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Surviving the Side Hustle
Welcome to "Surviving the Side Hustle," the ultimate podcast for balancing the demands of entrepreneurship with maintaining mental, physical, and emotional well-being.
Hosted by Coach Rob Tracz, an expert in helping driven professionals achieve 'personal development for professional success,' this show is more than just storytelling—it's a masterclass in thriving amidst the entrepreneurial grind. Each episode features candid conversations with leaders who are rewriting the rules of entrepreneurship, sharing their unique stories, the creative solutions they're offering, and the everyday challenges they’re overcoming.
Whether you’re a side hustler looking for your big break or an established entrepreneur seeking fresh perspectives, "Surviving the Side Hustle" provides valuable insights that resonate with the movers, the shakers, and everyone in between.
Feeling burnt out and sidelining your own health? This podcast empowers you to overcome stagnation, build resilience, and optimize your life and business. We dive deep into your goals, identify obstacles, and share strategies to boost your energy, improve your strength, and keep the entrepreneurial grind enjoyable.
Join us for inspiring stories, expert insights, and practical advice to help you look good, feel good, and do great things at every stage of your entrepreneurial journey. Let’s not just survive the side hustle—let's master it.
Surviving the Side Hustle
Navigating Purpose: Adam Vohra's Voyage from Corporate Comfort to Entrepreneurial Impact and Nonprofit Advocacy
Have you ever felt the magnetic pull of a higher purpose guiding your every step? That's the aura Adam from ARV Enterprises carries into our studio, as he shares his enthralling journey from a stable job to the thrilling tides of entrepreneurship, with a mission to shine a light on the nonprofit world. His story is a testament to the power of aligning passion with action, as he walks us through the nuances of hosting impactful events, nurturing a budding podcast, and stepping into the public speaking arena, all to champion causes like infertility awareness that often go unheard.
Together, Adam and I unravel the profound sense of fulfillment that comes from contributing to something greater than ourselves. The conversation sails through the Japanese concept of "ikigai" and how it influences our life's navigational chart. We also anchor down on the pragmatic side of pursuing lofty dreams, discussing the craftsmanship of milestone setting, wise budgeting, and how the art of time management can sculpt the future we desire. Each shared anecdote celebrates the incremental victories that construct the bridge to our grand ambitions, underscoring the significance of community engagement and the genuine joy of giving back.
As we chart the course of personal and professional triumph, the conversation casts a spotlight on the pivotal role of discipline. Adam and I exchange experiences on how a structured routine and physical health regime can bolster accountability, self-assurance, and confident decision-making. The episode closes with a compass pointing towards empathy, social responsibility, and the impact of ARV Enterprises' collaboration with charities. Adam lays out the map for connecting with his mentorship and the strategic paths one can take when embarking on the side hustle journey. Tune in for an episode that promises to be not just a beacon of inspiration, but a guide for your own purposeful voyage.
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What's going on? I got my good friend Adam on today, dude. What's up? Dude? I feel like I haven't seen you since your event. What do you got going on? Nothing man.
Speaker 2:You know I've been, you know I've recently, you know, separated from my full-time job to kind of really commit myself to my purpose and, you know, obviously building the business that I have. I was super excited with the turnout of the event and how it played out. So, you know, I do have a couple things in the works that I've been working on with just new partners, kind of navigating that space. I am in the process of working on my own podcast as well, which you know has been exciting.
Speaker 1:Cool, yeah, I mean I imagine the week's been pretty busy for you then with the adjustment and kind of taking your business to the next level. But before we kind of get off to track, I'd love for you to kind of introduce yourself, who you are, who you help, what your business is about, kind of thing like that.
Speaker 2:All right. So you know, my business name is ARV Enterprises. It was something that I had been thinking about for a very long time that I finally pulled the trigger on last October. You know, over the past I would say 16 months, essentially I've been going to all these different networking events and meeting a lot of young professionals and, frankly, I felt that a lot of the people who I was meeting was very into the self-promotion and that entrepreneurial mindset where, you know, granted, they were all either at a good level in their respective field and trying to attract more people to build their businesses, or they were in a position of where they were going to be doing other networking events and whatnot.
