Jacki Hayes  00:00

Hey there. Welcome to Here's What I Learned. I'm Jacki Hayes, a system strategist, unapologetic, smutty romantasy, lover, Dungeons and Dragons geek and your no-BS guide to building a business that works for you. This is the place where we swap stories, share lessons, and get real about the highs and lows of creating a life and business that actually feels good. No cookie cutter advice here, just honest conversations about what's working what's not, and how to rewrite the rules to fit your version of success. So grab your favorite beverage, get comfy, and let's dive in. 

Jacki Hayes  00:40

Ever wish you had someone to help you think through your next big business decision without dropping 1000s on a coach or trying to decode another Instagram reel about batching content today, I'm sharing how I use chat GPT, not to write content or automate systems, but as a sounding board to design a business that actually works for me. No fluff, no guilt. 

Jacki Hayes  01:05

So it all started with me sitting down one weekend and asking chat GPT to help me develop a business and offers that work for me. How do I keep building this business without burning out or giving up what matters most. I opened chat GPT and started asking questions, not to do the work, but to think with me. So let's talk first about what chat, G, P, T, is it? It's not sky net for you 80s and 90s babes. It's not pulling directly from Google. It's not magic. Instead, it's a nerdy assistant who doesn't judge, gets better with context and asks good questions. It's also like the predictive text that you get on your phone. It's not copying, it's predicting from what it's learned by what you've put into it. Think of it like a meditation app for your business decisions. It won't replace a great teacher, but it helps you hear your own thoughts more clearly. 

Jacki Hayes  02:08

The shift in my mindset came when I stopped thinking of it as a tool and started thinking of it as a thinking partner. I gave it a lot of inputs, my working style, the services I currently have my ideal schedule, daily, weekly, yearly life contexts like when I like to be off for extended times. What happens if I get a full time job? I also told it about who I was. I shared that I was a manny Gen four, six, profile I shared I was an Enneagram five. I gave it my Clifton Strengths. I told it about the skills that I've built over time, and then I asked questions, questions like, what's sustainable full time versus part time? Which offers align best with my cap, my capacity and my skills? What things might drain me versus what things might energize me? So for instance, an example conversation was where I asked it to rate my offers, and it didn't just give me a list. It asked back questions like, what part of this drains you the most? Could this be delegated later? It held space I didn't know I needed now chat. 

Jacki Hayes  03:23

GPT is best for getting unstuck, clarifying priorities, organizing ideas before bringing them to a human strategist. Where it falls short is understanding emotional nuance, reading your energy and knowing when you're holding back or self sabotaging, that would be me. So the difference is between journaling with prompts and having a heart to heart with your therapist or your coach. It did help me understand that my offers don't just need to make sense on paper, they need to fit my life, and that strategy can be di wide and deeply personal. Last, you can make decisions without losing your values or burning out. Now here's two reflection questions for you. What's one decision you've been avoiding because it feels too big? And what would change if you had a safe, judgmental, free space to think it through. 

Jacki Hayes  04:23

Try a chat GPT session as a quick thinking partner. Want more guided help, a quick boost support pass might be your next step. You can find more information about that in the show notes. Thanks for hanging out with me on Here's What I Learned. If today's episode gave you an aha moment, a laugh or something to think about, make sure you're subscribed to my email list. That's where I share even more tips, stories and behind the scenes insights to help you simplify and thrive and remember you get to do business and life your way until next time you. Keep experimenting, keep simplifying and keep learning.