The next step to writing your course is picking an idea.

Most people get stuck on this step, overthinking, and trying to find the “perfect” idea. First-off, there is not perfect idea. There’s only action. You will iterate your way into YOUR best idea over time. For now, the most important thing is to generate a few ideas, pick something, and hit go. The wonderful about AI, and this course, is you can run through these steps in less than week. So, fail. Then fail again. But keep going. I promise you’ll land on the right idea.

To pick your course idea, follow these steps:

1. Reflect on your expertise, skills, and experiences.
2. Consider problems you've solved or challenges you've overcome.
3. Think about all the insights you uncovered in the last lesson.

Where do they intersect?

If it’s not obvious, it’s about to be, because we are going to use AI generate course ideas based on the work you’ve done so far.

From this point forward you are going to become a course prompting machine. The reason you can do this is because you’ve done “the thinking”. Now, you, can leverage AI to do “the doing.”

Head over to the course prompt library and copy the “Brainstorm Course Ideas” prompt into your favorite LLM like ChatGPT or Claude. We are fans of Claude.

To use this prompt:

Add the distilled version of what you learned from your research, plus your area of expertise (e.g., digital marketing, graphic design, personal finance), industry, or topic you're interested in (e.g., e-commerce, sustainability, mental health) in the <INPUT> section of the prompt.

Then run it!

Run this prompt with your specific information to get a list of potential course ideas.

When selecting your course idea, keep these points in mind:

• Don't get stuck trying to find the "perfect" idea. Choose something you're knowledgeable about and start from there.
• If you're torn between multiple ideas, consider which one has the most potential market demand.
• Ensure that your chosen topic is specific enough to be valuable but broad enough to attract a sizable audience.
• Double-check your course name to make sure its clear and benefit-driven. Avoid clever names that might confuse potential students.
• If you're not 100% confident in your idea, remember that you can always refine it as you progress through the course creation process.