'If you look at the growth, the money will come automatically': Shivalik Group's painter Shah said that money is like petrol in a car, there is a long-term advantage in real estate

Money is needed in life, but now after coming to a level, money is like petrol to move around in the car. It is very important to be sure where you want to reach in life. If you take out the car every morning and do not know where to go, then it is called directionless work. Due to this, both petrol and time are wasted. These are the words of Chitrak Shah, MD of the real estate group Shivalik. Lakshmi Pujan has special significance on the auspicious festival of Dhanteras and Diwali, while 5 businessmen who have reached the pinnacle of success after enduring struggles, read the second episode of the Bhaskar series 'The Secret of Wealth'. In 1998, my father Satish Shah laid the foundation of this group. When I was young, I used to play a lot of Lego games, at that time she was a newcomer. So when my father started a new site, the blocks of Lego started appearing in the blocks of the building. So now it has an impact on the shape of the building. After that, I entered the real estate sector. Initially, I started building residential buildings and then commercial buildings from 2001. Today, more than 75 iconic buildings have been built in 16 cities. There is hardly any area of Ahmedabad city where the building of Shivalik Group is not seen. We have never moved forward by looking at the growth of the business. Due to the growth, the money started coming automatically. My partners have given the most importance to how growth can happen. So that when the partner grows, the money comes automatically in the business. 'Defining mistakes and learning from them' In between, we added a lot of business that we had no experience in. Also, some projects made mistakes like a long run. If we had worked on one or two types of assets instead of going to do different things, we would have got a better scale. So we keep writing down the mistakes that we have made in each cycle. We move forward by defining the mistakes that should not be made in the future. 'If someone eats too much of our energy, we will be diverted' Talking about the beginnings in the business, he says, "I have seen the challenges in the journey so far. If someone consumes too much of our energy during the journey, then it is very important to think positively and move forward. When we started, my father was in the stock market. At that time, we used to invest in real estate. After that, we also started our own scheme. The journey started from there and has reached here today. I learnt how to turn money quickly between 2001 and 2011. After that, I learned to turn money around by completing small projects. There have been many struggles in this whole journey. If a project has become different from the plan, if there is a loss in a project, then there are all these problems. But real estate is safe and it pays off in the long run. I found real estate the safest because 99 out of 100 people used to earn in it. So I chose to go ahead in this line. 'Skill is the entry point to move forward in any business' To move forward in any business, it is very important to pick up any one skill. You should decide whether you want to go into development or construction. After that, after starting with any one skill, gradually you will be able to learn everything related to that business. Skill is the entry point to move forward in any business. Due to skill, you can learn more from your skills. It is natural for Lakshmi to get angry in any business. If Lakshmi or a partner gets upset, then she has to be persuaded in the business. And at that time, everything has to be managed. 'We are building the whole empire because of mother, wife and sister-in-law' For us, the Lakshmi of the house is the whole family. But there are three women at most. My mother, wife and sister-in-law are building the entire empire today because of Lakshmiji. Instead of thinking about what friends and family say, they should focus on what they enjoy doing, what they have studied and what can make their career better. They should work hard for three to four years on what they like about their beliefs. If you work what you like, then success is definitely achieved. 'Whatever is lacking, you have to manage, be it money or talent' Regarding the future of Ahmedabad, Chitrak Shah says that the future of Ahmedabad is very bright in the coming days. The Olympic and Commonwealth Games are also coming up. As a result, the infrastructure is also increasing a lot. Also, the ring road has also become bigger. A new ring road is still being built. Ahmedabad is now moving towards Gandhinagar, Gift City, Sanand, Kalol. Migration is also increasing a lot in Ahmedabad, so the opportunities are also increasing. I see the opportunity to take advantage of my skills and the maximum opportunity. Whatever is missing, one has to manage it, be it money or talent. Talking about how the journey that started with Maruti and reached the Mercedes Maybach, he said, "I am not fond of any kind of car. But my cars are decided by my family and friends. Now I have a Mercedes-Maybach. Before Mercedes-Maybach, I had a Range Rover. Also, now I have two or three Range Rovers, Mercedes cars in the house.