Being “Good Enough” Won’t Save You
Been reflecting on careers and AI recently. Every day I think about what life, work and business will look like in the AI world.
My take:
The job market has already changed forever. You’re no longer competing with just the people in your city or even your country.
If you’re doing admin, social media management, executive assistance, or lead generation — you’re competing against:
A 20-year-old in the Philippines who does it for half your rate.
An AI tool that does it for $20 a month.
If your work is commoditised, you’re replaceable.
AI is the great equaliser. It will shrink the advantage of being “the smartest in the room.” What will matter more is being the best known.
The only way forward is this: stop being paid for your hands, and start being paid for your thinking.
How To Get Rich In The AI World
Here’s how to create ‘Career Insurance’ and make sure you get rich in the next 20 years, instead of being cast into insignificance.
Stack your skills. Don’t just be good at one thing — combine expertise with knowledge. For example: sales + AI + content.
Develop your own opinions. Learn to predict trends and form perspectives that others can’t. People pay for judgment, not tasks.
Adopt AI early. It’s not optional. You don’t need to be an engineer, but you must know how to leverage it.
Be a high-agency generalist. Stole this from Grant Lee (CEO of Gamma) who I really want on the pod - someone who can adapt, connect dots, and act quickly.
Remember who gets paid. Rich people aren’t paid for how many hours they work. They’re paid because they make decisions and place bets no one else can.
If you want to protect yourself against commoditisation, this is the game: be known for your thinking, not your tasks.
Final thought on this - Will AI ‘take over?’
Yes and no. Not in the short term, but 5–10 years is where things get really interesting. Until we have fully self-sustaining human-like AI, there will be jobs. Just different ones.
Tomorrow, I’m releasing my full episode on how to get rich in the AI economy:
In Other News
I’ve moved! Now writing to you from a new apartment, still in London. Although my friend wants me to move to Dubai. Should I?
I shared this with a few of my team this week: How to Articulate Your Thoughts More Clearly Than 99% of People
We promoted Meg to senior account manager wooo!
Right, I’m off for a long Zone 2 run.
Speak soon,
Sam
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