Himanshu Parmar, Business Owner, eightpm.co.nz, Talks Successful Living

What’s your morning routine?
Cup of tea, scan both Stuff.co.nz & Times of India for news, then switch to LinkedIn.

What are the top three things on your bucket list?
Do a grand driving tour of the USA, Europe and India.

What advice would you give your 20 year-old self?
Work more, party less.

How do you stay motivated?
I constantly surround myself with champions.

If you didn’t need money, what would you do?
Spend more time with my kids and wife.

What is the secret to success?
Hard work.

What is the worst mistake you’ve made and how did you fix it?
Invested in a nightclub. I stopped investing in it one day and left the company.

What is your advice for people to fund their dream?
Go work for it first.

What is the best bit of advice, or quote, that resonates with you?
Nothing is cheap if you don’t need it, nothing is too expensive if you do need it.

What’s your favourite restaurant?
Little India

How do you keep up to date with current affairs?
Stuff, Times of India, BBC occasionally and Linkedin.

What is the secret of living a longer, more successful life?
Give to others without expectation for a return. Karma will reward you richly in the long run.

What makes you feel alive?
The sound of my two kids first thing in morning.