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AI-Proof Skills Every Gen Xer Should Double Down On

AI-Proof Skills Every Gen Xer Should Double Down On

This week’s mixtape: AI-proof skills, spotting B.S., a new affiliate play, a creativity unlocker, and Stone Temple Pilots on repeat

Corey Koehler
Corey Koehler
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Why I’m Loving Riverside.fm These Days (Review)

Why I’m Loving Riverside.fm These Days (Review)

My honest take on Riverside.fm—what works, what doesn’t, and why I’m sticking with it.

Corey Koehler
Corey Koehler
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The Five Pillars of Redefining Retirement: 2025 Gen X Retirement Planning

The Five Pillars of Redefining Retirement: 2025 Gen X Retirement Planning

This week’s mixtape: staying relevant, playing offense, a little luck and an 80s music comeback?

Corey Koehler
Corey Koehler
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How I Broke Out Of The Wage Mindset (To Think Like An Entrepreneur)

How I Broke Out Of The Wage Mindset (To Think Like An Entrepreneur)

This week’s mixtape: the mindset shift from hourly worker to entrepreneur, building assets, showing up daily, and some Pat Benatar to get you fired up.

Corey Koehler
Corey Koehler
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How to Build a Content Repurposing System And Bring Old Skills Back Into Play

How to Build a Content Repurposing System And Bring Old Skills Back Into Play

This week’s mixtape: your compounding content system, why old skills still matter, using your strengths, and some good old fashioned 80s road trippin' music.

Corey Koehler
Corey Koehler
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The Business You Never Built, and the Stories You Forgot to Tell

The Business You Never Built, and the Stories You Forgot to Tell

This week’s mixtape: overlooked assets, LinkedIn leverage, missed momentum, a one-way door and a Van Halen combo platter

Corey Koehler
Corey Koehler
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Career Change at 50: The Price of Doing Your Own Thing (And the Cost of Not)

Career Change at 50: The Price of Doing Your Own Thing (And the Cost of Not)

This week’s mixtape: midlife reinvention, compounding effort, energy shifts, and some Hall and Oates.

Corey Koehler
Corey Koehler
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A New Gen X Retirement Plan: Your Personal Brand Flywheel

A New Gen X Retirement Plan: Your Personal Brand Flywheel

This week’s mixtape: a new 401K, content compounding, attention ownership, offensive retirement portfolio and some Ozzy

Corey Koehler
Corey Koehler
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How to Attract Luck and Work You Love, Without Changing Who You Are

How to Attract Luck and Work You Love, Without Changing Who You Are

This week’s mixtape: individuality, meaningful work, creative breadcrumbs, and Jason Isbell

Corey Koehler
Corey Koehler
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Audience Building To Freedom And The Day I Got Escorted Out

Audience Building To Freedom And The Day I Got Escorted Out

This week’s mixtape: cubicle to camper, audience building, hidden leverage, and an overlooked Alanis Morissette line.

Corey Koehler
Corey Koehler
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Why Your Voice Beats AI: UGC, Branding, and the DIY Mindset

Why Your Voice Beats AI: UGC, Branding, and the DIY Mindset

This week’s mixtape: creator leverage, Gen X cringe-free self-promotion, brand identity, and a DIY White Zombie shirt.

Corey Koehler
Corey Koehler
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Leaning Into What's Next: AI First, Podcasts, Video, and Acoustic Gin Blossoms

Leaning Into What's Next: AI First, Podcasts, Video, and Acoustic Gin Blossoms

This week's mixtape: How to lean into AI for human impact, seizing podcast and video opportunities and and a mellower '90s favorite

Corey Koehler
Corey Koehler