October 2025 – rochemamabolo
12 posts published by Roche Mamabolo during October 2025| rochemamabolo
12 posts published by Roche Mamabolo during October 2025| rochemamabolo
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
Dear Fear, You are like a clenched fist, tightening the more I resist, growing stronger the harder I fight you. You push back with force whenever I try to overpower you, feeding off my struggle. Bu…| rochemamabolo
12 posts published by Roche Mamabolo during September 2025| rochemamabolo
Darkness often feels like defeat. When the lights go out, when the client cancels, when sales dip and cash dries up, it feels like an ending. Yet, what if it isn’t? What if the dark is not a grave …| rochemamabolo
Every flower you admire began underground. Before the petals, before the fragrance, before the applause of spring, there were roots. Hidden, silent, unseen. Entrepreneurship is much the same. Befor…| rochemamabolo
“There’s a flower that grows in the darkness. It’s called Lirio de los Valles. It actually does better in the shade. It blooms… in spite of the darkness. You remind me of that flower.” — Queen of t…| rochemamabolo
Outside, the full moon rests in the sky. Unlike the sun, it does not demand attention. It does not burn or blind. It does not rush the world into action. Instead, it glows quietly, softly. Its ligh…| rochemamabolo
It’s tempting, when we see someone stuck or wandering, to point out the path we think they should take. We want to spare them pain, shortcut the confusion, and share what worked for us. But life do…| rochemamabolo
Long ago in Delhi, the British put up a sign: “We pay for every dead cobra.” At first, brilliant. Dead cobras poured in. Then people started breeding cobras just to kill them. When the scheme was s…| rochemamabolo
Life is indeed a game, and one of its oldest and most enduring games is the status game. From the dusty playground of a township school to the glass boardrooms in Sandton, from a family gathering i…| rochemamabolo
When we hear the word elite, our minds often run to wealth, power, or privilege. But there’s another kind of elite, the quiet, unassuming group who are not rich in money, but rich in curiosity, not…| rochemamabolo
Before you buy your first property, before you launch your first business, before you invest in shares or write that book, you must first build the foundation: yourself. You are the seed from which…| rochemamabolo
There’s a kind of magic in assets. They are like invisible employees, tireless, faithful, and loyal. They show up every morning without asking for transport money, they don’t complain about the wea…| rochemamabolo
What if South Africa’s economy grew at 5% every year? It sounds like just a number, the kind economists throw around on TV. But for an ordinary South African, it could mean the difference between h…| rochemamabolo
1. “I told you so” Polite: “This outcome is consistent with our earlier discussions.” 2. “That’s not my problem.” Polite: “That falls outside my current scope of responsibility.” 3. “You messed up.…| rochemamabolo
In a world obsessed with branding, positioning, taglines, and campaigns, we often forget the most powerful marketing doesn’t come from what we say, it comes from who we are. What if, instead of cra…| rochemamabolo
Shot of two coworkers talking together while sitting in an office We live in a world that worships the sharp tongue and the quick reply. A world that rewards the loudest voice in the meeting, the w…| rochemamabolo
When people talk about caring in business, they almost always mean caring for customers. But here’s the hidden truth: the way you care for your employees is the root system of your business. The wa…| rochemamabolo
Most businesses are trained to chase efficiency, margins, and growth. Caring often looks like an “extra” something you do after you’ve hit your sales target. But the irony is this: when you genuine…| rochemamabolo
We see this pattern everywhere. When an industry struggles to attract young people, like farming, we reach for the same shiny solution: “Let’s make it sexy.” So we slap on new slogans: “Make agricu…| rochemamabolo
What was meant to unite us, our voices, our platforms, our digital commonsm, has, in so many ways, driven us apart. Once, we looked into another’s eyes and asked, “How are you, really?” Now we look…| rochemamabolo
Sometimes, the most successful entrepreneurs I’ve met carry a quiet ache. They’ve mastered the art of showing up, of pushing through, but not necessarily the art of healing. And it shows, not alway…| rochemamabolo
There’s a quiet truth we often resist, especially in a world that celebrates self-made success and solo journeys: We need each other. Not out of weakness, but out of design. From a psychological pe…| rochemamabolo
There’s a certain attraction, magnetism to power. Power promises results. It promises control. It promises speed. And in a world where we’ve been conditioned to measure worth in how fast we move an…| rochemamabolo
