The Road From Richmond To The NBA – Episode 1 – Part 2
Overcoming Adversity, the road from Richmond to the NBA is elaborated by thrive mentor Paul Pressey. The story in today’s episode is about Paul Pressey and his journey to becoming a coach in the NBA. Business Coach Clay Clark talks to Paul about his struggles growing up an an individual. Paul talks deeper about his education, and how it was not readily available to him as it was to other school districts. (In high-poverty areas students on average miss more than ten percent of schooling just by not being able to show up.) At one point in Paul’s life he ended up dropping out of high-school two months from finishing school. Ollie Jackson was dating one of Paul’s sisters and he decided to hold Paul to a higher standard. Ollie and Paul started to communicate back and forth and Ollie Jackson was able to get through to Paul to go back to school and begin his path of success. Clay brings up a quote from George Washington Carver, a famous botanist reaching in alternatives crops to cotton. George Washington Carter Stated “Where there is no vision, there is no hope.” What is the vision you have for you and your business? What is it you want to get as an outcome of all your hard work and dedication? Is your business something others will be able to look towards for a bite of inspiration? Here at Thrive15 we lift up all of our fellow entrepreneurs to make sure you are getting the most out of your potential. We continuously provide you with online mentors like Paul Pressey as encouragement. Their success stories are worthy of sharing for they have already endured the trials as an entrepreneur. So as you walk in the life of an entrepreneur know that you are not alone in your journey of success.
