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The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

Best of: Taking the Risk of a Career Do Over with Jon Acuff

The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

Srinivas Rao

Society & Culture

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2018

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

It's not ever easy to take a risk and completely change the direction your life is going, but that's exactly where Jon Acuff found himself. He went from one career to a totally different one, and he knows the ingredients of what it takes to have a successful career do over.

The Unmistakable Guide to Grit – Grit is how we bounce back from failure, work through the fear and uncertainty of chasing our dream. Learn how to develop yours with this free guide.

Jon Acuff is the New York Times Bestselling author of five books including his most recent, Do Over: Make Today the First Day of Your New Career. For 19 years he’s helped some of the biggest brands in the world tell their story, including The Home Depot, Bose, Staples, and the Dave Ramsey Team. Most recently he’s spoken to hundreds of thousands of people at conferences, colleges, companies and churches. Featured regularly on national media, Jon has been seen on CNN, Fox News, Good Day LA and several other key outlets.

It's not ever easy to take a risk and completely change the direction your life is going, but that's exactly where Jon Acuff found himself. He went from one career to a totally different one, and he knows the ingredients of what it takes to have a successful career do over.

The Unmistakable Guide to Grit – Grit is how we bounce back from failure, work through the fear and uncertainty of chasing our dream. Learn how to develop yours with this free guide.

Jon Acuff is the New York Times Bestselling author of five books including his most recent, Do Over: Make Today the First Day of Your New Career. For 19 years he’s helped some of the biggest brands in the world tell their story, including The Home Depot, Bose, Staples, and the Dave Ramsey Team. Most recently he’s spoken to hundreds of thousands of people at conferences, colleges, companies and churches. Featured regularly on national media, Jon has been seen on CNN, Fox News, Good Day LA and several other key outlets.

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0:00.0

May I have your attention please you can now book your train tickets on Uber and get

0:08.0

10% back in credits to spend on your next Uber ride so you don't have to walk home in the rain again.

0:16.5

Trains now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app. Manual data entry, manual data entry, it's as boring to listen to as it is to perform.

0:31.3

That's why at HR we've built software and services that automate your

0:35.2

HR payroll and finance processes. So now you can focus more on growing your

0:40.3

business and less on painfully repetitive admin.

0:43.8

Show boring admin who's boss.

0:46.3

To find out more and book a demo, visit mhm Hr global.com.

0:50.1

Hello, is this I TVX? Yes, oh good good where can I find hard-hitting drama oh marked with an

0:57.0

X side splitting comedy oh marked with an X must see reality yes I'm starting to get the pattern

1:06.0

marked with an X so whatever you're looking for I TVX marks the spot I see what you've done there. Very clever. ITBX, the UK's freshest streaming service. Little things, like taking a shortcut through the park on your way to work each day

1:35.0

can make a big difference at every mind matters.

1:50.6

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1:56.6

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2:02.0

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2:08.0

Plus a load of extras. Let octopus electric vehicles smooth the road ahead and make your team switch to electric driving as simple as possible.

2:16.5

Head to octopusevo.com to get started today.

2:27.0

But most of us have bought into the cultural lie that a job is just a job. Like 70% of Americans are dissatisfied at work.

2:30.0

The line I always do is that there's a reason we eat at TGI Fridays, not TGI Mondays.

2:37.4

And so what happens is you spend 18 years getting ready for college and then you graduate and

2:41.7

the next thing you get ready for, death in retirement.

2:44.1

And there's this 40 year gap where you just kind of get by.

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