We recently connected with Zohra Mavani and have shared our conversation below.

Zohra, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. We’d love to hear about the things you feel your parents did right and how those things have impacted your career and life.

There’s no one correct answer to the question “what did your parents do right”. There’s not one tip or one piece of advice – it’s an overall concept that I believe my parents got right. As a young girl, I remember my parents keeping me well grounded. They explained to me on a regular basis the importance of respect, integrity, hard work, and self-preservation is. My parents gave me all the tools necessary to succeed but did not just hand them to me. They made me work for it – not because they wanted to make things tough – but because they wanted me to learn what being independent is. They wanted to make sure I could achieve everything I want or ever want on my own means, at my own time. My parents were not only my parents, but they were also my friends. They were open and honest about everything. They let me ask questions and they answered everything. They encouraged every milestone I achieved, no matter how little it was. On my defeats, instead of scolding me or even overlooking, they took time to sit down and dissect what went wrong and what I could do better next time. By doing these things, I believe my parents prepared me and shaped me to be who I am today. I contribute my achievements and success to my family.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

I am a personal injury lawyer. To become a personal injury lawyer, I completed high school, went to college and got my bachelor’s degree, went to law school, took the bar exam, and passed on my first try. Make no mistake, becoming a lawyer is a tough career to break into much less become one. I always knew I wanted to be a lawyer but didn’t know what type of law I wanted to practice. Throughout college and even law school, I worked at various different types of law firms. I’ve worked in personal injury, criminal, and family. After gaining experience in different types of laws, I realized my true passion is personal injury. I enjoy helping my clients and zealously fighting for them. I want my clients to know that they are not alone after getting hurt in a car wreck. Being in a car wreck and getting injured is hard on its own, and adding the insurance company that doesn’t want to pay up can be overwhelming and horrific. I want my clients to know that if they ever get hurt in a car wreck, they can count on me to make sure they get treated correctly. They can count on me to fight for them while they recover from their injuries.

Are there any books, videos or other content that you feel have meaningfully impacted your thinking?

48 Laws of Power. The title is correct – it’s a very powerful book to read. It definitely opened up my mind and taught me a few things. I think it’s a very important read because it teaches you why people do certain things and may give you an in-depth understanding of how certain people act or react.

Any stories or insights that might help us understand how you’ve built such a strong reputation?

A mentor of mine told me to “always be authentic” and I think that’s one of the most important lessons I’ve learned and it has built my reputation. It’s important to be yourself at all times, no matter what situation you are put into. It’s easy to be influenced into things but how strong you stand in your opinion is what will make you. I’ve always tried to be authentic to myself, to my own image and my opinion, no matter how controversial or out of the ordinary it may be and I think that’s what’s helped me build my reputation.