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Travis Makes MoneyMake Money by Studying the Success of Ridiculousness and Rob DyrdekRob Dyrdek, entrepreneur, producer, and former pro skateboarder, is best known for creating and hosting "Ridiculousness," the viral video clip show that dominated MTV from 2011 to 2025. His relentless work ethic, innovative approach to the clip show format, and deep understanding of changing TV and streaming habits helped drive the show to unprecedented success, spanning 46 seasons and over 1,700 episodes. Dyrdek’s business savvy made him not only a staple on TV but also one of the most well-compensated talents on the network, earning over $32 million a year in recent seasons. In this episode, Travis and Eric break down the recent ne...
2025-11-0318 min
Build With RobA Special Message from Rob DyrdekYou have the power to manifest anything you want in this life. In this very special episode, Rob explores the art of manifestation through clarity, and explains how you can practice it in just 5 steps. The clearer your vision of your desired future, the more likely you are to manifest it through your actions. Manifestation isn't just wishing and hoping for an outcome you want to come true — it's a skill developed over time. You must create a vivid mental image of your desired future, immerse yourself in it, and trick your mind and body into believing it's real. Ro...
2023-12-0410 min
Build With RobYou Have the Gift of CreationWe are creative beings. We must create. Sometimes people think of creativity as the realm of writers and painters and the like. Actually, we are creating no matter what we do, at every moment of our existence. In this episode Rob Dyrdek goes deep and breaks down the profound implications of that. How, whether through action or inaction, we create the present moment we find ourselves in. As it turns out, that truth carries with it a great deal of power and a message of hope that no matter our situation, better moments are just a simple...
2023-11-2014 min
Build With RobHow Financial Clarity Leads to Financial FreedomIn case you were wondering, the time to think about Financial Freedom is NOW. Rob is the first to admit it. There are a lot more enticing things to do with money than to save. However, the freedom that comes with clarifying your financial goals and optimizing your choices is powerful once you begin to attain it. In this episode Rob Dyrdek opens up about his sub-par financial habits, what he changed in his life, and how something as seemingly stodgy as Financial planning actually enriched his life. Learn more about this episode. ...
2023-11-1319 min
Build With RobHow to Clarify Your Goals to Achieve more, fasterNo matter what, you are either creating Chaos or Clarity in life. Choose Wisely. High performers know the importance of creating goals in life, but many who desire the heights of success don’t practice the level of clarity needed to achieve their largest goals. Instead of bringing clarity and harmony to their future vision of themselves, many people try to do too much and end up bringing Chaos into their lives, or even worse, burn out. In this Episode of Build with Rob, Rob Dyrdek gives clear strategies for managing our expectations in the present and br...
2023-11-0616 min
Build With RobDesign the Ideal Version of Yourself to Get Unstuck If you’re feeling stuck it may be time to deeply define who you want to be. In this week’s insightfully authentic episode Rob Dyrdek talks about the steps he took in life when he found himself searching for direction at the end of his thirties. It wasn’t until Rob took clear steps and defined what he wanted out of life that he found those things manifesting in his amazing existence. After sharing moments of trial and tribulation Rob gets into a clear methodology that helped him move into the richest chapter of his life, and in...
2023-10-3013 min
Build With RobMy Process for Creating the Life I WantBecome Clear on Who You Are, and The World is Yours Have you ever sat down to truly and deeply imagine the person you want to become? Are you stacking the deck of existence in your favor or are you letting the cards fall as they may? Rob Dyrdek is here to tell you that there is a PROCESS behind realizing the person you want to become, and one of the critical early steps is to get clear about who that person is. In this episode of Build With Rob he shares his personal struggles in his...
2023-10-2315 min
Build With RobThe 5 Phases to Experiencing Joy ForeverIt’s not as elusive as you think… Joy can be a tricky thing to define. Some say it is a state of being when everything else is stripped away, others say it is something you must work towards. Perhaps it is both. In this episode of Build With Rob we learn about five phases that Rob Dyrdek applies to his life to create the potential, and ultimately the sustainable existence of Joy. As a bonus Rob gives a new reveal about his life that he now sees as a turning point. Learn more about this...
2023-10-1618 min
Build With RobHow To Become the Most Amazing Version of YouWe are the Creators of our Future So much of life can feel like it’s beyond our control. That is a completely valid feeling. But the truth is that as self creationists we accept that feeling while recognizing that there are things that we, in fact, CAN control. One of them is how we evolve as people. “You don’t go through life, you GROW through life.” is an oft heard -ism that doesn’t offer a lot in the way of advice. Rob Dyrdek is here to talk us through steps and strategies that allow us to cont...
2023-10-0917 min
Build With RobWish you had more time in a day? I have GREAT news…If we change our relationship to time incredible things WILL happen. This week Rob Dyrdek is challenging us to do something small but incredibly powerful. A shift in perspective that requires little effort but can create incredible results all across our lives. We all know that there are only 24 hours in a day, and we’ve been taught that we need to be MANAGERS of that time, but Rob is here to tell us that we can be more than that. We can be the creators of time, taking control from the endlessly ticking clock and affirming ou...
2023-10-0223 min
Build With RobHow to transform from PESSIMIST to OPTIMISTThis one’s for anyone who wants to change their pessimistic ways. Whether you’re a reformed pessimist or you’ve just admitted that you want to change you’re on the right track - and Rob is here to help you. In this episode of Build With Rob we’re going deep on what optimism even is, what keeps a person in an optimistic mindset, the tools Rob uses to move from a pessimistic place to an optimistic existence, and finally a big reveal of what Rob Dyrdek still must work against in his extraordinary life that manif...
2023-09-2523 min
Build With Rob114: Do THIS to maximize your flow | The Rhythm of ExistenceStart thinking of your life in weeks, and change your whole year “Win the morning and you can win the day” We are so used to living our life day by day because we, well, we do. But that doesn’t mean you have to THINK of your life as a continuum of days! Instead, Rob Dyrdek shares his secret perspective of thinking of his life in more manageable segments, why it is so powerful, and how to live your life in the elusive ‘rhythm of existence’ for more happiness, energy, positivity, and an overall amazing existence. BONUS - fi...
