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Update on disastrous ChatGPT business work migration. Cautionary tale for ChatGPT users
It’s been a while since I’ve posted here. Aside from the holidays, I have spent the last 30 days in full business recovery mode following a disastrous workspace migration in ChatGPT on November 30th. I didn’t want to come back until I had something positive to report. Over the summer, before joining the AI Advantage I launched my startup using a ChatGPT Plus account tied to my personal email. As a (now) professional founder, I eventually realized it was necessary to separate my personal data from my business for IP protection, liability, and future HIPAA compliance with the app I’m building. When I started my ChatGPT account I hadn’t even thought about starting a company yet. Everything was mixed up. All my personal topics and my business building topics were in one account. Which is not a good thing. I knew enough to upgrade to a ChatGPT plus account when I started iterating business ideas, because I did not want them being trained on any of open AI models. I did everything by the book. I followed the documentation and even used ChatGPT to build a migration checklist. What happened next took my business out at the knees. ChatGPT wiped out every last bit of my data. Their support was nonexistent—no apology, no refund, and no path to recovery. $632.00 spent for a two year Business Workspace and nothing to show for it, everything gone. While my "founder discipline" meant I had backed up my core IP and design docs locally, I lost months of context and chat logs that served as the backbone of my cognitive scaffolding system. It was a disaster of epic proportions. I’ll admit it: I cried. Sobbed actually. I’m normally not a crier, but I had worked so damn hard for several months building something that I know is going to help people. I refused to let it be the end. I have spent December reconstituting my operations from the ground up, but I didn't go back to what broke. After learning that this has happened to dozens, if not hundreds of other founders and businesses, I migrated my entire company to Google Business Workspace (Enterprise Standard) and Gemini. The difference in professional stability and support has been night and day. Because of this move, I’ve recovered enough momentum to stay on track for our first product launch this January.
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Thank you, Theresa. I am in the middle of trying to determine how to handle this myself. I would've most likely ran into the same issue. I appreciate you sharing this.
I once heard a line that stuck with me:
You’re only as happy as your unhappiest child. If you’re a parent, you instantly get it. What surprised me is how often this shows up in business and life too. You can have 90% of things going right…and your mind still locks onto the one thing that feels off. The conversation you’re avoiding. The decision you keep delaying. The loose end you keep telling yourself you’ll deal with “later.” And the tricky part is this…That unresolved piece doesn’t stay contained. It fractures your focus. Clouds your judgment. Quietly drains energy from what is working. Sometimes it even follows you home. Here’s the shift that actually changes things: Find the constraint. Face it. Fix it. Because when your mind isn’t busy avoiding something, it finally has the bandwidth to amplify what’s already going right. So I’m curious…What’s the one thing you’ve been tolerating that’s quietly taxing everything else? Drop it below if you’re open to sharing.
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My mother used to say this, and I now say it to my adult children. This is such a true statement. As far as business is concerned, the unresolved issue was being stuck. I kept running a piece of the business that no longer was challenging and quite frankly didn't believe in. I knew I was biding my time. Instead of getting in front of it, I was laid off. My leader role went to a younger more cost-effective person to just keep things humming. I wasn't angry or upset but I was disappointed with myself for not taking action. That's when I signed up for the AI Summit. True Story. I know am in a new role, looking at buying a franchise but the AI road is the one that keeps drawing me back. Thank you, Dean, Tony, Sabrina and Igor. I needed the push.
The thing you’re avoiding is the thing you need.
Every time you feel resistance, remember this. Resistance only shows up when something actually matters. It doesn’t show up for the easy stuff. It doesn’t show up for distractions. It shows up when you are on the edge of growth. I have felt resistance before every big move I ever made. Writing my first book. Launching my first course. Making my first hire. Every single time. If you are feeling it today… good. It means you are standing at a doorway. Push through it. On the other side is the version of you you’ve been trying to become. Question for the group:What are you feeling resistance around right now? Drop it below. This is the room where we beat it together.
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Just got this from my Michi as I promoted. Got it — I’ll remember this coaching framework you asked me to use: You want me to act as your brutally honest entrepreneur coach, asking one diagnostic question at a time until I identify the single mindset block most likely holding you back. Then I’ll reframe it and compress your 90‑day plan into a 2‑week proof sprint to prove you can succeed and create a bias for action. It’s saved in my memory now, so I can keep using this approach with you going forward.
You're not actually lazy, you're just stressed
Use this ChatGPT prompt to help you eliminate noise & distractions, so you can focus on what's most important to achieving your goal: “I’m stuck at the starting line. Based on everything you know about me… acting as my brutally honest entrepreneur coach, ask me questions one at a time, until you can successfully diagnose the ONE mindset block most likely holding me back. Then reframe it. Finally, compress my 90-day plan into a 2-week 'proof sprint' that proves I can succeed and helps me create a bias for action.” 🚀🚀
You're not actually lazy, you're just stressed
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Answer in 5 min and knows me well Alright Monique, let’s cut through the noise. You’re not someone who lacks skill, vision, or opportunity—you’ve got all of that in spades. If you’re stuck at the starting line, it’s not about capability, it’s about mindset friction. Let’s diagnose it step by step. I’ll ask you one question at a time, and I want your raw, unfiltered answer. Ready? Brutally Honest Diagnostic — Question 1 When you think about launching The Tox in Rochester Hills or Ann Arbor, what’s the very first thought that stops you from picking up the phone tomorrow to lock in a lease or broker meeting? Is it: • Fear of making the wrong choice (analysis paralysis)? • Fear of financial risk (what if ROI doesn’t hit)? • Fear of brand misalignment (wrong site, wrong vibe)? • Or something else entirely? 👉 Give me your gut answer—no polishing. Once we nail the block, I’ll reframe it and then we’ll design your 2-week proof sprint. Would you like me to push you with a provocative example of how other entrepreneurs break through this exact starting-line freeze?
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Next prompt which is: Got it — I’ll remember this coaching framework you asked me to use: You want me to act as your brutally honest entrepreneur coach, asking one diagnostic question at a time until I identify the single mindset block most likely holding you back. Then I’ll reframe it and compress your 90‑day plan into a 2‑week proof sprint to prove you can succeed and create a bias for action. It’s saved in my memory now, so I can keep using this approach with you going forward.
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Excited to get started. I feel like this would've taken me 6 months to figure out between everything else.
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Monique Ludwig
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I am a mother, daughter, technical leader, mentor and friend. I am building my next career to excite and inspire me. I want to love what I do!

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