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

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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