2023-09-1832 min
Build With RobYou're Never Too Old to Create a Vision BoardI promise it’s never too late to create the life you dream of. Are you worried that “it’s too late” to achieve the deepest desires of your spirit? Well, great news! It is time to set worry aside and turn fear into action. An easy step in the process of creating the reality you want to manifest is putting together a vision board. In this episode of the Build with Rob Podcast Rob Dyrdek has a confession of sorts, that he is a 49 year-old, highly successful man with a vision board. Not only does Rob share wha...
2023-09-1123 min
Build With RobIntroducing the Abundance VortexImagine a place where the universe provides your best possible life… Rob has found this magical place, and he calls it: THE ABUNDANCE VORTEX. In this state of being, your energy is so high, that every part of your existence is amazing. You are provided answers to questions you’ve asked, and even ones you haven’t. You attract the things you need, and even incredible things you didn’t know you wanted or needed. We all have the ability to create our very own abundance vortex that continues to serve up astounding experiences over and over again. I...
2023-08-2834 min
Build With RobWant to Change Your Life Forever? This Decision Changed MineCan a single decision really change your entire life? Yes. The answer is yes. And Rob is here to tell you about the single solitary decision that changed his life and set him on the path to great success and happiness. But it is not just a decision to make and forget about, that would be magic, and this is only sort of magic. It is about making a strong commitment to yourself and to your life. A commitment to your every day that you continue to do and never stop and never look back. It is...
2023-08-2122 min
Build With RobMaster These 3 Forces to Gain Control of Your LifeWhat do you actually control in this life? And how can you control more of it? We are all constantly told to focus only on those things we can control, and ignore those we cannot. But understanding what parts of our life we do actually control may be simpler than you realize. Rob is here to tell you that it’s nothing more than these forces: your thoughts, actions and emotions. That’s literally it. Everything you have control over in your entire life is one of those three things. In this episode, we talk through how thes...
2023-08-1422 min
Build With RobHow to Always Keep MomentumAre you depressed? Or did you just lose momentum? Momentum is more important to your existence and your happiness than you may realize. It is the thing that drives you toward the future you desire. If you maintain forward motion, you don’t have time to dwell. But when you stop, you stagnate and leave room for anxiety to creep in. If you find yourself moving backward, you could be on the road to depression. In this episode, Rob details how to always keep momentum going, constantly moving forward toward a better future and a ha...
2023-08-0723 min
Build With RobHigh Quality Energy vs. Low Quality EnergyDo you understand the structure of your energy? The driving force of your life is energy. And the more you understand what it is, and the difference between feeling high quality energy and low quality or negative energy, the better you can optimize your life for the former. In this episode, Rob dives in on the components that determine the quality of your energy. When you have knowledge about what you’re doing, when you truly understand something, it makes it easy, success is more likely, and that provides high quality energy. When you’re clear about your...
2023-07-3121 min
Build With RobYour Health and Decision-Making are Completely IntertwinedHealth has as much effect on how you think as it does on how you look. When we think about improving our health, it is most often associated with looking better and generally feeling better. But there is also a direct correlation between the quality of your health and the quality of your decision-making. When you are eating right, exercising and getting enough sleep, your mind is clearer. When your brain is sharp, you procrastinate less, you process information faster, you contextualize inputs properly, and you’re able to be more decisive in important moments. Setting your mi...
2023-07-2422 min
Build With RobThe #1 Reason You Need Systems & Automation in Your LifeAutomate your way toward energy neutrality and effortlessness. The reality is that you have limited time and energy to deploy on this thing you call your life. They are both finite resources. And even if you don’t realize it, you are constantly driving aspects of your life toward a state of energy neutral. Unfortunately, bad habits and destructive systems can be a part of this if you don’t consciously control them. The elements that have a profoundly positive effect on your life, such as your health and fitness, diet, and clarity of goals, take effort up f...
2023-07-1722 min
Build With RobThink of Manifestation as a Magic GoalWhat is it that you most want to manifest? In this episode, Rob takes us on a deep dive into what it takes to manifest that which you desire, through the lens of clarity. The clearer you are in knowing what you want the future to be, the more likely you will be able to manifest it through your present and future actions. Manifestation is not just wishing or hoping something will happen and expecting the desired result. It is a skill that must be developed over time, working in tandem with a crystal clear picture of...
2023-07-1022 min
Build With RobA Personality Assessment Changed My Life ForeverHow well do you really know yourself? The year was 2014. Rob Dyrdek is in his late 30’s and supremely confident that he knows himself inside and out. Then, he takes a personality assessment. And his whole world is turned upside down. The results became the catalyst to build the strategy and design the life he lives at an incredibly high level today. In this episode, Rob shares the deep insights he received from that first and subsequent personality assessments that have shaped and refined the way he approaches building and designing his business and his li...
2023-06-2630 min
Build With RobAre You Using the Present Moment with Purpose?The present is yours to use how you see fit. This episode is all about driving your mind into the center, creating balance, and allowing you to experience the present moment at the highest level. It’s about more than just trying to force yourself to stay in the moment and experience what is happening. It’s about learning to control the present moment with the intention of enhancing future present moments, in which you will experience more joy. You won’t always be planning for the future. The best use of a particular present may be simply...
2023-06-1920 min
Build With RobThe Three Layers of Ultra AwarenessAre you really as self-aware as you think you are? Self-awareness is fundamental to achieving happiness in life. If you don’t know who you are, or think you’re something you’re not, you will not have the proper perspective through which to make decisions. First you must recognize who you are, and that it is different than who you ultimately want to be. You have to get specific about your strategy to become more self-aware. The next step is then becoming time-aware, and understanding the value of your time and how to maximize the quality of it...
2023-06-1222 min
Build With RobHow to Create the Reality You WantWhat type of reality are you living? Are you living in a REACTIVE reality, where you allow the things occurring around you to dictate the direction of your life? Getting bounced around like a pinball, believing there’s nothing you can do about it, that you are at the mercy of the universe? Or are you living in a PROACTIVE reality, where you’re constantly assessing and finding ways to manipulate your situation and guide your reality toward the one you most want to live in? Hopefully, it’s the latter, but if not, and you find yourse...
