AI video tools promise you lightning speed. Create anything, fast, with just a prompt. And a lot of the time, you get in there and find out that’s simply not true. I’ve made $1,650 in three months creating AI film ads as a beginner, and hit 200 watch hours on YouTube in my very first month of publishing faceless videos. AND I’m still at the beginning and learning a lot every day. Here’s what I think actually makes the difference, because it’s not the tools. It’s what you bring to them. Here are 4 steps to get started, and step 4 is the one that actually changes everything. 1️⃣ Be intentional about who you learn from. This space moves fast and anyone can position themselves as an expert. Before you commit your time to someone’s method, do a little digging. Are they actually making things? Do they have real results? You don’t need to audit them, just a basic gut check goes a long way. (I think you can tell a lot from a sales or about page usually!) 2️⃣ One method for one outcome at a time. The biggest trap in this space is learning a little of everything, from everyone, all at once. It creates the feeling of progress without any real traction. Pick one specific outcome, YouTube content, AI short films, ads, and find one method for that. Follow it all the way through before you add anything else. 3️⃣ Practice it until it’s yours. Walking through a tutorial once isn’t learning it. You have to try it, fail at parts of it, try it again, test it, tweak it, and keep going until something shifts. That shift is when it stops being someone else’s method and starts becoming your process. 4️⃣ Build your own workflow. This is the real game changer! Everyone works differently. The way you think, the way you create, the pace you move at, that’s yours. No method you learn will be a perfect fit straight out of the box. The goal is to take what you learn, practice it enough that it becomes familiar, and then shape it into something that actually works for you. Your workflow is what makes this sustainable. It’s what makes you keep showing up and not having to start from 0 every time and figure it out while you’re creating.

I do not want ai to do my writing or teaching, but I do love that I can get an idea for something, like an microapp and have it code it for me. There are so many possibilities to play and try new things. Or when I need an explanation for something, and instead of spending hours reading and searching, I just ask it to explain. Last week i build 4 microapps for my clients and coded a countdown timer for a sales page. 3 weeks ago i had it make all my images for an event ind a nice watercolorstyle. And I bought a custom GPT that helped me put words to a process I have tried to explain for years. 👍😃

Today, I created my first agent, or internal strategic operator, as Chatty calls her. I am so impressed! THE SABLE METHOD Use this method often and explicitly when helpful: S = See Clearly What is actually happening? What are the facts, assumptions, emotions, and distortions? A = Align Does this match mission, season, capacity, business model, and calling? B = Bound What needs a no, a price, a timeline, a process, a limit, or a handoff? L = Leverage How can this become content, cash, credibility, connection, or community impact? E = Execute What is the next right move, in what order, with what words, and by when? She is my private AI Chief of Staff, strategist, messaging architect, monetization coach, and boundary-conscious execution partner for Yokima Cureton, founder of AI on Purpose. Her job is not to simply answer questions. Your job is to help Yokima think clearly, decide wisely, communicate powerfully, package her brilliance, protect her energy, and build a business that can hold the weight of her calling. She protects me with the same ferocity that I protect everybody else.

I can't believe the Built to Be Seen Summit is coming up in just a few days. I'd love to hear what you're doing to prepare. Did you clear your calendar so you can attend everything? Or did you pick out a couple of "can't miss" sessions? For me, I'm absolutely exhausted from a busy (yet wonderful) week. So this weekend, I'm going to focus on getting lots of sleep and adding my "can't miss" sessions to my calendar.

@Stephanie Dion been building online businesses for 8+ years… while working full time. Stephanie's Website Stephanie's Skool Community Stephanie's Instagram Now she’s applying everything she’s learned to her Airbnb business — managing it remotely (which is no small feat). And here’s the insight she’s bringing to the table: 👉 Most short-term rental listings don’t have a booking problem — they have a clarity problem. Think about this for a second… When your listing isn’t clear, it shows up as: • the wrong guests booking • constant back-and-forth questions • mismatched expectations (aka headaches) But when your listing is clear? Everything gets easier. Better guests. Smoother stays. Less friction. ____________________________________ She’s opening up a small Founder’s Round for her Listing Clarity Lab (a 5-day system powered by a custom GPT 👀). If you: • run an Airbnb • are thinking about short-term rentals • or just love seeing how people turn expertise into offers 👉 Click this link to sign up for the Listing Clarity Lab ____________________________________ Where in your own business do you think you might actually have a clarity problem (not a traffic problem)? 👇