Are You Ready to Team Up with Artficial Intelligence?

PLUS: Your Career as a Painting | AI Chatbots 2024 Review | Curating a Brand Image | What Makes a Good Life?

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FUTURE FIT Team
April 25, 2024

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👋 Hello, Future Fit Community!

Welcome to the new and improved 'Future Fit' newsletter – your guide to navigating work, life, and rapid change in the era of AI.

We're not just talking about the latest job trends – we're diving into the questions that matter to you so you can be at your peak performance in the future of work.

We're cutting through the noise to tackle the real stuff:

-How to make a career decision that is future-fit

-The future of work – and how to make it work for YOU

-Building a personal brand that makes you stand out

-Unlock the power of AI to stay ahead of the curve

-Staying sane, healthy, and balanced with tips backed by neuroscience

We're here to explore these answers together. Want cutting-edge career & life advice or resources to help you navigate your next steps? Check out this week's featured partners – they offer tools, insights, and opportunities specifically chosen for you. Your feedback matters, so don't forget to take those quick polls – they'll shape what we cover next!"


Let’s dive in!


This week we’ll cover:

đŸ©· Trends Navigator: What is AI Anyway I You will team up with AI I Growth School I There will be more Transparency about Salaries I You are the Designer of Your Future of Work

🚀 Finding a NEXT STEP that Makes You Thrive: Picture Your Career as a Painting, Not a Ladder I Career Transitions are the “New Normal” I Taking Steps to Address the Root Causes of Climate Anxiety I A Woman Leading Responsible AI Research in a Male-Dominated Industry

đŸ€– Latest AI Tools: Chatbots compared - 2024 Review I Poe introduces Multi-bot Chat I 3 AI Tools You Should Know

⭐  Building an Authentic Personal Brand: 5 ChatGPT prompts to build your Personal Brand from Zero I Curating a Brand Image: A Quick Guide I LinkedIn Hacks from a Recruiter Perspective

đŸ‘©đŸŸâ€đŸ’» Join Online Communities to Learn, Connect and Do: Learn Prompting Community I MCJ Collective Climate Innovation I Doctorpreneurs

🧠 Peak Performance Hacks Backed by Science:  5 Actions to Take to Be Healthy in this Era of Rapid Change I What Makes a Good Life? Lessons From the Longest Study on Happiness I The world's biggest intermittent fasting study - what we learned from Zoe


Mustafa Suleyman - CEO of Microsoft AI

What does Mustafa think we are Actually Creating & Where are we Heading with AI?

Mustafa Suleyman from Microsoft believes we are all struggling to describe AI, and yet we cannot control what we do not understand.

In that spirit, he talks of a new metaphor to help us try to grapple with what this moment really is. “I think AI should be understood as something like a ‘new digital species’.
I predict we will come to see them as digital companions. The journeys of humanity & technology are now deeply intertwined. Everything will soon be represented by a conversational interface or a personal AI we can ask to actually get stuff done autonomously! ”

What does this mean for you?

There is no path to progress where we leave technology behind. We all have to start understanding AI and focusing on answering the questions: What are the risks? What are the boundaries we need to impose? What kind of AI do we want to build or allow to be built? If we do this, the next decade will be the most productive in history!

 

Mira Murati - Chief Technology Officer OPEN AI

What does Mira think about the Future of Work?

Mira Murati from OpenAI sees a future where humans and AI work hand-in-hand. For some time, we'll be collaborating with AI to boost our thinking and creative abilities. This means our work will be a hybrid – a blend of human ingenuity and AI-powered assistance.

What does this mean for you?

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Hannah Williams - Founder of Salary Transparency Street

Listen to the Interview with Hannah - Podcast

What does Sarah think about the Future of Work?

DC content creator Sarah Williams is making waves on TikTok with viral videos asking people to share their salaries. The goal at Salary Transparent Street is to educate people on market research, salary negotiation, and labor laws to understand workers' rights. With this knowledge, they hope to help workers grow professionally and build wealth.

What does this mean for you?

Negotiate with Confidence: By openly sharing salary information, you get a clearer picture of fair compensation for your skills and experience. This allows you to negotiate with confidence and ensure you're valued appropriately.

Jacob Morgan - Author & Futurist

What does Jacob think about the Future of Work?

What does it mean for you?

Design your future professional life knowing that you can count on many more opportunities and flexibility compared to your parents or grandparents: you can work remotely or in the office, you can work full-time or have multiple gigs, you can join a startup team or be a creator. It is up to you and to your imagination.

