Show Notes
My Father was a public practitioner for 40 years and my family lost him this year.
One day, everyone of your families will be in this position. This episode, might be important to them. At some point in your life, it might be important for you.
The first 8.5 minutes of this episode I talk about Dad. He came to Australia with very little, was brought up through welfare homes and then together with my mum raised my sister and I, while building an accounting practice that sustained my family through millions of happy moments. If it is too heavy for you, I understand, sharing this is an indulgence for me, you can skip it if you want to.
If you skip it, you need to know this bit.
Regular listeners would knowhow influential Dad was on my career and values. He is the reason I understand what you do so well. And why I realised I was better placed to help you rather than small business clients.
Paul and I then talk through the first two weeks, the transition to get Paul control to service clients, and how he navigated the day to day while managing his practice and his family.
Finally we talk through the sale process and what it means for for my family
While dealing with the grief, Paul stepped in as director and ran the day today while I worked through a sale process.
Not every family has a Paul or a son like me, our knowledge of the industry helped.
And not everyone has a friend like Paul, who stepped up the way the very best of friends do, when you are at your lowest.
I hope when reading this line, you appreciate my lesson here.
I develop, sell and support accounting technology for a living, so it is with honesty that I say:-
The tech you use doesn't matter.
All that matters. Is your health, and your relationship with your clients.
Yes, you're all that matters.
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Cultural Note
Z"L is an English rendering of a common Hebrew posthumous honorific.
ז״ל (Z"L) is the acronym of זיכרונו לברכה (zikhronó liv'rakhá, literally “may his memory be a blessing”. - wikipedia.
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