Make Overthinking Your Superpower with Jon Acuff

There’s an old bumper sticker quote that goes, “Don’t believe everything you think.” But we’ve all done it. It starts as a tiny idea or worry that we push to the back burner. Then slowly over time, it grows and grows until we eventually act on it or let it dictate our decisions.

Changing our mindset is a choice, but it’s easy to forget that we are in the driver’s seat when it comes to our thoughts. That’s why I asked my good friend Jon Acuff to join me on the show today. Jon is whip-smart, funny and a New York Times bestselling author, but more than that, he’s on a mission to help others flip the script on overthinking and turn it into a superpower. 

Throughout our conversation, he shares what he’s learned throughout his research on overthinking and talks about the tools we need to master our thoughts. I loved this conversation, and I just know you’ll love his unique blend of humor, honesty and hope.

Stick around to the end to hear all about:

1. What Dolly Parton has in common with telegrams and bald eagles 

2. The four simple words you can use to make any goal easier

3. How words can easily control of our thoughts, feelings and emotions

4. The most surprising discovery Jon learned from his research for his new book Soundtracks

 

Favorite quotes:

I think everyone tends to undervalue the things they're good at and overvalue the things other people are good at.


2. At some point, everybody has to live out the thing they are good at and enjoy being good at that.


3. The soundtracks we listen to have a lot more power than we think. They’re playing constantly and what if we can do something about that? What if we can choose the soundtrack we listen to?

4. Repeating things that are positive about yourself puts them at the top of your playlist. So when you’re in a situation where something happens, it’s like your brain grabs the most recent song.

 

In this episode I answer this question:

1. How do you decide when to invest in your business?  (52:28)

 

Links to great things we discussed: 

1. Jon Acuff Website

2. Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking

3. Immunity

4. Married At First Sight

5. Alone

6. I Hate Running And You Can Too

7. Vulnerability Is My Superpower

8. Leap Over A Wall

9. Leuchtturm Notebook

10. The Falcon and the Winter Solider

11. LUMIFY Redness Reliever Eye Drops

12. Standing Strong

 

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xo,

Alli 

www.alliworthington.com/jonacuff/