Speaker 2:And for me, you know, when I went to these events, I really wanted to create something unique. You know, being in the communities that the events were held in Stanford, greenwich, westchester you know I saw that there's tremendous opportunity to really give back to others by building that network of people who were generating good income. And I was, you know, like one of the big questions that I would ask people was like what are you doing to give back? So, you know, I decided to. You know that would be my purpose. I had thought that my purpose really was rooted in giving back. I do feel very uncomfortable with self-promotion, where I'm gassing up my own ego and I'm really just talking about myself the whole time. I found it more captivating to talk about how, with the success that the people that I met like, how are you giving back to the community, what charities are you contributing to, what is meaningful to you? And I thought that to be unique, you know. So you know I decided that. You know, I wanted to start a consulting business to help not as well-known causes kind of create a platform and, you know, produce events for them and build awareness around their cause, which, you know, more often than not, resonates with a large amount of the population. But people just don't know that there are places where they can contribute and they can help people who've gone through similar journeys and struggles as they did. You know that's really the main component of my business, you know.
Speaker 2:Then you know the public speaking that I was getting into over the past. You know, like 10 months ago in Brandon's Speaker Schools with Warm Heart Life, those were tremendous. I knew that should I enter this nonprofit space, you know I'm going to be a big, big person. So I'm going to have a platform at events to promote the events and really wanted to refine that art of saying what I really want to say in the limited amount of time that I would have. So I knew public speaking would be a tremendous component of it.
Speaker 2:And then the last part would be the podcast. The podcast would serve as a voice to champion those who are either working with a respective nonprofit or have been recipients of grants from that nonprofit or are actively going through the struggle which that nonprofit targets. And that, would you know, and I looked at it kind of as a three-faceted machine where you're giving those in the space a voice. You know I get to use my voice to amplify my passion behind the cause. And then, obviously, the work that I do, you know, directly with the nonprofits and helping them build awareness, helping them build marketing platforms and helping them, you know, host events.
Speaker 1:Oh, okay, so you're doing more than just like the event posting itself. You're also more consulting and helping them grow and build awareness too, right.
Speaker 2:Absolutely. You know, I mean the project that we for the event that we held last week. I mean that was with the Willow Grant. A lot of people had never heard of it before. You know, it was an idea Ashley was very passionate about and you know, when we first spoke about it, she didn't really know where to start and how to start. So when we continued our conversation and built upon it, I was like listen, this is a really special cause. I think this would resonate really well in the community which is Greenwich, which they are going to be, are residing full-time, you know. So I wanted to give her and empower her to say like listen, like this is totally doable, this is totally something that would touch a lot of people and you know, like my job is to kind of help build that momentum for her.
Speaker 1:Yeah, and building momentum is so important. There's pretty much any industry that's what gets like. Once you get the momentum going, it can change businesses like crazy. So how do you, specifically, how do you start to build that momentum? It's once it's going, it's going. But like, how do you start from the start? Start still, stay still.
Speaker 2:Well, I think you need to start by talking about it. You need to start by not being afraid to have uncomfortable conversations. You know, I mean, infertility is something that makes a lot of people uncomfortable. It is a cause that people like to address behind closed doors. It's a very personal, personal issue and bringing it to the forefront you will get uncomfortable looks, you will get coyness from your audience.
Speaker 2:But I've noticed that by talking about it, maybe in that initial conversation I didn't get the transparency that I wanted from my audience initially. But you know, it sits there, it marinates with them and you know, a week later they'll give me a call, they'll give me a text. Hey, can we talk? Hey, how can I get involved?
