From achievers to leaders to the glamorous, in this web series, Outlook Money brings you the views on money matters from some of India’s most influential. Several of the New Year’s resolutions made this year may have been already broken. But who says you need to wait for planetary revolution to make new decisions that can make tomorrow slightly better than today? Inspiration can come from anyone at anytime. These individuals, each a leader in their respective field, talks about their life, both financial and personal, and lets us know what it takes to make it big in this beautifully scary world. We hope their wisdom empowers you to know how to better secure your financial future.
It’s all about embracing change
Harsha Bhogle is undeniably India’s most revered cricket commentator. He started his career in early 1990s and has still managed to stay at the top of his game throughout the decades. Talking about staying relevant over the years, he says, “It isn’t easy (to stay relevant) because in course of time you get used to a certain way of doing things but respecting change and not living in denial is a good place to start”.
He was the first Indian commentator to be invited by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation during India’s cricket series before the 1992 Cricket world cup. Since then, he’s worked for ABC Radio Grandstand, BBC, ESPN etc. among the other giants.
With times changing ever so rapidly, Harsha says, “I don’t think that you have a choice and that is a message going out to everyone in a rapidly changing India today. Preferences are changing, so are values and choices, people are far better informed and their expectations are, thankfully, higher.”
Giving some financial wisdom to youngsters, he says “Be careful of galloping EMIs. Don’t let the EMI rule you and determine career and professional decisions. The odd vanity purchase is fine, but living within your means is an idea that doesn’t get outdated." He is a firm believer in the philosophy of choosing a job that is professionally most rewarding irrespective of the money involved as with excellence come rewards.
