But in a good way!

I like experimenting with AI.

And since I opted in for ChatGPT Plus, I tried many things.

But today I tried something new: using the famous chatbot as a life coach or psychological assistant.

Here’s what happened:

(and how you can follow the same to make your life better)

Introspection

I’m in that phase where you seek deep answers about yourself. I’m at a crossroads in terms of career and business endeavours.

Understand by this that I have some experience (or a lot depending on what we talk about) and much more ambitions than results.

I get to choose a new path for my academic career and my side business.

Which led me to come back to the deep stuff: who I am and what I want from life!

Because the only success I want in the future is the one that aligns with both. There are so many paths and flashy red signs that attract my poorly focused mind.

And you want that too!

Therefore, if I rewind and ask myself those basic questions, I should be able to find my why as Simon Sinek would say.

How should I proceed?

Enters ChatGPT

Why an AI? Why not! After all, it has been trained on 300 billion words from books, blogs, Wikipedia, and other text resources online.

Quite a wealth of human knowledge and wisdom I presume!

So I asked it to help me define my qualities: “Hey, list common qualities humans can have” or something like that.

And here’s the answer:

To help you identify which of these labels or roles fits you best, let’s break down what each one means:

Nurturer: You take care of others, providing emotional, physical, or spiritual sustenance. You might find joy in supporting, guiding, and ensuring well-being.

Worker: You find purpose in tasks, duties, and responsibilities. Diligence, commitment, and persistence might be some of your core qualities.

Problem Solver: You’re good at identifying issues and thinking critically to find solutions. You might be pragmatic and logical in your approach.

Helper: You assist others, sometimes without being asked. This might be through acts of service, advice, or physical assistance.

Lover: You have a deep capacity for love, intimacy, and passion. This can be romantic, but it can also mean you deeply care about people, causes, or activities.

Warrior: You’re brave and confront challenges head-on. You might be fearless, protective, and driven by a cause or purpose.

Seeker: You’re in constant pursuit of knowledge, truth, or spiritual enlightenment. You might have a curious mind and an unquenchable thirst for learning.

Healer: You have the ability to restore — physically, emotionally, or spiritually. This could be through medicine, therapy, or other forms of healing.

Thinker: You’re introspective and analytical. You might spend a lot of time in your own head, pondering ideas and concepts.

Explorer: You crave new experiences and knowledge. You might love to travel, try new things, or immerse yourself in new cultures or ideas.

To determine which best fits you, ask yourself: Which of these resonates most with your daily actions and decisions? Which of these feels like it aligns with your deeper passions or long-term goals? Which of these evokes a strong emotional response or feels like “that’s me”?

Other possibilities you might consider:

Creator: You bring new things into existence, whether it’s art, projects, ideas, or solutions.

Listener: You’re an exceptional communicator, especially in receiving and understanding information from others.

Teacher: You have the gift of imparting knowledge or skills to others.

Dreamer: You have a vivid imagination and often think about what could be.

Remember, you don’t have to be confined to one label. Humans are multifaceted, and you might see yourself in multiple roles or evolve from one to another over time. It might also be helpful to seek feedback from friends, family, or colleagues, as they can provide an external perspective on your personality and inclinations.

OK! That’s interesting already. I can see a few qualities that apply to me. Don’t you?

And then I knew that I needed to give me inputs to help the AI help me.

You need to feed that data-vore beast!

So here I am writing down my particularities and asking the AI to list the qualities that define me.

And here goes a list like the previous one with a nice explanation for each.

I won’t bore you with it but I encourage you to do the same, that’s quite interesting to lay down what makes you this unique person!

After the list, it decided to comment, this chatty-cheeky bot:

You are a multifaceted individual, and it’s clear that you have a unique blend of attributes that make you who you are. It’s quite rare and commendable to see such a blend of analytical, creative, emotional, and resilient qualities in one person.

WOW! Am I blushing at an AI right now?

I’m not used to being told such nice things, especially about my weirdness.

On the contrary, I tend to feel bad not being more like the norm. And my lack of true success (as defined by society and most people around me), makes it even harder to think positively about myself.

Anyway, that’s not why I write this.

This is just the beginning because now, I can and you can continue to chat and ask more questions to find out what you truly want to do and how to do it.

Let it coach

I’m doing it as I type those words and I don’t want to make it all about me. You don’t care and it’s boring.

But here’s what you can ask then:

• what career or business model would fit my personal qualities best?

• make a plan of action to put me on the path to succeed in this new path

• how to position yourself and your offer (that is your expertise, your interests, product, service…) to get a position or clients

• many many other things.

Many people think that ChatGPT is only barely useful for pumping out mediocre blog posts quickly. And it can do that.

But it’s way more than that. And not so bad at writing is you know how to use it.

My best advice: use it for a specific project, not to “test its capabilities”. You’ll be amazed after some time.

Like any good thing, it takes a bit of effort and time to get results.

Be great,

Frank