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Episode Synopsis
Madeleine offers a different perspective on change and provides three practical steps to future-proof your life and business amid a rapidly changing economic and technological landscape, particularly with the rise of AI.Mindset: See Change as OpportunityShift Your Perspective: Madeleine stresses that the very first step is adjusting your mindset to view change as an opportunity.Be Proactive, Not Passive: Training yourself to see opportunities during a landscape shift moves you from being passive and reactive to proactive and an early adopter.Solve Problems Efficiently: The people who make the most money are those who position themselves to solve people's biggest problems in an excellent and efficient way.3 Steps to Future-Proof YourselfMadeleine outlines three critical, practical steps to prepare for what's coming:1. Create and Curate a Personal BrandShow Up Online: If you are not online, you are invisible. Start building your network and showing people what you do.Curate Your Bio: Make sure your social media bio clearly shares how you can serve people (e.g., "STR investor and business strategist, helping you start or optimize a seven-figure boutique short-term rental business").Content Pillars: Use content pillars (typically four) to create a relatable personal brand that showcases your service and expertise. Madeleine’s pillars include short-term rental tips and lifestyle content (like her farm and being a mom) to show she is "human."Monetize Your Influence: Start earning money by sharing products you love and use.Affiliates are a must-have: You should be compensated for the marketing you do for a brand. Madeleine recommends Shop My (https://shopmy.us/join/madeleineraifordholland), an affiliate company that is helping smaller creators (without the high follower minimums of platforms like LTK) and offers amazing affiliate percentages.Short-Term Rental Hosts: Make your property shoppable as an easy and essential multiple stream of revenue.Madeleine's Marketing Masterclass: Master more than a decade of marketing experience in less than five hours. This STR-specific course teaches advanced tactics for IG, email, affiliate/influencer marketing, and more. (https://www.madeleineraifordholland.com/STR-Marketing-Masterclass)2. Start Learning AIAI Bootcamp: The proven playbook to streamline, systematize & scale your STR business using AI. (https://www.madeleineraifordholland.com/optimize-your-str-ai-bootcamp-1)Don't Be Left Behind: With the launch of OpenAI's Chat version five (and the anticipation that version seven will replace a large portion of the workforce), you must start learning AI.Learn to Prompt and Create Agents: Focus on learning how to prompt AI and how to create AI agents. This is where many business opportunities are for early adopters.Leverage for Efficiency: Businesses are already training AI to do up to 90% of their team's jobs, making the employee's remaining 10% "secret sauce" more efficient and valuable.Devour Content: Madeleine urges listeners (especially short-term rental hosts) to devour every piece of education and content you can about AI, viewing it as the "wave of the future."3. Invest in Physical Assets and ExperiencesFocus on the Physical: The changing technological landscape will make in-person, physical experiences highly valuable.Relational Shift: People will begin to pay a lot of money for in-person
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