A few months ago I had the opportunity to interview Jon Acuff as his new book Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average, Do Work That Matters. You can listen to his interview in the Watch + Listen section of the site.
I wanted to circle back and share a few highlights that popped out to me from the book. In addition to enjoying Jon’s clever wit, these 12 thoughts grabbed my attention:
- “Life is now less about how old you are and more about when you decide to live.”
- “Average is so popular because average is familiar.”
- “Waiting to find your purpose tomorrow is a great way to ensure you don’t live with purpose today.”
- “Luck is a word people who are lazy use to describe people who are hustling.”
- “They are the voices of fear and doubt, and they are governed by a simple truth: they only get loud when you do work that matters.”
- “Spend more time practicing your dream than you do promoting your dream.”
- “I think you need crazy expectations. You can’t dream without creating expectations, and they can be an encouraging source of motivation.”
- “People don’t like working with jerks. People don’t listen to jerks. People don’t do favors for jerks. Because people don’t want jerks to win.”
- “The truth is that if you’re married, awesome is a team sport.”
- “No one pursuing a life of average ever received a dire warning of failure from a family member.”
- “Helping other people better their lives is way more fun than obsessing about bettering your own.”
- “Action always beats intention.”
It’s time for you to start!
