The Mentor Search Trap
Nobody's coming to save your career. That's the good news. The search for 'the mentor' keeps you waiting for permission from someone who benefits from your waiting.
When hospitals promise everything, YOU become the sacrifice
The department head flipped through my logbook. Two years of cases. Then he asked: 'What supports your call for higher cases?' I wasn't being evaluated on potential. I was being asked to prove I'd been exploited enough to deserve better...
The 8 Roles Every Surgeon Must Master (Or Die Broke)
Brilliant surgeon. 62 years old. Borrowing ₹3 lakhs from his junior. His batch mate just bought his third hospital. Same training. Same city. The difference has nothing to do with skill.
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...
