Fresh out of university, James Praise landed his first marketing job and had absolutely no idea what he was doing. No network to call. No mentor to guide him. Just courses, self-doubt, and the constant fear that someone would realise he was faking it. But somewhere between taking obsessive notes and downloading every HubSpot template he could find, James discovered something: templates weren't just shortcuts, they were survival tools.Now, as the creator of Marketing in Action (a newsletter packed with tactical templates that thousands of marketers rely on), James has cracked the code on going from overwhelmed first-hire to confident systems thinker.In this episode, James traces his growth from relying on other people's templates to developing systems thinking and taste that lets him modify (and create) templates for his own unique use case.What you'll learn:1. Why self-doubt is actually normal (and what to do when the voices in your head won't shut up)2. The difference between templates, frameworks, and systems thinking (and why you can't template everything)3. The one question you must ask in your first 90 days to ensure you're working on what actually matters4. Why documenting your failures is just as valuable as celebrating your wins