start your 1% journey? Explore the Broker Journal at successandbroker.com.au/the-broker-journal
Thank You To Our Hosts: Ruan Burger and Marissa Schulze
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