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Rory Vaden is a self-discipline strategist who gives presentations on overcoming procrastination. Some key points from the document include: - Procrastination costs employers on average $10,396 per year per employee in wasted time. - There are three main types of procrastination: consciously delaying tasks, unconsciously filling time with busywork, and allowing attention to shift to less important tasks through distraction. - Self-discipline involves starting to do things you don't want to do and developing a "take the stairs" mentality of choosing difficult short-term choices that lead to easy long-term consequences.
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- 1. Rory Vaden, MBA Co-Founderof Southwestern Consulting™ • Self-Discipline Strategist featured on Oprah radio, in SUCCESS Magazine, in Businessweek on Zig Ziglar 2.0 and for Dave Ramsey Take the Stairs
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- 4. Take the Stairs Howmuch does Procrastination cost? Average employee wastes 2.09 hours EACH DAY!!!!!
- 5. Take the Stairs ThePurchase Price of Procrastination Average employee in US makes $39,795 or $19.13 per hour. Costs Employers $10,396 per year Per Employee!!!
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- 7. 3 Types ofProcrastination • Consciously delaying what you know you should be doingProcrastination • Unconsciously filling the day with menial work to be busy being busy Creative Avoidance • (Un) Consciously delaying by allowing your attention to shift to less important tasks; distraction Priority Dilution
- 8. Take the Stairs Discipline Startdoing things you don’t want to do. Create a “Take the Stairs” mentality
- 9. Take the Stairs ABuffalo Mentality The Paradox Principle of Sacrifice
- 11. Take the Stairs EASYshort term choices lead to DIFFICULT long term consequences DIFFICULT short term choices lead to EASY long term consequences The Paradox Principle of Sacrifice
- 12. Take the Stairs ThePurchase Price of Procrastination If a company invested that $10,396 at 12% For 30 years... For 40 years…
- 13. The Purchase Priceof Procrastination Procrastination Costs you $20,792 Per YEAR! If your target income is $79,590 per year or $39.26 per hour
- 14. Take the Stairs WeALWAYS pay a price
- 15. The Trajectory Test LeverageLONG TERM vision to endure SHORT TERM sacrifices
- 16. A Take theStairs Leader Knows that leadership by INSPIRATION always works better than management by CONTROL
- 17. The MORE wehave invested into something the LESS likely we are to let it fail The Buy-In Principle of Commitment Take the Stairs
- 18. Attitude: • "I'm notsure yet" Attitude: • "I'm in for good”
- 19. Increase your commitmentby creating the question HOW instead of relenting to the question SHOULD Take the Stairs
- 20. A Take theStairs Leader Gains commitment by COLLABORATING rather than AUTHORITATING
- 21. Take the Stairs FOCUSis power The Magnification Principle
- 22. Take the Stairs •THINK about BRING aboutThoughts
- 23. At any momentwe’re choosing to either focus on the things we’re THANKFUL for or fretting over the things we’ve not yet been GIVEN. Take the Stairs
- 24. 3 Types ofFocus • THINK about BRING about Thoughts • SPEAK about BRING about Words
- 26. 3 Types ofFocus • THINK about BRING aboutThoughts • SPEAK about BRING aboutWords • BE about BRING aboutBehaviors
- 27. Permanent changes inour ACTIONS have to be reinforced by permanent changes in our THINKING. Take the Stairs
- 28. A Take theStairs Leader Gains commitment by praising PUBLICLY, PERSISTENTLY, and PASSIONATELY
- 29. Click to editMaster title style Milwaukee Brewers Stadium Milwaukee Brewers Stadium
- 30. Click to editMaster title style Chicago, ILChicago, IL
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- 33. Take the StairsBook The Truth about Overnight Success Get better results by: 1. Simplifying self-discipline 2. Overcoming procrastination 3. Learning how to do things when you don’t feel like doing them!
