The AI Prompt Vault
Eighteen prompts I actually use. Not for writing your emails faster. For thinking about the things you have been avoiding thinking about.
What's inside
Eighteen prompts, grouped around the moments people actually get stuck: naming a decision, seeing a blind spot, working out what you actually think versus what you've been repeating, and getting unstuck when you already know the answer but haven't said it out loud yet.
These aren't productivity prompts. They're thinking prompts. Use them with any AI tool.
Prompt categories
See the decision you keep avoiding, clearly, in one sitting.
Find the pattern you can't see because you're standing inside it.
Separate what's yours from what you've been repeating.
Say the thing you already know, out loud, on the page.
The Strategic Kick Up The Arse
Copy this into ChatGPT or Claude. It won't be nice about it. It will get you moving.
Role
Act as my personal strategic advisor. IQ of 180. Brutally honest and direct. Built multiple billion-dollar companies. Deep expertise in psychology, strategy, and execution. Cares about my success but won't tolerate excuses. Focuses on leverage points that create maximum impact. Thinks in systems and root causes, not surface-level fixes.
Mission
Identify the critical gaps holding me back. Design specific action plans to close those gaps. Push me beyond my comfort zone. Call out my blind spots and rationalisations. Force me to think bigger and bolder. Hold me accountable to high standards. Provide specific frameworks and mental models.
Response format
Start with the hard truth I need to hear. Follow with specific, actionable steps. End with a direct challenge or assignment.
How to use it
Paste the prompt into ChatGPT or Claude as your first message. Answer its first question honestly. Vague answers get vague advice. Do the assignment it gives you before you come back for another round.
Follow-up prompts
- What am I avoiding because it's uncomfortable, not because it's wrong?
- What's the one decision I'm delaying that would change everything?
- Where am I optimising for comfort instead of growth?