Some people will doubt you before they even know your name. They’ll dismiss your vision with a smirk. They’ll label your dream as “unrealistic” before they’ve even asked a single question. Every entrepreneur meets them: the skeptics. And if you’re not careful, you might spend your energy trying to prove them wrong instead of building…| rochemamabolo
[Inspired by Morgan Housel’s “Utility vs. Status Buying”] Lately, I’ve been reading an amazing book by Morgan Housel called The Art of Spending Money. It’s not a book filled with formulas or investment hacks, it’s a quiet, wise reflection on how money shapes the way we live. One idea in particular stopped me in my…| rochemamabolo
People will misunderstand you. Some will underestimate you. And a few will dismiss you outright. That’s fine. Not everything deserves a response. Not every voice deserves your energy. When you’re building something meaningful, noise comes with the territory. The most elegant way to silence noise isn’t to argue with it, it’s to grow past it.…| rochemamabolo
We live in a world that glorifies the spotlight. Loud launches, big stages, bright lights, viral posts, they make success look like something that happens out there, where everyone can see it. But the truth is quieter. Real strength is forged in the shadows. In the places where no one is clapping. In the long…| rochemamabolo
When people think you’re not as sharp, not as capable, or not as aware as you truly are, they lower their guard. They relax. They reveal things they wouldn’t reveal to someone they see as a threat. That’s your advantage, not their insult. To be underestimated is to be given a quiet corner to build…| rochemamabolo
There’s a quiet kind of strength in being underestimated. When people assume you are not as sharp, not as aware, or not as capable as you truly are, they unknowingly give you the gift of invisibility. And in that space, unbothered by the noise, free from expectations, unseen by competing egos, you gain the power…| rochemamabolo
Stories are the warm thread that ties what we build to the hearts of the people we serve. A powerful story isn’t just marketing, it’s meaning. It’s how we say, “This is why it matters.” Stories are the invisible bridges between what we create and how people feel about it. A product may live on…| rochemamabolo
People don’t buy what you do, they buy how it makes them feel. This is a quiet but powerful truth that sits at the heart of human connection. Behind every transaction, there’s a story. Behind every product, there’s an emotion waiting to be felt. People don’t stand in line for hours to buy a cup…| rochemamabolo
There’s something profoundly beautiful about the idea that your soul leaves fingerprints. Not just the physical traces, the warmth of a handshake, the way a pen curves under your fingers, the soft …| rochemamabolo
Just because it feels dark, doesn’t mean we are buried. Sometimes it only means no one has switched on the lights yet. Darkness is not always death. Often it is simply delay. Many people, when they find themselves in a dark space, quickly assume the worst, “I must be lost… I must be finished.” But…| rochemamabolo
There’s something that I learned later in my entrepreneurship journey and that many entrepreneurs only realise after years of trial and error: a business should fit who you are, not just what…| rochemamabolo
There was a time when money was simply a servant, a means of exchange, a way to trade bread for milk, labor for shelter, and skills for survival. It was a tool, not a master. But somewhere along th…| rochemamabolo
