Course curriculum

  • 1

    Just get started

    • The Balloon Principle

    • Well begun is half done

    • The 5 Frogs Principle

    • Energy saving mode

    • The best time to write

    • Trick your brain to get started

    • Negative consequences if you don't start

    • Keep going

    • Push through discomfort

    • You can't steer a parked car

    • Keep your writing a secret

    • Creativity and its pitfalls

    • The Pedlar of Swaffham

    • Kate Bush, English singer

    • We Bought a Zoo

    • Putting things off

    • Do It Anyway

    • The ABBA Story

    • Perfectionism
  • 2

    The Dot

    • The Dot Principle [text and images]

    • The Dot Principle [video]
  • 3

    Starting something new

    • 30-day push up challenge

    • Your next milestone

    • Insight from Wayne Jenkins

    • The Othello Approach
  • 4

    Overcome Overwhelm

    • Book creation is like driving at night

    • Clearing the fog

    • Getting out of 'stuckness' (elephant)

    • Addressing overwhelm

    • Overwhelmed Me, Miracle Me, and Future Me

    • The Hourglass Principle
  • 5

    Say YES to opportunities

    • Life is a one-word test...

    • Every day is an opportunity to start again

    • Carol Ellis says YES

    • Toby says YES

    • Chris says YES
  • 6

    Growth Mindset

    • Introduction

    • Growth Mindset

    • Your next step