Our CEO; Shreya Mehta a women entrepreneur, diamondteer, an artist, a mother, daughter and a wife has many shoes to fill and she does it all with charm and soul. In conversation with Mrs. Mehta we learn all about practicing self-love this Valentine's week and some positive affirmations and her role models in the industry as well!
Q: What are some of the habits that you practise to take care of your mental health/ to stay positive?
SM:
I get a lot of my inspiration from meditation, which is something I do every day. Sitting in midst of all hustle bustle and i can close my eyes to focus on only one area = the breath. The area under your nostrils above your lips. I just love to practice that by detaching myself from the commotion around me.
Whenever I get stressed, I bring my focus back to my breath. It helps me stay positive and grounded AND I practice silent fasting on a regular basis (once a month) and I also commit to an 8 to 9 day silent retreat every year.
During those days, I do not speak –– no body language, no electronic communication, no human interaction of any sort. During these silent social fasts, I am within –– completely internalized. All I do is create art, meditate, and write. This emptying of my mind is a necessary detox and a fount of creative thinking and creation.
This internalization, this journey within myself, is an endless source of creative inspiration for me. As a mother and wife and daughter all in one, I find this concentration on myself –– this meditative exploration of who I am beyond an attachment to others –– to be a creative, regularly tapped resource.
Q: What are some of the positive affirmations you would like to share with fellow readers?
SM: .
1) I deserve to be happy and loved.
2) I love myself, respect myself and accept myself exactly as I am.
3) I am doing my best and it is enough.
4) I have something special to offer the world.
5) I love myself and treat myself with kindness.
6) I have been blessed with qualities that uplift others and even on my hardest days, I am the perfect mother for my children.
7) No success is too small to celebrate, and I revel in the tiny wins today.
8) I recognize the wisdom, strength, and compassion that within me.
9) It isn’t selfish to be kind to myself.
Q: Who are some of your favourite women entrepreneur role models and why?
SM:
1) Oprah =. Why: She broke the glass ceiling and continues to inspire so many of us.
2) Payal Kadakia, Executive Chairman & Co-Founder of Classpass) Why: because she disrupted the fitness industry. As an Sian American I identify with her and her values in life
