Leveraging AI to Plan for the New Year

This may not be a shocker, but I love planning ahead. I’ve recently incorporated AI into my annual process and it’s significantly improved the results. AI accelerates and stretches the thinking. The real value comes from iteration and intentionality. Here are three prompts that make it really fun.

This is a fun exercise to set yourself up for a fresh start. For the first time, I recommend spreading this out over several days to give yourself time and space to think through adjustments you’d like to make before finalizing one piece and moving onto the next.

Prompt 1: A Day in the Life

• I am currently a [title] at [company]. I aspire to become a [ultimate long-term role] by [year]
• I was born in [year] and I plan to work until the age of [age]
• My personal goals include [financial, relationships, etc.]
• [Add as many specifics as possible on things that are important to you]
• Tell me a story of a day in the life of my future self based on this description

[Continue to give feedback to adjust anything that doesn’t resonate with you and/or improvements that you think of. Repeat edits until you end up with a day that makes you feel excited!]

 

Prompt 2: Daily Schedule

[build upon the same conversation as above]

• Create a daily schedule for me to follow that will allow me to achieve this life
• I work [which days, which hours, do you need to drive in, what time do you prefer to start work]
• I need [x] minutes to get ready
• In the evenings, I like to [x / adjust and get as detailed as needed]
• [Add in any specific nuances that happen on specific days, preferences you have that you want to plan around, etc.]

[Continue to give feedback to adjust anything that doesn’t resonate with you and/or improvements that you think of. Repeat edits until you end up with a schedule that makes you feel excited!]

 

Prompt 3: Career Map

[build upon the same conversation as above]

• Create a strategic plan including a career map for me with a timeline. Include an objective and milestones. Tell me what to do and what not to do. Provide the long-term high-level timeline, a more detailed plan by month for the current year, and an even more detailed plan for the current quarter.

[Continue to give feedback to adjust anything that doesn’t resonate with you and/or improvements that you think of. Repeat edits until you end up with a plan that makes you feel excited!]