Episode 823: #BizTipFriday Edition: How We Use AI Today (And It's Not How You Might Think)
The Mind Your Business Podcast
James Wedmore
4.9 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 8 May 2026
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
If you're treating AI as a shortcut to work less, guess what? You're already behind! We are drowning in a sea of average, and if you let a bot lead your strategy, you're just building a digital McDonald's. In this episode, I'm breaking down why vision and mastery have to come first if you want your business to actually soar, and I'm sharing a behind-the-scenes look at how we are using AI today (and it's not how you might think).
The goal of all this isn't pseudo-productivity, it's using these tools to help more people and create something truly exceptional. It is time to stop shoveling coal, get your head up, and start staying in your Zone of Genius while the systems handle the heavy lifting!
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In this episode you'll hear:
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Why any entrepreneur who thinks they can have their entire business run on AI will fail
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How the "Zig When Everyone Zags" strategy works today and why the biggest opportunity in a digital world right now is doubling down on authenticity
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The metaphor I like to use for content and the impact that serving up AI slop is really having on your business and the industry as a whole
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Why vision, strategy, and mastery must come before technology if you want to avoid the sea of average and actually help your business soar
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The danger of "below deck" tasks and the importance of keeping your head up to focus on direction, vision, and foresight
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How to use AI-assisted workflows for mechanical precision, without losing the human heart and soul of your brand
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The ways we are using software to create a dynamic, interactive user experience that closes the knowledge gap
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How to shift your frame from "how do I use these tools to work less" to "how do I use these tools to help more people create something truly exceptional" and why this is crucial perspective to have
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A reminder to look at your tech stack as a way to scale your time and energy so you can stay in your Zone of Genius while the systems handle the heavy lifting
For full show notes and links, visit: www.mindyourbusinesspodcast.com/blog/823
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Mind Your Business podcast, Biz Tip Friday edition. |
| 0:04.8 | Today I'm sharing with you how I automated my entire life and business with AI so I can drink |
| 0:09.6 | daqueries on the beach. Stay tuned. |
| 0:16.2 | Hi, I'm James Wedmore, and with 17 years online, I've built my business to over $12 million in sales per year. |
| 0:25.4 | And this is the first non-business business podcast that shows you how to apply the principles of spirituality, energy, and mindset to grow your business beyond your wildest dreams, all from the inside out. |
| 0:40.7 | This is the Mind Your Business podcast. |
| 0:45.8 | What's up, everyone, James Woodmore here. |
| 0:47.5 | Thank you so much for tuning in to a Friday edition here on the podcast. |
| 0:50.7 | What a promise, huh? |
| 0:52.4 | Gosh, we're going to stick around for this one. That's right, folks. We're talking the wonderful |
| 0:57.2 | world of AI today. If you're on our newsletter, I mentioned that I would be releasing this |
| 1:04.9 | episode on Friday. If you're not already subscribed to my free newsletter, every single Monday, |
| 1:12.5 | I share what's working in our business, valuable content tips, resources, and other things that I'm up to |
| 1:18.1 | in my neck of the woods. You can head on over to Jamesover.com forward slash newsletter. |
| 1:21.6 | Make sure you're getting that free newsletter content written by me. Actually not by AI, believe it or not delivered right into |
| 1:30.7 | your inbox every morning. We've been getting tremendous feedback and praise from the newsletter. |
| 1:36.0 | So I'm really happy I've been writing it now just about every single week for the past year. |
| 1:41.1 | So I'm also really, really happy to be doing that. It's a joy for me. |
| 1:44.8 | Okay. So the title of this episode, The Problem is we're going to talk about some AI today. |
| 1:50.4 | I have a lot to say. I run the risk of this being a longer episode. We'll just have to have some |
| 1:54.3 | other conversations at another time. I have a lot of thoughts. I have a lot of things that are |
| 1:59.2 | on my mind. And, you know, I'm never trying to be contrarian. I'm just different in a lot of ways. And a lot of people don't like that I'm different. And they just have to deal with that or not listen to me. You know, I don't like it. You know, there I said it. I don't like AI. I'm not going to say I hate it. I'm going to tell you how we're using it, but I don't like it. And I think it's important that I start there. I don't like how people are using it and it makes me concerned for them. I don't, you know, lose sleep over at night. But the study's already coming out of what it's doing to people, how they're |
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