Bob Parsons, famous American entrepreneur, founder of GoDaddy.com suggested simple rules. Following them will definitely improve your life!!!
1. Get out of your comfort zone and stay away from it.
When we are in our comfort zone, nothing happens that matters. People often say: "Stability is important to me." My answer to that is simple: "Stability is for the dead."
2. Never give up.
On the first try, it almost never works. Just because what you're doing doesn't work doesn't mean it won't. It just means that you have chosen the wrong approach. If it was easy, absolutely everyone would do it, and you would not have a chance to excel.
3. If you are ready to give up, then you are closer to success than you think.
There is an old Chinese saying that I just adore. Here it is: "The temptation to give up will be especially strong shortly before victory."
4. As for all the things that bother you: come to terms with the worst that can happen in advance, and try to understand in detail how this worst can look like.
The "worst" consequences are hardly worse than the "undetermined" ones. When I went out of my way trying to start Parsons Technology, my father often told me: “Robert, if you fail, no one will eat you for it.”
5. Concentrate on your desires.
Remember this old saying: "Thoughts are things."
6. Take on only as much work as you can get done in one day.
No matter how difficult the situation, you can still get out of it if you do not try to look too far into the future and turn to the present. Any problem can be solved if you deal with it exactly to the extent that you can deal with in a day.
7. Always move forward.
Never stop evolving. Never stop improving. Never stop doing something new. The moment you stop trying to make your business better, it begins to die. Set a goal for yourself to get better every day, even in small ways. Be guided by the Japanese concept of kaizen: small daily improvements result in big success.
8. Make decisions quickly.
Remember the words of General George Patton: “A plan executed at lightning speed today is a thousand times better than an ideal plan tomorrow.”
9. Measure everything that matters to you.
I swear it works. Anything that is constantly considered, measured, and observed gets better.
10. Anything left unattended is destroyed.
If you want to find problems that are still unknown to you, carefully look at things that have not been paid attention to for a long time. I guarantee you that this is where the problems will be.
11. Keep an eye on your competitors, but keep an even closer eye on your own business.
When you study your competitors, remember that everything seems perfect from a distance. Even the planet Earth, if you fly far enough away from it, looks like a peaceful place.
12. Never let anyone intimidate you.
In our legal society, in terms of equality, you have as much right to do your own thing as everyone else - provided, of course, that your business is not against the law.
13. Don't expect justice from life.
Life is not fair. There will be indulgences only if you arrange them for yourself. You will reach your goal only when you stop thinking about justice.
14. Solve your own problems.
Once you can find the answers to your questions yourself, you will become competitive. Masura Ibuka, one of the founders of Sony, put this rule in the best way: "You will never succeed in science, business or anything else if you follow the rest." There is also an old Eastern proverb that I often remember about this. Here she is: " a wise man- his own adviser.
15. Don't judge yourself too harshly.
Relax. Quite often (at least half the time) we owe our success to sheer luck. None of us manage our lives as much as we think.
16. There is always a reason to smile.
Find that reason. After all, you are already lucky, since you are alive. Life is short. I more and more agree with my younger brother. He always reminds me: "It is important to live life not long, but fun."
When we are in our comfort zone, nothing happens that matters. People often say: "Stability is important to me." My answer to that is simple: "Stability is for the dead."
2. Never give up.
On the first try, it almost never works. Just because what you're doing doesn't work doesn't mean it won't. It just means that you have chosen the wrong approach. If it was easy, absolutely everyone would do it, and you would not have a chance to excel.
3. If you are ready to give up, then you are closer to success than you think.
There is an old Chinese saying that I just adore. Here it is: "The temptation to give up will be especially strong shortly before victory."
4. As for all those things that bother you.
Come to terms with the worst that can happen in advance, and try to understand in detail how this worst can look like.
The "worst" consequences are hardly worse than the "undetermined" consequences. When I went out of my way trying to start Parsons Technology, my father often told me: “Robert, if you fail, no one will eat you for it.”
5. Concentrate on your desires.
Remember that old saying: "Thoughts are things."
6. Take on only as much work as you can get done in one day.
No matter how difficult the situation, you can still get out of it if you do not try to look too far into the future and turn to the present. Any problem can be solved if you deal with it exactly to the extent that you can deal with in a day.
7. Always move forward.
Never stop evolving. Never stop improving. Never stop doing something new. The moment you stop trying to make your business better, it begins to die. Set a goal for yourself to get better every day, even in small ways. Be guided by the Japanese concept of kaizen: small daily improvements result in big success.
