Episode #117: Being of Service to Others Featuring Ed Parcaut
“I joined the Navy to help. I signed on that dotted line to protect this country and then I'm here to help people I just enjoy and that's how it all started was helping people.”
Ed Parcaut
US Navy Vet | Speaker | Mortgage Broker
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When you consciously decide to be of service to others whether it be a group, a cause or a belief, you're making the decision to do so without the expectation of wanting anything in return, it really is the truest definition of what service really is.
Oftentimes the intrinsic benefits that are typically associated with giving to others is enough for most people or in other cases, there's satisfaction in the fact that alignment exists with the things that matter to us. It's my belief that we can’t truly be of service to something unless it aligns with our values. It’s that alignment that allows us to freely and openly give because it just feels like the right thing to do. For anyone to have true fulfillment, we must always be willing to continue to evolve, grow and develop but we must be willing to make it about more than just ourselves.
That's where the audaciousness lies!
“I've been helped along the way from people throughout my life that's gotten me further in life. So I see that by giving you get right basically, if you give out to people, you get back and and some people think it's a selfish thing. It can be but basically you have to help people to get to where you want to get to in life..”
Born in Burlingame, California, Ed Parcaut moved around a lot in childhood and would eventually enlist in the Navy as a young man. Willing to do anything that wasn’t on a ship, Parcaut ended up studying physical therapy, concurrently getting a bachelor’s degree in marketing and a master’s in international business and marketing. After getting out of the Navy, Parcaut gave the tech world a try before realizing it wasn’t for him. He turned to work for his neighbor’s mortgage company, which is what stuck. Parcaut’s love for numbers and helping people have kept him in the mortgage field ever since.
As a veteran, Parcaut loves to work with other vets, wanting to be there for a population that has often been mistreated. Having a strong understanding of the value of a helping hand,
This helping spirit makes coaching a natural evolution for Parcaut, who has experience being on stage speaking to thousands of people as part of an initiative called No Homeowners Left Behind, which helped to modify people’s loans during the 2008 recession. In the mortgage industry and beyond, Parcaut is committed to paying it forward.
Ed joins Audley on The Audacious Living Podcast to to discuss why helping others is important to him and what’s motivated him to do so his entire life, what prompted him to launch the Helping The Brave podcast and how trying new things helps us grow.
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