Episode Summary
Could AI might make your business obsolete?
If you've ever wondered how to stay relevant in an era where ChatGPT can write sales copy and AI “coaches” are popping up for $44, this episode is a wake-up call. But not in the doomscroll-y, panic-inducing way you’re used to. Instead, you’ll explore an unexpected approach to AI-proofing your business—one that goes deeper than tools or tactics and gives you a lasting edge in a rapidly changing market
In this episode you will:
Learn how to turn fear of AI takeover into your most powerful thought leadership yet
Discover the surprising truth behind just being yourself and what your content might really be missing instead
Hear a personal example of how one moment of, “I don't have time for this right now!” turned into the breakthrough that inspired this episode
Press play now to shift from anxious about the future to lit up by it.
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Full Episode Transcript:
Jenna Harrison: [00:00:00] In this episode, you'll discover how to AI proof your business. The only way to future proof your business from ai. Welcome to the three day work week, helping women entrepreneurs run profitable, meaningful businesses in just three days a week if they like without stress, guilt, or sacrificing growth. I'm your host, Jenna Harrison, sharing practical strategies, mindset hacks, and even some woo, to help you work smarter leap boldly and find true balance.
Let's dive in. Welcome. Welcome back to the Three Day Workweek Podcast from The Uncommon Way. In this episode, we are covering something that is on everyone's mind. With AI's incredible potential, will my business survive? How can I ensure that my business will endure, even though AI will be able to do or perform more and more of the things that I used to sell?
Don't worry, I. In this episode, you will learn to transform fear of [00:01:00] AI takeover into your best thought leadership. Yet you'll discover the surprising truth behind just be yourself and what your content might really be missing instead, and hear a personal example of how, one moment of, I don't have time for this.
Turned into the breakthrough that inspired this episode. Oh, I hope your summer is just going divinely at the time of this recording. We're gearing up for a 4th of July party at our house. This is the first 4th of July since we moved here, which is bittersweet since our country's going through such a challenging and dark time at the moment.
But this is the first July 4th since we moved here. Since we didn't arrive until the 15th, last summer and we found our way into such a beautiful international community, and so we thought, wouldn't it be fun to bring them over and have them experience like a summer [00:02:00] American barbecue? Now I know they're all probably thinking we're gonna get some traditional like.
Smoked meat type of right. Traditional barbecue. But no, Ben is from Texas. You know, that's only acceptable. Barbecue has been smoked for hours and hours in a big iron container. He would not be caught dead serving anything less than that. So, no, we're doing burgers and sausages, keeping it easy. We're having some friends bring side dishes.
Now what I am doing is making my personal summer favorite, which is a fresh berry pie. I cannot wait, especially since here in summer, the fruit is just so good. And I'm also gonna try making, well, actually, I already made them, I just haven't tested them yet. But we're making these red, white, and blue pop, so crushed up fresh strawberries, yogurt, and then crushed up fresh blueberries.
And yeah, we're all just gonna hang out by the pool here and, and chill. [00:03:00] And speaking of chilling, some of us are not really feeling chill about our business in this moment. I've been hearing a lot of little twittering about what's to come with ai? Will my business actually be viable? What if it's not, what can I do to future proof it?
And I'm not saying those fears are unfounded. I saw a headline the other day that says Microsoft has some AI based diagnostic software. That was shown to outperform doctors incorrectly diagnosing a person's issue. Something like four to one. Don't quote me on that, but enough to make a good headline. And in the coaching industry, I've seen people selling these little custom GPTs for like $44.
The promise to incorporate all of this personal information about you, and then you have your own coach forever and ever after just setting it up for just 15 minutes. I [00:04:00] mean, it's crazy. How do we adapt to that and how can we put our minds at ease so that we can enjoy our summer, but also feel calm and secure enough that we can actually tap in to the problem solving and the inspiration that we need right now more than ever.
