Does design matter?
On the left is Scrabble for the Blackberry.
On the right is Scrabble for the iPhone.
Which would you play?
Get Out. Get Moving. Start.
Action always beats intention.
A dream you don’t have to fight for isn’t a dream—it’s a nap. One changes your afternoon. The other changes your world. Keep fighting.
Start Book Tour Live Q&A
I’ll be doing a live online video chat right here this Friday, May 3! We’ve been out on the #StartBook Tour for nearly 2 weeks now, having all kinds of adventures and meeting some incredible people all over the country. I’m excited to do this live chat to talk about my new book START, the tour and answer as many of your questions as I can in an hour!
The chat will take place Friday from 11am-12pm CDT right on this page.
*UPDATE: The live #StartBook Q&A was awesome! Thanks to everybody who watched and submitted questions! We’ll have to do that again soon. If you missed it, you can watch the full video below!
The simple decision we all get to make each morning.
Start Video Review
Since my new book START was released a week ago today, it’s been a lot of fun seeing it resonate with so many people in so many different ways. From all the tweets with quotes from the book, the hundreds of Instagram photos tagged #StartBook, the stories I’m hearing at book signings all over the country and more, seeing START really connect with people has been incredible.
A few days ago I came across a video review someone had done for START. The woman who made it is named Tracie and I actually got to meet her after speaking Saturday night in Phoenix. It’s pretty awesome and I wanted to share it with you!
START Images for iPhone + Facebook + Twitter
The Dave Ramsey graphic design team has put together tons of cool START wallpapers you can use all over the place on your social networks or desktop. There’s even a lock screen image for your iPhone! Want to make your iPhone into an “awesome switch”? Okay, done!
See below for links to all of the various sizes and designs.
iPhone/iPad Lock Screen
Desktop Wallpaper
- Punch Fear in the Face:
1280 x 800 | 1440 x 900 | 1920 x 1200 | 2560 x 1440 - Do Work That Matters:
1280 x 800 | 1440 x 900 | 1920 x 1200 | 2560 x 1440 - Average to Awesome Switch:
1280 x 800 | 1440 x 900 | 1920 x 1200 | 2560 x 1440
Facebook Cover Images
- Escape Average
- I Am Ready to Start
- Punch Fear in the Face
- It’s Time to Start
- It’s Time to Start (with book cover)
- Average to Awesome Switch
- What Are You Starting?
Twitter/Facebook Profile Images
Free Start 1st Chapter Download
What an amazing week it has been! We’ve been on the road on the Start Book Tour for going on a week now and having a blast!
For those of you who haven’t had a chance to pick up a copy of my new book START yet, today I wanted to give you the first full chapter for FREE.
If you’re ready to escape average, do work that matters and punch fear in the face, I believe this book is for you!
START Free First Chapter Download
If you like what you read and want to purchase the full book, here’s where you can do that:
Buy it on Amazon
Buy it on DaveRamsey.com
Buy it on Barnes & Noble
Buy it on Books A Million
Interview with Dave Ramsey about START
I recently sat down to talk about my new book START with my mentor, Dave Ramsey. It was fun getting to talk with him and dig a little deeper into the heart of what I want START to accomplish. I hope you enjoy it and hear something that encourages and challenges you to START!
This interview clip is courtesy of the EntreLeadership Podcast. Check it out for great teaching on business, team building, and leadership.
It’s Time To Start… TODAY!
It’s finally here! No more waiting, no more pre-ordering, no more countdowns… START officially releases today!
I’m so excited to see this day come and to be able to share with all of you what I’ve poured into START! I want to thank everyone for your support leading up to this day. It’s been an awesome journey, but it’s just the beginning!
Here are some places where you purchase START beginning today:
Buy it on Amazon
Buy it on DaveRamsey.com
Buy it on Barnes & Noble
Buy it on Books A Million.
