There is a question that every generation eventually has to answer:
What kind of future are we going to leave behind?
For entrepreneur and author Abel Boaz, the answer cannot simply be about bigger businesses, higher incomes, or faster economic growth. He believes the real measure of progress is whether the next generation grows up with stronger minds, greater financial independence, equal opportunities, and the courage to create something better.
That belief runs through everything Abel does.
He is the founder of Abellian Finman, a financial consulting venture; the founder of BWB Network, a men’s networking and empowerment platform with a strong focus on mental health; and the co-founder of Abellian Cosmetics & Wellness Pvt Ltd. He is also an author whose books Breaking Barriers: Empowering Men for Equality and Breaking Chains: Women, Strength, and the Fight for Equality explore questions of equality, resilience, responsibility, and empowerment.
Different ventures. Different subjects.
But one underlying idea:
People must become stronger alongside the nation they are building.
“A country’s greatest wealth is not sitting in its banks. It is sitting in the confidence, character, and capability of its people.” — Abel Boaz
A New Generation That Wants to Build
India’s youth are entering a different India from the one previous generations knew.
Entrepreneurship is no longer restricted to a small circle. Young Indians are building startups, launching brands, developing technology, creating jobs, entering manufacturing, and taking Indian ideas to international markets.
Abel sees this as more than an economic development.
He sees it as a change in mindset.
The young person who once asked, “Will I get a job?” is increasingly asking, “What problem can I solve?”
“The biggest revolution in India’s youth is not that they are earning more. It is that they are beginning to believe they can create their own opportunities.” — Abel Boaz
For Abel, financial independence should become an important goal for young people—not because money defines success, but because financial stability gives people choices.
Learning how to earn, save, invest, manage debt, build assets, and understand business can fundamentally change the trajectory of a person’s life.
“Financial independence does not mean having everything. It means having enough knowledge and discipline to ensure that fear does not make your decisions for you.” — Abel Boaz
He wants young people to understand that financial safety begins long before wealth.
It begins with knowledge.
It begins with discipline.
And often, it begins with the first small decision to take responsibility for one’s finances.
Mental Health Must Be Taught Before Crisis Arrives
Perhaps the strongest part of Abel’s philosophy is his belief that mental health education should begin early.
Society has become increasingly comfortable discussing mental health after someone reaches a breaking point. Abel believes the conversation needs to start much earlier.
Children should learn that emotions are normal.
Teenagers should know that asking for help is not weakness.
Young adults should understand that failure does not define their worth.
And parents should learn to listen without immediately judging or dismissing what their children feel.
“We teach children how to pass examinations. We must also teach them how to face failure, rejection, loneliness, pressure, and fear.” — Abel Boaz
For Abel, this applies equally to boys and girls.
A strong boy does not have to become emotionless.
A strong girl does not have to carry everything alone.
Both deserve the tools to understand themselves, communicate their feelings, handle setbacks, and seek support.
“Don’t raise boys who are afraid to cry or girls who are afraid to speak. Raise human beings who are brave enough to feel, wise enough to ask for help, and strong enough to rise.” — Abel Boaz
Men Need Space to Speak
Through BWB Network, Abel has placed particular attention on men’s mental health.
Men are often expected to be providers, protectors, problem-solvers, and pillars of strength. These expectations can create enormous pressure when a man himself needs support.
BWB’s philosophy challenges the idea that a man must always say, “I’m fine.”
Sometimes he isn’t.
And that’s okay.
“A man does not become smaller when he says, ‘I am struggling.’ He becomes stronger because he has found the courage to be honest.” — Abel Boaz
The purpose is not to make men dependent on others. It is to help them build healthier relationships with themselves and the people around them.
Because a mentally healthy man can become a better brother, son, husband, father, friend, colleague, and leader.
Equality Means Everyone Gets to Rise
Abel’s thinking about gender equality is equally straightforward.
Men’s empowerment cannot come at the expense of women.
Women’s empowerment cannot require men to be diminished.
The objective should be a society where both are allowed to become their best selves.
His two books—Breaking Barriers: Empowering Men for Equality and Breaking Chains: Women, Strength, and the Fight for Equality—reflect this philosophy from different perspectives.
“Equality is not about deciding who deserves the bigger seat at the table. It is about building a table where nobody is told they don’t belong.” — Abel Boaz
For Abel, gender equality begins with something much more basic than slogans: respect.
Equal dignity.
Equal opportunity.
Equal encouragement.
Equal freedom to dream.
A Government That Encourages People to Build
Abel is openly optimistic about India’s entrepreneurial transformation and has praised the leadership of Shri Narendra Modi and Shri Amit Shah, particularly in the context of entrepreneurship, innovation, digital transformation, skills, manufacturing, and self-reliance.
Initiatives such as Startup India, Make in India, Skill India, and Digital India have helped create a stronger environment for young Indians to think about entrepreneurship and innovation.
Abel believes government, industry, and citizens each have a role to play.
“Leadership can open the door, but a generation must have the courage to walk through it and build something extraordinary.” — Abel Boaz
For him, India’s development is ultimately a partnership between policy and people.
A government can create opportunities.
An entrepreneur can turn an opportunity into a business.
A business can create employment.
And employment can change a family’s future.
That chain of progress is what makes entrepreneurship powerful.
His Message to Someone Who Has Not Started Yet
Abel’s message is not only for established entrepreneurs.
It is perhaps even more important for the person who is still sitting with an idea and wondering whether it is good enough.
He believes the perfect moment rarely arrives.
“Stop waiting for confidence to come before you begin. Sometimes confidence is the reward you receive for beginning.” — Abel Boaz
The first business may fail.
The first idea may change.
The first investment may not work.
The first attempt may be uncomfortable.
None of that makes the attempt meaningless.
“You are allowed to start small. You are allowed to fail. You are allowed to begin again. What you are not allowed to do is convince yourself that your dream was never worth trying.” — Abel Boaz
Be the Change
Ultimately, Abel’s ideology comes down to personal responsibility.
If mental health matters, start the conversation.
If equality matters, practice it.
If financial independence matters, learn about money.
If entrepreneurship matters, solve a problem.
If the country matters, contribute something to it.
And if the world needs change, do not wait for somebody else to begin.
“The world does not change because we complain about what is broken. It changes when ordinary people decide they are willing to build what is missing.” — Abel Boaz
That is perhaps the most human part of Abel Boaz’s philosophy.
He does not speak only about becoming successful.
He speaks about becoming useful.
Useful to your family.
Useful to your community.
Useful to your country.
And useful to the generation that comes after you.
“Build your financial future. Protect your mental health. Respect every gender. Teach your children strength without teaching them silence. And when you see something that needs to change, don’t wait for someone else—be the change.” — Abel Boaz
Because India’s future will not be built by one entrepreneur, one company, or one generation.
It will be built by millions of people who decide that their lives can mean more than simply surviving.
They can build.
They can heal.
They can create.
They can lead.
And together, they can leave behind an India that is not only economically stronger—but mentally healthier, financially safer, and more equal for everyone.
