Compound Leverage
I got an email last week from a business owner who attended on of my workshops.
"Marvin, "My team spends the first 15 minutes of every meeting just figuring out when we can meet next time."
I knew exactly what she meant.
Her team holds four recurring meetings each month.
Each one ends the same way: someone pulls out their phone, everyone starts reading off their availability, and chaos ensues.
"We've tried Doodle,". "But using it creates a new subscription and a new work."
Sound familiar?
Here's what this 'simple' scheduling problem was costing her:
15 minutes per meeting × 4 meetings × 8 people = 8 hours monthly in coordination time.
But it gets worse.
The real cost wasn't just the time. It was the momentum killer.
Every productive meeting ended with scheduling chaos. The energy died. People started checking their phones. The meeting that just solved big problems suddenly felt inefficient.
At her billing rate, those 8 hours monthly represented real money. Just for scheduling.
And that doesn't count the delayed projects because follow-up meetings got pushed out weeks due to coordination failures.
A better way.
Instead of adding another tool, a strategic prompt solved the problem, allowing her to build exactly what she needed.
Here's what I shared:
Strategic Prompt for Google Apps Script Solution:
“Create a Google Apps Script that automates meeting scheduling:
REQUIREMENTS:
Connect to Google Calendar API
Function: findOptimalMeetingTime(attendeeEmails, meetingDuration, dateRange)
Analyze each attendee's calendar for conflicts
Suggest 3 optimal time slots avoiding back-to-back meetings
Generate calendar invites with professional formatting
Include email confirmation workflow
FEATURES:
Input: Attendee emails, meeting length, preferred date range
Output: 3 recommended times with conflict analysis
Auto-send calendar invites with agenda template
Handle time zone considerations
STYLE: Clean, professional code with error handling FORMAT: Complete working script ready to deploy”
Strategic Prompt for Claude Artifact Solution:
Build an interactive scheduling assistant artifact:
REQUIREMENTS:
Input fields: attendee names, meeting type, duration, date preferences
AI analysis of optimal meeting timing
Generate 3 recommended time slots
Create professional meeting invites
Display conflict warnings and suggestions
FEATURES:
Clean, professional interface
Real-time availability analysis
Copy-paste calendar invite text
Meeting agenda template generator
Follow-up reminder scheduling
OUTPUT: Working tool users can bookmark and use daily”
The best part?
Copy either prompt.
Paste into Claude or Google Apps Script. Deploy your custom scheduling solution.
No new software subscriptions. No team training. No complex integrations.
Just strategic prompting that turns your existing tools into powerful automation.
This is the THINK method in action.
Instead of searching for the right tool, you identify the problem and prompt AI to build exactly what you need.
Why should you care about all this?
Most business leaders are aware of what they want to automate.
They just don't know how to implement it strategically.
That's where strategic prompting makes all the difference.
Ready to turn your other business problems into custom solutions?
The THINK Guide helps you turn problems into solutions you can apply with strategic prompts and tools you already use every day.
Learn to identify any business bottleneck and prompt AI to build your custom solution.
No guesswork. No expensive software. Just proven prompts that work.
Marvin
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