Hey everybody and welcome to Coach's Corner. Today I interview Mark Manson, who is the number one

best selling author of several books, most known for the subtle art of not giving a fuck.

Many of you have probably read it and I was excited to have him on today. And one of the things I

wanted to talk to him about and that we dig

into in this episode is can AI replace a therapist or coach? Because I've been seeing that so many

people are starting to turn to AI as a coach, as a therapist, and different platforms are really

smart and can give you great insight about your patterns and

yourself. And this has been a concern for me for a couple of reasons. One, obviously,

coaching is my profession, but more so how human connection is continuing to dwindle. And Mark makes some really super valid points

about why AI specifically a great platform that can provide wonderful coaching could be useful.

And I see that. And honestly, I'm conflicted because I also know how important a human that can track

body language and that can fill you somatically. And then at the same time, I'm like, well,

humans project. We're not always totally objective and neutral. So where I've come to with it, especially for right now,

is a both and. I love watching movies in my living room on Netflix, but it's not the same as going

to a movie theater. And that may be a terrible comparison. It's just the one that popped in.

But I think that we'll find as much as

AI is useful. And we're just at the beginning. What it can't replace is human connection and being

with other people. So I'm going to continue being human and doing my human thing and having this

podcast and hosting live events and live

courses so that we can keep connecting in the human form and find a way for AI to support us,

but not enable us and not disconnect us even further. So I want to tell you a little bit more about

Mark Manson. He's a three-time number one

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