Gene Has... Concerns, Funding, Fragrances, and More
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Wednesday night from the town square.
Up north they're breaking out the sweaters and watching the leaves turn. Down here in Tampa it's storming as I type this. Our fall is just summer with a sense of humor.
Watch it live: https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/weather/bay-news-9-cameras#Tampa_Curtis_Hixon_Park-WX
What's it look like out your window tonight?
Friday Tip from the town square.
Here's something I wish somebody told me years ago: you don't need fancy to be heard.
Your phone, your kitchen table, your front porch, that's plenty. The folks who get listened to aren't the ones with the perfect setup, they're the ones who showed up and talked like a neighbor.
So if you've been waiting until everything's just right, stop waiting. Pull up a chair and say the thing.
What's the one thing you've been meaning to say out loud? The square's listening.
Hump Day Tip, Muster Us edition.
Here's one that took me way too long to learn: when AI writes something for you and it sounds like a robot wrote it, just tell it to talk like a person.
Literally add this to your request: "Write this like you're explaining it to a friend."
Night and day. It drops the fancy words, kills the stiff sentences, and suddenly it sounds like you.
Try it once and you'll wonder why you ever accepted the robot version.
What's one thing you had AI write that came out sounding weird? Drop it below and I'll show you how I'd fix it.
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A lot of people are scared of AI. I get it.
Me? A couple years ago when it showed up, I jumped in with both fett. Didn't scare me, it fascinated me. And here's what I've learned since:
AI didn't replace me, it replaced the busywork that was eating my time. And it'll do the same for you.
It helps me write things faster. It cuts my videos into clips while I'm making lunch. It turns my rambling voice notes into something readable. It's like having an assistant that never sleeps and never complains.
The people winning with AI aren't the tech geniuses. They're the regular folks who stopped being scared of it long enough to realize it answers the question: how can it make my life easier today? That could be you.
So I'll ask you, what's ONE thing in your business or your day you'd love to hand off? Drop it below. Somebody in this town square probably already has AI doing it for them.
I'm Gene Beard. Gene Has Concerns (my weekly show), Gene Has Fragrances (Pocket Perfume and Pocket Cologne), Gene Has Funding (capital for small businesses), and more on the way. Pull up a chair and stay a while.
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