I am hosting a crafting retreat right now and listening to some live and some on replay. Here’s how I note some of the key takeaways in my journal called “Be the Hummingbird.”

Here is a list of the AI terminology I wish I had had when I started this summit last fall in 2025. I completed the AI advantage summit last fall and I had really limited AI experience then. This contains 100 essential key terms about AI and complete definitions.

The way you view obstacles will shape the way you experience life. If you see them as proof the path is wrong, you’ll stop. If you see them as unfair, you’ll resent them. If you see them as permanent, you’ll feel stuck. But if you see them as part of growth, everything changes. Because obstacles often show up for a reason. They reveal where you need to get stronger. They expose what needs to change. They build the capacity required for the next level of your life or business. So, I’ve learned to see obstacles as opportunity. Opportunity to overcome. Opportunity to learn. Opportunity to grow. Opportunity to increase my capacity. That doesn’t mean challenges are fun haha. But it does means they can be useful. The obstacle in front of you may not be there to block you. It’s likely there to develop you. To push you. To invite you into a whole new level. Because when you do overcome it, you don’t just get past the challenge. You gain the lesson you needed, the growth you needed, and the strength you needed to become the person who can hold the thing you’ve been asking for. Sometimes the obstacle isn’t separate from the path. Sometimes it is the path. So I’ll ask you… how do you view obstacles right now?

Hey guys! My name is Emerson. I dropped out of high school and spent 10 years mastering rough and finish carpentry – framing, trim, decks, fences, the real hands-on work. Along the way, I learned how the other trades work too: drywall, roofing, flooring, painting, and landscaping. Now I'm writing The Guide of a High School Dropout – one book that covers every major trade. It's not just technique. It's pricing, contracts, client scripts, and how to start a real career without a degree. I'm currently building my social media audience from zero, and I'll launch the book when the trust is there.

Day 1 of the AI Advantage Summit starts in just 72 hours. Before we kick off, we want to know one thing: What is your biggest challenge with AI right now? Seriously, we want to hear it. Because the more we know about where people are stuck, the more we can make this Summit genuinely useful. The goal is not for this to be just another event that feels interesting in the moment. The goal is for it to create real change. To help you use AI to buy back time, work smarter, and build an advantage that keeps compounding month after month. So if there is something you want clarity on, need help with, or want us to address during the Summit, now is the time to share it. This is your chance to help shape the experience and make it a bigger win for you. We cannot wait to see you on Thursday. 🚀 Let us know if you’re coming by RSVPing right here!