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Your numbers are perfect right now.
Years ago, I launched a program I was very passionate about.
I imagined 20, or 30, maybe even 50 people enrolling and participating. Exciting!
Actual number of sign-ups? One person.
I had to cancel it, and refund the person. It was a painful experience, because my expectations didn’t match the results.
A difficult but essential life lesson: to let go of attachment to our plans when reality presents differently.
Looking back, I’m actually glad that the program didn’t run. The framework an…
Should we pause AI development?
Should we pause AI development?The "Open Letter to Pause Giant AI Experiments” is making the rounds. It has many good points. But the called-for solution is deeply flawed and cynical... Blog post here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UGgsZmu6S92kEy7kcY65TOLaAymeSbFzMHMbRh50rRM/edit
Posted by George Kao, Authentic Business Coach on Friday, March 31, 2023
The Open Letter to “Pause Giant AI Experiments” is making the rounds.
It has many good points. But the called-for solution …
Are you spending enough time on your business? (Time requirements for an authentic business)
Time requirements for building an authentic businessIf you don't create your own structure, someone else will create it for you, resulting in less autonomy and freedom. Here's the blog post I mentioned in the video -- https://www.georgekao.com/blog/businesstime
Posted by George Kao, Authentic Business Coach on Friday, March 24, 2023
After coaching many people on how to grow their business, I find this recurring issue:
Many people are not spending enough time on the right actions..…
Don't fear A.I. -- use it to enhance your authentic creativity ✨
It’s been the biggest business story of 2022 (and 2023 thus far) – how AI (artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT and Midjourney) is disrupting education, work, and the arts.
"This shift marks the most important technological breakthrough since social media." --Time Magazine
ChatGPT is the fastest growing internet service ever... faster than FB, YouTube, Gmail, etc.
Real estate agents are using AI to create home listings.
Markete…
The Three Paths of Solopreneurship: Wait to Respond – Funnel Hustle – and The Middle Way of Authentic Business
In my 13 years of business, I’ve noticed 3 ways to approach solopreneurship:
Wait to Respond
The way that most service providers do it is to just wait for random word-of-mouth. You might get a few clients a year, if you’re lucky. Some of them might be a great fit, and some will not be.
Why? Because starting a business is, understandably, so overwhelming as well as confronting (to one’s self-esteem) that sometimes, avoiding marketing is all we feel we can do.
Yet, with this path, it can take…