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In book club, we are reading The A-i Driven Leader by Geoff Woods. Okay, I know I am childish for this, but I despise the way his name is spelled. I am sure his parents had a reason for spelling his name this way. I need to get over it. In general, the book is about learning how to use AI as your thought partner, helping you to ask questions you wouldn’t normally think of, and offering different perspectives to pick the best outcome. I don’t know what it is, but I just can’t get into AI. The majority of the book I feel like he is trying to sell me on something I don’t want or need. Yet, I am rational enough to know, one day I will have to use AI, whether I want to or not. So, I am trying to be open mindeu (said in the accent of Hongdae guy).

There was a line Geoff said in the book that stuck with me, and it really doesn’t have anything to do with AI. It is more from a business standpoint. I don’t currently have a business, but it is something to think about for when that day comes. Geoff questioned, “What is a business that could put us out of business? How can we come up with it first?” What a thought! A damn good thought. I wonder if he got that question from asking AI. Probably. I find myself zoning out at different parts of the book. I’m going to have to revisit some chapters 🫤. Anyways, I really like these two questions. I can’t imagine that most businesses are asking these questions. Maybe one of the reasons, people go out of business.

I think about how Covid made businesses rethink how to service their customers. How some businesses adapted quickly and made changes to survive. And how other businesses did not make. Whether it was because they could not think outside of the box, or their business wasn’t structured to make the adjustments quickly. I know as I ride through my city, it makes me sad to see the small local businesses that did not survive. I wonder if businesses, who could have had access to the questions above and answered those questions, would have found a new framework and change their destiny? Then, you think, if it ain’t broke… Ugh, so many decisions and thoughts to process. I commend you business owners.

If I get nothing else out of this book, I am glad I got this message. Geoff sold me on something, even if it wasn’t AI. Do you use AI? How is AI working for you? Do you use it at work, for home projects, or just to see what it is capable of? If you have mastered AI, I need help! Stay well and whole. Much Love 🧡 💚

There is a lot going on in the world right now. Hurricane Melissa is attacking Jamaica on its way to Cuba, people are about to lose their SNAP benefits, and we are living in a world that has flipped over on its head. It is something every day. No running from it or no hiding. Unfortunately, we have to go through it.

But we are not going through it alone. Make sure you surround yourself with people who makes life a little better. It helps a lot.

These special people can get you through, with love, laughter, and the support you need.

Be well and whole. Much Love 🧡 💚

Today marks the start of my own personal new year. I stole that from a book I recently read titled When Forty Blooms by Jacinta Howard. It was actually a good book, definitely one of the better ones this year. In the book, her friend challenged her to do something different each month of her 40th year. I normally think there is something I want to accomplish at a certain age, but I have not made it a point to set a monthly goal/activity. I usually reserve my goals for the start of the new year. Well, today, I am going to approach life a little differently. I am setting goals for my personal new year. These are just off the top of my head, things I have been thinking about.

Goal #1 – Take better care of my hair.

Lately, I have been so bad with my hair. I’ll wash it and then let it sit for a week before I style it. My hair is usually dry and begging for moisture. It needs at least a leave-in conditioner. I think I take advantage of the fact I have thick hair. Which I know is wrong. My lack of love and care is not good for my hair.

Goal #2 – Be well and whole.

For as much as I tell y’all to be well and whole, I have not been doing the same. As I have said before, I need to get my shit together. That would look like, consistently taking my medications, drinking more water, intermittent fasting, and seeing a therapist  This sounds easy enough. I guess we will see.

Goal #3 – Create and wear my own clothes.

I want to start wearing clothes with my blog name on them. It can be the top, bottom or both. I am always wearing someone else’s clothes with their name or business on them, giving these people free advertisement. Lol. Why not promote myself instead? I have to pick my logo, font, and color theme, which sucks because I have a hard time making decisions. I’ll figure it out though.

I feel like these are some good, reachable goals. And they are all to my benefit. Can’t beat that! This personal new year is going to be one of a kind. Don’t be like me, be well and whole. Much Love 🧡 💚