Hi!
Itâs been a LONG time since Iâve shared any life updates here. Hope allâs been good in your world since last time if we havenât chatted personally in a while.
This email covers:
A lightning quick recap of whatâs new with me
An invitation to become an Orbit Advisor đȘ
An explanation of what that means
A few recommendations (books, articles, twitter accounts)
Some misc highlights
A few photos
Letâs get on with it đ
1) A lightning quick recap since my last update (February 2023):
The Podcast Reached 10,000 YouTube Subscribers (April 2023)
Rucked Cholla and Echo (Camelback Mountain) with a 40lb Vest (May 2023)
Co-Hosted a Cocktail Party with Nick Gray (August 2023)
Spent ~3 weeks in Mexico (August 2023)
Launched Inbox Ghosts (September 2023)
Did my first sprint triathlon (November 2023)
Spent ~4 months in New York City / Brooklyn (January 2024)
Did 75HARD Again (March 2024)
Did my first ever freestanding handstand pushup (March 2024)
Turned 25 (May 2024)
Overall, itâs been an excellent year since my last recap. Iâve made fun memories, spent a lot of time with family and friends, met some amazing new friends, read some great books, and have learned tons about life and business. Very grateful!
2) Your Invitation To Orbit Advisors đȘ
The main motivation for todayâs email is to invite you to a different newsletter (ironic).
Both Louisâ Learnings and The Louis & Kyle Show were launched when I was a college student who simply wanted to learn about business and do *something* to progress towardâs one day being an entrepreneur.
Now that Iâm ~2-years deep into the land of self-employment, growing my businesses has taken priority over these personal content projects.
If you want to stay in the loop on that journey, Iâd encourage you to join the Orbit Advisors Newsletter đȘ.
This is an informal group of family, friends, mentors, and advisors. We'll email you with periodic updates about our plans and progress at Orbit Metrics and Inbox Ghosts. (More detailed info below).
There's no expectation for any participation if you do opt-in. Feel free to lurk, or feel free to put in your two-cents and offer helpful introductions. Choose your own adventure, if you will.
If you like the sound of this, sign up here.
More Detailed Info About Orbit Advisors
Orbit Advisors will receive periodic emails about:
1) Our current vision and strategy
We'll share our goals and plans to achieve them.
If you see a mistake in our thinking or missed opportunities, you'd have an open invitation to reply and point out the perceived blindspots so we can course correct.
2) Ways you can help us
We'll announce hiring needs in hopes that you may know of some great talent.
We'll share our sales goals and our ideal client profiles if you have business to send our way.
We'll request introductions to vetted vendors or service providers when specific needs arise.
3) Links to social posts
We'll request engagement with major announcements and launches to boost visibility and make a larger impact.
3) Recommendations
Books
The Will of The Many: Easy to read YA fiction. Consumed me for 3 days.
The Rational Bible, Genesis: Loved this on Audio. Covered a lot of gaps in my religious education and inspired further curiosity.
Million Dollar Weekend: The best resource Iâve found to help a beginner understand what âgetting startedâ in entrepreneurship looks like. I bought someone a kindle just so they could read this book.
Good Energy: Calley + Casey Means breakdown the causes behind our largely preventable public health crisis.
Get Better at Anything: Scott Young writes another masterpiece on learning.
Buy Back Your Time: Helped my team delegate sooner than we wouldâve otherwise.
Other Media
How Iâm Using iPhone Widgets to Build Better Digital Habits: My friend Noah wrote an article about one of my favorite mini life-hacks.
Cold Email Wizard on Twitter: Business mindset content that slaps me in the face with what I need to hear on a daily basis.
Some of My Favorite Pods We Posted
Dan Koe: This is our best episode ever in terms of production quality. And Dan is just a fascinating character.
Vash Tomanec: Iâve listened to this episode more than seven times. I loved it so much I hired Vash as my coach for 90 days.
Elan Carr: We discussed how to combat anti-semitism. Recorded May 2023. Since recording, Elan went on to become the CEO of the Israeli-American Council.
Eric Jorgenson Round 2: We discussed The Anthology of Balaji, Ericâs brilliant follow up to The Almanac of Naval Ravikant.
Some fun âbest of Twitter episodesâ: Michael Girdley (The HoldCo Guy), Nick Huber (The Self-Storage Guy // Sweaty Startup), Noah Kagan (The AppSumo Guy), Andre Haykal Jr. (The Client Ascension Guy)
4) Misc Highlights
Went to a 2-Day Andy Elliott Conference in Scottsdale (August 2023)
Yes, thatâs the guy who wears tight shirts on Instagram.
Iâm a big fan of what heâs building at the âLionâs Den.â
I donât agree with everything he says, but largely heâs a force for good.
Attended the Republican Jewish Coalition Conference in Vegas (October 2023)
My first time ever seeing Trump speak live. A recommended life experience regardless of your personal leanings.
Attended the Bitcoin Policy Conference in DC (April 2024)
An excellent event put on by friends at the Bitcoin Policy Institute.
5) A Few Photos
Triathlon, Cocktail Party, Handstand Pushup