Screw The Side Hustle

In this episode, Kevin talks with the founder of Identity Mapping, Rocky Garza. Rocky went through a lot growing up and even undergoing therapy to get his life together, and all of that shaped him into what he is today. Let’s dive into his story and find out what makes him so amazing and unique.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• Rocky's Origin Story (1:55)

• Growing up thinking that he has to prove his value

• Rocky talks about losing his scholarship (7:05)

• Being A Pastor And Side Hustling As A Photographer (9:15)

• How The Idea of Identity Mapping Started (11:45)

• Rocky's Experience With Counseling (15:45)

• Living a Protective and Reactive life

• Knowing yourself without the validation of anyone

• Having a positive impact in the world

• How To Make Use Of Your Value (23:23)

• Doing The Unscalable Thing

• Every Entrepreneurial Journey Needs Help (27:56)

• Getting help from a mastermind or counselor can elevate your business

• Rocky's Advice To Solopreneurs (33:00)

• Find people's life that you desire and learn from them.

• What is Identity Mapping? (38:35)

• What do you think about most?

• What do you spend the majority of your brainpower?

• What do you fear most?

• What's one thing in life you want to accomplish?

• How Rocky Views Failure (45:03)

• Ask for help

• Failure is the greatest opportunity to see ourselves clearly

• Which Is More Important Knowledge, Action, Relationships, or Luck, and Why? (47:10)

• Lightning Segment (50:39)

Tweetable Quotes: 

"Spend less time worrying about what somebody else thinks, and more time trying to figure out and understand who you are." - Rocky Garza

"Failure is the greatest opportunity to see ourselves clearly" - Rocky Garza

"You do not have the ability to do things by yourself for yourself in isolation. It will not flourish" - Rocky Garza

"I am who I am, Not what I'm doing" - Rocky Garza

"You don't have to love what you do in order to do what you love" - Kevin Mills

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• The Liturgists Podcast

• Grant Cordone

• Andy Frisella

You can connect with Rocky on Instagram and check out his LinkTree.

You can also visit his website at rockygarza.com to know more.

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021: Framework Friday - 4 Tips to Automate and Optimize Your Business

022: Master eCommerce with Kris Sugatan

In this episode, Kevin talks about Kindness. Kindness is a subject that is not usually mentioned on a business perspective, let’s dig deeper into how this simple action can do great things for you and your career.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• Framework Friday Opening (0:30)
• Developing A Better Relationship Through Kindness (0:50)

• Practicing Kindness on Social Media

• People Have Feelings, Be Considerate (6:50)

• Finding A Way To Be Kinder to Others (7:40)

• Closing Segment (8:40)

Tweetable Quotes: 

"When you have power over yourself, you can control yourself in bigger situations where kindness is important" - Kevin Mills

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020: Finding Clarity Through Identity Mapping with Rocky Garza

021: Framework Friday - 4 Tips to Automate and Optimize Your Business

In this episode, Kevin talks with the entrepreneur and MBA Professor, Dr. Rob McCleland. Rob is the founder and host of the podcast LeaderTribe - Your Daily Dose Of Growth. Let’s dive into this episode and talk about how Rob’s life turned into success by shaping aspirant leaders.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• Rob's Origin Story (2:56)

• Growing Up with an Absentee Father

• You Should Not Let Your Past Define Your Future (6:48)

• If you are hurting from an absentee parent, listen to this! (11:24)

• Get Real With Yourself 

• 3 Hugs And A Kick In the Rear (14:18)

• Rob's Entrepreneurial Journey (16:35)

• Rob went back to college, got his master's degree and PhD

• How Important Is Going To College? (22:07)

• Most Impactful Advice That Rob Received (25:37)

• Rob's View on Failure (27:49)

• How LeaderTribe Started (33:08)

• Level-up your Leadership Skills (35:16)

• Lightning Segment (36:02)

Tweetable Quotes: 

"As soon you stop making your excuses, you're gonna have a better life" - Rob McCleland

"Get The Knowledge You Need" - Dr. Rob McCleland

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Failing Forward by John Maxwell

• Sometimes You Win-- Sometimes You Learn

• Your Daily Dose of Growth Podcast

• LeaderTribe.com

You can connect with Rob on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook or listen to his podcast Your Daily Dose of Growth Podcast by Dr. Rob McCleland

You can also visit his website at LeaderTribe.com to know more about leadership courses that you can enroll yourself in.

