Property Entrepreneur | I Lost Everything – Then Rebuilt It All

In this episode of TELOS, I’m joined by Paul Highfield — an entrepreneur who has experienced both major success and complete collapse.Paul shares his journey of building a property business, losing everything during the 2008 financial crash, and rebuilding again from less than zero. We talk honestly about resilience, self-belief in moments of despair, and why mindset is the first thing that must be rebuilt when everything falls apart.We also discuss Paul’s book 0–100, written to inspire people who feel stuck or are starting again, and the work he now does through Highfield Property Network, a community focused on education, collaboration, and long-term thinking within property and business.This is a thoughtful conversation about failure, rebuilding slowly and deliberately, taking help from others, and why the people who succeed aren’t always the most talented — they’re the ones who refuse to quit.