by Jon Acuff | Dec 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Artists and entrepreneurs alike often launch self sabotage missions right before they cross the finish line of projects. They are afraid that if they do complete that thing, that work, that dream, something terrifying will happen-success. Or worse yet, we won’t...
by Jon Acuff | Dec 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
Last night, Oregon’s Marcus Mariota won the Heisman Trophy. That means, a panel of 800+ college football experts from around the country voted he was the best player in the 2014-2015 season. It’s an extraordinary accomplishment, but what’s most...
by Jon Acuff | Dec 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
A few weeks ago, my 11 year old didn’t want to eat a vegetable we were having for dinner. She told my wife Jenny, “I don’t like parsnips.” Jenny responded, “That’s OK, because that’s a yellow carrot, not a parsnip.” Then we had kind of a hostage/negotiator stand off...
by Jon Acuff | Dec 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
My new book, Do Over, comes out April 7, 2015. In the months ahead, I’m going to be having a lot of fun conversations with a lot of fun people in the media. In order to do that, I’m putting together a list of all the folks I know who are in the media. That includes:...
by Jon Acuff | Dec 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
“You shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover” is a true statement, but it’s also kind of dumb. We all judge books by the covers. Why? Because we have too many options. There were three million books published in 2010. How does your book get noticed in this glut of...