A True Entrepreneur Is Serious About What He Wants

By Sename Agbossou Everyone wants something.More time. More success. More freedom. But wanting alone is not enough.A True Entrepreneur is serious about what they want—and they’re willing to pay the price. ✳️ What does being “serious” really mean? It means making real commitments.Saying no to distractions.Investing time, energy, and resources—when others only talk.It means you’re done with “trying”—you’re doing. Anyone can wish.But a True Entrepreneur works for it—even when it’s inconvenient, uncomfortable, or uncertain. 💡 There’s always a price. Every goal comes with a cost. You’ll sacrifice ease. You’ll confront fear. You’ll be misunderstood. You’ll lose things that once felt familiar. But the ones who succeed are those who say: “This matters more to me than staying safe.” They don’t wait for the conditions to be perfect.They move—because the mission is bigger than the fear. 🛠 The Truth? Many people don’t fail because they lack talent or opportunity.They fail because they’re not serious.They dabble. They delay. They hesitate.But the True Entrepreneur? They decide. They commit. They act. 🎯 Entrepreneur’s Challenge: Ask yourself today: “What do I really want?”“And what am I willing to give up to get there?” If the answers don’t match…You’re not serious yet. 🎁 Want to build the mindset that gets results—no matter the price?📘 Download my free ebook “The Secrets of a True Entrepreneur”

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A True Entrepreneur Makes the Difference in the Life of Others

By Sename Agbossou There’s a version of entrepreneurship that’s purely transactional:Make a product. Sell it. Make a profit. Repeat. But the True Entrepreneur plays a different game.They see business as a platform to create positive change—not just for customers, but for employees, partners, and even strangers. They don’t just want to build a company.They want to build lives. ✳️ What does it mean to “make a difference”? It means your work leaves a mark.It means someone’s life is better—simpler, healthier, more hopeful—because of what you created.It means your presence in the market, in the team, in the room… makes people stronger. And this doesn’t have to be dramatic.It can be subtle: The team member who gained confidence because you believed in them. The client who solved a real problem thanks to your product. The vendor who was treated with dignity—because that’s how you do business. 💡 The True Entrepreneur sees impact as the real currency. Yes, we care about results.Yes, we measure performance.But the highest metric is this: “Who is better because I showed up today?” When you focus on helping others win—That’s when you start building something bigger than yourself. 🧭 Entrepreneur’s Challenge: Look at your current business or project and ask: “Where am I making a real difference?”“Who has grown because of what I’ve built?”“And who else could I empower if I shifted my focus?” Remember, value is not just in what you extract—it’s in what you contribute. 🎁 Want to build a business that matters—not just performs?📘 Download my free ebook “The Secrets of a True Entrepreneur”

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A True Entrepreneur Seeks Great Attitude in Others

By Sename Agbossou As entrepreneurs, we often obsess over finding the most skilled people.But here’s the truth: skills can be trained—attitude cannot. I've seen it over and over again:An employee with the perfect CV but a toxic attitude can damage morale faster than any technical gap ever could.Meanwhile, someone with moderate experience but a strong, positive, and coachable attitude becomes a pillar of your team. ✳️ What do we mean by “great attitude”? It’s the mindset that says:“I’ll find a way.”“I want to learn.”“How can I help?”“I take responsibility.” Great attitude is energy that uplifts, not drains.It builds a culture of ownership, creativity, and momentum.It doesn't mean being nice all the time—it means being constructive, even in disagreement. 💡 A True Entrepreneur knows: You can’t build a powerful business on weak attitudes.You’re not just hiring a person—you’re inviting their spirit into your company. That spirit can either move the vision forward—or quietly sabotage it. So what do true entrepreneurs do?They look beyond the CV.They listen for how someone talks about past challenges.They observe whether someone blames—or learns.They don’t just ask, “What can you do?”They ask, “Who are you when things go wrong?” 👁 Entrepreneur’s Challenge: Look at your team—or the people you surround yourself with. Who brings energy, initiative, and positivity?Who makes excuses, spreads negativity, or hides from accountability? You don’t need “perfect people.”But you do need the right attitude mix—or your culture will work against you. 🎁 Want to build a team that matches your vision?📘 Download my free ebook “The Secrets of a True Entrepreneur”

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Why Sensemakers Feel Exhausted in Fast-Paced Teams (And What This Teaches Us About Energy Alignment)

