I want to talk about success.

Most business owners that I talk with don’t see how amazing they really are.

They beat themselves up; they feel they aren’t good enough; they let low confidence, fear, panic and anxiety control them; they self-sabotage and suffer with imposter syndrome.

Do you know that every single one of us is a mini genius? We have superpowers that maybe we don’t know we have. We have strengths that we discount or forget about.

Every one of us can be successful if we want to be and if we focus on putting our dream and goals into action.

We all have our own bespoke ideas of what success is in general terms.

But have you defined what success is to you? What does it look like to you and what do you need to experience to know how successful you are right now?

Here are the 5 Ps of Success

1) Purpose

Purpose is one of those great words that has different meanings. It can mean to have a sense of resolve or determination.

What is your driver? What makes you determined to see something through? How strong is your resolve?

When you set out to do something, how focused are you on your goals? If you have a sense of purpose, you can achieve anything.

Purpose also means the reason why something exists. Simon Sinek talks about starting with why. In other words, being clear about what your purpose is.

Do you know what your why is?

Your why can influence your behaviour. It can shape your vision, goals, direction and helps you create your meaning in this life.

Are you here to serve the planet?

What is the legacy you want to leave behind?

2) Passion

Passion is all about what motivates you, what makes you feel good, and doing what you love. Do you know what these things are? Deep down, do you know what you’re passionate about?

Ask yourself these questions:

What gets you jumping out of bed?

What gets you in your flow?

What helps you feel fulfilled?

When storms come your way, what will help you get through those storms?

What brings you joy, love, power and peace?

3) Plan

Planning helps you set direction and organise your priorities in order to achieve that direction. It helps you define the full scope of your tasks, to stay focused, set goals and objectives, meet deadlines and measure success.

Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Planning; however, it can also prevent piss poor performance too.

Before a pilot flies a plane, they have to create a flight plan. A pilot is always off his destination by 99% before he starts his route. If he gets his flight plan wrong in any way, he could end up in the wrong destination just like the pilot who wanted to go to Germany but ended up in Edinburgh.

The thing is, businesspreneurs are the same. At the beginning we are 99% off course when we start taking action to achieve our goals. If we don’t take the time out to plan how we are going to achieve them, there is a high chance we will fail.

4) Produce

Produce is a posh word for taking action. if we don’t take action, we don’t achieve our goals.

Taking action is critical to achieving our success.

You can be known for all words and no action.

What do you want to be known for?

5) Persist

Learning how to persist and achieve your goals is an incredible skill to have.

Even when you are in the eye of the storm, if you knuckle down, keep mentally strong and achieve your goals, you will feel absolutely amazing. You will feel exceptional.

Persisting is a world class habit.

You will only get better in life by failing at things, learning from those experiences and moving on.

People give up on their dreams and goals too easily.

Are you one of those people?