new book - wired for purpose

Your mornings

disappeared

Take them back

By Michael Earls — author of Finding Direction in the Age of AI

A daily practice for staying clear, focused, and grounded in a world that doesn’t slow down.

About the Book

One quote. One reflection. One prompt. Every day.

Technology moves fast. Too fast. The tools change, the platforms shift, the job descriptions get rewritten overnight. But the questions that matter — How do I lead? How do I grow? Where am I actually going? — those haven't changed in decades.

Wired for Purpose is a 360-entry daily devotional built for the people who build and run technology. Whether you're a junior engineer writing your first production code or a CTO steering your organization's next transformation, this book meets you where you are — one page at a time.

Each entry follows a simple rhythm:

A quote to ground you — drawn from books like Limitless by Jim Kwik, Outsmarting Reality by Nero Knowledge, the Stoic philosophers, classic winemakers, artisan bakers, and the author's own Finding Direction in the Age of AI.

A reflection — a short story or observation from over twenty years in IT infrastructure, cloud transformation, and leadership. Real situations. Real lessons. No fluff.

A takeaway — one clear thought to carry through your day.

An AI prompt — a specific question you can ask ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, or whatever comes next to go deeper. These aren't gimmicks. They're thinking partners.

12 months. 12 themes. One journey:

This book was written with a purpose: yours. Your north star changes every day — with your role, your team, your season of life. Wired for Purpose gives you one daily reminder of where you are, where you need to go, and how to get there.

"Speed without direction is noise." — Michael Earls

wired for purpose

Available on Amazon

The Why

The first hour runs the rest of the day.

Somewhere along the way, we gave our mornings away. Inbox first. Slack first. Other people's priorities first.

Wired for Purpose hands that hour back.

Where Finding Direction in the Age of AI was the map — what's changing, what isn't, and how to lead through it — Wired for Purpose is the daily practice. The map is useful. The practice is what makes it stick.

Speed without direction is noise.

The book is built for the leader who wants to lead the day instead of chase it. Not someone trying to escape technology — someone trying to use it without being used by it.

What's Inside

One reading a morning. Four parts. Every day.

Each daily entry follows the same simple structure — short enough to keep, deep enough to matter:

A Quote

Something to sit with before the noise of the day starts.

A Reflection

A short story or observation from a career in enterprise technology.

A Takeaway

The core idea, distilled into something you can carry into the day.

An AI Prompt

A question you can take into your AI tool, or just into your own thinking.

The book is organized into twelve monthly themes — Foundation, Direction, Resilience, Trust, and others — so the practice deepens across the year, never flattens into routine.

Who It's For

This book is for…

IT leaders, architects, and engineering managers who feel the day running them.

Builders who want their first hour back — and the clarity that comes with it.

Readers of Finding Direction in the Age of AI who asked, "okay, but what do I do tomorrow morning?"

Anyone tired of reactive leadership and ready to think before the day demands it.

Ready to start reading?

Discover how to find direction in a rapidly changing AI-driven world.

wired for purpose

Finding Direction in the Age of AI

Available in paperback and eBook formats.

Available on Amazon

How to Use It

How to use it.

There's no streak to keep. No app to open. No subscription to renew.

The book works simply:

Read One Entry

First thing in the morning. Before email, before Slack, before the day's first ask.

Site with It

Five minutes is enough. Coffee in hand, no screen open, no agenda.

Use the prompt

Take it into your day, into your journal, or into your AI tool of choice.

The goal isn’t to slow technology down. It’s to help people move forward with clarity while it accelerates.

Continue Exploring the Ideas

The ideas in Finding Direction in the Age of AI continue throughout my writing — exploring leadership, technology, and how people stay grounded in a rapidly changing world.

Leadership

How leaders maintain clarity while technology accelerates.

Strategy

Thoughts on cloud platforms, AI systems, and enterprise architecture.

Change

Reflections on growth, identity, and navigating transformation.