Jan 28, 2026 | Articles
đź“Š Build the capability of the future, together. Hello Reader, If you’ve been following me for a while, you know my story. If not, here’s the TL;DR – I ran away and joined the circus, and lived as a street performer, hitchhiking across the United States. I settled down and had kids, moved to Costa Rica, and started my own digital marketing agency. My family moved to New Zealand, where there are no natural predators. I wrote a book called Marketing Yourself, which helped thousands of experts…
Jan 21, 2026 | Articles
🧑💻 “The AI displacement of white-collar jobs is upon us. The traditional career path is dying, and AI-driven productivity is redefining what’s possible.” – Peter Diamandis Hello Reader, Artificial intelligence is changing all jobs this decade. You are either getting ready to change how you work, or you are getting ready to retire – whether you like it or not. AI is a twice-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The Internet was the other one, and we know how that went. We’ve been fortunate enough, in our…
Jan 14, 2026 | Articles
🪄 “There is real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.” — Norman Vincent Peale Hello Reader, If you haven’t been using Claude, it might be time to give it a try. Anthropic has released a bunch of new Claude features recently. Claude Code has Twitter in a tizzy the last couple of weeks, especially after somebody released the Ralph Wiggum plugin. Here’s a 10-minute video overview by Alex Finn. TL;DW – the Simpson’s character Ralph Wiggum (ha! ha!…
Jan 7, 2026 | Articles
🎂 Happy Birthday to me! Hello Reader, It’s my birthday today! If you’d like to give me a quick and easy gift, heres what I would find helpful and rewarding: Click a link below, and read something I’ve written. Leave a comment if you have an insight to share. My Best Articles of 2025 My Takeaways from the Aotearoa AI Summit 2025 New Zealand’s new AI strategy is AI slop Pick the Right LLM with Parallel Prompting An LLM has passed the Turing Test 5 Reasons Plato Would Be Skeptical About GenAI…
Jan 3, 2026 | Articles
🧠“Habit takes advantage of inattention.” – Benjamin Franklin Hello Reader, Every year, I publish an Annual Review on my personal website, as well as my New Year’s Resolutions. Read my 2025 Annual Review here. Read my 2026 New Year’s Resolutions here. On New Year’s Eve, I led an Annual Review Workshop, and guided participants through using my Annual Review Workbook, a Google Doc I use every year to go through the following 5 steps: Record. Collect your data, photos, and calendars. Review….
Dec 23, 2025 | Articles
đź“Š “The purpose of coaching is to close the gap between potential and performance.” – Keith Webb Hello Reader, Here’s a quick tutorial for you to send out last-minute Christmas cards. 🎅 Ho-ho-ho! 🎄 đź’ˇ Copy/paste this prompt Take the uploaded headshot and transform the person into a classic 1950s Coca-Cola style Santa Claus. Maintain the facial features of the individual but age them appropriately to match the traditional Santa look: rosy cheeks, kind eyes, full white beard, and round glasses….