2023-06-0525 min
Build With RobFrom Founders to Philosophy: The Evolution of “Build With Rob”The best moments and biggest learnings from 100 Episodes! We did it! 100 Episodes and still we’re just getting started. In this very special episode, Rob reflects on the origins of the show, how it evolved, and what he’s learned along the way. As a show that spent its early days interviewing Dyrdek Machine portfolio founders, it soon began leaning into advice for aspiring entrepreneurs. But as Rob continued honing his life philosophy, working on a book, designing software, it became clear where the show needed to go moving forward. As it turned into the show you’ve enj...
2023-05-2232 min
Build With RobQuantified Joy: Measuring Your Path to HappinessMake it simple. Make it measurable. Make yourself happy. If you create simplicity and measurability in several areas of your life, you will then be able to strategize how to achieve those goals, resulting in happiness upon completing those goals. Then you’re able to set new, simple goals, measure success, and create even more happiness. It’s a process Rob calls Quantified Joy. In this episode, Rob takes us through his process of creating measurable outcomes and then allowing the numbers to inform the strategy and track the progress. The more you make incremental progress toward thos...
2023-05-1520 min
Build With RobHow Much Money are You Truly Making Per Hour?It’s probably a lot less than you think… Have you ever wondered how much you really make per hour of work? It’s a bit more complicated than dividing your salary by 40 hours per week. First of all, there’s the obligatory taxes we all pay, so subtract those–that money goes straight into Uncle Sam’s sizable pockets. Next, you have to account not just for said supposed 40 hour work week, but also the actual amount of time and energy you spend thinking about work, preparing, networking, training, and everything else that contributes to your ability to g...
2023-05-0819 min
Build With Rob97: Qualitative Awareness: Rating Your Life From 0-10A simple technique that reveals extraordinary insights about your life. Asking yourself how you feel about something on a scale from 1-10 is about as simple as it gets. But this practice, if applied consistently over time, begins to show you insights about your overall life, or aspects of your life, that you can then continue to improve to better your overall experience. You can begin with “how do I feel about my life overall today?” as a more general way to start, or you can get more specific. “How do I feel about my relationship today?” “How do I f...
2023-05-0120 min
Build With Rob96: Organized and Purposeful Knowledge is a SuperpowerKnowledge is power. But learning with the intention of making your life better is a superpower. We tend to spend an incredible amount of time learning things that have no applicable value to betting our lives. One may call it gathering useless knowledge. While that could make us the hero on trivia night, it does nothing to aid our evolution into a better version of ourselves. Dedicating an inordinate amount of time to researching characters from your favorite TV show or learning everything about golf does nothing to better your overall experience. However, dedicating the same amount...
2023-04-2418 min
Build With Rob95: Using Time Design for Life DesignTime is the canvas of your entire existence. Thinking about time design as life design, and using the metaphor of time being the canvas on which you get to paint your life however you want it to be, opens up unlimited possibilities. You are the artist, and by designing your time, you have the opportunity to create the life you desire. It’s not just about efficient scheduling day to day. It’s actually much broader. If you look at your time more holistically in the past, present and future, you can actually begin to design the evol...
2023-04-1721 min
Build With Rob94: Protect Yourself From What You Can’t ControlOptimizing what you can control can protect you from what you can’t. Your life is a series of interconnected systems that connect with other larger systems, which connect with even larger global systems. The farther away from you these systems are, the less ability you have to control them. However, by optimizing the systems you have the most control over, you can lessen the effect of those larger, uncontrollable systems on your life. Rob breaks these systems down into 3 orders: First Order systems are those you have complete control over – your habits, your spending, your...
2023-04-1024 min
Build With Rob93: Why You’re Overwhelmed So EasilyAre you overwhelmed, or are you out of capacity? It’s time to change the way you think about being overwhelmed. No matter how much you have going on around you, it comes down to the amount of things you can handle at once. That is the limit of your capacity. When you run over your capacity, your mind essentially breaks. It drives you, without your consent, into irrational thought, poor decision making, and overreactions to stimuli. You try to do too much, you end up in a worse place, not a better one. There’s no meda...
2023-04-0324 min
Build With Rob92: WARNING: The Most Unrelatable Podcast Of All Time* (Part 2)If you haven’t experienced Part 1, go back and check that out first. Rob is slinging completely unrelatable levels of optimization detail (unless you are an ultra-high performer!) for a second straight week. This episode is the continuation of a deep dive into his process, thinking, and output of an extreme level of living. We’re talking about an almost unimaginable quality of life. We’re talking quantified joy. We’re talking about an extraordinary pace of measured evolution as a human being. Layers upon layers upon layers of interconnected systems and self-analysis that create unprecedented harmony and bala...
2023-03-2724 min
Build With Rob91: WARNING: The Most Unrelatable Podcast Of All Time* (Part 1)*Unless you already consider yourself an ultra-high performer In the first episode of a two-part deep dive into Rob’s otherworldly personal optimization, he implores you not to listen to this unless you are an ultra-high performer ready to take the next steps toward true greatness. The information contained herein is so detailed, so next level, only those who are prepared to take this leap will enjoy it. That said, if you are prepared to do what it takes to perpetually evolve, quantify your existence, and reach heights you never even knew were possible, then sit back, re...
2023-03-2031 min
Build With RobGoal Clarity Will Always Equal Goal SpeedThe more you understand about your goals, the faster you can realize them. There is a very direct correlation between the holistic understanding of your goals and the speed at which they can be achieved. The more you know about every aspect of your goals, the more likely you are to bring them to life. An issue that many people run into is setting a plan to achieving a goal without full knowledge of the challenges that lie ahead, and only understand the faults in that plan when it becomes clear it’s not going to work an...
2023-03-1322 min
Build With RobDeveloping The Greatness Mindset w/ Lewis HowesRob’s taking a break from dishing out his philosophy on creating a high quality, harmonious existence to talk with fellow Ohio native and fellow human optimizer, Lewis Howes. Lewis is, of course, a New York Times bestselling author and extremely popular podcaster (The School of Greatness). His new book, The Greatness Mindset: Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today provides lessons and strategies to shape the life you want to lead. This is a fascinating conversation between two high performers with their own unique philosophies on happiness and success. Learn more abo...
