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Own Your Everyday
Through engaging storytelling and heartfelt wisdom, Jordan invites us to step fully into the present moment. In a world where we often feel pressured to move forward as quickly as possible, the words that fill these pages shine light on this beautiful truth: there is a fulfilling life to be lived right here, where we are. This book is a conversation over coffee for the soul, and you will be sure to walk away encouraged to own your everyday.
M ORGAN H ARPER N ICHOLS , artist and poet
Authentic, intuitive, and compassionate, Jordan clears the clutter from our minds and hearts while enthusiastically guiding us to discover our own authentic purpose. Along the way, we learn that our purpose is accessible because its less about us and more about becoming a safe place for others, so we can leave a lasting impact on those around us.
J ESSICA H ONEGGER , author, founder and co-CEO of Noonday Collection
There are those rare books you come across from time to time that make you feel like you are drinking from a fire hydrant. This is one of those books. Jordan brilliantly teaches, encourages, and convicts you all at the same time! Alyssa and I are so thankful for her willingness to lay it all out there in these pages and to lead us to a more firm and promising purpose!
J EFFERSON B ETHKE , best-selling author of Jesus > Religion and Its Not What You Think
Jordan offers a refreshing, relatable, and inspiring perspective on figuring out what God has purposed you to do and who He is purposing you to be. Each chapter is full of empowering stories and truths that will help you overcome whatever fears are holding you back and whatever lies are robbing you of joy, so that you can discover and fulfill your purpose. This book will meet you right where you are with a giant hug, while also give you a little kick in the pants.
A UDREY R OLOFF , coauthor of A Love Letter Life, founder of Always More, cofounder of Beating50Percent
Jordan is bursting with contagious joy, and this book is just an overflow. Prepare to be challenged and loved all at the same time.
J ENNIE A LLEN , author of Nothing to Prove, founder and visionary of IF:Gathering
I love that Jordan addresses how the immense focus on finding our purpose often distracts us from enjoying the present and living out our purpose. As a struggling perfectionist myself, I related so much to the idea of the internal pressure we put on ourselves to perform and achieve. Own Your Everyday gave me the greatest encouragement to be myself.
L AUREN S CRUGGS K ENNEDY , influencer, author, entrepreneur
Jordan truly has wisdom beyond her years, and this book is packed with both practical and beautiful ways to live out our God-given purpose! Right from the beginning, Jordans heart bleeds through, and her honesty is so refreshing and relatable. This book will be such a gift to women!
C HRISTY N OCKELS , singer, songwriter, and creator of The Glorious in the Mundane podcast
Jordan is wonderfully candid and vulnerable about how she found her ultimate redemptive purpose despite worldly obstacles of rejection, comparison, and expectation. She dives into our hearts by sharing both tear-jerking and laughable stories of her faith from childhood to current day. Each page is relatable and profound, yet beautifully simple.
S ARAH R OSE S UMMERS , Miss USA 2018
I love how Jordan makes the topic of finding your purpose a sweet conversation as opposed to something ominous, impossible, and scary. Her whimsical stories remind you that were all on the same journeydays filled with seemingly random moments that are really nudges from heaven. Each reminder about who you are, whose you are, and why youre really here is like an on-time hug mixed with a little kick in the pants too! If youre a fellow recovering perfectionist who tends to overcomplicate and overanalyze, Own Your Everyday invites you to pause. Jordan reminds us that even in the midst of mess and imperfection, were already enough. This book is a call to stop striving and searching for answers externally and to start looking within. When we do, were in for the adventure of a lifetime!
M ARSHAWN E VANS D ANIELS , reinvention strategist for women, TV personality, and founder of SheProfits.com
O WN Y OUR E VERYDAY
This book is not intended to replace the advice of a trained psychological professional. Readers are advised to consult a qualified professional regarding treatment. The author and publisher specifically disclaim liability, loss, or risk, personal or otherwise, which is incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use or application of any of the contents of this book.
All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, English Standard Version, ESV Text Edition (2016), copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked ( NIV ) are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
ISBN9780735291492
Ebook ISBN9780735291508
Copyright 2019 by Jordan Lee Dooley
Cover design by Kelly L. Howard; cover photography by Lindsey Plevyak
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Published in the United States by WaterBrook, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Dooley, Jordan Lee, author.
Title: Own your everyday: overcome the pressure to prove and show up for what you were made to do / Jordan Lee Dooley.
Description: First Edition. | Colorado Springs: WaterBrook, 2019.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018031822| ISBN 9780735291492 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780735291508 (electronic)
Subjects: LCSH: Christian womenReligious life.
Classification: LCC BV4527 .D66 2019 | DDC 248.8/43dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018031822
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For Nana. Thank you for teaching me to never stop taking big steps.
Contents
Introduction
Your Brokenness Is Welcome Here
Hey, friend. My name is Jordan, and Im a recovering perfectionist with a chronic need to achieve. I figure its always best to start with honesty.
Now, I know youre probably trying to decide if this book is worth your time. So Im going to tell you right out of the gate why I wrote it and why I believe its important for you to read.
The number one question I get asked by blog readers, podcast listeners, social media followers, and even clients is something along the lines of How do I find my purpose? or How do I figure out what Im supposed to do with my life? All of these women are differentsome are making the transition into or out of college, navigating marriage or motherhood, or finding their place in the workforce. These women are taking steps to establish themselves in this big world but are feeling pressure to figure out exactly where they ought to land as soon as humanly possible.