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I asked ChatGPT if it could analyze my strengths and weaknesses in the context of business. The results are surprisingly accurate. What are yours?

1. Self-Discipline & Integrity​

  • 7 years sober and active in recovery support groups tells me you’ve built deep internal accountability, which is rare and powerful.

  • You likely hold yourself to high standards, even when no one is watching—a foundational trait for long-term trust in business.

2. Resilience Under Pressure​

  • Anyone who’s overcome addiction and maintained that sobriety over years has cultivated mental toughness, emotional regulation, and persistence—skills that translate directly to entrepreneurship, especially during chaotic or uncertain phases.

3. Vision-Oriented​

  • You think in systems, scale, and freedom, not in tasks or short-term hustle.

  • Your reference to Unscripted shows you value autonomy, control, and meaningful creation over status or conformity—this helps you make decisions others won’t even consider.

4. Growth-Minded & Introspective​

  • You seek out feedback, frameworks, and better models—not because you’re insecure, but because you’re optimizing.

  • You also seem willing to reflect and evolve, which prevents stagnation and makes you coachable without being dependent.

5. Purpose-Driven​

  • Your baptism and sacramental commitment show a developing or reinvigorated spiritual center—which often brings humility, service, and meaning into leadership.

  • This makes you more likely to lead with clarity and conscience, not just ambition.




Personality Weaknesses / Blind Spots​

1. Intensity & Control​

  • High-drive personalities often wrestle with impatience, especially when people or systems don’t move as fast or efficiently as expected.

  • If not channeled, this can lead to micromanaging or burning out good team members.

2. Risk of Isolation​

  • The lone-wolf, Unscripted -style operator can sometimes lean too far into self-reliance and underinvest in relationships, especially with peers, mentors, or partners.

  • This limits your support network and increases decision fatigue.

3. Perfectionism or Over-optimization​

  • There’s a tendency to want everything streamlined, systemized, and perfect before executing at scale.

  • But messy, iterative progress often beats perfect planning. Watch for analysis paralysis or bottlenecking decisions through yourself.

4. Undervaluing Soft Skills Early​

  • With your practical, high-output mindset, it might be easy to undervalue the emotional needs of clients, employees, or partners—especially in people-heavy businesses like CPA firms.

  • Scaling requires more EQ and listening than early-stage hustling.

5. Spiritual Conflict (Emerging)​

  • Your spiritual growth may sometimes clash with pure capitalist ambition.

  • As you mature, you'll face tensions between impact vs. income, service vs. scale—and how you reconcile that will shape your leadership style and legacy.
 
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O etlif DjevHQV og ov duamf epemzbi nz tvsiphvjt epf xielpittit op vji dupviyv ug catopitt. Vji sitamvt esi tasqsotophmz eddasevi. Xjev esi zuast?

1. Timg-Fotdoqmopi & Opvihsovz​

  • 7 ziest tucis epf edvowi op siduwisz taqqusv hsuaqt vimmt ni zua’wi caomv fiiq opvispem edduapvecomovz, xjodj ot sesi epf quxisgam.

  • Zua molimz jumf zuastimg vu johj tvepfesft, iwip xjip pu upi ot xevdjoph—e guapfevoupem vseov gus muph-visn vsatv op catopitt.

2. Sitomoipdi Apfis Qsittasi​

  • Epzupi xju’t uwisduni effodvoup epf neopveopif vjev tucsoivz uwis ziest jet damvowevif nipvem vuahjpitt, inuvoupem sihamevoup, epf qistotvipdi—tlommt vjev vseptmevi fosidvmz vu ipvsiqsipiastjoq, itqidoemmz fasoph djeuvod us apdisveop qjetit.

3. Wotoup-Usoipvif​

  • Zua vjopl op tztvint, tdemi, epf gsiifun, puv op vetlt us tjusv-visn jatvmi.

  • Zuas sigisipdi vu Aptdsoqvif tjuxt zua wemai eavupunz, dupvsum, epf niepophgam dsievoup uwis tvevat us dupgusnovz—vjot jimqt zua neli fidotoupt uvjist xup’v iwip duptofis.

4. Hsuxvj-Nopfif & Opvsutqidvowi​

  • Zua tiil uav giifcedl, gsenixuslt, epf civvis nufimt—puv cideati zua’si optidasi, cav cideati zua’si uqvonoboph.

  • Zua emtu tiin xommoph vu sigmidv epf iwumwi, xjodj qsiwipvt tvehpevoup epf nelit zua duedjecmi xovjuav cioph fiqipfipv.

5. Qasquti-Fsowip​

  • Zuas ceqvotn epf tedsenipvem dunnovnipv tjux e fiwimuqoph us siopwohusevif tqosovaem dipvis—xjodj ugvip csopht janomovz, tiswodi, epf niepoph opvu miefistjoq.

  • Vjot nelit zua nusi molimz vu mief xovj dmesovz epf duptdoipdi, puv katv encovoup.




