At work we have strict rules around AI and for a long time I thought it would never be possible to get access to tools like Claude. In my personal life I've been using AI for a while now mainly to help me build Power Automate flows. I'm not technical but I know what I want and I've built a lot in SharePoint that helps me do my job. A few months ago I hit a wall. I kept having to explain to AI who I was and what I wanted every single time. I was done with it. Online there was so much going on that it felt like I was missing everything. Then a video from Jake showed up on Instagram. I scrolled past it twice. The third time I watched it. It was about the folder structure he used. I could see what he was building but I had no idea if it would actually work for me. After one week the results were way better than I expected. And it keeps getting better. Back to work. I wanted to find out what AI options were actually available within our company. So I showed my work to a few people. Turns out the company has a dedicated AI team already working with Claude. I didn't even know that. They told me I was further ahead than most people and that they loved seeing that I had picked up the folder structure the way I did. That is what convinced them. Only a few people in our entire organization have access to that environment. And now I'm one of them. Really happy about this 🚀🏆

​I often post about my wins with Claude Code or the progress on my book project, but there’s one part of the equation I haven’t touched on yet: Time. ​I’m lucky enough to be able to build a little during my work hours, but my primary focus is still being a Finance Manager. The real work happens when the house is finally quiet. ​But here is the reality: I have a 3-year-old and a 9-month-old. ​If you’ve been there, you know. My "second shift" starts after they are tucked in, but it’s always a gamble. Especially with a 9-month-old—you never really know how the night is going to go or how many times you’ll be woken up. ​The Internal Conflict: I’m a natural "A-person." I love waking up early and feeling fresh. But to get anything done on my private projects, I often have to push late into the night. ​I’m constantly trying to balance three things that all feel non-negotiable: ​Family Time: This is my fuel. I refuse to sacrifice being present with my kids. ​Sleep: As an early riser, I need sleep to function as a Finance Manager and a dad. ​Development: I have a deep drive to learn, build, and move my projects forward. ​The truth? Most days, it feels like I can only pick two. ​If I work late on a website or an automation, I’m a zombie the next morning. If I go to bed early to be a "good dad" at 6:00 AM, my projects stand still, which frustrates me. It’s a constant puzzle of trying to be "efficiently lazy" with the few hours I actually have. ​I don’t have a "5-step master plan" for this. I’m just navigating it one night at a time—sometimes winning, sometimes just trying to stay awake during a meeting. ​How do you guys balance this? For those of you with young kids, demanding jobs, and big goals—how do you find the space to create without burning out or missing the "golden years" with your family? ​I’m curious to hear how you prioritize when everything feels equally important. 👇

This is a new style as well that I'm testing and I'm talking about systems thinking a little bit more in it and how I think that you can do more as a company now, especially if you're a consultancy. If you're thinking of starting your own or already have one, this video might be huge value for you! It's on my YouTube so if you can go like it there and leave a comment that would be amazing I'll probably create a text companion and make a few more videos and add this to a new series called systems thinking In the classroom! We shall see.