Bo Parfet: Starting Small to Achieve Your Big Dreams

Generous Business Owner

Are you dreaming big enough? How are you creating your future with courage, strength, and service?

In this episode, Jeff, Jeff, and Bo discuss:

• Surrendering to the Lord.
• Doing things for something bigger than yourself.
• Tell your story to change one life.
• Making the next step with meaning no matter where you’re at now.

Key Takeaways:

• To find real passion and determination, you need to think outside yourself. Serve others and it will fill your soul.
• Find your courage and jump off the cliff of change. You’ll be amazed at where you can go with God.
• Strengths are for service, not status. You have strengths, use them to serve.
• The two most important moments of your life are the moment you are born and the moment you know why. You can have more than one why and you can add more as you grow.

"Tell your story. Write your book. If you can change one person’s life, it’s worth it." — Bo Parfet

Episode References:

• From Success to Significance: When the Pursuit of Success Isn't Enough by Lloyd Reeb
• Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck
• Chase the Lion: If Your Dream Doesn't Scare You, It's Too Small by Mark Batterson
• Halftime Institute: https://halftimeinstitute.org/

About Bo Parfet: Bo spearheads strategic growth opportunities across DLP Capital’s family of companies. He is an experienced senior executive with a passion for “Impact” investing. He graduated with his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Colorado State University. Early in his career, Bo was an investment banker at JP Morgan in New York City and a Fellow at the Financial Accounting Standards Board (also known as “FASB”). Seven years later, Parfet and his wife co-founded Denali Venture Philanthropy to fuse their business experience with a desire to support positive global change. Bo also has a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

He is passionate about high-altitude ski mountaineering and is one of about 100 Americans to climb all Seven Summits, the highest mountains on each continent. He has published four books: Die Trying: One Man’s Quest to Conquer the Seven Summits, The Precipice of Life: Leadership and Personal Growth Insights from a Mountaineer's Edge, Healthy Hello's and They Lived to Tell the Tale: True Stories of Mountain Adventure from the Legendary Explorers Club (Chapter Author).

Bo participates in speaking engagements domestically and internationally. He is a British American Project Fellow, a member of the fabled Explorers Club, and a sitting member on the Board of Directors for a number of companies and non-profit organizations. He was recognized for his demonstrated commitment to social change and awarded the Presidential Volunteer Service Award, given to individuals who have completed 4,000 hours or more of volunteer service throughout the world.

Connect with Bo Parfet:

Website: https://www.boparfet.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boparfet/

Book: Die Trying: One Man's Quest to Conquer the Seven Summits

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