TAKE THE STAIRS Do you ride the escalator-or take the stairs? No matter how you define success, it always requires one thing:  self-discipline. But as popular speaker and strategist Rory Vaden  explains, we live in an "escalator world"-one that's filled with  shortcuts, quick fixes, and distractions that make it all too easy to  slide into procrastination, compromise, and mediocrity. What seems like  an easier path is really much harder in the end-and, most important, it  won't take you where you want to go.How do successful people stay focused and achieve results? This  lively and insightful guide presents a simple program for taking the  stairs-that is, for overcoming the temptations of quick fixes and  procrastination, conquering creative avoidance, and transcending  personal setbacks in order to tackle the work that leads to real  success.Whatever your goals are, Rory Vaden's proven approach will get you  there-one stair at a time.