Kratika Jain

I would say it's all about the time and opportunities, and the life balance you have. Whatever I have achieved so far, it's about the time - maybe the time was right, I got it, and the opportunities I had, I got the time and I got hold of it. I would say it would be my inner strength and the time, and good luck. When I was a kid, my parents were a little scared and never so much open to send me in that field, but life will take on whatever you get, and I just got the hold of the opportunities I got this time.

I never considered other people to give me career advice, because I don't know what they are into and if they are doing the right thing or not. But for me, what I feel is that if we do whatever we like or we are passionate about, then we can go miles and miles in it. If I had been into this passion career of modeling, acting and singing since childhood with that kind of support, I am sure I would have been doing awesome in it. Whatever we want to do in life, we should do that if we are passionate about something - not just to adjust with our careers. I know the money makes a difference, but we should not compromise on anything. If we don't like anything, we shouldn't do it. Whatever we like, we should go ahead in that as a career, so that we can go ahead in it.

I would say young women, first thing, we should focus on ourselves. We are the priority. We cannot compromise our dreams, our passion, our self-respect for anyone. If there's something as a young woman they want to do, they should go for it and bring it in a respectful manner, in a disciplined manner. We should go ahead and pursue whatever we want in our careers, as a passion, as a hobby, because life is short to live. It's just one life I see now. I don't see past, I don't see future, but I see what is there now, and we should enjoy this moment and explore how much we want and whatever we want to do in this life.

In healthcare, I was completely fine and never faced any kind of challenges - everything was smooth with all my parental support and family support. The biggest challenge of being married is what else can you do to make your career enhance when it's a family. I got divorced from my first marriage in India because of family abuse - I was being abused emotionally, mentally, and physically, and I got somehow out of it within a year. The biggest challenge being into the Indian community is getting married again at that time was a big thing. Growing mentally and taking those traumas off your mind is a very, very big thing. Going through so much of these things, you lose your confidence, and it takes a lot of time and effort to bring that confidence back and speak up for yourself. Being from that back part and then bringing up all my hobbies in front and getting in front of media and speaking, it's a big thing for me.

For me, being truthful, a disciplined person, and being polite are the three most important things. If I make friends, I feel like that friend should be truthful to me. Being disciplined and respectful to each other in any relationship is essential - even if it's in a family, with husband and wife, with the kids, even the kids, in the friends, everything. Discipline is the most important thing. If there is no discipline in life, we cannot pursue anything in a very accurate manner. For me, I'm a morning person - doing yogas, meditation, that is the first thing in the morning. Whatever happens, I need some time for myself. I cannot start my day without that. So that's a discipline in my life, and I have seen my mom doing it all their life, so we learn from our parents.