By Rick Hancock
November 30, 2022. That’s when ChatGPT first launched, like many I opened it out of pure curiosity. I typed a few questions, got a few surprisingly human answers, and thought: “Interesting… but where is this really going?”
I didn’t realize it at the time, but that moment marked the start of a journey that would redefine both my business and my mindset.
2023–2024: Watching From the Sidelines
While the world was buzzing with AI breakthroughs, I mostly watched from the sidelines.
I read everything I could — and honestly, much of it was alarming.
Stories about deepfakes, energy-hungry data centers, and millions of jobs being replaced by bots dominated the headlines. As someone who had built a career in journalism, education, and digital marketing, I was trained to question hype — and AI looked like hype wrapped in risk.
So I stayed quiet. I observed.
I watched the hype cycles rise and fall, and I wondered whether AI would actually help people — especially people over 50 trying to reinvent themselves, like so many of my peers and clients.
Then, in December 2024, everything changed.
The Turning Point: Late 2024
That December, I attended a live webinar for an AI Consultant Certification program.
Something clicked.
Instead of fear and hype, I saw a framework.
Instead of disruption, I saw opportunity.
AI wasn’t just about automation — it was about amplification.
I realized AI could help entrepreneurs and professionals — especially those 50 and older — not just survive the digital shift, but lead it.
By January 2025, I decided to go all in.
2025: The Acceleration Year
Everything that followed happened at a pace I could’ve never imagined before AI.
1. Reinventing MyMobileLyfe
My company, MyMobileLyfe, evolved from a traditional digital marketing agency into an AI consulting and implementation firm. We began helping businesses adopt AI strategically — not just to save time, but to create new value.
2. Getting Certified and Building Expertise
I completed my AI Consultant Certification, diving deep into AI strategy, prompt engineering, and data architecture. But I noticed something — most certified consultants were non-technical. They could talk about AI, but struggled to build with it.
That insight reshaped everything I built next.
3. Creating Educational Resources
I wrote and released two major ebooks in 2025:
- The AI Business Dictionary, a guide that helps professionals finally understand the language of AI.
- The Invisible Chief AI Officer, which explains why every business — big or small — needs AI leadership, even if it’s virtual.
These books became cornerstones for a broader mission: demystifying AI for everyday business leaders.
4. Teaching and Empowering Others
I launched two courses “Navigating Entrepreneurship After 50: Launching Your Business in 30 Days Using the Enhanced P.R.I.M.E. Method,” and “Navigating AI After 50.” It teaches experienced adults how to use AI to start, grow, and scale their businesses and improve their personal lives — with confidence, not confusion.
I also started the AI Lyfe Podcast, a platform for conversations with entrepreneurs and AI experts — real stories about how AI is reshaping industries.
5. Building the Future: One-Click AI
Now, as 2025 winds down, I’m preparing to launch One-Click AI — a platform designed to give every business access to its own virtual Chief AI Officer.
It’s the culmination of everything I’ve learned — the strategist, storyteller, and technologist coming together.
The Lesson: AI Didn’t Replace Me — It Accelerated Me
In less than a year, I went from skeptical observer to certified consultant, author, course creator, and platform founder.
That’s what AI does — it compresses time.
It turns what used to take years into months, and what took teams into what one person can now do with the right tools.
But it’s not about the technology — it’s about transformation.
AI didn’t replace my creativity or experience. It amplified them.
Looking Ahead
The year isn’t even over yet — and I’m still building, learning, and experimenting.
If there’s one message I want to leave for others standing where I stood a year ago, it’s this:
“Don’t fear AI — frame it.”
It’s not here to erase your experience; it’s here to extend it.
As I approach the third anniversary of ChatGPT’s launch, I can honestly say:
AI didn’t just change my business. It changed my trajectory.
From MyMobileLyfe to One-Click AI — this has been my AI Lyfe.