Speaker 2:So I think by continuing the conversation just really face to face you know, like a lot of the communication especially for the last event I did face to face I was like listen, guys, I'm working on this project. I think it's got a great. You know it's got a great person behind it with a pure heart, who really wants other people not to go through the same thing her and her family did. And when you come with it with that sincerity, you know, I mean I have no doubt in the fight, other than being able to change lives and put babies in people's homes, and you know so, when it, you know people resonate with that. People want to be a part of something bigger than themselves and I think that's, you know, really was the biggest inspiration behind my business as a whole just finding something bigger than myself that people could rally around.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I totally agree with you too. I've passed a couple of years. I've been getting into more and more different charities and thinking of different ways that I can contribute and leave a bigger impact and provide more value than just the one-on-one coaching and small group coaching that I've been doing. So I totally believe that and I feel like it's such a primitive instinct I guess maybe instilled in us humans because going back to like old and like so many age, basically like if you're not part of the tribe you're probably going to die, so like contributing and being part of something bigger than yourself and helping out, helping others out, it just brings such a great sense of pleasure and joy and you genuinely feel good helping other people out too. So when I see people who just kind of like a charity, like kind of like thinking they're throwing the money away, I think it's totally like no, no, it's so helpful because the more you give, the better, like everything gets. So yeah, I'm going to ask you, I'll go ahead.
Speaker 2:I mean, like, I think also what it comes down to is like having a higher purpose. You know that was a big reason why I separated from my last job. I love that job, I love the people, I loved. You know, I did love components of the day to day. I love the atmosphere For me, though, you know, I think, our mutual friend Brandon Ator he posted a reel yesterday about purpose that Jesse Itza was sharing and it was saying that the three components are passion, skill and value.
Speaker 2:And once you do that, once you find something that encompasses those three components, like that's when you find your passion and that's where I felt like I have, you know, where. You know my passion is helping other people and pursuing a higher purpose. My skill is my ability to network, my ability to rally people, and the value that that adds is just the difference that you make in other people's lives. You know, and you know I did feel that. You know, like, where time is finite. I had to make that decision that, like, listen, do I want to commit myself to something that's going to get me closer to my purpose? And you know that was the big reason why. Now it's like all right, I'm going to hit the ground running. You know I'm going to ride that momentum and continue to get closer to making changes, and positive changes in people's lives.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I love that and yeah, I think the Japanese work for what you were saying before is called icky guy. That's where it's like when you find your purpose, your skill and something else too, right I? Guess that am I right with that?
Speaker 2:I think it's called icky guy icky guy, I haven't heard it, but I trust you.
Speaker 1:Yeah, well, you know, our buddy, john Mendes, talks about that sometimes too, so he shares that and how powerful that helps him.
Speaker 1:But yeah, so I know the big event you just had was a week ago from this recording and I know you got a big thing towards the end of the year coming up. So what are some? So that's a big goal is to have a successful event at the end of the year. So what are some things that you're doing and how important is it for having like milestones and certain commitments to how do you, how do you, make sure that you're moving yourself forward, I guess, with your goal set?
Speaker 2:One of the biggest challenges is really, just, you know, creating, creating the vision and then putting it onto a calendar where you have, you know, and that's what I've been doing just setting the calendar and creating important deadlines. Obviously, you know there's budget, you set the budget first and you, but what it really comes down to is holding your team accountable. You know, luckily, I, you know I have the support of Ashley and Carlos, obviously, so you know, like their platform is, you know, helps where they have resources, that I don't necessarily have to start from the grass roots, but it's really just about, like, staying diligent with my day to day. You know, like, all right, like this is my agenda. Like I have these calls set up, I'm going to work on the graphics for this, I'm going to work on the social media campaign between one and three and just kind of, you know, like you do, I mean, I've seen your calendar man Like, like basically time blocking and sticking to that in a very disciplined fashion.
Speaker 2:I'm a big advocate for like small, small wins stack up to the bigger goal. So incorporating that mindset with this larger project is, is, has proven to be the recipe for success. You know, like, obviously there's other, there's other people involved. You need to get them on the same page. You need them to. You know, like when you you know like I'm a very patient person I don't know if you know this about me so like, sometimes it is a little frustrating when you're you know you're waiting on an email, or you're waiting on, you know, a payment to go through or you're waiting to connect with a donor. You know like I get it. People have schedules. That's something you know. But I need to have. I always have something to fill that time, during those periods of time that I have to wait on somebody else.
