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My biggest mistake has been to trust people implicitly
In business, I lost out on Harrods earlier on in my career. I had floated
my Egyptian and Greek line of jewellery, 15 years ago, and a person called
Colin approached me, claiming to be a representative of Harrods.
Subsequently, I also got a call from Harrods. I made the mistake of
attributing it to him, and accompanied him to the Harrods office. He was a
hoax. I axed my opportunity to showcase my line at Harrods, with my own
hands. In personal life, there was a dear friend who let me down badly.
And continued to pulverise me emotionally. And I let her.
Arrogance cost me dearly
Tasting success right at the start was heady. I became very arrogant. And
developed a superiority complex. I thought I had arrived, I knew it all.
My craftsmen begun cheating me in terms of the gold purity and gem
quality. And it was humiliating when my clients reverted saying that the
jewellery I had sold them was not worth the quality. That made me land on
earth and take a long hard look at myself. I made the effort to learn the
nitty gritty of the trade
Humility came with a financial crisis
Three years ago my husband went through a bad financial patch. There were
creditors at our doors, accountants all over. It was an emotionally trying
period. We pulled through, but I realized that I was not above all. And
also realized that the higher one flies, the greater is the fall
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