How to Actually Use AI in 2026

The Martell Method w/ Dan Martell

Dan Martell

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.9 • 626 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

This episode breaks down the 15 pieces of AI advice that sound smart but will quietly sabotage your success.

I’ll show you why so many founders fall for bad AI guidance, and the real principles you should build your company on instead.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	everybody is giving you AI advice right now and most of it will hurt you. We're going to go over
0:05.4	15 pieces of advice that sounds smart but will set you back years. And I'll give you the actual
0:11.9	advice you should listen to instead. Welcome to the Martel method. I went from rehab at 17 to
0:17.6	building a $100 million empire and being a Wall Street Journal bestselling author.
0:22.0	In this podcast, I'll show you exactly how to build a life and business you don't grow to
0:26.4	hate. And make sure you don't miss anything by subscribing to my newsletter at martel method.com.
0:32.2	Number one, fire your team and replace them with AI agents. Why this is shit advice?
0:37.4	Because having people on your team makes the business fun. agents. Why this is shit advice?
0:37.5	Because having people on your team makes the business fun.
0:40.3	Why would you get rid of them, you ding dong?
0:42.2	Business is about people.
0:44.1	AI can't build relationships.
0:46.0	It can't feel the energy in the room.
0:48.1	Your team is your competitive advantage.
0:50.5	AI should make them 10 times better, not replace them.
0:53.7	Better advice, what I would tell people, is use AI to be your co-pilot for your team, encourage
0:58.7	them, train them, show them what they can do so that they can do their best work, not replace
1:03.4	them.
1:04.4	Number two, automate everything in your business immediately.
1:08.0	Why this is sh-add advice.
1:09.9	If your process is broken,
1:11.2	automating a broken process just makes it broken faster. It makes it shiard.
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