The GoDaddy.com project is known all over the world. Love it, hate it, or just use it. The project is very successful: it has been profitable since 2001 and is considered the largest player in the domain name registration and hosting market. The sole founder is Bob Parsons. Here are his rules for work and 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. Regarding all those things that bother you
Come to terms with the worst that can happen in advance, and try to understand in detail what exactly the 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. Focus 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. Everything 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, co-founder of Sony, summed it up best: “You never succeed in science or business or whatever, 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 am more and more in agreement with my younger brother. He always reminds me: "It is important to live life not long, but fun."
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Bob Parsons was born November 27, 1950. in Baltimore, in a poor family. He says this about those days of his life in Baltimore: “I earned everything that I have ever received. Very little was given to me just like that. I have been working for as long as I can remember. It was the delivery and sale of newspapers, a gas station, work at a construction site or in a factory, I always earned my own money. After graduating from high school, he joined the Corps marines USA. Fought in Vietnam in 1969. (19 years old) was wounded and spent 2 months in the hospital. For his service in Vietnam, Bob received the Combat Ribbon, the Cross of Valor, and the Purple Heart.
Returning to the US, he became an accountant at the University of Baltimore, graduating in 1975 (aged 25). But he started his career as a self-taught programmer.
In 2008 Bob was awarded the degree of Doctor of Humane Sciences.
In 1984 (aged 34) he founded his company Parsons Technology, where he developed and began selling a program for keeping track of household finances - MoneyCounts. In 1987 (age 37) his company got stronger and he decided to leave his day job and focus entirely on further improvement of MoneyCounts. Eventually, Parsons Technology grew to 1,000 employees. On September 27, 1994 (age 44), Parsons entered into a deal to sell Parsons Technology Intuit .inc for $64 million.
In 1997 (43 years old) he founded a company specializing in hosting and registration of Internet domains - Go Daddy. In 2011 (aged 61) he stepped down CEO selling KKR and Silver Lake Partners and Technology Crossover Ventures for an estimated $2.25 billion.
Quotes. Bob Parsons
"Always be moving forward. Never stop investing. Never stop improving. Never stop doing something new." Bob Parsons
"Always keep moving forward. Never stop investing. Never stop improving. Never stop doing something new." Bob Parsons
"You got to go down a lot of wrong roads to find the right one." Bob Parsons
"You have to go down many wrong roads to find the right one." Bob Parsons
"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." Bob Parsons
"I don't think there's much worthwhile going on when we're in our comfort zone. I hear people say, 'But I care about safety.' My answer to that is simple: 'Stability is for the dead' Bob Parsons
"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." Bob Parsons
"Almost nothing works on the first try. Just because what you're doing doesn't seem to work doesn't mean it won't work. It just means it doesn't work, maybe the way you do it .If it was easy, then everyone could do it, and you wouldn't be able to." Bob Parsons
"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." Bob Parsons
"When you're ready to quit, you're closer than you think. There's an old Chinese proverb that I love and believe is true. It goes like this: "The temptation to quit is especially strong just before you're successful. "Bob Parsons
"Focus on what you want to have happen. Remember that old saying, "As you think, so shall you be." Bob Parsons
"Focus on what you desire. Remember the old adage: "As you think you will be." Bob Parsons
"Anything that is not managed will decay. 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." Bob Parsons
"Everything that is not managed gets worse. If you want to uncover problems you don't know about, take a few minutes and take a close look at areas that have been overlooked for a while. I guarantee problems will be there." Bob Parsons
"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 saying that I remind myself of frequently. It goes like this: "A wise man keeps his own counsel." Bob Parsons
"Decide your own problems. You will see that by going out with your own solutions, you will develop a competitive advantage. Masura Ibuka, one of the founders of SONY, said it best: "You will never succeed in technology, business or otherwise by following others." There is an old saying that I regularly remind myself of. It sounds like this: "A wise man is his own adviser." Bob Parsons
"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." Bob Parsons
"Make decisions quickly. Remember what General George S. Patton said: "A good plan executed today is undoubtedly better than a perfect plan tomorrow." Bob Parsons
