Shed and Shine

In this episode of Shed and Shine, Gino shares a dream he's been sitting with for a year or two: the egoless organization. He's not sure one actually exists yet. But he knows what 100% looks like, and he's seen companies get close.Five traits keep showing up in the organizations that move fastest, make the most money, and actually enjoy what they're building: transparency, honesty, responsibility, openness, and presence. Not a new operating system. Not core values. Just the way things would naturally work if ego weren't in the room.He walks through all five, and the picture that emerges is something most leaders have never seen up close. An organization where nobody holds back, everyone takes full accountability, and presence is treated as seriously as performance.The goal isn't to get there overnight. The goal is to start. Timestamps00:00:00 Introduction to The Egoless Organization00:06:22 Transparency00:08:52 Honesty00:10:21 Responsibility00:12:00 Openness00:14:57 Presence and Conclusion ABOUT THE 10 DISCIPLINES:The 10 Disciplines, founded by Gino Wickman and Rob Dube, is on a mission to help one million drivel leaders realize it's possible to be driven and have peace while making a bigger impact. We want to help you shed the barriers and layers that prevent you from creating the balance between impact and peace, and your True Self. Are you ready to be fully yourself, without the burnout? This space is for driven leaders ready to stop chasing and start aligning. If you’re done hiding behind hustle, achievement, and expectations… and you’re ready to reconnect with who you really are, you’re in the right place. CONNECT WITH US❤️ https://www.instagram.com/the10disciplines❤️ https://www.linkedin.com/company/the10disciplines/ MORE RESOURCES TO HELP YOUR INNER WORLD JOURNEY❤️ https://www.the10disciplines.com/blog❤️ https://www.shedandshinepodcast.com ⭐️ https://www.the10disciplines.com/shine  

There's no shortage of systems, frameworks, and morning routines promising you success, freedom, and peace. At some point, most people just stop listening because they no longer know what actually applies to them.In this episode of Shed and Shine, Gino and Rob have a conversation about the word discipline itself, why Gino chose it, and why some people flinch at it. There's work in work, and no amount of rebranding changes that.How do you know which advice is actually right for you? Gino breaks down his decision-making filter, from intuition all the way through the first five Disciplines, and shares the Walt Disney board story that might be the most counterintuitive advice filter anyone has ever used.Get lots of advice. Then filter out the bad. Timestamps00:00 The Overload of Self-Help Advice03:04 Why We Need Personal Disciplines05:45 Going Inside to Find Your Path08:11 How to Filter Good Advice ABOUT THE 10 DISCIPLINES:The 10 Disciplines, founded by Gino Wickman and Rob Dube, is on a mission to help one million drivel leaders realize it's possible to be driven and have peace while making a bigger impact. We want to help you shed the barriers and layers that prevent you from creating the balance between impact and peace, and your True Self. Are you ready to be fully yourself, without the burnout? This space is for driven leaders ready to stop chasing and start aligning. If you’re done hiding behind hustle, achievement, and expectations… and you’re ready to reconnect with who you really are, you’re in the right place. CONNECT WITH US❤️ https://www.instagram.com/the10disciplines❤️ https://www.linkedin.com/company/the10disciplines/ MORE RESOURCES TO HELP YOUR INNER WORLD JOURNEY❤️ https://www.the10disciplines.com/blog❤️ https://www.shedandshinepodcast.com ⭐️ https://www.the10disciplines.com/shine ✨ Find where you are in your True Self Journey: https://www.form.jotform.com/Developer763/true-self-mastermind-quiz

In this episode of Shed and Shine, Gino wants you to ask yourself a question: Do you know you are creative?He starts with a belief he's held for 20 years, that we are here for three things: freedom, creativity, and impact. Then he reads a poem he wrote specifically for the entrepreneur who has never once thought of themselves as a creative. From there he gets into what creativity actually looks like for driven people, how stillness creates the opening to receive downloads, and why putting a stake in the ground is one of the most powerful things you can do to unlock what you're here to create.What do you want to create? Do it for the love of it. Let the outcome be what it is. Timestamps00:00 Introduction to Creativity and Purpose02:45 Poem on the Entrepreneurial Creator05:00 Exploring What You Create07:45 Receiving Creative Downloads10:07 Systemizing Predictability for Creativity ABOUT THE 10 DISCIPLINES:The 10 Disciplines, founded by Gino Wickman and Rob Dube, is on a mission to help one million drivel leaders realize it's possible to be driven and have peace while making a bigger impact. We want to help you shed the barriers and layers that prevent you from creating the balance between impact and peace, and your True Self. Are you ready to be fully yourself, without the burnout? This space is for driven leaders ready to stop chasing and start aligning. If you’re done hiding behind hustle, achievement, and expectations… and you’re ready to reconnect with who you really are, you’re in the right place. CONNECT WITH US❤️ https://www.instagram.com/the10disciplines❤️ https://www.linkedin.com/company/the10disciplines/ MORE RESOURCES TO HELP YOUR INNER WORLD JOURNEY❤️ https://www.the10disciplines.com/blog❤️ https://www.shedandshinepodcast.com ⭐️ https://www.the10disciplines.com/shine ✨ Find where you are in your True Self Journey: https://www.form.jotform.com/Developer763/true-self-mastermind-quiz

