2 - Save. If you can only put away £10 a month you can create a portfolio. Even if some months eg Christmas it is hard, make it an intention and the pot begins to build.
3 - Take advantage of capital accumulation moments. Job changes with pay offs, bonuses, a win on the horses all of these can provide some funds for investment.
4 - Learn when to cut your losses and run your winners. Sometimes the market is wrong and we have a great idea that should be held and more bought. But if your investment thesis is wrong recognise this and move on.
5 - Take advantage of the money the government gives you for free. ISA's, pensions etc can all be used to add to your gains.
6 - Do not worry about what the "other guy" is doing. There is always somebody either making or claiming to make more money, faster, than you. For the private investor what other people make is irrelevant. What matters is what you make. You need your plan and your approach and you need to focus on what your goals are and how you are getting there.
Of these only item 1 is genuinely difficult to do. If you are already 30 you cannot become 20. But this only means that you need to do more of 2 - 6. At JESL we absolutely do believe that anyone who wants to can invest well and can build their own portfolio and with it their financial security.