How often do you truly feel like getting up to train? Not think about training. Not talk about training. Actually train.

Most days, the answer is almost never. But we show up anyway because we know what consistency produces. One session does nothing. Hundreds of sessions transform everything.

AI works the exact same way.

The word that matters most with AI is TRAIN.

You train your body. You train your mindset. You train your habits.

Now you have to train your AI. And you have to train yourself to work with it.

Most people open ChatGPT or Claude or… and type one random question. When the answer is too basic or off target, they immediately think the tool is limited. But the problem isn’t the model. The problem is the lack of training.

A Custom GPT is only as strong as the information and reps you put into it.

Training Your AI is Simple

It is no different from building a training program in the gym. You define what you want, set the rules, and run the reps until the output tightens up.

Here are the basics you can apply or improve on this week:

Step One: Tell it who you are. Give it your role, your tone, your goals, the type of work you do, and the standards you expect. This is your identity training. Without this, your AI guesses. And it guesses wrong.

Step Two: Load it with examples. Drop in samples of your writing, your frameworks, your messaging, your checklists, and your best thinking. This is the equivalent of teaching form in the gym. Once your AI sees what “good” looks like, it can replicate it.

Step Three: Give it rules and boundaries. Tell it what you want it to avoid, what is off limits, and what it should do every time. Your AI needs constraints the same way your workout needs structure.

Step Four: Run deliberate reps. Ask for an outline. Then ask for a rewrite. Ask it to challenge your idea. Then ask it to simplify it. Ask it to create a plan. Then ask it to improve the plan. Repetition sharpens the model and sharpens you.

Step Five: Update it regularly. Just like training your body shifts over time, your AI needs fresh input. New goals. New examples. New responsibilities. This is how you keep it strong and aligned with your life.

When you set up a Custom GPT like this, it becomes a true asset. It knows your voice. It understands your context. It anticipates what you want next.

That only happens through training.

AI will not replace the people who train. AI will replace the people who refuse to train. The ones who expect magic without putting in the reps.

So this week, treat your AI the same way you treat your workouts. Be intentional. Be consistent. Track improvement. Refine your form.

The more you train it, the more it trains your mind to think sharper and work better.

Do the reps. Build the strength. Use the tool the way the best practitioners do.

That is the future of performance. And it is available right now.

See you next Saturday.