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Don't Be a Scaredy-Cat: AI for the Rest of Us

Don't Be a Scaredy-Cat: AI for the Rest of Us

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Don’t Be A Scaredy Cat is the podcast that takes the fear out of AI and makes it simple for real people with real lives.

If you’ve been hearing about artificial intelligence everywhere but feel overwhelmed, behind, or a little freaked out, this show is for you.

In each episode, we break down AI tools, trends, and terminology into plain language — no tech degree required. You’ll learn what actually matters, what’s just hype, and how to start using AI in small, safe, practical ways in your work and everyday life.

Our goal is simple: help you feel empowered, informed, and ready to step into the AI world with confidence, not fear.

Listen in, take a breath, and let’s stop being scaredy cats about AI — together.

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Episodes
  • Magnification, Not Replacement
    Nov 25 2025

    This is a guide by entrepreneur Dan Martell advocating for a mindset shift regarding Artificial Intelligence. Martell emphasizes that AI should be viewed as a tool for acceleration and magnification, not replacement, freeing human workers to concentrate on high-value, human-centric tasks. The guide outlines the "Core Philosophy: From Replacement to Magnification," distinguishing between Analytical Intelligence, which AI excels at, and Creative and Emotional Intelligence, which remain human domains. To implement this, the document proposes a four-step framework for AI integration that includes adopting an AI-First Mindset and empowering team members to act as "directors" rather than "doers." Furthermore, Martell suggests a cultural shift by implementing a "92% Rule," where AI handles the majority of the work, and provides several blueprints illustrating the real-world benefits of this approach. Ultimately, the resource encourages leaders to stop delaying and immediately begin experimenting with AI to strip away tedious work and focus on building businesses rooted in empathy.




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    13 mins
  • The Human Roadmap
    Nov 25 2025

    This podcast introduces the AI Advantage Jumpstart Playbook, co-authored by Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi, which is designed to help business owners and professionals leverage Artificial Intelligence without becoming coders. The resource is presented as a four-step roadmap to integrate AI tools into daily workflows, addressing common challenges like information overload and vague prompting. The playbook recommends starting with a single AI assistant, such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Google Gemini, and includes a detailed, fill-in-the-blank "Train My AI Assistant" onboarding prompt to customize the tool's performance. Finally, it offers a set of "Starter Prompts" intended to help users quickly solve practical business problems, streamline repetitive tasks, and achieve greater clarity and confidence in the age of AI.

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    12 mins
  • The Essential AI Prompting Pivot
    Nov 25 2025

    This source, titled "The Essential AI Prompting Pivot," immediately establishes a new perspective on how users should approach artificial intelligence. The author argues that most people frame their interactions incorrectly by asking if AI can perform a specific task, such as writing a newsletter or creating social posts, which yields an unhelpful "maybe." Instead of focusing on AI's capability, the text advocates for a fundamental change in the user's inquiry. The more effective question, according to the excerpt, is to determine what specific information AI requires about the user or their business to produce genuinely useful results. This shift is presented as a crucial pivot that redefines the entire AI interaction from a question of capacity to one of necessary context and data provisioning.

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    4 mins
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