What we need to understand is that successful people aren’t just good at work. Their work and personal lives go hand in hand, they take out time for what’s important. Work life balance is necessary if you wish to succeed. For this reason, I’ve done my best to keep up a routine that allows me to maintain my health alongside my work and social life. I make sure to go to the gym, 5-6 days a week and manage to sit down with my friends at least twice a week.

I’m very lucky when it comes to friendships. I’m still in contact with friends from my Montessori days. Some of my friendships are almost 40 years old. I believe friendships are a two-way street, one person alone can’t make them work. Me and friends are passionate about working for the betterment of our society. We might not be part of any charity groups, but we believe charity starts at home. We bear the expenses of quite a few households and continue towards working to do more.

I believe that you don’t necessarily need money in order to help people. Mentoring has a reward of its own. I’ve been a part of the IT industry for 20+ years and I do my best to share my experiences with my associates and pass on what I’ve learned throughout these years. The one piece of advice that I’d like to share with everyone is that work hard, work with sincerity and never lose your integrity no matter what. These are the three pillars you need to adopt in your life in order to be successful.

Many people don’t know this but I’m really into sports. I started my journey with hockey and played as a right full back player for my club for 5 years. I tried to continue playing however, since it involved a lot of travel, it was affecting my studies and I had to stop. Two of my friends have actually played professionally for Pakistan. Interestingly enough, I came back to hockey after a break of 20 years. During covid I joined my club’s veteran team and have now been associated with it for the past two years. While I may not play often, I try to take out time for at least one game a month.

Life’s really not predictable, is it? My decision to come into sales was an unexpected one. What I really wanted to do was join the Pakistan army and serve my country. However, somethings are not meant to be and that’s okay. If I think about establishing a business of my own someday, I’d love to own a cattle farm and have my own line of dairy products.