What if every time you opened ChatGPT, it already knew who you are? Your values. Your voice. Your vision. Your energy. Not because you told it in that moment, but because you had already given it the foundation of your identity.
That is what Soul Data is. And it is the single most important thing you can do to make AI truly work for you.
What Is Soul Data?
Soul Data is the written language of your truth. It is a document, a framework, a living expression of who you are at your core. Your identity declarations. Your values. Your strengths. Your vision. Your voice. The way you see the world and the way you want to show up in it.
Most people use ChatGPT without ever telling it who they are. They get generic outputs because they give generic inputs. Soul Data changes that equation entirely. When you give ChatGPT your essence, every response is filtered through who you actually are. The content sounds like you. The strategy aligns with your values. The ideas match your vision.
Soul Data is not about giving AI your resume. It is about giving AI your frequency. When the foundation is real, everything built on top of it is real too.
The Purpose of Soul Data
Soul Data exists for three reasons, and each one compounds on the last.
You Are Already The System
Here is something most people miss about AI: the most powerful input you can give it is you. Not a clever prompt. Not a hack. Not a template from someone else's workflow. You.
Your lived experience, your values, your way of thinking, your communication style. These are your competitive advantage. No one else has your combination of strengths, stories, and perspectives. When you capture that in writing and feed it to ChatGPT, you are giving it the most unique and valuable data it will ever receive.
You do not need to become something new to use AI at a world-class level. You need to become more articulate about who you already are.
Clarity and Alignment
The process of creating your Soul Data is just as valuable as the document itself. When you sit down and write out your identity statements, your values, your vision, you gain clarity on things you may have never put into words before. It forces alignment between what you believe and what you express.
Many of my coaching clients have told me that the Soul Data exercise alone was worth the investment, before they ever pasted it into ChatGPT. Because writing it down makes it real. It moves from something you feel to something you can see, share, and build on.
Expanding Leadership
As a leader, your ability to communicate your vision clearly is everything. Soul Data gives you a reference document for your leadership identity. It becomes the north star for every piece of content you create, every decision you make, every conversation you lead. When your team, your audience, and your AI all operate from the same foundation, alignment happens naturally.
The Three Pillars of Soul Data
Soul Data is built on three pillars. Each one captures a different dimension of who you are.
Pillar 1: Identity
This is the foundation. Your identity statements are declarations of who you are. Not aspirational fluff. Not corporate mission statements. Real, grounded, present-tense declarations that capture how you see yourself and how you show up in the world.
Examples of identity statements:
- "I am a creator who leads from the heart."
- "I am someone who makes complex things simple."
- "I am a builder, a teacher, and an activator of potential in others."
- "I am radically honest and deeply caring."
Your identity section should also include your strengths, your superpower statement, your communication style, and the energy you bring to everything you do. The more specific you are, the more accurately ChatGPT can mirror you.
Pillar 2: Values
Your values are the operating principles of your life. They determine how you make decisions, what you prioritize, and what you will not compromise on. When ChatGPT knows your values, it can help you create content and strategies that are genuinely aligned with what matters to you.
Do not just list your values. Define them. Explain what each one means to you and why it matters. For example:
- Radiate Positivity: I believe the energy you bring to a room changes the room. I lead with positive energy in everything I do because it is a choice and a responsibility.
- Always Learning: Growth is non-negotiable. I invest in myself daily because the person I am becoming is more important than the person I was yesterday.
- Extreme Ownership: I own my results, my mistakes, and my growth. No excuses. No blame. Just action and accountability.
Pillar 3: Vision
Your vision is where you are going. It is the future you are building. When ChatGPT understands your vision, it can help you create content and strategies that move you toward it, not just respond to where you are today.
Your vision section should include:
- Your 1-year, 3-year, and 10-year goals
- The impact you want to make in the world
- The community or movement you are building
- The legacy you want to leave
- The kind of leader you are becoming
When your AI knows your identity, your values, and your vision, it stops being a tool and starts being a true co-creator. That is the power of Soul Data.
Inspiration to Create Your Soul Data
If you are wondering where to start, here are some prompts to get your Soul Data flowing. Sit with these questions. Write freely. Do not edit as you go. Let the truth come out first, and refine later.
- Who am I at my best? What does that look and feel like?
- What are the 5-10 values I will never compromise on?
- What is my superpower? The thing I do better than almost anyone?
- How do I want people to feel after they interact with me?
- What is the mission I am on in this season of my life?
- What words and phrases do I use naturally when I speak?
