I am a consultant who has always worked in a specific field. It took me some time to pivot to a completely different one, which was my goal. This shift required not only changing jobs but also overcoming significant insecurities about my knowledge. People say that once you have the “consulting mindset,” you can adapt to any industry, but it’s not that simple.

In January 2024, I started my new job. Leading up to that, I felt a mix of excitement and anxiety. When I received the job offer in December 2023, I thought, “What if I can’t compete with the experts in my company? What if I’m not up to date with the latest innovations in my field? What if I come across as a generalist instead of the specialist they hired me to be?” To address the gaps in my knowledge, I had already budgeted to hire an expert mentor, even though the cost was nearly half of my salary. I wasn’t thrilled about this, but I was prepared to make that sacrifice for the first few months until I gained more experience.

Before starting my new role, I had been using a well-known AI chatbot, but its knowledge cutoff was in 2021. It didn’t provide information on the latest events, making it largely unhelpful for my job. At that time, other AI chatbots were also outdated, which added to my frustration. I believed that only a real expert could assist me.

On the day I got my job offer, I made a wish to the universe: I hoped that an expert would “take me by the hand and teach me what I didn’t know.” Remarkably, just a few days later, that AI chatbot announced it had updated its training data to include information up to December 2023, significantly enhancing its understanding of recent events. They also introduced a browser extension that could pull real-time information from the internet. This felt like my expert had arrived, and I no longer needed to spend half my salary on a mentor.

I may be presumptuous in believing that I manifested this specific timing, but I truly feel that the upgrade came at the perfect moment. Not only am I thriving in my job, but all other AI chatbots have since adopted this real-time feature, benefiting millions of people. I’m grateful to the universe and The Secret for saving me money and advancing technology for humanity.