Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Introduction

    • The howling dog

    • The 5 Frogs Principle

    • Deadlines are part of your life

    • 3 Ds

    • Tied up to the chair

    • Set a deadline and show up

    • Use a timer

    • Birthdays as deadlines

    • Stretch yourself with deadlines

    • Downsides to deadlines?

    • What you can do

    • Future testimonials
  • 2

    The Power of Deadlines

    • Nat Eliason's story

    • A book in 12 hours

    • Creating newsletters with tight deadlines

    • Apple Inc.

    • Tarnation film

    • Lord of the Rings film

    • Deadliest deadline (Paul Shrimpling)

    • Paul McCartney

    • Create a deadline

    • Music composer John Williams

    • Woody Allen

    • The DEPOT Method
  • 3

    6-minute talk

    • The Pony Express Speakers Club

    • An immovable deadline

    • The STAIRS model

    • How to get your audience fall in love with you
  • 4

    Find Your Reason Why

    • Finding your Reason Why

    • If you're still not convinced

    • A tip to help you think

    • Dedicating your book to loved ones

    • The Memento Mori Reminder

    • My goal for you

    • An overweight mum

    • Sarah Staar's Reason Why

    • Reason Why: celebrities

    • My testicular cancer

    • Member writing about depression

    • Adam Kay, author of 'This is Going to Hurt'

    • Quitters, Inc.