2023-03-0650 min
Build With RobHow to Reprogram Your LifeThat’s right. You are a system of systems that ultimately make up your entire existence. And with that realization comes enormous power and control over the way this machine operates. You have the ability to determine the design and function of the machine. You get to upgrade and optimize it over time until it works the way you want it to. At that point, you’re living the highest quality version of your life. Unfortunately, you didn’t come with an instruction manual, but in this episode Rob provides the tools you need to evolve your systems and elevat...
2023-02-2723 min
Build With RobHow to Create Unlimited EnergyIt is possible. And the keys to unlock this state are discipline, consistency and commitment to life mastery. To be clear, this is not something that will be achieved overnight. It requires a great deal of conscious effort to get to a place where your days are optimized to provide energy and your evenings are dialed in to provide a proper wind down and prepare you for yet another extraordinary day. Rob’s approach includes a super clean diet, devoid of alcohol, sugar and snacks, only lean proteins, vegetables, water and supplements (and a little coffee). At the time of...
2023-02-2024 min
Build With RobConsistently Experiencing JoyHappiness is a hard thing to define historically. But Rob defines it as experiencing joy in the present moment on a consistent basis. Then you have a happy life. And it sounds simple, but a lot goes into achieving this much sought after state of being. Living a life with intention, ensuring you define your time to allow room to do things that bring you feelings of joy, creating a balanced and harmonious existence. The default way we tend to get in a rhythm tends to cram all of our joyful moments in between work ending and going to...
2023-02-1322 min
Build With RobGoals Don’t Have to be Boring and RigidGoals can be boring and rigid and overly tactical. The constant pursuit of goals can become monotonous or downright mind numbing at times. In this episode, Rob shares his technique for taking all those goals and aggregating them under a common theme. He applies themes to years, and even decades to encapsulate those goals in something larger and more exciting. Even when goals are specifically linked to different aspects of your life such as family, health and work, they can still be tied together under an overarching theme. It’s a unique method to align all of your energy in...
2023-02-0629 min
Build With RobThe Journey to Self-MasteryMake no mistake, it is truly a decision. It’s you drawing a line in the sand and deciding that from now on, your primary purpose will be to take control of every aspect of your life and drive them all toward your ultimate self. Mastering your own reality, your own being. Controlling your own wants, your needs and your actions. Rob is here in this episode to tell you the cold hard fact that no one else is going to save you. No one is ever going to take an action or give you information that will magically he...
2023-01-3023 min
Build With RobEliminate Friction to Lead a Better LifeWe all know the feeling of friction, or resistance in our life. It’s those things or people that grate on us over and over. Recurring events or ongoing relationships in our personal lives or work that continuously drain our energy. We start to dread those things, and that has an emotional and energetic effect on the quality of our entire existence. The first step is to become attuned to the aspects of your life that are causing the friction, and try to work out why. Then figure out how you can actively create change in the situation to le...
2023-01-2324 min
Build With RobMaking Change With IntentionChanging with intention is all about taking control of inevitable change, doing so actively with a goal in mind, as opposed to waiting until it’s too late and change is forced upon you. Forced change is typically unexpected, and that puts you in a state of being reactive, which, depending on the scale of the change, can be incredibly disruptive to your life. If you can assess your life and decide where to make proactive changes, you maintain control and can guide that change into contributing to your goal of creating a better, more harmonious future-present state. You wi...
2023-01-1621 min
Build With RobGreat Habits Are The Foundation, Not The Final GoalHabits get a bad rap. They’re often seen and expressed in terms of things you do on an ongoing basis that you shouldn’t. But Rob is here to tell you that we need to rebrand habits into things you do as an initial stepping stone to a much more profound way of living. The definition of a habit is: a regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up. If those habits are additive to your life and overall goals, and they’re hard to give up because they give you energy or improve your l...
2023-01-0925 min
Build With RobThe 4 Levels of the MindOn this episode, Rob explores an important thesis with respect to the mind. Our entire existence is both experienced and controlled by the mind. And he believes that the mind operates on 4 different levels, which determine our experience in the world. The present state of your mind on this spectrum affects your decision-making, your reaction to outside stimuli, your discipline, and many other factors. Level 1 - The Reactive Mind: The state of only dealing with what comes at you, trying to get through the day. Not making any substantial progress but treading water, so as not to...
2022-12-1827 min
Build With RobExperience Life’s Full Potential by Being Ultra PresentBeing ultra present is not just about being in the moment. It’s about developing the skill to step way back and feeling every aspect of that moment. How does one experience the world in a deeper and more vibrant way? Rob really started thinking about this concept after he read The Greatest Secret book by Rhonda Byrne, which he distilled down to the idea that awareness is everything. When you shift your perpetual state from trying to think about all the things going on around you, and instead focus on the feeling of a larger state of awareness of...
2022-12-1222 min
Build With RobUnderstanding your personal capacity to live a harmonious lifePersonal capacity is both mental and physical. There are limits to both, and those limits are unique to every individual. The more you are able to understand what those limitations are for you, the better you can stay within your capacity and avoid feelings of being overwhelmed or exhausted or burned out. When we get overwhelmed, we question our decisions, we become erratic, we don’t think things through as well, and that can compound quickly. But when you operate within your capacity, you can remain clear headed, confident, and energetic at all times. But it is the ability to...
2022-12-0523 min
Build With RobSeek financial harmony, not financial freedomYou can be wealthy and still not have financial harmony. This was the situation Rob found himself in, where he made money, but also spent money and felt the pressure of needing to continue to grind to continuously make more and more. It was when he designed and implemented the financial system he still operates on today that that pressure was relieved and he was truly able to work smarter rather than harder. Financial freedom comes back to security. The security of not having to work anymore if you don’t want to. But the tendency as you make mo...
2022-11-2826 min
Build With RobYour Goals Are AliveBut wait, how can a goal be a living thing? A goal has a lifespan, it evolves and changes, and it requires nurturing and care in order to make into the best version of itself. Just like us. Your goals are always shifting and moving based on new information and external factors beyond your control. Even the simplest goals can face unexpected complications, and the more ambitious goals can become exponentially more complex. That’s why being flexible and treating your goals not as a black and white checklist that must be achieved in order on an exact timeline, bu...
