I just want to take a moment to say this... I’m genuinely proud of you. Not because this is easy. Not because you have it all figured out. But because you’re leaning into the work anyway. Adapting is uncomfortable. Learning new tools stretches you. Changing how you think, move, and operate takes effort. And most people avoid that. Most people wait until it feels simple. Until it feels familiar. Until someone else proves it first. You didn’t. You are committed to the tools. You are staying in the room. You choose to get better instead of staying comfortable. That tells me everything I need to know. When things change and you don’t opt out… When you feel resistance and lean in anyway… That’s what separates the few from the many. This is how real growth happens. Not overnight. Not perfectly. But consistently. Keep going. You’re exactly where you should be.

A lot of AI “adoption” discussions stay at the mindset level. Useful, but I’ve found progress usually comes from much more boring mechanics. What’s worked best for me so far: 1. Pick a task with a small blast radius.Summarisation, classification, first-draft support. If it fails, it’s annoying — not dangerous. 2. Define “good enough” upfront.Not “be smart”, but constraints like: cite the source, ask clarifying questions when unsure, and never take actions without human confirmation. 3. Design for being wrong.Assume the model will misunderstand. Make uncertainty visible, log failures, and do a quick weekly “what broke?” review. 4. Only then scale.If one narrow use case isn’t reliable and repeatable, adding more prompts/agents just multiplies confusion. Confidence with AI has come less from mindset shifts and more from seeing the same small workflow work 10 times in a row without surprises. Curious what others here consider a “safe first win” use case — especially ones that still hold up after the novelty wears off.

What You Can Try Today with AI Go to Google Gemini and select Tools and the Banana 🍌. Upload a picture of yourself and then put this in the prompt field... Here is the prompt: Keep face and hair the same as this reference picture. Warm brown skin with a radiant glow and soft glam makeup. She wears a fitted red holiday top with white luxury faux fur trim and a sleek Santa hat with rich fabric texture. Gold hoop earrings add a touch of elegance. She stands in a high end holiday penthouse, styled with designer Christmas décor, warm golden bokeh lights, a tall couture Christmas tree with glass ornaments, and wrapped gifts in metallic gold paper. Marble flooring with a soft reflection. The lighting is cinematic and warm, with a gentle spotlight on her face. Ultra detailed skin and fabric textures, editorial fashion photography style, shallow depth of field, rich color grading, Vogue holiday issue mood Happy Prompting!

A few months ago, I asked myself a simple but honest question: “Can I actually make income online?” Not someday. Not in theory. But prove it — with action. I wrote. I published. I learned the systems. I showed up when it felt uncomfortable. This month, the answer came back clearly: Yes. It’s possible. Not massive. Not finished. But real. So now I’m asking the next question: “How do I grow this monthly income — and scale it to new heights?” More clarity. More consistency. Better systems. Serving the right people deeper. This isn’t a finish line. It’s a foundation. Onward. Always learning. Always building. — Kent