Over the last few months, I’ve been using AI to completely rebuild how I run Skillful Mind. And I want to show you exactly how I do it.
I run this business by myself. No team, no marketing agency — just me, twenty-something years of meditation teaching experience, and a lot of hats to wear. For years that meant writing all my own emails, managing my own Facebook posts, building my own web pages, and trying to figure out marketing largely on my own. It worked. But it took time — time I would have much preferred to spend on the cushion.
Starting from scratch — with AI asking the right questions
I didn’t just use AI to write a few social media posts. I started right at the beginning — using it to question what this business is really about, who it serves, and what a proper marketing plan looks like. That kind of strategic thinking used to take weeks of muddling through on my own. With AI as a thinking partner, I was able to move much faster and get much clearer.
From there I went right into the detail: creating email sequences, improving my web pages and product descriptions, and producing content like this very blog post and video. Much of it now runs automatically while I’m doing other things.
More time to do what I actually love
The result? I now have significantly more time to sit and meditate. Which, as you might expect, is exactly what I want.
There’s something I find quietly amusing about that. A meditation teacher using technology to free himself up to meditate more. But that’s precisely the point — the tools aren’t the goal. The practice is. If AI can handle the mechanics of running a business, then I can stay focused on what actually matters.
This is the first in a series
Over the coming weeks I’m going to share step by step everything I’ve done and am currently doing — the AI tools I use, the workflows I’ve set up, the mistakes I’ve made, and what’s actually worked. If you’re a meditation leader with your own small business, or a solo wellness entrepreneur of any kind, I think you’ll get a lot out of what’s coming.
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Want to reach more people with meditation?
If you’re a meditation teacher who’d love to build or grow a community of your own, take a look at the Meditation Leaders Program — it’s designed specifically for people like you.
And if you simply want to meditate with a good group of people while you figure the rest out, come and join us for Sunday Online Meditation. It’s free, it’s online, and everyone is welcome.
All the best,
Peter
Skillful MIND