2022-11-2124 min
Build With RobSavoring Life vs. Sacrificing it for AchievementSwinging back and forth from savor to sacrifice can be inescapable for people who are hard workers. When your personal identity is connected to your work ethic and output, and you are driven by success, you know sacrifice. Then, of course, when you have time to relax, it’s only natural to go to the other extreme. In either case, work or play, when you go too hard into one end of the spectrum, the inertia to move back to the other can take a lot of energy. It is balance and harmony that allows one to move from on...
2022-11-1423 min
Build With RobGuiding Your Evolution in a Positive DirectionWe all know that we change over time, usually at an imperceptible pace, only noticing when we look back at who we were many years prior and see a stark contrast. We react to changes in external factors and that naturally shapes who we are over time. And it may seem that we don’t have any control over this process, but Rob is here to tell you that you absolutely do. Not only that, taking control over your own evolution is the key to becoming who you ultimately want to be. It is about getting yourself into a co...
2022-11-0722 min
Build With RobYou Can Predict the FutureYou can call him “Robstradamus.” Not because he is a seer or a prophet, but because he plans his life in a way that allows him to increase the probability of his desired outcomes. Predicting the future with relative certainty is all about designing elements of your life that are in your control in a way that mitigates the effects of the things you cannot control. Building in that future flexibility so that when things inevitably occur that are truly unpredictable, your plan can remain on course in spite of them. And the longer you plan for the future, the...
2022-10-3121 min
Build With RobThe Time Design Matrix TheoryDesigning your time is not a one and done process. You continue to evolve, the world around you continues to evolve, and thus your time design must also evolve with it. One might think you get to a certain level and it’s all clear. However, the higher you go, the more opportunity you see and the more you are motivated to optimize your systems in order to maximize your energy. In this episode, Rob goes deep on his process for designing and redesigning his time to decrease friction, create optimal output, and ramp up to make th...
2022-10-2424 min
Build With RobPreparing to Build the Life You WantIn order to build the life that you ultimately want to live, you must create a plan, write it down, and then set out on that journey. You achieve and evolve along the way as you make progress. But before you can write down a plan, there are many things you need to understand first, that can only be achieved by deep, honest introspection. You need to understand what motivates you and what brings you joy. You need to understand what you are truly capable of and be as objective as possible about what may be outside y...
2022-10-1722 min
Build With RobLive in the present while creating the futureEvery decision, every action compounds and builds into a moment we call the present. In fact, the only part of time we can actively experience. While we cannot change the past, we can set ourselves up to experience increasingly better future present moments. But what good is the present if you’re not experiencing it to its fullest because you’re too focused on what’s next? In this episode Rob explores the ways in which you can live fully in the present while building the future toward more optimal present experiences. He also takes us through the fiv...
2022-10-1023 min
Build With RobYour goals only reveal themselves once you start building toward themJust like a relationship, you understand more about where it’s going the farther you get into it. Everything is shiny and fun and optimistic until reality eventually sets in and unforeseen challenges reveal themselves. The true nature of the relationship then begins to reveal itself to you, and you better understand the long term implications of remaining in it, as well as the sacrifices and pivots you must make along the way. Only then do you know if it will actually fit into the life you want to lead. Whether you’re pursuing a goal or buil...
2022-10-0320 min
Build With RobHow Manifestation Really WorksYou may or may not believe in the power of manifestation. You may or may not meditate. But Rob is here to show you living proof of the success he’s had and goals he’s achieved in the past four years since he began meditating and actively honing his manifestation skills. He believes you can have anything you want in life, but it begins with developing the skills that provide the power to manifest your reality. It’s not about saying you want a thing all the time, or wishing or hoping for something to come true. It is a d...
2022-09-2624 min
Build With RobSimplify Your GoalsYour goals should not be too complex. The process of clarifying the path to achieve your vision and breaking it down into realistic major milestones is key to understanding how to get there, building belief as you check them off, and ultimately achieving the goal. This applies to anything you want to pursue in life or in business. Understanding that if you don’t hit the next milestone, there is no next one, and thus no finish line, allows you to focus on the immediate with clear intention. You can then approach the milestone in front of you with mo...
2022-09-1923 min
Build With RobMeasurement Builds MotivationMeasurement is a crucial tool on your way to success in any aspect of your life or business. But it’s equally important to measure what is important, not simply what is easiest to measure. Choosing the right aspects of something to measure and track provides a pathway to improving those aspects. Without proper measurement, it’s far more difficult to understand what needs improvement in order to help you reach your goal. Measurement is also a way to see clear progress over time, and progress is the basis for sustained and even increased motivation. You will be far more...
2022-09-1224 min
Build With RobHow You Can Actually Slow Down TimeHow many times have you either said or heard “I can’t believe it’s already August!” or “Where did the year go?” Time has a way of passing so rapidly we don’t even notice until we look back and wonder where it all could have gone. What did we actually DO this whole time? Well, Rob knows EXACTLY what he did this year and EXACTLY where the time went. When it was used to be productive and push his goals forward when it was spent with his family, and even when it was wasted. And he’s never sur...
2022-08-2921 min
Build With RobHow to design your rhythm of existenceYou’ve heard Rob talk about his “rhythm of existence” on this show and others for years. It is the construct by which he organizes, documents, and gains crucial insights to live his very best life. People often ask him to share his system, and he does, but most find it initially overwhelming due to its complexity. But in this episode, Rob breaks it all down and talks about how you can start managing your time, energy and capacity to remain balanced and reach your goals. Starting with simply controlling the flow of time in your life, you will improv...
2022-08-2224 min
Build With RobA Happy Life Starts the Moment You Design ItHappiness is not binary. You are not always happy or unhappy, it’s a sliding scale with plenty of facets. But overall happiness can be achieved through the balanced pursuit of life goals. The first step is understanding yourself and what makes you happy. What gives you energy and what takes energy away? Through this process, you can get clarity on what you want to pursue in various aspects of your life, be it work, relationships, health, wealth, education, or anything else. With that clarity, you can then build a plan to work toward each of those goals incrementally ev...
