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Assistants + Systems > Goals


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In this episode of Business Brain, we flip the script on goal-setting and show why assistants + systems beat goals every time. Instead of obsessing over outcomes, we build repeatable processes that run without us. We start by designing systems, then hire (or delegate to) assistants to execute them at an 80/20 level—80% as good as we’d do it ourselves for $20/hour. We use generative AI to define roles, outline tasks, and create clarity before we ever bring someone on. The real move? Identify what we love to do, then empower our assistant to figure out the rest. That’s how we create leverage.

We also normalize AI across our teams—giving everyone permission to use it to work smarter and faster. It’s not about grinding toward some distant target; it’s about engineering a business that supports our version of a Charmed Life. When we stop worshipping goals and start building systems that scale through people and AI, everything changes. Less friction. More momentum. Better results.

  • 00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #730 for Wednesday Casual FridAI, February 25th, 2026
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    • Happy 11th Anniversary of Business Brain on February 19th!
    • 00:01:58 Systems and Assistants
      • Develop systems…and the best way to do that is to get an assistant!
      • Use generative AI to help you define what you’re going to have your assistant do for you
      • Follow the 80/20 rule (80% as good as you, $20/hour)
      • Identify the things that you would like to do, then empower your assistant to figure it out!
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