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All It Takes Is A Goal

ATG 191: Soundtracks For Your Family: A Conversation with My Daughter McRae Acuff

All It Takes Is A Goal

Jon Acuff

Self-improvement, Goal, Author, All, Is, Takes, Do, Speaker, Start, Jon, Over, Soundtracks, Acuff, It, Finish, Education, A

51.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I’m hanging out with my daughter McRae to chat about one of our family’s go-to topics: soundtracks. We’re digging into how the soundtracks in our heads help us set goals, dodge those unforced errors, and make life a little more fun. Whether it’s packing your lunch the night before or remembering to put your shoes on first (trust me, it’s a game-changer), we’ll share the stories and quirky lessons that have become the soundtracks we live by. And yes, we’ll even tackle why show...

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I've been really surprised at how many people who listen to this podcast have reached out to me about having me speak at their events.

0:06.6

I love that and here's why.

0:09.5

Over the last 13 years I've had the honor to help hundreds of companies like Nissan, Walmart,

0:14.6

Microsoft and Comedy Central at events around the world.

0:18.3

And during that time I've developed three big goals for your event.

0:21.7

Number one, I want to slingshot your audience into the best year they've ever had.

0:26.1

Whether I'm opening, closing, or somewhere in the middle of the event, I want to launch everyone out of that room

0:31.3

with actionable, memorable things that they can apply to their

0:34.6

work and lives immediately.

0:36.7

Number two, my second goal.

0:38.4

I want the sound team engaged in laughing.

0:41.0

The sound team has heard it all. They have and if I can make them laugh and learn along the way,

0:47.0

the audience is going to absolutely love the keynote. And number three, my third goal, I want you to get text messages during the

0:54.7

keynote. My favorite sentence to hear from you after I speak is, John, my phone

0:59.3

was blowing up during your keynote. I'm there to make you look like a rock star, not me. If your boss

1:05.1

text you during my speech and compliments you on how well the event is going, then

1:10.5

I know I've done my job. Whether it's virtual or live, 10,000 people in an arena

1:15.0

or 15 sales team members on WebX or Zoom or

1:19.0

or Microsoft Teams,

1:21.0

I'd love to help you with your next event.

1:24.4

Fill out the quick form at acuff.me slash speaking to check my availability.

1:28.9

That's acuff, acu f f. M E slash speaking.

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