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Take the Stairs

              Rory Vaden, MBA
              Co-Founder of
              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

   Rory Vaden
Full 2012 take the stairs keynote basic
Full 2012 take the stairs keynote basic
How much does
      Procrastination cost?

Average employee wastes

   2.09 hours
  EACH DAY!!!
Take the Stairs
   The Purchase Price of Procrastination

  Average salaried employee in US makes
         $39,795 or $19.13 per hour.

Costs Employers $10,396 per year
       Per Employee!!!
Take the Stairs
 The Purchase Price of Procrastination

If the target commission for a salesperson
     is $79,590 per year or $38.26 per hour

       Costs You $20,792
          Per Year!!!
Full 2012 take the stairs keynote basic
• Consciously delaying what you
Procrastination       know you should be doing



   Creative         • Unconsciously filling the day with
                      menial work to be busy being
  Avoidance           busy


                    • (Un) Consciously delaying by
Priority Dilution     allowing your attention to shift to
                      less important tasks; distraction
Take the Stairs


               Discipline

Start doing things you don’t want to do.
  Create a “Take the Stairs” Mindset
Take the Stairs



The Paradox Principle
     of Sacrifice

  A Buffalo Mentality
Take the Stairs
Full 2012 take the stairs keynote basic
Take the Stairs
            The Paradox Principle
                 of Sacrifice

EASY short term choices leads to DIFFICULT long term
                  consequences.

DIFFICULT short term choices leads to EASY long term
                   consequences.
Take the Stairs


We ALWAYS pay a price.
Take the Stairs


Leverage LONG TERM vision to
endure SHORT TERM sacrifice.
Take the Stairs


        The Buy-In Principle
          of Commitment

The MORE we have invested into something
      the LESS likely we are to fail.
Attitude:              Attitude:
• "I'm not sure yet"   • "I'm in for good"
COAST
 SILK
Take the Stairs


  Increase your commitment by
creating the question HOW rather
  than relenting to the question
            SHOULD.
Take the Stairs


My personal “stairwell”
Take the Stairs
Take the Stairs



The Pendulum Principle
      of Action
The Law of the Pendulum


 It does not matter what you SAY.
 All that matters is how you ACT.
The Law of The Pendulum



What someone really believes in…
Full 2012 take the stairs keynote basic
Take the Stairs


Cultivate the habit of action by demanding
 PROGRESS rather than PERFECTION.
Milwaukee, WI
Chicago, IL
New York City, NY
WORLD TOUR
       www.takethestairstour.com


Burj Khalifa                  UAE
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Take the Stairs Tour
1. Join the Tour - Bring your
   business card and get a free
   bookmark!
Take the Stairs World Tour
1. Join the tour – Bring a
   business card – get a free
   bookmark

2. Support the charities
Take the Stairs Book
7 Steps to Achieving True Success

     With every purchase receive:
     1. TTS Study Guide (Retail $22)
     2. E-Minibuk of Quotes (Retail $5)
     3. Audio of TTS Speech (Retail $20)
     4. 6 online TTS Videos (Retail $30)
     5. Copy of hardcover Bk (Retail$23)
Take the Stairs Tour
1. Join the Tour - Bring your
   business card and get a free
   bookmark!

2. Support the Charities

3. #TakeTheStairsInPairs–

www.roryonfacebook.com
The Rent Axiom

     Success is never OWNED.
It is only RENTED; and the rent is
          due EVERY DAY.
Take the Stairs
  What was once a CHALLENGE
later will be something you CRAVE.

    What was once a SACRIFICE
later won’t even be a TEMPTATION..
Full 2012 take the stairs keynote basic

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Full 2012 take the stairs keynote basic

