Ndubuisi 'Andy' EgwimMoney Coach for Medics|Ex-NHS GP|21+ Yrs Investor| Founder, MoneyWiseDoctor.com|Helping Medics Avoid Big Money Mistakes

Health Is Your True Wealth #shorts

19 Jun 2026 · 2 min

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In this short monologue, Ndubuisi “Andy” Egwim argues that health is far more valuable than financial success. He references a (mis‑attributed) Confucian saying that a healthy person has many ambitions while an ill person has only one – to get better. Andy contrasts typical wealth‑focused goals (earning a million pounds, retiring early, building a stock portfolio) with the singular desire of a patient lying in an ICU. He shares a personal anecdote about an unexpected acute gastrointestinal issue that required surgery, underscoring how quickly health can deteriorate. Andy then frames preventive health habits as a long‑term investment, noting that starting such habits decades earlier yields better outcomes. He cites feedback from senior doctors in his Mastermind and private financial coaching groups, who repeatedly say they wish they had met his health‑focused coaching earlier (in their 40s, 30s, or even 20s). The overall message is a call to prioritize health now, especially in one’s 30s and 40s, before it becomes a crisis.

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Number 3, which is really helpful because a lot of people talk about money and not realizing that health is wealth. You know, if you, if you're unhealthy, I think, was it Confucius who said, I can't remember, was it, um, I can't remember exactly who said that the healthy man has many desires, the unhealthy man only has one desire, to get better. That's right. When you're healthy, I think I want to hit a million pounds, in, you know, in revenue in my business. Oh, I want to retire at 50 years. I want to do this. I want my stock market portfolio. I want my career to, you know, like now you're a GP, you're trained in dermatology and all that. You want to become a GP with a special interest in dermatology. But when you're lying down in that hospital bed in ICU, I'd imagine that you had one desire. I want to get better. Yes. Think about it. Basically ending up with acute GI problems, unexpected from nowhere. You're young, relatively young, I can call you young, we're about the same age, and then ended up having this surgery. That must have been quite, you know, crazy. So taking care of your health, prioritizing it, that's something that we all, especially as you get into this side of like 30s and 40s, is an investment. If you started doing like 30 years ago cycling, you'll be in a better shape. Obviously, um, hindsight is 20/20. That's right. Can I share with you, Barry, when I talk to doctors in the Mastermind, right, um, there are some doctors there in their 60s. Do you know what they say to me? I wish I met you 10 years ago when I was in my 50s. Now, when we talk with doctors in the Mastermind, so I have a private financial coaching who are in their 50s, senior doctors, consultants, GPs like you. Do you know what they said to me? Guess. I wish I met you when I'm in my 40s. I wish I met you in my 40s. So now we're talking and you're in your 40s, I think, well, I wish I said this in my 30s. I always ask that question because there's someone in their 30s who is also saying, well, I wish I listened to this in my 20s. So hindsight is always like 20/20.