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The smell of burnout (and how AI fixed it)
And how you can too
The glow of my laptop screen was burning my eyes at 3 AM.
Energy drink cans scattered across my desk like a graveyard of productivity.
Another late night trying to keep up with all the tasks crushing my business.
Sound familiar?
I remember staring at my to-do list thinking "there has to be a better way than hiring 10 people just to keep this thing running."
Then I saw this tweet about someone running a 7-figure business solo using AI.
At first I rolled my eyes so hard they nearly got stuck.
(You know, like when someone tells you their "secret" dropshipping method 🙄)
But curiosity got the best of me.
I dove into their profile and saw they weren't some fake guru...
They were actually doing exactly what I was doing – just with 90% less human hours.
Fast forward 12 months...
I've built AI systems that have:
Fired my entire operations team (they got promoted to better roles)
Cut 100+ hours of monthly busy work
Built SOPs in minutes instead of weeks
Found red flags in potential hires before they could damage my business
Even booked calls better than human appointment setters
One of my clients just added $127K in revenue last month while cutting their team size in half.
Another built a 7-figure business with just 2 people + AI.
But here's the thing that kills me...
Most people are still grinding away like I was, surrounded by energy drink cans at 3 AM.
Not because AI doesn't work.
But because they don't know how to speak its language.
They throw basic prompts at ChatGPT like they're ordering at a drive-thru and wonder why they get garbage back.
It's like trying to build an IKEA table by throwing all the pieces in the air and hoping they land assembled.
(Spoiler: They won't)
Meanwhile, the people who know how to actually use AI are building empires while working less than ever.
I've documented every AI tool, prompt, and system I've built while scaling multiple 6-7 figure businesses.
Not the theoretical "AI will change the world someday" BS.
The real stuff that's making real money right now.
I just opened up my free Discord community where I share all of this.
If you're tired of grinding away at 3 AM and want to see exactly how we're using AI to scale businesses while cutting hundreds of hours of work, you can join here.
Ciao,
Tyler
P.S. Those energy drink cans? Haven't touched one in months. Turns out AI is better than caffeine for scaling a business.