ATG 222: I'll Feel Awesome After

All It Takes Is A Goal

Jon Acuff

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🗓️ 24 March 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Starting is hard. Whether it’s running, writing a book, or driving home after a big event, the beginning never feels as good as the finish. But here’s the truth—you don’t have to feel awesome to get started. You’ll feel awesome after. In this episode, we’re talking about pushing through the messy middle, why the best dreams start in black and white but end in technicolor, and how action creates momentum. If you’re waiting to feel ready, don’t. Just start. In This Episode: Make sure to follow...

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0:00.0	You are remarkable. If no one has told you that in a long time, I will. I know you'll write that book in 2025.
0:09.0	You'll get in shape. You'll start or scale that business. You'll declutter that garage. You'll build a remarkable life. How do I know?
0:16.0	Because I'm going to show you how to do that. My name is John Acup. I I'm a New York Times bestselling author of 10 books and an Inc. Top 100 leadership speaker.
0:25.6	And on April 14th and 15th, in Franklin, Tennessee, I'll teach you what it takes to be remarkable.
0:31.6	If you've never been to Nashville, this is the perfect reason to visit.
0:35.6	If you want to meet hundreds of the most encouraging people, come on.
0:39.5	If you want tactical, actionable techniques that you can put into practice immediately,
0:44.8	you are going to love this never-before-seeing content. In the first session, I'll teach you the two magic questions that clarify your life mission in minutes.
0:53.8	In sessions two through five, I'll show you the four simple questions that clarify your life mission in minutes in sessions two
0:54.9	through five. I'll show you the four simple permissions you need to give yourself if you want a
1:00.4	remarkable life. Are you ready to be remarkable? I am. Tickets will sell out. Get yours today at
1:05.8	johnacoff.com slash live. That's johnacoff.com slash live. It's time to be remarkable you.
1:21.6	Hey, everyone, and welcome for the All It Takes is a Goal podcast. If you're new around here,
1:29.2	I'm a late bloomer who discovered the power of goals in its mid-30s. Now I'm on a furious
1:33.6	mission to create the accelerators. I wish I had in my 20s. I'm your host, John Akep. And today
1:39.1	I'm going to tell you something. You can tell yourself when the going gets tough. Because
1:44.1	it's going to, right?
1:45.8	There's going to be a moment where the goal you're working on, that's what we talk about on
1:49.9	the show all the time, goals, missions, habits. I don't really care which word you use. Sometimes
1:55.6	people tell me like, I don't, I don't do goals. I don't go, oh, you don't do goals? What do you do? I do. I do, I do, what's an
2:01.4	intention? It's like, when I decide to do something, I make plans, and then I work on it with actions,
2:05.8	I'm like, that sounds an awful lot like a goal. But sometimes people don't like to use the word goal.
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