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81 " You’re just going to be a Starter. The starting line is the only line you completely control. "
― Jon Acuff , Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average and Do Work that Matters
82 " As if perhaps joy is acceptable for rare moments on the weekend or surprising glimpses of sunsets while on vacation, but it has no real purpose in the real world. "
83 " don’t build a park bench if you secretly love Frisbee. "
84 " The only reason cavemen painted on walls was they didn’t have note cards. "
― Jon Acuff , Do Over: Rescue Monday, Reinvent Your Work, and Never Get Stuck
85 " Real-World Example = Don’t constantly complain about the work conditions. (It’s too bright, it’s too dark, it’s too cold, I wish it smelled more like cinnamon.) A simple rule of thumb to remember is, “Unless there’s a live cobra in the office, I’ll be all right. "
86 " the best way to crush the discussion, is with a decision. "
― Jon Acuff , Quitter: Closing the Gap Between Your Day Job and Your Dream Job
87 " That's all data is. A gift from yesterday that you receive today to make tomorrow better. "
― Jon Acuff , Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done
88 " Billions of people have traveled and continue to travel the other path, and it grows wider every year....The trouble is that on this wide path, you don’t end up at awesome. You just end up at old. This path is called 'average'. "
89 " When you keep your day job, all opportunities become surplus propositions rather than deficit remedies. You only have to take the ones that suit your dream best. "
90 " I know it sounds crazy, but people with jobs tend to have more creative freedom than people without. "
91 " The harder you try to be perfect, the less likely you’ll accomplish your goals. "
92 " To deal with our secret rules, we have to do three things: Identify them. Destroy them. Replace them. "
93 " Pick ROI, not EGO. "
― Jon Acuff , Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking
94 " It is seldom indeed that one parts on good terms, because if one were on good terms one would not part. —MARCEL PROUST "
95 " They are four words I want you to keep in mind when critic’s math gets loud. He wrote, “We will miss you. "
96 " If you are ever invited to a late Friday afternoon meeting with your boss, that’s not a meeting, that’s a booby trap. "
97 " You might be too bored to work on your dream, but just don’t buy into the lie that you are too busy. "
98 " Scars you refuse to hide can become lighthouses that warn other people who are headed to the same rocks you crashed on. "
― Jon Acuff
99 " A hiding place is the safe place you go to hide from your fear of messing up. It’s the task that lets you get your perfectionism fix by making you feel successful even as you avoid your goal. "
100 " Accomplishing a goal is a lot less like taking a train across country and a lot more like driving a bumper car. "