  • 1. Take the Stairs Rory Vaden, MBA Co-Founder of Southwestern Consulting •Self-Discipline Strategist featured on Oprah radio, in SUCCESS Magazine, in Businessweek, on Zig Ziglar 2.0, and for Dave Ramsey
  • 2. Take the Stairs Rory Vaden
  • 5. How much does Procrastination cost? Average employee wastes 2.09 hours EACH DAY!!!
  • 6. Take the Stairs The Purchase Price of Procrastination Average salaried employee in US makes $39,795 or $19.13 per hour. Costs Employers $10,396 per year Per Employee!!!
  • 7. Take the Stairs The Purchase Price of Procrastination If the target commission for a salesperson is $79,590 per year or $38.26 per hour Costs You $20,792 Per Year!!!
  • 9. • Consciously delaying what you Procrastination know you should be doing Creative • Unconsciously filling the day with menial work to be busy being Avoidance busy • (Un) Consciously delaying by Priority Dilution allowing your attention to shift to less important tasks; distraction
  • 10. Take the Stairs Discipline Start doing things you don’t want to do. Create a “Take the Stairs” Mindset
  • 11. Take the Stairs The Paradox Principle of Sacrifice A Buffalo Mentality
  • 14. Take the Stairs The Paradox Principle of Sacrifice EASY short term choices leads to DIFFICULT long term consequences. DIFFICULT short term choices leads to EASY long term consequences.
  • 15. Take the Stairs We ALWAYS pay a price.
  • 16. Take the Stairs Leverage LONG TERM vision to endure SHORT TERM sacrifice.
  • 17. Take the Stairs The Buy-In Principle of Commitment The MORE we have invested into something the LESS likely we are to fail.
  • 18. Attitude: Attitude: • "I'm not sure yet" • "I'm in for good"
  • 20. Take the Stairs Increase your commitment by creating the question HOW rather than relenting to the question SHOULD.
  • 21. Take the Stairs My personal “stairwell”
  • 23. Take the Stairs The Pendulum Principle of Action
  • 24. The Law of the Pendulum It does not matter what you SAY. All that matters is how you ACT.
  • 25. The Law of The Pendulum What someone really believes in…
  • 27. Take the Stairs Cultivate the habit of action by demanding PROGRESS rather than PERFECTION.
  • 31. WORLD TOUR www.takethestairstour.com Burj Khalifa UAE ✔ ✔ ✔   ✔  ✔
  • 32. Take the Stairs Tour 1. Join the Tour - Bring your business card and get a free bookmark!
  • 33. Take the Stairs World Tour 1. Join the tour – Bring a business card – get a free bookmark 2. Support the charities
  • 34. Take the Stairs Book 7 Steps to Achieving True Success With every purchase receive: 1. TTS Study Guide (Retail $22) 2. E-Minibuk of Quotes (Retail $5) 3. Audio of TTS Speech (Retail $20) 4. 6 online TTS Videos (Retail $30) 5. Copy of hardcover Bk (Retail$23)
  • 35. Take the Stairs Tour 1. Join the Tour - Bring your business card and get a free bookmark! 2. Support the Charities 3. #TakeTheStairsInPairs– www.roryonfacebook.com
  • 36. The Rent Axiom Success is never OWNED. It is only RENTED; and the rent is due EVERY DAY.
  • 37. Take the Stairs What was once a CHALLENGE later will be something you CRAVE. What was once a SACRIFICE later won’t even be a TEMPTATION..

Editor's Notes

  • #2: Champagne toasts and speeches from corporate executives Rolex WatchesPeople doing the DuggieAnd 60 people taking shots of Don Julio
  • #4: Mitch Hedberg impersonation
  • #5: Disease of the shortcut. First car mini-van with wood panelling down the sides.
  • #10: 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.
  • #30: We can’t take the stairs down --really?
  • #33: We raise money by selling wristbands and tshirts and 100% of proceeds go to charity. We also sell cds tapes etc and 100% of those proceeds go to me.  How to be funny to make more money – widely read by both people who have bought it so far. Seriously so many of us think we’re born funny or we’re not, one of the most disempowering misconceptions of all time “3 years ago I wasn’t funny” – some of you thinking “I don’t think you’re there yet sparky.”
  • #34: We raise money by selling wristbands and tshirts and 100% of proceeds go to charity. We also sell cds tapes etc and 100% of those proceeds go to me.  How to be funny to make more money – widely read by both people who have bought it so far. Seriously so many of us think we’re born funny or we’re not, one of the most disempowering misconceptions of all time “3 years ago I wasn’t funny” – some of you thinking “I don’t think you’re there yet sparky.”
  • #36: We raise money by selling wristbands and tshirts and 100% of proceeds go to charity. We also sell cds tapes etc and 100% of those proceeds go to me.  How to be funny to make more money – widely read by both people who have bought it so far. Seriously so many of us think we’re born funny or we’re not, one of the most disempowering misconceptions of all time “3 years ago I wasn’t funny” – some of you thinking “I don’t think you’re there yet sparky.”
  • #38: EMOTIONAL DRIVER – Is my kids looking up to me. They will follow your lead. The emotional driver of that group is my kids look up to me. Kids look up to me.