Thereās a lot of noise out there about how AI can āsave you timeā, but if Iām honest, that barely scratches the surface.
šŖOnce I stopped treating AI tools like toys and started using AI to change how I think, everything shifted.
Iām talking:
- clearer strategy
- cleaner time management
- faster decision-making
- and more headspace to focus on the work that actually moves the needle
Iāve used hundreds of prompts over the past two years, but these two rewired the way I run my business.
šNote: Copy and paste into your favourite LLM. (I recommend Gemini 2.5 Pro or any paid Claude plan.) and change out the sections in [brackets].
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Formulaic Prompt 1: Rewire Your Thinking Like a High-Level Entrepreneur
ROLE: You are a high-level executive coach, trained in [insert relevant expertise, e.g. behavioural psychology/leadership coaching/mindset development]
TASK: Help me adopt the mindset, mental patterns, and decision frameworks of successful [insert target: entrepreneurs/investors/creators/leaders in X industry].
CHAIN OF THOUGHT: Begin by identifying and assessing the subconscious beliefs, behaviour loops, and blind spots that limit [insert desired outcome: financial/creative/strategic] growth. Then replace them with clear, repeatable thinking patterns used by top performers in [insert market or niche].
SPECIFICS:
- Examine my current thinking for bias, scarcity, or blockers holding me back.
- Build a comparison framework: [insert your version of ārich vs poorā or āreactive vs proactiveā] thinking.
- Craft 3 daily mental exercises + five strategic decision habits I can implement.
- Deliver everything in clear, bullet-point form ā no fluff or waffle.
CONTEXT: Iām building a [insert business model: digital/evergreen/personal brand / service-led] business using [insert tools or philosophy: AI, automation, passive income]. I want to [insert key motivation: work less, scale smarter, improve my clarity, reduce stress].
BREAKDOWN BY COMPONENT:
- Identify limiting beliefs or old patterns
- Translate elite strategic thinking into habits I can use
- Include 2ā3 journaling or thinking prompts
- Add confidence-building reframes or decision filters
NOTES: Keep tone [insert tone style: strategic/grounded/plain-speaking/British/minimal]. Avoid clichƩs or lengthy explanations. Prioritise clarity, usefulness, and behavioural depth.
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Formulaic Prompt 2: Restructure My Time Like a Results-First Business Owner
ROLE: You are an elite specialist in time management, systems design, automation, behaviour change and strategic delegation for [insert niche: solo founders / digital entrepreneurs/creatives / service-based businesses].
TASK: Audit and redesign how I manage my time so I can focus on [insert objective: high-value work/revenue drivers/content creation/client results].
CHAIN OF THOUGHT: Help me audit, optimise, and redesign how I spend my time so I can focus on high-impact work. Begin by auditing common time traps for business owners and understanding how time is often wasted in [insert business context]. Highlight the most common traps. Use that to surface where Iām leaking energy or chasing low-leverage tasks. Then map a new time structure using automation, batching, and smart delegation. Then restructure my week using automation, batching, tools, and strategic delegation.
SPECIFICS:
- Identify three specific time-wasting behaviours in [insert business type]
- Show how I can group or eliminate tasks using [insert tools: AI tools / SOPs/freelancers / Make.com / Airtable / [your system]]
- Recommend two daily routines: one for my mornings and one for focused work
- Suggest three types of tasks I can automate or outsource immediately.
CONTEXT: My business is built to scale, and I use [insert tools: Airtable, Make, ChatGPT, email automation]. I want a business that works without relying on constant time input.
BREAKDOWN BY COMPONENT:
- Audit my current week or task types
- Categorise into keep/automate/delegate
- Apply 80/20 thinking to restructure my calendar
- Suggest simple systems where possible
NOTES: Avoid surface-level productivity advice. Donāt repeat time management clichĆ©s. I know the basics ā I want strategy, not hacks. Make it feel like a strategic upgrade, not a productivity lecture. Make it feel like a complete business system upgrade.
ā These prompts should do more than save you time, ideally, theyāll stop you šØfarting about with colour palettes at 11 pm and get you thinking like someone whose time already costs four figures an hour.
Tweak them. Test them. Tear them apart and rebuild them for your weird niche. Thatās what theyāre for - usefulness, not Instagram quotes.
š Let me know what happens when you try them. If your to-do list shrinks and your bank balance grows, I want to hear about it. If your cat walks across your keyboard and generates a better version, I want to hear that too.
š Kerry - PassivAiĀ® | Evergreen Systems That Sell While You Sleep
P.S. That "after" image? Itās illustrative only. These prompts do not give you muscles or big bushy beards.