Jeff Goins
Jeff Goins is an American author, speaker, and entrepreneur focused on writing, creativity, work, and calling. He is known for books including You Are a Writer, The Art of Work, and Real Artists Don’t Starve, which helped popularize practical advice for writers and creative professionals.
Biography & Author's Journey
Jeff Goins is an American author, speaker, and entrepreneur whose work grew out of a Midwestern upbringing and an unusually indirect path into literary life. Born and raised outside Chicago, he graduated from Illinois College, where he studied Spanish and Religion and spent part of his junior year in Spain, an experience he has linked to a broader concern with purpose, service, and vocation. After college he spent a year touring North America with a rock band, then moved to Nashville and helped build the first marketing team at Adventures in Missions, an international development and relief organization. In 2012, he left that role to pursue writing, speaking, and entrepreneurship full time. ((https://www.moodypublishers.com/authors/g/jeff-goins/))
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Community Voices
"Jeff Goins is a fresh young voice in a field full of copycats"
— Steven Pressfield
"Jeff Goins is one of the freshest writers coming on the scene today"
— Ben Arment
"In Wrecked, Jeff Goins held nothing back, using his poetic writing and passion for change-making to call me to action in my own life"
— Claire Díaz-Ortiz
"In The Art of Work, Jeff Goins shows you how"
— Chris Guillebeau
"Jeff Goins wrote my favorite kind of book"
— Jon Acuff
"Jeff Goins emerges as a noteworthy and influential voice for this generation"
— Emily P. Freeman
"Everything Jeff Goins writes is purposeful, fervent, and full of humanity"
— Matthew Paul Turner
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"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
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"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
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"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
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"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
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"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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