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Start.: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average, and Do Work That Matters Hardcover – April 22, 2013

by Jon Acuff (Author)

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Wall Street Journal best-selling author Jon Acuff reveals the steps to getting unstuck and back onto the path of being awesome.

Over the last 100 years, the road to success for most everyone has been divided into five stages that mirror the decades of working life:

Your 20s are a period of Learning. This is the decade of trying a thousand things, exploring a multitude of interests, and discovering what really motivates you.

Your 30s are a period of Editing. This is the decade of sorting out interests, where you discover what you really care about and who you really are.

Your 40s are a period of Mastering. This is the decade of narrowing focus, honing skill sets, and becoming an expert in your field.

Your 50s are a period of Harvesting. This is the decade of reaping the benefits of good decisions and enjoying the highest income-earning period in a career.

Your 60s are a period of Guiding. This is the decade of mentoring, training, and encouraging others on their own road to success.

Every successful person has followed these steps regardless of their occupation. But three things have changed the path to success and

erased the decades associated with them:

Finish lines are dead – Boomers are realizing that a lot of the things they were promised aren’t going to materialize, and they have started second and third careers.

Anyone can play – Technology has given access to an unprecedented number of people who are building online empires and changing their lives in ways that would have been impossible years ago.

Hope is boss – The days of “success first, significance later,” have ended. A new generation doesn’t want to change the world eventually; they want to change it now through the wells they kickstart in Africa and the TOMS they wear on their feet. The value system has been flipped upside down.

The result is that you’ve got an entire generation pushing down to start over, another generation pushing up to start for the first time, and in the middle of this collision, the tools to actually change the world.

Experience years now trump chronological age. And while none of the five stages can be skipped, they can be shortened and accelerated.

There are only two paths in life: average and awesome. The average path is easy because all you have to do is nothing. The awesome path is more challenging, because things like fear only bother you when you do work that matters. The good news is Start gives readers practical, honest, actionable insights to be more awesome, more often.

It’s time to punch fear in the face, escape average, and do work that matters.

It’s time to Start.

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Jon Acuff has authored three books, including the Wall Street Journal best-seller Quitter, which has helped thousands of people close the gap between their day jobs and their dream jobs. In 2010, Jon joined the Dave Ramsey team as a full-time author and speaker. Jon’s wildly popular blog, StuffChristiansLike.net, has more than 4 million readers worldwide and was the inspiration for his first book, Stuff Christians Like, published by Zondervan. Follow Jon on Twitter @jonacuff and online at jonacuff.com.

Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: Ramsey Press (April 22, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1937077594
ISBN-13: 978-1937077594
Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 0.9 x 9.3 inches
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- #153 in Books > Business & Money > Business Culture > Motivation & Self-Improvement
- #162 in Books > Business & Money > Management & Leadership > Motivational
- #217 in Books > Business & Money > Personal Finance

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Give Your Dreams a Fighting Chance

ByMatthew Eatonon July 30, 2016

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Have you ever wanted to start doing something amazing? Have you considered the price you pay if you do something without thinking about it first?

In this era of entrepreneur ventures and independent thinking, we often forget there are virtues to slowing down and thinking about whether or not being an entrepreneur is worth it in the first place. The internet might be a land of opportunity, but is it the right opportunity for you?

"Start" answers some of the lingering questions that might keep you up and night. It is about considering where your leverage and power in the world of self-starting is with good humor and great ideas along the way. It is about learning that a job gives you a moment to say no to something you'd have to say yes to if you were struggling for money.

This is a pretty amazing book all around, but it also delves into some of the areas I tend to have problems connecting with. I generally don't concern myself with legacy. I don't have a family to worry about. I don't have children to feed or dogs to groom. Still, even with this as an obstacle to my own growth and self-acceptance, I still recommend this book highly to anyone on the verge of starting some sort of entrepreneurial venture.

If you think you're ready to set out on your own now, take a few days and digest this book. You'll be better off for it and you might even see the value in being a part of the cubicle farm for another year or so along the way.

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Expect Life-Change. And Awesomeness.

ByJordanon July 10, 2014

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This book was the catalyst for a major life & attitude change in me. Before I read this book, I was living in fear, rather than becoming a better version of myself.

This book really just encourages you to find your "inner awesome" and just START working on your dreams. Jon Acuff writes with humor and preciseness. I love this quote from the book: "We start to believe that dreaming or walking down the road to awesome is an inherently selfish idea. As if you only have two options: abandon every commitment you have and dream, or resign yourself to an average life in order to honor your commitments. What if there was a third way? A way to honor all your commitments even while you completely change your life and the world in the process? ... What if you could start today?" (pp.42-43)

This book is challenging, encouraging, and most of all, motivating. Plus, it's FUN to read!! Since I read it, I've started leaning into who I was called to be, rather than hiding from it. I've started to learn how to find a balance between maintaining my commitments between work and my dreams. I started believing that it's not Either-Or in my life, but AND.

Add this book to your reading list, and expect life-change. And awesomeness.

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I think the book did a great job of giving me a more positive way of ...

ByRedwolfon April 9, 2017

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I think the book did a great job of giving me a more positive way of looking at where I am in my profession and life overall. I am slowly working through the action items at the end of the book. These I haven't found to be as distinct and actionable as I would have liked, but I can see where the author is heading and I don't know what could be better. But, overall, this book is a great read and gave me a new and better perspective on life. So I highly recommend it if you are someone looking to better your position in life AND you are willing to put aside the distractions of life and really focus.

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Great speaker, even better author (and very funny)

ByRichard Mattsonon May 11, 2013

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I had never heard of Jon Acuff until he was featured as keynote speaker at a conference I was attending. Loved his talk, so grabbed his book at the event. Read it on the way home and became a mini fan of his message (as an entrepreneur I had already been a "quitter" so I wasn't ready to quit) but big fan of his writing style. Started reading his blog "Stuff Christians like". Fun, funny, honest musings. Then this book came out and I was anxious to get my hands on it. What a treat. His unique conversational, honest and downright humorous writing style had me laughing out loud several times along the way. That doesn't happen often with books.
His message was laid out in a unique way and was very insightful, understandable and profound. I am anxious for my son (17) to read it. As he is struggling with decisions about his future I think this will be a great guide to, practical ways to sort that out. If you actually read this Jon....big thanks for your insight, caring and mostly your great sense of humor.

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Great insight to how to change if you are serious about doing so and becoming more than average!

ByPA_O's_Fanon January 2, 2015

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I became a fan of Acuff after listening to him on a Dave Ramsey pod cast. The message that he was sharing about this book and what he is trying to help people with hit home for me (it might not for everyone) so I decided to purchase it and review what he has to share. What I found is a book that can really help you think and come up with ways to step out of your comfort zone. Yes, I say HELP you, this book will not do anything for you without you applying yourself (which is why I think there are some negative reviews on here about it). Basically you should ask yourself; do you have a dream? Is there something that you have always wanted to do or do you just feel it's time for a change? Then this book is for you! Start is a wonderful book full of stories and advice that can help guide you to accomplish what you want out of your life; how to no longer be average. This book is filled with stories and examples of not only what has worked for Jon, but also what didn't work. His humor and outlook on life make the book very entertaining and easy to read.

This is a book that i highly recommend reading. If you are ready to make a change in your life you won't be disappointed and you will probably think of a number of others to give it to as a gift! PLEASE keep in mind though that this book can only be life changing if you are willing to make a change. It is like the old saying, "you can lead a horse to water but you can not make him drink"!

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