108) The AI Wake-Up Call: Save Yourself, Start Your Business and Take Back Your Time

Digital Nomad Life Podcast

Hate to break it to you, but AI isn’t going anywhere , but your job might. In today’s episode, I want to teach you how and why you need to save yourself. We’re diving into how AI can fit into your business, how to protect your time, and how to start building your freedom.

Technology is evolving fast, but you get to choose how you live your life.

Lately, I’ve had a massive wake-up call with technology, both the rise of AI and my own screen-time addiction (I know you’re probably addicted too). I want to talk about how these shifts are impacting remote work, our attention spans, and most importantly, our freedom — financial, location, and emotional, in a world that’s changing faster than ever.

If you’ve ever felt like tech is taking over your life (or maybe even your career), this is your wake-up call.

Today we will dive into:

• How many years of my life I realized I’d lose to my social media addiction
• How AI is reshaping remote work and why corporate employees are the most vulnerable
• Why now is the time to start your own online business or side hustle (and how to use AI to your advantage)
• My “social media nutrition” metaphor that’ll forever change how you think about screen time
• The #1 app that helped me take back my life (and how you can use it too)
• Real talk about loneliness, connection, and how to stop using tech as a mask for your real feelings

🔗 Resources & Mentions

• App: Be Present — the screen-time app I swear by
• Listen next: [Episode 33: My Career Assessment Process] — for a deeper dive into discovering your next remote-ready career

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Chapters

1. Welcome & Why This Matters (00:00:00)

2. Fear, Careers, And The Rise Of AI (00:05:33)

3. Who This Episode Is For (00:09:37)

4. Employees’ Risk In An AI Economy (00:12:43)

5. Build Your Own Basket: Start A Business (00:17:34)

6. Simple Starter Paths With AI Support (00:22:18)

7. Adoption Lag And Your Advantage (00:27:13)

8. Practical AI Prep For Freelancers (00:30:55)

9. Screen Time Wake-Up Call (00:34:04)

10. Coaching Through Addiction And Triggers (00:39:24)

11. The Be Present App Solution (00:45:13)

12. Social Media Nutrition Metaphor (00:50:18)

13. Hydration, Exercise, And Fasting Rules (00:56:23)

14. Bringing It Full Circle With Action (01:00:49)

15. Work With Us: Apply And RRR (01:03:38)