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I’m always looking for great resources to recommend. Over the summer I read the New York Times bestseller Start. by Jon Acuff. As I worked my way through it (it actually wasn’t work at all due to Acuff’s offbeat humor), I couldn’t stop thinking about how every senior should read this before they graduate.
As students approach graduation there is always a mix of fear and excitement. After 4 years (or perhaps many more) of term papers, all nighters and an unhealthy amount of pizza there is a tremendous sense of satisfaction as you approach the finish line and look forward to getting that diploma. But there is almost always an equally strong sense of fear – fear of the unknown, fear of failure and fear of what the future holds.
The tagline for Start. speaks right to these feelings: “punch fear in the face, escape average, do work that matters.” Jon Acuff does an excellent job of helping the reader set aside fear and the other things that can hold us back from getting started. He encourages you to just get started at something and not over analyze it. Then he goes on to provide practical steps for how to do just that in a book that is a really easy read.
By the end, students will feel encouraged that they can go from average to awesome and chase after the dreams God has given them. This book is great for anyone, but I suggest that you at least recommend this to all your seniors, or better yet, buy them a copy.
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