Most people think success is about going faster.

But I’ve learned the hard way that real success comes when your business stops depending on you to survive.

I am Ssanjay A Pawah, the founder of Indian Business Game Changers (IBGC), India’s First Talentpreneur Mentor.

I work with SME /MSME founders who are tired of the hustle-loop and ready to build structured, scalable, and time-rich companies that grow with or without them.

But I didn’t get here by reading books or quoting frameworks.

In my 20s, I had early wins… followed by some brutal lessons.

Multiple business failures. Financial damage. 
A personal breakdown that left me with anxiety, sleepless nights, and even a Stage 1 depression diagnosis.

It wasn’t because I lacked ambition.
It was because I lacked systems.

That was the turning point. I went all in, learning from global mentors, studying behavioural psychology, leadership design, and how real businesses scale without chaos.

What came out of that journey wasn’t just recovery; it was a framework.

One that’s now helping Indian founders, business owners build wealth creating, founder-independent businesses, with structure, not just sweat.

Today, I serve as a business mentor, author, international speaker, and serial entrepreneur.

I have partnered with Ron Malhotra, Director Black Footed Business Advisors, from Australia to bring global business wisdom to Indian SMEs/MSMEs.

At IBGC, our work is simple, but powerful:

Build businesses that are :

▶️ Time-Rich
▶️ Wealth-Creating
▶️ Stress-Less

If you’re running a business that’s profitable but still feels heavy, maybe it’s time to build one that gives back your life.

DM me ‘FREEDOM’ if that’s where you’re headed.

I’ve seen this a lot: a clean SOP, a messy reality!!!

Nobody breaks the system on purpose. They just bend it a little. Then a little more.

And one day you realize:

The process “exists,” but the team isn’t living in it.

Here’s the reset that works without drama:

Once a month, pick one workflow and ask:

“What do we do now that’s different from the doc?”

No blame. Just truth.

Then track exceptions for 30 days. Count them. Write the reason.

Patterns show up fast.

Usually, we praise speed and ignore consistency.

That’s the real leak.

What’s the #1 SOP your team keeps “making exceptions” to right now?

Ssanjay A Pawah

Bringing World-Class Business Systems to India’s Growth-Focused SMEs & MSMEs | Founder, IBGC | Business Coach | Best Selling Author

Hey, if you’re a business owner and it feels like you can’t make it!!!

I don’t have a motivational speech for you… But I will say…

Keep going.

Not everything shows results fast.

Some seasons are just you vs. your own head.

I’ve lost businesses, too.
I’ve taken depression pills.
I’ve been injured so bad I couldn’t move properly.

BUT, I kept showing up.

I worked on me.
I asked for help from a mentor who actually gets it.
I got strong again.
I wrote a book that’s helping people now.

So if today feels heavy… you’re not broken.
You’re in the middle.

Show up again tomorrow.
That’s how this turns.

Coach SS

What if success wasn’t just about business numbers...

But also about how you perform personally, grow professionally, and protect your wealth?

Last year in Delhi, we lit the spark.
This year, it turned into fire.

125+ ambitious founders and entrepreneurs came together for the grand TSEM launch.

The energy was raw.
The breakthroughs were real.

The conversations stayed long after the lights went off.

TSEM isn’t another event.

It’s a closed-door space for founders who want to:

- Build clarity and confidence in how they show up
- Scale with systems, teams, and strategy
- Grow wealth without sacrificing health or family

Inside the room, something shifts.

You think sharper.
You lead differently.

You start seeing success on your own terms.

And this is only the beginning.

- More people.
- Deeper impact.
- Fewer excuses.

📽️ Watch the highlights.
Feel it for yourself.

Then DM me “TSEM” if you want an invite to the next edition.

Because the new standard isn’t just success. 

It’s success that actually matters.

Your day feels packed because nothing ever closes!!

Most founder days don’t fall apart because of too much work.

They fall apart because everything stays half-open.

A client needs a call back.
A hire needs a decision.
A price needs a yes or no.
A team is waiting.

So you keep touching ten things…
but you don’t finish any of them.

That’s why you go home tired and still uneasy. Your brain is carrying a hundred open loops.

Try this one shift:

Before the week starts, write down one thing that must be fully done.
Not reviewed.

Not in progress.
Done.

Then protect time for that one thing like its rent.

When one thing closes, the noise drops.
When nothing closes, the stress grows.

You don’t need better time management. You need fewer open ends.

🔁 Save this if your days feel busy but never settled.

Your team has managers. But no decision-owners!!!

Most MSMEs don’t suffer from lack of people.

They suffer from lack of leaders who carry weight.

Work moves. Updates come in.
But the hard calls?

They still return to the founder.

That’s not incompetence.
That’s permission missing.

Your “second line” isn’t weak.

They were trained to coordinate… not decide.

If everyone waits for you:

- They don’t feel safe to own outcomes
- They think decisions = risk
- They fear being “wrong in your eyes”

Here’s a simple fix that changes everything:

The Decision Rights Rule

For each leader, define just one thing:

👉 “This is the outcome you own, end to end.”

Not the task.
Not the report.
The result.

Then run this once a month:

Leadership Stress-Test Meeting

Ask each leader:

✔ What tough call did you make without me?
✔ What did you learn from it?
✔ What will you own next month?

The ones who think… grow.
The ones who wait… stay assistants.

Leadership exists

Only when responsibility stops climbing back to you.

📌 Repost this if decisions still land on your table.

Most businesses don’t repeat problems because they’re careless.

They repeat them because no one saves the learning.

If your week feels like this then, this carousel might explain why.

Same problem, every month, every year.

