ATG 275 | What Are You Waiting For? The Question That Changed My Life at 37

All It Takes Is A Goal

Jon Acuff

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🗓️ 30 March 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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I spent two years preparing to write my first book. You know what finally got it done? Writing one terrible page on a Tuesday afternoon in a Burger King. For years, I sang Colin Hay's "Waiting for My Real Life to Begin" hundreds of times while stuck in Nashville traffic, living in complete quicksand. Then in 2013, I started my own company and lost all my support systems overnight. I had one employee, and that employee was terrible. It was me. In this episode, I'm sharing the embarrassing situ...

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0:00.0	If you read my new book, you'll never procrastinate again.
0:04.0	I should know. I waited 34 years before I finally wrote my first one.
0:08.3	When I discovered what's inside these pages, I wrote 11 more.
0:12.7	Here's the thing.
0:13.8	Procrastination isn't a laziness problem.
0:16.2	So hard work won't fix it.
0:18.5	You need a completely different system.
0:20.6	One that works on the days you have
0:22.0	zero willpower, just as well as it does on the days you're firing at 100%. That's what my new book,
0:28.9	procrastination proof, gives you four simple permissions that turn someday into two day. Because
0:35.1	procrastination is the most expensive fear the price tag is your life and every
0:40.3	day you wait to begin you're stealing from your future self right now when you pre-order you get
0:45.9	$97 in free bonuses a personalized procrastination profile assessment the full audio book read by me and eight chapters delivered to your inbox
0:56.9	right away so that you can start reading today. Go to johnacoff.com slash proof to pre-order
1:03.3	and claim your bonuses before April 14th. That's johnacoff.com slash proof and it's available
1:09.9	wherever you buy books.
1:12.2	Hey, everyone, and welcome to the All It Takes is a Gold Podcast. I've spent the last
1:16.6	15 years helping more than a million people achieve everything from their smallest first step
1:21.7	to their wildest dreams. Building a remarkable life is simple. Great thoughts turn into great
1:27.2	actions, turn into great actions. Great actions turn into
1:29.4	great results. That's what we explore in this podcast. I'm your host John Acup and today I'm going to
1:34.4	ask you the most powerful question you will hear all year long. I'm going to encourage you to write
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