Speaker 1:Not bad. So, essentially, helping yourself stay busy with a bunch of other tasks that continue to move the needle forward while you're working on the patients, for other things to kind of develop, and that comes through with discipline, as we're saying. So how have you always been a pretty disciplined person, or is that something that you're constantly working on building towards? And so how do people build more discipline?
Speaker 2:I've not always been a very disciplined person. I'll be the first person to say that. You know, prior to these last several years, you know I used to work in the restaurant and choose a very relaxed environment based, you know, really, from the way the schedules are and the late hours. You're not really given like a structure, so your day to day is often thrown off. The discipline was something I really, you know, been working on diligently over the past. You know less, past two years, you know just kind of incorporating routine.
Speaker 2:When I left that industry I was like all right, I can have a normal schedule, I can have a normal life, and I was able to. You know like I'm waking up. You know waking up in normal time is like, just like, like a tremendous, just like. For me was super tremendous coming out of the restaurant industry, you know and you know like. But I think this one is built over time where you know like you eventually get into your routine. You know they say a habit is formed after consistently doing it for 30 days. So when I started incorporating that with just little day to day things, that in itself compounded to just kind of like a discipline thing where I almost feel uncomfortable when I don't follow my plan. You know it throws you off for the day. So you know that's, I think, a big component of just like repeat repetition.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I know, I know you've been working with Dom a lot, your personal trainer, and and that's that I know that's an easy way to get into the realm of building discipline. So how has like getting into a consistent routine with training strength? I don't even know what you guys are doing in terms of training, but I know you're consistent with it. I see your watch going off all the time. I get notifications when you finish your workouts. So how, how has that? How has your approach with fitness and training helped you with the development and growth of ARV Enterprise?
Speaker 2:Well, I think a healthy body and a healthy mind go hand in hand when you're physically active and physically disciplined, what it does to you mentally, like you know. You go to the gym, like you probably just saw. I just got back from the gym and you know, like there's those days that you don't want to go, but how good, you know, if you think about how you're gonna feel after the workout, which you know that's what I do when I don't want to go to the gym, I think about how I'm gonna feel after the workout and that usually gets me to, you know, slip on my shoes and get in my car and drive over there and get a workout in Because you know, even if it's not the best workout, it's better than nothing. And when you leave you're like okay, like I think the connection between your mind and body are tremendous.
Speaker 2:When I wasn't working out, I wasn't. It's just like an accountability thing. It's like you're brain telling you listen, you can do it, you did it and you just, you know it reinforces like that inner self-talk, that self-confidence building, keeping promises to yourself as an essential component for me, you know. You know my story where I didn't do that for a very long time. That affected how I felt about myself. That affected my confidence level and affected the choices I made. So when you continue to keep promises to yourself, even when you don't want to, that can transfer us into every aspect of your life. You know I'm a big, big, big Kobe fan and you know that's like the mob of mentality. You know, like just stack and wins man.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I was just listening to something just the other day and they were talking about how self-discipline is the highest form of self-love. Because when you stick to the things that you say you're gonna do, it builds that trust within yourself. And then, when you have trust with yourself, others can trust in you. And when you also take your future self and the things that you say you're gonna do, when you follow through with those, that's the highest form of self-love, because you're also holding off on your short-term needs and wants and things like that, because you have the bigger picture for yourself in mind.
Speaker 1:And yeah, I talk about all the time how I use fitness and physical activity as the first pillar in my coaching program, because that does build that confidence, it gets you going and it starts to stack the small easy wins, even when you don't want to get something, even when you don't want to go to the gym.
Speaker 1:Like there are plenty of things I don't want to go to the gym, but I know that I have to because it keeps me in shape, it keeps my big build board. My body's a reflection of my business, because if I can stay disciplined and work on myself, then others will believe and trust that I can. They can count on me to continue to work on them too. Plus, then, that huge accountability aspect you just said there. So continue with the accountability there. Other than Dom, who are some other role models or mentors that hold you accountable or, if you have any, and what are other forms of accountability that you have to continue working forward to make sure that you are successful with your business and the events and the projects that you're working on?