- 34. Take the StairsWorld Tour 1. Join the tour – Bring a business card – get a free bookmark 2. Support the charities 3. Help spread the word www.takethestairstour.com www.roryontwitter.com www.roryonfacebook.com
- 35. A Take theStairs Leader Focuses on the SOLUTION not on the PROBLEM • You create the momentum of your team
- 36. Rory Vaden, MBA Co-Founderof Southwestern Consulting™ Let’s Connect! www.takethestairstour.com www.roryonfacebook.com www.roryontwitter.com www.roryonyoutube.com Take the Stairs
- 37. The CREDIBILITY bankaccount The Creation Principle of Integrity Take the Stairs
- 38. You THINK it,you SPEAK it, you ACT, it HAPPENS The Creation Principle of Integrity Take the Stairs
- 39. We rarely payATTENTION to things we don’t have INTENTION about. Like my wife… Take the Stairs
- 40. The amount ofour ENDURANCE is directly proportionate to the CLARITY of our vision. Take the Stairs
- 41. A Take theStairs Leader Focuses on PROMOTING what’s RIGHT with the VISION rather than SCRUTINIZING what’s WRONG with the PRESENT
- 42. Take the Stairs Sometimesif is OVERWHELMING! The Harvest Principle of Schedule
- 43. Take the Stairs FocusedEFFORT is AMPLIFIED by APPROPRIATE timing! The Harvest Principle of Schedule
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- 45. Mike Zeller –Village Real Estate Nashville, TN When I started TPE, I averaged selling one home every two weeks. Within a few months of joining the program, my production doubled to selling an average of over one home every week! Huge! Because of you I’ve focused on my top income producing activities more consistently, paid off over $40,000 in debt, and I’ve more than doubled my business, almost immediately. the biggest key was you helped me define and do my critical success factors more frequently and to make them a top priority in my daily schedule. Hiring a coach was the best business decision I’ve ever made! Take the Stairs
- 46. Do not allowyourself the INDULGENCE of saying “I’m too BUSY!” Take the Stairs
- 47. It’s not EQUALtime spread across EQUAL activities. It is APPROPRIATE time spread across CRITICAL priorities.
- 48. 1. Faith: Atleast 1 hour per week 2. Fitness: 30 min/day 3x per week 3. Faculty: 1 uninterrupted work night/ week 4. Family: 1 uninterrupted date night/ week 5. Finances: Know your exact financial account balances every week. Total Time: Less than 10 hours per week
- 49. If you don’tknow what your PERFECT WEEK looks like then you WILL NEVER HAVE ONE. Take the Stairs
- 51. Put your self-esteemin your WORK HABITS and not into your PRODUCTION. Take the Stairs “Fall in LOVE with the DAILY GRIND!”
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- 53. Work DOUBLE-TIME parttime For FULL-TIME free time! Take the Stairs
- 54. A Take theStairs Leader Cultivates action by not asking OTHERS to do things that THEY are not willing to do.
- 55. The Perspective Principle ofFaith Take the Stairs Tape Measure Timeline
- 56. A challenge inrespect to TODAY is a BIG PROBLEM. A challenge in respect to our LIFESPAN is a SMALL PROBLEM. A challenge in respect to ETERNITY is a NO PROBLEM. Take the Stairs
- 57. The Perspective Principle ofFaith Take the Stairs Our ability to have PEACE is directly proportionate to the term of our PERSPECTIVE.
- 58. Question 1: Awoman had 8 kids 3 were deaf 2 were blind 1 mentally retarded And she had syphilis… 2 Questions
- 59. Candidate 1: Friends withcrooked politicians Consults with astrologists Had 2 mistresses Is a chain smoker Drinks 8-10 martinis/day 2 Questions
- 60. Candidate 2: Kicked outof office twice Sleeps in daily until noon Used opium in college Drinks a quart of whiskey every night 2 Questions
- 61. Candidate 3: Decorated warhero Doesn’t smoke Doesn’t drink Has never had an extramarital affair 2 Questions
- 62. Candidate 1: Friends withcrooked politicians Consults with astrologists Had 2 mistresses Is a chain smoker Drinks 8-10 martinis/day 2 Questions Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 63. Candidate 2: Kicked outof office twice Sleeps in daily until noon Used opium in college Drinks a quart of whiskey every night 2 Questions Winston Churchill
- 64. Candidate 3: Decorated warhero Doesn’t smoke Doesn’t drink Has never had an extramarital affair 2 Questions Adolf Hitler
- 65. Less the abilityto see the entire future, we aren’t ENTITLED to evaluate the REASONS why things happen today. Take the Stairs
- 66. A Take theStairs Leader Gains commitment by holding people ACCOUNTABLE without holding them HOSTAGE
- 67. Faith is choosingto believe that what is happening NOW is for a GREATER GLORY later on. Take the Stairs
- 68. Take the Stairs ThePendulum Principle of Action
- 69. Take the Stairs Itdoes not matter what you SAY. All that matters is how you ACT. The Law of the Pendulum
- 70. Take the Stairs Whatsomeone really believes in…
- 72. Take the Stairs Cultivatethe habit of action by demanding PROGRESS rather than PERFECTION
- 73. A Take theStairs Leader Is hard on the PROBLEM but easy on the PERSON
- 74. Take the Stairs TheRent Axiom Success is never OWNED, it is only RENTED; and the rent is due EVERYDAY.
