The future of any business is more clearly visible to the people who are not in it already. When I meet people who are in the advisory practice – fee only or even the distribution model, all I hear is angst. However, when I meet doctors (fee only, always) and talk to them you realize […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S09SmNqrw-I Well some people are lucky right? Well this is a question which a 33 year old asked me: ” I was the employee no. 2 in a start up and when the owner sold out last month, he gave me Rs. 10 crores – as a fair valuation of my shares. I am […]
Can you get really rich and live an amazing life by being an Honest entrepreneur? Well some amazingly talented athletes (SRT, Virat Kohli) and actors (Amitabh, Deepika) get real rich with just their earnings. Some talented people also become good businessmen – like Shah Rukh Khan. However it is a rare first generation businessman who […]
I wrote about how a serious adviser – whether he is a medical doctor or a financial consultant – needs empathy while talking to the patient/ client. I am going to say client going forward. Doctors should read it as “patient”. When you give advice or Counselling you need to understand the person whom you […]
What is the biggest frustration for doctors and financial advisers? I guess it is the same – the client (patient) not listening to you, or listening or not understanding what you are saying – and in the end not implementing the advise of implementing in part. Take these 2 cases. I was travelling from Navi […]
Recently there was a Reward function where one of the yester year actress was invited. When I asked about the choice, they said that they could not afford another actress who asked for Rs. 1 crore for a 2 hour visit/talk in her city of residence – no travel I mean. Doctors, chartered accountants, actors, […]
I, Anthony Gonsalves, do solemnly pledge to you, Amar Akbar Anthony that: I will, without fail, put YOUR interest above mine. I will respect the privacy of my customers, for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know. Most especially must I tread with care in matters of life, illness, marriage, […]