People often ask me: "Marco, are you an AI futurist?"**

And with my excellent non-native grammar, I reply: "No, I'm a presentist!"

(**They actually don't ask me this, but it's convenient for dramatic purposes 😂)

Why? Because there's already so much we leaders can do right now with the AI technology available today.

As the famous philosopher - Forrest Gump said "My mama always said life is like a box of chocolates... you never know what you're gonna get".

But with AI, there is SO MUCH you can get done already.

I focus so much on personal productivity for leaders because it's what gets us back in control.

Forget about waiting for "breaking news" or reading things like: “If you're not using the AI tool released this week, you're already behind.” That just gives me - and I assume you - an incredible amount of anxiety.

So today's newsletter is exclusively dedicated to 20 PRACTICAL THINGS you can do TODAY using AI.

20 little chocolates you can taste today. And believe me, as it always happens, you won't be content with only one!

20 AI-Powered Things You Can Do Right Now

1️⃣ Summarize a lengthy meeting transcript into an exec summary and key action items.

2️⃣ Write a polite yet firm email to a challenging stakeholder (yes, even your father or mother-in-law... still, take a breather before sending it, ahah 😂 ).

3️⃣ Ask AI to act as a strategy consultant with 20 years of experience in {your industry} and review your business plan.

4️⃣ Prepare an FAQ section for a new initiative based on a presentation you have.

5️⃣ Get AI-generated gift ideas for your partner's anniversary (if they don’t like it, blame AI; if they do, take full credit!).

6️⃣ Write a funky, fun "out-of-office" message (I have a few pre-AI gems - will share one day!).

7️⃣ Generate a tailored CV based on a job description for an open role.

8️⃣ Create a training session outline for a new company policy (which I hope is NOT about banning AI at work).

9️⃣ Convert your financial report into easy-to-understand bullet points or even a podcast (use NotebookLM).

🔟 Generate 5 compelling headlines for your next newsletter.

1️⃣1️⃣ Rewrite your product description as a Netflix thriller summary.

1️⃣2️⃣ Quickly compile competitive intelligence on your industry (use Deep Research on Perplexity Pro or ChatGPT Plus).

1️⃣3️⃣ Translate complex technical jargon into plain language.

1️⃣4️⃣ Get feedback on your business pitch by prompting AI to act as a venture capitalist.

1️⃣5️⃣ Prepare speaker notes by feeding your PowerPoint presentation to an AI tool.

1️⃣6️⃣ Rewrite a gigantic report into a one-page executive summary.

1️⃣7️⃣ Role-play your toughest customer objections – give AI the personality of your client and prompt: "Roast my presentation." Then sit back and (do not) relax.

1️⃣8️⃣ Translate your angry email into something diplomatic (how many times have we asked a colleague to do this instead?).

1️⃣9️⃣ Invent creative icebreaker questions for your next meeting. (PLEASE DON’T. No one has patience for icebreakers anymore. Word.)

2️⃣0️⃣ Generate superhero names and backstories for your family - then create an illustration for each one using Ideogram or Midjourney.

🚀 Bringing it All Together – Why You Should Do This if You're a Leader

You might ask: "What’s the point, Marco? How is this gonna help me?"

I have seen it now with thousands of execs - trust me: the day you finally “have time to sit down and look at this” will NEVER arrive.

As leaders, we don’t have the luxury to wait for tomorrow’s technologies. Not when today’s AI tools are already transforming everything at light speed.

Trying these seemingly basic, practical AI examples will make you feel the Power of the Dark Side (sorry, I couldn’t help it- Star Wars fan here).

If you feel it, you use it.

If you use it, you own it.

If you own it, you shape it.

Which one of these 20 selected AI chocolates will you try TODAY?

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