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 but a womb, a place where something new is quietly being formed? Shadows can be teachers.…| 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. Before anyone calls you “successful,” before there are headlines or Instagram-worthy launches, there are seasons where nothing looks like it’s happening. It’s late nights when your neighbours…| 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 the South The Lily of the Valley does not need the sun to show its beauty. In fact,…| 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 light is borrowed, yet it carries its own magic. Bessie Head, in Maru, saw this contrast clearly. Moleka, like…| 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 doesn’t always bend to borrowed directions. Showing someone the way doesn’t mean they’ll take it. Sometimes, they even resist,…| 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 scrapped, the breeders released their snakes. Result? More cobras than before. That’s the Cobra Effect, a well-intended incentive that…| 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 in Limpopo to a Twitter thread that goes viral in seconds, people are measuring, comparing, ranking. Who belongs where?…| 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 powerful in politics, but powerful in passion, not elite in taste because of labels or price tags, but because…| 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 all your assets will grow. If the seed is weak, the harvest will be small. But if the seed is strong,…| 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
Sometimes life feels like clear skies and open roads, plans unfold, doors open, everything hums along. And then, without warning, the winds shift. A job is lost. A relationship fails. A dream crack…| rochemamabolo
There’s something comforting about a mountain. It doesn’t bark for attention. It doesn’t shout about its greatness. It just stands, solid, silent, steady, through storms, seasons, centuries. That’s…| rochemamabolo
In every room, in every family, in every team, there’s often at least one person whose gift is invisible: the one who holds space. They’re not always the loudest or the first to raise a hand. They …| rochemamabolo
Some people’s work comes with trophies and hashtags and standing ovations. But for most of us, our best work happens in moments no one sees, when we choose to show up fully for the task at hand, wi…| rochemamabolo
We live in an age that glorifies the spotlight. Be visible. Be heard. Be the brand. Be the voice. Be the main character in every story, every room, every conversation. But life, in its quiet honest…| rochemamabolo
One of my favourite movies is Good Will Hunting. It’s a 1997 film that still punches me in the gut nearly three decades later, a story that says more about life than a thousand self-help books ever…| rochemamabolo
To love is to live with an open hand, knowing that what you hold may not stay. It’s to pour out your tenderness without a receipt, to offer your presence without terms, to say yes to connection whi…| 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
One of my favourite, if not the favourite, football coaches of all time has to be, hands down, Vicente del Bosque. He is that rare figure in the game who has won everything there is to win, yet nev…| rochemamabolo
Life has a funny way of exposing us. When the hurt is fresh and raw, when we’re the ones on the receiving end of unfairness or betrayal, the world feels very black and white. We want the truth in n…| 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