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019: Framework Friday - The Importance of Daily Kindness

020: Finding Clarity Through Identity Mapping With Rocky Garza

In this episode, Kevin talks about Hustling, how to utilize your hustling time to get things done instead of just doing a bunch of things without a clear direction. Listen to these 3 quick tips on how you can hustle the right way.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• Framework Friday Opening (0:30)
• Are You Gonna Let a Crackhead Outhustle You Today? (1:31)

• How To Hustle The Right Way (2:12)

• Staying On Task (2:57)

• Find A Goal (4:08)

• Show Up And Show Out - Consistency (5:18)

• Episode Summary (7:04)

Tweetable Quotes: 

"When you are ultra-clear, your hustle is more productive" - Kevin Mills

You can connect with Kevin on Instagram @officialkevinmills or visit his website at screwthesidehustle.com to know more.

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018: Own It and Take The Lead with Dr. Rob McCleland

019: Framework Friday - The Importance of Daily Kindness

In this episode, Kevin interviews the entrepreneur and founder of Underdog Empowerment, Zachary Babcock. Zachary got convicted for felony at a very young age but got out 4 years later. Let’s listen to his story and find out how he found success even after all the odds were stacked against him.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• Zachary's Origin Story (2:44)

• Being A Convicted Felon At A Young Age (4:48)

• Mistakes In The Past Doesn't Define You (6:53)

• Never play the victim card

• Your point of view is your key in moving forward

• Difficulties of Trying to Get Back into Society after conviction (9:47)

• You have to keep pushing

• Zachary's take on businesses who come across convicted felons as potential employees

• You can save money hiring ex-felons

• Breaking the 6-figures barrier

• Partnership with Zachary

• Kevin's Network Marketing Story (16:26)

• Going To Jail The 2nd Time Changed Zachary's Life (17:50)

• Why Reaching Out Is A Big Hurdle In The Network Marketing Space (20:50)

• Zachary Talks About Network Marketing (21:37)

• Birth of Underdog Empowerment Podcast (23:37)

• Businesses Don’t Always Take Off Like A Rocket Ship (24:42)

• Consistency Is The Key

• Develope The Right Habits

• Zachary's Story of His Failures (28:13)

• Zachary's advice if you are trapped in a cycle and you want to get out (32:23)

• Which Is More Important Knowledge, Action, Relationships, or Luck, and Why? (35:29)

• Lightning Segment (37:37)

Tweetable Quotes:


"You can't outcount the underdog because they can definitely do some damage." - Kevin Mills

"Stay Hungry" - Zachary Babcock

"Being Underprivileged is Privilege" - Zachary Babcock

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene

• Overdeliver

• Billy Gene Is Marketing

• Grant Cordone

• Underdog Empowerment Podcast Episode 1

You can connect with Zachary on his social media platforms, YouTube, and Instagram.

You can also listen to his podcasts directly on his website Underdogempowerment.com to know more.

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017: Framework Friday - Unproductive Hustle

018: Own It and Take The Lead with Dr. Rob McCleland

In this episode, the first-ever guest is invited into the show. Kevin Interviews Airbnb Expert, Kyle Stanley where they will breakdown some Interesting secrets of Airbnb and how you can actually succeed in this business without owning a property.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• Introduction Of This Week's Guest (0:42)
• Why Airbnb is a good source of alternative Income Stream (2:38)

• Great Way To Pay For Your Mortgage

• Having Regular Cashflow after Expenses

• Long-Term Rentals Bring in more Income

• Mastering and Developing a Process to Automate Everything

• Is it okay to have strangers occupy your house to make extra cash? (5:18)