Last night Dave Ramsey and I threw a huge party right in the middle of Times Square to celebrate and kick off the START Book Tour with a couple hundred friends. It was amazing! Here’s a quick recap:
In case you missed it, here is the killer book trailer the Ramsey video team put together.
So there you go!
It’s time to START!
Coming soon to a city near you!
Happy Friday everybody!
This is Grant and for the next few weeks I’m helping Jon with the tour. We’ve known each other for years and I was excited when he asked me to tag along! I’m looking forward to the opportunity to connect with you guys to talk a little about the START Book Tour.
As Jon tweeted yesterday, I’ll be on the START Book Tour with him, managing social media, documenting this crazy adventure on video and assisting him in general. You guys will be hearing from me via social media and periodically here on the blog over the next couple weeks.
What’s been many months worth of planning, strategizing and dreaming is now a reality! Today, the START Tour bus is pulling out of Nashville enroute to New York City for the official START Book Tour Kick Off event in Times Square this Sunday, April 21. Wow!
Over the next 2 weeks we’ll be traveling to 11 cities where Jon will be speaking at a variety of events, doing book signings and getting to meet many of you all along the way. Here’s a listing of all the START Book Tour stops:
4/21 New York City Kick-Off Event *SOLD OUT*
4/23 Brentwood, TN – Speaking @ Kairos
4/24 Brentwood, TN – Book Signing @ Cool Springs Barnes & Noble
4/25 Atlanta, GA – Orange Conference
Lawrenceville, GA – Book Signing @ Lawrenceville Books-A-Million
4/26 Tampa, FL – Book Signing @ Brandon Books-A-Million
4/27 Phoenix, AZ – Speaking @ Central Christian Church
4/28 Phoeniz, AZ – Speaking @ Central Christian Church
4/29 San Antonio, TX – Book Signing @ Books-A-Million
4/30 Austin, TX – Book Signing @ Barnes & Noble
Austin, TX – START Night *SOLD OUT*
5/1 Dallas, TX – Speaking @ Catalyst Dallas
Dallas, TX – Book Signing @ Northwest Hwy Barnes & Noble
5/2 Dallas, TX – Lab @ Catalyst Dallas
5/3 Houston, TX – Book Signing @ Mardel’s
5/5 Albany, GA – Speaking @ Sherwood Baptist
5/6 Los Angeles, CA – Book Signing @ Santa Monica Barnes & Noble
You can get all the full details, times and addresses on the Speaking Events page here.
If we’re coming to or near your city, we’d love for you to come out to say hello. I know Jon would love to meet you, thank you for your support, give you a side hug and personally sign your copy of START!
Who knows what all kinds of awesomeness we’ll get into over the next couple weeks. Whatever it is, you won’t want to miss any of it. We’ll be doing a lot of fun stuff and it’s going to be a blast! See you on the road!
Make fear afraid.
Today I am in Oklahoma City. Tomorrow I will be in Houston. And the day after that, I will be in New York City.
Times Square and I have been on a crash course for six months.
Ever since Dave Ramsey dared me to create an awesome kick off for my new book, New York was on my map.
The team designed a crazy event.
First, I’ll give a talk about the five lands every awesome life goes through. In a small, intimate theater, I’ll lay out some ideas.
Then, and this is where it gets crazy, we’ll all put on the amazing Start NYC shirts the team designed. They are red and loud and not at all shy.
Then, I’ll lead a few hundred of my new friends down a block into Times Square where the book tour bus is parked.
We’ll do a quick countdown, and then I’ll unveil two ridiculous surprises.
The truth is, I’m a little afraid.
I want the event to go well.
I want things to work.
I want the book to sell on the launch day.
And a lot of those things are out of my hands.
But do you know who’s hands I’m not going to put them in? Fear.
I’m not hosting fear this weekend. I’m not entertaining it or rolling around in it or giving it a huge stage in my heart to really shout from.
Fear isn’t invited to Times Square this weekend. You are and I am and lots of other people.
Instead, I’m going to make fear afraid.
And you should too.