Jon Acuff

I've never met somebody who changed just because.

I've never met somebody who said,

John, today I got up and I decided to have grit.

I decided to have willpower.

I decided to have sacrifice.

That's never what happens.

The only thing that happens, the only reason people leave their comfort zone is because something outside it is worth being uncomfortable for.

So in my own life, in my mid-30s, I was a pretty average husband, pretty average dad, had a bunch of different jobs, terrible career.

and two things happened one i was tired of being broke i didn't know we were poor i just thought we liked camping i said to my wife like wow we sure were outdoorsy when we were first married and she was like no that's because we we had no money we could only afford to camp and i bumped into blogging i started to blog online and realized there's this whole amazing audience out there

And that gave me discipline, meaning I didn't start getting up earlier because I was disciplined.

I started getting up earlier because I desired to write more.

And I had two kids under the age of four.

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

I stopped watching so much TV because it wasn't giving me anything.

And blogging was giving me everything.

so i think a big part of it whether it's your taxes or a book is going what's the thing i really desire i want that great feeling i don't want this thing hanging over me for an extra month longer than it needs to and i remember last year's great feeling i'm going to go ahead and give myself the joy of that a month early and then enjoy this month in a different way than i did last year that's one of the best lines i've ever heard anyone say is i didn't know we were poor i just thought we liked camping

Oh, thank you.

I love that.

It's beautiful.

It's very true.