Speaker 2:I think for me a lot of the accountability comes. I mean, I haven't been shy about the fact that I do live a life for recovery and the biggest, one of the biggest proponents of the recovery space, is taking things one day at a time and living in the present. And you know those days that aren't good, they're behind you, you know, and for me it's like I can't change. Yesterday I could only make the most of what I have right now and today and tomorrow, and what I do today can hopefully yield the better tomorrow, which I also don't have control over. I think, like having gone through my own personal struggles and my own journey in the recovery space has, when you sit back and you kind of reflect on it, that entire struggle shows how resilient I already have been. So with that in mind, there really isn't something.
Speaker 2:I kind of look at challenges more as not so much challenges, just part of the journey. And when I do that, I compartmentalize it where I'm like I break the challenges and I'm accountable to being able to compartmentalize it, work on it bit by bit and knowing that I don't need to climb the whole mountain at once. I think when I look at the entire project. That's when I get complacent In regards to holding myself accountable. It is basic things, man. It's writing things down, keeping a checklist, setting alarms. Those things hold me accountable, those little things where it's like I can't just ignore that Having that kind of structure is really what holds the accountability for me.
Speaker 1:I know you're a big Google Calendar kind of guy, but what other tools do you use other than Google Calendar to help you make sure that you're being productive with business and life?
Speaker 2:Like digital tools.
Speaker 1:Yeah, or it could be anything. Do you have other than Google Calendar? Do you have a daily notebook or something that you keep track of ideas and things, or do you have any other kinds of software or anything? What do you use to help keep you productive?
Speaker 2:I take handwritten notes. I do take handwritten notes. You're a sticky note kind of person.
Speaker 2:I'm not a sticky note person, more like a legal pad note person. I use HubSpot for my email, which is great because it logs all my emails. It allows me to really create the messaging and kind of block off sex of my address book. That's been key. I think a lot of businesses use that. They use MailChimp or something like that. Those are just basic tools. Frankly, the one thing I taught myself, which obviously everyone should know, is kind of dug really into the Excel formulas. That has been pretty. I mean that's been super instrumental in just creating messages and creating Excel has been a huge thing for me.
Speaker 2:I used to hate Excel and now that, once you learn it, it's just such a useful tool. Then, with my fitness, I use the Apple Watch and everything in regards to monitoring my progress there, plus with the 5th 3D Scans and whatnot.
Speaker 1:Gotcha gotcha. A lot of the tools helps to optimize and obviously makes things a lot easier and simplified. Obviously, that's very important as you continue to grow, both personally and professionally. Being organized and optimizing, making things more efficient, is how you continue to elevate and grow. It's cool to hear just how other people, different tools, that they're using things like that too. So share with me a little bit more about what you've got going on towards the end of the year, because I know it's a big gala kind of thing coming on, but could you go into a little bit about that?
Speaker 2:Sure, the event last Thursday was essentially an introduction, kind of mean greet for Ashley for the community. The next tiers of the campaign will entail the launch of the Carlos Verdona Foundation, which will be the host for the gala. That foundation, the Willow Grant, which is their infertility cause, is going to fall under there with a couple other initiatives that they hold dear. So that launch should be in May when they officially announced the Carlos Verdona Foundation. It might be a little sooner. I know that the actual event that they're hosting would be in May and then in September, once the regular season's over, we're hosting a gala. The gala, the whole purpose of the gala, is to raise money to provide grants in Willow's name.
Speaker 2:Willow is their firstborn. She's beautiful. I believe four or five now. She is just. She's a gift of their struggle. Ashley shared about it in her speech where she had experienced two losses, and both very. One of them on Mother's Day when she found out she was pregnant, and then she would lose the baby in a hotel room in Charlotte. It's crazy, because now she's going to be able to provide families who went through what she and Carlos did the platform and the resources for them to be able to afford it.
