08/16/2026
I attended my first Jon Acuff | Mindset + Goals Author | Speaker event in 2012.
Since then, I’ve attended several more, met him for coffee in 2018, and joined his online community last year.
This past week, Jon invited a small group of speakers and authors to spend a few days with him at his office in Franklin, Tennessee, for Stage & Page.
And he opened the playbook.
Jon generously shared what he’s learned over the last 20 years as a professional speaker and bestselling author—the wins, the mistakes, the systems, and the lessons he’s picked up along the way.
I’ve been speaking professionally for more than 16 years and have stood on hundreds of stages.
But I never want to reach the point where I think I’ve got it all figured out.
There’s always another way to sharpen the message, tell a better story, serve an audience more effectively, and improve the craft.
I left Franklin with pages of notes, plenty of ideas, and a renewed excitement about what’s next.
Super thankful for what Jon taught us this week—and even more thankful for his friendship over the years.
