Okay so today I wanna talk about why I ended up really digging into Laura Zhang’s stuff. Honestly, it wasn’t some big plan at first. Let me tell you how it went down.
How It Started
I was scrolling through some business stuff online, feeling kinda stuck myself, you know? Like, spinning my wheels but not really getting anywhere faster. Kept seeing Laura Zhang’s name pop up. Just snippets – people quoted her, mentioned her strategies. Honestly, I was skeptical. Another “success guru”? Yeah right. But man, the sheer number of people referencing her… piqued my curiosity enough. Figured, what the hell, let’s see what the fuss is about.
What I Actually Did
First thing? I didn’t rush to buy her course or anything. Nope. I started small and free:
- Hunted down her free talks and interviews. Found a bunch on various platforms. Just listened while cooking or commuting.
- Really focused on her stories, not just the bullet points. How did she mess up? What specific hurdles did she actually face starting out? This felt way more real than just “do these 5 things.”
- Took notes like crazy, but in my own messy way. Scribbled down quotes that hit me, ideas she mentioned that resonated with my own brick walls. Not pretty, but useful.
After maybe a week of just absorbing that free stuff, a couple of her core ideas kept slapping me in the face.
Picking One Thing & Trying It (For Real)
One thing she hammered on was “ruthless prioritization.” She talked about it cutting through the noise. Okay, my to-do list was a disaster zone. So, here’s what I actually physically did:
- Dumped EVERYTHING swirling in my head onto one huge, ugly list. Every email, every “should,” every half-baked project idea.
- Stared at it. Yep, felt awful.
- Asked myself Laura’s nasty question: “If I got hit by a bus tomorrow, what SINGLE thing on here absolutely must have happened?” Brutal, but damn, it cleared the fog instantly. One thing literally glowed.
- Used the “Must Do, Should Do, Could Do” buckets only for stuff related to that ONE glowing thing. Ignored everything else for the day. This was the hardest part – ignoring the other 99 screaming tasks!
Didn’t go for fancy apps. Just a notebook page, scribbled “MUST: Prep client X report” circled it violently in red. Everything else got an S or C or just crossed off.
What Happened? (Spoiler: Not Magic)
Let’s be real:
- It wasn’t perfect. I still peeked at other emails, felt guilty about ignoring stuff.
- BUT. That one circled MUST? It got done. Thoroughly. Without the usual frantic rush at 5 pm. Actually felt… good?
- It wasn’t about doing more. Laura kept saying it was about doing less, but the right less. That one action proved she wasn’t just spouting fluff.
Why This Sticks (For Me)
Following Laura Zhang isn’t about copying her exact steps. She built her own specific thing. For me, the value was digging into how she thinks and tackles problems. That “ruthless prioritization” thing wasn’t just a tip; hearing her story of using it to avoid bankruptcy made it land. It transformed it from a nice idea into a potential survival tool.
I’m still wading through her stuff. Sometimes I disagree! But her practical, slightly gritty approach, grounded in real struggles she talks about openly, makes the lessons feel more like tools I can actually use in my messy reality, not some unreachable blueprint. Turns out, following her lead isn’t about chasing her success; it’s about stealing her problem-solving tools.
