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John Acuff is the New York Times bestselling author of eight books, including his most recent

soundtracks, the surprising solution to overthinking, as well as the books finish, do over,

and start. When he's not writing, John can be found on a stage as one of Inc's top 100 leadership speakers.

He's spoken to hundreds of thousands of people at conferences, colleges, and companies around the world.

For over 20 years, he's also helped some of the biggest brands tell their story, including the Home Depot, Bows, and Staples.

John, thanks so much for joining me on Takeaways.

Thanks for having me today.

I'm looking forward to it.

So there I was watching one of your instructional videos on a premier Speakers Bureau website,

and I said, this guy knows what he's talking about.

I'm going to try that stuff.

I did it, and it just changed the game for me.

So thank you. I love starting that stuff. I did it and it just, it changed the game for me. So thank you.

I love starting that way. That is fantastic. Let's lean right into a story.

John, we're going to talk a lot about goal setting today. I can't wait because I've got lists and

lists of goals and to-do lists of things that I've still not accomplished. But before we get into the how-toes,

how did you get into this career of writing?

What was your goal career-wise?

Well, I was in corporate marketing for about 15 years

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