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Jay Shetty PodcastBillionaire Bob Parsons ON: How To Live A MEANINGFUL LIFE Before You Die | Jay Shetty
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- April 3, 2023
- Duration
- 38m
- Channel
- Jay Shetty Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
If you find this conversation interesting, you'll also love my talk with Jocko Willink! Check it out right here 👉 https://youtu.be/MOHeSxqk9TE 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.com and 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 32:29 Believe in yourself and always have fun 38:39 Bob on Final Five
SPEAKERS
Bob Parsons
guestBillionaire entrepreneur and Marine Corps veteran; founder of Parsons Technology and GoDaddy (and later PXG).
Jay Shetty
hostPodcast host of On Purpose, bestselling author, and interviewer focused on wellbeing and personal growth.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Jay Shetty Podcast, featuring Bob Parsons and Jay Shetty, Billionaire Bob Parsons ON: How To Live A MEANINGFUL LIFE Before You Die | Jay Shetty explores Bob Parsons on war, PTSD recovery, and purpose-driven entrepreneurship Bob Parsons recounts how a Vietnam injury and wartime thinking shaped his approach to anxiety, emphasizing one-day-at-a-time focus and quantifying worst-case scenarios.
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