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Take two weeks off without the business falling over
You haven't had a proper holiday in years because nothing works without you. Get a plan for cover, customers, money and messages, so you can actually switch off.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me take two weeks off without the business suffering. My business: [what you do] Dates: [when] Who could cover: [staff, a partner, a friend in the trade, nobody] What only I do: [list] Bookings and payments during that time: [details] First ask me up to 5 short questions. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A 4-week countdown plan. 2. A one-page cover sheet: what to do, who to call, what can wait. 3. Messages for customers before, during (auto-reply) and after. 4. Money tasks to do before I go: invoices, payments, wages. 5. A check-in rule (e.g. 15 minutes every third day, or never). Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts or figures. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
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The prompt · Claude
Help me take two weeks off without the business suffering. My business: [what you do] Dates: [when] Who could cover: [staff, a partner, a friend in the trade, nobody] What only I do: [list] Bookings and payments during that time: [details] First ask me up to 5 short questions. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A 4-week countdown plan. 2. A one-page cover sheet: what to do, who to call, what can wait. 3. Messages for customers before, during (auto-reply) and after. 4. Money tasks to do before I go: invoices, payments, wages. 5. A check-in rule (e.g. 15 minutes every third day, or never). Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts or figures. UK English. Stay in this Claude chat. Do not use a connector, and do not open a project that already holds someone else's files.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. what you do: a short note you already have. when: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You describe your business, who could cover and what only you do.
The assistant asks about bookings, payments and emergencies while you're away.
You get a 4-week countdown plan, a cover sheet, customer messages and a rule for when you'll check in.
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Use Claude to take two weeks off without the business falling over
You haven't had a proper holiday in years because nothing works without you. Get a plan for cover, customers, money and messages, so you can actually switch off.
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