We have already explored 18 keys related to the mindset needed to succeed as an entrepreneur in Cameroon starting from zero FCFA, without debt, without corruption, and without tax fraud.

Today, we will discover 2 more.

💡 𝟏- 𝐁𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠

Whether it is to start a business or to scale it, you will need a lot of courage.

An entrepreneur must try where others do not. Start over where others give up. Persist where others stop. Stand up for their rights where others are afraid.

For example, Nigeria’s Folorunso Alakija sought to enter the oil sector and, through her company Famfa Limited, obtained an oil exploration license in 1993 after relentless perseverance.

Folorunso shares that she applied repeatedly before finally securing an oil block.

Following the discovery of significant reserves in the Agbami oil field, the Nigerian government sought to increase its stake in the project by exercising "back-in rights," which would have reduced Famfa's share.

Alakija and Famfa then engaged in a lengthy legal battle against the federal government.

The case went all the way to the Supreme Court of Nigeria, which ultimately ruled in favor of Famfa in 2012, preserving its interests in the oil block.

It is worth highlighting that she committed this dispute to the Lord Jesus, who intervened in her favor.

She has been ranked among the most powerful and wealthiest women in Africa by several business media outlets, including Forbes at various times.

Similarly, in 2012, David Green of Hobby Lobby filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, asking the courts to block the application of the Obamacare contraceptive mandate to his company.

He argued that this requirement violated his religious beliefs (regarding abortion...).

Even though his company faced the risk of paying a fine of up to $1.3 million per day—approximately $475 million per year—if he refused to comply with the contraceptive mandate, he stood his ground.

Incredible but true, in 2014, he won a resounding victory before the Supreme Court of the United States.

🌱 𝟐- 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬

Instead of being jealous of those who are doing better than you, rejoice in the success of others, because you attract your own.

The Bible says: "Rejoice with those who rejoice" (Romans 12:15).

That is why Maya Angelou says that you should try to be a rainbow in somebody else's cloud.

For his part, Napoleon Hill says that jealousy is a destroyer of success.

The Apostle Paul had already emphasized this, stating that jealousy is a work of the flesh and that people who practice it will not inherit the kingdom of God (Galates 5:19-21).

✍️ Chimène Ngu