Winning Stroke: Interview with Sagar Boke, Head-Marketing, Tata Consumer Products - Foods
If not in the current profession, you would be?
An IAS officer
One tune you always hum?
Being an avid Kishore Kumar fan, I am mostly humming his songs.
One book to read when you want to motivate yourself?
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. This book has provided valuable insights into how purpose and love can help you sail through anything.
One dialogue of a movie that motivates you or you like the most?
'Picture Abhi baaki hai' as I always believe, the best is yet to come.
The place you never been to and always want to go?
Manasarovar - as there is so much mystic about that place, especially the spirituality and the invincibility of the Himalayas that really inspires me.
An animal that signifies you & why?
A Lion because they are fearless, generous, and comfortable in their own company.
A Movie Character you most resemble or resonate with?
I always liked Rancho from the movie '3 idiots' because of his unconventional, original, witty and yet purposeful attitude at the same time.
If your life was to be turned into a movie who would you like to play your part?
It would be Aamir Khan or Ranbir Kapoor as they both really bring the characters alive
Luck or Hard Work, what do you think weighs more in defining a successful person?
Hard Work. Because that’s in your hand. Luck may play a role, but you can’t control it.
One best decision you ever made?
To be a father. I believe that when you become a parent, you become more tolerant, responsible, caring, and start understanding love more deeply and even appreciate the love of your parents.
A strategy that you always use to take your decisions in Personal or Professional life?
Always follow your instincts as they will never lie.
Whose advice do you seek when in a dilemma?
I am a very independent person and always listen to my inner conscience. I do consider the advice of some of my close friends and my wife but the final call is based on my conscience and inner voice.
What has been your biggest achievement?
I always feel - the best is yet to come
One thing that you want to change in yourself?
To live in the current moment much more than I do
A line said by your close one that you never forget?
One of my mentors told me a decade ago - 'Place your ego so high that no one can even touch it.' This line has always stayed with me till date as it made me understand that one should not have a fragile ego as it becomes an easy target. When it is elevated, you actually grow up in life.
