Join Bob Parsons, the founder of GoDaddy and a US Marine Corps Vietnam veteran, as he shares his journey from combat to entrepreneurship. He discusses overcoming PTSD and the transformative power of psychedelics in healing. Bob emphasizes living in the moment and how passion should take priority over profit in business. His insights on self-belief, the importance of community, and fostering joy reveal strategies for personal growth. The conversation encourages finding purpose through meaningful relationships and love.
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War Experience and Quantifying Risk
Bob Parsons, a Vietnam War veteran, was injured by a tripwire, shaping his perspective on life.
This experience taught him to quantify the worst-case scenario, which helped him in business.
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One Day at a Time
Focus on the present moment rather than worrying about the future or regretting the past.
Worry belongs to tomorrow, regret belongs to yesterday, and happiness is now.
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Parsons Technology Success
Parsons's life is full of coincidences; he studied accounting and then learned programming after a work trip.
He started Parsons Technology, coding for 60 hours at a time, and sold it for $64 million.
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In 'Eight Rules of Love', Jay Shetty offers a comprehensive guide to navigating every stage of romance, from first dates to breakups. The book emphasizes the importance of self-love, mutual growth, and intentional effort in relationships. It provides practical advice and exercises inspired by ancient Vedic principles and modern psychology.
Today, I sit down with Bob Parsons to talk about overcoming adversities. Bob shares how his war veteran trauma affected his personal life and what he did to overcome it, his journey into starting his business and finding success, and finally having found his purpose in life to always make a difference whenever he can.
Bob Parsons is best known for being the founder of GoDaddy. Bob sold a majority stake in 2011 in a deal that valued the company at $2.3 billion. Currently, Bob is the CEO and founder of YAM Worldwide, which is home to his entrepreneurial ventures in the fields of motorcycles, golf, real estate, finance, marketing, innovation, and philanthropy. YAM Worldwide includes companies such as PXG and Scottsdale National Golf Club. Bob is also a US Marine Corps Vietnam veteran, and is widely recognized for his entrepreneurial and philanthropic efforts.
You can order my new book 8 RULES OF LOVE at 8rulesoflove.com or at a retail store near you. You can also get the chance to see me live on my first ever world tour. This is a 90 minute interactive show where I will take you on a journey of finding, keeping and even letting go of love. Head to jayshettytour.comand find out if I'll be in a city near you. Thank you so much for all your support - I hope to see you soon.
What We Discuss:
00:00 Intro
03:18 How can we learn to quantify the worst things in our life?
06:45 Dealing with PTSD alone and the symptoms that come with it
11:14 Having the remarkable ability to disassociate and using it your advantage
12:25 The trick to becoming a successful businessman and what history can teach us
15:56 Top 3 things to focus on when you want to start your own business
18:25 The GoDaddy story - how it started, success, and making a difference
25:42 What have been the biggest failures in your life?
26:38 Tapping into psychedelics to help deal with self reform
On Purpose with Jay Shetty 
