MiniBk of Quotes from TAKE THE STAIRS

SUCCESS IS NEVER OWNED; IT IS ONLY RENTED AND THE RENT IS DUE EVERY DAYand Other Sound Bytes from Rory Vaden

Rory Vaden is a business motivational speaker, author, and self-discipline strategist whose insights have been shared on Oprah radio and featured in print media such as SUCCESS magazine and Bloombergs BusinessWeek. Rory has degrees in Business Management and Leadership, and an MBA. He is also the Co-Founder of a multi-million dollar international sales training company, Southwestern Consulting.

As a two-time world champion of public speaking finalist for Toastmasters International, Rory has shared his compelling Take The Stairs message on the same stage as John Maxwell, and hes done special programs for both Zig Ziglar and Dave Ramseys companies.

Success Is Never O

wned; It Is O

nly Rented And The Rent Is D

ue Every Day

RORY

VADEN

Free eBook download of this MiniBk roryvaden.com/minibuk

SucceSS iS Never OwNed; it iS ONly reNted aNd the reNt iS due every day

MiniBk of Quotes from Take The sTairs

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Most of these quotes are Rory originals, some have been inspiring people for years in different forms by others, and a few, including the cover quote, are a part of The Southwestern Companys corporate culture. All of them are significant relating to improving our self-discipline so we hope they help you continue to Take the Stairs!

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Success means doing things you dont want to do.

2 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

Fear is just one more impulse that needs to be ignored.

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We always pay a price for success. we either pay it now or we pay it later, with interest.

4 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

The short term easy leads to the long term difficult; the short term difficult leads to the long term easy.

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Problems that are procrastinated on are amplified.

6 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

Indulgence and procrastination are nothing more than creditors who charge us interest.

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I will do today what others will not do so that tomorrow i can do what others cannot do.

Jerry rice

8 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

Success comes from choosing consistency over convenience.

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Success isnt a matter of circumstance; its a matter of choice.

10 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

The more you have invested into something, the less likely you are to let it fail.

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The emotional energy of making a decision is often much more taxing than the physical energy needed to do the activity.

12 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

Success is messy.

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Next generation time management is more about deciding what not to do than what to do.

14 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

Dont allow yourself the indulgence of saying im too busy.

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Exercise has to be a priority that rises above the convenience of when your schedule allows for it.

16 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

Work double time part-time for full-time free time.

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Error on the side of self-discipline for a whileworry about balance later.

18 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

Get going. then get ready. unknown

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In business what you dont get done today can be done tomorrow. But with family what doesnt get done today is gone forever.

20 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

Put your self esteem into your work habits and not your production.

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One of the biggest ways we lose time is not knowing where were going next.

22 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

Balance is not equal time across equal activities; its appropriate time across critical priorities.

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Anything that wastes your time is a waste of your money.

24 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

Realistic goals are for people with realistic work habits. Big goals are for people with big work habits.

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The amount of our endurance is directly proportionate to the clarity of our vision.

26 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

Integrity is the congruence of your words and your actions.

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Let go of whos right and focus on whats right.

28 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

We dont pay attention to things we dont first give our intention to.

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At any moment we are either choosing to acknowledge the blessings weve been given or fretting over those we havent yet received.

30 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

Attitude is simply the way we choose to see things.

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Not choosing an attitude is a choice in and of itself.

32 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

A champion is someone who has character and class regardless of circumstances.

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A mediocre life doesnt come from having a bad attitude; a mediocre life comes from having a mediocre attitude.

34 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

Our ability to have peace is directly proportionate to the term of our perspective.

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Less the ability to see the entire future, we arent entitled to evaluate the reasons why negative things happen today.

36 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

Patience is a great discipline.

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If you arent willing to do it today, what makes you think youd be willing to do it tomorrow?

albert Gray

38 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

In the absence of a clearly defined plan, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.

unknown

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It is a peculiar form of human nature that we find it easy to let ourselves down but incredibly difficult to let others down.

40 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

We need to stop focusing as much on making the right decisions and start focusing on making decisions and then making them right.

unknown

Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day 41

Permanent changes in our actions have to be reinforced by permanent changes in our thinking.

42 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

The right mindset precedes the proper movement.

randy Gage

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It doesnt matter what we say we believe, our real beliefs are revealed by how we act.

44 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

The number one cause of procrastination is self-criticism.

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You can still be successful if you only work half days... either the first 12 hours or the second.

unknown

46 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

Discipline starts with what you need to stop doing.

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You dont just admit your inadequacies; you resolve them.

48 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

Be brilliant at the basics.

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Discipline is a choice. its simply consistently choosing the hard right over the easy wrong.

50 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

Discipline is not about making things as hard as possible; its about doing the hard parts of things as soon as possible.

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Character and clarity is often just on the other side of a little discipline.

52 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

Discipline creates Freedom. randy Gage

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Success is never owned; it is only rentedand the rent is due every day.

54 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

Distraction is a dangerously deceptive saboteur of our goals.

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Leadership by inspiration always works better than management by control.

Steve Savage

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Be an aerobics instructor, not a personal trainer. dont just be involved; be participating.

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See people not for who they are but for who they can become.

unknown

58 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

Dont confuse activity with productivity.

unknown

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Procrastination is the most expensive invisible cost in business today.

60 Success is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day

Decide to put your focus on enjoyable results instead of enjoyable processes.

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Indecision leads to a dangerously mediocre life.

MiniBk of Quotes from TAKE THE STAIRS

SUCCESS IS NEVER OWNED; IT IS ONLY RENTED AND THE RENT IS DUE EVERY DAYand Other Sound Bytes from Rory Vaden

Rory Vaden is a business motivational speaker, author, and self-discipline strategist whose insights have been shared on Oprah radio and featured in print media such as SUCCESS magazine and Bloombergs BusinessWeek. Rory has degrees in Business Management and Leadership, and an MBA. He is also the Co-Founder of a multi-million dollar international sales training company, Southwestern Consulting.

As a two-time world champion of public speaking finalist for Toastmasters International, Rory has shared his compelling Take The Stairs message on the same stage as John Maxwell, and hes done special programs for both Zig Ziglar and Dave Ramseys companies.

Success Is Never O

wned; It Is O

nly Rented And The Rent Is D

ue Every Day

RORY

VADEN

Free eBook download of this MiniBk roryvaden.com/minibuk

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