42 | 10-Minute Agent: Your Stack at the Two-Month Mark

42 | 10-Minute Agent: Your Stack at the Two-Month Mark

Two months into a habit is the moment of truth. Today: three honest questions to check the health of your stack, the Graduation Map for where each agent could go next, and a tease for Arc 3 — Agents at the Edges of Life. In this episode, you'll learn: * ✅ The Stack Health Check — three questions, three minutes * 🚀 The Graduation Map — where each agent from the series can go next * 🌅 What's coming in Arc 3 — Agents at the Edges of Life * 🛡 Reliability + Agency, lived as a daily practice Resources: * 💬 AI Confidence Playground → facebook.com/groups/aiconfidenceplayground [http://facebook.com/groups/aiconfidenceplayground] * 📝 AI Confidence Quiz → aiconfidenceblueprint.com/workingmomquiz [https://aiconfidenceblueprint.com/workingmomquiz] * 🧠 Kid's Scorecard Quiz → aiconfidenceblueprint.com/scorecard [https://aiconfidenceblueprint.com/scorecard] * 🤖 10-Minute Agent Free Workbook → aiconfidenceblueprint.com/10minuteagent [https://aiconfidenceblueprint.com/10minuteagent] * 📂 Podcast Resources Hub → aiconfidenceblueprint.com/podcastresources [https://aiconfidenceblueprint.com/podcastresources] * 🌐 More on Lakesha → lakeshaholloway.com [https://lakeshaholloway.com] ⭐ If this series has helped you — please leave a review. One review is the reason a new mom finds Episode 28 and starts her own stack.

41 | 10-Minute Agent: I Connected My Email to Claude — Here's What I'd Never Do Again

Connectors give AI access to your data — calendar, email, drive. They're powerful. They're also high-stakes. Most "how to set up X" content skips the governance entirely. Today: what connectors actually are, three categories of data sorted by risk, and the three mistakes you don't have to make. In this episode, you'll learn: * 🗝 What connectors actually are (no jargon) * 📊 The three risk categories — calendar, personal email, work data * ⚠️ The three mistakes Monique would never make again * 🛡 The full AFTER Framework applied to connectors Resources: * 💬 AI Confidence Playground → facebook.com/groups/aiconfidenceplayground [http://facebook.com/groups/aiconfidenceplayground] * 📝 AI Confidence Quiz → aiconfidenceblueprint.com/workingmomquiz [https://aiconfidenceblueprint.com/workingmomquiz] * 🧠 Kid's Scorecard Quiz → aiconfidenceblueprint.com/scorecard [https://aiconfidenceblueprint.com/scorecard] * 🤖 10-Minute Agent Free Workbook → aiconfidenceblueprint.com/10minuteagent [https://aiconfidenceblueprint.com/10minuteagent] * 📂 Podcast Resources Hub → aiconfidenceblueprint.com/podcastresources [https://aiconfidenceblueprint.com/podcastresources] * 🌐 More on Lakesha → lakeshaholloway.com [https://lakeshaholloway.com] ⭐ If you're in a leadership role, share this with one person on your team. Responsible AI is a leadership move.

