Eat That Frog, Outsource the Tadpoles to AI

Chantal Cain
Nov 13
2 min read

How Small Business Owners Can Use Simple Systems, Automation and AI To Stop Procrastinating and Make Progress Fast!

Most small business owners carry too many responsibilities. Client delivery, admin, marketing, invoicing, planning and people management. It is very easy to stay busy without actually moving the business forward.

Brian Tracy’s book Eat That Frog gives one clear instruction. Identify the most important task of the day and do it first. This is your frog. It is the task you avoid, delay or quietly push aside, even though it has the biggest impact once completed.

It is simple, direct and effective because it forces clarity.

Why this matters right now

The frog method becomes even more powerful when supported by strong systems. When your business runs on simple workflows, helpful automation and practical AI tools, you remove friction and free up mental space. Procrastination drops. Focus increases. Progress becomes consistent.

Most business owners do not lack motivation. They are overloaded. Systemisation lightens that load so you can focus on the work that truly matters.

Key principles to implement today

Choose the frog the night before.Start your day with the task that genuinely moves the business forward.
80/20 rule. Focus on the twenty percent of tasks that drive most of the results. High value work always beats high volume work.
Use a prioritisation structure that removes decision fatigue. A tasks are essential.B tasks are important.C tasks are nice to do.D tasks are delegated.E tasks are eliminated.
Systemise recurring tasks.Templates, checklists and simple SOPs speed up delivery and reduce hesitation.
Automate your admin. Scheduling, invoicing, reminders, follow-ups and content workflows should run without manual effort where possible.
Use AI to reduce friction. AI can create content from scratch, organise ideas, produce client-ready documents, build templates and tidy messy processes. This speeds up work and supports consistency.
Build daily consistency. Completing the most important task early in the day builds momentum and keeps you out of reactive mode.

A strategist’s view

Eat That Frog gives you clarity and discipline. The real transformation occurs when you combine this mindset with systemisation, automation and smart use of AI. This creates calm, predictable and scalable operations.

The natural next step

If you want to fully apply these ideas, the real opportunity is building an AI tool that is trained on your business. A Custom GPT that understands your brand voice, your services and your ideal client. A tool that helps you write faster, plan better, reduce admin and deliver work more efficiently.

This is exactly what we will build together in the Custom GPT Workshop in on 07th February 2026.

In this workshop you will learn how to:

• build a GPT trained on your brand voice and processes (online learning + Workshop January 2026)

• create templates and workflows that save hours every week

• automate repetitive tasks

• streamline your operations with simple systems

• use AI as a practical support tool for marketing, admin and client delivery

If you want the benefits of Eat That Frog to become part of your daily rhythm, this is the next step that makes it possible. Registrations now open here.