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In this episode, I'm speaking with the beautiful ball of positive light called Dennis Agbegha, who resigned from Big Oil and moved to Canada.
Dennis is what you would call a super-connector. And while many folks in his shoes would probably worry about not being accepted, Dennis approaches it differently. When he walks into any room, he tries to answer one question, “How can I love and serve these people?”
And in his experience, people start seeing him as “one of us” more often than not. I don't think this is naive optimism or toxic positivity. Dennis had to deal with a divorce while settling into Canada, went through the usual immigrant struggles, and dealt with the feeling of being the “other.” But he's refused to carry that as a burden.
His approach is simple. Focus on the universal human fundamentals; love, kindness, and service. And let everything else be background noise. The result is he's never met a room he couldn't eventually belong in.
In this conversation, Dennis opens up about dealing with a divorce while settling in. We also chat about:
The back-and-forth years and what they taught him
Why cultural obedience can limit immigrants
How to judge beliefs by usefulness, not absolute truth
Why the “spaces weren't made for us” mindset can trap you
Why settling is more than just a change of location
Official Links
✅ Connect with Dennis Agbegha on LinkedIn
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