
Introduction
- Where do I start?
- When failure is not an option
- Solving the world’s problems over coffee



PART I: PURPOSE
How will I know the answer if I don’t know the question?
1. What is the secret to success?
- First, set the goal …
- … then make it happen
- The Fire Department view: It’s all about goal setting
2. Finding your direction
- The strength to go forward
- Finding your purpose
- It’s also good for your health!
3. Your unique purpose, your why
- Your life purpose calculation
- From wishes to wants
- The other 90 percent
- Ciao Italia
4. Your unique values
- You’re going to wear … that?
- For your future to change – YOU have to change
PART II: PREVENTION (MITIGATION)
- Prevention (mitigation) – your transformation
- But Deano, I just don’t have the time …
- But Deano, I just don’t have the money …
- Get the hell on with it
5. Finding the courage to change
- Burning down your barriers
- Developing your SOPs
6. Why willpower alone is not enough
- Responding to significant risks
7. Whatever it takes
- Wish lists and want lists
8. Turning pro
- The number one rule for professionals
- Walking the walk of going pro
- Planning for change
- The cozy fire of complacency
- It’s time …
- A final thought on failure
9. Desire + Action = Results
- Burning desire
- Action
- Results
10. Daily steps
- All fires have small beginnings
11. Why does the word ‘commitment’ make us nervous?
- The C word 99
- The other C word
- The L word
- The O word
- Are you waiting for the unicorn?
12. Fanning the flame of change
- The future
- Passion is not enough
PART III: PREPARATION (PLANNING)
13. From humble beginnings
- Resounding and enduring persistence
- Installing support mechanisms
14. Standard operating procedures
- Preparing your SOPs
15. No days off
- If not now …
- The future is a result of your actions today
- Doing more
PART IV: RESPONSE (THE DOING)
16. Not just a river in Egypt
- Denial: a powerful impediment to change
17. The alarm is ringing
- The art of responding
- The company you keep affects your responses
- Make sure you don’t get distracted from … umm …did somebody say pizza?
18. Staying on track
- Stop being needy
- Walking the walk
- Overcoming fear
- Your unconquerable soul
19. Tactical response
- We are not quitters
- Winning back your space
- If only … nothin’
- Practical problem solving without emotion
20. Firefighting
- The art of doing and the courage to do
- Creating new habits
PART V: RECOVERY (REVIEW)
21. Take control and buckle in
- Tracking your progress
- You’re 100 percent in control
22. Giving back and finding inspiration
- Giving back
- Small moments of heroic action
- Finding knowledge and inspiration
- The idiot box
23. Debriefing
- How am I going?
- Your ‘honesty test’
- Staying on track
- It’s a mindset
24. Recognition, reward and recovery
- All done
- Find your sensei
- Recovery
PART VI: IN CLOSING
- What to aim at
25. Clean up, pack up – we’re done
- Make up