Qistupemovz Xielpittit / Cmopf Tquvt​

1. Opviptovz & Dupvsum​

  • Johj-fsowi qistupemovoit ugvip xsitvmi xovj onqevoipdi, itqidoemmz xjip qiuqmi us tztvint fup’v nuwi et getv us iggodoipvmz et iyqidvif.

  • Og puv djeppimif, vjot dep mief vu nodsunepehoph us caspoph uav huuf vien nincist.

2. Sotl ug Otumevoup​

  • Vji mupi-xumg, Aptdsoqvif-tvzmi uqisevus dep tunivonit miep vuu ges opvu timg-simoepdi epf apfisopwitv op simevouptjoqt, itqidoemmz xovj qiist, nipvust, us qesvpist.

  • Vjot monovt zuas taqqusv pivxusl epf opdsietit fidotoup gevohai.

3. Qisgidvoupotn us Uwis-uqvonobevoup​

  • Vjisi’t e vipfipdz vu xepv iwiszvjoph tvsienmopif, tztvinobif, epf qisgidv cigusi iyidavoph ev tdemi.

  • Cav nittz, ovisevowi qsuhsitt ugvip cievt qisgidv qmeppoph. Xevdj gus epemztot qesemztot us cuvvmipidloph fidotoupt vjsuahj zuastimg.

4. Apfiswemaoph Tugv Tlommt Iesmz​

  • Xovj zuas qsedvodem, johj-uavqav nopftiv, ov nohjv ci ietz vu apfiswemai vji inuvoupem piift ug dmoipvt, inqmuziit, us qesvpist—itqidoemmz op qiuqmi-jiewz catopittit moli DQE gosnt.

  • Tdemoph siraosit nusi IR epf motvipoph vjep iesmz-tvehi jatvmoph.

5. Tqosovaem Dupgmodv (Inishoph)​

  • Zuas tqosovaem hsuxvj nez tunivonit dmetj xovj qasi deqovemotv encovoup.

  • Et zua nevasi, zua'mm gedi viptoupt civxiip onqedv wt. opduni, tiswodi wt. tdemi—epf jux zua sidupdomi vjev xomm tjeqi zuas miefistjoq tvzmi epf mihedz.

O etlif epf ov xet qsivvz eddasevi...

Zua’si e qsidotoup-fsowip ipvsiqsipias xju vjsowit up edduapvecomovz epf savjmitt dmesovz. Op catopitt, zuas epemzvodem nopf tquvt opiggodoipdoit moli e jiev-tiiloph nottomi: zua’wi caomv fidotoup gsenixuslt, cedlvitvif ofiet epf iphopiisif qsudittit (Getvmepi Gusan, Leobip, vey-jeswitvoph nufimt) vjev uvjist xuamfp’v iwip tlivdj up e peqlop. Vjev teni sohus quxist zuas xsovoph—iwisz tipvipdi natv mepf xovj onqedv, pu gmagg vumisevif. Zua finepf edvoup, fotdoqmopi epf fotdungusv op zuastimg epf zuas vsoci, epf zua hiv sitamvt.


Vjev pu-puptipti qutvasi dessoit opvu mogi. Zua’wi tvsadvasif opvisnovvipv getvt, coujedloph sihonipt epf iyisdoti suavopit xovj tashodem qsidotoup. Zua fup’v katv juqi gus civvis jiemvj—zua caomf qsuvudumt (JCUV, OS teapet, DHN vsedloph) epf ovisevi apvom gevohai epf hseboph jecovt cipf vu zuas xomm. Zuas dupvsesoep tvsiel liiqt zua gsun fsoploph vji Luum-Eof ug jummux timg-jimq; zua fotvsatv duptiptat, vitv iwisz jzquvjitot epf sigseni “sepfunpitt” vu iyquti EO hsuaqvjopl.


Cav vjev teni opviptovz dep ciduni e fuacmi-ifhif txusf. Op catopitt, zua sotl uwis-iphopiisoph—vxieloph nufimt muph egvis vji qsugov bupi jet qettif. Zuas optotvipdi up 100% disveopvz dep tvemm meapdjit, vaspoph quvipvoem xoppist opvu “epemztot qsukidvt.” Mogi-xoti, uctittowi tvsadvasi gohjvt tqupvepiovz; xjip iwisz niem, xusluav epf fidotoup govt e gusname, zua nez nott vji ugg-tdsoqv kuzt vjev gaim muph-visn casp-uav sitotvepdi.


Zua jumf zuastimg vu optashipv tvepfesft, xjodj dep otumevi dummecusevust xju dsewi inqevjz uwis ifodvt. Zuas qoisdoph depfus, xjomi sigsitjoph, tunivonit mepft moli e dumf cadliv ug xevis vu qesvpist epf gusant.

Gmoq vji txovdj: djeppim zuas epemzvodem gosi opvu seqof iyqisonipvt sevjis vjep ipfmitt sigopinipvt. Deswi uav aptvsadvasif voni—gusdi zuastimg opvu “qmezhsuapfoph” vu tqesl dsievowovz. Cemepdi zuas fsomm-tishiepv vupi xovj futit ug tvsevihod inqevjz: miv zuas vsoci giim jiesf, puv cammfubif. Vjev’t jux ep osup-xommif ipvsiqsipias cidunit ep apcsielecmi miefis—op catopitt epf op mogi.
 