8. Make decisions quickly.
Remember the words of General George Patton: “A plan executed at lightning speed today is a thousand times better than an ideal plan tomorrow.”
9. Measure everything that matters to you.
I swear it works. Anything that is constantly considered, measured, and observed gets better.
10. Anything left unattended is destroyed.
If you want to find problems that are still unknown to you, carefully look at things that have not been paid attention to for a long time. I guarantee you that this is where the problems will be.
11. Keep an eye on your competitors, but keep an even closer eye on your own business.
When you study your competitors, remember that everything seems perfect from a distance. Even the planet Earth, if you fly far enough away from it, looks like a peaceful place.
12. Never let anyone intimidate you.
In our legal society, under conditions of equality, you have as much right to do your own thing as everyone else - provided, of course, that your business is not illegal.
13. Don't expect justice from life.
Life is not fair. There will be indulgences only if you arrange them for yourself. You will reach your goal only when you stop thinking about justice.
14. Solve your own problems.
Once you can find the answers to your questions yourself, you will become competitive. Masura Ibuka, one of the founders of Sony, put this rule in the best way: "You will never succeed in science, business or anything else if you follow the rest." There is also an old Eastern proverb that I often remember about this. Here it is: "A wise man is his own adviser."
15. Don't judge yourself too harshly.
Relax. Quite often (at least half the time) we owe our success to sheer luck. None of us manage our lives as much as we think.
16. There is always a reason to smile.
Find that reason. After all, you are already lucky, since you are alive. Life is short. I agree more and more with my little brother. He always reminds me: "It is important to live life not long, but fun."
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Bob Parsons is known as the creator of the world's largest domain registrar and hosting, GoDaddy. But he also gained considerable fame for a set of sixteen rules for business and life, which he first published in 2004.
Get out of your comfort zone and stay out of it.
I'm sure there isn't much that matters when we're in our comfort zone. I hear from people: "But I care about my safety." My answer to that is simple: "Security is for the dead."
Never give up.
Almost nothing works the first time. The fact that the result of your work does not work does not mean that it will not work. It only means that it doesn't work with the approach you're currently using. If it were easy, everyone would do it, and you wouldn't have the opportunity.
When you're ready to quit, you're closer to your goal than you think.
There is an old Chinese saying that I love and believe is very true. Here's how it sounds: "The temptation to give up will be strongest at the moment when you are closest to achieving the goal."
Whatever is bothering you, not only accept the worst that could happen, but make it a rule to determine what the worst could be.
Rarely do the worst consequences come close in terms of negativity to "undetermined consequences". My father would tell me early period when I struggled and lost my last shirt trying to launch Parsons Technology: "Okay, Robert, if this doesn't work, they still can't eat you."
You want something to happen. Focus on it.
Remember the old saying: "As you think, so be it."
Focus only on the things you plan to do today.
No matter how difficult your situation is, you can resolve it only if you don't look too far into the future and focus on the present moment. You can handle anything by breaking it down into daily tasks.
Always be on the move.
Never stop investing, never stop improving, never stop doing something new. The moment you stop improving your organization, it begins to die. Make it your goal every day of God to get better in one way or another.
Remember the Japanese practice of "kaizen": small improvements every day turn into huge benefits over time.
Make decisions quickly
Remember what World War II American General George Smith Patton said: “Just a good plan, forcibly implemented today, is incomparably better than a flawless plan tomorrow.”
Measure everything that matters.
I believe this is right. Everything that is measured and observed is improved.
Anything that is not controlled will deteriorate.
If you want to uncover problems you don't know about, take a moment and look at areas you haven't checked in a while. I guarantee that there will be a problem.
Watch your competitors, but pay more attention to your business.
When you look at your competitors, remember that everything seems perfect from a distance. Even the planet Earth, if you fly enough into space, will seem like a peaceful place.
Never let anyone intimidate you.
In our society with our laws and even the playing field, you have just as much right to do your thing as any other person. As long as your business is legal.
Never expect justice from life.
Life is not fair. You create obstacles for yourself. You will be fine if the only example of fairness for you is being able to get on the bus after paying the fare.
Solve your problems yourself.
You will find that, based on your own decisions, you develop competitive advantage. Masura Ibuka, the co-founder of Sony, put it better: “You will never succeed in technology, business, or anything else by following others.” There is also an old Asian proverb that I remember from time to time. It sounds like this: "A wise man consults with himself."
Don't judge yourself harshly.
