Josh Zlaket
@joshzlaket.bsky.social
I like automating things.🤖🤓
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My biggest mistakes as a rookie project manager:
- Not documenting enough
- Not asking enough questions
- Not systemizing my work
Learn by studying those better than you and implement FAST.
You'll level up even faster.
- Not documenting enough
- Not asking enough questions
- Not systemizing my work
Learn by studying those better than you and implement FAST.
You'll level up even faster.
January 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
My biggest mistakes as a rookie project manager:
- Not documenting enough
- Not asking enough questions
- Not systemizing my work
Learn by studying those better than you and implement FAST.
You'll level up even faster.
- Not documenting enough
- Not asking enough questions
- Not systemizing my work
Learn by studying those better than you and implement FAST.
You'll level up even faster.
2 things you should do to control as much of your time as possible:
- Say “no” to things you don’t want to do
- Automate the bejesus out of everything
Your time is limited. Do what you can to protect it.
- Say “no” to things you don’t want to do
- Automate the bejesus out of everything
Your time is limited. Do what you can to protect it.
January 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
2 things you should do to control as much of your time as possible:
- Say “no” to things you don’t want to do
- Automate the bejesus out of everything
Your time is limited. Do what you can to protect it.
- Say “no” to things you don’t want to do
- Automate the bejesus out of everything
Your time is limited. Do what you can to protect it.
How many of you utilize process mapping as part of your job or business?
Curious to hear about the types of documentation you all find most valuable to help things run smoothly.
Curious to hear about the types of documentation you all find most valuable to help things run smoothly.
January 22, 2025 at 8:34 AM
How many of you utilize process mapping as part of your job or business?
Curious to hear about the types of documentation you all find most valuable to help things run smoothly.
Curious to hear about the types of documentation you all find most valuable to help things run smoothly.
***REMINDER**:
PERFECT IS THE ENEMY OF GOOD.
Don't get hung up on perfection before taking action.
Time will pass you by and you'll realize you're in the same place you started.
-Just start the project
-Just start the business
-Just start writing the newsletter
JUST. START.
PERFECT IS THE ENEMY OF GOOD.
Don't get hung up on perfection before taking action.
Time will pass you by and you'll realize you're in the same place you started.
-Just start the project
-Just start the business
-Just start writing the newsletter
JUST. START.
January 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
***REMINDER**:
PERFECT IS THE ENEMY OF GOOD.
Don't get hung up on perfection before taking action.
Time will pass you by and you'll realize you're in the same place you started.
-Just start the project
-Just start the business
-Just start writing the newsletter
JUST. START.
PERFECT IS THE ENEMY OF GOOD.
Don't get hung up on perfection before taking action.
Time will pass you by and you'll realize you're in the same place you started.
-Just start the project
-Just start the business
-Just start writing the newsletter
JUST. START.
You'd be surprised how many medium-large organizations operate incredibly inefficiently.
We always think of making money through sales and marketing, but smooth operations are what keep the customers coming back.
We always think of making money through sales and marketing, but smooth operations are what keep the customers coming back.
January 18, 2025 at 12:39 AM
You'd be surprised how many medium-large organizations operate incredibly inefficiently.
We always think of making money through sales and marketing, but smooth operations are what keep the customers coming back.
We always think of making money through sales and marketing, but smooth operations are what keep the customers coming back.
Iteration is key to success in so many areas of business.
Check out my latest newsletter to find out why👇
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Check out my latest newsletter to find out why👇
oops.beehiiv.com/p/why-iterat...
Why Iteration is the Secret Sauce to Project Success
Iterate, don't procrastinate.
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January 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Iteration is key to success in so many areas of business.
Check out my latest newsletter to find out why👇
oops.beehiiv.com/p/why-iterat...
Check out my latest newsletter to find out why👇
oops.beehiiv.com/p/why-iterat...
Specificity is a spectrum.
There's true skill in determining what level of specificity to use in any given situation.
A good starting place to figure this out is to understand your audience.
There's true skill in determining what level of specificity to use in any given situation.
A good starting place to figure this out is to understand your audience.
January 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Specificity is a spectrum.
There's true skill in determining what level of specificity to use in any given situation.
A good starting place to figure this out is to understand your audience.
There's true skill in determining what level of specificity to use in any given situation.
A good starting place to figure this out is to understand your audience.
**THE HARD TRUTH ABOUT BEING A 6-FIGURE PM**:
You have all of the responsibility but none of the authority.
You have all of the responsibility but none of the authority.
