Focus on what you want to create: then use AI to amplify that

Focus on what you want to create:  then use AI to amplify that

Suddenly a door opens and it becomes overwhelming what you can create with AI. Once the first click happens, it is like a candy store to a kid. 


But be mindful of this…  are you being pushed through fear or led by creativity.    This is important so let’s go a bit deeper.

Those who are in the AI race, are most likely led by fear.   Because they are in competition.  Creativity does not compete, it just is, because it knows it was born from something special. 

If you are adopting AI in your business through the lens of fear, you are likely racing to be first before your competition catches on.   Trying a bunch of tools, AI strategies, throwing money at it and clenching your jaws for it to work.

This path is overwhelming, painful and dissatisfying.   That’s where, “AI does not work” mentality comes from.   AI is not to blame, neither are you but, you are responsible.

Follow Your Natural Order of Doing Things

The path of creativity feels almost instinctive.  You are doing the next best step, and the next and the next. 

It’s a journey, a learning curve and experiment and you somehow understand this even though you want tangible results in the end. 

In my case,  I went from triggered, to curious and then investigative.  This is my natural order of doing things, that’s why in the previous article I said you have to have a deep desire to know yourself better.     So, follow your order of doing things, whatever that may be for you. 

It is so easy to get pulled in different directions.  While looking at the AI, another one pops up, something better shinier, more mind blowing.  Focus on what you want to create.   Or you will be dragged and stomped upon by the stampede that is people scrambling for AI to save their livelihoods.  


Your Natural Order Framework

Your Natural Order Framework

"Follow your order of doing things, whatever that may be for you"

The Processor Order

The Deep Diver

1
Triggered
2
Curious
3
Investigative
4
Creative Integration

The Analytical Order

The Strategic Planner

1
Research
2
Compare Options
3
Test Small
4
Scale What Works

The Intuitive Order

The Flow Follower

1
Feel the Pull
2
Experiment Playfully
3
Trust the Process
4
Organic Integration

The Key Insight

There's no "right" way to approach AI. Your natural order is your superpower. Fighting against it creates resistance. Following it creates flow.

Charmaine Mbatha

Charmaine Mbatha

Business Transformation 10+ years | AI Engineer | Software Engineer | Gen AI Specialist
Cape Town, South Africa