Dedication towards work and motherhood have never actually been too different for me in my life. When I talk of being a full-time CEO as well as a Mother, the two aspects do not vary much from one another. It is quite the same way of life for me.
Not Two Aspects, But One:
Being a working mother is not actually a task of ease. It takes a lot of commitment, determination, setting of goals, having the right perspective, time management, and breaking free from all obstacles. But, at the end of the day, I believe the same affirmations and skills are needed to manage your work and your baby.
For me, entrepreneurship, running my company, coming to the office every day, and raising my child are pretty much the same. Because both of them need to demand absolute commitment and hard work. There is a requirement to go with the flow when you’re nurturing an organization as well as a child at the same time.
Seeing both the worlds grow:
It’s a huge level of satisfaction to see both my babies growing beautifully. PMR has been a part of my existence ever since its inception. It is not only just a business or the brainchild of my parents, it is altogether my first child whom I am committed to nurturing.
Also, my daughter is my reason for happiness. She is the new wave of satisfaction and harmony in my life. Ever since she came into this world, I decided that I would dedicate every day of mine to her.
So when both my babies get that recognition and testimony from outside, it is a great feeling for me. For instance, when the clients and customers are satisfied with the job and they reach out praising us for our work, it is the best feeling in the world. Even if any client gives us feedback where they point out where we were lacking, that is also a gratifying feeling for me. Because it helps us know how we can do better and it is all about growing and improving with each step.
At the same time, seeing my child grows up into a happy soul, spreads her wings, and strives to do what she likes to do, I feel really happy to witness. That is exactly just how I want her to be in life, content and delightful. Hence, if both my avenues can prosper, I am ready to bounce back and work my heart and soul into their success.
Ensuring love for both of them:
In all walks of life, I have always made sure that none of my priorities lack my care and attention in even the slightest of manners. In order to ensure the same, we have curated a playroom for little ones at the office as well. This room is majorly dedicated to Samaira. It helps me ensure and keep a check on her activities while I work simultaneously.
Talking about the time when I was about to give birth, I kept working till the last day of my delivery. I used to be at home and work incessantly over my laptop. I was continuously elevating between work and the baby. I was working the very next day of the delivery, answering the phone calls, and replying to the emails, and just 5 days after my delivery, I was on my laptop.
I used to breastfeed and work on my emails, both simultaneously. I was multi-tasking at that point of time, never feeling the need for maternity leave. This is also majorly because I always thought that PMR was part of my existence, how could I be away from that when it is just as much routine as my sleeping, eating, drinking, and bathing.
Working with my daughter next to me:
As entrepreneurs, you never switch off but you have the liberty to do it your way. I got my daughter to work when she was just 2 months old. I took her to every conference and every meeting of mine. She used to travel with me around the world on multiple flights and now she understands what I do & what my work demands. There are various times when she patiently waits for me to finish up and reach back to her after I am done with some meeting or conference. Slowly and gradually, both my babies are gelling up well together and understanding what I am like when I am fulfilling the demands of either of them.
My daughter is my inspiration to never stop:
As a mother, I was very nervous as well about how it is all going to happen. But I never planned it, I let it all go with the flow and put the best of my time managing skills into raising both my children in the best possible way.
Every mother has doubts about whether she is a good mother and whether she is doing it all right or not. I, too, have my doubts but I guess, it’s my daughter who is teaching me to come out in the best ways possible. She brings out the confidence in me and I am able to ace it all, because of her. She has given me extra energy to keep dreaming and I don’t think she has been, anywhere, a reason to not do something. She has rather been the reason for me to do something.
