The Longest to Finish

Amar Pandit , CFA , CFP

Amar Pandit

A respected entrepreneur with 25+ years of Experience, Amar Pandit is the Founder of several companies that are making a Happy difference in the lives of people. He is currently the Founder of Happyness Factory, a world-class online investment & goal-based financial planning platform through which he aims to help every Indian family save and invest wisely. He is very passionate about spreading financial literacy and is the author of 4 bestselling books (+ 2 more to release in 2020), 8 Sketch Books, Board Game and 700 + columns.

November 10, 2023 | 2 Minute Read

What do you think takes the longest to finish (for most people) in our industry/profession?
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J.R.R. Tolkien observed, “It is the job that is never started that takes the longest to finish.”

Isn’t this true?

Here are a few examples…

The thing (whatever that thing is) that you were thinking of starting. The Person that you were going to hire. The Book that you were going to write. The New Client Experience and Technology you were planning to implement. Changing how you conduct the First Meeting. Collaborating with a world class firm (Hint: HF) and many others.

To make progress, we must begin sooner than we think we need to…by that I mean now, however shoddy your work is. Seek help from world class professionals to get better (and there is help available). Even the best have coaches!

Let Perfection not be a place to hide for you. By this I mean, many people like to give an excuse – I don’t want to do something for the sake of doing it. I want to do it perfectly.

Have you ever given this excuse?

I know of many who do this regularly (I do it occasionally too). And it is this type of person that never starts.

Are you that type of person?

As we all know – Well begun is Half Done.

The key then is to get started…When?

Right NOW!