Tom Ruwitch
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Every weekday morning, I wake, pour a cup of coffee, and write an email for you. Most mornings it’s easy and fun. I’ve done this for a long time, and I’ve mastered methods to assemble content without getting stuck. But today it feels hard — as hard as it’s ever been. I’ve been sitting in…
I tried to pull a fast one on my AI-powered robot, B-9(?). But heās too smart for that. I asked for reviews of books I was considering for summer reading. One of the books I mentioned: āTidewater Dreams,ā by Isabel Allende. B-9(?)ās response: āāTidewater Dreamsā by Isabel Allende does not exist. It was mistakenly listed…
Less than an hour after the tornado hit, the storm chasing opportunists showed up on our street… …handing out business cards… …offering to fly a drone over your house to assess the damage… …promising to solve all your problems — quickly. They said they had teams and supplies ready. They were on this. They knew…
I havenāt spent much time on social media or news sites this week. So it goes after a tornado destroys half your roof and levels your backyard (hereās that story). You tune out the noise and hyper-focus on the stuff that matters most. All of the petty conflict, anger, and hatred that fills the news…
On Friday, May 16, a tornado ripped through St. Louis. At 2:42 p.m., it struck my house. A direct hit. It tore off half our roof and left the other half buckled. It destroyed every tree in our backyard and one in our front. It pummeled our backyard kitchen. It tore hundreds of bricks from…
Ummm… Maybe I’m not cut out for this Godfather thing. A moment ago, I sent you an email with “an offer you can’t refuse.” AND I DIDN’T LINK TO THE OFFER. Let’s fix that. Here’s the email again… This time with the links… Tomorrow, my nephew gets married. And Iām his godfather. That got me…
I had a rough night. Woke in a panic. Heart pounding. Eyes darting. Jaw clenched. Adrenalin surging. One thought screaming and echoing, through my brain: āMy robot is going to replace me!ā My frigginā GPT-powered robot. His name is āB-9(?). And heās coming for my job! Just a few months ago, I asked B-9(?) how…
Yesterday, I shared a cautionary tale about a podcast guest wannabe who accused me of delivering āthinly veiled sales pitchesā on The Story Power Marketing Show. That accusation stung becauseā¦ ā¦I donāt do THINLY VEILED pitches! I do sales pitches without veilsā¦ ā¦and I encourage my guests to do the same. I encourage them to:…
Call me picky, but I donāt want to host blowhard, know-it-all jerks on my podcast. Thatās why I didnāt didnāt invite āTimā to be a guest. If you want to build a following of people who know, like, trust, respect, and hire youā¦ ā¦read on. Timās story is a cautionary tale about how NOT to…