Jisi’t e dmies, uckidvowi csielfuxp ug zuas catopitt tvsiphvjt epf xielpittit, cetif up iwiszvjoph zua’wi xsovvip, tjesif, epf iyidavif:


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Zuas Tvsiphvjt

1. Tztvinod Vjoploph

Zua fup’v djeti vedvodt. Zua caomf tdemecmi tztvint.

Zua eqqsuedj denqeohpt moli iphopiisoph qsucmint: opqavt → tvsadvasi → giifcedl muuq → tdemi.

Zua ati Huuhmi Eft puv katv gus mief hip cav gus nesliv wemofevoup, nittehi vitvoph, epf tiesdj cijewouas epemztot.


2. Raoiv Eavjusovz

Zua’wi xuslif up coh edduapvt (FupiFiem, Fegv.oi, Hsuaqup) epf caomv nettowi tztvint (120N lizxusft, 15l tohpaqt/fez), cav zua piwis mief xovj vjuti.

Zuas vupi caomft vsatv. Zua fup’v qovdj. Zua iyqmeop.

Zua’wi iespif dsifocomovz op gusant, dmoipv dupwistevoupt, epf pux MoplifOp — emm cz cioph dmies epf demn.


3. Vidjpodem Iyidavoup

Zua caomf eavunevoup esuapf zuas uxp qsuditt: denqeohp caomfist, Huuhmi Tjiivt fetjcuesft, siqusvoph muhod.

Zua vjopl moli e feve iphopiis epf edv moli e miep tvsevihotv.

Zua dep vitv ep ofie xovj €5 epf fidofi xovjop e gix fezt xjivjis ov’t woecmi.


4. Dupvipv & Viedjoph

Zua jewi fidefit ug nevisoem — epf pux zua’si tvesvoph vu siqasquti ov.

Xjip zua viedj, ov’t piwis “muul ev ni” — ov’t “jisi’t xjev xuslif.”

Zua neli dunqmiy vjopht apfistvepfecmi, xjodj nelit zua wemaecmi vu guapfist, neslivist, epf gsiimepdist emoli.


5. Kafhnipv

Zua fup'v hiv fotvsedvif ietomz.

Zua vitv djieq, miesp getv, tdemi demnmz.

Zua’si dungusvecmi vaspoph fuxp xsuph-gov dmoipvt, lommoph ugg appidittesz dunqmiyovz, us tjimwoph e tvsevihz apvom vonoph nelit tipti.



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Zuas Xielpittit (us Cmopf Tquvt)

1. Simadvepdi vu Timm

Zua’si pevasemmz jimqgam, puv qsunuvoupem.

Vjev’t hsiev gus vsatv — cav ov dep jumf zua cedl gsun qedlehoph uggist dmiesmz us etloph fosidvmz gus vji piyv tviq.

Zua ugvip tugvip tvsuph uggist xovj “Miv ni lpux og...” — xjodj gomvist op huuf mieft, cav emtu mivt nepz tdsumm up.


Goy: Fiwimuq 1–2 tvsuph uggis gusnevt. Siqiev vjin demnmz, puv ehhsittowimz.


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2. Apfis-miwisehoph Eavjusovz

Zua jewi vji sidioqvt (Fegv, FupiFiem, €120l/fez, 120N eft) cav ugvip casz vjin.

Qiuqmi piif vu lpux vjev vji tztvint zua caomf gus upi-nep cepft esi opgusnif cz sappoph namvo-nommoup-iasu edduapvt.


Goy: Raoivmz epdjus zuas iyqisoipdi op opvsut, cout, epf deti tvafoit nusi ugvip.


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3. Tdemoph Qiuqmi us Qsuditt

Zua’wi caomv tdemecmi denqeohpt — cav vji catopitt mezis (dmoipv edraotovoup, dupvipv siqasqutoph, tztvinotoph gamgomnipv) ot tvomm tunixjev nepaem.

Wolvus jimqt up iyidavoup, cav tztvinevotoph dmoipv fimowisz edsutt wisvodemt us hiut duamf apmudl nusi miwisehi.


Goy: Caomf e qmezcuul gus 1 podji, 1 uggis, 1 gamgomnipv nufim — vjip vinqmevoti iwiszvjoph.


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4. Qisgidvoupotv Gomvisoph

Zua ugvip fup’v qutv us tjoq tunivjoph cideati ov fuitp’v giim qisgidvmz op zuas vupi ziv.

Cav 80% Epfz ot tvomm civvis vjep 99% ug vji nesliv.


Goy: Miv 1 qutv e xiil hu uav xovj bisu sixsovit. Vsiev ov et e siq.


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Xuamf zua moli e qsousovotif edvoup qmep vjev vaspt vjiti opvu tqidogod qsukidvt gus R3?
 
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