
In "START," Jon Acuff reveals five stages to escape average and pursue awesome. Embraced by career-changers nationwide, this New York Times bestseller challenges conventional wisdom with its provocative question: What if joy, not discipline, is your most powerful motivator toward meaningful work?
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Picture a six-year-old girl confidently comparing her imagination to Roald Dahl's. She believes, without hesitation, that anything is possible. Now think about yourself at that age-what did you dream of becoming? A firefighter? An astronaut? A writer? Somewhere between childhood wonder and adult responsibility, most of us lost that audacious confidence. Maybe someone told us to "be realistic." Maybe our analytical brain overpowered our creative spirit. Or maybe we just got busy surviving and forgot about thriving. Here's the liberating truth: you can recover those childlike dreams while applying adult skills. The question isn't whether you're capable-it's whether you're willing to start. We're living in an unprecedented moment where three seismic shifts have converged to make pursuing your dreams more accessible than ever. First, traditional retirement has essentially died-people in their fifties are launching startups and reinventing themselves completely. Second, younger generations refuse to wait for "someday" to find meaning; they want purpose now, not after thirty years of soul-crushing work. Third, technology has democratized opportunity-you don't need a publishing house, record label, or venture capital firm to launch your idea into the world. Yet despite these advantages, most of us remain paralyzed at a crossroads with one foot on the road to average and one on the road to awesome.
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Criado por ex-alunos da Universidade de Columbia em San Francisco
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Criado por ex-alunos da Universidade de Columbia em San Francisco

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