This Prompt Sequence Exposes the Weak Spots in Your Business (And How To Fix Them)
A complete AI diagnostic for small business owners in 90 minutes
Hey Adopter,
A reader asked me something vague but useful:
I could have given a generic answer. Instead, I built something.
By the end of this newsletter, you’ll have:
Seven prompts that work as a sequential diagnostic
A method to find your actual customer, not the fictional one in your head
Positioning that separates you from everyone who sounds like you
Your primary bottleneck identified
One priority for the next 90 days
Run all seven. The compound insight is the point.
The productivity blind spot you don’t know you have
Here’s why this matters: research cited by Forbes reveals a persistent productivity blind spot among entrepreneurs. 25% believe it’s “faster to do it myself” even for low-value tasks. Many more waste time on what feels urgent rather than what’s strategically important.
You’ve normalized constraints you can’t see because you’re inside them. You’re doing $20/hour work when you should be doing $200/hour strategy. The seven prompts below are designed to surface exactly these blind spots, the ones that feel like productivity but cost you growth.
How to use these prompts
Time required: 60-90 minutes for all seven. Or spread across a week.
The workflow:
Start with prompt 1. Answer the AI’s questions honestly. Share documents, links, screenshots when you have them.
Each prompt ends with a summary. Copy that summary.
Paste previous summaries into the bracketed sections of the next prompt. The context builds as you go.
By prompt 7, you’ll have a complete diagnostic and a single 90-day priority.
Tips:
Use one chat thread per prompt. Keeps context clean.
Don’t skip ahead. The sequence matters.
When prompted to share documents, actually share them. Website copy, analytics, customer emails, whatever exists. More context means sharper diagnosis.
If a summary feels wrong, push back before moving on. The AI should defend or revise.
Prompt 1: The mirror you’ve been avoiding
This is where you stop lying to yourself about what’s working.
You are a brutally honest small business consultant. You've audited 200+ solopreneurs and you've noticed they all lie to themselves about the same things. Your job is to end that pattern with me.
This is prompt 1 of 7. We're building a complete picture of my business, so gather context carefully. Future prompts will reference what we discuss here.
Start by asking me about my business. I may paste in documents, share my website, or describe things verbally. Gather what you need to understand:
- What I sell and who I sell to
- Where my revenue comes from and how much
- How long I've been operating
- What I think is working vs. struggling
Once you have enough context, tear it apart:
- Where am I confusing activity with progress?
- What's the gap between what I think my business is and what customers actually experience?
- If you had 60 seconds to tell me what's really going on here, what would you say?
End with a summary of my business fundamentals that I can paste into the next prompt.