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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?
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.
- The two leading AI companies are being targeted in this letter: OpenAI and Midjourney. It looks to be a smart strategic move by competitors (in the US and abroad) to slow down their development so they can catch up. Important signatories missing are the CEOs of OpenAI and Midjourney... yet all their major competitors signed it 🧐
- Eve…
Are you spending enough time on your business? (Time requirements for an authentic business)
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... therefore it’s no wonder their business isn’t growing…
From my experience as a successful solopreneur and coaching hundreds of others, I’ve summarized the most productive actions as The 8 Practices of Authentic Business.
Yet, how much time to spend with each practice?
Let’s look at each one, and how much time to carve out.
If you add u…
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.
Marketers (like me) use it to brainstorm and create content and…
The Means Never Justify The Ends -- If You Care About Your Values
Your ambitions, no matter how big, are not wrong as long as they align with your values.
However, the more attached to your timeline, the more you're in danger of "means to an end" thinking, which is the beginning of wrongdoing:
- "The goal is what matters."
- "I'll do whatever it takes to get there."
- "The outcome is more important than the journey."
- "As long as I achieve my objective, it doesn't matter how I get there."
All of these statements ignore the toll it takes on one's soul…