The best automation I've built wasn't for a client. It was a $0.03/day script that unstuck a life decision my fiancée and I had been circling for months.
AI won't replace your business.
But a business using AI will replace yours.
The gap between "I should look into AI" and "AI saves me 10 hours a week" is smaller than you think.
Most people just need someone to show them where it fits.
Been messing around with ClawdBot and running multiple AI agents that coordinate with each other.
Basically built a little team — one does research, one writes, one handles project management. They check in every 15 minutes and pick up tasks from a shared board.
Wild watching them actually collaborate on stuff while I'm at my day job. My service business now gets partnership outreach drafted and market research done without me touching it.
Most people are still grinding through every task manually. I'm not sure if this scales forever but it's working for now.
Tired of watching your Claude API bill climb while using Clawdbot? So was I!
Here's how to use your Max subscription instead.
On your computer's terminal, run:
claude setup-token
A browser pops up — log in and grab the token it gives you.
Then hop over to your server's terminal and run:
clawdbot models auth paste-token --provider anthropic
(If you installed it as openclaw or moltbot, use that command instead of clawdbot)
Paste that token in, then restart with:
clawdbot gateway restart
And you're good. Flat monthly rate instead of paying per message.
I used to just ask AI for answers. Now I ask it for friction.
“Challenge my logic.”
“Expose blind spots.”
“Tell me what I’m avoiding.”
The goal isn’t validation. It’s clarity.
AI that agrees with you keeps you comfortable.
AI that challenges you helps you grow.
FYI this image attached isn’t my workflow yet. It's from the n8n community templates.
But a few days ago, this would've looked like hieroglyphics to me.
Now I actually understand what I'm looking at.
The workflows I'm building are simpler, but they solve real problems. I'll share those soon.
I'm not technical. At all.
But I became obsessed with AI automation after seeing what n8n could do.
A few hours with ChatGPT as my guide, and I managed to:
→ Self-host n8n on my own server (now it's FREE)
→ Self-host multiple websites
→ Saving $100s/month in software costs
If I can do this, anyone can.
Now I'm building automations for actual businesses.
If you're curious about automation but intimidated by the tech, follow along. I'll share what works (and what breaks).
Stop freaking out when something doesn’t go as planned.
Stop making what happens bigger than it really is.
Events are neither good nor bad. The stories you tell yourself about them make them good or bad.
Zoom out and shift your perspective.
Perspective is everything.