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Rory Vaden is an American author, speaker, and entrepreneur known for his expertise in self-discipline, leadership, and time management. He co-founded Brand Builders Group and is also the author of the bestselling book 'Take the Stairs'.
Known for: Procrastinate on Purpose: 5 Permissions to Multiply Your Time, Take The Stairs: 7 Steps to Achieving True Success
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Procrastinate on Purpose: 5 Permissions to Multiply Your Time
In this productivity and time-management book, Rory Vaden introduces the concept of 'multiplying time' by teaching readers how to procrastinate strategically. He explains five key permissions—Eliminat...
Take The Stairs: 7 Steps to Achieving True Success
This motivational book by Rory Vaden encourages readers to embrace self-discipline and hard work as the true path to success. Using the metaphor of 'taking the stairs' instead of the 'escalator,' Vade...
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The Shift from Efficiency to Significance
Before you can multiply time, you have to challenge your entire mental model of productivity. For decades we’ve been trained to think in two dimensions: efficiency—doing things faster—and prioritization—doing the most important things first. But there’s a third dimension that changes the entire equa...
From Procrastinate on Purpose: 5 Permissions to Multiply Your Time
The Focus Funnel: A Framework for Multiplying Time
The Focus Funnel sits at the heart of everything in this book. It’s the process I teach leaders and professionals to help them decide what to do with every incoming task. Imagine every task entering at the top of a funnel—it either gets eliminated, automated, delegated, procrastinated on purpose, or...
From Procrastinate on Purpose: 5 Permissions to Multiply Your Time
Step 1 – Sacrifice
The first step to success begins with an uncomfortable but liberating truth: you cannot have everything you want immediately. Every meaningful achievement comes at a price, and success demands sacrifice. Too many people delay their dreams because they refuse to endure short-term discomfort. They wan...
From Take The Stairs: 7 Steps to Achieving True Success
Step 2 – Commitment
Commitment precedes motivation. Many people wait until they ‘feel like it’ to act. The truth is, motivation often follows action, not the other way around. When you commit — truly commit — you remove the option of backing out when things get hard. You stop negotiating with your goals. I’ve seen cou...
From Take The Stairs: 7 Steps to Achieving True Success
About Rory Vaden
Rory Vaden is an American author, speaker, and entrepreneur known for his expertise in self-discipline, leadership, and time management. He co-founded Brand Builders Group and is also the author of the bestselling book 'Take the Stairs'. His work focuses on helping individuals and organizations buil...
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Rory Vaden is an American author, speaker, and entrepreneur known for his expertise in self-discipline, leadership, and time management. He co-founded Brand Builders Group and is also the author of the bestselling book 'Take the Stairs'. His work focuses on helping individuals and organizations buil...
Rory Vaden is an American author, speaker, and entrepreneur known for his expertise in self-discipline, leadership, and time management. He co-founded Brand Builders Group and is also the author of the bestselling book 'Take the Stairs'. His work focuses on helping individuals and organizations build influence and achieve success through intentional action and personal integrity.
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Rory Vaden is an American author, speaker, and entrepreneur known for his expertise in self-discipline, leadership, and time management. He co-founded Brand Builders Group and is also the author of the bestselling book 'Take the Stairs'.
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