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the highway to success, ‘If you want to succeed, double
your failure rate.’ I love knowing that I am doing great
and I will really try to do my best in future.”
OVERCOMING CHALLENGES WITH ÉLAN
Life is full of challenges, it’s our perception which
decides whether we choose to recognize them as
opportunity or threat and this approach makes all the
difference. Sharing with AsiaOne some of the challenges
that Mr. Aggarwal faced and some of his self-devised
techniques which he employed to counter them, he
says: “In our personal and professional lives we face
many challenges that test our emotional and mental
condition. We are all learning. No one gets it right every
time. The dynamic process of life — trying, succeeding,
failing, and trying again — is the only way to develop
lasting confidence in ourselves. I saw many fluctuations
in my life. But I always thought about my farmers, my
people and my country, that I could have done better for
everyone.”
He adds, “I worked hard day and night and never
looked back. Some of the times I had no idea how would
I overcome the challenges. But I never lose hope. My
whole life is filled with challenges. Many people spread
rumours and many negative words about HPM, but
I just did and am still doing my work with dignity and
hard work, without paying any attention to their point
of view. I specifically learned while overcoming those
challenges that facing life challenges with fear will take
you nowhere unless you accept the fear and make it
your strength. Do something that will make your today
better than what’s come before.”
SKILLED FARMERS; PROSPEROUS NATION
A noble soul who is deeply concerned about the welfare
of others, Mr. Aggarwal is an ardent advocate of skill
development of farmers and believes that they need
to be trained in order to gain financial prosperity. He
elaborates, “Despite the tremendous success of agro
chemical industry, I feel farmers are not getting benefit
in the real sense. What I feel is that a huge turnover is
generated with the help of farmers so even they should
get some real benefits from it. I think farmer education
and awareness is intrinsic for improving the financial
growth of farmers, as in many foreign countries they
produce a relatively larger profit from farming than
in India. If I get a chance, I would open an institution for
farmers where they would be able to learn tactics to reap
maximum profit out of their land, efforts and money.”CHERISHING ASSOCIATIONS
Mr. Aggarwal is a person for whom family comes first
and feels grateful to have a strong support system and
always takes pleasure in giving his family due credit for
his success. Reminiscing his moments of triumphs, he
says, “Everyone has their own unforgettable moments,
including me. I have many moments of triumphs. I have
received many awards and all those are unforgettable
moments. But when my daughter Mrs. Tapasya Goel joined
HPM that was the actual moment of triumph for me. My“I THINK FARMER EDUCATION IS INTRINSIC
FOR THEIR GROWTH ... IF I GET A CHANCE,
I WOULD OPEN AN INSTITUTION FOR
FARMERS WHERE THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO
LEARN TACTICS TO REAP MAXIMUM PROFIT
OUT OF THEIR LAND, EFFORTS AND MONEY”
family supported me in every thick and thin. Whenever
obstacles came in my way they always stood up with me.
As I said before, when my daughter Mrs. Tapasya Goel
joined HPM as Executive Director of the company she
took every responsibility. Today, the company is at the
height of success and she has a huge contribution in it.”
He derives motivation to work hard by working for the
welfare of others and bringing about a positive change
in the life of the people whom he associates with. As
he puts it: “If I am talking about my motivation – that
comes from providing excellent service to every farmer
with whom I come in contact. Whenever I see farmers
working day and night, their work inspires me to do
better in my profession. I look for opportunities to
improve my service skills so that each farmer I interact
with will have a positive experience.”SERVING THE SOCIETY
According special emphasis on corporate social
responsibility, Mr. Aggarwal feels that his highest
career point was when his employees participated
dedicatedly in a CSR initiative rolled out by his company.
HPM has been an early adopter of a strong CSR agenda.
HPM has had many different CSR ventures, which
have proved to be massive crowd pullers & are great
initiatives. All tasks are arranged in a participatory way,ASHOK AGGARWAL
2017-18
PERSON OF THE YEAR