Because I have known despair, I value hope. Because I have tasted frustration, I value fulfillment. Because I have been lonely, I value love.
Leonard Nimoy
Let’s Get This Out of The Way First.
Using AI tools in your creative process isn’t cheating. Not when you use it the smart way. Not when it helps you work faster and better. And definitely not when it keeps your skills sharp in an industry that's constantly evolving.
Over the past year, I’ve been quietly remixing my workflow by bringing in AI tools not to do my job for me but to help me level up how I do it. I’m a systems thinker at heart. I like structure, clarity, and flow, whether I’m developing a course, editing videos or figuring out to streamline repetitive processes when my workload is at capacity. That’s where AI starts to show up, not as some flashy shortcut but as a creative partner that helps me move quicker and think more strategically. It’s like adding a turbo boost to the parts of my process that used to slow me down.
Here’s a peek behind the curtain: my standard workflow broken down into five key phases with the AI tools that are helping me keep things smooth, smart and just a little more fun. NOTE: I sometimes have to work with proprietary and confidential…
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Elbert Hubbard
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It’s been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.
I wish I knew who this guy was, because he's speaking KNOWLEDGE.
Ghost
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