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Jon Acuff

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820 total appearances

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Good Life Project
The Hidden Reason You Keep Putting Things Off | Jon Acuff

And I wanted more of that.

Good Life Project
The Hidden Reason You Keep Putting Things Off | Jon Acuff

I had two kids under the age of four and the only time to write was before they got up.

Good Life Project
The Hidden Reason You Keep Putting Things Off | Jon Acuff

Like I didn't stop watching so much TV because I was disciplined.

Good Life Project
The Hidden Reason You Keep Putting Things Off | Jon Acuff

I just realized that I had this little fire of blogging and writing and every hour was like a log and I wanted to throw as many logs into that fire as possible.

Good Life Project
The Hidden Reason You Keep Putting Things Off | Jon Acuff

And that led to me being more disciplined.

Good Life Project
The Hidden Reason You Keep Putting Things Off | Jon Acuff

So that's the dream.

Good Life Project
The Hidden Reason You Keep Putting Things Off | Jon Acuff

You got to figure out, okay, like what do I want to do?

Good Life Project
The Hidden Reason You Keep Putting Things Off | Jon Acuff

And it doesn't have to be perfect.

Good Life Project
The Hidden Reason You Keep Putting Things Off | Jon Acuff

It doesn't have to be

Good Life Project
The Hidden Reason You Keep Putting Things Off | Jon Acuff

Like, we've mutated Stephen Covey's habit.

Good Life Project
The Hidden Reason You Keep Putting Things Off | Jon Acuff

He wrote, you know, begin with the end in mind.

Good Life Project
The Hidden Reason You Keep Putting Things Off | Jon Acuff

And we've mutated that into you can't begin until you know the end.

Good Life Project
The Hidden Reason You Keep Putting Things Off | Jon Acuff

I meet people all the time that go, I want to start a business, but I need like a three-year business plan.

Good Life Project
The Hidden Reason You Keep Putting Things Off | Jon Acuff

Or I want to start a podcast, but I don't know what episode 99 is going to be.

Good Life Project
The Hidden Reason You Keep Putting Things Off | Jon Acuff

Yeah, exactly.

Good Life Project
The Hidden Reason You Keep Putting Things Off | Jon Acuff

And so that's where dream is.

Good Life Project
The Hidden Reason You Keep Putting Things Off | Jon Acuff

And then the second one is permission to plan.

Good Life Project
The Hidden Reason You Keep Putting Things Off | Jon Acuff

You've got to start dealing with some of the realities.

Good Life Project
The Hidden Reason You Keep Putting Things Off | Jon Acuff

And where people get stuck is dreaming runs on optimism, planning runs on realism.

Good Life Project
The Hidden Reason You Keep Putting Things Off | Jon Acuff

And they have a hard time making that transition.