Jonathan Acuff

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Religion & Spirituality, Humor, Nonfiction

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Jon Acuff used to be a Serial Quitter. He had eight jobs in eight years, constantly hoping the next one will be different. From writing advertising for The Home Depot, to branding for companies like Bose and Staples, he s no stranger to the cubicle. This book is the result of that 12-year adventure in closing the gap between a day job and a dream job, something Jon did when he joined the Dave Ramsey team in 2010 to become a full-time author. He's a contributor to CNN.com, speaks nationally on the subject of social media, and is the author of Gazelles, Baby Steps And 37 Other Things Dave Ramsey Taught Me About Debt; and Stuff Christians Like. He lives in Nashville with his wife and two daughters.

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Cheesy church sign sayings.

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Cheesy Church Sign Sayings.

Churches were pros at tweeting before Twitter, or even the Internet, existed. Why? Because it’s pretty tough to fit more than 40 characters on a rectangular church sign with replaceable le...

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Books by Jonathan Acuff

Average rating: 4.13 · 1,855 ratings · 289 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Stuff Christians Like 4.18 avg rating — 1,268 ratings — 6 editions	My rating:
	Quitter: Turning Your Job into a Dream and Your Dream into a Job 4.05 avg rating — 476 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Gazelles, Baby Steps and 37 Other Things Dave Ramsey Taught Me about Debt 3.82 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Outspoken by Jon Ashcroft (Illustrator), Kevin D Hendricks (Editor), Brad Abare (Preface) 4.00 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2011	My rating:

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Quotes by Jonathan Acuff

“Pitting your dream against someone else's is a fantastic way to get discouraged and depressed.”
― Jonathan Acuff, Quitter: Closing the Gap Between Your Day Job & Your Dream Job

tags: career , dream , inspirational

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“We didn't try to force God's hand or do the "I just heard a sermon about David and Goliath so I need to quit my job right this second" leap of faith that's so popular in Christian circles. We took our time with the decision, like another guy in the Bible, named Jesus. He spent thirty years in obscurity before he started his adventure. Often, we're not willing to spend thirty minutes in preparation, never mind thirty years, especially when we come home from a conference and find our day jobs waiting for us on Monday morning. I'm not sure why Christians sometimes think the maturation of our own missions will be radically shorter than that of Jesus. But it happens and in the past I've certainly wanted to take wild, unplanned, possibly-not-inspired-by-God leaps of faith.”
― Jonathan Acuff, Quitter: Turning Your Job into a Dream and Your Dream into a Job

tags: truth

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