In this episode of Shed and Shine, Rob and Gino dig into what impact actually means for driven people, and whether the drive to make one is coming from the True Self or the ego.Gino discusses the empathy trap. He's highly empathetic, always has been, and he's starting to see how much it's held him back. The distinction he draws between empathy and compassion is one that every driven person needs to hear.They also get into the full spectrum of what impact looks like, why your everyday actions are probably already making a bigger difference than you realize, and what it means to shift from ego-based impact to soul-based impact.Your impact is already happening. The question is where it's coming from. Timestamps00:00 Redefining Impact in Everyday Life05:30 Empathy Versus Compassion09:53 Aligning Actions with True Self   ABOUT THE 10 DISCIPLINES:The 10 Disciplines, founded by Gino Wickman and Rob Dube, is on a mission to help one million drivel leaders realize it's possible to be driven and have peace while making a bigger impact. We want to help you shed the barriers and layers that prevent you from creating the balance between impact and peace, and your True Self. Are you ready to be fully yourself, without the burnout? This space is for driven leaders ready to stop chasing and start aligning. If you’re done hiding behind hustle, achievement, and expectations… and you’re ready to reconnect with who you really are, you’re in the right place. CONNECT WITH US❤️ https://www.instagram.com/the10disciplines❤️ https://www.linkedin.com/company/the10disciplines/ MORE RESOURCES TO HELP YOUR INNER WORLD JOURNEY❤️ https://www.the10disciplines.com/blog❤️ https://www.shedandshinepodcast.com ⭐️ https://www.the10disciplines.com/shine ✨ Find where you are in your True Self Journey: https://www.form.jotform.com/Developer763/true-self-mastermind-quiz

In this episode of Shed and Shine, Gino has five things on his list, each one too good to sit on any longer.Gino starts with a new book called Let It Fly, built from his 15 best episodes. He then describes a client session that reminded him exactly why he loves what he does and prompted the question: are you doing what you love? From there, he shares a phrase from Chase Hughes that stopped him cold, which asks whether you are an upward force or a downward force. He also debriefs his sabbatical and explains why he keeps urging driven people to take one. Finally, he reads two paragraphs from The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer that say a great deal about what we've asked our minds to do and why the mind was never qualified for the job.Fire your mind. Let go of your inner problems. Your True Self is waiting. Timestamps00:00 Introduction and Book Announcement01:39 Are You Doing What You Love?04:24 Upward Force vs. Downward Force06:15 The Sabbatical Debrief09:20 Shed Your Shit and Free Your True Self ABOUT THE 10 DISCIPLINES:The 10 Disciplines, founded by Gino Wickman and Rob Dube, is on a mission to help one million drivel leaders realize it's possible to be driven and have peace while making a bigger impact. We want to help you shed the barriers and layers that prevent you from creating the balance between impact and peace, and your True Self. Are you ready to be fully yourself, without the burnout? This space is for driven leaders ready to stop chasing and start aligning. If you’re done hiding behind hustle, achievement, and expectations… and you’re ready to reconnect with who you really are, you’re in the right place. CONNECT WITH US❤️ https://www.instagram.com/the10disciplines❤️ https://www.linkedin.com/company/the10disciplines/ MORE RESOURCES TO HELP YOUR INNER WORLD JOURNEY❤️ https://www.the10disciplines.com/blog❤️ https://www.shedandshinepodcast.com ⭐️ https://www.the10disciplines.com/shine ✨ Find where you are in your True Self Journey: https://www.form.jotform.com/Developer763/true-self-mastermind-quiz

