Husband of an amazing wife, Father of 2 wonderful children, 
Survivor of GBS.

I am a husband, a father of two, and a survivor of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS).

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I studied Economics at the National University of Singapore, and I loved the subject — the idea of trade-offs, made necessary by a world bounded by scarcity and riddled with systemic and random error. The things that make life messy.

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I loved it so much that my first job was teaching it. I spent ten wonderful years guiding students to appreciate the world of economics, while preparing them for the lives ahead of them.

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Then in 2016, I was struck with GBS. GBS is rare — an inflammatory disorder that attacks the peripheral nerves, so they can no longer carry signals. In practice, it left me paralysed and on a ventilator. One of life's random errors, arriving without warning.

 

I was in intensive care for 14 days, and hospitalized for 40 days in total. My medical leave stretched past 100 days. My bill was equally eye-watering. 

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​Its was only on reflection that I realised how lucky I was. My insurance covered the right risks. My paid leave ran longer than I needed, so my income never stopped. My family's finances held steady, and our assets kept growing while I couldn't work. I healed physically, and my finances were not impacted negatively. 

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But it was not by choice. It was by chance.

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Had things gone differently, that same illness could have ended very differently too. If I'd had to worry about money while healing, I likely wouldn't have recovered as quickly — and a longer recovery would have meant higher bills, more stress, more time lost. The margin between "lucky" and "disastrous" was thinner than it should have been for something so important.

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That's what a good plan is for. It points you toward the life you want, and prepares for the trouble you don't. When things are going right, it gives you the quiet confidence to spend your time living, not managing. When things go wrong, it holds.

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I spent ten years teaching people how to make decisions in an imperfect world. Now I help them do it where it counts — building a plan that marshals your effort toward your goals while leaving room to manage the detours.

 

A plan that is robust. A plan that inspires confidence. A plan of choice, not of chance. 

 

Let's put it to work.