{"id":2995,"date":"2016-04-04T01:00:58","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T05:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amykazor.com\/?p=2995"},"modified":"2024-05-16T11:51:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T15:51:58","slug":"start-jon-acuff-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amyhood.biz\/site\/start-jon-acuff-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Start by Jon Acuff Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2996\" src=\"https:\/\/amyhood.biz\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/JonAcuff-300x300.png\" alt=\"Start by Jon Acuff\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amyhood.biz\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/JonAcuff-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/amyhood.biz\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/JonAcuff-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/amyhood.biz\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/JonAcuff-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/amyhood.biz\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/JonAcuff.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>In January, for AssistU&#8217;s UVA Book Club, we read <b>Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average and Do Work that Matters <\/b>by Jon Acuff.<\/p>\n<p>I really enjoyed it and wanted to share it with you. I actually listened to Jon Acuff read it, on Audible, which added to the wit. He&#8217;s a sharp and funny guy, and I resonated with him on so many parts of this book.<\/p>\n<p>First, who the heck is Jon Acuff. He is a character, for sure, and he writes and speaks with\u00a0 pure heart, on a distinct mission to inspire people to live their own version of awesome. Jon works for Dave Ramsey as a speaker and Author, and has a very funny <a href=\"http:\/\/acuff.me\/\">blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jon shares his five-stage journey, or what he calls the &#8220;road to awesome&#8221;.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Learning: A time of experimentation and exploration when we try a lot of different paths and approaches. We get a sense of what works and doesn&#8217;t work.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Editing: Where we start editing: dropping the things that drain our energy or don&#8217;t fit our aptitude and passions. We get focus and find the work that allows us to be the best version of ourselves.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"display: inline !important;\"><strong>Mastering: We invest in the best version of ourselves; master our profession, our calling, the particular brand of awesome that we&#8217;re after.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Harvesting: We deal with the rewards of all our learning, editing, and mastering, and when we work the hardest, and reap the greatest rewards. I know this is where I am now. While I will never stop learning, I am focusing on learning in ways that help with the harvest now.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"display: inline !important;\"><strong>Guiding: \u00a0Our final step, helping others on the path.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>My key takeaways?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Entitlement will kill me. <\/b>We work for everything we get in life.<\/li>\n<li><b>The voices in my head are dead wrong.<\/b>\u00a0Especially the one that lies to me about time. Jon has an entire section dedicated to helping us debunk our lying voices and live in the reality that, yes, we can be awesome despite our fears and despite our doubts.<\/li>\n<li><b>I need my own Central Park. <\/b>Without downtime and self care\u2026 we are likely to implode.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rather than give you a book review, I thought I would instead share my favorite quotes with you.<\/p>\n<p>Why? Because who knows if we like the same kinds of books.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, quotes are sharable. \ud83d\ude09 And I think these are not only really good, but are also worth sharing. So, glean what you can from the quotes and make your own decision about reading the book\u2026 but I recommend you do!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What\u2019s something you would still do even if no one ever clapped, or you never made a dollar, or you never had a moment in the spotlight?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[tweetthis]&#8221;Finish the sentence: \u2018This would never work, but I\u2019ve always wanted to ___________.\u2019&#8221;[\/tweetthis]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Living with purpose allows you to start today, start where you are, and start on what matters to you. Don\u2019t get locked into a single purpose statement that suffocates you. 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