What If You Could Talk Through Big Business Decisions Without Spending Thousands?
You've got a million ideas, a to-do list that never ends, and no time (or budget) to hire a coach every time you hit a crossroads.
Maybe you're asking:
How much work can I realistically take on right now?
Should I change my services—or how I deliver them?
What would this business look like if life shifted, hard?
But the last thing you want is another productivity hack or someone telling you to "just batch your content."
You need someone to help you think.
Someone who gets how your brain works, knows your business goals, and won't hit you with fluff or guilt.
That's exactly what I needed, too.
So Here's What I Did
The other weekend, I sat down with a mug of tea and opened up ChatGPT.
Not to write content. Not to automate anything.
But to get clear on:
Where I want my business to go
What I want to offer
How I want to work
And how it all fits into my actual life—especially if that life includes a full-time W2 job
And it helped.
Not because it's brilliant.
Because I treated it like a thinking partner—not a tool.
What Even Is ChatGPT? (Spoiler: Not Skynet. Yet.)
Let's break it down.
ChatGPT is not a person. It's not conscious. And it's definitely not Skynet (but I get why your 90s inner child might be nervous).
It's more like a super nerdy, nonjudgmental assistant. It's been trained on a whole bunch of text and knows how to string words together in a way that sounds coherent—even helpful.
It's not pulling from the internet.
It's not copying anyone's work. It's predicting text based on what it's learned (like predictive text on your phone).
And when you give it context—who you are, what you value, how you work—it can become a surprisingly good sounding board.
The Key? I Fed It the Right Info
I didn't just ask it random questions.
I gave it a clear picture of me:
My working style
My ideal client
The services I currently offer
The pace I want
My desired schedule (daily, weekly, and seasonally)
The choices I'm weighing
Then I asked:
If I'm working in my business full-time, what's sustainable?
If I'm working a 9–5 and building this on the side, what has to shift?
And it didn't just give me answers—it asked me questions and gave me prompts.
Smart ones. Ones I hadn't thought about yet.
Like:
Add rough ideas on how many clients you enjoy working with per month or what types of work give you energy vs. drain it.
Do you want to prioritize fewer high-touch clients or broader mid-tier support to reach your revenue goal this year?
Do you have a preference for how many clients you'd like to have on retainer at once—or how much ongoing messaging you want to manage each week?
Here's a Real Example From My Chat
One of the most helpful things ChatGPT helped me do was evaluate my offers and the ones we'd brainstormed.
I gave it a list of services. Then I asked it to help me rank each one based on:
Ease of delivery
Time required (per client)
Revenue potential
And then—I left space to rate it by gut feeling (aka my sacral authority, if you're into Human Design like I am)
ChatGPT helped me think through this with questions like:
"What part of this offer drains you the most?"
"Would this still work if your available hours got cut in half?"
"Could this be delegated in the future?"
It was like having a strategist in my pocket.
The Digital Sounding Board vs. Human Insight
Here's the thing about using technology as a thinking partner: it gives you structure when you need it most, especially when hiring a strategist isn't in the budget yet.
It's a bit like the difference between using a meditation app and working with a meditation teacher. Both have value—but they serve different purposes at different stages of your journey.
The digital sounding board helps you:
Organize scattered thoughts
See patterns you might miss when everything's swirling in your head
Consider angles you hadn't thought about yet
Get unstuck when decision fatigue hits
But there's magic that happens in human connection that technology simply can't replicate.
When you work with someone who truly sees you—who understands the nuances of your business, picks up on subtle shifts in your energy when discussing certain offers, and brings their own lived experience and intuition to the table—that's where transformation happens.
A human guide:
Reads between the lines of what you're saying (and not saying)
Senses the emotional undercurrents of your decisions
Brings contextual wisdom from years of working with people just like you
Holds space for the complex human emotions that come with business decisions
Challenges you with the perfect balance of support and push
When a Digital Tool Makes Sense
Using a digital thinking partner like I've described works best when:
You need a starting point before investing in deeper strategy work
You're working through initial ideas and need to get them out of your head
You want to prepare and clarify your thoughts before working with a professional
Budget constraints mean you need a bridge solution for now
Think of it as the first step in a longer journey—not the destination.
The Evolution of How We Make Decisions
What's fascinating is how this approach mirrors the evolution many of us experience in our businesses.
We start by DIYing everything—cobbling together solutions, learning as we go, making do with what we have.
Then we reach a point where we realize: some things are worth investing in. The guidance, accountability, and expertise of someone who's been there changes everything.
This is where our decisions become more intentional, our processes more refined, our work more aligned with who we truly are.
It's like graduating from making dinner with whatever's in the fridge to having a chef help you design a meal that nourishes exactly what your body needs.
The difference isn't just in the result—it's in the entire experience.
The Human Element in Business Strategy
When you're ready to move beyond digital brainstorming, working with a human strategist brings elements no technology can match:
Personalization beyond patterns. A human doesn't just recognize patterns in what you say—they understand the why behind them. They customize their approach based on how you're uniquely wired, whether that's through Human Design, your nervous system tendencies, or other frameworks that illuminate how you work best.
Spaciousness for complexity. Business decisions are rarely straightforward. They involve your values, your energy, your life circumstances, your vision—all the messy, beautiful complexity of being human. A skilled strategist creates space for all of this, helping you navigate the nuance with wisdom.
Embodied expertise. There's a difference between information and wisdom. A strategist brings lived experience, intuitive knowing, and contextual understanding that comes from working deeply with other humans. They don't just know what works—they know what might work specifically for you.
Accountability with compassion. The right strategic partner knows when to push and when to pause. They help you stay committed to your vision while honoring your humanity along the way.
This blending of structure and soul, strategy and intuition, isn't something you can replicate with technology alone—no matter how advanced it becomes.
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