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🎯 I Made This in 60 Seconds. Imagine What You Could Do. 🚀

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Creativity Chronicles​
Unlocking Creative Joy, One Week at a Time

Hey Reader,

Not Playing with AI Yet? That’s a Choice — and It’s Risky.

I know it doesn’t look like me exactly… but I made this image in 60 seconds. Seriously.

I simply uploaded my profile avatar image and gave ChatGPT a one-line prompt:

“Put this image on a mug that's on a home video studio creator's desk. Warm, positive colors and lighting.”

Boom. This fun, vibrant, creative image showed up. And, I was impressed (again) by the creative power of AI.

So now I have to ask:
​Are you playing creatively with AI yet?

If not — why not? 🤔

I ask not to stir up FOMO… but to invite you in.
This is the same kind of future of tech moment as when, over the years, I've encouraged people to try:

  • Computers 💻
  • Then, the Internet 🌐
  • Then, digital video 🎥

Now? It’s AI — and it’s both wildly fun and shockingly powerful.

The world is shifting fast. 🌍

Please believe me. Creating with AI isn’t just some trendy experiment. It’s how we shape the future — starting now.

So go ahead, dip your toe in. Play.
Why choose to live in what’s rapidly becoming the rearview mirror? 🪞

Let’s keep moving forward together — with curiosity, joy, and a little creative courage.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Warmly,

Jon Leland, AI Creativity & Marketing Strategist
​"Spanning the Grand Canyon Gap between people and technology."

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Creativity Evangelist, Video & AI Marketing Expert

Jon Leland, media pioneer, creative director

I founded the Creativity Sandbox Community to help people not die with their creative sparks still stuck inside. The proven-to-be-successful Creativity Sandbox Framework combines the creative chutzpah of pure play, the accountability & support that comes from participation in our community, and the power of putting in the reps by practicing a practice. I am also a passionate advocate for showing your face through using video in all forms and in leveraging the astounding power of AI as a creativity enhancer, always with the Human in the Loop.

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