Aaron Mitchell’s Post

Just finished the course “Prompt Engineering with Gemini”! #promptengineering #gemini

I’m excited to announce that I’ll be debuting my keynote speech “How I Pulled off the Biggest Bank Heist in History” at #RALLY2024 on August 27th, 2024. If you’re someone who’s always wanted to make a big and positive impact on the world, but you think you missed your moment, this keynote and this conference is for you. 🔥 Follow the link below to see the sessions, workshops and more! 🔗 - https://lnkd.in/gCj2iayp All-Access Passes increase on Tuesday, July 2! Don't wait to get your tickets. 🙌🏾 Shout out to Chris Hare for putting in the good word. We finally get to hang in person and I can’t wait to see you on stage.

AI is like the Borg from Star Trek. Resistance is Futile. 🤖 But more than that, it is a force and will be used for good and bad like every single tool humans have ever used. Tapping into the deep and rich cultural knowledge of the African continent’s oral traditions is one way to ensure that these thoughts, traditions, ways of thinking and ways of being are available and accessible. There is so much richness in thousands of ethnic groups and languages that create the diversity of the African continent and I’m personally excited to participate in this movement. For example, the world’s first human rights charter is the Manden Charter (https://lnkd.in/g4nxTDni) and has been passed down orally since the year 1235, but was only classified as such by UNESCO in 2009 and added to the list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity. I only learned about it last year. There is so much we don’t know and I’m excited that AI might help us “discover” more of these gems that have been eluding those of us not fortunate enough to speak the right languages. Thoughts?

Reposting for visibility. Seems like a great opportunity! #africa #leadership

I’m curious how many folks in my extended network have been to or plan to visit any of the more than 50 countries in Africa. If you were born or live in an African country, please don’t respond. I didn’t visit any countries in Africa until I was 40 years old. Were it not for Africa Soft Power, I don’t think I would have prioritized it. Now I’m busy trying to find ways to engage more broadly and deeply. Please share the cities/countries you’ve visited in the comments below. My hope is to provide a more complete narrative for those that may be as reluctant as I once was.

Don’t quit your side hustle! As a career coach, many people reach out to me in crisis. Either they want to make a change but they don’t know what or they’ve left their role and don’t know how to clearly articulate their next steps. “Do you have an identity outside of your job?” This question catches a lot of people off guard. They have spent very little time cultivating who they are outside of their day job. They either didn’t feel like they had permission to have a separate identity, or they didn’t know they should. DON’T QUIT YOUR SIDE HUSTLE. The only one responsible for developing you is YOU. If you have a side hustle and someone claims it’s a distraction or keeping you from your full potential, ask yourself how you can live to your full potential if you aren’t cultivating every aspect of your being. If you don’t have a side hustle and feel like something is missing, try something. Try anything. Give yourself permission to be terrible again. You had to be terrible at some point to get to where you are. I’ve always had a bunch of stuff going on and it takes discipline and falling on my face from time to time to rebalance the portfolio. I don’t recommend doing what I do but I do recommend not waiting on your employer to fulfill you. If you do it right, you’ll be able to pull from the myriad of experiences to live a fulfilling life and career and future-proof yourself against a litany of unknowns. I got my first big promotion, admitted to Harvard Business School and access to some of my most impactful mentors in business because I play the saxophone. Not well enough to quit my day job, but in ways that have always added significant value. I’ve yet to meet someone who wishes they didn’t have something they were truly passionate about outside of work. Please let me know your thoughts and please share your side hustle.