2022-08-1524 min
Build With RobWhen to Pivot in LifeWe set goals and work hard to achieve them every day, so it’s no wonder we become attached to both our goals and the processes by which we work toward them. But the world around us is chaotic and ever-changing, so there is no way to continue to navigate the obstacles and challenges in your path without being highly adaptive. This is true of any goal in business or in life, and the same commitment to recognizing when a pivot is necessary applies. As you pursue any goal, the world changes, and you change. Take that into account an...
2022-08-0833 min
Build With RobThe 5 Phases of Achieving SuccessSuccess is broad, and everyone’s definition of it is very personal to them. There are infinite ways to define success, but Rob contends that every version of success, no matter what it is or who is going through it, follows a similar pathway. That pathway is something he has termed “The Cycle of Success,” which he breaks down into five key phases that are broadly applicable. The most important piece of the Cycle is to be aware in advance that when things are at their most challenging, that is in fact a crucial part of the proces...
2022-08-0126 min
Build With RobMore Success in Less Time with a Quantum LeapIn this episode, Rob talks about his time spent with author Price Pritchett, who wrote the seminal book on accelerating success, The Quantum Leap Strategy (link below). Inspired by his wife to attend a seminar together, he got to know Price, and even began working on a book with him. Rob explains what he learned from the man, how it informed his philosophy, and why their collaboration never saw the light of day. Rob discusses how in his own life, television created a quantum leap toward his business goals, and walks us through how we can set...
2022-07-2526 min
Build With RobWhy entrepreneurs need mentors to succeedYou don’t know what you don’t know until it’s staring you in the face and you have to learn it fast. But forming mentor-mentee relationships with other more experienced entrepreneurs whose journeys you are hoping to one day emulate is an important way to fill in your blind spots with deep, battle tested knowledge and wisdom. In addition to the guests on the show and emerging entrepreneurs he meets along the way, Rob also mentors someone a little closer to home: his 5-year-old son. Rob’s son is already pitching companies, and as you’ll hear in this ep...
2022-07-1830 min
Build With RobThe power of foreverImagine if everything you did you committed to day after day until the end of your life. The result would be an incredible level of clarity, knowledge, wisdom, and optimization. A profession or skill you pursue, practice and hone every day throughout your lifetime. The way you treat your partner. Your health and wellness. Your lifestyle, where you live, and finding harmonious balance throughout your life. Committing to these things over a long period of time eventually leads to mastery. In this episode, Rob shares how he has committed to his relationship with his wife, his health...
2022-07-1125 min
Build With RobHow to eliminate your negative thoughtsEven an extremely positive person like Rob is susceptible to negative thoughts creeping in. So, a while back, he began to focus more on identifying when such a thought entered his consciousness. He did not allow them to take hold of his emotions, but rather began to ask why. Began to evaluate the possible reasons for having each thought. The conclusion he eventually reached was that he was more prone to negative thinking when he was feeling overwhelmed. By using the core functions of the Machine Mindset to find balance within the factors of time, energy and capacity, he...
2022-07-0523 min
Build With RobYou are never too young to start a companyEntrepreneurialism has no age. Whether you’re 10 or 18 or 75, it’s never too early or late to start a company. Whether your first venture is successful or not, you will learn so much that your next shot will have an even higher chance of making it. Rob started his first company when he was 18 years old, Orion trucks. He went out and signed the biggest skateboarders in the world to be a part of his company. And yet, he made very little money. Why? Inexperience. He allowed himself to be taken advantage of, and in this episode he shares the...
2022-06-2726 min
Build With RobDoes your skill set match your business?We all have ideas for businesses, but few are qualified to build and run any company they can dream up. In order to set a new company, and yourself, up for ultimate success, you need to assess your prior experience, knowledge, and skills to ensure they map to the type of company you plan to launch. Failure to do so can be a huge mistake, and push you and the business quickly into perilous territory. We also have a couple of special guests on this episode. First, Andrew Glazier of Defy Ventures joins us to talk about...
2022-06-2147 min
Build With RobSimplifying your product’s value propositionYou think you know how to pitch the end user value of a product before you even create it. Then you build a company and go through rigorous testing to zero in on the right messaging to entice customers to try your product. Then you put that message out into market. That’s when the real work begins. The consumer reaction may not be exactly what you has hoped. But rather than be married to your original messaging, it’s then time to continue to evolve that value prop until it resonates with a larger audience. This goal is to c...
2022-06-1330 min
Build With RobBuilding wealth to buy back timeIn this episode, Rob shares his philosophy on generating wealth to buy back time. He believes that the key is to truly understand your time and the value of it. The second piece of that equation is, of course, generating the wealth necessary to buy your time back. And finally, it’s realizing exactly where you can spend that money in order to exchange it for time. What does this all mean? How can you actually buy time? Rob takes a solo deep dive to share with you his process for building wealth, and explains all of th...
2022-06-0624 min
Build With RobApplying the Machine Mindset to automate every aspect of your lifeOptimizing and automating the systems of your life and business can seem daunting or rigid at first glance, but the secret is remaining highly adaptive. Locking in the processes that manage your life is a crucial first step, but being conscious of the fact that life happens, chaos is unavoidable, and you must be able to be flexible within your systems in order for them to continue to function. In this episode, Rob takes a deep dive on his tried and true systems that make up the Machine Mindset. But operating with a Machine Mindset does not m...
2022-05-3124 min
Build With RobA balanced mind creates a balanced lifeEven if you’re doing everything right externally – waking up early, meditating, eating right, mastering your time and energy – if your mind is being pulled in a million different directions, your life will never be balanced. You ultimately need a balanced mind in order to have quality energy to pursue the things you want in life. An unbalanced mind makes you reactionary, and you lose control of your life. Balance your mind, balance your life. Our guest, Clint Norris, has been a staple of Minneapolis public television for years, and now he wants to follow in Rob’s footst...
