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The LinkedIn algorithm humbled me this year.

I wrote about AI transforming GTM strategy, human + AI orgs, AI use cases and workflows that drive growth, case studies with real results, and a lot of practical how-to’s.

And my top post of 2025? This one.

Seriously?! Go figure. 🤣 Heck, if you’re looking for a knockout hairstyle for NYE, might want to ask AI to give you some options.

What was your most unexpected top post this year?

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The last Sunday of the year. Some days I still feel like I don’t belong. That girl from Manila, in rooms she never imagined.

I wasn’t born into wealth. I was born into the kindness and compassion of others. An uncle who said yes. An American family who took me in. Mentors who took chances on a kid with nothing on her resume but babysitting and eagerness.

Maybe that’s exactly why I’m here. People gave me oxygen. Now I get to help others find theirs, to reimagine their work, their roles, what’s possible.

We’re all turtles on a totem pole. None of us got here alone.

I wrote this story eight years ago (see link in the comments). It’s about firewood and pumped water. A 14-year-old who boarded a plane with a brown passport and a doll, not knowing when she’d see her family again.

It’s not a success story. It’s a debt story. The kind you can only repay forward.

To those who mention my name in rooms I’m not in. To the ones who quietly open doors. To those I’ve had the privilege to inspire: your words mean more than you’ll ever know. They keep me going.

You’re part of something bigger. Thank you.

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Never in my wildest mom dreams did I think I’d be wrapping Christmas presents while using AI to build an interactive “Name That Tune” game for our big Filipino and American family.

Our 30 guests range from 10 to 90 years old, so this game had to hit a lot of criteria. The tunes needed to be multigenerational and familiar. The songs had to be ones that AI could play well. The game mechanics needed to be simple enough for everyone to follow. And most importantly, it had to be fun.

I described what I wanted in plain English. AI built it. We riffed back and forth on song selection, tempo, features, and whether the bidding mechanic would create the right tension and laughs. I came in with ideas, and AI made them better while offering new ones I hadn’t considered like timer, bonus round, and interactive elements.

Interestingly, AI finished the game before I finished wrapping the presents.

This game would not have been possible without AI because I can’t code. But this is about more than productivity. AI leveled up my creativity too. The final product was better than what I could have designed alone. (Check out Claude coding away in the first photo)

That’s what AI adoption looks like for me now. A creative partner that helps me make things I couldn’t make alone.

I can’t wait for the laughs, bidding wars, and bragging rights this week.

Happy holidays everyone.

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For those of you in that sweet spot between holidays where you’re technically “working” but also catching up on AI learning, this one’s for you.

In 1980, Steve Jobs said the computer is “a bicycle for the mind.” He was inspired by a study showing that humans on bicycles are more efficient than any animal on the planet. Computers, he argued, do the same thing for our thinking.

Forty-five years later, the analogy needs an update: AI is the bicycle for the mind.

The bicycle didn’t replace your legs. It made them more powerful. You still had to pedal.

AI works the same way. It doesn’t think for you. It makes your thinking go further. You still have to do the work, ask the questions, and decide where to go.

The best part is just like cycling, the more you use it well, the stronger you get.

If you want to build that muscle, check out the specific questions I use to push my thinking with AI. Link in the comments.

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