(first posted on baldieeinstein.com) Have you ever wondered what a pickle, ChatGPT, and revisiting an old job have in common? Believe it or not, they can teach us a thing or two about prompt engineering and make it as simple as 1, 2, 3. I want to share a proven method I learned as a product manager that helped me crack the code in writing great prompts and get even better answers from language learning models. Now, you might think, “Oh, great, here’s one more person selling a line of bunk that they learned from the first page of Google.”…
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I’m a coach — real training, ICF certification in progress. And I’m about to spend ten minutes on why a lot of my own industry is a scam. The grifter starter pack: manifestation-as-method, the DM funnel, guaranteed outcomes, and the lifestyle flex. Then the harder part — what a REAL coach actually looks like, why certification matters (especially if you’re from a marginalized community), and the one move no grifter will ever make. Then the uncomfortable part: run this checklist by ME. The point was never “trust me.” It’s “here’s how to decide who to trust.” Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AA69VELyX5o?si=eJIHJ8rHRH6FPBX4
One gives you the answer. The other helps you build your own. Hire the wrong one and you’ll spend six months — and real money — solving the wrong problem beautifully. I’ve been both a coach and a consultant. Here’s how to tell which one you actually need: the expertise gap vs. the clarity gap, a house-staging analogy, a quick gut-check, and a 3-question framework. If you’re still not sure — that’s what a free 30-minute conversation is for. And if it’s not me, find yourself a certified coach. Don’t get got by a grifter. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Kaa4ejhi8mM?si=R01-BwrA2RppZ_PF
You can Google everything in this video for free. So why would anyone pay an actual human coach? Fair question — and I’m answering it honestly, including the parts coaches usually skip: what coaching doesn’t do, who shouldn’t hire a coach, and how to tell if you’re actually ready. I’m Caren — product manager turned coach for chronic multi-hyphenates: smart people who are good at many things and stuck on choosing one. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yeFAigQzNwA?si=mmybS9guBxRFPdK9