Because if not, we're creating this cycle of a negative self-fulfilling prophecy where my business is going to, pot times are hard. Everyone sees it, people aren't buying, and then we're showing up with that convincing energy and it just not making a sale. And then it's reinforcing that, see, everything is changing and it serves no one.
It doesn't serve you. It doesn't serve your clients, it doesn't serve anyone else who's looking around to see what everyone else is doing. So here's an invitation to step into a different way of thinking about this, my friend. This is a [00:05:00] great problem to have. The universe is always giving us opportunities to clarify our secret sauce, what we and only we bring into the world.
That is the work that we do At the Uncommon way. If we were never presented with obstacles, we wouldn't reach even half of the growth that's available to us. Half of the greatness that is available to us. Obstacles don't really feel good in the moment. We know this, but luckily we have a higher self, a higher level of consciousness that knows.
That what doesn't kill us, makes us who we are, makes us stronger. This current environment is bringing up great questions for you to ponder. I believe the greatest questions of your life, and even if you've thought of them before, you've thought through them before my friend, are now a different person that you were when you thought through [00:06:00] them with this new brain, with these new experiences, with this new evolved consciousness.
You get, you get to reconsider what is it that I do that no one else, no computer can do, and or where is there an opportunity for me to deepen this in a way, or expand this in a way, or change this up in a way that no person or computer could do it. These are the times when you come up with that deeper clarity for yourself when you lean more fully into belief about what it is that you're selling when you come up with the great offers.
This happened to me just the other day. I went to get a massage and it was the most amazing, by the way, when I had a client come over for a VIP day, I really wanted to get her a massage at this place that I'd heard about, which is in caves right by the sea. You can [00:07:00] hear the water lapping against the rocks the whole time you're getting the massage.
I mean, come on. But unfortunately, they didn't open the caves until after she had arrived because they're never sure if it's gonna be warm enough at that in May. And so I remember just at the last minute, I was like, well, you know what? Let me just book one for myself so that I can experience it and know for sure that this is the place where I would wanna send clients.
And then when it finally came to the day, I had all sorts of things going on. It was just one of those moments where you're like, oh my gosh, I need to take three and a half hours outta my day. Like, I need a hole in my head. You know, this is, I'm not even gonna be able to enjoy it. You know, those thoughts that come up.
But guess what? It was amazing. It was so beautiful. That sea was so relaxing and they just went above and beyond. And then I got to sit out afterwards with this amazing fruit and chocolate plate and a fresh [00:08:00] fruit juice and just enjoy looking at the sea. And it's actually this hotel's right down the hill from my house.
I mean, how am I gonna keep myself from going there every week? I don't know. Anyway, it ended up being just what I needed and on the way back, for some reason I was thinking about how people say, just show up and be yourself. Just show up and be yourself online. And I realized right then it is what it's about, but it's also not what it's about in terms of the work I do.
Because of course there's always room for us to be ourselves and we wanna get to know the people that we're interested in working with. But let me read you what I wrote down, what I jotted in my phone. It's not just be more you. It's bring more of you, right? Tap into that well of potential. Unlock that next phase.
Tap into your greatness. And I have seen it over and over again with myself and with [00:09:00] all the women I've worked with up about a hundred now. And that every hard knock, every conundrum. Presents the opportunity to source even more deeply into your brilliance and understand for yourself as well, right? What am I here to give?
What is my greatest potential? What am I capable of? And those are great questions. And also it's just a great energy to bring yourself into when you feel your mind going down the negativity slide. How is this working for me? What is this here to help me see? And of course, if you would like help clarifying all of that, bringing it into your business in tactical ways and getting outside perspectives to help you accelerate your understanding of it yourself, come join us in the Clarity Accelerator.
There's a link in the show notes for us to have a personal call, and I would love to get [00:10:00] to know you and talk through how you could use. These tools to accelerate your business and personal growth. All right, my friend, sending a big hug and you got this. Let's talk again on Tuesday.
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