June 01, 2020
4 reasons this is the best notebook in the world.
I have no fashion sense.
I think people assume I'm filming 10 videos a day on my YouTube channel because I'm always wearing the same thing but I'm not. I just wear a black...
May 18, 2020
A text I sent my friend that I think you might like, too.
The other day, a friend texted me a question. It wasn't Dolly Parton, if that's what you're thinking. It was a different friend.
Dolly Parton and I don't even text that much...
May 11, 2020
5 books that changed my life.
Has a book ever found you when you needed it the most?
Maybe a friend gave it to you because you were going through a crisis.
Maybe you heard an interview with the author...
May 04, 2020
3 things to do when you want to eat your feelings.
People always say that you shouldn't eat your feelings.
I agree with that in principle, but have you ever tried a feeling?
Feelings are delicious. That's what no one is ever...
May 01, 2020
PAST: Jon Acuff | 5/01
Pivot, Don’t Panic: The Four Investments Smart Teams Rely on During Uncertainty (Virtual Presentation)
Six months ago, “change” was something we all knew we’d need to deal...
April 27, 2020
The truth no one wants to admit about Millennials.
"Do you know what the big issue is with Millennials?" he asks me.
I don't, it could be one of a million things at this point. For a group best known for their laziness, they...
April 20, 2020
How to learn from mentors you never meet.
There's an unwritten rule in Nashville that if you see someone famous around town, you don't bother them.
You pretend you don't know them. You don't ask for a photo or an...
April 13, 2020
The personal crisis that changed my life 12 years ago.
Twelve years ago, I had a personal crisis. A small ad agency I started with a friend blew up in my face. Our biggest, and let's be honest, only client fired us. Worst of all, we...
March 30, 2020
The life changing power of pants. (Work from home tips.)
I've worked from home full time for 7 years.
I spent the first 15 years in corporate America and then made the transition to a home office when I started my own business in...
March 24, 2020
What a weird week.
"Jenny, does my voice sound scratchy to you?"
I ask this subtly so as not to alert her to what I am really thinking.
"You don't have the coronavirus," she responds....
February 14, 2020
Want to make every workout better? Use the Spare Change Principle.
I ran 1,000 miles last year.
How?
The short answer is I ran a lot.
The longer answer is I learned the "Spare Change Principle."
I know what you're thinking, "Did you...
February 06, 2020
1 way to beat 3 voices of doubt.
My doubts get loud whenever I think about time.
At the start of the week, as I look ahead at what I would like to get done, I hear three different voices:
You don't have...