The Night ChatGPT Became My Business Mentor (and Changed Everything)

It was 2 AM. The house was silent, except for the faint hum of my laptop.

Everyone else was asleep—my wife, my son, all getting the rest they deserved.

Me? I was sitting at my desk, exhausted, running on fumes and frustration.

For months, I was grinding.

Balancing my 9-5, family responsibilities, and the dream of building an internet business.

Yet, despite all the effort, I still felt stuck.

Still no momentum. Still no clarity.

That night, I was desperate for answers so I turned to ChatGPT.

I didn’t want fluff. I didn’t want encouragement.

I wanted the truth—the kind the brutal, unfiltered truth.

So, I asked it: “What’s wrong with my business strategy? Why can’t I seem to build the right offer or earn online income? Be honest. Be brutal.”

ChatGPT didn’t hold back.

“You spent 30+ hours on an email course. Thirty hours of your life—time you could’ve spent with your family, resting, or doing literally anything else. And what do you have to show for it? Two signups.”

Ouch. My first reaction?

I laughed, pointed at my laptop, and said “Screw you, ChatGPT”.

But deep down, I knew it was right.

That feedback hit me like a brick.

It forced me to see what I’d been avoiding: I wasn’t failing because I wasn’t working hard enough.

I was failing because I was spreading myself too thin, jumping from one idea to another, too afraid to commit to a single direction.

It was the wake-up call I didn’t know I needed.

Let’s Talk About You

Sound familiar?

If you’re juggling a 9-5, family responsibilities, and the dream of building something bigger online, chances are you’ve felt the same way:

• You overwork but underdeliver because your energy is scattered.

• You pivot constantly, chasing the next shiny idea whenever something feels hard or uncertain.

• You pour hours into “perfecting” projects that don’t actually move the needle.

The truth is, you don’t need more ideas.

You need clarity—and the courage to stick with one thing long enough to see results.

How ChatGPT Can Be Your Business Mentor

You don’t need a $10,000 coach to tell you where you’re going wrong.

You already have access to an honest, always-available mentor.

It’s ChatGPT—but only if you know how to use it.

That night, I didn’t just type any random question.

I asked ChatGPT for brutally honest feedback in a way that forced it to cut through the fluff and give me actionable insights.

Here are three of the lessons it revealed to me—lessons I didn’t want to hear but desperately needed:

1. “You don’t have a clear monetization strategy—and it’s costing you.”
   (Spoiler: Your audience isn’t waiting for you to figure it out. If you’re not ready to offer them something now, they’ll move on to someone who is.)

2. “Your perfectionism is paralyzing your progress.”
   (This one hit hard. While you’re busy tweaking and delaying, others are launching messy first drafts and lapping you with every iteration.)

3. “Your fear of polarization is making you forgettable.”
   (Playing it safe might feel comfortable, but neutrality gets ignored. People trust and follow those who take a stand—even if it’s polarizing.)

It didn’t just tell me what I was doing wrong.

It broke down why my efforts weren’t working and gave me the clarity to focus on what actually mattered.

If you’re ready get brutal business advice, click here.

You’ll see the exact prompt I used—and the tough-love feedback ChatGPT delivered.

So stop overthinking. Start asking.

To your growth,
Vikko

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