"Measure everything of significance. I swear this is true. Anything that is measured and observed, improves." Bob Parsons
"Measure everything that matters. I swear it's true. Everything that is measured and observed gets better." Bob Parsons
"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." Bob Parsons
"Pay attention to your competitors, but pay more attention to what you are doing. When you look at your competitors, remember that everything looks good from a distance. Even our planet, far enough from space, looks like a peaceful place." Bob Parsons
"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." Bob Parsons
"Don't take yourself too seriously. Relax. Often, at least half of what we achieve is the result of luck. None of us are in control of our lives the way we would like to think." Bob Parsons
"There are no tricks to what we do, just good old fashioned business principles." Bob Parsons
"There are no tricks in what we do, only good old business principles." Bob Parsons
"The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you're willing to work." Oprah Winfrey
"The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can achieve it if you are willing to work." Oprah Winfrey
"You don't become what you want, you become what you believe." Oprah Winfrey
"You don't become what you want to be, you become what you believe you will become." Oprah Winfrey
"Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment." Oprah Winfrey
"What you do is the best in this moment puts you in a better position for the next moment." Oprah Winfrey
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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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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" 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 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."
Good day, friends. The next article from the series “Business Rules: Tips from Millionaires” will be devoted to one rather interesting person, a billionaire who went through a rather difficult life path. Bob Parsons and his 8 rules for success - that's what we're going to talk about today.
The biography of this person is quite interesting, and to many of him life example can be a good incentive to move, develop, reach new heights. More and more often I hear phrases: “I’m already 25, and I still haven’t achieved anything. Zuckerberg is already a billionaire at 23 and still can't get out of the office."
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To look up to Zuckerberg is good and commendable, but you need to understand that he is the only one in 6 billion people. He's more of an exception to the rule than the rule. Most often, in order to succeed, you need to work hard, with faith in yourself and your strengths. This is what shows life experience Bob Parsons.
Bob was born into a family of ordinary workers from the USA. As he himself notes, childhood passed without much surplus. He worked wherever he had to: delivering newspapers, at construction sites, in factories, but he always earned himself, with his work and skills. He was almost expelled from school for absenteeism, but Bob, with grief in half, graduated from it. Then there was the Marine Corps and service in Vietnam, where Parsons gets wounded.
Upon returning from Vietnam, Bob Parsons receives several military decorations, but does not decide to continue serving in the army. He starts his own journey as a self-taught programmer. At 34, he founds his own company, Parsons Technology, but continues to work for stationary work, because his "startup" does not bring a penny yet. Parsons Technology specialized in selling home accounting software that enabled thousands of families across the US to keep track of personal expenses.
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Three years after founding the company, Bob quits his job and devotes full attention to his own company. Parsons Technology grows and develops, and after a while reaches the level of a company with 1000 employees.
In 1994, 10 years after founding, Parsons Technology was sold for $64 million. Bob at that time was already 44 years old. But not Parsons Technology became the main project that brought fame and big earnings to Bob. In 1997, he founded GoDaddy, a domain name registration and web hosting company. At the moment it is the largest and most famous registrar in the world. Until 2011, Bob Parsons owned 78% of the company's shares, but then decided to step down as CEO and sell his stake.
At the moment, Bob is 63 years old, and his fortune is estimated at 1.9 billion dollars. What is remarkable about this businessman? Yes, if only because he started his business at the age of 34, while firmly believing that he would be able to achieve his goals and would definitely achieve his goal.
1. Get out of your comfort zone and stay away from it.
Not so long ago, we wrote an article about why you should leave your comfort zone and start quality new life. Bob Parsons also believes that the comfort zone only kills your talent and skills. Parsons says: “I often hear people say stability is important. But what is stability? How can you be sure of tomorrow if you don't build your own destiny. Only the dead can boast of stability. Here they have everything clearly and clearly, there is nowhere to grow.”