Finding a NEXT STEP that makes you Thrive

Zainab Ghadiyali - Product @ Canva, Airbnb, Facebook | Co-founder @ Wogrammer (acquired) | FP’s Top 100 Global Thinkers

Zainab’s advice on your NEXT STEP decision

Zainab has steered her professional career in many different directions from studying Medicine to working from an NGO in Peru and Nicaragua; from being a Product Lead at AirbnB and Canva to starting her own consulting business. Her main advice is don’t look at your career as a linear path expected to always move upwards. Rather, let your career flow in every direction following what interests you and the people that inspire you. “Define success and growth on your own terms.”

What does it mean for you

Let your curiosity and interests be the driver for your next life and career moves.

When deciding on your next step, Zainab asks herself three main questions:

Have I maximized my growth in my current role?

Does my next opportunity align with my values?

Do I want to expand laterally or dive deeper?


The Atlantic

You will be changing jobs more than ever before

The era when you could expect lifelong employment with a single organization is over. Millennials are changing jobs more than ever before. They don’t only switch jobs, they change entire career trajectories. The article tells the story of Karen, a Millennial from the USA that studied nursing, started working as a social worker, became a political operative, and then a division head in a financial company.

What does it mean for you

When thinking about your next move, don't feel confined by your current job title or degree. Many organizations value passionate individuals with diverse experiences and fresh perspectives.

Consider expanding your search to include roles that excite you, even if they fall outside your traditional field. Highlight the unique skills and valuable insights your background provides and confidently share your story with potential employers

LINK to article

Tori Tsui - Climate Justice Activist | Author of 'It's Not Just You'

What does Tori say

In her book “It’s Not Just You” Tori explains how systemic oppression has given rise not only to the climate crisis, but also the mental health crisis that has gripped not just her own generation, but those above it.

How does Tsui plan on addressing this? Through climate justice: an approach where, Tsui says, we have to start reinstating community care and living less individualistically and more collectively.”

What does it mean for You?

We are heading towards an age where organizations will be increasingly seen as communities of people, who share the same values and who join forces to achieve a Big Impact Goal (climate Justice in the case of Tori Tsu).

Look for organizations that behave like communities. How much membership do workers feel in the organization? Is the organization committed to helping people build authentic connections with each other? Do workers know and support the organization’s purpose?

Allison Cohen | Senior Applied AI Projects Manager at Mila

What does Allison say

Allison Cohen is the senior applied AI projects manager at Mila, a Quebec-based community of more than 1,200 researchers specializing in AI and machine learning. She works with researchers, social scientists, and external partners to deploy socially beneficial AI projects.

Cohen emphasizes the limitations of AI, especially when dealing with nuanced human phenomena.

This encourages critical thinking about AI's role. It highlights that AI should be a tool within a larger problem-solving toolkit, not always the solution itself.

She managed to break into the AI industry by finding an open door (the first opportunity available) and going for it. Her advice to women seeking to enter the AI field is that: “it doesn’t have to be paid, it doesn’t have to be a career and it doesn’t even have to be aligned with your background or experience. If you can find an opening in AI, you can use it to hone your voice in the space and build from there. If you’re volunteering, give it your all — it’ll allow you to stand out and hopefully get paid for your work as soon as possible.”

She also stresses that in a male-dominated field such as tech, seek strong relationships, mentorship, and female-focused initiatives for support and growth. Your network can amplify your voice and opportunities.

What does it mean for You?

Her journey underscores the value of gaining practical experience, making connections, and going for the impact you want to make, even if it's initially unpaid. It might open doors that traditional job applications don't, leading to surprising opportunities.

AI Tools to Augment Your Productivity

Corbin Brown

You don’t know which AI ChatBot to use?

Corbin Brown, an AI developer entrepreneur, evaluates and ranks various AI chatbots, including ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and others, based on criteria like user experience, versatility, accuracy, and specific domain expertise

You can interact with multiple chatbots in the same conversation

Poe, the artificial intelligence chatbot platform launched by question-and-answer site Quora has just released a new capability called “multi-bot chat.”

It allows users to simultaneously interact with multiple AI models in a single conversation thread. Poe provides context-aware recommendations to compare bot responses and enables users to call any bot into the chat simply by @-mentioning it, akin to using Slack. Follow the tutorial to try it yourself and see how it can help your workflow.


3 AI tools you should know about

VisualCV: Online CV builder & Professional Resume Maker.

SecBrain: Save Your Ideas, Videos, Journeys, Meetings, and Everything in Between.

Wizad AI: Make Posters effortlessly using AI

 

Building an Authentic Personal Brand

5 personal brand prompts that will help you with:

-Owning your niche.

-Creating your NOT to-do list, to avoid common mistakes that those less savvy might make.

-Making your outreach message, to set up the real conversations that will start you off right & grow your community.

-Analyzing & pulling insights from your role models

-Putting your research into a step-by-step plan to help you develop your personal brand effectively.