- What is the vision I am building toward? What does it look like when I get there?
- What are the stories from my life that shaped who I am today?
- What am I most passionate about teaching, sharing, or creating?
- If I could only be remembered for one thing, what would it be?
Write your answers. Write them all. Do not hold back. The more you put into your Soul Data, the more powerful it becomes as a foundation for everything you create with AI.
How to Input Soul Data into ChatGPT
Once you have your Soul Data written, here is the step-by-step process for making it the foundation of your ChatGPT experience.
Step 1: Activate Memory
Go to your ChatGPT settings and make sure the Memory feature is turned on. This allows ChatGPT to remember key information across conversations. When you share your Soul Data, the most important elements will be stored in memory and applied to future conversations automatically.
Step 2: Set Up Custom Instructions
ChatGPT's Custom Instructions feature lets you set permanent context that applies to every conversation. Use this to give ChatGPT a summary of your Soul Data. Include your identity statement, your core values, your communication style, and your current focus areas. This is your always-on foundation.
In the "What would you like ChatGPT to know about you?" section, include:
- Your name and what you do
- Your core identity statements (2-3 sentences)
- Your top 5 values
- Your communication style and tone preferences
- Your current business focus and goals
In the "How would you like ChatGPT to respond?" section, include:
- Your preferred tone (direct, warm, conversational, professional)
- Your formatting preferences (bullet points, headers, short paragraphs)
- Words or phrases you want to avoid
- The standard you hold your content to
Step 3: Create a Dedicated Soul Data Thread
Start a new conversation specifically for uploading your full Soul Data document. Paste the entire thing in and tell ChatGPT: "This is my Soul Data. This is the foundation of who I am. Please read it, internalize it, and use it as the lens for everything we create together."
Step 4: Use the Prompt Template
For any new conversation where you want ChatGPT to work from your Soul Data, use this prompt to activate it:
"You are my AI co-creator. You have access to my Soul Data, which contains my identity, values, and vision. Everything we create together should reflect who I am. Use my voice, my values, and my perspective. Let's go."
Step 5: Rinse and Repeat
Your Soul Data is a living document. As you grow, your identity evolves. Update your Soul Data quarterly. Add new insights. Refine your language. Remove things that no longer resonate. The more current your Soul Data is, the more accurately ChatGPT can represent who you are right now.
Soul Data in Action
When you have your Soul Data dialed in, here is what changes:
- Content creation becomes effortless. ChatGPT already knows your voice, your audience, and your perspective. You spend less time editing and more time publishing.
- Strategy sessions become deeper. When ChatGPT understands your values and vision, it can push your thinking in directions that are aligned with where you want to go.
- Your brand becomes more consistent. Every piece of content, every email, every coaching framework that comes through ChatGPT carries the same DNA because it is all built on the same foundation.
- Decision-making becomes clearer. When you ask ChatGPT to help you evaluate an opportunity, it can assess it against your values and goals automatically.
- You save hours every week. The upfront investment in creating your Soul Data pays for itself over and over in time saved and quality gained.
The Frequency of Soul Data
There is something that goes beyond the practical when you create your Soul Data. Something energetic.
When you put your truth into words, something shifts. You become more clear. More grounded. More connected to who you are and what you are building. The act of writing your Soul Data is itself a practice of self-leadership. It is you declaring to yourself and to the world: this is who I am, this is what I stand for, and this is where I am going.
That energy transfers into everything you create. Your content carries more weight because it comes from a real place. Your coaching has more impact because you are operating from a place of deep alignment. Your leadership becomes more magnetic because people can feel the authenticity behind it.
Soul Data is not just a document for AI. It is a declaration of who you are. And when you live from that declaration, everything changes.
The Final Invitation
I am going to make this simple. If you have read this far, you already know this is important. You already feel the pull to create your own Soul Data.
So here is what I want you to do:
- Block 60 minutes on your calendar this week. No distractions. No phone. Just you and a blank document.
- Write your Soul Data. Use the three pillars: Identity, Values, Vision. Use the prompts I shared above. Write freely and honestly.
- Input it into ChatGPT. Follow the steps outlined in this guide. Set up your Custom Instructions. Create your dedicated thread.
- Start creating from your foundation. Write a piece of content. Build a strategy. Draft an email. See the difference when ChatGPT actually knows who you are.
If you want help building your Soul Data, your Personal AI Operating System, and your complete AI co-creation workflow, that is exactly what I do with my clients. Explore how we can work together and let's build something that is authentically, undeniably you.
