AI can draft your communications, mirror your tone, and remember your contacts’ birthdays. What it cannot do is show up with genuine intent, earn trust over time, or make someone feel truly seen. That distinction is about to matter more than most professionals realize. Relationships are an asset that appreciates the more you invest in them AND depreciates quietly when you don’t. 

Maren is a young professional and one of my coaching clients. Days before starting a new job, she asked for tips on how to succeed in the first 90 days.

I gave her one idea: Make yourself irreplaceable by AI…

You walk into a social or networking event. In 20 seconds, the person in front of you has already decided whether they want to know more — or find a reason to move on.