Episode Details

What if struggling to write your book or complete something important in your business isn’t a discipline problem?

What if the system simply doesn’t fit the way you work?

In this episode of Powerful on Purpose, Leslie Capps explores friction as useful information.

Sometimes friction tells us we’re pursuing the wrong thing. Other times, the goal is right, but the process we’re trying to force ourselves through was never designed for our brains, energy, or way of creating.

Leslie shares how talking through her ideas helped her write a book in 30 days, while another author chose to give herself a year and why neither approach is wrong. She also explains how connecting ChatGPT to her CRM eliminated at least 10 hours of administrative work each week while removing an even greater amount of mental clutter.

You’ll hear:
• Why “just start writing” doesn’t work for everyone
• How to recognize when the process, not the person, is the problem
• Why generic books and generic AI both create more noise
• How giving AI a clear job produces better results
• Why your voice, judgment, expertise, and humanity still matter
• The questions Leslie uses to identify friction and design a better system

AI should not replace the human. A writing system shouldn’t force every author into the same box. The goal is not to make humans better at serving systems. It’s to create systems that better serve humans.

If you’re experiencing friction around writing your book or somewhere in your business, reach out. Let’s have a conversation about what’s driving you nuts, what needs to happen instead, and whether AI or a different system could make the process easier.

Connect with Leslie: Leslie@lesliecapps.com

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CHAPTERS

00:00 When the system doesn’t fit
01:20 Friction is useful information
02:10 Different people need different systems
03:00 Finding a writing process that fits
04:10 Eliminating the administrative drain
05:10 Why generic AI falls short
06:25 Give AI a specific job
08:00 Give your book a job
09:35 Find your biggest friction points
12:10 Protect your human creativity

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