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Bring your authentic self to everything you do in order to build your confidence and unlock your potential
Ignite your inner drive to overcome a plateau and continue to increase your value
Reframe failures as training for future challenges
Scale these new skills to the organizational level

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Course Syllabus

01

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

Video: Welcome to the Course by Sarah Robb O'Hagan

Video: Finding Your "Extreme" Self

Video: Why Being "Extreme" Matters

Exercise: Introduce Yourself

Resource: Workbook for the Course

02

THE 5 ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF “EXTREME YOU”

Video: The 5 Essential Qualities of "Extreme You"

Video: Check Yourself Out and Ignite Your Magic Drive

Video: Get Out of Line

Video: Get Over Yourself

Video: Pain Training

Exercise: Apply the 5 components of "Extreme You" to you or your organization

Resource: The Crossroads of Should and Must

03

BUILDING EXTREME COMPANIES

Video: Extreme Skills in Business

Video: Building Your Customer Base: Lessons From Strava

Video: Opening New Markets: Lessons from Reinventing Gatorade

Video: Finding Competitive Advantage for Entrepreneurs

Exercise: Consolidate your Competitive Advantage and build it in a pitch

Resource: Main Takeaways

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This is a great course for anyone who is struggling to find their voice, pivoting to a new career or in a new direction, launching a new venture, or wanting to take on a more visible role in an organization. Sarah Robb O’Hagan makes the course material interesting and engaging by sharing stories that illustrate the concepts very well. The modules are short and sweet, and the workbook is really useful for anyone who wants to seriously leverage their ‘extreme’ strengths and become successful game changers.”

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Course Description

In this course, lauded executive and entrepreneur Sarah Robb O’Hagan will help you identify your strengths and weaknesses and uncover what ignites your drive. With these traits in mind, you’ll learn frameworks to support risk-taking and learn from the failure that is inevitable when you’re leveling up or tackling an intractable problem like poverty. Finally, Sarah will share case studies from her experience leading at companies like Virgin Atlantic, Nike, and Gatorade to demonstrate how you can leverage your strengths and achieve impact at the organizational level.
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About
the Instructor

Sarah Robb O'Hagan

Named among Fast Company’s “Most Creative People in Business” and Forbes "Most Powerful Women in Sports", Sarah is a CEO at EXOS. She previously held leadership positions at Nike, Virgin, Gatorade, and Equinox Fitness Clubs.

About
the Instructor

Sarah Robb O'Hagan

Named among Fast Company’s “Most Creative People in Business” and Forbes "Most Powerful Women in Sports", Sarah is a CEO at EXOS. She previously held leadership positions at Nike, Virgin, Gatorade, and Equinox Fitness Clubs.

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