Relax. Often, at least half of our achievements are the result of luck. None of us is in control as much as we think we are.
There is always a reason to smile.
Find him. After all, your luck is already in the fact that you are alive. Life is short. More and more I agree with my younger brother. He always reminds me: "We are not here for a long life, we are here for a good life."
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Bob Parsons is the founder of the huge Internet company Go Daddy and is on the Forbs 400 list of the richest Americans.
Today His company Go Daddy is one of America's largest and most established hosting providers with over five million active accounts. This is more than all of its competitors combined.
What helped him reach this level?
I was drawn to his 16 rules that Bob Parsons uses in business and life. This is really something that will help achieve virtually any goal.
1. Get out of your comfort zone and stay as far away from it as possible.
When we are in our comfort zone (this is such a prototype of our swamp), nothing happens that would matter to us in the future. Exists great amount an excuse, “why don’t I leave my comfort zone” - but the essence of this does not change. As Bob Parsons says, “Stability is for the dead.”
Get out of your comfort zone and stay as far away from it as possibleWhat can you do right now to exit:
- mark in your planner all the things that require us to “get off our homes”
- Decide what task you will complete today. It could be a run, an article, cleaning, whatever.
2. Never give up.
If you managed to do something the first time without much difficulty, then you set yourself a too weak task.
You're not proud of the fact that you can easily solve problems in mathematics for the first grade.
Your actions, goals, tasks should allow you to stand out from the background of others.
If everyone can do it, there would be no chance to excel.
That is why the first attempt rarely succeeds.
Never give up! What you can do right now to learn to never give up:
- set a timer for yourself for 25 minutes and devote that time completely and without distractions to completing the task from the rule about getting out of your comfort zone.
- difficult to achieve? Set your goals in Pomodoros! 6 "pomodoros" per day on an important issue!
3. If you are ready to quit and give up, then you are much closer to success than you think.
I try to be very clear about my goals and projects in MyLifeOrganized. I am motivated by what I have already done and achieved. I am attracted to what I want to achieve.
If the goal is valuable to you, go all the way.
If you're ready to quit and give up What can you do right now to keep going towards your goal:
- view all your goals and projects
- if you don’t have the strength to complete the project or you are in doubt, set it to the “Pending” status for now and hide it from the active ones for a week or two. This will help "recharge the batteries".
4. Decide in advance what the worst can happen to you in each situation.
This is especially true for all the things that bother you.
This does not mean tune in to the negative, but at least there will be no surprises for you.
Very often such a definition is much better than uncertainty.
Decide in advance what the worst can happen to you in each situation. - take on a task or project where you are afraid of a negative outcome
- identify what you are afraid of and take at least one action that can correct the situation - call, find information, write a plan, wash your face with cold water ...
5. Remember that thoughts are material! Focus on your desires!
Have you ever heard the phrase “I knew it would be like this!”? It's about that.
What you think about is what you get!
Constantly think that life is g..but? I DO NOT BELIEVE! They don't go to my site.
Remember that thoughts are material! What can be done right now:
- take your most cherished goal and fully imagine the end result you want to achieve
- find a picture that will fully reflect your goal
- install it as a screensaver on your computer
- set it as a screensaver on your smartphone - you will see your visual goal 100 times a day ...
6. Don't try to schedule more tasks for the day than you can handle.
And it doesn't matter how critical your situation is. You don't stretch the time.
Plan specific actions, choose the most important ones and use flexible planning (like in GTD).
Flexible does not break! And I put maximum emphasis on flexibility!
Don't try to schedule more tasks for the day than you can handle. What can be done right now:
- from your list of tasks, select those tasks that “do not need to be completed today or tomorrow”, but which you have assigned a due date
- move these tasks to the category “as soon as the time appears”.
How to work?
There is an interesting video from Bob Parsons:
7. Move forward no matter what!
Never stop moving! Never stop investing in your future, constantly develop and do something new!
Every day in your success diary, mark what you did better today than yesterday! At least not much!
“Daily small accomplishments will lead, in the end result, to big victories!”
What can you do right now to move forward:
- write down what you are better at today than yesterday
- determine what needs to be done tomorrow to be better than today
8. Learn to make quick decisions!
“A good plan done today is many times better than a perfect plan done tomorrow!”
In most cases, our tasks do not require long reflection, but quick action.
Learn to make quick decisions! What can be done right now to increase speed:
- take all your small tasks that require 2-5 minutes of time, and complete as many of them as possible in the next hour
9. Measure everything that matters to you!
Only what is under your control develops.
