by Jon Acuff | Sep 11, 2019 | Business, Uncategorized
My smartest friends don’t make a big production about the smart things they say. Sometimes, you’ll see politicians deliver a line they’re excited about and then they’ll pause, waiting for the audience to clap. When it works, it can be a really powerful moment. When it...
by Jon Acuff | Aug 20, 2019 | Business
I know three things: 1. Everybody overthinks. 2. Nobody thinks they can change that. 3. Everybody can. What is overthinking? When what you think gets in the way of what you want. Overthinking isn’t a personality trait. It’s the sneakiest, greediest form of fear. It’s...
by Jon Acuff | Jul 8, 2019 | Finish
Last January, I went skiing with three friends to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. It was an amazing trip and one of my favorite mountains I’ve ever visited. It didn’t hurt that Wyoming is home of the Walt Longmire books, the best mystery series I’ve read in years. It was my...
by Jon Acuff | Jun 10, 2019 | Finish
My wife and I are teaching our oldest daughter how to drive. It’s a stressful experience because the second you sit in the passenger seat while your kid drives you realize a few things: 1. These roads are so narrow! 2. Why don’t we have any street lights? This town is...
by Jon Acuff | May 13, 2019 | Character
Recently, a politician tweeted something foolish. I saw the tweet, shrugged at it and then glanced at the amount of comments that single tweet had. There were 112,000 responses. That made me so sad because that meant tens of thousands of people spent their very...
by Jon Acuff | Apr 8, 2019 | Finish
I have a love/hate relationship with social media. There are parts of it I love, like the amount of creative opportunities it offers us that no other generation ever had access to.That I can work full time as an author is directly related to the chance social media...