Everyone is screaming about AI right now. Depending on who you ask, it’s either going to save the world or end it.
I don’t care about the hype. I just want to know if I’m going to be able to make money to support myself and my family in five years.
If you are like me, you aren't trying to become a prompt wizard or a coder. You just want to secure your income and your retirement.
We are Gen X. We grew up analog. We figured out the internet. We survived the dot-com bubble and the Great Recession. We can handle this too.
We don’t need to compete with the robots. We need to use them to buy back our time.
I put together a list of my best posts on this. Don’t try to read them all today. Bookmark this page. Treat it like a manual.
Part 1: Job Security (Will I Be Replaced?)
The short answer is no. IF you lean into the things computers are bad at. Stop trying to be a faster calculator. Start being a better human.
The Point: Your humanity is an asset, not a bug. Here is why you won't be replaced if you know what you're doing.
The Checklist: See 9 Future-Proof Skills & Jobs AI Can’t Replace
The Point: Specific roles that are safe. Check if you have these skills.
The Soft Skills: 7 Unique Human Abilities That Build an AI-Proof Career
The Point: "Soft skills" are now hard currency. Here are the ones that pay.
The Destination: Becoming Future Proof
The Point: A short look at what security actually looks like now.
Part 2: The Strategy (Building Your Moat)
Okay, you aren't scared anymore. Now we need a plan. We aren't working harder; we are building a "moat" around our career so we can't be copied.
The Point: How to use personality and connection to become un-copyable.
The Perspective: Gen X Creativity & AI: What Stone Temple Pilots Can Teach Us
The Point: Why our analog past makes us better at this digital future.
The Point: Retirement isn't just about money. It's about having a reason to get out of bed.
The Point: Marketing is just telling people you can help them. It’s the engine that powers your freedom.
Part 3: The Work (Tactics & Tools)
Enough theory. Here is how you actually build something.
The Framework: The AI Leverage Ladder for Creators and Solopreneurs
The Point: Don't just "use AI." Use it in the right order to get leverage.
The Point: A newsletter is the best way to sell your knowledge. Here is how to start one.
The Point: Don't just use AI to write emails. Use it to think clearer.
The Story: Lean Into AI And Opportunity
The Point: How to lean into AI for human impact, seizing podcast and video opportunities and and a mellower '90s favorite
What Now?
Pick one article from the list above. Read it. Then do one thing it says.
That’s it.
Have a good one,
Corey
✅ Ready To Future-Proof Your Career
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