“The person who finishes one race beats the person who starts a hundred and never finishes.” - Shane Parrish
“Better waves make better surfers. Are you on the right beach?” - Seth Godin
Two Lessons Business Owners Can’t Ignore
If you’re scattered across projects, swimming in distractions, or stuck spinning your wheels, it’s time for a hard reset.
Because it doesn’t matter how many ideas you start if you never see one through.
And it doesn’t matter how hard you paddle if you're not even on the right beach.
Lesson 1: Finish What You Start (Even If It’s Boring)
The fastest way to get ahead isn’t speed…it’s completion. The magic is in consistency, not constant reinvention.
- Success favors the consistent, not the clever. Show up for the boring work.
- Play the long game. Nearly everything worthwhile takes longer than you expect, but pays off more than you imagine.
Where ChatGPT can help:
- Refine your focus – Ask for a weekly action plan or rewrite your priorities with clarity.
- Stick with one race – Let it reframe slow progress and remind you of your "why."
- Document your process – Turn messy notes into templates, checklists, or repeatable systems.
Lesson 2: Choose Better Inputs, Not Just Harder Effort
Hard work matters. But working hard in the wrong environment? That’s a recipe for burnout, not success.
You need better waves, not just a stronger paddle.
- Your outcomes reflect the people, conversations, and content you surround yourself with.
- Your brain is a garden…plant wisely. What you take in shapes what you grow.
Where ChatGPT can help:
- Curate better content – Get summaries, ideas, and insights from top thinkers instead of doomscrolling.
- Expand your inputs – Ask it to challenge assumptions or explore topics from new angles.
- Simulate smarter companions– Think alongside the best minds in your industry by asking GPT to channel their mindset.
Your AI Co-Founder, Strategist, and Sounding Board
Whether you're losing focus, feeling stuck, or swimming in too many ideas, ChatGPT can:
- Reframe challenges so you keep going
- Simplify complexity so you take action
- Spark new ideas when you feel flat
- Cut through the noise so you make better decisions
Ponder This
- Which race are you committed to finishing, and what’s stopping you?
- Are you surfing from the wrong beach?
Books
- Seth’s Blog by Seth Godin
- Effortless and Essentialism by Greg McKeown
- The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
- Atomic Habits by James Clear
- Start with Why by Simon Sinek
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