Weight!
Body measurements!
Foreign knowledge!
etc.
Be as clear as possible on your criteria.
Measure everything that matters to you! What can be done right now:
- in all your goals, write down by what criteria you will know that you have achieved the goal. 50 pull-ups, see the 9th line of the table, weigh X kg ... Clear criteria by which you can clearly define the achievement - YES or NO!
10. Everything you left unattended is destroyed!
“The strength of a chain is determined by the strength of its weakest link!”
Do not allow areas in your life that are beyond your control. Otherwise, there will be problems right there!
You can not do it, because you know what you are not doing. But it's still under your control!
Forgot!
Damn, I forgot!
Thought it would just collapse! These are not our words!
Everything you left unattended is destroyed What can be done right now:
- look at what you have not paid attention to for a long time - urgently make a decision on it!
- Write down all the thoughts in your head!
11. Pay more attention to your actions and deeds!
This is much better than keeping an eye on your competitors.
From the outside, someone else's piece always seems more attractive. From a distance everything always looks “good” – it doesn’t always!
Go straight to your goal!
What can be done right now:
- identify your strengths and weaknesses that set you apart from your competitors
- find a use for your strengths at work, business, household chores.
12. Don't let anyone intimidate you!
You may have a huge number of obstacles. But you have just as much right to do your own thing as anyone else (as long as you're doing legitimate business, of course).
Remember that only your thoughts can limit your actions.
13. Do not expect justice from life!
That doesn't happen. Life is not fair!
Rather true, but not for everyone. It is impossible, as in the old movie, “to take all the pants and share them equally”.
All in your hands. And the justice of your life too. You yourself create both obstacles and roads!
Don't expect justice from life 14. Solve your problems and questions yourself.
Only in this way will you always be ahead of everyone else.
It is impossible to become a leader in one direction simply by following others.
You can run the distance, but only one “breaks the ribbon at the finish line” – the WINNER!
Solve your problems and questions yourself 15. Don't judge yourself too harshly!
There are no perfect people. None of us is in control of life to the extent that he would like or to which it seems to him.
We all have the right to make mistakes, and to some kind of puncture. That's life.
And you are your chief judge.
What can be done right now:
- if you constantly reproach yourself for something, ask “Why is it so profitable for you to judge yourself strictly?” And after saying all sorts of nonsense, like “well, I should ...” or “someone can treat me badly,” you will understand that self-flagellation is not profitable at all.
Be sure to watch the Bob Parsons video "How to Be Happy":
16. There is always a reason to smile. Find it!
“I was upset that I didn’t have new shoes until I saw a man who didn’t have both legs…”
(I read it a long time ago at Carnegie)
Smile!
Life is beautiful even if you are alive!
That the sun shines!
What good people around.
And people will smile back at you.
There is always a reason to smile Bob Parsons
Robert Parsons, better known as Bob Parsons, genus. 1950) is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist. Billionaire, founder of the Go Daddy group of companies and technology company Starfield Technologies.Never give up.
Almost nothing works the first time it's attempted. Just because what you're doing does not seem to be working, doesn't mean it won't work. It just means that it might not work the way you're doing it. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it, and you wouldn't have an opportunity.
Never give up.
Almost nothing works on the first try. Just because what you're doing seems to lead to failure doesn't mean you're doomed. It simply means that the wrong path has been chosen. If it were very easy, then everyone would do the same, but then you would not have a chance.
Be quick to decide.
Remember what General George S. Patton said: "A good plan violently executed today is far and away better than a perfect plan tomorrow."
Decide quickly.
Remember the words of General George Patton: “A good plan executed at lightning speed today is much better than a perfect plan tomorrow.”
Always be moving forward.
Never stop investing. Never stop improving. Never stop doing something new. The moment you stop improving your organization, it starts to die. Make it your goal to be better each and every day, in some small way. Remember the Japanese concept of Kaizen. Small daily improvements eventually result in huge advantages.
Keep moving forward.
Don't stop investing in development. Never stop improving. Never stop updating. The moment you stop improving your organization will be the beginning of its end. Set a goal to get better every day, at least a little. Remember the Japanese Kaizen strategy. Small daily improvements will bring, in the end, big benefits.
Get and stay out of your comfort zone.
I believe that not much happens of any significance when we're in our comfort zone. I hear people say, "But I'm concerned about security." My response to that is simple: "Security is for cadavers."
Get out of your comfort zone and stay away from it.
