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Author: Jon Acuff

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Jon Acuff is the New York Times bestselling author of ten books, including his most recent, All it Takes is a Goal.


Published in dozens of languages, his work is both critically acclaimed and adored by readers. When he's not writing, Acuff can be found on a stage, as one of INC's Top 100 Leadership Speakers. He's spoken to hundreds of thousands of people at conferences, colleges and companies around the world including FedEx, Range Rover, Microsoft, Chick-fil-A, and Comedy Central. Known for his insights wrapped in humor, Acuff shared the stage with an American Icon when he opened up for Dolly Parton at the Ryman Auditorium.


Jon lives outside of Nashville, TN with his wife Jenny and two daughters.


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Nepotism gets a bad reputation, but here’s a truth that’s existed since cavemen lived in caves: people give opportunities to people they know and like. Life is rarely a meritocracy, and that’s okay. In this episode, I’m sharing soundtrack number 29 from my new book, The Three Minute Mindset: Friends Hire Friends. I’ll walk you through three practical things you can do right now, burn fewer bridges, be friendly, and give without keeping score, plus a true story about running into an old cowork...
You've already won before, so why aren't you using that success? In this episode, I'm sharing a soundtrack I've been teaching for years: win the way you've won before. I'll walk you through a real moment from a podcast interview where a host had presented at Oxford twice but still felt intimidated by writing a book, and how I helped him see he'd already done something harder. You'll learn why your brain remembers failures but forgets victories thanks to negativity bias, and why people trying ...
Have you ever felt like you're failing at something you used to be great at? You might be judging yourself with an old scorecard. In this episode, I'm breaking down a soundtrack that came from coaching people in my Remarkable You Community, especially a real estate agent who couldn't figure out why he was struggling until he realized he was now caring for his dad who has early onset dementia. He was judging his current performance against a version of himself from a completely different...
You've never met someone who accidentally got in shape, accidentally achieved financial freedom, or accidentally built an awesome marriage. In this episode, kicking off a new series based on my upcoming book, The Three Minute Mindset, I'm sharing one of my most powerful soundtracks: awesome is never accidental. Whether it's your health, your finances, your marriage, or your career, everything you care about that becomes awesome takes intentionality. I'll share why the danger isn't trying noth...
If you ski, try not to fall near the lift. Yard sales are hard enough without an audience. But from the lift you'll also see snowboarders hunting for trouble on purpose: rails, jumps and half pipes. In terrain parks, they don't call those things obstacles. They call them features. In this episode, I'm sharing the first soundtrack from my brand new book, The Three Minute Mindset: Obstacles are features. We'll talk about difficult coworkers, surprise bills (like an $8,000 air conditioner ...
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