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CHAPTER 17Beyond AI's Horizon: Mindset and an Irresistible Revolution

Like you, Jennifer had big dreams. After only one semester of college, she dropped out and began working as a dancer. Gigs and music videos paid her $25–50. Not that momentous a start, but Jennifer had hustle. She was hired to work on Broadway and beat out 2,000 other applicants for a key role as a dancer. That's the top 0.05%. Wow! Jennifer then said she also wanted to go into acting. People said, “You're a dancer; you can't be an actor.”¹

Wow, she proved them wrong. She landed a lead role in the movie Selena. Jennifer was paid $1 million for the role, shattering a glass ceiling for Latina actresses. Then she decided she also wanted to be a singer. Her first music album On the 6 was a smash hit in 1999. Next came her leading roles in the hits Maid in Manhattan and The Wedding Planner. Jennifer has an incredible work ethic.² She goes after her goals unabashedly!

That's right, Jennifer is Jennifer Lopez, J.Lo. From music videos paying $25 back in the day, J.Lo now has an estimated net worth of $400 million.³ Can I tell you how much I love knowing that J. Lo. owns a $20 million penthouse in Manhattan?⁴ Today, J.Lo is “a dancer, who became an actor, who became a singer, who became a global icon. She's a woman of color who had the audacity to pursue her dreams,” said Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas in J.Lo's documentary Halftime.

I'd like to highlight for you J.Lo.'s incredible mindset. There were plenty of doubters ...