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The Business Brain Weekly Round Up

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This week on Business Brain, we paired reflection with execution. In 714, we took a hard look at what 2025 actually taught us as entrepreneurs, from the danger of becoming transactional instead of transformational to how distraction quietly turns into complacency if you are not paying attention.

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We talked about staying hungry, embracing the fear of failure, choosing your inputs intentionally, and surrounding yourself with people who sharpen your thinking.

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Then in Episode 715, we shifted from mindset to tools, breaking down how to choose the right AI for the job, why chasing shiny objects slows real progress, and how to use AI to support better decisions without outsourcing your judgment.

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Weekly Episodes

2025 In Review! Business Brain 714 Learn More

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Step back and review what 2025 really taught you as an entrepreneur.

You’re challenged to stop being transactional and start building a transformational community, to take control of your feeds instead of letting social media control you, and to notice where distractions have quietly turned into complacency.

Shannon and Dave remind you that hunger fades if you let it—and that staying sharp sometimes means becoming your own friendly pest in pursuit of progress and a truly Charmed Life.

You’re encouraged to embrace the fear of failure, run smart business experiments, and consciously choose the people shaping your thinking. Who are you surrounding yourself with, and who are you mentoring next? The answers may define your next breakthrough.

Go Even Deeper:

☕️ ​Founders Podcast​

🧠 ​Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish​

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Choosing The Right AI Business Brain 715 Learn More

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Before adding any new AI tool to your workflow, pause and define the job.

Write one sentence:
“This tool will help me do ___ faster or better.”

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If that sentence is vague, you are chasing novelty instead of progress.
The right AI is not the most impressive one.

It is the one that removes friction from work you already need to do.

Choose tools with intention, and let them compound.

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☕️ ​Gamma AI for creating presentations

🧠 ​Shannon’s Whistle, Workhorse, and Whale Example on Gamma App​

🔎 Perplexity might be a better search engine replacement than ChatGPT​ ​

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Tech Tip Tuesday New year. Same passwords? Put them in a proper password manager and stop relying on memory. Starting the year organized is a security upgrade, not busywork.

Taken together, these two episodes form a clear playbook. Episode 714 reminds you that growth starts with awareness, community, and intention, while Episode 715 shows how modern tools like AI can either reinforce good thinking or amplify bad habits, depending on how you use them.

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Review your year honestly, protect your attention, run smart experiments, and stay engaged with the people who challenge you. Then apply that same discipline when choosing technology. Do both consistently and you are not just staying busy, you are building momentum toward a more deliberate, resilient, and genuinely Charmed Life.

Dave Hamilton & Shannon Jean Business Brain

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