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09
Jan
🎯 I was the better surgeon. He got all the patients.
He wasn't better than my mentor — not even close. But in Chennai, this orthopaedic surgeon charged five times what I charged. He did so well that eventually he started calling me to do his surgeries. The guy charging premium fees was hiring the guy charging discount fees to operate...
8 min read
27
Dec
🎯 The Invisible Hours
Nobody claps for the surgeon who shows up at 3 AM. Nobody cheers when you operate through exhaustion. But every invisible hour compounds into something undeniable. This is a manifesto for surgeons who keep showing up when recognition is absent and motivation is dead.
13 min read
19
Dec
🎯 Why Your Patients Aren't Fighting Your Expertise
He spent ₹2 lakhs on "alternative treatments." Six months later, he was back — asking for the exact surgery I'd recommended on Day 1. 300+ consultations taught me: stubborn patients don't resist surgery. They resist being wrong. Here's what no textbook ever mentioned about patient psychology.
7 min read
14
Dec
🎯 The Midnight Surgeon Trap
I was the surgeon everyone called at midnight. Not because I was the best — because I never said no. Then I watched a colleague collapse in a swimming pool at 43. The system mourned him for a week. Then found his replacement. That's when I understood what "dedication" actually costs.
7 min read
03
Dec
🎯 The Invisible Surgeon: Why Your Skills Mean Nothing
He's the only hand surgeon in his region. Trained at Ganga Hospital. Excellent outcomes. Now he's desperately looking for work in Muscat. Not because he's not good enough. Because nobody knows he exists. Your invisibility is destroying your career—and you don't even see it.
8 min read
23
Nov
🎯 You're Not Noble. You're Just Broke.
The teacher you gave a discount to owns two flats. She didn't ask for it. You just assumed. Medical school programmed you to confuse financial literacy with greed. Result? You work 80-hour weeks, delay your children's education, and die broke. But hey, you feel noble.
3 min read
09
Nov
The ₹30 Lakh Surgeon Who Built More Wealth Than the ₹1.2 Crore One
Sold my luxury car to cover loan payments. Earned ₹8.2 crores over 10 years but had ₹24L to show for it. My friend earned half as much and retired with ₹2.1 crores. Here's what I missed for 8 years.
9 min read
29
Oct
🎯 Why Your OPD is Full But Your OT is Empty
Every patient fits one of three categories. Misread the category, lose the patient. Category 3 converts in one visit. Category 1 takes six months. Here's how to recognise which is which.
10 min read
25
Oct
🎯 What Patients Actually Buy: The Gap Between Medical Treatment and Life Solutions
I explained ACL tears with anatomical precision. My colleague said: "So you can't play football with your son anymore? In 4 months, you'll be back on the field." Same surgery. Different framing. His conversion rate: 3x mine. Patients buy life solutions, not medical treatments.
6 min read
17
Oct
🎯 Why Your First Private Clinic Will Fail (And How to Build the Second One That Won't)
Why do brilliant surgeons lose ₹25 lakhs on their first clinic? Not surgical skills. Not patient care. Seven fatal mistakes that guarantee failure—and the framework that makes the second clinic work.
6 min read