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That definitely puts things into perspective!

I saw this visualisation last week and it genuinely changed how I think about where we are with AI...

Each dot represents 3.2 million people.

2,500 dots for 8.1 billion humans.

The colour shows the most advanced AI interaction that person has ever had.

Look at all that grey. That's 6.8 billion people who have never used AI. Ever. In any form.

The green strip at the bottom? 1.3 billion free chatbot users.

The tiny yellow sliver? The 15-25 million who actually pay for it.

And that single red dot you can barely see? That's the 2-5 million people using AI for coding and development.

I spend too much time on Twitter convincing myself the whole world has lapped me with their AI knowledge....a new model drops every day. Someone automated their entire company overnight. A 19 year old shipped a startup from their bedroom...

Then I show some simple AI tool to a mate from my small hometown and they react like I've just shown them fire for the first time.

They had no idea any of this existed.

And that's most people.

Most people on earth have absolutely no idea what AI can do right now. They haven't tried it. They haven't seen it. They don't know that you can talk to a computer and have it reason, write, build, and think alongside you.

The average person's understanding of AI is still "that thing that makes weird pictures" or "the robot that writes essays for students."

They have no concept of agents, automations, coding assistants, or anything close to what's actually happening.

82% of American businesses still aren't using AI for anything.

Only 4% have mature AI capabilities.

78% of executives say it's moving too fast for their teams to keep up.

So when people ask me "how do I get into AI" or "how do I catch up" - the answer is almost laughably simple.

Pay for one AI tool. Use it every day for a month.

Read one book about it.

Watch one long explainer video.

That's enough to put you in the top 1% of AI knowledge on planet earth.

You don't need a computer science degree. You don't need to understand transformer architecture. You just need to lean in and get your teams to lean in!

We are so so so early!

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There’s a lot of truth in what Steven Bartlett says in this post for most entrepreneurs.

this is probably an unexpected opinion coming from me... entrepreneurship is over-sold and self-awareness is under-sold 👇🏾

The not so popular truth is, most people would be happier with a good salary than a successful startup.

But social media continues to push a generation to optimise for lives they don't actually want.

Entrepreneurs like me get a lot of likes and followers when we tell people to quit their jobs and chase their dreams.

But here is the context that we nearly always miss👇🏾

Entrepreneurship can be really really boring - you will have to do things you do not enjoy.

You will deal with big, hard, stressful problems, every day - including bank holidays, christmas and any other time off - for years.

If you're lucky enough to be successful, the problems will get bigger, not smaller.

You will not have one boss. You will have hundreds - every customer, every investor, every employee. You will answer to them 24/7.

You will probably work 3x the hours you do now, have 10x the stress and a tiny probability of significant success.

A recent survey found 87.7% of founders deal with at least mental health issues. That's not a bug. It's a feature of entrepreneurship.

You'll see your kids less. You'll probably earn less (for years, maybe forever).

You will probably pay yourself last and as little as possible.

You'll struggle to switch off. Forever. Your phone will probably become a prison.

And here's the punchline: If you succeed, it all gets harder.

More money = more complexity. More growth = more anxiety. More success = more people depending on you.

In life, when you find yourself following someone else's playbook, you are at risk of winning someone else's prizes. All I'm saying is be intentional.

I'm not AGAINST entrepreneurship, I'm FOR self-awareness.

Truth "wealth" is probably👇🏾

✅ Knowing what game you want to play and why
✅ Having the courage not to play other people's games
✅ Understanding your real strengths and weaknesses
✅ Designing within them, not against them

Happiness is not about the structure, the social media post or the story.

Happiness is about alignment. Building a life that's aligned to whoever you are!

This does the beg the question, why do I do it?

If I'm honest, the answer is probably....I don't know.

It's probably some blend of lower t trauma, my inability to fit inside normal structures like school and conventional work-places (I was fired a few times), my adhd brain that makes working on something for 14 straight hours feel like 7 minutes and some childhood self-esteem issues.

Whatever the reason, this is who I am and what works for me.

This is the weird way I make myself happy and fulfilled.

To someone that is not me, it would probably feel like torture.

And to me, their life would probably feel like torture.

And that’s the thing… when you create a life that feels like home to you, it will probably look like hell to tourists.

Please know what you are not!

Wrapping up 2025 with the Navigating Change: Ethical Responsibilities in the Digital Age course via CPHR - CRHA

The course covers the basics of artificial intelligence and digital transformation in organizations. Although it was nothing new for me, I was glad to see my fellow CPHR colleagues across Canada getting up to speed on this topic.

Since Bizolver’s inception it has been dedicated to helping business and educational institutions be aware of and prepare for the digital transformation. It was obvious to me from my work at Xerox and Connetik Interactive that digital was an unavoidable revolution. It got a bit of a slow start but has picked up speed and growing ever faster.

Going into 2026 organizations would be wise to get their house in order in at least the following ways:

• Get your standard operating procedures updated and cleaned up.

• Tweak and update your policy manuals to be ready and resilient for change, especially regarding privacy, security and all things related to digital (which will pretty much eventually be most things).

• Hire and develop your people to be adaptive and motivated for change. They need to be willing to be trained on how to implement and use technologies as they are introduced to the organization.

There’s a lot more to consider but those are some of the takeaways from the course.

Local Business Visibility Pro Tip:

Spend more time posting photos on Google Maps to better reach IDEAL TARGET AUDIENCES 🎯

Fresh photos help you show up more in local searches, build trust, and earn more clicks for directions and calls.

What to post this week: 📸 photos of exterior sign, interior shot, team at work, a before and after, and a new or seasonal product. Add short captions, pick the right category, and geotag your location.

Action: open your Google Business Profile, upload 3 to 5 new photos, and pin your best shot as the cover.

This basic tactic works well for local businesses of any size that are trying to be discovered and build authority online. It also creates a solid foundational presence online that accumulates in value over time. 🧠

Small Business Month is about real people who open the doors, train the next hire, and keep our neighborhoods resilient. Bizolver has walked alongside many of these teams over the years, and we are grateful for every conversation, project, and hard problem solved together.

If you work with small businesses, take a moment to check in and offer support. If you run one, thank you for the grit and the care you bring to your work. Celebrate a local owner, leave a review, or share their story so more people see it.

Is organic social media marketing dead? Seems like website SEO and paid ads are the better options these days.

Source: Neil Patel Digital

Today marks the 10th anniversary for Bizolver! Some big changes are coming.

Bizolver Logo #shorts A short logo reveal outro of Bizolver.com

Don’t ruin a good hobby!

Business is about serving others, not yourself.

Here’s an interesting article that backs this up. It’s about 6 years old now.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimjay/2017/05/22/entrepreneurship-is-not-what-your-think-its-100-about-serving-others/amp/

Is your business posting photos on Google Maps via Google My Business? There’s lots more relevant exposure on there than social media!