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The Playbook With David Meltzer

How to Optimize Your Life With Rob Dyrdek: Founder & CEO, Dyrdek Machine | #ThePlaybook 417

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2021

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of #ThePlaybook, Rob Dyrdek, founder and CEO of Dyrdek Machine, entrepreneur, and entertainer, shares his thoughts on: [1:04] - How a 2013 business opportunity taught him that he was not only a “complete mess” as an entrepreneur, but he was also unhappy with life [5:18] - Why building systems for the Dyrdek Machine led him to discover the rhythm of companies (and existence) [7:42] - His process for developing “qualitative awareness” and finding patterns in what impacts your emotions positively or negatively [22:52] - Why even the biggest goals can be broken down into several basic steps and the role that belief plays in making your dreams into reality Tweet me @davidmeltzer your favorite takeaway from today's episode and come ask me questions live every Friday at 11:00 am PST / 2:00 pm EST. Text me at (949) 298-2905 or email me at [email protected] to join! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

On this episode of the playbook, I have Rob Deerdeck, former pro skateboarder and founder of Deerdeck

0:06.0

Machine. Rob and I are going to discuss optimizing your life and also he's going to show you how he

0:13.4

is the greatest student of the calendar ever created. Join me for all this and more on the playbook.

0:20.9

This is Entrepreneurs the Playbook. For each week I bring you some of the greatest athletes,

0:26.3

celebrities and entrepreneurs to talk about their personal and professional playbook to success

0:32.4

and what made them champions on the field and in the boardroom. I'm your host David Meltzer.

0:39.2

I am so excited because it's very rare I get to meet another ferocious Buddha.

0:45.4

And I know that's a blend that I stole from the cycle bunny. I'm like the great oxymorons that

0:50.3

exist. Both of us buck eyes from Ohio. From afar we've both been fans of each other,

0:56.3

which is a surprise to me. But Rob Deerdeck, he's an incredible entrepreneur, actor, producer,

1:02.6

philanthropist, of course, podcaster. We've been built with Rob, TV show personality,

1:09.5

reality show personality. But what you really are to me is a scientist. It's very rare that people

1:16.8

can blend two things and it's the truth with humankind. And the legacy that we can create when we

1:23.1

understand these different pragmatic blends with spiritual blends and come up with one formula of

1:28.6

what I call happiness. And so I wanted to have you on the playbook because I want this playbook

1:33.8

to be, well, promote whatever you want. Everybody can watch, build with Rob. They can watch your TV shows

1:38.8

and you know, be a part of this. But I really would love for you to start delving into your formulas.

1:45.6

You have a formula of not just success, but to happiness, fulfillment, passion, and purpose,

1:50.5

and profitability seems to be a subset of all of those. When did that systematic journey, that

1:56.6

blend of the scientists that you are, like me, with this great force of energy, light, love,

2:03.5

and lessons, this greater perspective that you have? When did that start?

2:07.4

You know, looking in 2013, you know, I had gone through this crazy financial opportunity where

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