What the hell did I just watch? Are my tax dollars going to this? JFC.

This work style suits me as well. I have always preferred jobs that reward outcomes and offer true flexibility. Sometimes I work a lot. Sometimes I log off at 2pm and nap. But it isn’t right for everyone.

Wait, no - I was wrong. Not a trial attorney. Not even a licensed attorney at the time of the murder. He had to get his licenced renewed to be a volunteer assistant attorney on the OJ case. BUT did create MovieTunes, the business that brought you music between movies in the theater. Huh!

I think her dad was a trial attorney. Maybe that has influenced her interest (and possibly there’s some hidden genetic talent there too).

A couple years before my time, but a cheerleader was assaulted and killed on campus while waiting to meet up with her team.

We had to use newspapers, books and encyclopedias - lots of print stuff. Or someone taught us. Sometimes we learned stuff from tv. Less efficient for sure. It seems like there was less misinformation. It was different, but I don’t think of it as bad.

I believe it. I live in an area with lots of 3 car garages and it is shocking how many people have to park in their driveway. There’s one house that charges in the driveway with the cord running under the garage door. Who needs a 3 car garage full of stuff?!?

Nap.

I don’t unpack my day very often with my husband - unless it was really stressful. The minutia of my work is completely unrelatable for him. I do want to unpack my work life with people who understand - and I have a great network for that. In contrast, I share almost all of the memes I think are funny with him because I want him to experience the same joy.

Not sure. I was on a tour that saw the F150 lines.

They don’t even care if you finish!

Boeing has an awesome factory tour. So does Ford. Just buy tickets and for the day and time you want to attend.

Edit: here are some other interesting tours:

• chateau St Michelle winery
• grand Coulee Dam
• Amazon fulfillment center

I saw a mauve one yesterday. Could they start there?

Tacking onto this, if you can find AI prompt engineering courses, that might be a sellable service that few people offer in this moment. Does make you part of the larger AI problem (probably on par with owning a gas station or drycleaner), but if you can stomach it ethically, there’s a big market for it.

Professional services of any kind typically don’t require much, if any inventory - because you are selling your time and expertise.

My personal experience in founding/running a business and mentoring other founders is that you will need both an interest in (bordering on passion for) whatever you sell - and decent business acumen. Without an interest in what you are selling, the temptation to offload the work will be high - and you will lose control of quality and serving your customers (hello, Boeing). Without business acumen, you will struggle to keep the business viable (mostly - there are a few exceptions out there). Also, get a good accountant to do your monthly books and taxes - they are worth their weight in gold.

If you are in the US, SCORE is a non profit of volunteers who either are current or former business owners. They offer mentorship to people wanting to start a business and are fantastic.

Finally, be aware that business ownership is high risk high reward, and a shit ton of work. If you are successful, you can be really successful. You can also lose your house.

Feel free to DM me if you have specific questions about getting started.

I love this more than words can describe. 😃

Obviously A cry for help

100%. My nice to have task list is mile long. And I want to get to it because they will make a real, meaningful differences for my team and clients. So, while there are real challenges with AI, the potential to help me, my business and my team is there.

I think this is a much bigger issue than people are thinking about. And while you see it first in education, it rapidly becomes an issue in the workforce. Employers have to figure out how to move entry level employees to experts rapidly. Because someone has to be standing at the end of the AI machine verifying the outputs.

This reminds me of something I heard: AI isn’t going to take your job. The person who knows how to use AI is going to take your job.