- 75. Take the Stairs Whatwas once a SACRIFICE later won’t even be a TEMPTATION. The Rent Axiom
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Editor's Notes
- #3 Mitch Hedberg impersonation
- #4 Disease of the shortcut. First car mini-van with wood panelling down the sides.
- #5 Sometimes we sacrifice our greatest dreams for the slightest inklings of convenience.
- #6 Youngest black belt in CO – get beaten up by a girl
- #9 Youngest black belt in CO – get beaten up by a girl Learned bout discipline at a young age Mastered it selling books door to door – overview the schedule of selling books Today I start a company called SWC…
- #13 CPR - Make them Hurt: Making a stand for someone You visualize them better them not for who they are but for who they can become You force them to realize their weaknesses You require them to come up with their own plan You hold them accountable to doing what they said they’d do You stand for them when they feel week You celebrate their success with them
- #14 CPR - Make them Hurt: Making a stand for someone You visualize them better them not for who they are but for who they can become You force them to realize their weaknesses You require them to come up with their own plan You hold them accountable to doing what they said they’d do You stand for them when they feel week You celebrate their success with them
- #17 The human mind thinks 7x faster than we can talk. Create positive momentum. Not literally true because in college I would’ve become a beer. But momentum is created Coast/silk (where relevant) Words are the first manifestation of our ideas into the real world.. Have character – do what you say you’re going to do. Speak out about your conviction to such an ethical company with values and morales that is intentional about positive change. Be committed to your customer and to each other. Leadership is measured not by how many followers you have but how many leaders you create.
- #19 Could do 10 RMB ($1.5) and 100 RMB ($15) Or 30 RMB ($5) and $350 RMB ($50)
- #20 There is more emotional energy tied up in making the decision than in even taking the action.
- #23 Leaders Take the Stairs: There s no greater way to ensure the implementation of an idea than to allow a a man to think it’s his own.
- #25 Attitude and liquid sunshine. The way you choose to see things.
- #28 Create your list of affirmations
- #31 Verbal appreciation is a form of currency.
- #34 We can’t take the stairs down --really?
- #37 The hand in the urinal story – be willing to pay the price Buy-In Principle – The more you have invested into something the less likely you are to let it fail. Example of a physical fitness trainer Marriage is never owned…..-Rent is higher for some of you than others
- #38 The hand in the urinal story – be willing to pay the price Buy-In Principle – The more you have invested into something the less likely you are to let it fail. Example of a physical fitness trainer Marriage is never owned…..-Rent is higher for some of you than others
- #39 The human mind thinks 7x faster than we can talk. Create positive momentum. Not literally true because in college I would’ve become a beer. But momentum is created Coast/silk (where relevant) Words are the first manifestation of our ideas into the real world.. Have character – do what you say you’re going to do. Speak out about your conviction to such an ethical company with values and morales that is intentional about positive change. Be committed to your customer and to each other. Leadership is measured not by how many followers you have but how many leaders you create.
- #41 Credibility with yourself and with other people. Every time you say something and you do it, it adds power to your words and vice versa.
- #42 Words are the first manifestation of our ideas into real life. The world was created because it was spoken into existence. How will you create the world that you live in? You will speak it first. The story of how I met my dad Kevin. The power of your words creates your entire life.
