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You’re not paid based on how hard you work.
You’re paid based on how hard you are to replace.
I went from 0 to CMO in 7 years.
THREAD: 18 lessons to become indispensable at work. (View Tweet )
Create order when you find chaos
Be a calming presence
Build repeatable systems
Don’t seek drama, seek structure (View Tweet )
Bias toward shipping
Done is better than perfect
Ship more than you’re even comfortable with (View Tweet )
Ask for forgiveness, not permission
Do great work and do it quickly
Prove worth with your work
Let results be your apology (View Tweet )
Make decisions with quick patience
Don’t overthink
Give yourself a moment to think — don’t rush just to appease the other person’s timeline (View Tweet )
Ask questions that move the group forward
Learn how to ask great questions
Push back on ideas with questions
Don’t ask questions just to be heard
Ask questions others aren’t willing to (View Tweet )
Treat your work as art
Have pride in what you ship
Go nuts on being overly creative
Quit when it stops being art to you
Put things out there others wouldn’t dare (View Tweet )
Build side hustles within the company
Learn skills outside your sphere
Take things off co-workers hands
Ask your CEO for extra work hustles (View Tweet )
Build repeatable systems
Identify what exists and not
Build systems for tasks with none
Record training videos for everything
Help others build systems for themselves (View Tweet )
Be effective even on vacation
No, don’t work on your vacation
Set up systems and programs to run in your absence
Communicate needs ahead of time and ask for help of coworkers
Accomplish work even when you’re not at work (View Tweet )
Be a critical thinker in the midst of “Yes” people
Don’t agree to everything
Challenge the impact of each project
Take 24 hrs for non-minor decisions
Challenge the way things have always been done (View Tweet )
Outpace your peers at learning
Make study a daily routine
Nevers stop learning your niche
Host lunch and learn sessions often (View Tweet )
Forget the word “Perfect”
Ship at 70% ready
Perfect never gets done
Analyze results & improve next time (View Tweet )
Build an audience
Show your expertise openly
Give away free advice always
Become worth learning from
Leverage audience into roles (View Tweet )
Tackle a Quick Win every day
Pick something you can do today
Plan out daily in your calendar
Go out and get that thing done
Report on results (View Tweet )
Record 3 daily highlights
Tasks that must be accomplished
If they are, the day is a success
If not, the day is a failure
Report daily (View Tweet )
Stay top of mind in Slack, email, and meetings
Batch mail into 1-hour session daily
Keep meetings to 1 day of the week
Open Slack twice daily
Be present, not distracted (View Tweet )
Exercise humble confidence
Know your weaknesses
Know your strengths
Remind daily what you’re doing well
Take criticism as mentorship and add them to your “To Improve” list (View Tweet )
Learn from role growth advisors
Write down your core goal for your current role
Find someone who has achieved that goal already
Reach out and seek mentorship
Listen and do what they say (View Tweet )
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