Daily Business Pulse: 5-Minute Morning Check-In (Notion + Google Calendar + Gmail + GPT-4o)

Start Your Day Grounded: The 5-Minute Morning Business Pulse

No more frantic inbox checks or calendar chaos. This workflow delivers a calm, AI-curated morning digest — straight to your inbox — so you can start your day with clarity, not chaos.

Every morning at 8:00 AM, it:

1. 📅 Pulls your today’s calendar events (Google Calendar)

2. 📩 Summarizes unread priority emails (Gmail)

3. 💰 Checks yesterday’s revenue (Stripe, optional)

4. 🧠 Uses GPT-4o to generate a 3-sentence “Morning Pulse” summary

5. 📨 Sends it all to your inbox as a clean, scannable email

Perfect for:

- Coaches balancing client work and content

- Solopreneurs managing multiple roles

- Homemakers running a household like a CEO

- Anyone who wants to start the day with focus, not fire drills

This isn’t just a digest. It’s your morning reset button.

Prerequisites

| Service | Purpose | Free Tier? |

|--------|--------|-----------|

| n8n | Orchestrate automation | Yes |

| Google Calendar | Pull today’s events | Yes |

| Gmail | Summarize unread emails | Yes |

| OpenAI | AI summary (GPT-4o) | Yes |

| Stripe (optional) | Revenue insights | Yes |

| SMTP Email | Send digest | Yes (Gmail) |

🔐 Store all API keys securely in n8n’s Credentials section.

Notion Database Setup (Optional: For Task Sync)

If you want to sync today’s top task:

- Create a Notion database with:

- Name (Title)

- Due Date (Date)

- Priority (Select: High, Medium, Low)

- Use a filter: “Priority = High” + “Due = Today”

Step-by-Step Setup Instructions

1. Import the Workflow

1. In n8n, go to Workflows > Create from JSON

2. Paste the provided JSON

3. Click Import

2. Set Up Credentials

- Google Calendar: Connect via OAuth

- Gmail: Use OAuth or SMTP

- OpenAI: Add your API key

- Stripe (optional): Add your secret key

- Email: Set up SMTP for delivery

🔐 Never hardcode keys — use n8n’s credential system.

### 3. Configure the AI Prompt

In the HubGPT: Generate Morning Pulse node:

```text

You're the CEO of a small creative business. Summarize today in 3 sentences:

- Calendar: {{ $json['calendarSummary'] }}

- Email: {{ $json['emailSummary'] }}

- Revenue: {{ $json['revenue'] }} (if available)

Tone: Calm, confident, grounded.