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In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and Barnabas are joined by Jon Acuff, best-selling author, popular speaker, and blogger. Acuff speaks to tens of thousands of people, especially businesses and business leaders annual. He is a NYT best-selling author of several books, including his most recent, Do Over. And he loves a good joke and to have a good time, so this conversation is lively and full of insights. enjoy!
Best Quotes
“I try to surround myself with people who have the kind of lives I want to live.”
“There’s a huge difference between being well known and being known.”
“Sin is like any predator. It always looks for the isolated prey.”
“Surround yourself with people whose livelihood doesn’t depend on you.”
“When I think I’ve been as clear as I can be I need to go 10% further.”
“The more I admit my limits the more I get to experience a limitless God.”
“Hustle is an act of focus, not frenzy.”
“Discipline lays a foundation.”
“You won’t become a workaholic at a job you hate. You want to do a job you hate less. You become a workaholic at a job you like.”
“Be led.”
“I learn more via relationship than I learn any other way.”
“If you’re 20 what you do for a career might not even exist right now.”
“If you lead on stage and not at home you’re an actor not a leader.”