After graduating college, I began to follow a lot of entrepreneurs on social media… — After graduating college, I began to follow a lot of entrepreneurs on social media… Their posts included “hustle and grind,” “24/7/365,” “sleep is for the weak,” and more. There was this culture forming online of entrepreneurs working harder than anyone and everyone — nonstop hustle — and there became a…

Spoiler Alert: It involved breaking into a swimming pool in the middle of the night — Spoiler Alert: It involved breaking into a swimming pool in the middle of the night I had a crush on Naush (who is my husband now) in high school, but did I really know him? No. I just though he was extremely good looking, funny and friendly. Me on the…

I was a compulsive liar in high school and college… — I was a compulsive liar in high school and college… I’m not saying it was right, but there was a reason. Let me explain I’m the eldest daughter in a Pakistani household. My parents were born and raised in Karachi before moving to Houston. American life was — in many…

“Mommy’s sick…” — “Mommy’s sick…” My daughter was just a couple months old when COVID began. She is a prime example of what it’s like to be a “Covid Kid…” She also happens to be my only kid. Masks and social distancing as well as anxiety during play dates and school drop-offs are…

It’s never really enough. — It’s never really enough. Talk to any entrepreneur, and they’ll tell you the same. It doesn’t matter how much money you have or how much success. You strive for more. It’s an insatiable appetite that can be appeased by nothing but execution, and only once you’ve exhausted yourself entirely is your mind quiet, momentarily. But there’s also gratitude. There’s freedom. There’s passion.

Tip 1: Offer value to people before asking for something in return — Tip 1: Offer value to people before asking for something in return “You always have to be a person of value. Adding value to someone who already has a following (on social media) can be as easy as reaching out to someone and saying, ‘Hey, can I help you share…

Our whole life we’re asked, “What do you want to do when you grow up?” As soon as we graduate school, we’re asked, “What do you do?’ — Our whole life we’re asked, “What do you want to do when you grow up?” As soon as we graduate school, we’re asked, “What do you do?’ It feels like a test every time someone asks me what I do for a living as if my worth as a being…

I remember watching The Secret for the first time in 2013 and having mixed feelings. Could it be so easy? Could what I think about simply… — I remember watching The Secret for the first time in 2013 and having mixed feelings. Could it be so easy? Could what I think about simply be “attracted” into my life? I was skeptical, but as a self-proclaimed personal development junkie, I decided to give it a try.