<p>In&nbsp;this&nbsp;episode of&nbsp;<em>It’s&nbsp;a Good Life</em>,&nbsp;host Brian Buffini talks with bestselling author and keynote speaker Jon Acuff on&nbsp;how using a framework of “5 Cs” can help you break through burnout and reignite your&nbsp;purpose.&nbsp;Jon shares how&nbsp;discomfort is actually a good thing and the only true way to&nbsp;know&nbsp;you are headed towards meaningful change.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>He also shares how leaders&nbsp;who want to succeed must learn to recognize the value of&nbsp;making mistakes and trying again, as well as asking for help.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Lastly, Jon previews his upcoming book&nbsp;<em>Procrastination Proof: Never Get Stuck&nbsp;Again&nbsp;</em>and explains why procrastination&nbsp;isn’t&nbsp;a character flaw but a coping strategy. He offers tips on how you can recognize and replace it&nbsp;with better tools and&nbsp;habits&nbsp;so you never get stuck again.&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>YOU WILL LEARN:</strong>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The 5&nbsp;Cs&nbsp;(clarity, courage, community, consistency, and coaching)&nbsp;that&nbsp;Jon&nbsp;uses&nbsp;to build a remarkable year.&nbsp;</li><li>Why&nbsp;many&nbsp;who feel burnout are actually bored and what they&nbsp;can&nbsp;do to&nbsp;change&nbsp;that.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Why&nbsp;it's&nbsp;important to celebrate achieving your goals and then move onto setting new&nbsp;ones.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href="https://a.co/d/hHUOzMT" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking (Overcome Toxic Thought Patterns and Take Control of Your Mindset)&nbsp;</em>by Jon Acuff&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href="https://a.co/d/3DUWcQQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Procrastination Proof: Never Get Stuck Again&nbsp;</em>by Jon Acuff&nbsp;</a></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:</strong>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>“How&nbsp;do&nbsp;I have an amazing or remarkable year&nbsp;—&nbsp;clarity, courage, community, consistency, and, of course, coaching.” — Jon Acuff&nbsp;</p><br><p>“The only way to know&nbsp;you're&nbsp;outside your comfort zone is if&nbsp;you're&nbsp;uncomfortable.&nbsp;That’s&nbsp;the&nbsp;sign&nbsp;you’re&nbsp;actually headed&nbsp;in the right direction.” — Jon Acuff&nbsp;</p><br><p>“I’m&nbsp;realizing&nbsp;there’s&nbsp;no leadership playbook where you always know the right move.&nbsp;You’re&nbsp;going to blow it. And you learn.” — Jon Acuff&nbsp;</p><br><p>“If&nbsp;you’ve&nbsp;achieved the big&nbsp;goals&nbsp;you set years ago&nbsp;—&nbsp;great. Celebrate it. But now&nbsp;it’s&nbsp;time for a new scorecard.” — Jon Acuff&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>“High performers tend to be hyper-specific about career goals but casual about relationship goals, and that&nbsp;doesn’t&nbsp;work.&nbsp;— Jon Acuff&nbsp;</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

It's a Good Life

Brian Buffini

S2E356 How High Performers Launch Their Year - a Conversation with Jon Acuff

DEC 16, 202532 MIN
It's a Good Life

S2E356 How High Performers Launch Their Year - a Conversation with Jon Acuff

DEC 16, 202532 MIN

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<p>In&nbsp;this&nbsp;episode of&nbsp;<em>It’s&nbsp;a Good Life</em>,&nbsp;host Brian Buffini talks with bestselling author and keynote speaker Jon Acuff on&nbsp;how using a framework of “5 Cs” can help you break through burnout and reignite your&nbsp;purpose.&nbsp;Jon shares how&nbsp;discomfort is actually a good thing and the only true way to&nbsp;know&nbsp;you are headed towards meaningful change.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>He also shares how leaders&nbsp;who want to succeed must learn to recognize the value of&nbsp;making mistakes and trying again, as well as asking for help.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Lastly, Jon previews his upcoming book&nbsp;<em>Procrastination Proof: Never Get Stuck&nbsp;Again&nbsp;</em>and explains why procrastination&nbsp;isn’t&nbsp;a character flaw but a coping strategy. He offers tips on how you can recognize and replace it&nbsp;with better tools and&nbsp;habits&nbsp;so you never get stuck again.&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>YOU WILL LEARN:</strong>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The 5&nbsp;Cs&nbsp;(clarity, courage, community, consistency, and coaching)&nbsp;that&nbsp;Jon&nbsp;uses&nbsp;to build a remarkable year.&nbsp;</li><li>Why&nbsp;many&nbsp;who feel burnout are actually bored and what they&nbsp;can&nbsp;do to&nbsp;change&nbsp;that.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Why&nbsp;it's&nbsp;important to celebrate achieving your goals and then move onto setting new&nbsp;ones.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href="https://a.co/d/hHUOzMT" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking (Overcome Toxic Thought Patterns and Take Control of Your Mindset)&nbsp;</em>by Jon Acuff&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href="https://a.co/d/3DUWcQQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Procrastination Proof: Never Get Stuck Again&nbsp;</em>by Jon Acuff&nbsp;</a></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:</strong>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>“How&nbsp;do&nbsp;I have an amazing or remarkable year&nbsp;—&nbsp;clarity, courage, community, consistency, and, of course, coaching.” — Jon Acuff&nbsp;</p><br><p>“The only way to know&nbsp;you're&nbsp;outside your comfort zone is if&nbsp;you're&nbsp;uncomfortable.&nbsp;That’s&nbsp;the&nbsp;sign&nbsp;you’re&nbsp;actually headed&nbsp;in the right direction.” — Jon Acuff&nbsp;</p><br><p>“I’m&nbsp;realizing&nbsp;there’s&nbsp;no leadership playbook where you always know the right move.&nbsp;You’re&nbsp;going to blow it. And you learn.” — Jon Acuff&nbsp;</p><br><p>“If&nbsp;you’ve&nbsp;achieved the big&nbsp;goals&nbsp;you set years ago&nbsp;—&nbsp;great. Celebrate it. But now&nbsp;it’s&nbsp;time for a new scorecard.” — Jon Acuff&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>“High performers tend to be hyper-specific about career goals but casual about relationship goals, and that&nbsp;doesn’t&nbsp;work.&nbsp;— Jon Acuff&nbsp;</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>