The Strategic Edge by Tayla Burrell
Helping you master AI & productivity for peak performance and better work-life balance. Join 2,600+ readers achieving rapid success in career and life.
How One App Changed My Life: The Cure To Mental Overload
The Strategic Edge Tayla rose Quick Announcement: This Week's YouTube video is the last video you will ever have to watch about perfecting your sleep and waking up with energy I'm taking you through exactly How to Wake Up Early WITHOUT Being Tired This is the 4 simple principles I use to consistently sleep better, and increase my energy, mood and focus throughout the day without taking sleeping pills or spending hundreds of dollars. If you want to be reminded when it comes out, you can...
The 4 Traits Of Every High Performer (And How AI Makes Them Accessible to You)
Tayla Burrell June 15th, 2025 The 4 Traits Of Every High Performer Your AI Planning System to start executing like the top 1% ↓ Hey Reader, Over the past five years, I've analysed hundreds of high performers - from 7-figure entrepreneurs to Olympic athletes, C-suite executives to bestselling authors. And there are 4 specific traits I've noticed in every single one that played 99% of the role in getting them where they are today. How do I know this works? Because I implemented them myself. 5...
The biggest week in AI history: what you need to know
Tayla Burrell June 1st, 2025 Fortnightly Wrap: The future is here, a brain dump upgrade & bts of what I built this week ↓ Happy Sunday! Did you know there’s been over 300 AI updates this fortnight? Today I’m breaking down the ones that matter most and what it means for you. Plus, I’m sharing one of my top reads for financial freedom, how I used AI to organise my entire brain dump this week, and and a brand new behind the scenes section: Build Notes. Warning: there was A LOT that happened in...
The AI Productivity System That's Changing My Life
Tayla Burrell May 25th, 2025 The AI Productivity System That's Changing My Life How to actually make AI work for you (even as a complete beginner) ↓ If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve got 3 big goals on your mind: A career goal — getting a promotion, making more money, maybe starting (or growing) a business A health goal — running a marathon, losing 10kg, reducing your stress A personal goal — planning a wedding, moving house, or just building better routines But if you’re anything...
The era of AI experimentation is over - here's what you need to know
Tayla Burrell May 18th, 2025 Fortnightly Wrap: The AI shift, challenging the status quo & the underrated AI model ↓ Happy Sunday! The corporate world has officially made its move on AI, and it's time we talk about what that means for all of us. Plus, I'm sharing my current favourite AI model that's flying under the radar, a mindset shift that's transformed my workday, and a wellness trend that you should actually jump on. Let's dive in! The Stories That Matter The CEOs have spoken: Use AI or...
The Key to AI Prompts That Get Results (Every Single Time)
Tayla Burrell May 11th, 2025 How to Craft AI Prompts That Get Results (Every Single Time) The COACH framework I use every single day + a free resource to help you start using it today ↓ You open ChatGPT. Type in a question. Only to get a response that’s… completely useless. It sounds like it came directly from a bot. It doesn’t give you half of what you need. And you spend 30 minutes going back and forth with the model in an attempt to get the results that other people preach about… Just to...
The future of productivity is here, and it's time to get ahead
Tayla Burrell May 15th, 2025 Hey Reader - Tayla here, It’s been a little while — so I want to share a quick story, some honest lessons, and what you can expect from me moving forward. I grew up believing that success came down to working harder than everyone else. More effort. More hustle. More output. That belief carried me through school, uni, all the way into my first years of full-time work. It’s part of the reason I started this newsletter in the first place - to share the knowledge and...
How To Find Your Purpose And Uncover Your True Values
5-7 words. That is the only thing standing between you and your happiest, most fulfilled, most successful life. At least, that’s what they want you to think. What are those 5-7 words you ask? Your core values. The principles, priorities and beliefs that guide how you live your life. Let me be completely honest with you. I’ve crafted my vision and mission, audited my life, and set my goals many times before. But until this week, I had never clearly defined my values. If I asked you right now...
The Daily Schedule You Didn't Know You Needed
Hey Reader, There’s one strategy I’ve been using for the past two months that has completely changed how I manage my time. It’s saved me hours in my 9-5. It’s helped me stay on track while building my business on weekends. And today, I’m going to show you exactly how you can use it to: Maximise your focus time Boost your productivity (or your team’s) Finish your workday feeling more accomplished Introducing: the Maker-Manager Schedule. THE BACKSTORY There’s something fundamentally wrong with...
The One Thing Killing Your Productivity (And How to Avoid It)
THE BACKSTORY It was 3:30pm last Saturday, during a long, podcast-free walk, when the realisation hit me like a ton of bricks: I've been self-sabotaging. Normally, this isn't something I'd share online. But this time, I had no choice. Let me explain. Have you ever tried to read a page of a book, only to reach the end and realise you have no idea what you just read? How about spending hours at your desk, only to wonder where all that time went? Well, that's exactly what I've been doing with my...
The Key To Overcoming Procrastination
Procrastination. It’s the root of all evil for busy people. You’re stressed. You know you have a million things to get through. So… why does your brain just decide to direct its attention to anything and everything except your work, even when you know its not good for you? Why do we convince ourselves that we’ll feel like it in an hour, tomorrow, next week, being fully aware that we’re just adding to our own stress? Today, we’re going to break it down. What is procrastination? Why do we do...
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