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EPISODE · Mar 4, 2026 · 18 MIN

Episode 24: Why Most People Are Using AI in the Worst Way Possible

from BEN HAWKSWORTH · host Ben Hawksworth

Why Most People Are Using AI in the Worst Way PossibleMost business owners don’t have an AI problem.They have a usage problem.In this episode, I break down why so many coaches, consultants, and service providers are completely misusing AI — and then blaming the tool when it doesn’t deliver results.The truth? Most people are treating the most powerful business technology of our lifetime like a glorified Google search.Lazy inputs. Generic prompts. Zero context. No training. No systems.And then they wonder why the output is average.Inside this episode, I walk you through the six biggest mistakes people are making with AI right now:• Treating AI like Google instead of learning how to prompt properly • Using AI to replace thinking instead of amplifying expertise • Failing to train AI on their voice, frameworks, and methodology • Using AI for the wrong tasks while ignoring where it truly excels • Sitting on the fence while competitors move faster and scale smarter • Having no systematic approach to integrating AI into daily operationsI explain the critical distinction between outsourcing your brain vs. outsourcing manual execution — and why the businesses that win over the next decade will be the ones that combine human strategy with AI-powered systems.This isn’t about writing a few captions faster.It’s about: • Cutting 10+ hours a week from repetitive tasks • Building consistent brand messaging at scale • Systemising onboarding, delivery, and operations • Increasing output without increasing headcount • Removing yourself as the bottleneck in your own businessAI should amplify your thinking, not replace it.When you bring the strategy and let AI handle execution at speed, you create leverage most business owners still don’t understand.The gap between those using AI properly and those ignoring it is widening every single month.The question is simple: which side of that gap are you going to be on?If you want to stop playing with AI and start using it like the serious business tool it actually is, this episode is required listening.

Why Most People Are Using AI in the Worst Way PossibleMost business owners don’t have an AI problem.They have a usage problem.In this episode, I break down why so many coaches, consultants, and service providers are completely misusing AI — and then blaming the tool when it doesn’t deliver results.The truth? Most people are treating the most powerful business technology of our lifetime like a glorified Google search.Lazy inputs. Generic prompts. Zero context. No training. No systems.And then they wonder why the output is average.Inside this episode, I walk you through the six biggest mistakes people are making with AI right now:• Treating AI like Google instead of learning how to prompt properly • Using AI to replace thinking instead of amplifying expertise • Failing to train AI on their voice, frameworks, and methodology • Using AI for the wrong tasks while ignoring where it truly excels • Sitting on the fence while competitors move faster and scale smarter • Having no systematic approach to integrating AI into daily operationsI explain the critical distinction between outsourcing your brain vs. outsourcing manual execution — and why the businesses that win over the next decade will be the ones that combine human strategy with AI-powered systems.This isn’t about writing a few captions faster.It’s about: • Cutting 10+ hours a week from repetitive tasks • Building consistent brand messaging at scale • Systemising onboarding, delivery, and operations • Increasing output without increasing headcount • Removing yourself as the bottleneck in your own businessAI should amplify your thinking, not replace it.When you bring the strategy and let AI handle execution at speed, you create leverage most business owners still don’t understand.The gap between those using AI properly and those ignoring it is widening every single month.The question is simple: which side of that gap are you going to be on?If you want to stop playing with AI and start using it like the serious business tool it actually is, this episode is required listening.

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