I think that nothing significant happens while we are in the comfort zone. I often hear, “But I care about safety.” My answer is simple: "Safety for the dead"
When you're ready to quit, you're closer than you think.
There's an old Chinese saying that I just love, and I believe it is so true. It goes like this: "The temptation to quit will be the greatest just before you are about to succeed."
Just when you are ready to give up everything, you are closest to victory.
There is an old Chinese saying that I adore and I think everything about it is true. It sounds like this: “The temptation to quit is strongest when success is just around the corner.”
With regard to whatever worries you, not only accept the worst thing that could happen, but make it a point to quantify what the worst thing could be.
Very seldom will the worst consequence be anywhere near as bad as a cloud of "undefined consequences." My father would tell me early on, when I was struggling and losing my shirt trying to get Parsons Technology going, "Well, Robert, if it doesn't work, they can't eat you."
Considering everything that's bothering you, not only admit that the worst can happen, but also try to calculate what the worst could be.
It is extremely rare that the worst outcome will be as terrible as the darkness of uncertainty. My father used to say in the old days when I was thrashing about like a fish on ice trying to start Parsons Technologies. Look, Robert, even if you fail, no one will eat you for it.
Focus on what you want to happen.
Remember that old saying, "As you think, so shall you be."
Focus on what you really want.
Remember the old saying: "What you think about, you will be."
Take things a day at a time.
No matter how difficult your situation is, you can get through it if you don't look too far into the future, and focus on the present moment. You can get through anything one day at a time.
Live and work today.
No matter how many problems you have right now, you can deal with them if you don't look too far ahead and focus on current moment. Do as much as you can do today and you will succeed.
Measure everything of significance.
I wear this is true. Anything that is measured and observed improves.
Measure everything that matters to you.
I swear it's true. Everything that is considered and observed becomes better.
Anything that is not managed will deteriorate.
If you want to uncover problems you don't know about, take a few moments and look closely at the areas you haven't examined for a while. I guarantee you problems will be there.
Anything that is not managed will fail.
If you want to find hidden problems, take a few minutes and turn to long-forgotten cases. I guarantee the problems will be there.
Pay attention to your competitors, but pay more attention to what you're doing.
When you look at your competitors, remember that everything looks perfect at a distance. Even the planet Earth, if you get far enough into space, looks like a peaceful place.
Attention to competitors is good, but pay more attention to what you do yourself.
When you look at your competitors, remember that everything looks perfect from a distance. Even the planet Earth, if you get far enough into space, seems to be quite a calm place.
Never let anyone push you around.
In our society, with our laws and even playing field, you have just as much right to what you're doing as anyone else, provided that what you're doing is legal.
Never let anyone push you around.
In our society with its laws and even the rules of the game, you have as much right to do your job as anyone else, provided, of course, you act legally.
Never expect life to be fair.
Life isn't fair. You make your own breaks. You'll be doing good if the only meaning fair has to you, is something that you pay when you get on a bus (i.e., fare).
It uses a game of English words with the same pronunciation: fair (fair) and fare (fare on the bus, i.e. something insignificant). And, of course, the translation is not verbatim.
Never expect justice from life.
Life is not fair. You assign yourself privileges. You will succeed only when you stop looking for justice.
Solve your own problems.
You'll find that by coming up with your own solutions, you'll develop a competitive edge. Masura Ibuka, the co-founder of SONY, said it best: "You never succeed in technology, business, or anything by following the others." There's also an old Asian saying that I remind myself of frequently. It goes like this: "A wise man keeps his own counsel."
Solve your own problems.
Finding a solution to your own problems, you will find that you also gain an advantage over your competitors. Masura Ibuka, co-founder of SONY, once said a great phrase: “You will never succeed in technology, business or whatever, following others." There is another old Eastern wisdom that I often remind myself of. Here it is: "A wise man can have his own opinion."
Don't take yourself too seriously.
Lighten up. Often, at least half of what we accomplish is due to luck. None of us are in control as much as we like to think we are.
Don't judge yourself too harshly.
Take it easy! Often a good half of our achievements are a matter of chance. None of us have as much control over the situation as we think.
There's always a reason to smile.
Find it. After all, you're really lucky just to be alive. Life is short. More and more, I agree with my little brother. He always reminds me: "We're not here for a long time, we're here for a good time!"
There is always a reason to smile.
Find him. In the end, you're just lucky that you live in this world. Life is short. I agree more and more with my little brother. He always reminds me, "We don't have much time here, so it must be a good time."
