Keep an estimate distinct from an agreed deadline
The notes give Friday as the target completion date. Which draft preserves the meaning?
From the free course Teach AI to draft emails in your voice
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Where could you use a hand?
“I lose my mornings to email.”
Inbox, sortedTuesday, 7:00
Needs you today
- DanaWants to move the workshop to Friday
- Harbor & PineAsked about the March invoice
Drafted for your OK · to Dana
“Friday works for us. I’ll send a new invite this afternoon.”
24 newsletters and receipts filed for later
You learn to connect AI to your email, and to decide what it drafts, what it files, and what waits for you.
“I keep losing track of which clients need a follow-up.”
Client follow-upsUpdated after each call
- Harbor & PineSend the revised proposalLast spoke: Today
- Lake Street BooksShare workshop datesLast spoke: Friday
- Ortiz DentalCheck in before renewalLast spoke: 3 weeks
- Maria MalikCongratulate her on the launchLast spoke: 2 months
You learn to keep client notes where AI can use them, and to turn every call into clear next steps.
“I want to compare our options before choosing a new workspace.”
Where we could workWeighed by your priorities
| Priority | Northside | Riverton | Old Mill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commute | |||
| Meeting space | |||
| Near clients | |||
| Rent |
You learn to research with sources you can check, and to compare options on your own terms.
“I want help keeping track of everything.”
Morning briefingFrom your assistant, 7:00
- 9:30Client call, Harbor & Pine
- 1:00Team planning
- 4:15Call with your sister about the reunion
Replies you owe
- Dana, about the workshop dates
- The school, about Friday pickup
You learn to build your own assistant with an AI coding tool, and to decide what it may read and do.
Start where you are. Climb as high as you want.
We take a weekly chore you’d love off your plate and hand it to AI together.
Learn by doing, one step at a time.
Each step of a course teaches with a short animation, then checks it with a question. Try one from a free course.
Browse all 27 courses, 27 freeEach build makes the next one easier.
We start with what you want most.
The same skills lighten your workday.
Then they help at home, too.
You bring new ideas, and we build bigger.
PromptFind Use Cases Based on What You Know About Me
SkillAnti-AI Slop Writing
SkillLearn from AI Mistakes
Skills you can hand to your AI.
Copy one into your AI assistant, and it follows the same method every time that job comes up.
Browse all 44 in the Skill Store, 44 freeWhat it’s like to work with Tom
“Tom is the perfect teacher for this. He is a masterful tutor, meeting you at your level and mindfully guiding you to grow.”
“Working with Tom has been a stellar experience. His guidance and feedback inspired me to dig into AI as a tool for professional and personal use.”
“Thomas has been a lifesaver, especially helping me think critically about how to apply AI successfully for my clients.”
From your first idea to youridea.com
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My two lines of work and where they meet
Software developer
Using AI since 2016
Teacher and mentor
Adolescent mentoring, life coaching, and tutoring
Where they meet: AI coach
I’m Tom Meli. My work has always been helping people bring their gifts and ideas into the world. Now I do it with AI. I work with people across dozens of fields and mentor some of them for a year or longer.
More about meThe guidebook for AI power users
Becoming an AI Power User collects 37 habits experienced AI users share, from briefing a model like a collaborator to deciding what to hand off next.
- The Expanding Edge11 habits
- Working With the Model5 habits
- Decomposition and Parallel Work3 habits
- Calibration and Evaluation5 habits
- Infrastructure and Learning Systems7 habits
- Workflow Redesign, Creativity, and Growth6 habits
Choose how we work together
AI Mastermind and one-on-one coaching both include Meli AI Academy. Pick the pace that fits your week, and change it anytime.
Meli AI Academy
Free tier
Published courses and guides at your own pace.
- Every published course and guide
- Reusable prompts and reader tools
- Saved progress and your learning dashboard
AI Mastermind
$97/month · Academy included
Monthly live group sessions where you bring your own questions.
- 90-minute Zoom session each month
- Reviewed replays and recaps
Individual coaching
Limited availabilityAcademy included
We work on what you want to build, together.
- A private portal after each session
- Your recap, personalized prompts, and next steps
Bring what you want to build. We’ll start there.