Copy these 5 prompts into a notes app, a doc, or a sticky. They handle brand voice, priorities, email, content, and decisions.
Most people use AI like a search engine. They type a question, get an answer, close the tab. That's fine, but it's leaving 90% of the value on the table. The founders who actually get leverage from AI have a small library of prompts they return to again and again. Prompts that are written specifically for their business, their voice, their kind of stuck.
This guide gives you five of those prompts. They work in ChatGPT, Claude, or most other AI tools. Each one is written to be copy-pasted and customized in the spots marked with brackets. Save them somewhere you can reach them fast, because the best time to use a great prompt is the moment you need it, not after you've spent 10 minutes trying to write one from scratch.
These are the prompts I give every client during onboarding. They're starting points, not permanent solutions. But they'll do more for you in the next 30 days than most things you'll try.
This guide is mostly a reading and saving exercise. You're not building anything complicated. Here's all you need:
Each prompt below includes the copy-paste version and a short note on how to use it and when it's most useful. Customize the parts in brackets before you save them so they're personalized to you from day one.
Use this when you need AI to write something and you want it to sound like you instead of a press release. Paste it at the top of any content request to set the tone before you ask for anything else.
"You are a writing assistant for [Your Name], founder of [Your Business]. She writes in a tone that is [describe your tone: warm and direct / bold and conversational / calm and authoritative / etc.]. She always [habit: uses short sentences / opens with a question / writes like she's talking to a close friend / etc.]. She never [anti-habit: uses corporate jargon / adds unnecessary exclamation points / writes in passive voice / etc.]. Her audience is [describe your audience] and they come to her for [what they want]. With this in mind, please write: [your actual request]."
Use this on Monday mornings when you have a long list of things you could do and no clarity on what you should do. Give it your list, let it hand you back your three real priorities.
"I run [a brief description of your business]. My current goal for this month is [your main goal]. Here is everything on my plate this week: [paste your full task list or brain dump]. Please analyze this list and tell me: (1) the three tasks that will most directly move me toward my monthly goal, (2) anything on this list that I should defer, delegate, or drop entirely, and (3) one thing I'm probably avoiding that actually needs to happen."
Use this for any email you've been putting off because you don't know how to phrase it. Client follow-ups, difficult conversations, partnership pitches, boundary-setting. Paste in the context and get a solid first draft you can clean up in 2 minutes.
"I need to write an email to [who: a client, a potential partner, a collaborator, etc.]. The context is: [explain the situation in a few sentences]. I want to come across as [tone: professional and warm / direct and kind / confident and firm / etc.]. The main thing I need to communicate is: [core message]. The outcome I'm hoping for is: [what you want them to do or understand]. Please write a draft. Keep it under [150 / 200 / 250] words and do not start with 'I hope this email finds you well.'"
Use this when you know what you want to post about but you can't figure out the angle, the hook, or how to make it interesting. Give it the topic and your audience and let it generate 10 possible angles. You'll always find 2 or 3 worth using.
"I want to create content about [your topic] for [platform: Instagram / TikTok / LinkedIn / etc.]. My audience is [describe them: women founders / online business owners / coaches / etc.] who struggle with [their main problem]. Generate 10 different angles I could take on this topic. For each angle, give me: a one-sentence description of the angle, an opening hook line, and the format that would work best (talking head, carousel, caption, etc.). Prioritize angles that feel fresh, not generic."
Use this when you're stuck on a business decision and going in circles. Give it the decision, your options, and your constraints. It won't make the decision for you, but it will organize your thinking in a way that usually makes the answer obvious.
"I'm trying to decide: [state the decision clearly]. My options are: [list them]. My current constraints are: [time, money, energy, team capacity, whatever is real for you right now]. My main goal right now is: [your current business priority]. Please help me think through this by: (1) identifying which option best aligns with my current goal and constraints, (2) naming the one risk I might be underweighting in each option, and (3) giving me a recommendation with a one-paragraph rationale. Be direct. I don't need soft maybes."
Five prompts. Saved in a place you can find them in 10 seconds. That's the difference between AI being a tool you occasionally remember to use and AI being something that actually reduces the load of running your business every single week.
These prompts are a starting point. Over time you'll customize them, replace parts that don't fit your business, and add new ones as you figure out where you keep getting stuck. That personal prompt library is the seed of a real AI system. If you want to see what that grows into, explore the Engines.
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