Most people are still stuck in the old game.

Work hard. Put in the hours. Hustle your face off.

And yet — they’re still broke.

Meanwhile, a 17-year-old with a laptop and ChatGPT is making more in a month than you do in a year.

That’s not luck. That’s leverage.

Because You’re Playing the Wrong Game

I used to believe that working harder meant making more money. So, I worked harder. 12-hour days. Side gigs. Late nights.

Still broke.

Then I met someone making six figures while working 4 hours a day. And he wasn’t even that smart.

That’s when it hit me:

Money doesn’t flow to effort. It flows to leverage.

And if you’re still grinding for dollars, you’re playing a losing game.

The 3 Types of Leverage (You Need One ASAP)

Wealth doesn’t come from working more.

It comes from you using leverage to multiply your impact.

Here are the 3 types of leverage you should be using right now:

1. Labor Leverage (People work for you)
2. Capital Leverage (Money works for you)
3. Code & Media Leverage (Technology & content work for you)

Labor leverage is old-school. You hire people, they do work, you take a cut. It’s useful, but it’s slow and expensive.

Capital leverage is where the ultra-rich play. Money makes more money. But if you’re broke, this won’t help you just yet.

But, Code & Media leverage? That’s the AI Era cheat code.

You create an AI tool once, and it serves a million people. You make a YouTube video once, and it gets watched a million times. You write a blog post once, and it ranks on Google forever.

You work once. You get paid forever.

That’s how the rich play the game.

Hustle Is a Trap — Here’s What Actually Works

You think hustling harder will get you ahead.

Wrong.

Hard work matters, but only if it’s directed at the right things.

If you spend 10 years working hard at a job that pays $50K a year, the max you can make is $500K. And that’s before taxes.

But if you spend 6 months building an AI-powered tool that earns $5K/month on autopilot? You make that same $500K in less than 9 years without lifting a finger.

Because the truth is: If you’re still trading time for money, you’re already behind.

How to Actually Get Rich in the AI Era?

1. Stop chasing effort. Start chasing leverage — Ask: “How can I get 10x the result with half the effort?”
2. Use AI to multiply yourself — AI writes, designs, codes, and automates. So, stop doing all the manual work AI can do for you.
3. Create assets, not just labor — A business, a tool, a personal brand, or a course — something that makes money while you sleep.
4. Go where the money is — The AI boom is here. And the internet isn’t new. So are you cashing in, or are you still playing safe?

It’s Time to Rethink Things

If you’re not rich yet, it’s not because you’re lazy.

It’s because you’re working hard at the wrong game.

Leverage beats hustle.

And, AI is leverage.

So the only question is: Are you taking advantage of it?

Published in Learn AI for Profit