Open any AI tool. It doesn't matter which one! Type this prompt: “Ask me one question at a time to understand what I do, and when you have enough information, clearly explain how you can help me.”

Me: writes code, checks 5 times, absolutely certain Code: SyntaxError on line 47 Me: BUT THAT'S JUST A BRACKET?! 💀 Here's What Happens: I don't hate coding. Coding actively dislikes me. I'll code the most basic function and get errors so bizarre that even Google is confused 🤷‍♂️ The GPT Situation: 🫠 Me: GPT help me please GPT: super confident fix Me: copies hopefully Terminal: 6 MORE ERRORS UNLOCKED 🎊 Fantastic. Just fantastic. 😭 The Flow State Mystery: Coders online: Just vibing with my code today 🎵✨ Me attempting to vibe: Complete chaos, nothing makes sense 👽😱 HOW?! What's the trick? Magic? Sacrifice?! Real Talk: I must solve it. Because who else will? So I'm there, 50+ tabs open (all visited multiple times), snack number 4, midnight hits, and then... it suddenly runs. Why does it work? No idea. Touching it again? Absolutely not. Reality: Just be more stubborn than your errors 💪 Other survivors: What's your craziest bug? Comment below 🫡 Up next: My Coding Journey A Horror Story

(Updated) I thought this might be useful because a lot of people want to “build with AI” but don’t have a security background — and safety talk often turns into either fear… or vague theory. This is neither. This is a simple, repeatable checklist you can copy into your project and run every time (like a pre-flight check). If you can follow a recipe, you can follow this. When to run it Run this checklist: - Before you launch - After any new feature - After any security news/alert - Once per month as a quick maintenance habit 🔒 Guardrails 101 (Copy/Paste Template) Project name: Owner (who is accountable): Where it’s hosted (platform): Last checked (date): 1) What are we building? (1–2 lines) - AI feature(s): - What users can do with it: 2) Data & privacy (what touches what) - What data is used? (none / basic / personal / sensitive) - Where is it stored? - Who can access it? Rule: If personal data is involved → minimize it and document why it’s needed. 3) Secrets & access (high priority) - ✅ 2FA enabled on: email / GitHub / hosting / admin dashboards - ✅ API keys stored safely (not in chats, screenshots, or public repos) - ✅ Least access: only people who need it have it - ✅ “Rotate keys” plan exists (where/how) 4) Updates & patching (boring but essential) - Dependencies/framework updated: ✅ / ❌ (date) - Hosting/platform updates: ✅ / ❌ - If a critical alert happens: who patches within 24–48h? 5) Monitoring (can we see problems early?) - Logs enabled: ✅ / ❌ - Alerts enabled for suspicious activity / errors: ✅ / ❌ - Who receives alerts? 6) Abuse & misuse (what could go wrong?) Quick answers: - Most likely misuse case: - Nightmare scenario (1 sentence): “If this goes wrong, the worst thing is…” - How we reduce it (rate limits / permissions / filters): - What we will NOT allow the AI to do: 7) Kill-switch & rollback (must-have) - Can we disable the AI feature quickly? ✅ / ❌ - Where is the “off switch”? - How do we roll back changes?

🎉 Six Books Later… I Just Hit a Milestone I Never Saw Coming 🎉 A year ago, I didn’t set out to become an author. I simply followed a tug on my heart — one story at a time. What started as a single memoir about two rescue dogs who changed my life… has now grown into six published books, each one representing a chapter of my own journey through faith, struggle, healing, business, and finding courage when life shifts beneath your feet. Here’s what I’ve learned: You don’t wake up one day and become an author. You become an author the moment you decide your story matters. Book by book, I discovered mine did. 💛 From Adoption to the Rainbow Bridge 🌅 Solid Rock in the Sand 🔇 Breaking the Silence 🚤 Courage to Launch 🎓 Don’t Waste Time 🌳 True Life Struggles Every book stretched me. Every book taught me something. Every book healed a different part of my life. I’m sharing this milestone today not to boast, but to encourage: 👉 Start where you are. 👉 Tell the story only you can tell. 👉 Put in the reps — even when it feels small. 👉 You never know what door will open when you finally say “yes.” Thank you to this Mastermind community for the tools, the inspiration, and the environment that pushed me to step into something bigger than I dreamed. Six books down… and I’m just getting started. – Kent M. Daily