I heard this on a podcast some years ago. I don't remember which big company talked about this. Here's the gist... Take ONE problem (obstacle, puzzle, challenge, road block, speed bump, or other word you want to call it) that you are facing. It can be the TOUGHEST, ⛰️OR just ANY. 🤔 Now, get really CREATIVE. What are some different ways and ideas you could solve it. Like be as RIDICULOUS 😝 and SUPER creative as you want. Let's hear your ideas! It might just SPARK something. ✨️💥🎇 Ready. Set. GO! I'll share mine in the comments. If you have time or feel like it: put it into an AI of your choice and create an image or video with one of your ideas to solve your puzzle. Creative with you, Iris

“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attended.” Marie Curie Need a mantra to take into 2026 to reach your stretch goals?

"If you lose your cool, you lose control." (DOAC interview with DESMOND O’NEILL.) We all experience moments where we might say or do something we didn't mean. What are your tips and hacks that help you maintain your COOL and therefore maintain CONTROL? I'll share mine in the comments. Staying cool with you, Iris

“Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of void, but out of chaos; the materials must, in the first place, be afforded: it can give form to dark, shapeless substances, but cannot bring into being the substance itself.” Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - Frankenstein Two things come to mind for me when I read this quote: 1. You have a unique message that only you are qualified to deliver. 2. AI can provide the “materials” but your thoughts and vision shape and bring that vision to life. Human first. AI assisted.

"Money is a great servant but a horrible master." "Five days a week, I read my goals before I go to sleep and when I wake up. There are 10 goals around health, family, business, etc., with expiration dates, and I update them every 6 months." Thoughts on any of these quotes from Daymond John?