• Benefits of Hosting an Airbnb

• Possible Issues with Different types of Guests

• Choosing a Higher Quality Guest with Low Risk

• Things to Consider Before Hosting an Airbnb (8:32)

• Doing the Actual Numbers when you start to host an Airbnb (10:28)

• Airbnb Can Be Associated with Smart Financial Decisions (12:33)

• Little things that can actually save you some money with Airbnb

• You Can Host an Airbnb Without Owning a Property (13:56)

• Working with a Rental Arbitrage

• Utilizing Airbnb Insurance Policy To Get Property Owners Onboard

• Kyle explains how much can you actually earn when it's all said and done? (16:50)

• Knowing Rental Arbitrage Deeper (19:28)

• How To Get Started On Your Airbnb Journey (21:41)

• Closing Segment (23:58)

Resources Mentioned in the episode:

• Fearless Flipping Podcast

• Build a million-dollar AirBnB business without owning a property

• Airbnb Kickstart Masterclass by Kyle Stanley

If you want to be an Airbnb Master, you can connect with Kyle on Instagram @fearlessflipping316, and Youtube or visit his website at FearlessFlipping.com to know more.

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016: Beating The Odds With Zachary Babcock

017: Framework Friday - Unproductive Hustle

In this episode, Kevin interviews the entrepreneur and founder of Needle’s Eye Media, Dorothy Illson. Dorothy chose her career path during college but met different failures and opportunities along the way. Let’s dive into her story on she found her way into the Personal Development Space

Things you will learn in this episode:

• Dorothy's Origin Story (2:09)
• Stereotypes of A Successful Career (6:58)
• Dorothy's Take on The Necessity of Going To College (8:39)

• Which type of career path requires a college degree and the ones don’t

• Good and Bad Debt. Which ones are worth the money? (10:32)
• How Dorothy found her way into the Personal Development Space (12:26)

• How Network Marketing Played A Role in Dorothy's Path to Personal Development

• The Stigma of MLMs (14:34)

• Misconception Towards MLMs

• Did Dorothy regret getting involved with her past business experience? (16:27)

• Don't be scared of MLM companies (18:21)

• The right company shapes you to become successful

• Dorothy in a Start-up Company and Transitioning to Starting Her Own(20:31)

• Dorothy's Takeaway on Getting Comfortable With The Worst-Case Scenario (24:02)

• It Takes Away Your Fear and Gives You More Confidence

• Worst-Case Scenarios Always Have a Flip Side

• Fear is the only thing holding us back (29:51)

• Dorothy's Secret Recipe For Success (30:42)

• Dorothy's View on Failure (31:59)

• Failure Works Out At the End, One Way or Another

• The Importance of Spending Money On Personal Development and Mentorships (34:49)

• The Best Personal Development Route For Beginners (37:15)

• Act on things that you consume (Content, Podcasts)

• Pick something and focus on it. Go All-In!

• Which is more important, Knowledge, Action, Relationships or Luck, and Why? (40:17)

• Lightning Segment (42:26)

Tweetable Quotes:


"Good Debts makes you money" - Cole Hatter

"Fear is the only thing that's holding us back from going after our dreams" - Dorothy Illson

"There's no Failure. There's just learning" - Dorothy Illson

"When You Pay, You Pay Attention" - Kevin Mills

"You're gonna get burnt out so quickly if you do nothing but work. It's important to do things that you enjoy" - Dorothy Illson

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Profit First by Mike Michalowicz

• Travis Chappell

• Justin Brooke

• Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

• Do Well & Do Good by Dorothy Illson

• Needle’s Eye Media

You can connect with Dorothy on her social media platforms, Facebook, and Instagram.

You can also listen to her podcasts using this link to know more.

