132. The Obsessive Work Ethic of Danielle Steel (The Most Prolific Writer of the 21st Century)

Diving into the intense work ethic of Danielle Steel, one of the great writers of the 21st century.

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“There are no miracles. There is only discipline.”

- Danielle Steel

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2:05 - Trying to make it/The early years

6:05 - How she got through the dry patches

7:20 - Tiger Woods, "I love this game to death. It's a drug I have to have."

8:28 - Make it a priority

9:50 - The thing she came up short in

10:55 - "I just had a need to write. It's a part of my soul."

11:05 - Her insane stamina/working abilities

13:35 - Capacity for pain

15:30 - Increase your capacity

18:10 - "Dead or alive, rain or shine, I get to my desk and I do my work."

19:35 - A Steven Pressfield story

22:10 - On when she will stop writing: "When I die."

23:40 - An old-school approach

25:15 - "When I was first starting out, I had the same agent as Agatha Christie. I was about 19 years old and she was in her nineties. I met her once, and I remember she said, 'I want to die face-first on my typewriter.' And I feel that way. I mean, I want to go on forever, just writing."

25:38 - Choose your regrets

27:30 - Be a missionary

31:05 - Work like a lion

33:40 - Make quality the deadline

35:20 - Alone or lonely? A sign you're doing the right work.

36:40 - "I guess I chase excellence."

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