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Jun 2025
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ATG 234: Awesome is Never Accidental

JON ACUFF
About this episode

I've never met someone who accidentally got in shape. Or accidentally had a great marriage. Or accidentally built a million-dollar business. You know why? Because awesome is never accidental.

In this episode, I'm sharing how this simple 4-word soundtrack will change how you think about achievement. After interacting with hundreds of thousands of people online and learning from CEOs across different industries, I've discovered that successful people are intentional about three specific things: their time, their actions, and their relationships.

Which one do you need to work on? Let's figure it out—because if you want to be awesome, you're going to need to be intentional about it.

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