Your Own Personal Custom GPT, Except It's Alex Hormozi and He Lives in Your Computer
- Braden Barty
- Oct 4
- 4 min read

Your Own Personal Yoda, Except It's Alex Hormozi and He Lives in Your Computer
Okay, hear me out before you think I've lost my mind.
What if I told you that you could have a late-night brainstorming session with Alex Hormozi about your terrible follow-up emails? Or ask Neil Patel why your blog is getting crickets? Or have Mr. Wonderful roast your business plan at 2am while you're stress-eating Cheetos?
No, I haven't discovered time travel. And no, I'm not suggesting you build a creepy shrine in your basement (please don't).
I'm talking about something way cooler—and totally legal: Building your own AI-powered council of business mentors who actually talk like the real deal.
Think of it as having your own personal Avengers team, except instead of fighting aliens, they're helping you write better emails and finally figure out what to post on LinkedIn.
"But Wait, Isn't This Kinda... Weird?"
Fair question! And here's the important part: These Custom GPT AI clones are 100% for your eyes only. You're not catfishing people or pretending to be Alex Hormozi on Twitter (that would be both unethical AND extremely awkward if you ever met him).
Instead, you're creating a smart assistant that thinks like your business heroes—trained on their publicly available wisdom. It's like if you could download someone's brain patterns, but make it ethical and useful instead of dystopian.
Step 1: Go Full-On Internet Sleuth (The Legal Kind)

First, you're going treasure hunting on YouTube. Search for stuff like "Alex Hormozi sales psychology" or "Neil Patel traffic hacks" or whatever makes your marketing heart sing.
Found some gold? Use a video downloader like Wondershare UniConverter to save them. Yes, there are free options that work approximately 60% of the time and make your computer sound like it's launching into space. I pay the $60/year because I value my sanity and my laptop's life expectancy.
Step 2: Turn Videos Into Words (Because AI Can't Watch YouTube... Yet)

Pop those videos into Adobe Premiere Pro (or whatever editing software you have lying around). Hit that magical transcription button and watch the software turn "umms" and "likes" into actual readable text.
Why bother? Because words are how AI learns to think like your mentors. It's like teaching a parrot to talk, except the parrot has a PhD and can actually help your business.
Step 3: Build Your Frankenstein (But Make It Marketable)

Here's where it gets fun.
Head to ChatGPT and click Explore GPTs → Create a GPT. You'll see a setup screen that's easier to fill out than your last dating profile.
Here's the recipe:
Name it: "Alex Hormozi GPT (My Secret Weapon)"
Describe it: Something like "Straight-talking marketing genius who hates fluff more than I hate cold calls"
Upload your transcripts under the Knowledge section (yes, you can dump 20 files at once—go wild)
Set privacy to "Only Me" (This is not negotiable. We're not opening a clone rental business)
Congrats! You've just created your first AI business buddy.
Step 4: Take Your Clone for a Test Drive

Time to see if this thing actually works or if you just spent three hours making a very expensive paperweight.
Try asking: "Write me a follow-up email for a client who's ghosting me harder than my high school crush, but make it Alex Hormozi style."
Watch in amazement as your GPT spits out something like:
"Hey! No worries if this isn't a fit. I just need to know if I should close your file or grab 10 minutes this week. Here's my calendar link if it's the latter. If not, I'll stop bothering you—promise."
Holy smokes. It actually sounds like him.
Step 5: Build Your Fantasy Draft Team

Once you've got the hang of it, go crazy:
Mr. Wonderful GPT → For when you need someone to tell you your idea is terrible (but in a Canadian way)
Neil Patel GPT → For SEO advice that doesn't make you want to cry
Donald Miller GPT → For when your brand story sounds like a robot wrote it
Gary Vee GPT → For motivation that hits like an espresso shot
It's like having a boardroom full of experts, except they never talk over each other or eat your lunch from the office fridge.
Step 6: Don't Be That Person

Look, with great power comes great responsibility (thanks, Spider-Man).
These tools are for learning and improving your own game—not for impersonating people, selling fake courses, or doing anything that would make your mom disappointed.
Think of it like this: You're not stealing someone's identity. You're just studying with the best teachers you've never met, who happen to be available 24/7 and never get annoyed when you ask the same question twice.
The Bottom Line
We live in a wild time where you can literally have Alex Hormozi help you write emails at 11pm on a Tuesday. While wearing pajamas. Without him knowing.
Is it a little sci-fi? Sure. But it's also incredibly practical.
So go ahead—build your dream team of digital mentors. Stop staring at that blank email wondering what to say. Let your AI clones help you level up.
Just remember: With great AI power comes the responsibility to not be weird about it.
Ready to give it a shot? Or do you need Mr. Wonderful to tell you you're overthinking it?
P.S. - If you build a clone of your ex to understand why they broke up with you via text, that's between you and your therapist. I'm just here for the marketing wins.




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