Source: Inc Magazine

What It says:

In today’s information-saturated world, a well-defined personal branding strategy is your beacon amidst the noise. Beyond merely making you memorable, it serves as the cornerstone of your online presence, guiding your audience to perceive you in the light you wish to be seen. Storytelling is Powerful: Your unique career journey is valuable; sharing it authentically builds connection. By consistently communicating your values, passions, and expertise, your personal brand becomes a powerful tool for cultivating trust and forging lasting connections in both personal and professional spheres.

Your Brand is about Your Story

A well-crafted personal brand acts as a guiding compass for you, aligning your professional endeavors with your authentic self and aspirations. By strategically leveraging various platforms and communication channels, you can tell your story, amplify your message, extend your reach, and solidify your presence in the fields you want to shine in.

@workhap

the best linkedin hacks to get 10x more DMs from recruiters #linkedin #jobsearch #careertok

What the recuiter said

Sho Dewan shows you what recruiters see on their side of LinkedIn page when searching for candidates & tells you what they want to see in your headline.

He mentions using LinkedIn's "Build a resume" feature to identify the most important skills and keywords for the roles you're targeting.

Most Importantly, he then gives you the 2 hacks that will help you become more visible to recruiters for your target role!

Personal Branding? Start with Linkedin

87% of recruiters find LinkedIn the most effective platform for vetting candidates during the hiring process. Having an optimized, active LinkedIn profile significantly increases the chances of being discovered by companies looking to hire. Building a strong personal brand on LinkedIn helps you also communicate your unique value, skills, and passions to potential employers, clients, and collaborators. It allows you to manage your professional narrative. 



Online Communities

to Learn, Connect & Do

Learn Prompting is a Discord Server for Artificial Intelligence and Prompt Engineers with roughly 45K members. It has both a forum and a live chat communication style.

Join the community if you want to learn how to use ChatGPT and other AI tools to accomplish your goals: they have a free and open source curriculum, designed for all skill levels. Join here



MCJ Collective powers collective innovation for climate solutions by breaking down silos and unleashing problem-solving capacity. They are a platform for the flow of information, ideas, and capital needed to accelerate individual climate journeys and enable collaboration.

MCJ Collective consists of three main pillars: MCJ Media - a resource for entrepreneurial people looking to understand climate innovation and the creators of the My Climate Journey podcast

MCJ Membership - a paid experience for those ready to go deeper or jump into building solutions of their own.

MCJ Capital - an investment fund that backs ambitious founders scaling climate solutions

Learn more about MCJ Collective here


"Doctorpreneurs" is a non-profit organisation, global community and online resource for doctors, medical students and individuals passionate about transforming healthcare through technology, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Their website doctorpreneurs.com includes educational resources, newsletters, podcasts and themed accelerators for medical innovators, entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs.


Peak Performance Tips Backed by Science

What the neuroscience says

No replacement for:
- Quality Sleep
- Exercise
- Get Sunlight early in the morning
- Stay away from processed foods,
- Quality meaningful Social Connections, and
- Hydration

Think about your Lifestyle

It’s important to understand how the brain forms lasting habits: These pillars thrive on consistency – regular sleep schedules, daily movement, consistent sunlight exposure, etc. Your brain loves predictable patterns.

Remember: It's about building a sustainable lifestyle, not just quick fixes. Celebrating small victories and focusing on the long-term benefits will make these pillars the foundation of your peak performance.



What A Harvard Medical Doctor & Researcher said

Harvard Medical School’s Dr. Robert Waldinger talks to podcaster Mel Robbins about “What makes a good life”?

There is nothing more important than this conversation.

3 Top takeaways:

1. It's All About Quality of Relationships. It’s not about the numbers, what really matters is having meaningful relationships. Focus on surrounding yourself with people who truly support you, who steer clear of needless drama, and who genuinely care about you. Those are the connections that will make you happier and healthier in the long run.

2. Emotional Connections: It's not only the presence of relationships that matters but also the depth and emotional quality of these connections

3. Good Friends, Good Health: Believe it or not, there’s a strong link between your social life and your physical health.People who are more socially connected are healthier and live longer than those who are less well-connected.

Invest in Relationships

By investing in relationships that are genuinely supportive and meaningful, you’re not just enriching your social life—you’re also boosting your overall well-being. This means
prioritizing communication and quality time over mere social media interactions.

Source: Zoe Science & Nutrition Podcast

What the largest research study said:

ZOE’s (a personalized health science company) latest study — The Big Intermittent Fasting Study — looks at intermittent fasting & its benefits. We know that what you eat makes a difference to your health, and they’re now studying if when you eat makes a difference as well.

What does the science say about it so far?

ZOE's large-scale real-world study proves that a 14:10 intermittent fasting approach can lead to meaningful improvements in heart health, raise energy levels, better concentration and sleep.”

The Mindset Hack

Aim to make intermittent fasting a long-term lifestyle, not a short-term diet.  

Your Beginners Guide to Intermittent Fasting




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