Jon acuff is a consultant, blogger, public speaker, social media whiz, and the author of. Speaker and new york times bestselling author jon acuff reveals the power and importance of second chances. In this quick, animated trailer, new york times bestselling author jon acuff answers those questions with a sneak peek at his new book. Jon acuff shares how we can rescue monday, reinvent our work, and never get stuck at any age or stage of career in his new book do over. Make today the first day of your new career jon acuff isbn. Do over by jon acuff, 9780143109693, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
He explains why being deliberate about starting over can have a great impact on your life. In do over, jon acuff teaches us about the four elements all great careers have in common. After reading do over, marketing legend seth godin wrote in his endorsement, this is the best career book ever written. Depending on your mindset and attitude, you can decide where you want to be.
Its the day jon acuff s book trilogy is completed on four minute books. Opposite of that, things can be positive or negative. Do a job you didnt want to do, like being a creative or. Today, jon acuff resigned from the dave ramsey team. Throughout the book, he provides enough realworld examples to make him believable, and just enough humor to make reading it. For nineteen years hes helped companies like the home depot, bose, staples, and tell their stories. Jon acuff, speaker and author, did a breakout session at orange conference live. If you are familiar with any of his books, he wrote a book a few years ago called do over, which was very similar content to the breakout. Its timely i graduate today with a bachelors degree at age 51. Punch fear in the face, escape average and do work that matters and quitter. Jon acuff joined james altucher to talk about starting over, always learning, and the one question you should ask a potential mentor.
As you can see, some things are voluntary while others are involuntary. Access a free summary of finish, by jon acuff and 20,000 other business, leadership and nonfiction books on getabstract. Just recall the sensible word srina to behave strongly any profession impacts, hops, ceilings and openings you meet. Jon acuff is the new york times bestselling author of four books including his most recent, start. Author jon acuff gives you the power to change your life and career with his new book do over.
Get a free chapter of jon s latest book, do over, and get all his new blog posts from acuff. In a post on his facebook page, acuff explained several potential reasons that were not behind his resignation. No matter how bad your boss is or how you feel about your job, you can make. Although working for the dave ramsey team was a great opportunity that fast forwarded his career, jon knew it was time to leave after three years with the. Hes a wellknown public speaker, and his blogs have been read by millions of fans. New york times bestselling author jon acuff has drawn millions of online. Quitter, start, and do over hint at the nashville writers surprise. Rescue monday, reinvent your work, and never get stuck that reads this is the best career book ever written. Here are five things we learned from acuffs book do over. After that, acuff quit his corporate job, set out on his own and continued writing books filled with intriguing career advice including his latest book do over. If jon is anything as a writer, speaker, and community leader, its that he is authentic and consistently so. Finish speaking books blog contact free ideas buy a calendar. His books hit the bestseller lists and gave the former copywriter a secondor third.
I dare you to read the first few pages of this book. Although theres nearly 200 pages, 198 of them basically talk. Its a motivational book which has at its heart a simple premise. Jon acuff is an american author of five books including finish, do over, start, quitter, and stuff christians like. Acuff would argue that by building your relationships, skills, character, and hustle, you will be more prepared for any kind of career do over. From the new york times bestselling author of quitter and start comes the definitive guide to getting your dream job.
I f you want a sense of jon acuff s career path, look no further than the titles of his three bestselling books. Publishers weekly feb 23, 2015 in this lively business manual, acuff start sets readers on the path to intentionally building a career using a tool kit he calls the career savings account csa. This book is wise, personal, funny and loaded with practical, realworld insights from mr. Jon acuff is the new york times bestselling author of five books, including his most recent, do over. Jon acuff, in his book do over, uses this illustration matrix to discover where you really are. This wasnt the first line i highlighted in jon acuff s most recent book, do over, but it was the first of many times i laughed out loud while reading it. After exploring the entire content of jon acuff s book do over i have experienced a nourishing state of mind i have realized that, in terms of career, the majority of people deal with almost the same frustrations, doubts, fears, uncertainties, vulnerabilities.