In this episode of Shed and Shine, Rob and Gino wade into AI, specifically whether it has any role in helping driven people free their True Selves. Rob shares how he's been using it practically, freeing up time for deeper practices, and his experiment feeding all his dreams into AI to find patterns he couldn't see on his own.Gino brings his "low/no tech" perspective, including the book he's writing, the 80% rule, and a genuinely interesting idea: talk your 10 Disciplines into your AI every day, and let it nudge you toward your soul.But he also draws a hard line: if you're trusting AI 100%, that's dangerous. People are making life-altering decisions based on what an algorithm tells them. You have agency. You know what to do. Stop listening to everyone else and listen to yourself.Use it as a tool. Not a compass. Timestamps00:00 Exploring AI in Daily Life02:42 Gino’s Perspective on AI and Business06:45 Using AI for Personal Growth10:32 The Limits of Artificial Intelligence13:30 Maintaining Human Agency and Intuition ABOUT THE 10 DISCIPLINES:The 10 Disciplines, founded by Gino Wickman and Rob Dube, is on a mission to help one million drivel leaders realize it's possible to be driven and have peace while making a bigger impact. We want to help you shed the barriers and layers that prevent you from creating the balance between impact and peace, and your True Self. Are you ready to be fully yourself, without the burnout? This space is for driven leaders ready to stop chasing and start aligning. If you’re done hiding behind hustle, achievement, and expectations… and you’re ready to reconnect with who you really are, you’re in the right place. CONNECT WITH US❤️ https://www.instagram.com/the10disciplines❤️ https://www.linkedin.com/company/the10disciplines/ MORE RESOURCES TO HELP YOUR INNER WORLD JOURNEY❤️ https://www.the10disciplines.com/blog❤️ https://www.shedandshinepodcast.com ⭐️ https://www.the10disciplines.com/shine ✨ Find where you are in your True Self Journey: https://www.form.jotform.com/Developer763/true-self-mastermind-quiz

In this episode of Shed & Shine, Gino starts with gratitude. Sitting in a coffee shop during a clarity break, a wave of gratitude hit him for the people in his life who had lifted him or made him better, so he texted 15 of them four words: "I'm grateful to have you in my life." The responses surprised him. One person wrote back that he really needed it that day, and a few told him they'd never heard anything like it from Gino before. It felt a little strange for people to hear, but it strengthened everything. Then he shifts to delayed gratification, asking whether you're actually practicing it. He points to the marshmallow study, the rock climber who could endure discomfort longer than most, and the first brutal decade of building EOS. These are all examples of the same idea: compound interest applies to more than money. Gratitude is the quick hit and delayed gratification is the long road. Both, however, are worth sitting with. Timestamps00:00 The Power of Expressing Gratitude05:38 Mastering Delayed Gratification ABOUT THE 10 DISCIPLINES:The 10 Disciplines, founded by Gino Wickman and Rob Dube, is on a mission to help one million drivel leaders realize it's possible to be driven and have peace while making a bigger impact. We want to help you shed the barriers and layers that prevent you from creating the balance between impact and peace, and your True Self. Are you ready to be fully yourself, without the burnout? This space is for driven leaders ready to stop chasing and start aligning. If you’re done hiding behind hustle, achievement, and expectations… and you’re ready to reconnect with who you really are, you’re in the right place. CONNECT WITH US❤️ https://www.instagram.com/the10disciplines❤️ https://www.linkedin.com/company/the10disciplines/ MORE RESOURCES TO HELP YOUR INNER WORLD JOURNEY❤️ https://www.the10disciplines.com/blog❤️ https://www.shedandshinepodcast.com ⭐️ https://www.the10disciplines.com/shine ✨ Find where you are in your True Self Journey: https://www.form.jotform.com/Developer763/true-self-mastermind-quiz