January 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
**THE HARD TRUTH ABOUT BEING A 6-FIGURE PM**:
You have all of the responsibility but none of the authority.
You have all of the responsibility but none of the authority.
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January 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Iterate FAST.
If you have a project or task that isn’t completely clear, iterate on it as quickly as possible.
The feedback loop you create will be key in helping you reach success.
If you have a project or task that isn’t completely clear, iterate on it as quickly as possible.
The feedback loop you create will be key in helping you reach success.
January 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Iterate FAST.
If you have a project or task that isn’t completely clear, iterate on it as quickly as possible.
The feedback loop you create will be key in helping you reach success.
If you have a project or task that isn’t completely clear, iterate on it as quickly as possible.
The feedback loop you create will be key in helping you reach success.
Dedicate 1 hour per day to working towards your goals.
Ideally, at the same time every day.
This will help you make building the life you want a routine.
Focus time is key to making progress.
Ideally, at the same time every day.
This will help you make building the life you want a routine.
Focus time is key to making progress.
January 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Dedicate 1 hour per day to working towards your goals.
Ideally, at the same time every day.
This will help you make building the life you want a routine.
Focus time is key to making progress.
Ideally, at the same time every day.
This will help you make building the life you want a routine.
Focus time is key to making progress.
The best are always looking to improve.
Sometimes that means trying something new.
Sometimes that means reintroducing something old.
Trial and error until you find that sweet spot.
Sometimes that means trying something new.
Sometimes that means reintroducing something old.
Trial and error until you find that sweet spot.
January 7, 2025 at 4:32 AM
The best are always looking to improve.
Sometimes that means trying something new.
Sometimes that means reintroducing something old.
Trial and error until you find that sweet spot.
Sometimes that means trying something new.
Sometimes that means reintroducing something old.
Trial and error until you find that sweet spot.
Imposter syndrome always hits when you’re asked to do something that you already know how to do but on a larger scale:
- Leading a high-visibility project
- Free throws to win a big game
- Working with your first paid client
Stay out of your own head and you’ll come out on top.
- Leading a high-visibility project
- Free throws to win a big game
- Working with your first paid client
Stay out of your own head and you’ll come out on top.
January 6, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Imposter syndrome always hits when you’re asked to do something that you already know how to do but on a larger scale:
- Leading a high-visibility project
- Free throws to win a big game
- Working with your first paid client
Stay out of your own head and you’ll come out on top.
- Leading a high-visibility project
- Free throws to win a big game
- Working with your first paid client
Stay out of your own head and you’ll come out on top.
Teamwork is the collective selflessness of a group of people to achieve a goal that benefits that group and, in most cases, other groups as well.
Build a team designed to help people AND yourself. You don’t have to choose one or the other.
Build a team designed to help people AND yourself. You don’t have to choose one or the other.
January 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Teamwork is the collective selflessness of a group of people to achieve a goal that benefits that group and, in most cases, other groups as well.
Build a team designed to help people AND yourself. You don’t have to choose one or the other.
Build a team designed to help people AND yourself. You don’t have to choose one or the other.
Give yourself 3 months.
3 months of daily, focused study.
3 months of no going out unnecessarily.
3 months of moving towards your goal.
This got me to $100k and it can get you there too.
3 months of daily, focused study.
3 months of no going out unnecessarily.
3 months of moving towards your goal.
This got me to $100k and it can get you there too.
January 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Give yourself 3 months.
3 months of daily, focused study.
3 months of no going out unnecessarily.
3 months of moving towards your goal.
This got me to $100k and it can get you there too.
3 months of daily, focused study.
3 months of no going out unnecessarily.
3 months of moving towards your goal.
This got me to $100k and it can get you there too.
Want to set yourself up for success in 2025?
Surround yourself with good people.
No one wins alone.
Surround yourself with good people.
No one wins alone.
January 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Want to set yourself up for success in 2025?
Surround yourself with good people.
No one wins alone.
Surround yourself with good people.
No one wins alone.
Teamwork makes the dream work 🤓
January 1, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Teamwork makes the dream work 🤓
Questions give you clarity:
- They get you to the root of the problem you're trying to solve
- Once you understand the problem you can understand the definition of success.
- Once you understand the first two, you can put together the perfect action plan.
ASK. QUESTIONS.
- They get you to the root of the problem you're trying to solve
- Once you understand the problem you can understand the definition of success.
- Once you understand the first two, you can put together the perfect action plan.
ASK. QUESTIONS.
