I no longer look at this transition as retirement, but as a re-wirement.

Having achieved all my financial and professional career goals, I wanted to get off the corporate treadmill. But I was scared of the loss of identity, loss of access, and unstructured time.

Anil helped me see that everyone has to make this transition at some point — so why not do it before you are compelled to? He gently led me to consider that there may be things I enjoy but have suppressed, because corporate life rewards only a certain subset of habits.

I realised I was overthinking; our conversations reduced the mental chatter and brought clarity. Rather than mourning the loss of my identity, I began to forge a new one. I no longer look at this transition as retirement, but as a re-wirement — and with a directional plan, I am neither anxious nor in a hurry.

— Head of a leading GCC, Pune

He doesn't tell you what to do. He asks the right questions and helps you find your own answers.

My journey with Anil has been truly transformative. He has been a constant source of support through some of the most challenging phases of my life.

He helped me understand my own emotions — to acknowledge them without being overwhelmed by them — and to let go of the baggage I had been carrying, creating mental space for what truly matters. He also showed me that a difficult phase need not be met with seriousness and self-criticism; sometimes being lighter and kinder to yourself is the more powerful way through.

What I appreciate most is that he doesn't tell you what to do. He asks the right questions and helps you find your own answers. I have moved from reacting to situations to responding with awareness and choice.

— HR Consultant and Director HR, engineering services

A rare gift for listening without judgement — for helping you set aside the noise until the core issue comes into focus.

Anil has been my go-to for guidance through many of life's difficult moments. He has a rare gift for listening without judgement — for helping you set aside the noise around a tough situation until the core issue comes into focus, and a path forward begins to reveal itself.

As my entrepreneurial venture grew, I turned to Anil again and again to become a better leader. He advised our firm on leadership issues, helped partners work through differences of opinion and style, guided our organisational growth, and built the next level of leadership capability within our team.

To me, Anil is a friend, philosopher and guide — someone I trust unconditionally to be my guiding light, my suhrut.

— Founder & CEO, global Building Information Management services group

Care and connection do not require self-erasure.

Before working with Anil, I felt caught in a constant tension around midlife questions — whether I was living from genuine being or just endless doing. There was a sense of fragmentation, as though many parts of me were alive but not yet in conversation with each other.

Anil has an unusual gift for sensing what lies beneath words, and for turning a statement on its head in a way that opens up an entirely new perspective. Many of my "aha moments" came from realising that the conflict I felt externally was reflecting something unresolved within.

It feels as though a new self is slowly being born — the questions remain alive, but the labour of becoming is no longer as difficult.

— Leadership consultant and art entrepreneur