Good morning and welcome to another edition. We’re happy to have you! Here are some of this week’s highlights:

• 🛌 An expert gives you a 9-step sleep routine so you don’t wake up tired every morning.

• 🤑 Providing you 50 easy ways to make extra money this month.

• 🗞️ Three HUGE companies making major moves.

Experts’ Advice 🗣️

• Who is Michael Girdley? He’s an entrepreneur and investor who shares his techniques and tactics to grow your business and life. To find out more, here you are.

• Who is Ali Abdaal? He’s a doctor-turned-YouTuber-turned-entrepreneur. Yep, you read that right. For more on him, click here.

Digital Networking Hack 🤝 

Engage, Engage, and Engage Some More:

Are you struggling to grow your online presence? Many creators say engaging with others in your niche and responding to posts from your followers carry a lot of weight.

Say something valuable in response to a post on Twitter or LinkedIN, for example. Give more than just, “Wow, this is awesome to see!” Instead, provide feedback that shows you put effort into your comment.

The individual whose post you commented on now gives you a higher chance to stand out.

Major Moves 🗞️ 

🎙️ iHEARTMEDIA:

Is there an anti-ChatGPT movement brewing? Not quite, but still: companies banning the use of the chatbot seems like a big deal. “iHeartMedia is joining companies like Apple, Spotify, and Verizon in restricting employee use of OpenAI’s ChatGPT - as well as banning the use of the AI model on company devices.” The reason? To guard against data leaks of proprietary information.

🛒 WALMART:

Will they ever give up the crown? “Walmart topped the 2023 Fortune 500 list for the 11th year in a row, while Amazon took the second spot for the fourth year running.” Don’t worry, Amazon - you’re only [checks notes] $97 billion behind.

📱APPLE:

The company that revolutionized computers, music, and phones is about to do the same for virtual and augmented reality…except for one small problem: “A price tag of $3,499 basically exceeds any predictions and instantly deflated most of the excitement and anticipation…” The Vision Pro is going to cost ya.

 💳️ STRIPE:

The financial services and software company made multiple major moves this week: “[They] acquired a startup and announced an expansion…into credit.” So they’ve been helping us accept payments, helping us send payments, but now they’re flirting with giving their customers a virtual or physical card to spend on credit. Stipe appears to be expanding…

Finance 101 🤑 

What the heck? 50 easy ways to make extra money?

Short & Sweet: We’ve sourced an article (click above) from the Penny Hoarder for your convenience. Strongly recommend you check it out.

Why It Matters: Because who among us isn’t interested in making extra money? There are so many opportunities to generate additional income that it’d be crazy not to at least skim the list 🤪

Conversation Starter 🤔 

“Gen Zers with 401(k)s saw their average account balances grow by 34% between the first quarter of 2022 and the first quarter of 2023 - a higher increase than millenials, Generation Xers, and baby boomers.”

See below for more on how much average Americans have in their 401(k)s (as of Q1 ‘23):

TikTok-Take 🫡 

Its simple. Volume matters.

@ahormozi

Most people have a dramatic underestimation of how much volume it takes to become successful in anything.

Food For Thought 🤔 

Dog Of The Week 🐕️ 

Hello there, Gill!

You are now On The Fly and In The Know.