About this episode

Jon Acuff returns to discuss the transition to empty nesting and shares insights from his new book on overcoming procrastination.

We are thrilled to welcome back three-time guest Jon Acuff. As a New York Times bestselling author, Jon has built a career helping people stop overthinking and finally get unstuck. In this episode, we tackle the "architecture of enough" and the transition to empty nesting. Jon shares insights from his new book, Procrastination Proof, explaining how procrastination is often a failed "solution" for fear and why we need permission to win. We also discuss shifting your motivation fuel from fear to service and Jon's practical discipline hack: "make tomorrow easy today". Join us for a conversation that will leave you both inspired and lightly roasted. Check out Jon's new book: https://jonacuff.com/ Join us: http://dadville.substack.com All Things Dave: ⁠https://www.davebarnes.com⁠ All Things Jon: ⁠https://www.jonmcl.com⁠ Thanks to our sponsors! Shopify - Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://shopify.com/dadville Boll & Branch - Get 15% off plus free shipping on your first set of sheets at ⁠⁠http://bollandbranch.com/dadville⁠⁠ Exclusions apply. Quince - Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://quince.com/dadville⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 365-day…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave Barnes, Jon McLaughlin

Guest: Jon Acuff

Topics covered

• empty nest
• procrastination
• motivation
• parenting
• personal development

Keywords

• empty nest
• procrastination
• motivation
• parenting
• personal development
• Jon Acuff
• discipline hack

Sponsors

Shopify, Boll & Branch, Quince

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: That Sounds Fun Network

Books & works: Procrastination Proof

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