Survival Tips for a Brutal Economy – Bob Parsons of GoDaddy speaks

Posted on 29. Jan, 2009 by Mike in Action Items

I follow people in business that I think are sharp and that I feel I can learn something from. Many people do similar things in a very different manner and Bob Parsons, CEO of GoDaddy (a website domain name registrar) is one of those people.

I went to GoDaddy today to purchase a domain name and found myself on Bob’s blog (a video blog or vlog actually) and I forgot how entertaining it is on there. First of all, Bob uses scantily clad ladies in some of his videos and this really pissed some people off. Most of the pissed off people were ladies (imagine that) and it really cracked me up.

I mean, I respect women like any gentleman should, but let’s get real….these girls were not held at gun point and told to put on the bikinis and dance around all silly. Bob PAID them MONEY to do a job and they accepted that job. If the girls themselves don’t feel demeaned in any way, why on earth does it matter if anyone else thinks it’s demeaning?

Anyway, Bob Parsons and GoDaddy are VERY successful and I’m pretty sure Bob know’s what’s going on.

I’ll show you the video for sure, but first…have a look at Bob Parsons 16 rules, print them out and think about them long and hard…there is seriously some good nuggets of info here…

1. Get and stay out of your comfort zone.
2. Never give up.
3. When you are ready to quit, you’re closer than you think.
4. Accept the worst possible outcome.
5. Focus on what you want to have happen.
6. Take things a day at a time.
7. Always be moving forward.
8. Be quick to decide.
9. Measure everything of significance.
10. Anything that is not managed will deteriorate.
11. Pay attention to your competitors, but pay more attention to what you’re doing.
12. Never let anybody push you around.
13. Never expect life to be fair.
14. Solve your own problems.
15. Don’t take yourself too seriously.
16. There’s always a reason to smile.

Ok, ok, you just want to see the video…I understand. Enjoy and come back soon.

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