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015: Framework Friday - Creating Income Through Airbnb With Kyle Stanley

016: Beating The Odds With Zachary Babcock

In this episode, Kevin will talk about how the 5 closest people around you are the wrong ones and you have to replace them immediately. Last week’s episode, we discussed removing toxic people in your life. Let’s dive into this episode and clean up your inner circle.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• Framework Friday Opening (0:35)
• The subject of the week (1:29)

• Evaluating the people around you (1:59)

• You become the people that you spend time with (2:37)

• The 5 people around you are the wrong people. Replace them! (3:58)

• Finding A New Group or Starting One (5:01)

• Utilizing Your Social Media Connections

• Time is your best Resource. Make the most of it (6:46)

• The Importance of Your Relationship To People (7:43)

• Closing Segment (9:06)

Tweetable Quotes: 

"You Are A Reflection of The 5 People That You Spend Your Time With." - Kevin Mills

Resources Mentioned in the episode:

• Travis Chappell

• Steve Sims

• Mike Young

You can connect with Kevin on Instagram @officialkevinmills or visit his website at screwthesidehustle.com to know more.

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014: Getting Comfortable With The Worst-case Scenario With Dorothy Illson

015: Framework Friday - Creating Income Through Airbnb With Kyle Stanley

In this episode, Kevin interviews the Humor Engineer and Speaker, Andrew Tarvin. Andrew is the founder of Humor That Works, He loves math growing up and made a career in Engineering. Let’s dive into his journey on how he evolved from an engineer into a successful comedian and speaker that he is today.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• Andrew's Origin Story - From Engineer To Comedian (3:01)
• Learning the right behaviors to get better at what you do (5:34)
• Andrew's Improv Days (8:30)
• Andrew's Collge Life and Early Career (10:55)
• The Founding of Humor That Works (13:50)
• How a Dream Job is supposed to feel (15:57)

• The Transition of Going After Your Dream Job (17:59)

• Andrew's View on being "All In" (21:46)

• "What's the worst that could happen?"

• "What will I regret more not doing?"

• "How to make a cooler story?"

• Andrew Weighs In on Failure and Success (27:54)

• Andrew's Most Awkward Moment on Stage (31:15)

• The Context behind "If You Do What You Love, You'll Never Work a Day In Your Life" (33:45)

• Lightning Segment (37:54)

Tweetable Quotes:


"Humor is a Skill. It's Something that Can be learned" - Andrew Tarvin

"If you are in a good organization. You have the ability to shape what you want to do." - Andrew Tarvin

"You can be all in while still doing something else, as long as that thing is in service to the main thing." - Andrew Tarvin

“Realize that sleeping on a futon when you're 30 is not the worst thing. You know what's worse, sleeping in a king bed next to a wife you're not really in love with but for some reason, you married, and you got a couple of kids, and you got a job you hate. You'll be laying there fantasizing about sleeping on a futon. There's no risk when you go after a dream. There's a tremendous amount to the risk of playing it safe.” - Bill Burr

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Humor That Works: The Missing Skill for Success and Happiness at Work

You can connect with Andrew on his social media platforms, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

You can also visit Andrew’s website at humorthatworks.com to know more.

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013: Framework Friday - You Are A Reflection Of The 5 People You Spend Your Time With

014: Getting Comfortable with The Worst-Case Scenario with Dorothy Illson

In this episode, Kevin will talk about the 3 things that you should quit in 2020. We all have a set of goals at the beginner of every year that we want to achieve, but what are the things that we should let go in order for us to get there?

Things you will learn in this episode:

• Framework Friday Opening and Recap of Last Episode  (0:33)
• Breaking down the 3 things that you should quit in 2020 (2:46)

• Quit Your Excuses (3:24)

• Quit Toxic People (4:20)

• Quit Waiting For a Magic Bullet (7:52)

• Summary of the 3 things that you should quit in 2020 (8:55)

• Closing Segment (9:33)

Tweetable Quotes: 

"Don't set anything that you can't do." - Kevin Mills

"Your 5 closest friends are the reflection of who you are" - Kevin Mills

"Success is not easy. Success takes hard work." - Kevin Mills

You can connect with Kevin on Instagram @officialkevinmills or visit his website at screwthesidehustle.com to know more.

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012: Bringing Humor To Our Work with Andrew Tarvin

013: Framework Friday -  You Are a Reflection of The 5 People You Spend Your Time With