Indiahicks.com<\/a>) and an avid blog reader, counting Dooce and Habitually Chic as two of her favorites right now.<\/p>\nWithout a doubt, she leads a charmed life by most standards. David first crossed her path when she was just 17 in what she describes as a \u201cfleeting, innocent flirtation in the Bahamas.\u201d Fast forward 12 years, that fleeting moment sank roots and flourished. Fast forward another 17 years and this modern day Swiss Family Robinson of seven are leading the idyllic life of adventure and tranquility they\u2019ve dreamed of. And one they work hard for.<\/p>\n
A woman from an affluent family working hard for what she wants from life? You bet. India runs circles around most and yet has perspective that only comes from someone who\u2019s tried to do it all, all at once, at some point in life. \u201cI used to always look ahead, thinking, \u2018What\u2019s next?\u2019 But now I just take a deep breath and ask myself if what I am doing now am I doing well. Because that\u2019s what matters.\u201d<\/p>\n
And the work that matters most to her right now is her designs featured on the Home Shopping Network (HSN) and her new line of island-inspired jewelry\u2013all pieces she\u2019s created and developed with her team.\u00a0India\u2019s lasting collection of all-natural body-and-home fragrances, Island Living, created for Crabtree & Evelyn validates her bent for product development and marketing. \u201cI design for myself first and then for the consumer. That way I can always stand behind my work.\u201d India speaks to such lessons with a mentoring spirit. \u201cIt\u2019s important to never do something just for the purpose of selling it. Because when you get the negative feedback (and you will), it can really throw you off your game and cause you to lose confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n
And with all the success India has encountered in business, she\u2019s realistic about its growth. \u201cThings in life take a – looong – time. It\u2019s incredibly impressive when someone can build a brand quickly, but it\u2019s not normal.\u201d Nor has it been the case for India. And that seems to sit perfectly fine with her. In fact, there\u2019s energy in her voice when she speaks to the practice of hard work, grit and grime, disappointment, failure and re-discovery. \u201cIt\u2019s important as women to be careful about striving for things and yet not overdoing. We have so much to prove and we take on so much in a day, but the balance of time must always be correct.\u201d<\/p>\n
That nugget of wisdom is spoken from someone who truly has found that compromise. After an hour-long conversation from her sunny studio, the first of the children begin clattering up the steps, in search of their mum for a morning hello. The words she has just spoken are immediately fulfilled as she openly welcomes their chipper conversation and smiles.<\/p>\n
And with that, the interview is concluded.<\/p>\n
A representative moment from a woman who has truly found the art of harmonizing family and work.<\/p>\n
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