I recently completed reading Jon Acuff's "Quitter" and thought I'd post my review.
If you have ever pondered the balance between doing "what you love" and doing "what makes money", Jon Acuff's new book "Quitter" is for you. This is not your typical "find what you love and the money will follow" motivational book. This is more based in the "real world" and doesn't promise to solve all your employment problems.
I first heard of Jon Acuff via his "Stuff Christians Like" blog and book. His satirical look at the various hang-ups found in popular Christian culture definitely amused me. Within a year or so after reading his first book, I started hearing about Jon joining Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace team. With the encouragement of his new teammates, Jon brings us a story of his journey through various employment and frustrations.
Jon introduces us to his numerous past jobs, while painting a picture of his desire to balance income with passion. Although he had achieved a certain level of success financially and had a reasonably secure employer, Jon struggled with spending his weekends pursuing his true passions. There is plenty of warning regarding proper balance, and not just throwing caution to the wind, especially when needing to support a wife and family. What I found most refreshing with "Quitter" is Jon's frequently comments on how a "day" job can help providing funding to start practicing or investigating your "dream job". Jon encourages you not to simply quit without a plan or any experience. Jon offers many great thoughts and exercises for helping build your confidence and talents in your "dream job", while keeping yourself financially solvent with the "day job". "Quitter" also offers some great thoughts on how to find additional time to work on your "dream".
Another part I enjoyed about "Quitter", is the final couple chapters. Jon doesn't end the book stating how everything worked out great and everyone lived happily ever after. "Quitter" does cover some of the mistakes that could have been avoided, when he made the move to his "dream job". If not handled carefully and thought through, chasing the "dream job" can easily turn into a nightmare.
I highly recommend this book to just about everyone I know. There truly is something here for everyone living life today, as most of us aren't able to just quit our day jobs without a plan. "Quitter" not only helps map out a plan to evaluate where you are today, but also how to consider any possible opportunities to chase your "dream job". Go buy a copy today, and see for yourself.
Free sample chapter and more info at http://www.quitterbook.com/
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