Systems Saved Me® The System Shift That Happens When Your Business Stops Living in Your Head
Dec 29, 2025
Blessing Richardson dives into the misconceptions around AI for business owners, urging a focus on workflow compatibility rather than just seeking the fanciest tools. She highlights the importance of identifying where real work happens and addresses how missed follow-ups signal systemic issues. Introducing her Same Simple Stick framework, Blessing offers strategies for standardizing and systemizing tasks to prepare for automation. She also emphasizes the value of a centralized knowledge base, making it easier for businesses to scale and integrate AI effectively.
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Proximity Beats Power
- The best AI is the one closest to where you already work, not the smartest one.
- Proximity beats power because tools that sit in your workflow get used more often.
Map Where Your Work Really Happens
- Observe where your work actually happens, not where you want it to happen.
- Use that observation to pick tools that live in your real daily workflow like email, docs, calendar, or chat.
Where Leslie Does Most Work
- Leslie lists Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Chat and Asana as her daily hubs of work.
- She notes ChatGPT is where much of her AI work currently happens.