Quitter. By Jon Acuff

This was a very good read.  It is a big departure from his previous two books.  As Jon puts it, "we have become the 'I am a _____, but I really want to be a ____.' generation."  Such as "I'm an accountant, but I really want to be a chef."  He talks about how he went from a serial quitter (8 jobs in 8 years) to how he finally reached his dream job.  He gives lots of good examples on how you can go from a J.O.B. to something you really love.  The biggest thing I took out of this book was that we need to fall in LIKE with a job, while you work on finding/building the job you LOVE.  I also found this review of the book on Amazon.  I think she did a much better job of describing the book then I did. She writes:

I feel like a jerk telling you to read this book. I loved reading it but hated the implications. Jon Acuff cuts right through all the crappy excuses that we put between us and our dreams. This book haunts me a month after I finished it. I can’t fritter away time on the internet anymore with a clear conscience. I wake up earlier so I can take time to write and focus my thoughts for the day. I find myself trying harder and doing more work at work. It sucks. I miss my life as a slacker.
Acuff writes from his own experiences not in a show off way but in a clever way that gives him credibility. I laughed and cried a little, but in a cool way, not an overly emotional wreck kind of way. Acuff is ridiculously likable which is probably best for him because if I didn’t like him, I might try to kick him in the shins for suggesting that a work ethic in your current job will help you prepare for your future dream job.
If you’re taking time to read this review, you obviously have time to read something more substantial like a book. Go ahead and buy Quitter. Read it yourself. Give it to your whiny friends who can’t figure out why they’re not living their dreams. Call your brother or sister and read it to them over the phone. Give it to your kid in the basement who thinks it’s normal to live with parents 10 years after graduating from college. You could also do what I did and give this book away with a break up note to your boyfriend, gently implying the relationship is doomed because he won’t put away the X Box and become a grownup. So yeah, buy Quitter once, buy it twice, buy an entire case of books. I know you know people who should read it. My guess is you might be one of them, too.