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5 AI Prompts to Help You Explore Your Experience

Copy-and-paste prompts to help you reflect on your skills with AI as a thinking partner.

KenOctober 13, 20264 min read

A person typing a prompt into a laptop with soft glowing blue idea bubbles

Sometimes the hardest part of starting something new is seeing yourself clearly. You've done so much that it all blurs together. These five prompts use AI as a thinking partner to help you surface the experience you've been overlooking. Copy any of them, paste them into ChatGPT, and fill in the bracketed parts.

Prompt 1 — Surface Your Hidden Skills

“I've worked as a [your role] for [number] years. Based on that, list 10 specific skills I likely have that I might be undervaluing, and explain briefly why each one could be useful to someone else.”

Prompt 2 — Find the Problems You Solve

“People often ask me for help with [1–2 things]. What are five related problems I might be uniquely positioned to help people solve, and who would most likely have those problems?”

Prompt 3 — Turn One Skill Into an Offer

“I'm good at [one skill]. Help me brainstorm three simple ways I could turn that into something I offer to others—a service, a digital product, or a short guide. Keep it beginner-friendly.”

Prompt 4 — Identify Your Ideal Customer

“Based on my background in [your field], describe the type of person or business that would benefit most from what I know. What are they struggling with, and how would they describe that struggle in their own words?”

Prompt 5 — Plan a Small First Step

“I want to explore turning my experience into income, but I feel overwhelmed. Give me a simple, low-pressure first step I could take this week that doesn't require a website, an audience, or any money.”

The goal of these prompts isn't to get a perfect answer—it's to start a conversation that helps you see your own experience more clearly. Use the responses as a starting point, then apply your own judgment. You know your story better than any tool does.

Put One AI Prompt to Work

Reading about prompts is useful, but running one is where the real insight begins. Pick a single prompt and take it for a test drive.

1.Choose one of the five prompts from this article that speaks to you.
2.Customize it by filling in your professional background, skills, or interests.
3.Run the prompt in your preferred AI assistant (like ChatGPT).
4.Review the suggested opportunities and identify one worth exploring further.
5.Refine the prompt by asking the AI for more specific, realistic suggestions.

Remember: AI-generated business ideas are a starting point, not a finished plan. They require independent research and real-world validation before you invest your time or money. Take one small next step—pick a prompt, run it, and see what surfaces. The clarity you gain is worth far more than the five minutes it takes.