#224 - How Tracking Every Second of His Life Took Rob Dyrdek from 0 to $405M in Exits

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English - October 14, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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My First Million

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways “I am human optimization, I’m optimized to be happy. Your goal is not to be happy in pockets, your goal is to be happy every single hour of your life.”– Rob DyrdekYou can avoid all negativity if you constantly live in a state of experiencing, creating or problem-solvingEvery day for the last 5 years, Rob has written down how he feels about his life, work, and health on a scale of 1-10He compares this qualitative data to his quantitative data, what he’s doing and what the correlating feeling isMastery of self – Rob runs a daily analysis on himself to ensure his work/life always aligns with his priority for happiness“You have a certain level of human capacity. In order to scale it, you either hire or automate it”– Rob DyrdekStart at the end – decide exactly what you want out of a business before you even start itThis can apply to all goals in your life, not just your workThere is great value in being open about your financial circumstances/opportunities with a peer groupCreates a strategic environment that functions off of collaboration and accountability

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Rob Dyrdek (@robdyrdek), founder & CEO of venture studio Dyrdek Machine, former professional skateboarder, and star of hit shows like Rob & Big and Ridiculousness, joins Sam (@TheSamParr) and Shaan (@ShaanVP) to discuss how he transitioned from acting and athletics to venture capital and how he structures his many business interests. He also talks about how he structures his life to achieve maximum human optimization, why he’s glad he didn’t have TikTok growing up, and much more.

Show Notes:

* (00:57) Why Ridiculousness is always on MTV

* (11:35) How Rob structures his business, money, and time

* (16:49) How Rob tracks his time with custom scripts

* (26:22) The transition from skater kid to human optimization

* (35:40) The value of opening your finances

* (44:16) Why Rob is glad he didn’t have TikTok growing up

* (58:29) Why Rob is trying to create a “Drake equation” for business

Links:

* Rob’s Podcast: https://dyrdekmachine.com/build-with-rob