2022-05-2334 min
Build With RobGamify your discipline for optimal resultsUsing will power alone to achieve discipline is not sustainable. It becomes a constant battle, sucking energy from you, and is always an uphill battle. Even Rob didn’t understand the power of gamification before he started meticulously tracking his basic discipline statistics. It was only then that the data gave him energy. He could watch his progress and felt a sense of pride when he hit his goals. That reinforced his desire to win against himself, motivated him to keep going and continue to improve. Then habits were formed and what was previously a daily challenge was second na...
2022-05-1635 min
Build With RobBuild your business in a way that brings you JOYOf course, there are times we all must grind, sacrifice sleep and balance to get crucial things done. But that is not the lifestyle you are trying to achieve as an entrepreneur because it is simply not sustainable. The goal of any entrepreneur should be to hire with intention and build and grow it in a way that increases output by designing, automating and optimizing systems. Ultimately, you should be doing less grinding as your business grows and matures in this way, not more. There’s a lot of noise out there that champions burning the candle at...
2022-05-0924 min
Build With RobHarmony over HustleThere is no substitute for hard work. It is the cornerstone of building success, and that will never change. However, by harmoniously integrating all aspects of your life and building them simultaneously toward success, you can achieve more with the effort you put in. We all have tendencies that create friction and disrupt harmony, such as pushing too hard, not eating right or not getting enough rest. By looking at your life as an integrated system that requires harmony to expand and evolve, you can ultimately do more with less and become the ideal version of yourself. ...
2022-05-0235 min
Build With RobLearning, Growing, Evolving & Mastering are the Cornerstones of SuccessRob is a life-long learner. Even at his level, he is constantly searching for more information, better philosophies, bits of wisdom that can unlock further potential and a greater understanding of the world. Like you, he reads (and listens to) books, consumes podcasts, subscribes to every entrepreneur blog and social account, constantly absorbing points of view from smart and successful people. It’s one thing to consume and be inspired by those we hope to emulate, but it is the distilling of the most important nuggets of information from those sources that are immediately applicable to your own systems in...
2022-04-2526 min
Build With RobBuilding the Skill of VisionYour life is a blank canvas when it begins. While many circumstances are beyond your control, there is still so much you can craft and mold to your will. But in order to create anything, an amazing painting or an amazing life, you must first have a vision for it. And vision is not necessarily a natural process for everyone, but everyone has the ability to look out into the future, understand what they desire, and put a plan together to get there. It requires the determination to develop that skill set over time. It requires the self-reflection to...
2022-04-1835 min
Build With RobThe quality of your success mattersRob is here to tell you that financial success is a huge win, but there’s a lot you can do while building it to ensure that your success is of a high quality. If you’re only chasing the dream, you can get caught in the trap of losing your balance to achieve a goal. When working your way toward the success you ultimately want to create, take all aspects of your life into account. Your time, your energy, your health, and every other thing that gives you purpose and fulfillment. Design your work life and personal life toge...
2022-04-111h 03
Build With RobThe benefits of waking up 1 hour earlier every dayRob uses it to get organized, be more productive, feel more balanced, and make more money. He started by waking up an hour earlier at 5am every day and understood he got essentially an entire extra work day every week. That equates to 48 extra (7-hour) work days per year. Then he realized that if he got up 2 hours earlier every day, that additional time doubled. That’s almost 3 months of additional productivity per year. A full quarter! Imagine how much you could get done with that much extra time on your hands. Now set your alarm. First up...
2022-04-0457 min
Build With RobManifesting what you want in the right wayTrue manifestation is not sitting around thinking about the things that you want in life and wishing or hoping they come true. It is figuring out in as much detail as possible not only what the things are, but what they look like and feel like. Focusing on those details and allowing your mind and body to be transported forward to a time when these fantasies are reality. According to Rob, who practices an extreme version of manifestation, your body cannot tell the difference between that which you imagine in great detail and that which is actually happening. So...
2022-03-211h 08
Build With RobAchieve perpetual success by systematically fusing art, science and magicRob’s formula for achieving perpetual success: systematically fusing art, science and magic. A great tagline, yes, but what does it really mean? Well, think of art as starting with you, the creator. The creator of your life, the creator of your business, the creator of every moment of your day. Science is then the ways in which you organize your creations, building systems of living and systems of operating professionally. Finally, the magic comes when art and science are working in harmony. Unseen universal forces that conspire on your behalf to push you in the direction you want to...
2022-03-141h 01
Build With RobMaster time to create the ultimate balanceThe most precious resource on earth is time. It is fleeting, nonrenewable, and depleting at an ever accelerating rate. You have two choices: One, hold on tight and go where it leads you, or two, master it. Take control of it. Increase your time efficacy within every hour of your day. Work to truly understand it, and how much you can actually accomplish. Look at time not as a whole, but in smaller, manageable blocks. Then work within each of those blocks to continuously improve your output. It sounds hard, impossible even, but once you actually start, you’ll be...
2022-03-0748 min
Build With RobEverything in life can be made better and better, but not perfect Don’t strive for perfection. Strive for continued optimization over time. Anything in work or life falls into the category of things that can be made continually better. The first step is doing enough reps at something that it becomes almost second nature. Then finding ways to automate that thing where it takes less effort. Only then can you look for ways to make it more efficient, more optimized, so it takes even less time and effort. If you repeat this process over and over with every element of your life and business, incredible results will emerge. Ou...
2022-02-281h 00
Build With RobEvolution is the key to success. Reflection is the key to evolution.No matter what your experiences are in business and in life, there are lessons to be learned. From pain and failure, learnings can arise and inform future actions and thinking. From positive outcomes, learnings can be identified and applied to other parts of your existence. So, no matter your type of experience, positive, negative or neutral, reflecting on the reasons for each particular outcome will lead you to evolve over time. And with evolution, becoming a better and better version of yourself, comes success and, more importantly, happiness. In this episode, Jared Gold sent Rob a cold...
2022-02-2149 min
Build With RobDesigning and integrating your life and business visions to find true successYour ideal life vision should be in lockstep with your business vision. They should be designed together, integrated, and grown together until you are successful on all fronts simultaneously, not just at work. As an entrepreneur, the path is clear: create a product that doesn’t exist (vision), put together a plan, and execute the plan to grow the business. Most people don’t necessarily think of their life this way, with happiness, fulfillment and balance being products of a well thought out plan. But Rob suggests if you can just evolve your thinking, you can have it all.