I’ve seen founders go on sale!!!

Not discounts on products.

Discounts on themselves.

Saying yes to work they hate.
Clients they don’t respect.
Deals that drain them.

Just to say they’re “successful.”

That’s not financial abundance.

That’s expensive survival.

There’s a difference between making money and building a life that feels steady, honest, and free.

Money with anxiety is not wealth.

Revenue with resentment is not success.

True abundance is when: You can say no without fear.

You choose clients with calm.

You don’t trade your values for numbers. This video is not about getting rich.

It’s about not losing yourself while building success.

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Ever noticed this?

When you’re around, everything runs smoothly.

Tasks close. Standards hold. People stay sharp.

You step away…and things start slipping.
Not badly. Just enough to notice.

That’s not a system. That’s performance.

It means people are following you, not the process.

Real systems don’t need presence. They need clarity.

Here’s a quick test:

If you skip the next review, what actually breaks?

If the answer is “most things,” You’re supervising, not systemising.

Strong systems work quietly. Even when no one is watching. Especially when you’re not.

Because freedom isn’t stepping away. It’s knowing things still work when you do.

Save this if your business behaves better when you’re in the room.

Most founders don’t lose freedom because of chaos.

They lose it because they “help” too fast, and slowly train their team to wait instead of thinking.

This post is about the subtle habit that kills ownership… and how to break it without confrontation.

📌 Read this if everything still returns to your table.

Subtle habit that kills ownership!

Teams don’t lose drive overnight.

They lose space slowly.

What starts as support can quietly turn into control.

And control always shrinks initiative.

Swipe if your team feels “fine”… but strangely silent.

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Ownership Beats Approval

I invest a lot in upskilling myself, BUT!!!

Here’s the part nobody talks about: most of what we consume is just more information.

It feels like growth. It’s usually just noise.

The real shift happens when information turns into insight, a clear path, with clear next steps, tied to your goal.

That’s what we focus on at IBGC.

No more information, but more direction.

When capable people start acting small!!

This is one of the quietest problems in growing businesses.

You hire smart people.
You train them well.
They know their work.

But over time, they stop stepping forward.

- They wait.
- They check.
- They keep things safe.

It happens because the room got too full.

Too many approvals.
Too many opinions.
Too many ways to be wrong.

So people learn a new rule:

“Don’t stretch. Just stay inside the lines.”

That’s when talent turns into compliance.

Here’s one shift that brings people back to life:

In your next meeting, ask one person:

If this was fully yours, what would you do?

Then don’t jump in.
Don’t correct.
Just listen.

Most people don’t need more training.
They need more space.

- Space to think.
- Space to decide.
- Space to own.

That’s where leaders are made.

Save this if your team feels quiet lately.

My First Business Was a Flop!!!

I’ll be honest.

My first business venture was a disaster.

We had a good product, but things just weren’t moving the way I had imagined.
We struggled to attract the right people. The team we did build couldn’t find rhythm.

And I remember feeling stuck, confused, and quietly disappointed. It was humbling.

But it became the most important learning phase of my life.

That failure taught me something no course ever could:

A business doesn’t collapse because of one big mistake. It collapses when clarity, systems, and leadership don’t grow together.

So instead of quitting, I went deep.

I started understanding how founders think under pressure.

Why teams lose momentum. Why some businesses scale calmly, while others trap the founder.

That journey eventually led to IBGC - Indian Business Game Changers, a space built for MSME founders who want growth without chaos, and businesses that support life, not consume it.

My bestselling book, “Business Tradition to Innovation,” comes from that journey. It’s not theory.

It’s three decades of wins, failures, and uncomfortable lessons I lived through.
Repost if this resonates with you.

Most founders realise too late.

The damage happened earlier.

A client leaves.
A deal dies.
Cash feels tight.
Team energy drops.

You notice only when it hurts.

By then, you are not fixing small cracks.

You are repairing big breaks.That’s why growth feels heavy. Not because business is hard.

But because you always see things late.It’s like driving by looking only in the mirror.

Try this instead.

Every Monday, check three things:

- Who complained last week?
- Which deal is stuck?
- How much real cash is in the bank today?

Founders who see early move calmly.

Founders who see late live in stress.

Every journey has a story before the success.

This is where my begins.

Your team noticed it before you did!!!

They saw the shortcut.

They saw the excuse. They saw the behavior you ignored.

You thought, “Not worth the fight. ”So you stayed silent.

But silence teaches louder than rules.It told everyone, “This is allowed here.” 

Good people felt foolish for caring.
 
Average people felt safe staying average.

One habit changes this.Address the first wrong thing you see.

Not harsh. Not dramatic. Just clear. 

Teams don’t copy your words.They copy what you tolerate.

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Some problems don’t create noise. They create drag!

If your business feels calm on the surface but heavy underneath, this carousel explains why.

And what it’s quietly costing you.

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It’s quietly costing you.

Some conversations don’t explode. They just sit.

A feedback you delay. A tension you smooth over. A “not now” that quietly becomes never.

Nothing looks wrong on the surface. But inside the room, something changes.

Energy drops. People become careful. Work feels heavier than it should.

Because what isn’t said doesn’t disappear. It gets stored.

Stored in body language. Stored in tone. Stored in silence.

That’s why some teams feel tired without doing more work.
It’s not workload. It’s an emotional backlog.

One simple habit that helps:

Say the small thing early. When it’s light. When it’s fixable.
When it doesn’t carry history yet.

Communication isn’t courage. It’s hygiene.

Clean it regularly, or the mess shows up everywhere else.

Save this if something has been sitting unsaid for too long.

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