AI Coaches in Your Pocket: Custom GPTs to Boost Health, Wealth and Creativity

If you’ve been following my experiments with AI this past year, you’ll know the space is advancing really rapidly. I believe AI is the biggest thing since electricity and will transform how we live, work and evolve (somewhat exponentially). With ChatGPT recently combining general chat, image creation, web browsing and advanced data analysis…and simultaneously releasing the ability to create custom GPTs (think of them as persistent custom instructions), we’re one step closer to having every type of personal assistant or coach imaginable.

Creating My AI Dream Team

I thought it would be pretty cool to set up my very own set of AI Coaches and AI Assistants, on everything ranging from achieving life goals to deciphering finance, health & fitness…and even helping with blogging.

Hotelemarketer: The AI Blogging Assistant

The first custom GPT I created was an AI blogging assistant. I’ve been blogging on and off for 15+ years and with ChatGPT the ideation and copywriting process has become a whole lot quicker and more interesting. To create this custom GPT I fed the system ALL the content I’ve created over the years, to help it understand my style and interests. I now regularly use this custom GPT to ideate and create new blog content.

Observations So Far: Great for ideation, summarization, copy writing, translations and much more…but pretty terrible when it comes to browsing the web and providing balanced or extensive views…at the moment Google Bard (naturally) is far better at that.

Picard: The Sci-Fi Inspired AI Life Coach

I created Picard as an AI Coach…for life (inspired by Jean Luc Picard, of Star Trek fame). I fed the system my key goals across various areas like health, family, finance, career, learning and travel to personalize and focus the custom GPT. The style is equal parts serious, funny and intellectual, with a strong dose of sci-fi. Having Picard to talk is a great way to think through progress and next steps as you work on your goals during the year.

Observations So Far: Great for all-round coaching, discussion and clarifying thinking. With OpenAI taking a more cautious approach around IP, a little more difficult to have the GPT behave in certain ways or reference specific published content (which is probably a good thing), but the custom GPT can always tap into the general style or philosophy needed.

Warren: The AI Investment Coach

One of my biggest regrets is not learning about investing early in my life, and I’ve made plenty of mistakes and missteps along the way. Warren is designed to be the ultimate value investor, much like the real life value investing gurus that inspired this custom GPT. The idea is to use Warren for inspiration, planning and analysis…from long term planning to short term efforts like deciphering the economy and financial headlines.

Observations So Far: Some interesting capabilities, especially when tapping into vision (ability to read images, graphs, etc.) and Advanced Data Analysis (the old ‘Code Interpreter’). A quick and easy way to help decipher other expert domains, build basic models and have AI run basic analyses. Not so great (yet) for longer team modeling or real time analysis.

SuperGeek: The AI Fitness and Nutrition Coach

To create ‘SuperGeek’, I fed the system my key health metrics and goals, along with guidance on diet, issues and objectives. The idea is to use this custom GPT on an ongoing basis to work on key health objectives but also make feed it photos of exercise poses, food and even parts of the body to understand if I’m doing something right…or to learn more about something I’m curious about, often on the go.

Observations So Far: So far, works like a charm! Particularly handy on the move and when you want to check up on food options, exercise tips, etc.

The AI Dream Team – Coaches In Your Pocket

These custom GPTs make for an amazing combination…and are just the start. You can create a custom GPT for just about anything and these are likely to be especially useful to automate recurring workflows, ideation and other tasks.

They’re also available on the go on the ChatGPT mobile app so they offer the ultimate convenience…custom coaches, trainers and assistants right in your pocket!

Looking Ahead: The Future of Custom GPTs

I believe we’re just scratching the surface at present. As AI tools and platforms evolve, we’re likely to see both quality as well as level of autonomy increase. This will allow custom GPTs (or AI Coaches / AI Assistants) to exhibit much more complex behaviour and allow more complicated task and project fulfillment.

The future of custom GPTs is brimming with potential. They’re not just tools…but rather AI companions in our journey towards a smarter, more efficient lifestyle. I’m excited to see where this road leads and the new possibilities that unfold!

Have you created your own GPTs? Or used GPTs created by others? What are your favourites? Leave a comment or DM me on X / Facebook / LinkedIn and let me know!