Activity
Mon
Wed
Fri
Sun
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
What is this?
Less
More

Memberships

ACQ VANTAGE

926 members • $1,000/month

The Institute Social

62 members • Free

23 contributions to The Institute Social
Speed Upgrade: Wispr AI Is A Game Changer
I’ve been using Wispr for about a week. It’s been a real upgrade. Not a flashy tool. Not revolutionary. Just speed. Here’s what it does: You assign a custom key on your keyboard. Press it. Talk. It types wherever your cursor is. That’s it. But that “that’s it” is powerful. I’ve been using it to move between: • Text messages • Executive Chat rooms • CRM follow-up • Emails • Website copy • Notes Anywhere you can type, it works. The difference isn’t accuracy. It’s velocity. I don’t context switch to think about typing. I just think out loud. Push the button. Talk. Release. Done. It removes friction between thought and output. For operators running multiple systems, that matters. I’ll likely move to the $15/month plan. There’s a 14-day trial. If speed is a bottleneck for you, test it. Not sponsored. Just sharing what’s improving my workflow right now. If you try it, post what you’re using it for. Let’s keep upgrading the stack. Here the link down below: Wispr
1 like • 5d
@Gilbert Urbina @Kimberly Ortiz i would love an open office hours! That would be great accountability for me. @Kimberly Ortiz it would be nice to formally meet you and do some introductions!
1 like • 3d
@Kimberly Ortiz I sent you a message directly but fridays are most likely going to be the best!
Wispr Flow DOWNLOAD IT NOW 🚨🚨🚨
I just wanted to share a quick win with everybody Recently, @Gilbert Urbina told me to download Wispr Flow (App that lets you speak instead of having to type). In just the past week, I have already spoken over 11,000 words that I would have had to type out. I have done typing speed tests, and I'm typically under 50 words per minute. With Wispr Flow, I'm out about 170 words per minute. Not only am I over three times as efficient in getting the words out, but it also allows me to communicate my ideas a lot more clearly and authentically. If you're not already using this tool, you absolutely need to download it now! It has helped me accomplish way more tasks and be so much more efficient in managing my workload. P.S. Fun fact: I used the Wispr Flow app to type out this post, and it only took me about a minute or so :)
The reminder app I rely on daily (and how I actually use it)
One tool I consistently use is Due — not for planning, but for execution. I don’t use it for projects. I use it for behavior. Here’s what lives in Due for me right now: - Daily mindset anchors (“Summon your best self”) - Short mental resets during the workday - A reminder to refocus on one thing - Relationship reminders (yes, literally “Praise my wife”) - Operational tasks I don’t want to drop (like paying coaches) - End-of-day resets so I don’t carry work into the night Why Due works when other apps don’t: - The reminders don’t disappear if you ignore them - You’re forced to either: That’s the magic. It reminds you just enough to take action without becoming background noise you tune out. Operator takeaway: Most execution problems aren’t strategy problems. They’re attention and follow-through problems. If something actually matters: - It shouldn’t live in a list you never open - It should interrupt you at the moment a decision needs to be made That’s exactly how I use Due — as a lightweight behavioral system, not another productivity toy. Curious — what’s one thing you know you should be reminded of daily, but currently aren’t?
The reminder app I rely on daily (and how I actually use it)
0 likes • 10d
@Lauryn Girgenti if you haven't downloaded this app yet... this is your reminder to do it!
1 like • 10d
@Gilbert Urbina , I love this app, and I'm so grateful that you suggested it to me. It's been a great way for me to realize which tasks are actually important and which ones I keep pushing off that don't really help me move the needle forward and probably should be disregarded anyway. As the sports psych guy... I didn't even think to use it for an opportunity to mentally reset. I will definitely steal this from you and potentially suggest this to my future clients LOL
I Revamped the 5-Minute Business Checkup Tool
And honestly, it’s a lot better now. The reason I rebuilt it was simple: I didn’t want people joining this community, landing in the classroom, and then just clicking around randomly trying to figure out where to start. That creates friction.That creates overwhelm.And most of the time, it kills momentum before it even starts. So I tightened the tool up. Now when you run the 5-Minute Business Checkup, it gives you: - your operator identity - your biggest business constraint - a clearer read on what stage you’re in - a 30-day activation plan - the exact classroom path you should start with - a copy-ready comment you can paste into the community - and a simple do this today list so you can move right away The goal is not to give you more information. The goal is to help you stop guessing. Instead of bouncing between lessons, you answer a few questions and the tool points you toward the system you actually need first. That’s a much better starting point. Especially if you’re: - overwhelmed - trying to do too much - unclear on your real bottleneck - or not sure what to focus on over the next 30 days This is one of the biggest things I want this community to do well: help you diagnose faster, install faster, and move faster. So if you’re in here and haven’t run it yet — go do that. Then come back and post your result. I want to see: - your operator identity - your main constraint - and which classroom path it told you to start with Run it here:https://theinstitutesocial.netlify.app Use it.See what it gives you.Then let’s build from there.
1 like • 10d
My Operator Identity: Invisible Starter My Main Constraint: I am not generating any leads because I am not putting the right things in place for the potential consumer to purchase my services Classroom: Get More Leads
Warm Leads and Assuming the Sale
As I'm growing my business, I have realized how important it is to develop my sales skills. After workshopping with @Gilbert Urbina , he noticed that I was too timid in my approach. My fear was that I didn’t want to come off as too salesy. The shift for me was to realize that I have a valuable product/service that I am offering to them. I genuinely feel like I can provide value to my client, and they already have some level of interest if they are speaking with me. These warm leads are easier to sell to, and I shouldn’t be worried about being too salesy. Another helpful shift was to assume the sale when I spoke to them. My language became more of a “let’s do this” versus “do you want to do this”. These small shifts have made a big difference, and I have been a lot more successful in my sales conversations.
1-10 of 23
Trent MacKinney
3
28points to level up
@trent-mackinney-1723
M.S. Sport and Performance Psychology / I am a sport psych consultant helping athletes and business professionals with the mental side of their job

Active 14h ago
Joined Nov 17, 2025
ENFJ
Riverside, California