212. Rob Dube on The 10 Disciplines for Entrepreneurs

Do you feel burned out? Could you benefit from having more balance and less stress and overwhelm in your life?  If so, you will want to listen to this episode to learn the tools to have a more meaningful life, with more time and energy. In this week’s Thriving Farmer Podcast, Michael is hosting Rob Dube, Co-founder and Co-CEO of imageOne, an award-winning, people-focused company whose purpose is to provide genuine care to everyone, every day, every time.  imageOne specializes in managed print, document automation, and other office workflow services.  Rob is a mindful business leader whose first venture was selling blow pops out of his high school locker.  He has been a daily meditator for over 15 years and is the author of best-selling book, donothing: The most rewarding leadership challenge you'll ever take, the host of the Leading with Genuine Care podcast, and founder of the Leading with Genuine Care Leadership Retreat. He is a Senior Contributing writer for Forbes and has also written for EO Octane and Thrive Global.  Join us to hear all about how Rob juggles all of these ventures. You’ll hear: How nutrition factors into Rob’s day-to- day life 1:56 Rob’s favorite entrepreneurial venture from his early years 5:13 How the book Small Giants influenced Rob’s own approach to business ownership 8:25 How Rob initially started working with Gino 14:51 Rob’s 10 disciplines 16:08 Rob’s method for planning his to-dos for the next day 39:01 Rob’s advice for the farmer who isn’t sure if they’ve chosen the right path 45:36 Where you can learn more about Rob and what he can do to help 51:16   About the Guest: Rob Dube is the Co-founder, Owner, and Board Chair of imageOne. He is the Visionary/CEO of The 10 Disciplines for Managing and Maximizing Your Energy. From Blow Pops to Forbes Best Small Companies! Rob started his first business in high school selling Blow Pops out of his locker. In 1991, he founded imageOne with his best friend, Joel Pearlman. Rob helped guide the company with a focus on their purpose: to deliver genuine care that consistently drives extraordinary energy, actions, and experiences to every one, every day, every time. It is a unique approach to business that has driven the company to success in its industry. imageOne is simply the best at helping clients with technology solutions to optimize and manage print, automate business processes, secure documents, and help ensure a safe and healthy work environment. Rob is the Visionary/CEO of The 10 Disciplines for Managing and Maximizing Your Energy, a video-based journey that teaches people 10 fast, simple, powerful, and fully customizable disciplines to manage and maximize their energy and live an optimal life. He is the author of the best-selling book, donothing,™ the most rewarding leadership challenge you will ever take and the host of the Leading with Genuine Care retreat and podcast. Rob challenges business leaders and entrepreneurs to look inward with mindfulness and meditation by sharing his own mindful leadership journey. Resources: Website: www.the10disciplines.com and https://www.donothingbook.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rob.dube.1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/robddube The Thriving Farmer Podcast Team would like to thank our amazing sponsor! Steward is transforming agriculture by equipping regenerative farms and food systems with the capital they need to grow. As a mission-driven financial partner, Steward works closely with agricultural businesses to scale their operations, improve the health of their lands and waters, and bolster local-to-regional food systems. To date, Steward has provided over $15M in business loans to fund 75 unique projects, backed by more than 1,500 participating lenders. Steward is proud to be a Certified B Corp. Seek financing or support a loan campaign at gosteward.com