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The Unbeatable Edge

The headlines scream. The algorithms whisper.

Inflation. Recession fears. AI is coming for your job.

It’s easy to get lost in the noise. To feel like the ground beneath your business is constantly shifting. To think you need a new strategy every other week.

Stop.

Because while the world is busy chasing the next shiny object or panicking about the latest disruption, your real power lies not in reacting to their game, but in owning yours.

The market doesn't pay for average. It certainly doesn't pay for replaceable.

And here’s the stark truth: if a machine can do it, a machine will do it. Faster, cheaper, without coffee breaks. If your customer only cares about the lowest price, you're in a race to the bottom that you can't win.

So, what’s left?

You.

Not your tasks. Not your basic services. But your human advantage.

Your genuine creativity. The unique way you solve a problem. The empathy you bring to a frustrated client. The gut judgment that sees around corners. The specific way you connect.

These are the superpowers that AI can't replicate. These are the elements that make your offer not just good, but irresistible.

This isn't about working harder. It's about working smarter—by betting on yourself. By doubling down on the one thing that makes you, well, you.

So, look at your business, your offering, your next 30 days.

What is the one human skill you have (like being creative or caring about people) that you will use to make your business so good and unique in the next 30 days that nobody else (or a computer) can do it better?

Don't chase. Anchor.

Make your business so uniquely human, so undeniably valuable, that no algorithm or economic tremor can shake its foundation. That’s your unbeatable edge.

Your Coach, 
Spencer Combs





About Spencer Combs:

Spencer Combs is a business leader and author of Momentum and Mastery: The Business Leader's Guide to Fastrack Unshakeable Profit, Productivity, and Purpose. With a passion for helping others transform their challenges into opportunities, Spencer offers unique insights through his events, coaching programs, and daily text messages.


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Jacksonville, FL, USA

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