Recently I saw something that stopped me in my tracks. A super smart business owner friend shared her success with AI-generated professional photos - they looked incredible, saved her thousands of dollars, and solved a massive problem that so many of us face. Hundreds of people wanted to know how she did it. Of course! It's expensive, time-consuming and a big fat cringe-fest for many of us to get professional headshots taken. Problem = solved. BUT it also got me thinking about what happens when we remove all the uncomfortable growth moments from our lives. Sometimes the hard stuff is where the magic happens - even when it feels like absolute torture at the time.

Key Moments:

• [00:19] Introduction to this new style of episode
• [02:31] Friend's AI photo success story and why it's a brilliant breakthrough for business owners
• [06:11] The question that's been bugging me about it.
• [08:05] My first professional photo shoot disaster (complete with puffy eyes and panic letter)
• [12:18] What we lose when we skip the uncomfortable growth moments
• [13:40] Why honest, awkward content often beats the polished stuff
• [15:34] My "keeping it real" mission and why authenticity matters
• [17:21] The campfire test.

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