2022-02-1458 min
Build With RobAdaptogenic beauty brand Deon Libra reduces stress from the inside outFrom tragedy can come opportunity. When Devin’s father passed from a stress induced heart attack, she found herself anxiety ridden and unable to sleep properly for years. In coping with her loss, she began experimenting with adaptogens to calm her own body and mind. Creating body butters and teas from home, she discovered a new approach to beauty from the inside out. Frustrated that Black customers seem to be an afterthought in the beauty market, she set out to create Deon Libra, a brand that caters to the naturally higher stress levels of people in her ow...
2022-02-0747 min
Build With RobThe process of learning, evolving and growing in any new endeavorIn business or in life, when you step out of your comfort zone to try something new, it is always harder in the beginning. You lack practice, you lack clarity, you lack experience. As time goes on, with dedication to creating a process and evolving it over time, you will get better and better at that thing until it’s easy. Rob shares his experience in creating his MTV show Ridiculousness, which was difficult and time consuming at first. He details how he committed to making it easier, faster and better over and over until he could shoot six ep...
2022-01-3158 min
Build With RobRelentlessly seeking clarity to build belief and achieve successRob believes that you should seek clarity on exactly what it is you want to achieve before setting out to achieve it. That clarity will reveal the detailed goals necessary to get there. Breaking those down into smaller, achievable goals builds the belief that you can actually get to the finish line. Over time, the goals become more ambitious, you achieve those, and the belief and confidence grow. Take the time to put energy into defining what it is you want out of life, be it a business, relationship, health, or something else. Only then will every decision you...
2022-01-2453 min
Build With RobMastering your thoughts to create more positive experiencesThere are two states of mind that are not useful to becoming successful or living an amazing life. The first is Dwelling, which is a passive state that provides no current or future value. The second is Hoping and/or Wishing, a state that, while more fun in the moment, creates the same passivity and stagnation of dwelling. Neither of these mental states offer any positive momentum, and thus should be avoided. Live instead in states of Experiencing or Creating the future. Podcaster, rapper and producer Ryan Sullivan joins the show. He launched his company, Podcast Principles...
2022-01-1757 min
Build With RobBalance in life and work is not found, it is designedAchieving balance requires discipline, practice, and a realistic framework. Over time, with consistent effort, you will find yourself getting better and better at it until it is second nature. The definition of balance, however, is very personal and different for every individual. It takes time and attention to understand what your version of balance is that makes you feel energetic in the various aspects of your life. Rob explains exactly how he evolved into his current state of balance and now keeps it going with ease. Michael Wong and Alex Comfortes founded Peeka VR to get kids...
2021-12-2055 min
Build With RobHow to apply an entrepreneurial mindset to your life for greater success and happinessBuilding a company as an entrepreneur entails having a vision, making a plan to achieve that vision, and then setting goals and achieving them in that direction. It also requires failing, learning, and evolving. Optimizing, automating and refining. And over time success is achieved or a new chapter must begin. The parallels between building a great business and building a great life are many. And it all starts with an entrepreneurial mindset. The Dyrdek Machine’s philanthropy, the Do-Or-Dier Foundation, supports organizations across the country that teach the entrepreneurial mindset to underrepresented and under-resourced individuals from young pe...
2021-12-1354 min
Build With RobHow to build qualitative self-awarenessWhat does Rob mean by “Qualitative Self-Awareness?” It’s literally as simple ask asking yourself how you feel every day with respect to the most important parts of your life. Using a scale of 1 to 10, above a 5 represents increasing degrees of happiness and optimism. While the bottom half runs the risk of compounding negativity and dragging you even further down. But the first step to increasing your number and keeping it at higher levels more consistently is creating a systematic understanding of your quality of life. Only then can you begin to identify the internal and external factors that affect...
2021-12-061h 01
Build With RobOptimize your life to give you the most energy for a high quality existenceOne of the keys to a high quality, balanced existence is becoming extremely sensitive to your energy. Especially when it is being lowered by an action or external force, or gained by something you enjoy doing. This goes for work, family, friends, and literally anything else in life. In order to achieve energy awareness, you really need to get in touch with yourself to understand the nuances as to how you uniquely gain and lose energy. As always, we have some great guests on the show. Sanjay Kumar Rajpoot is a master of the hot global trend o...
2021-11-291h 07
Build With RobHow to build your life and company backwards by starting at the endIt’s one thing to go into a new venture with optimism and hope that hard work will pay off. But it’s a whole other level to design the life outcomes you want, then the business outcomes you need to achieve that, and only then design your business backwards systematically in order to reach that goal. It’s important to figure out things like how much time you want to spend working when the business reaches maturity, as it is unsustainable to burn the candle at both ends in perpetuity. You must decide what role you want to play t...
2021-11-2257 min
Build With RobThe process of building belief in your ideas and yourselfBelief may be something you hold inherently, but more often than not it is a process that takes place over time. It is the constant setting and achieving of smaller goals that slowly grows belief in your idea, yourself, your plan, those around you, and every other aspect of your existence. It is only when you have lost belief that you want to quit, and Rob believes it’s the point at which you should quit. However, it’s up to you to choose how that belief is lost. Losing belief and quitting can be a good thing, a lear...
2021-11-1554 min
Build With RobChoose a name for your brand that connects with its storyIn this episode, Rob makes the case for why naming your brand to connect with the value proposition of your product can give you many advantages along your business journey. In the best case scenario, your brand name can even become a verb associated directly with your product’s output. As companies all become their own media companies, it is far more scalable to create content and thus build a customer base around a brand name that connects deeply with the very thing you as an entrepreneur are trying to introduce into the world. As always, we ha...
2021-11-081h 06
Build With RobLearn enough about all aspects of your business to guide those with specific expertiseThere may be aspects of your business you don’t understand. There may be parts that make you cringe. But you still have to learn as much as you can about them. You have to understand how all aspects of the business relate to your overall vision. Only then, should you hire people with more specific expertise. At that point, you will be able to guide them to help you realize your ultimate vision, as opposed to waiting for them to figure out what that vision really is. Rob talks to three entrepreneurs on the show today:...
2021-11-0158 min