The Journal

8 May 2026

Separate Tracks

You're already using AI. Every day.

Google. Email filters. Your phone's autocorrect. It's so seamless you don't even think of it as AI — it's just what works.

What's interesting is how many small business owners see AI as separate from the rest of their world. A tool for admin, maybe. Email scheduling.

But I've noticed something in conversations with business owners: AI actually touches everything. Strategy, finance, understanding customers needs, and marketing.

The ones who see this? They move differently.

Not because they're doing anything dramatic. Just because they're thinking about their whole business as interconnected.

I'm curious — what parts of your business feel like they're running on separate tracks? Where do you sense disconnection?

That's usually where the opportunity is.