Rory Vaden, MBA CSP CPAE's Recent LinkedIn Posts

The mistake most people make when meeting someone new? They tell people what they do. Don’t do that. Instead, tell them what you can do for them. People don’t care about your job title. They care about the problem you solve. So instead of saying: “I’m an accountant.” Say: “I help busy business owners save mo…

Mental toughness is a skill. Here are 3 rules that train it fast: Choose action over endless anticipation. Stop the fictional story in your head. Put your self-esteem in your work habits. Build the plan. Work the plan. Do the right things for however long it takes. Outlast most people and you will win. → Comment…

None of our plans go according to plan. Not yours, not your neighbors, not anyone’s. Stop trying to preempt future scenarios so your plan succeeds flawlessly. This is a trap that keeps you going nowhere fast. Without question, always implement the wisdom you’ve gained along the way, but next time you try to build…

If you want to get paid speaking gigs faster, start where the demand is already built in. Associations bring together people who work at different companies, inside the same industry. They exist for meetings, best practices, networking, and community. And anytime you have meetings, you need speakers. That is why…

If serving is beneath me, then leadership is beyond me. A lot of people misunderstand leadership. They think it’s the corner office, the title, the pay raise. Leadership is solving problems. It’s making life easier for other people. It’s helping people advance their goals and achieve their dreams. That’s the kind…

100% of successful people have developed the discipline to do things they don’t feel like doing to get what they really want. Here’s the key insight: the brain is not designed for success. It’s designed for survival. Survival means conserving energy. Doing what’s safe. Doing what’s familiar. That’s why most of us…