by Jon Acuff | Nov 8, 2018 | Relationships
How do you balance work, business travel and family life? It’s a question I get all the time for all the reasons you think. Let me first say that I’m not an expert at this. I don’t always get it right, but I have learned a few things over the years...
by Jon Acuff | Feb 1, 2017 | Relationships
This morning, I tweeted that “If you are up this early, we needed to be connected on LinkedIN.” I’ve done that a few times lately and think that you and I should connect. Here’s my profile. Let’s do it! Someone responded “I’m...
by Jon Acuff | May 24, 2016 | Relationships
Whether you’re 14 or 44, the company you keep, determines the heights that you will peak. We understood this as teens. Peer pressure was a thing, your mom didn’t want you to hang out with “that kid.” But your mom doesn’t know who you hang out at work with and the...
by Jon Acuff | Nov 16, 2015 | Hustle, Relationships
If I ate queso as often as I tweeted about it, I would be dead. They’d serve it at my funeral with a fountain in one final nod to the melted cheese dream that put me in the grave, but it would be game over for me. In order to eat queso, I have to work out. Is that the...
by Jon Acuff | Nov 2, 2015 | Relationships
The reason we argue with the critics and ignore the people who like us is simple: We want everyone to like us. We want a 100% approval rating. I’m here to tell you, it’s not coming. Not because you’re dumb. Not because you’re lazy. Not because you just haven’t tried...
by Jon Acuff | Sep 3, 2015 | Relationships
“I had to ask!” No, you didn’t. You wanted to ask and there’s a big difference between those two things. In Do Over, I spend 25% of the book talking about the importance of relationships. Why? Because relationships often get you the first gig. Someone will take a...
