Build Resilience to Thrive in the AI Age

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https://www.microsoftinnovationpodcast.com/765

Resilience, wellbeing, and lifelong learning are three levers for thriving in the Intelligence Age. Mark and Meg unpack how to reset after a hard year, design simple habits, and build confidence through practice. They explore personal stories of grief, burnout, and career uncertainty, and show how revisiting trusted books, building AI agents for health, money, and meaning, and turning learning into a weekly rhythm keep skills relevant for 2026 and beyond.

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🎙️What you’ll learn
How to treat resilience as a repeatable practice, not a fixed trait.
How to design simple habits to reset mindset, health, and wellbeing after a hard season.
How personal AI agents could support health, mental health, finances, and meaning, and where to be cautious.
How to shift from one-off training to a lifelong learning habit that fits your style.
How uniquely human skills like creativity and emotional intelligence grow your confidence in an AI-enabled workplace.

✅Highlights
"Every single one of them requires practice. And I need the mindset of practice to also take my tendency to try and get to perfection."
"How do you bounce back after hard times, after hard things happen?"
"I know I can do hard things because I've done them before."
"There is a sense of burnout and wellbeing is probably not on the forefront."

🧰Mentioned
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance https://amzn.to/3XJIxz5
Man's Search for Meaning https://amzn.to/47VuMDu
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones https://amzn.to/3MhA5EG
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It https://amzn.to/3K5cYN8
Machines of Love and Grace https://www.darioamodei.com/essay/machines-of-loving-grace
Microsoftinnovationpodcast.com https://www.microsoftinnovationpodcast.com/

✅Connect with the hosts

Mark Smith: Blog https://www.nz365guy.com, LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nz365guy

Meg Smith: Blog https://www.megsmith.nz, LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/megsmithnz

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✅Keywords: resilience, wellbeing, lifelong learning, ai agents, mental health, burnout, habits, meaning, skills, learning practice, teenagers, future skills

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