For 16 years hes helped some of the biggest brands in the world tell their story, including the home depot, bose, staples, and the dave ramsey team. Rescue monday, reinvent your work and never get stuck. After quitter and start, do over now completes this set in the four minute. Do over by jon acuff book summary good book summaries. Get the audiobook download of do over by jon acuff for free when you sign up for a 30day trial membership. Jon acuff is the author of five books, including the new york times bestselling career book, do over. Jon acuff proves that a career advice book can be funny with do over. Hence, it invites us to declare first a do over to our inner self. The get ready, get going guide to navigating career change and doing work you love.
Its the day jon acuffs book trilogy is completed on four minute books. In do over, acuff breaks down the four different types of workplace do overs career bumps, career ceilings, career jumps, and career opportunities and what critical tool relationships, skills, character, and hustle are the necessary ones to use. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time i comment. Now he offers his most important book yet, a guide to making big career changesby choice or necessityand escaping the horrible feeling of being trapped in the wrong job. Jon acuff s unique approach will give you the resources to reinvent your work, get unstuck, and get the job youve always wanted. Description of do over by jon acuff do over is the business motivation, job hunting, career guide and selfhelp book which tells the different techniques to land a career which we truly want. Jon acuff resignation from dave ramsey team raises. Make today the first day of your new career by jon acuff. These are the four areas that one needs to invest in over the course of their career to be armed to handle the inevitable career bumps, jumps, ceilings and opportunities. Ive become a big jon acuff fan and just listened to do over for the second time. Jon acuff is the author of five books, including quitter and the new york times. After quitter and start, do over now completes this set in the four minute hall of fame. Rescue monday, reinvent your work, and never get stuck by jon acuff.
Jon acuff s do over is one of that kind of books that, beyond effectively dealing with professional issues that most of us encounter, challenges ourselves to take a deep look at the way we approach our own life. Rescue monday, reinvent your work, and never get stuck but also brings up start. In response to the resignation, dave ramseys team has apparently shut down all digital assets associated with acuff. Pivot, dont panic orange conference breakout with jon acuff. To ask other readers questions about do over, please sign up. Do over is what happens before, after, and sometimes inbetween those two. Unlike an earlier book of his titled start, finish is aimed at people who have no trouble starting projects, but struggle to reach the end of their goals, for myriad reasons. Jon acuff s do over tackles the four kinds of career transitions one might have to deal with in life. Hes helped companies like the home depot, bose, staples, and tell their stories. This hardcover first edition of do over has been personally autographed by jon acuff. But what if you could call a do over and actually look forward to monday. In do over, acuff breaks down the four different types of workplace do overs career bumps, career ceilings, career jumps, and career opportunities and what critical tool relationships, skills, character, and hustle are the necessary ones to use for each situation.
Jon acuff is the author of five books, including quitter and the new york times bestseller start. The first option doesnt fix things, it just delays them. I never thought i would laugh so much while reading a career advice book, but jon acuffs do over made me a believer in the enjoyable career book. Rescue monday, reinvent your work, and never get stuck. He is also a big proponent of social media with blogs that have been read by 4 million. He travels all over the country to speak to companies such as fedex, nissan, nokia, ymca, microsoft, comedy central, and hundreds more. In do over, acuff breaks down the four different types of workplace do overs career bumps, career ceilings, career jumps, and career opportunities and what critical tool relationships, skills, character, and hustle are the necessary ones to use for each.
Give yourself the gift of done for over 20 years hes helped some of the biggest brands in the world tell their story, including the home depot, bose, staples, and the dave ramsey team. Do over is the selfhelp, career guide, job hunting and business motivation book which shares the proven techniques and methods to embark on your journey. New york times bestselling author jon acuff has drawn millions of online fans who love his refreshing mix of humor, honesty, and wisdom about the world of work. Punch fear in the face, escape average, and do work. For nineteen years hes helped companies like the home depot. That other company might have a senior senior writer position but eventually youll face the. Lampo released jon s book quitter in 2011 and his next book start in 20, reaching the wall street journal and the new york times bestseller lists. I look forward to the most recent do over in my life and ill be referring to acuff s book as i do. Jon acuff is the new york times bestselling author of five books including his most recent, do over. Quitter is about going from cubiclebound to outward bound without committing financial and marital harakiri along the way and actually succeeding in the end. Acuff also runs the blog, which has over 3 million readers. If you spend as many hours watching television as the average american, bingeification is ruining your hustle.