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The other day, someone who attended one of my speaking events emailed me and said I asked my team what you had asked us.

What one part of your work would, if you automated it today, enhance your workflow a year from now?

I want to ask you the same question.

She asked her team that same question, and they came back with a list of things they wanted to accomplish.

Here's how to go from a list to making progress.

Start with one thing and do it this month.

Why This Question Works

When you ask, "What one part of your work would you automate if you could today, to enhance your workflow a year from now?" you're doing three things:

1. Looking at daily work

2. Finding time wasters

3. Thinking long term

Her teams answered:

• Operations: Weekly status reports

• Sales: Lead data entry

• Finance: Invoice reminders

• Marketing: Social media posts

All are fixable with the tools they already use.

Your Strategic Prompt

Copy this into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini:

"I need help identifying one task to automate this month. My role is [your job title], and I spend a lot of time on [list 2-3 repetitive tasks]. Write a strategic prompt to analyze these tasks and pick the best one to automate first. Include questions about time spent, business value, and implementation difficulty."

Then, copy the response into a new conversation and answer it.

Want help with this? I am hosting a free SBDC webinar, "Go From AI-Curious to Cutting Hours of Manual Work with THINK," on July 14th. You can register at this link.

Make Your Answer Real

Once you pick your task, build a simple plan:

"If I automate [task] with [tool], I'll save [hours] weekly."

One person said: "If I automate status reports, I'll save 3 hours weekly."

That's 150 hours a year. From one task.

Your Move This Month

1. Use the strategic prompt

2. Pick one task

3. Start this week

4. Track the time saved

Don't overthink it. Pick one thing and take action.

Marvin

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