# 19 Keys: How To *Actually* Use AI Agents In Your Business & Life (Use These Prompts)

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Podcast: [The Calum Johnson Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-calum-johnson-show-5049644)
Published: 2026-05-25T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

19 Keys has 50 AI agents running across his businesses right now. In this episode, he breaks down the exact prompts, frameworks, and first steps to start using AI agents in your business and life. Want 19 Keys' Prompt Sheet? Subscribe to New Era, our weekly newsletter here: https://calumjohnsonshowlinks.lovable.app/ Follow Us! https://x.com/calum_johnson9 https://www.instagram.com/calumjohnson1/?hl=en 19 Keys Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/19_keys/?hl=en Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 12:12 School System is designed to make you a worker (not a thinker) 17:54 The AI racism nobody is talking about 23:31 Do this before you ever open ChatGPT 33:34 The "Boil The Ocean" prompt 36:33 The prompt that makes AI argue against you 41:36 How AI Agents actually work (clearly explained) 47:44 The agent that's doubling business conversions 56:40 What should I automate? 01:01:25 How hard is it to learn how to use AI Agents? 01:07:26 How people are making $5K–$20K with AI agents 01:15:35 Do this after listening to this conversation

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