What if one of the most powerful tools for deep self-awareness wasn’t a journal, coach, or colleague but a conversation with AI?

Great leadership starts with knowing yourself.

Yet in the rush of decision-making and daily demands, it’s easy to lose sight of how we’re showing up, what we’re carrying, what we’re projecting, and what we may not yet see clearly in ourselves.

Here’s where AI can surprise you.

When used intentionally, AI becomes more than a task assistant. It becomes a mirror reflecting patterns in your thinking, leadership style, language, and energy. It can reveal how you show up, how you lead, how you write, how others might experience you and how your unique patterns create impact.

When you interact with it deeply feeding it your writing, your context, your goals it begins to see patterns. And sometimes, those patterns reveal blind spots or hidden strengths we’ve overlooked.

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” – Aristotle

After feeding ChatGPT my public writing, brand messaging, and program descriptions, I asked a simple question.

Its reply?

“You position yourself as both a strategic thinker and a deeply grounded guide. You’re not just teaching AI, you’re helping leaders feel safe to evolve.”

That struck a chord. It revealed a through-line in my work that I hadn’t clearly named but it felt true.

Try this prompt:

“With everything you know about me, what’s something you might know, that I don’t know about myself?”

(The more you have interacted with the AI, the better the response.)

Then sit with the answer. Let it spark reflection.

You might be surprised by what’s already visible waiting to be seen