If you drive a beautiful car, a big house, want to travel, see new countries and cities, but are afraid to start your own business and sit on public work, where no prospects are foreseen, then do not hope for a miracle. You are tightly stuck in a comfort zone, and every day you move further and further away from your cherished desires.
2. Never give up
Very rarely something works out on the first try. Even if you conceived an interesting business, took up its implementation, but it did not work out, this does not mean that you should give up and do something else. If everything were so easy, then such an idea was implemented long ago before you, and you would be no different from thousands of similar people.
The most important thing is faith. I am sure that you have read such thoughts more than once, thought about them more than once and made some conclusion for yourself. It is very easy to give advice and write about such things, but it is much harder to follow all these recommendations at times when your hard labour goes nowhere. Believe me, I was also in such a situation, and I know how difficult it is mentally to rise up, find strength in yourself and start all over again, but taking into account the mistakes made. As the Chinese proverb says: "The desire to surrender is especially strong a moment before victory." Do not give up, go to the end, believe in what you are doing, and the result will surprise you incredibly.
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3. Focus on your desires and understand one truth - thoughts are material.
You may or may not believe in it, but the law of attraction will work regardless of your beliefs. Of course, if you realize and accept the fact that your thoughts and desires create your life, then the law of attraction will work many times more effectively.
Constantly set yourself up for success, imagine how you get what you dream of, visualize it, experience those positive emotions that you would experience at the moment of achieving your goals.
Your dreams are not stupid fantasies, as society tells us, they are a plan of action for the universe. You clearly say what you want, and the universe begins to adjust the whole world, all events to your desires. Of course, it will not be instant and you need to have patience, but the fact that all your dreams will come true if you sincerely believe in them is undeniable.
4. Always move forward
Never stop investing in the future, never stop improving yourself, never stop doing something new. The moment you stop doing your job better, it starts to die. Set a goal for yourself to get better every day, at least a little.
Henry Ford once said: “Old people advise us to save money, but this is not right. Until the age of 40, I didn’t save even a cent, but constantly invested in business, in new knowledge, in self-development.” This is how you should do it. Do not be afraid to spend money on the right things: books, lectures, trainings and a seminar, to gain new skills and knowledge. You need to constantly develop, learn, move forward. Only in this way can you become better and more successful. If you stop developing, then very quickly turn from a leader into an outsider, which no one will remember in a couple of years. Do you want it? I'm sure not. Then keep moving forward.
5. Solve your own problems
It is very good that you have assistants and advisers who will gladly help you at a difficult moment. But you must realize that life is yours, and it depends solely on the decisions you make. Learn to solve problems on your own, without shifting the burden of responsibility to others. Why is this needed? Firstly, any problem is experience, it is knowledge that will help you avoid such mistakes in the future. Secondly, if you start solving problems yourself, then you will have confidence in yourself, your strengths and leadership qualities. Confidence is an important aspect of success. Masura Ibuka, co-founder of SONY Corporation, rightly said, “You will never succeed in technology, business, or anything else if you just follow others.”
6. Don't judge yourself too harshly.
In fact, don't judge yourself at all. If something doesn’t work out for you, then on the contrary, it should stimulate growth and development, and not drive you into a deep hole of self-condemnation. Everything you do, good or bad, is an experience. You do not know what you will need in a few years, what can help you achieve your goals. Perhaps today's mistakes and today's experience will be decisive in the near future.
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7. There is always a reason to smile in life.
Sometimes I have to communicate with very sad people. They believe that everything is bad with them, that things are not going well, that there are only problems around and life is over. At such moments, I remember the words of Zinedine Zidane and tell these people: “As a child, I was always upset that I did not have football shoes. But I stopped crying the moment I met a boy with no legs."
Your difficulties are not difficulties at all. If you look, these are temporary troubles that are given in order to learn how to overcome certain life situations. You live, you have arms, legs, desires, aspirations, opportunities - and this is the greatest miracle. Smile and confidently go to the goal.