Speaker 2:I think that what she's doing is great because infertility is very expensive. There are couples who spend upwards of $50,000 after repeated failures, with the rising costs of everything. And you got a mortgage and you got student loans. All you want is to pay for a wedding. All you want to do is have a kid and financially that's another $50,000. This is really just the tip of the iceberg.
Speaker 2:That gala is going to be an opportunity for the community to engage with Ashley, to meet her. Willa will also be there, which is kind of cool. It's going to be cool just seeing Willa just wandering around. Carlos is going to be able to really share how it affected him, which is beautiful because more often you hear mothers talk about it and you don't hear fathers talk about it and it's very much a shared struggle. Having him kind of be the pioneer on a male side of it is just super powerful and seeing him in that space on that evening it's just really going to be a special night of just rallying around that cause, building support, providing resources and at the end of the day, nine months from that gala, hopefully babies are born as direct result of it. I think just that whole encompassing picture. That night is just one night, but it's going to mean so much more.
Speaker 1:Going back to bigger and better impact for everybody. That's a lot of people's lives being touched, but just by helping one family out, one couple out with creating life, helps their families, their social circles. It just affects a lot of people. You said something that actually sparked awareness in my head the other night when you spoke. You were talking, you were like you guys might be asking what do I have to do with infertility and things like that. Did you share a little bit about that? I think, even if it doesn't directly affect you right now, you know somebody or something. You're still affected by these different issues and things that happen at the dead.
Speaker 2:What I should was. I am a weird person to be advocating for infertility. I have no children. I'm a 37-odd married man with no children and I'm here talking about fertility. But it impacts me in my family from a. I've had family members who've had repeated miscarriages before they had children, myself being adopted, finding posthumously what my mom had gone through when she was struggling to have children before she found me and my sister. That deeply impacted me.
Speaker 2:But the larger picture is that these causes you don't need to be directly affected by something to care about it. That's the thing. I think it comes back to where I started, where it's like so much of this society right now is very self-absorbed. Just because you're not impacted doesn't mean you can't make a difference Just because you haven't personally struggled through it. You know somebody who has. I talk about addiction is obviously another addiction and alcoholism is something which is very similar. I think that's also what resonated with me, because the mental component of any hardship, especially personal hardship, is something we all can relate to. When you think about that, then yeah, then it should matter to you that someone's mental health is in jeopardy because of a struggle that they're having that they feel that they can't speak about, where they feel that they're in such a dark place and they feel that they're alone. I think everybody can relate to that feeling. It may not be the cause, but you can definitely relate to the feelings that the struggles bring Bring up.
Speaker 1:Yeah, definitely. I mean, if you think about it, you can find some way or another to connect to a lot of these different causes. I wanted to ask you, because your business is new and you're growing Do you only work with people in the fertility world, or is it like bigger things, arv enterprises, bigger other people involved?
Speaker 2:Yeah, I'm going to be working with our friend Dylan with the dyslexia. I'm going to be working with my friends in the city who helped me with the inservice foundation. When it came to variety coaching, I'm really focused on partnering with causes that people don't hear about. The American Red Cross doesn't need me.
Speaker 1:March.
Speaker 2:Times doesn't need me. It's these other smaller causes that, yeah, there are 501Cs everywhere, where some of them are just a group of friends who created a 501C so they could donate and they know that their money is going to the right place and they also get the ride off. Yeah, there's plenty of 501Cs arranged like that. There are smaller 501Cs that many people don't know about it. I want to partner with those ones and give them a platform to hey, listen, we're here too, and we could use resources as well, because we want to change the lives of the people who we help as well. I think that's a very, very, very important thing to do, because there are unknown causes that are super powerful.
Speaker 1:Yeah, and awareness or attention is the main thing that these smaller places need, especially if they're looking to grow and build too. This might be a silly question, but can you share what a 501C is?
Speaker 2:A 501C is a registered nonprofit. It's so funny that you brought that up because before you asked me one of the things that has been one of the biggest struggles in this whole process and I'm going to tell you this very now man, compliance we have compliance with. She's great. We got her on board where you know, like there are certain Honestly, I really can't explain it because I kind of let her handle it and she tells me hey, adam, you can do this. Hey, adam, you can't do that. That's one of the biggest challenges of getting everything started.
