by Jon Acuff | Oct 17, 2018 | Skills
About a year ago, I decided to admit I’m a geek. I don’t know how you define that word. When I was a kid it wasn’t a compliment, but then all the geeks and nerds founded tech companies, became billionaires and hired the jocks that used to steal their lunch money as...
by Jon Acuff | Jun 23, 2017 | Skills
I recently changed what I’m doing online. Instead of blogging big general ideas, I decided to get laser-focused. I started writing ideas exclusively for writers, speakers, entrepreneurs and fitness fans. In the middle of that, I got an email from a guy name...
by Jon Acuff | Jun 12, 2017 | Skills
There’s a very common, very fixable mistake that a lot of speakers make. It’s something that particularly plagues pastors. The problem is not something I came up with. I first read about it in a book called “Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln” by James C....
by Jon Acuff | May 24, 2017 | Skills
I’ve been a professional speaker for the last 9 years. “Professional” basically just means that I own a sport coat and a belt. The number 1 mistake that I see over and over is actually very simple. Want to know what it is? It’s a mistake that people make whether...
by Jon Acuff | Jan 30, 2017 | Skills
I made $24,500 at my first real job and felt like the richest person in the world. I was absolutely thrilled to be making that kind of bank. I was like a short, skinny Rick Ross. Woke up in a new Bugatti! Over the years, I received a few raises and started to notice...
by Jon Acuff | Jun 7, 2016 | Skills
Next to relationships, skills are the most important thing you can have when it comes to chasing a dream. Whether you want to write a book, start a business, like your current job more, or turn a hobby into a job, you need skills. That’s why 25% of my latest book Do...
