ATG 193: How Teens Win: Sneak Peek of the Intro and Chapter 1

All It Takes Is A Goal

Jon Acuff

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🗓️ 2 September 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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In this episode, I’m giving you an exclusive sneak peek into our new book How Teens Win, which releases on September 10. First, I’ll read the intro to set the stage, and then my daughter LE will take over with the first chapter. It’s a little taste of the wisdom, laughs, and real-life advice we’ve packed into this book. Whether you’re a teen, parent, grandparent, teacher, or coach (or just someone who loves a good story), this episode is for you. Listen and hear why How Teens Win isn’t just a...

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0:00.0	I wish when I was 15 someone taught me how to accomplish goals.
0:04.0	Have you ever thought about that? It's the classic. I wish I knew then what I know now.
0:10.0	The reason we say that is that money isn't the only thing that compounds, wisdom does too.
0:15.8	If someone had handed you the keys to unlocking your potential when you were 13, 14, 18,
0:21.8	what could you have done?
0:23.2	It's a wonderful question and it's the reason I wrote a brand new book for teenagers with my
0:26.8	own two teens, Ellian McCray.
0:29.2	It's called How Teens Win, The Students Guide to Accomplish in Big goals. It's the book you and I
0:33.8	both wish someone had given us when we were young and today you've got the
0:39.5	chance to give it to your kid. Best of all if you pre-order it today I'll send you the entire
0:44.2	audiobook for free. That's right the whole audiobook. Just order the book
0:49.2	anywhere books are sold and then visit John Aikoff.com slash win to get your free audio
0:54.7	book. That's John Aikoff.com slash win. If you're a parent, you can't go back in time
0:59.2	but you can change your kids future today. Just imagine what they can accomplish with a little bit
1:06.4	of encouragement. Hey everyone and welcome to the All It Takes The Gold Podcast. If you're new around here, I'm a late bloomer
1:23.7	who discovered the power of goals in its mid 30s.
1:26.0	Now I'm on a furious mission
1:27.7	to create the accelerators I wish I had in my 20s.
1:30.5	I'm your host, John Aikoff, and today I'm joined by Ellie Aikoff.
1:35.0	Who's that? I'm so glad you asked and it should be fairly obvious for last name is Aikoff.
1:40.0	That's my last name too. Not a lot of mystery on this particular episode.
1:44.6	Ellie is my oldest daughter. She's 21 years old. She's a rising junior at
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