How I Outsmarted Bureaucracy with AI (Instead of Letting It Ruin My Day)

I’m not built for paperwork (and neither are any of my creative friends). If I see an ofifical looking form, my first instinct is to ignore it and hope it goes away (but it never does).

But as a small business owner, I can’t afford to procrastinate.
I had to renew my DBA (Doing Business As) recently which meant filling out forms, figuring out deadlines, and hoping I didn’t screw up some tiny detail that would get me rejected. (I know this is a small thing, but for some of us, these small things can literally derail us from the big thing we are after.

Normally, I’d:
❌ Open 27 tabs trying to find the right info
❌ Get lost in a government PDF and cry a bit
❌ Procrastinate for six months because my brain refuses

Instead, I let AI do the work.
I asked ChatGPT to:
✅ Find the exact paperwork I needed
✅ Summarize the steps (cost, deadlines, where to file)
✅ Double-check my application so I didn’t mess up
Instead of wasting four hours and my sanity, I had everything done in minutes.

🚀 Why This Matters for Small Business Owners & Freelancers
Paperwork is built to be confusing.
The system wasn’t made for us—it was made people who can hire accountants, lawyers, and consultants.

But AI levels the playing field.
💡 Now, you can use AI to:
🔹 Summarize complicated forms & legal docs
🔹 Automate repetitive business tasks
🔹 Get straight to the answers instead of wasting hours researching just to make some small mistakes that will get you sent to the back of the line.

👉 Want to see how AI can help you and your business?
I’m offering free one-on-one AI strategy calls for small business owners & freelancers.
💡 No sales pitch—just insights & new connections. (Im literally just trying to make friends and offer help the way that i know how to)
📩 Send me a message to book a call

Let’s make work easier, not harder.