40 | 10-Minute Agent: The Voice Memo Brain Dump — Your Phone Is the Agent Now

Most working moms haven't tried voice mode because they think it's a gimmick. It's not. It might be the highest-leverage AI feature for moms who never get to sit at a keyboard during the day. Today: where it lives, three voice-trigger prompts that work everywhere, and the carline use case that might change your whole relationship with the drive home. In this episode, you'll learn: * 🎤 Where voice mode lives in ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini * 💬 The three voice-trigger prompts — "Help me think through," "What am I forgetting," "Talk me through" * 🚗 The carline use case — turning the drive home into processing time * 🛡 The Agency principle — you stay the CEO of what gets dictated Resources: * 💬 AI Confidence Playground → facebook.com/groups/aiconfidenceplayground [http://facebook.com/groups/aiconfidenceplayground] * 📝 AI Confidence Quiz → aiconfidenceblueprint.com/workingmomquiz [https://aiconfidenceblueprint.com/workingmomquiz] * 🧠 Kid's Scorecard Quiz → aiconfidenceblueprint.com/scorecard [https://aiconfidenceblueprint.com/scorecard] * 🤖 10-Minute Agent Free Workbook → aiconfidenceblueprint.com/10minuteagent [https://aiconfidenceblueprint.com/10minuteagent] * 📂 Podcast Resources Hub → aiconfidenceblueprint.com/podcastresources [https://aiconfidenceblueprint.com/podcastresources] * 🌐 More on Lakesha → lakeshaholloway.com [https://lakeshaholloway.com] ⭐ This is the episode to send to a mom who says "I don't have time to learn AI." Voice mode IS the time.

Bonus Episode: MCP Isn't Scary — Here's Exactly What I've Connected and Why

You've heard the letters M-C-P and felt your stomach drop. This episode takes the fear out of it — by showing you exactly what I've connected to my own AI, and why it wasn't reckless at all. In this episode, you'll learn: * 🔑 What MCP actually is — in plain English, no engineering degree required * 🪪 The four apps I personally connected (and why I chose the boring ones on purpose) * 🛡️ The three guardrails I will not break * ❤️ The full AFTER Framework, lived — not lectured Your step this week: Open your AI tool and just look at what's available to connect. Don't connect anything yet. Familiarity before action. Resources: * 💬 AI Confidence Playground → facebook.com/groups/aiconfidenceplayground [http://facebook.com/groups/aiconfidenceplayground] * 📝 AI Confidence Quiz → aiconfidenceblueprint.com/workingmomquiz [https://aiconfidenceblueprint.com/workingmomquiz] * 🧠 Kid's Scorecard Quiz → aiconfidenceblueprint.com/scorecard [https://aiconfidenceblueprint.com/scorecard] * 🤖 10-Minute Agent Free Workbook → aiconfidenceblueprint.com/10minuteagent [https://aiconfidenceblueprint.com/10minuteagent] * 📂 Podcast Resources Hub → aiconfidenceblueprint.com/podcastresources [https://aiconfidenceblueprint.com/podcastresources] * 🌐 More on Lakesha → lakeshaholloway.com [https://lakeshaholloway.com]

39 | 10-Minute Agent: How to Make Your Weekly Planner Actually See Your Calendar

A planner that can't see your real calendar is a beautiful suggestion engine — not a real planner. Three ways to fix that, ranked by effort. Pick the one that fits where you are this week. In this episode, you'll learn: * 📋 Level 1 — Manual paste (30 seconds, works in every tool, free) * 📤 Level 2 — Calendar export and screenshots (5 min setup) * 🔌 Level 3 — Connectors with governance guardrails * 🛡 The Empathy principle — a planner that knows your real life Resources: * 💬 AI Confidence Playground → facebook.com/groups/aiconfidenceplayground [http://facebook.com/groups/aiconfidenceplayground] * 📝 AI Confidence Quiz → aiconfidenceblueprint.com/workingmomquiz [https://aiconfidenceblueprint.com/workingmomquiz] * 🧠 Kid's Scorecard Quiz → aiconfidenceblueprint.com/scorecard [https://aiconfidenceblueprint.com/scorecard] * 🤖 10-Minute Agent Free Workbook → aiconfidenceblueprint.com/10minuteagent [https://aiconfidenceblueprint.com/10minuteagent] * 📂 Podcast Resources Hub → aiconfidenceblueprint.com/podcastresources [https://aiconfidenceblueprint.com/podcastresources] * 🌐 More on Lakesha → lakeshaholloway.com [https://lakeshaholloway.com]   ⭐ Send this to a mom whose Sunday Reset has been feeling "off" lately.