December 30, 2024 at 5:11 AM
Questions give you clarity:
- They get you to the root of the problem you're trying to solve
- Once you understand the problem you can understand the definition of success.
- Once you understand the first two, you can put together the perfect action plan.
ASK. QUESTIONS.
- They get you to the root of the problem you're trying to solve
- Once you understand the problem you can understand the definition of success.
- Once you understand the first two, you can put together the perfect action plan.
ASK. QUESTIONS.
Create things.
That doesn't mean you have to make videos and post them to the internet.
You can create and be creative in tons of ways.
If you're not creating, then you're not progressing.
That doesn't mean you have to make videos and post them to the internet.
You can create and be creative in tons of ways.
If you're not creating, then you're not progressing.
December 29, 2024 at 3:56 AM
Create things.
That doesn't mean you have to make videos and post them to the internet.
You can create and be creative in tons of ways.
If you're not creating, then you're not progressing.
That doesn't mean you have to make videos and post them to the internet.
You can create and be creative in tons of ways.
If you're not creating, then you're not progressing.
Embrace being dumb.
Ask questions. Don't worry about looking like an idiot.
You can't truly learn and improve without removing ego.
BE. DUMB.
Ask questions. Don't worry about looking like an idiot.
You can't truly learn and improve without removing ego.
BE. DUMB.
December 28, 2024 at 3:10 AM
Embrace being dumb.
Ask questions. Don't worry about looking like an idiot.
You can't truly learn and improve without removing ego.
BE. DUMB.
Ask questions. Don't worry about looking like an idiot.
You can't truly learn and improve without removing ego.
BE. DUMB.
Consistency is the foundation of success.
There are examples everywhere, especially in sports.
See the Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, Bayern Munich, Golden State Warriors…
These organizations operate on consistency and minimize ego.
There are examples everywhere, especially in sports.
See the Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, Bayern Munich, Golden State Warriors…
These organizations operate on consistency and minimize ego.
December 26, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Consistency is the foundation of success.
There are examples everywhere, especially in sports.
See the Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, Bayern Munich, Golden State Warriors…
These organizations operate on consistency and minimize ego.
There are examples everywhere, especially in sports.
See the Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, Bayern Munich, Golden State Warriors…
These organizations operate on consistency and minimize ego.
🎄Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals!🎄
Christmas as a parent is a different beast. Legitimately thinking about putting together a project plan for next year😅
Christmas as a parent is a different beast. Legitimately thinking about putting together a project plan for next year😅
December 25, 2024 at 8:06 PM
🎄Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals!🎄
Christmas as a parent is a different beast. Legitimately thinking about putting together a project plan for next year😅
Christmas as a parent is a different beast. Legitimately thinking about putting together a project plan for next year😅
You are going to end up having difficult conversations and meetings throughout life.
Those conversations get a lot easier if you can look back and say you worked hard on whatever the subject is.
Don’t worry about impressing others. Impress yourself.
Those conversations get a lot easier if you can look back and say you worked hard on whatever the subject is.
Don’t worry about impressing others. Impress yourself.
December 24, 2024 at 9:13 PM
You are going to end up having difficult conversations and meetings throughout life.
Those conversations get a lot easier if you can look back and say you worked hard on whatever the subject is.
Don’t worry about impressing others. Impress yourself.
Those conversations get a lot easier if you can look back and say you worked hard on whatever the subject is.
Don’t worry about impressing others. Impress yourself.
So many of us (including myself) get stuck in the content loop of:
- build an online business
- cold pitch a zillion people per day on your half-baked service
- eventually people will say yes and you’ll make money
There are A LOT of paths to $10k+ per month. Find YOUR path.
- build an online business
- cold pitch a zillion people per day on your half-baked service
- eventually people will say yes and you’ll make money
There are A LOT of paths to $10k+ per month. Find YOUR path.
December 23, 2024 at 6:15 PM
So many of us (including myself) get stuck in the content loop of:
- build an online business
- cold pitch a zillion people per day on your half-baked service
- eventually people will say yes and you’ll make money
There are A LOT of paths to $10k+ per month. Find YOUR path.
- build an online business
- cold pitch a zillion people per day on your half-baked service
- eventually people will say yes and you’ll make money
There are A LOT of paths to $10k+ per month. Find YOUR path.
Try the "Reverse Funnel" method for leveling up your life, career, or business:
Clearly define what "success" means and work backwards.
Clearly define what "success" means and work backwards.
December 23, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Try the "Reverse Funnel" method for leveling up your life, career, or business:
Clearly define what "success" means and work backwards.
Clearly define what "success" means and work backwards.