90-Minute AI Starter Sprint

Remember those early days of the internet? Where every new tool promised to solve all your problems, but mostly just added another layer of complexity? Yeah, I chuckle now thinking about all those super-tight processes we tried to build, only for them to crumble.

Well, AI is the new internet—massive potential, but right now it feels like drinking from a firehose. Everyone's shouting "AI Transformation!" while your inner critic is whispering, "Don't you dare lose your voice to some robot."

As a solopreneur or small team, you don't need a year-long strategy or a $50K AI implementation. You need an assistive tool stack that is simple, doesn't feel soulless, and most importantly, works right now.

That's why we're doing the 90-Minute AI Starter Sprint. This is all about anchoring a few small, clear processes without losing the soft center that makes your work unique.

Step 1: The First 30 Minutes – Find Your Voice's Anchor

The biggest fear with AI is that it will homogenize your writing or thinking. We need to create a mental model for the AI based on your best work.

Your Action:

1. Collect Your Gems: Gather 5-10 pieces of your most successful, highest-engagement content (blog posts, LinkedIn updates, email newsletters). These are the ones where your Empathetic with Action philosophy shines.

2. Prompt the Machine: Open your preferred large language model (LLM—e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini). Feed it this instruction: "Analyze the tone, word choice, and philosophical underpinnings of the following texts. Create a profile of a 'Professional Writer Buddy' based only on this data. Use this persona for all future requests."

3. Validate: Ask it to summarize your own core philosophy based on its analysis. If it comes back with something about simplifying complexity, human-centered design, and being action-oriented, you've got your inner cheerleader in digital form.

Extra Benefit: This step gives you a custom, digital self that helps you maintain your unique language & diction (like the strategic use of bolding and relatable analogies!) ensuring brand consistency from day one.

Step 2: The Next 30 Minutes – Simplify the Hard Stuff

The goal of AI isn't to replace you; it's to take the "uggh" out of the day-to-day work so you can focus on the holistic experience you provide.

Your Action:

1. Identify the Tangle: Pick one process that is currently a time-sink and mentally draining. Is it drafting social media captions? Is it turning meeting notes into a client-facing summary? My bet is it’s the early-stage content repurposing.

2. Define the Output: Create a template prompt for this single task. For example: "Using the 'Professional Writer Buddy' persona, take this [long-form content] and create a 3-part LinkedIn Carousel post with a punchy headline and a clear, final question for engagement. Maintain a confident, yet self-aware tone."

3. Execute & Refine: Run two pieces of content through this new process. Review the output. Did it miss the mark? Tweak the template prompt. This is learning agility in action—iterating until the output is seamless.

Step 3: The Final 30 Minutes – Set the Boundary (and a Reminder)

This is the most crucial part. Discipline is how you prevent "AI assist" from turning into "AI dependence."

Your Action:

1. The Human Filter Rule: Establish a non-negotiable rule: Nothing created by the AI for external consumption goes out until it passes through your Human Filter. This means you must read, edit, and inject a new, personal reflection or example into the final copy. You must check that the content promotes ultimate user satisfaction and engagement.

2. Schedule the Check-in: Set a reminder for 90 days from now. Your check-in question: "Am I using AI to amplify my unique work, or is it starting to replace the effort I need to be putting in to grow?" This maintains your perpetual rookie mindset.

3. Close the Loop: Open a note and write down your single, biggest win-win for using this new AI stack. (Example: "I save 30 minutes a day on drafting, which I now use for focused client research.")

Your Turn

What's the single most annoying, repetitive task you're going to put through your new 90-Minute AI Starter Sprint this week? Reach out to me and we can troubleshoot your prompt!

Peace sustains productivity. Now go put your empathy to work.

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