The Two Things AI Needs to Change Your Life

Send a question or message to Kate & Sam AI only does what you direct it to do. If it’s giving you rubbish, it hasn’t been trained yet or set up for success. Kate De Jong and Sam Morris break down the two things that make AI actually useful in a small business: context and connectors. Sam shows how she runs three businesses with one AI executive assistant that reads her email, calendar and Trello board, then tells her every morning what to focus on. Get the free prompt, “Why Should Anyone Pick You?”:  thrivingbusinesspodcast.com/free-prompt Ready to train your AI properly? Grind to Growth: The AI Setup Workbook:  [link] Questions? [email protected] Chapters (add your intro length to each): 00:00 Welcome back 02:07 AI only does what you direct it to do 03:51 Why you have to onboard AI like an employee 05:58 The builder who thought Copilot was crap 06:59 The two keys: context and connectors 08:30 Native connectors vs GitHub files 17:00 Step 1: one inbox, one calendar 19:56 Using Trello as the to-do list 22:24 The daily brief: how it plans the day 26:01 Payroll from days to minutes 32:24 Cash flow questions answered in seconds 34:25 Using AI to coach you, not replace your thinking 36:52 Building a staff intranet with Google Sites 40:58 “I don’t believe in AI” 43:45 Supervising AI from the couch 49:59 Where to start Thriving Business Podcast 🌐Website:   https://www.thrivingbusinesspodcast.com/  Thriving Business Launchpad 🌐Website:  https://www.thrivingbusinesspodcast.com/thriving-business-launchpad Connect with Your Hosts: Kate De Jong, PhD | Inspired Business  🌐 Website: https://katedejong.com/  📱 Instagram: @katedejong.inspiredbusiness  ✉️ Email: [email protected] Sam Morris | The O8  🌐 Website: https://www.theo8.com/  📱 Instagram: @the_o8crew  ✉️ Email: [email protected]