As a parent of an adult child with severe autism, a parent of a wonderful trans son and having gone through rehab for sobriety (over 3 years now!) . . . I’m a big fan of mental health support.

I’m a big fan of Star Trek, and there’s a famous character android named Data.

He has no emotions, but he desperately wants to feel human emotions.

Eventually, he finds an “emotion chip” that gives him real human feelings of sadness, happiness and fear—he becomes a “complete human.”

But unlike humans, he has the ability to literally turn it off in an instant.

When he’s in a fearful situation, he can shut it off and instantly deal with the situation with pure rationality and logic.

I would LOVE that.

This week I’ve been talking about giving my new AI Assistant all these crazy details about myself and my business—the most absurdly minute, trivial details.

As business owners, we look at AI as . . .

A content creator.

A business plan maker.

A marketing consultant.

But there’s another important role that I’ve found for AI: Business Therapist.

A good therapist does one thing: ask questions.

They’re all about helping YOU talk through your personal challenges and arriving at solutions by ASKING QUESTIONS.

I’ve been using my own AI Assistant to help with my overwhelm and personal struggles as an entrepreneur.

The AI model has all of my personal fears, team dynamics, current marketing challenges and financial goals.

There are things that you might not normally discuss with a therapist—or at least not with as much detail.

Here’s how I use my AI Assistant as a “business therapist”

• “Talking” through daily overwhelm and my overall schedule each day

• Breaking down large projects into manageable tasks

• Identifying areas I need to prioritize and de-prioritize

• Setting realistic deadlines based on my current schedule and workload

It’s had a powerful impact on reshaping my mindset and reframing my overwhelm.

Remember, as much as we’d love to be . . . none of us are robots.

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