Welcome to another issue of Retire & Rise!
Where we turn curiosity into courage, share real-life AI learning adventures, and celebrate every retiree brave enough to click that first button! 🤓🚀
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In today’s issue:
🧠 A 5-Minute AI Challenge even total beginners can master
🪄 How to sign up for your free ChatGPT account (in plain English)
💬 Why this tiny step can reignite your confidence with tech
Your 5-minute ChatGPT challenge to prove you’ve still got it.
💡 Here’s the truth: The only difference between feeling lost and feeling capable online… is one small success.
So today, I want you to have one.
We’re going to do a fun, microwave-simple AI exercise that will take you less than 5 minutes and I promise, no jargon, no pressure, no “geek speak.”
Because if you can send an email or make a grocery list, you can do this.
📖 My First ChatGPT Moment
When I first heard about ChatGPT, I thought it sounded like a fancy car model. I avoided it for weeks. Then one rainy afternoon, curiosity got the better of me. I made an account, typed one sentence, and within seconds it wrote something better than I could have.
It wasn’t perfect, but it was thrilling. I didn’t feel dumb, I felt powerful.
That’s what I want for you today.
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⚙️ The 5-Minute AO (AI On-Ramp) Challenge
Goal: Use AI to create something small that makes you smile.
Step 1: Sign up for ChatGPT (free and simple!)
Go to https://chat.openai.com
Click Sign Up
Choose to sign in with Google or your email
That’s it, you’re in!
Step 2: Meet Your New Digital Assistant
Once you’re signed in, click the chat box at the bottom and type this:
“Write me a short, funny limerick about retirement and coffee.”
Step 3: Read it, laugh (or groan), and tweak it.
Try asking ChatGPT to make it “more clever” or “inspired by Frank Sinatra.”
You’ve just learned how to prompt AI that’s tech speak for telling it what to do. 🎉
🧭 Why This Little Win Matters
This isn’t about poetry. It’s about power.
You have just taken your first step into the AI world and it didn’t hurt a bit. Every time you open ChatGPT and try something new, your confidence muscle grows.
Think of it like learning to use a remote control back in the ‘80s. At first it seemed confusing, now you could do it in your sleep.
This is your digital remote for the future. You’re in control.
💬 Your Challenge This Week
Do the 5-minute AO Challenge. Create your limerick (or any little piece of AI magic that makes you grin) and hit reply with “Done” and tell me how it went! Better yet, post your experience in our Skool Group
I read every reply personally. Seriously. This community is about learning together.
🔁 Quote to Keep
“Confidence doesn’t come first. Doing the thing, even scared, does.”
See you at the bank. 💰
Bob
There once was a fella named Ray,
Who brewed fifteen cups every day.
He’d sip, scheme, and grin—
“Retirement’s a win…
’Cause now I get paid while I play!” ☕💰
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