By Sénamé Agbossou The Strategy Meeting That Changed Everything Raphael sat in the corner of the conference room, watching his colleagues rapid-fire through decisions that would impact the next six months of product development. As Head of Strategic Planning, he'd prepared extensively for this meeting; analyzing market trends, competitor movements, and potential risks. But every time he tried to raise a strategic concern, someone cut him off with "We don't have time for analysis paralysis" or "Let's just move forward and adjust as we go." Three hours later, the team had made decisions that Raphael could see would create problems down the road. But in that fast-paced environment, his natural Sensemaker energy (the deep thinking and pattern recognition that made him invaluable), felt like a liability. Sound familiar? If you've ever felt like your thoughtfulness is seen as slowness, or your strategic perspective is dismissed as overthinking, you might be experiencing what I call energy misalignment. Understanding the Sensemaker in a Speed-Obsessed World Sensemakers are one of the five Work Energy Types I've identified through decades of leadership coaching. They bring clarity to complexity, see patterns others miss, and provide the strategic insight that prevents costly mistakes. In our Ubuntu philosophy, Sensemakers serve as the navigation system for the collective journey. While others focus on speed and immediate action, Sensemakers help ensure the team is heading in the right direction. But in today's business environment, with its emphasis on "fail fast" and "move quickly and break things," Sensemakers often feel like they're swimming upstream. The Real Cost of Speed Without Wisdom Here's what I've observed in organizations that consistently prioritize speed over strategic thinking: Short-term gains, long-term pain. Teams move quickly in the wrong direction, creating expensive course corrections later. Decision fatigue. When every choice is made rapidly without proper consideration, teams burn out from constantly dealing with the unintended consequences. Strategic blindness. Organizations lose the ability to see around corners, missing both opportunities and threats until they're unavoidable. Sensemaker exodus. Strategic thinkers leave for environments where their contributions are valued, taking critical institutional knowledge with them. Raphael's experience illustrates this perfectly. His team's rapid decisions in that strategy meeting led to three major product pivots over the following year; pivots that Raphael's initial analysis could have prevented. The Sensemaker's Dilemma Maria, a senior analyst at a consulting firm, described her frustration this way: "I can see the patterns that lead to client churn, but by the time I've done the analysis properly, my colleagues have already moved on to the next fire drill. Then six months later, we're dealing with exactly the problems I predicted." This is the Sensemaker's dilemma: their greatest value often lies in preventing problems that haven't happened yet, but fast-paced environments reward visible action over invisible prevention. Creating Ubuntu Teams: Balancing Speed and Wisdom The solution isn't to slow down every fast-paced team or to speed up every Sensemaker. It's to create what I call Ubuntu Teams: environments where different energy types can contribute their…

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The 3 PM Energy Crisis That’s Crushing High-Performing Leaders

By Sénamé Agbossou After 25 years of coaching business owners and executives across Europe and Africa, I've witnessed a troubling pattern that affects even the most successful leaders: the 3 PM energy crash. It's not about caffeine withdrawal or lunch choices. It's something much deeper. The Hidden Struggle of High Performers Last month, I sat across from Elena, a brilliant CEO who had built three successful companies over the past decade. Her latest venture was thriving: revenue growing 40% year-over-year, team of 85 people, industry recognition flowing in. But Elena looked exhausted. "I love what I do," she told me, "but by mid-afternoon, I feel like I'm running on empty. I used to think I just needed better time management or maybe more delegation. But I've tried everything." Elena's story isn't unique. In fact, it's become the norm among the leaders I work with. They're achieving external success while battling internal energy depletion. The Real Problem: Energy Misalignment Here's what I've discovered after working with hundreds of leaders: Your energy isn't broken. You're just using it wrong. Think of it like this: Elena is what I call an "Explorer" energy type: someone naturally energized by innovation, breakthrough thinking, and pioneering new approaches. But as her companies grew, she found herself spending 80% of her time in detailed operational oversight, systematic process management, and routine decision-making. It's like asking a race car to pull a plow. Both are powerful machines, but they're designed for completely different purposes. The Ubuntu Connection In the Ubuntu philosophy, we understand that "I am because we are." Our individual energy affects the collective energy of our teams and organizations. When leaders operate against their natural energy patterns, it doesn't just drain them; it creates ripple effects throughout their entire organization. Teams start to mirror their leader's energy depletion. Innovation stagnates. Decision-making becomes sluggish. The very success that leaders have built becomes the source of their exhaustion. What I've Learned About Energy Patterns Over 25 years, I've identified that work energy follows predictable patterns. The leaders who feel alive at 5 PM while others are burnt out? They've discovered something crucial: their natural work energy pattern and designed their role around it. These leaders understand that: Energy alignment isn't selfish, it’s strategic Sustainable high performance requires working with your nature, not against it When you operate in your energy zone, you elevate everyone around you Common Energy Drains (And What They Reveal) Pay attention to what consistently drains your energy at work: Endless meetings that go nowhere might indicate you're an Explorer type craving innovation over routine discussion. Detailed administrative tasks could signal you're a Driver type built for momentum, not maintenance. Working in isolation for extended periods might mean you're a Connector type who needs collaborative energy. Constant pressure for quick decisions could indicate you're a Sensemaker type who needs time for deep analysis. Surface-level work without deeper meaning might reveal you're wired for strategic thinking and long-term impact. The Path Forward The solution isn't working…

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