In this episode of Shed & Shine, Rob and Gino pull back the curtain on the True Self Mastermind. They get into what actually makes it work: the check-ins, the True Self assessment every 90 days, the accountability, the foundation of Shine. Then it goes somewhere deeper."Mushy" and "driven" don't naturally go together. For most high performers, going into your heart, sitting with emotions, being still... that's the scariest thing there is. The ego doesn't want any of it. But that's exactly where the work lives. Timestamps00:00:00 The Impact of True Self Mastermind00:04:49 Measuring Growth and Accountability00:08:32 Embracing Vulnerability and Letting Go00:13:22 Identity Beyond Career and Achievements ABOUT THE 10 DISCIPLINES:The 10 Disciplines, founded by Gino Wickman and Rob Dube, is on a mission to help one million drivel leaders realize it's possible to be driven and have peace while making a bigger impact. We want to help you shed the barriers and layers that prevent you from creating the balance between impact and peace, and your True Self. Are you ready to be fully yourself, without the burnout? This space is for driven leaders ready to stop chasing and start aligning. If you’re done hiding behind hustle, achievement, and expectations… and you’re ready to reconnect with who you really are, you’re in the right place. CONNECT WITH US❤️ https://www.instagram.com/the10disciplines❤️ https://www.linkedin.com/company/the10disciplines/ MORE RESOURCES TO HELP YOUR INNER WORLD JOURNEY❤️ https://www.the10disciplines.com/blog❤️ https://www.shedandshinepodcast.com ⭐️ https://www.the10disciplines.com/shine ✨ Find where you are in your True Self Journey: https://www.form.jotform.com/Developer763/true-self-mastermind-quiz

In this episode of Shed & Shine, Gino is redlined... and he knows it. Four books in progress, five simultaneous projects every day, three talks to prepare, grandkids, an elderly parent, and a full personal calendar. Rather than just survive it, he decides to use it. In real time, he walks through all three Discoveries and all 10 Disciplines as a live checkup, from inside the fire.Some are holding. Some aren't. He's honest about which ones. And somewhere in there is the admission that he probably did this to himself when things got a little too quiet and his driven nature got itchy.If you're redlined right now, this one's for you. Send it to someone who needs it too. Timestamps00:00:00 Managing Life During Chaotic Times00:04:48 The Three Discoveries00:09:07 Disciplines One Through Five00:14:03 Disciplines Six Through Ten and Wrap-up ABOUT THE 10 DISCIPLINES:The 10 Disciplines, founded by Gino Wickman and Rob Dube, is on a mission to help one million drivel leaders realize it's possible to be driven and have peace while making a bigger impact. We want to help you shed the barriers and layers that prevent you from creating the balance between impact and peace, and your True Self. Are you ready to be fully yourself, without the burnout? This space is for driven leaders ready to stop chasing and start aligning. If you’re done hiding behind hustle, achievement, and expectations… and you’re ready to reconnect with who you really are, you’re in the right place. CONNECT WITH US❤️ https://www.instagram.com/the10disciplines❤️ https://www.linkedin.com/company/the10disciplines/ MORE RESOURCES TO HELP YOUR INNER WORLD JOURNEY❤️ https://www.the10disciplines.com/blog❤️ https://www.shedandshinepodcast.com ⭐️ https://www.the10disciplines.com/shine ✨ Find where you are in your True Self Journey: https://www.form.jotform.com/Developer763/true-self-mastermind-quiz

Two topics. No script. Just Gino and Rob in the coffee shop.In this episode of Shed & Shine, Gino goes first with a question:: what exactly is The Journey, Rob's program for driven people? Rob explains it the only way he can, by describing what it feels like to be fully present with someone, to see what they can't yet see, and to reflect it back in a way that actually sticks.Then Rob flips it. What's triggering Gino these days? He talks about expansion and contraction, about the political conversation he had with a friend he completely disagrees with, and about what it would look like if we could all just say, "Thank you for sharing that," ...and mean it. Timestamps00:00 Welcome to the Coffee Shop01:23 Unpacking Rob’s ‘Journey’ Service03:08 Rob’s Approach: Presence and Reflection06:46 The Trigger: Opinions and Pushback09:17 Expansion, Contraction, and Judgment13:39 Dreaming of Empathetic Conversation ABOUT THE 10 DISCIPLINES:The 10 Disciplines, founded by Gino Wickman and Rob Dube, is on a mission to help one million drivel leaders realize it's possible to be driven and have peace while making a bigger impact. We want to help you shed the barriers and layers that prevent you from creating the balance between impact and peace, and your True Self. Are you ready to be fully yourself, without the burnout? This space is for driven leaders ready to stop chasing and start aligning. If you’re done hiding behind hustle, achievement, and expectations… and you’re ready to reconnect with who you really are, you’re in the right place. CONNECT WITH US❤️ https://www.instagram.com/the10disciplines❤️ https://www.linkedin.com/company/the10disciplines/ MORE RESOURCES TO HELP YOUR INNER WORLD JOURNEY❤️ https://www.the10disciplines.com/blog❤️ https://www.shedandshinepodcast.com ⭐️ https://www.the10disciplines.com/shine ✨ Find where you are in your True Self Journey: https://www.form.jotform.com/Developer763/true-self-mastermind-quiz