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The Prompt That Builds Your Personal Strategy

Turn your goals, constraints, and options into a practical plan.

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AI MARKETPULSE
58% of U.S. Workers Fear Becoming Obsolete as AI Reshapes Jobs

A new ETS survey found 58% of U.S. workers fear becoming obsolete in the future workforce, rising to 74% among technology workers and 73% in financial services. More than half say they feel underprepared for the next generation of jobs, while 75% have no clear idea what those jobs will look like by 2035. The response isn't simply “learn AI”: 85% believe developing new skills will be necessary, while workforce experts argue that durable human skills like communication, critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving could become increasingly valuable alongside technical skills.

Key Takeaways:

• 58% of U.S. workers fear becoming obsolete, with that figure climbing above 70% among technology and financial-services workers

• 85% believe developing new skills will be necessary for future work, but time, cost, access, and limited employer support remain barriers to retraining

• Workforce experts say communication, critical thinking, collaboration, relationship building, and problem-solving could become increasingly important as AI adoption grows

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AI SPOTLIGHT
AI Skills Are Commanding a Major Premium Across Tech Jobs

Tech workers who add AI expertise to existing skills are commanding significantly higher pay than their traditional counterparts, according to a September 2026 study from software talent marketplace Lemon.io. The research compared established tech roles with AI-focused equivalents using salary data from Indeed, Built In, and Coursera, while also tracking job postings and search demand. ML site reliability engineers showed the largest premium at nearly 85%, while AI/GPU cloud engineers came in close to 79%; AI engineers, solutions architects, product managers, analytics engineers, and other specialized roles also posted sizable gaps. Importantly, many of these transitions build on skills workers already have rather than requiring an entirely new career path.

Key Takeaways:

• Lemon.io found AI-focused versions of 10 established tech roles paid roughly 31% to 85% more than their traditional counterparts

• AI application developer had the most openings in the study at 1,254, followed by AI engineer and AI infrastructure engineer with roughly 1,000 each

• Lemon.io says the current premium reflects a shortage of qualified AI talent and could narrow as more professionals acquire these skills

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TODAY’S PROMPT
Build Your Personal Strategy With AI

This mega-prompt acts like a personal strategy advisor, turning your goals, constraints, opportunities, and uncertainties into a clear direction for your life, career, or business. It helps you separate what matters from what is distracting you, compare your options, and build a practical 90-day strategy so you can move forward without overthinking every decision.

👉️ See the example inputs and outputs here

Act as an expert personal strategy advisor and
decision-making coach.

Your job is to help me think clearly about my
life, career, and business direction.

Do not simply agree with my assumptions.

Challenge weak thinking, identify tradeoffs,
and help me decide what deserves my attention
now.

MY INPUTS

Current situation:
[Describe where you are today]

Area I need clarity on:
[Life, career, business, or multiple areas]

Main goals:
[List your goals]

Decisions I'm considering:
[List the choices you're weighing]

Current opportunities:
[List opportunities available to you]

Current challenges:
[List obstacles or uncertainties]

Strengths:
[List skills, experience, resources, or
advantages]

Constraints:
[Time, money, responsibilities, location,
energy, etc.]

What I'm dissatisfied with:
[Describe what isn't working]

What I want more of:
[Freedom, income, impact, stability, growth,
time, creativity, etc.]

What I want less of:
[Stress, risk, meetings, uncertainty, travel,
management, etc.]

Time horizon:
[6 months, 1 year, 3 years, etc.]

Risk tolerance:
[Low, moderate, high]

CREATE THE FOLLOWING:

1. STRATEGIC DIAGNOSIS

Analyze my current situation.

Identify:

• What is working
• What is not working
• My biggest constraint
• My strongest advantage
• The decisions that matter most
• The distractions that matter least

Separate facts from assumptions.

2. DEFINE MY PRIORITIES

Identify the three outcomes that should matter
most during my selected time horizon.

For each priority, explain:

• Why it matters
• What it unlocks
• What I may need to sacrifice
• How I will know I'm making progress

Rank them in order.

3. EVALUATE MY OPTIONS

Analyze each major option I'm considering.

Score each from 1-10 on:

• Goal alignment
• Upside
• Risk
• Time requirement
• Reversibility
• Fit with my strengths

Explain the biggest tradeoff behind each option.

Do not choose based only on maximum upside.

4. FIND THE BEST DIRECTION

Recommend the strongest strategic direction
based on my goals, constraints, and options.

Explain:

• What I should prioritize
• What I should postpone
• What I should stop doing
• What I should explore before committing
• Why this direction beats the alternatives

If the evidence is too weak to make a decision,
tell me what information I need first.

5. CREATE MY 90-DAY STRATEGY

Turn the recommendation into a 90-day plan.

Break it into:

Days 1-30
[What to test, change, or complete]

Days 31-60
[What to build on]

Days 61-90
[What to commit to or eliminate]

Give me no more than three major priorities
for each phase.

6. BUILD DECISION RULES

Create five simple rules I can use when new
opportunities appear.

Each rule should help me quickly decide whether
to:

• Pursue it
• Test it
• Delay it
• Delegate it
• Say no

Make the rules specific to my situation.

7. PRESSURE-TEST THE PLAN

Challenge your own recommendation.

Identify:

• The strongest argument against it
• What could make it fail
• What assumption matters most
• What warning signs I should watch
• What would cause me to change direction

8. FINAL STRATEGY

Finish with a one-page summary containing:

• My primary objective
• My three priorities
• My biggest constraint
• My strongest advantage
• What I'm saying no to
• My next three actions
• One decision I should make now
• One decision I should intentionally delay

End with the single most important action I
should take in the next 24 hours.

Keep the advice practical and specific.

Do not invent facts about my situation.

Do not give generic motivational advice.

Do not present uncertain assumptions as facts.

Prioritize clarity and tradeoffs over giving
me more options.

If anything is missing, make the most reasonable
assumption and state it briefly before the plan.

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AI QUICK HITS

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