A couple of weeks ago, Jon Acuff posted a blog that said something like this:
24 people. 24 days. Guaranteed risk. Dragons. Wizards. Machetes. This message will self destruct in 24 hours. Sign up now.
Ok. I made some of that up. (interestingly enough, not the machete part.) But the point is the same.
So I signed up.
Here's what is going to happen:
I'm going to be on a "team" with 23 other dream chasers from the Nashville area. I'll have an accountability buddy. Each day we will send each other an idea, words of encouragement, or something else to help them with their dream.
I got to choose my own goal for the 24 days. Mine is to blog EVERY day of those 24 days.
We will get an email from Jon each day with a "new challenge, point of encouragement or other such awesomeness"
I am excited! I don't know where this is going to take me, but I do know I'll at least be closer to my goal. *excited squeal*
One month ago, I attended my first 5 Club meeting with Jon Acuff.
He's motivational, inspirational, REAL, and downright hilarious.
Since that meeting (and since I've read his books) I've decided to stop hiding from my dream and start going for it.
And you know what happened?
Progress happened.
All of the sudden, other bloggers are retweeting me. People are sharing my blog posts. I MORE than doubled my blog views from the first 6 months of the year in only 25 days.
And all it took was a little push from this local author and speaker.
If you are ready to punch fear in the face, and learn how to get on the fast track to awesome, get up super early with me tomorrow!
Register here. It's from 5 am to 7 am. It's free. It's early. It's worth it.
In the last 5 Club meeting with Jon Acuff, he said something to effect of this:
You should work towards a dream that doesn't make you dread Sunday nights.
He is right. I'm trying. What about you?
It seems hard doesn't it? Maybe even impossible? But I don't think it is. Maybe it's my stupidly optimistic nature. But if other people do it, why can't I?
Speaking of The 5 Club, if you're ready to work on that goal, come to the next meeting with me! It's this Friday at 5 am :) Register here.
Ok ok ok. If you follow me on twitter, or you're my friend on facebook, you know I am a total fan girl of Jon Acuff's. His books are awesome. His blogs are great. He's a funny dude. He is all about closing the gap from your day job to your dream job. He is all about making your life awesome and not just average.
Well, he has a "5club"...where a bunch of dream chasers get up before morning radio show hosts everywhere, and gather, connect, and learn.
Today was my first 5club meeting, and I was so excited that I didn't even feel tired! (Ok, maybe the gas station coffee helped, too.)
Today's lesson was learning how to fight for your dream. What to do when you get push back. I won't go into detail, because if you really want to know more you should ask me, or go buy all of Jon's books and read his blog. Like now. But here are a few lessons that I personally need to remember:
- Don't win fights that don't matter
- Fight with facts
- Don't fight haters
What I love is how he breaks up how to achieve your dreams into tiny little digestible morsels. You never feel overwhelmed.
Did I mention this guy is hilarious? I literally laughed out loud several times while reading his books.
I found these particular quotes particularly amusing this morning. Was it because I was running on 4 hours of sleep? Well, maaaaaaaybe...but still. These were serious LOL moments!
"We have an agenda. That's pretty fancy. A lot of people don't have those." -at the start of the meeting
"When ending fights I just thought you had to apologize a lot, and I don't know, say 'Jesus' or something."
"We didn't have a 'don't steal from church' envelope. I looked." -talking about a business deal gone terribly wrong
"The book was coming out around 4/20. They thought a green cover would be kind of....earthy. Like Earth Day....and maybe a lot of pot." -talking about small fights when it came to his book
He is really the first motivational-type of speaker who has kept my attention. I didn't read his book and then forget about him. I didn't follow him on twitter and then think "OMG he posts too much stupid crap." I bought more books. I read his tweets. I read every blog post. He is engaging and entertaining.
He also has the same type of humor as Brett. They even say "orange" the same way!
He encouraged us to brag on ourselves. If we chose to, we could tell everyone something awesome that happened. I shared my success with my first conference. I had so many people come up afterwards and say "congrats!" It was great to be encouraged by others, and to encourage others, as well.
Of course there was another huge win. He asked a question, I gave my answer, and after I did, he said, "I love your shirt by the way!"
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| All of the happy!! |
I think this is the only time anyone has ever liked anything from JC Penney.
Anyway, it was a great couple of hours. I got to listen to Jon, talk with Jon, and meet some interesting people who are just like me in a totally different way.
If you are interested in the 5club, ask me about it!
As always, thanks for reading! I'm going to go take a nap for lunch! :)