Speaker 2:But 501c3s are how charitable foundations are structured from a tax exempt standpoint and so, like you know, like I can, me registered as an LLC can't necessarily fundraise, but when I'm attached or on a board of a 501c3, I'm able to fundraise. So I'm hired to consult and I think that's really important to get out. I'm hired to consult, not fundraise. When they attach me through via the compliance paperwork, then I'm able to go out and fundraise for these causes which I am for the Carlos Rodon Foundation and the Willow Grant.
Speaker 1:Oh gotcha Now. So ARV Enterprises are you solely working with these 501c3s like nonprofits, or are you working with other businesses that might just be trying to build attention for whatever that is that they are doing?
Speaker 2:As of right now, I really want to stick with the 501c3s. You know, I think, if you know, like, I spoke to a friend who wants to host an event and I said, okay, but let's partner with a charity where a proceed of the tickets can go towards. Then I was like, then I'd be open to work with you. But you know, I really want to focus on giving back and that's the way I'm choosing to operate, like moving forward where it's you know like. And I told them I was like we can also have an event. It was someone who went to the event on Thursday. He was like listen, man, that was a great venue. I want to host it like. Kind of like a, like a dinner party or something of that nature. I was like, that's perfect, what's important to you? Where would you like to? What cause would you like to partner with where we can attach a portion of the proceeds to go to? And he was like, yeah, that's a great idea.
Speaker 2:No one's gonna see that's a thing. Also, like, no one's gonna say it's a bad idea. You know, like, that's the thing, it's just that people don't think about it because they're. So. You know, I think nowadays people are so focused on enriching themselves, because that's kind of like where social media takes you, where it's like how do I get rich doing this? How do I get rich doing this? People are so focused on enriching themselves when it's like, hey, how about you give 25% to the American Cancer Foundation? And you know like that's nothing If you know you're already successful. It's kind of one of those, you know I'ma big advocate of like once you have your. You know the airplane model where once you put your face mask on, you help somebody else. So that's really where I kind of want to stay focused and yeah, I love that.
Speaker 1:Yeah, you can't pour from an empty glass. So making sure that you kind of help in everybody else out, so yeah, exactly Cool. So I do want to be courteous every time because I know a busy, busy person with a lot of projects going on and I want to make sure that you have I'm on time with you. But before we kind of wrap things up, how do people get in touch with you or stay connected with you, or if they're looking to help with a charity or even get involved and start something, how, where do they go and how do they get that going?
Speaker 2:Awesome. Yeah, I would definitely encourage you to go to my website, arventerprisesllsccom. It is going to feature the three different components of my business. You can have an opportunity to either get on my podcast and then, you know, like, obviously, the consulting services. We can set up a time to talk On Instagram, adam for underscore my handle for my business, arv enterprises LLC. And yeah, I mean those would be the best way. I am on Facebook and I am on TikTok as well under the same handles, but Instagram and my website would be the best ways to get through there. Get to me.
Speaker 1:Cool. So if you're on social, just give him a follow. He's got a lot of things going on. See a lot of great footage and content from the last event and probably many more great events to come and he's open. Just shoot him a message. Pretty cool guy for the most part, so sure he'll answer back. But, dude, again, thank you so much for taking the time today.
Speaker 2:Thank you man.
Speaker 1:And before I let you go, though, I got to ask you what would be your number one piece of advice for surviving the side hustle.
Speaker 2:My number one piece of advice would be to follow your gut and if you're going to ask for advice, ask people who've done what you've done before, because if you go to somebody else, a lot of people will protect their own fears. So if you go to someone who's walked the same path, gravitate towards those people.
Speaker 1:Yeah, power for stuff. Man, I don't understand how so many people seek advice from people who literally don't have the things that they want. So that's so true. Follow the steps of people who've already done it and have what you want. Exactly, and dude Adam, and thank you so much for taking the time looking forward to interacting with you again soon, and that's all we got today, guys. Peace, peace, peace.