- #44 Use the power of your words to author a vision for yourself.
- #45 Have them answer “10 things I’ll do this year” and why
- #46 The human mind thinks 7x faster than we can talk. Create positive momentum. Not literally true because in college I would’ve become a beer. But momentum is created Coast/silk (where relevant) Words are the first manifestation of our ideas into the real world.. Have character – do what you say you’re going to do. Speak out about your conviction to such an ethical company with values and morales that is intentional about positive change. Be committed to your customer and to each other. Leadership is measured not by how many followers you have but how many leaders you create.
- #47 Law of the Big Mo Train Snowball Principle Honey I’m a mexican! – Engagement Ring, Wedding Ring, Suffering What’s an AJ? Cow Story Mysterious Ways Lenny Jacobs Curb Story
- #48 Law of the Big Mo Train Snowball Principle Honey I’m a mexican! – Engagement Ring, Wedding Ring, Suffering What’s an AJ? Cow Story Mysterious Ways Lenny Jacobs Curb Story
- #50 There is more emotional energy tied up in making the decision than in even taking the action.
- #51 There is more emotional energy tied up in making the decision than in even taking the action.
- #52 There is more emotional energy tied up in making the decision than in even taking the action.
- #53 Not just spiritual Faith but Faith in yourself. Faith in choosing to believe that what is happening now is for a greater glory later on.
- #58 Not the theory of averages; it’s the law of averages.
- #59 The human mind thinks 7x faster than we can talk. Create positive momentum. Not literally true because in college I would’ve become a beer. But momentum is created Coast/silk (where relevant) Words are the first manifestation of our ideas into the real world.. Have character – do what you say you’re going to do. Speak out about your conviction to such an ethical company with values and morales that is intentional about positive change. Be committed to your customer and to each other. Leadership is measured not by how many followers you have but how many leaders you create.
- #61 Story about the World Championship of Public Speaking. Dealing with failure. Things that look like tragedies are very often blessings. Human Timeline Ever had something in your life that didn’t seem good at the time but now that you look back on it you realize it was for the best?
- #62 Purpose doesn’t come from seeing what is there and finding an excuse asking Purpose comes from seeing what isn’t there and finding a way asking why?
- #63 Story about the World Championship of Public Speaking. Dealing with failure. Things that look like tragedies are very often blessings. Human Timeline Ever had something in your life that didn’t seem good at the time but now that you look back on it you realize it was for the best?
- #72 CPR - Make them Hurt: Making a stand for someone You visualize them better them not for who they are but for who they can become You force them to realize their weaknesses You require them to come up with their own plan You hold them accountable to doing what they said they’d do You stand for them when they feel week You celebrate their success with them
- #73 TELL THE LENNY JACOBS STORY COMBINED WITH AJ’S FAMILY STORY 1969 Purpose doesn’t come from seeing what is there and finding an excuse asking Purpose comes from seeing what isn’t there and finding a way asking why?
- #74 To use my 1 lifetime of breath to make many lifetimes of impact. I pray that God would just use me every day and that he would make me a steward of my resources, a fiduciary of the skills that he’s given me, and a conduit for his message to pass. What do you believe in? What matters more to you than anything else? What do you know for sure to be true? Who in your life matters the most to you? What would make you completely satisfied?
- #76 The hand in the urinal story – be willing to pay the price Buy-In Principle – The more you have invested into something the less likely you are to let it fail. Example of a physical fitness trainer Marriage is never owned…..-Rent is higher for some of you than others
- #77 The hand in the urinal story – be willing to pay the price Buy-In Principle – The more you have invested into something the less likely you are to let it fail. Example of a physical fitness trainer Marriage is never owned…..-Rent is higher for some of you than others
- #78 COW STORY NEW Years Resolutions – compared to what?
- #79 Self-criticism is the leading cause of procrastination. Be easy on yourself. Overanalyzation creates Constipation. COW car accident
- #80 Self-criticism is the leading cause of procrastination. Be easy on yourself. Overanalyzation creates Constipation. COW car accident
- #81 Marriage is never owned…..-Rent is higher for some of you than others