I won’t spoil the presentation next week at the First Friday Book Synopsis in Dallas, but if you attend, you will certainly find Rory Vaden‘s approach to time management very different from every traditional approach you have ever seen.

Vaden’s best-seller, which debuted last month, is entitled Procrastinate on Purpose (Perigee Books, 2014).    In the book, he provides five permissions that allow you to multiply your time.

His premise is different, yet realistic.  We all have the same amount of time.  His idea is to ignore methods and tools you have heard about for years.  These include prioritizing daily tasks, segmenting parts of your day into specific focused activities, and so forth.  Rather, his focus is on understanding and coming to grips with the emotions that get in our way and preventing us from maximizing our time.  To Vaden, time is not something you spend, but something you invest.

You will remember his previous blockbuster best-seller, Take the Stairs.  Over time, Vaden has become one of the most popular and influential speakers and authors of our time.

Who is he?  From his own web site, I copied this biography:

As an award-winning entrepreneur and business leader, Rory Co-Founded Southwestern Consulting™, a multi-million dollar global consulting practice that helps clients in more than 14 countries drive educated decisions with relevant data. He’s also the Founder of The Center for the Study of Self-Discipline (CSSD).  Rory is the world’s leader on defining the psychology around modern day procrastination, called Priority Dilution™ – in fact, he coined the term. He speaks and consults on how to say no to the things that don’t matter, and yes to the things that do. His client list includes companies and groups such as: Cargill, The Million Dollar Roundtable, P&G, True Value, YPO, Wells Fargo Advisors, Land O’Lakes, Novartis, and hundreds more. His insights have recently been featured on/in: Fox News, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Inc, Fortune, and the New York Times.  He is a regular contributor for American Express Open Forum, Huffington Post, and The Tennessean and his articles and insights average more than 4 million views every day.

 

 

For more, you need to attend the presentation on Friday.  You will hear all about the five permissions.

I can promise you it will be a very different approach to managing time, from someone who is very different himself.

I will see you then!