The P Factor: The Six P’s of Success

Ready for the P Factor? I learned the 6 P’s of success from my mother. When I was 12 years old my mother started a non-profit youth entrepreneurial organization called Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurs Today. Her main purpose was to keep me and my friends off the streets and out of gangs.

For 12 years she ran a nationally recognized organization that received awards from the city and county of Los Angeles, the state of California, and from Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton. Furthermore, she had the non-profit of the year for the United States. There were thousands of kids who were impacted by her program.

What are the Six P’s

The foundation of her non-profit was the 5 P’s of success (I added one more P). Her P’s are:

1. Passion ( I added this P)
2. Prayer
3. Patience
4. Persistence
5. Perseverance
6. Productivity

I have been earning money as an entrepreneur since I was 9 years old. From watering grass to owning my own vending machine company. I have done catering, network marketing, and real estate. I discovered that passion is a key ingredient. Passion makes the sixth P. Some of these businesses paid for my prom, college, professional licenses, and vacations. The 6 P’s work.

Here are the 6 P’s of success.

1. Passion: a strong or extravagant fondness, enthusiasm, or desire for anything

In my 20’s I was all about the money. I went to school, got scholarships, invested in real estate, traded commodities, and was in management at UPS. Entrepreneurship was my intention but I was looking for a quick buck and I made the quick buck and lost even quicker.

I wanted the shortcut and raised money for real estate projects that never came to fruition. Furthermore, I worked at a job I hated and started companies in niches I had no business being in. It took me years to find my passion for writing and speaking.

When I worked for an event staffing agency at USC and UCLA football games I noticed the passion these young players had. Passion was evident in their…