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Speaker 1: You have access to what is arguably the most powerful

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Speaker 1: I'm talking about AI, Chat, GPT, Claude, whatever you use.

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Speaker 1: And before you roll your eyes and think this is

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Speaker 1: another ten AI hacks to boost your productivity episode, it's not.

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Speaker 1: I'm not going to teach you how to automate your

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Speaker 1: inbox or write better LinkedIn posts. I'm going to show

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Speaker 1: you how to use this tool to do something that

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Speaker 1: no app, no course, or no journal has ever been

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Speaker 1: able to do at this speed. Have an honest, structured,

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Speaker 1: most powerful use of AI is not productivity. It's self awareness.

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Speaker 1: And self awareness is the single skill that predicts success

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Speaker 1: Tasha Yurick's research found that although ninety five percent of

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Speaker 1: people believe their self aware, only about ten to fifteen

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Speaker 1: as well. Today I'm going to give you seven ways

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Speaker 1: It's a mirror that talks. It's the conversation you need

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Speaker 1: wish you all the best, and I can't wait to

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Speaker 1: see you again. Remember I'm forever rooting for you and

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Speaker 1: I'm always in your corner. If this is the year

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Speaker 1: or build real momentum in your life, you need to

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Speaker 1: hear my conversation with Alex Hormosi. I have a very

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Speaker 1: But you'd be get the conversation like, Hey, why'd you

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Speaker 1: respond to my thing?