SPI 912: The 2030s Will Be the New Renaissance (And What This Means for You)
The Smart Passive Income Online Business and Blogging Podcast
Pat Flynn
4.8 • 3.8K Ratings
🗓️ 28 January 2026
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
#912 Perfection is out. Authenticity is in. As the world is flooded with polished content and AI noise, this is becoming increasingly true every day. That's why the more you edit yourself, the more you'll blend in. It's also why, if you show your real self, you'll stand out and attract a community of superfans! So how do you fight back against the slop and build a personal brand? In this episode, I look at the countermovement emerging in response to our artificial modern landscape. In fact, my inspiration for this episode comes from Medieval Mindset on YouTube labeling this as the Second Renaissance. I love that idea because it means that now is the best time to show up and lead the charge. You'd do exactly that by participating in something like my 30-day video challenge. So tune in because, when you don't overproduce, reality seeps in and you attract the right people! Show notes and more at SmartPassiveIncome.com/session912.
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| 0:00.0 | You know what keeps me up at night? It's not coming up with new content ideas or even launching a new |
| 0:03.7 | product. It's making sure I'm making smart decisions with the data that I actually have. And here's the thing. Every business is asking the same question right now. How do we make AI work for us? And honestly, guessing is too risky. But sitting on the sidelines, that's not an option either because your competitors are already making their move. That's where a NetSuite comes in. It's the number one AI cloud ERP trusted by over 43,000 businesses. What I love about it is that it brings everything together, your financials, inventory, commerce, HR, and CRM, all into one single source of truth. And here's why that matters. When your data is connected, your AI doesn't just guess. It knows it can intelligently automate routine tasks, deliver actionable insights, and help you make confident decisions fast. This isn't another tool you just bold on. It's AI built into the system that runs your business. If I were running a business with lots of moving parts, NetSuite is what I would use to help me stay ahead of the pack. Right now, get our free business guide demystifying AI at NetSuite.com slash SPI. The guide is freeifying ai at net suite.com slash SPI. |
| 0:55.2 | The guide is free to you at net suite.com slash SPI. |
| 0:58.0 | NetSuite.com slash SPI. |
| 1:00.2 | Somehow it is already almost the end of January. |
| 1:03.3 | Time is flying by, but I know a lot of you are in the middle of your 30 days of 30 videos |
| 1:09.5 | challenge right now. |
| 1:10.3 | You're on day 17 if you're listening to this and |
| 1:12.4 | started on day one, but maybe you started later and that's okay. I want to encourage you. |
| 1:16.3 | And I hope that this episode, even if you're not participating in this challenge, gives you |
| 1:20.7 | a glimmer of hope for the future because I watched a video the other day. And as far as I |
| 1:25.5 | can recall, it is probably the only positive video, a video with a positive |
| 1:31.0 | outlook on the future. |
| 1:32.5 | Sad to say, that I've seen in a while, if not ever, it seems. |
| 1:37.0 | It's been a long time. |
| 1:38.6 | And it's something that I think is going to define the next era of not just online business, |
| 1:43.9 | content creation, and things |
| 1:45.6 | like that, but really just being a human, especially a human on this planet, on the internet, |
| 1:53.2 | in the near future. And the whole big idea behind this video is this. Perfection is out. |
| 2:04.9 | Authenticity is in. Perfection is out. Authenticity is in. Perfection is out. |
| 2:09.6 | Authenticity is in. I think you know this or at least have a feeling about it. But I do want to give a shout out to medieval mindset, a creator on YouTube, check him out, |
| 2:16.4 | medieval mindset, who created a video that was |
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