Depression can make life feel heavy, slow, and confusing — but even in the darkest moments, small steps can lead to brighter days. Healing doesn’t happen overnight, but it does happen. And it begins with giving yourself permission to take one step at a time. 1. Start With Small Wins You don’t need to fix everything at once. Simple actions like getting out of bed, taking a walk, or talking to someone you trust can slowly rebuild your strength. 2. Stay Connected Isolation makes the weight feel heavier. Reach out to a friend, family member, or someone who listens without judgment. Opening up doesn’t make you weak — it helps you heal. 3. Be Kind to Yourself You’re doing the best you can with what you’re carrying. Replace self-criticism with patience. Rest when you need to, and celebrate progress, no matter how small. 4. Do Things That Bring Light Music, sunlight, journaling, prayer, hobbies — these little sparks of joy can remind you that you’re still here, still growing, still deserving of peace. 5. Seek Professional Support When You Need It Talking to a mental-health professional can provide guidance and tools that make the journey easier. Reaching out for help is a sign of courage, not weakness.

Most people think adopting AI means hiring engineers, coders, or prompt experts — but that’s not where the real leverage is. As Rachel Woods, founder of The AI Exchange and former Meta data scientist, explains in this clip: the businesses winning with AI aren’t the ones with the fanciest tech. They’re the ones with great processes — and someone who knows how to connect those processes to AI. She calls it the rise of the AI Operator — the person who understands your systems, sees opportunities for automation, and helps the team work smarter, not harder. This is the role every business will need in the next few years.Not an engineer. Not a data scientist.An AI Operator.

I call it the upgrade tax. You can feel it before every big announcement, the tool gets a bit slow, a bit buggy, things are not broke... but not right. I'm already starting to see it as I work in my favorite local coffee shop this morning. Well, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, issued an internal code red because rival systems like Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude are rapidly closing the quality gap and, in some benchmarks, surpassing ChatGPT. In response, OpenAI is shifting people and priorities to a companywide sprint to make ChatGPT faster, more reliable, and more personalized, while even delaying other product launches and ad plans with the promise of rolling out ChatGPT 5.2 on TUESDAY. Yes, in just a few days... For me personally, I would prefer they take a bit more time and ensure everything is working... Right? And I'm not alone. X(twitter) is blowing up with the gossip. While I'm not usually an alarmist... this makes me nervous and so I'm making a plan. My clients deserve to understand what is happening and need a plan to keep things moving. Here's what I am doing to prepare: 1. Choose a number 2 platform if ChatGPT is your go to. Most people choose Claude or Gemini. For me I have a workspace account in Google, so I will be using Gemini. 2. Make an announcement to all my CustomGPT customers just letting them know that any issues with the GPTs will be temporary. I will be moving my most popular ones into my pickaxe account to keep everything up and running if things go bad. (Not an absolute must, but its been on my to do list, so lets go!) 3. If you are a tool creator, have a plan. What does this mean? So if you are selling on pickaxe (or another builder platform), test a backup platform. This is a great practice anyway since they all go down from time to time. If one goes down you will always know your plan. (And another big pro of building on Pickaxe! The option to change models if one goes down.) I am excited to see what they bring and nervous about the rush. And overall I'm hearing great things about this upgrade.