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My Father was a public practitioner for 40 years and my family lost him this year.\xa0

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.\xa0

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.\xa0

If you skip it, you need to know this bit.\xa0

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.\xa0

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.\xa0

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.\xa0

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.\xa0

I hope when reading this\xa0 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.\xa0

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.

\u05d6\u05f4\u05dc\u200e (Z"L) is the acronym of \u05d6\u05d9\u05db\u05e8\u05d5\u05e0\u05d5 \u05dc\u05d1\u05e8\u05db\u05d4\u200e (zikhron\xf3 liv'rakh\xe1, literally \u201cmay his memory be a blessing\u201d. - wikipedia.

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