A Life Marked by Discipline and Generosity with Jon Acuff- Episode 1058

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May 11, 2026

Jon Acuff, New York Times bestselling author known for smart, funny takes on productivity and habits. He talks about rethinking generosity beyond money. He explains why desire fuels discipline, shares a 15-minute trick to beat procrastination, and offers practical ways to give time, skills, and belief to others.

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Give Each Season Its Own Scorecard

Give each season its own scorecard and stop judging May by January's standards.
Jon tells parents May is different (kids home), so adjust expectations and rhythms instead of quitting entirely.

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They Let Me Drive Their Porsche

A couple offered Jon use of their Lego 911 Porsche to show generosity can mean sharing extravagant things.
The couple said they share the Porsche so it has less power over them, reframing generosity as joy not sacrifice.

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Practice Generosity While You Have Little

Practice generosity when you're young and broke to build the muscle before wealth arrives.
Jon and Jenny doubled their tithe while low on resources and discovered generosity brought peace, not loss.

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Today we are unpacking generosity with my friend, Jon Acuff. Jon is always equal parts hilarious, honest, and incredibly helpful, and today’s conversation is one I think you’re going to love. As we talk about generosity…we’re going to talk about what it practically looks like, how it changes us, and ways to be generous with more than just our money. Jon brings so much wisdom and practical perspective to this conversation.

He also has a brand new book out called Procrastination Proof, so we get into that too—how to stop putting off the things that matter most, how to actually make progress, and why procrastination doesn’t have to run the show.

We also have a Generosity Practice Guide available for you over today on spirituallystronger.com We want to make sure we’re not just talking about spiritual disciplines this year, but actually putting them into practice, so we’ve created this practice guide to give you some ideas. Typically our resources are available only to our Spiritually Stronger paid substack subscribers, but we wanted to give you a peek at what these guides are like because we have 3 more coming soon. So in the spirit of generosity, today it’s free ;) Just head over to spirituallystronger.com to download it.

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Eddie Kaufholz and I are hitting the road in May and June for The Buddies Tour and we want to see you there! We’re heading to 6 different cities and y’all this is going to be a night of just pure fun. Get your tickets at thebuddiestour.com.

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