Access Own Your Everyday: Overcome The Pressure To Prove And Show Up For What Youre Made To Do Composed By Jordan Lee Dooley Presented As Mobi

finished an advanced copy of this book, IT WAS SO GOOD!
Jordan is so relatable, this book read like a conversation with her.
I felt as she was right next to me, speaking truth directly to my heart,
What I liked most about this book is the implementable advice Jordan gives, She shares her own stories and actually gives tips and actions we can do to help us own our everyday.

This book is a must read for every woman! Ive followed Jordan Lee Dooley on social media for years.
I started following her bible journaling tips back when she started SoulScripts, I was really looking forward to this book because I like her posts online, But it wasnt what Id hoped it would be,

So much of the book was just not relevant to me or my life, Her advice is very targeted toward girls who are unsure what to do with their lives, Girls who are in a period of waiting or who are constantly comparing themselves to others, Girls who want validation for choosing ordinary lives instead of extraordinary ones, Insecure girls.

I love a good selfhelp book, one with advice for being successful in your career and personal life.
One that fires you up to take on the world, One that makes you think about your wildest dreams and gives you the motivation to take steps to make it happen.
Unfortunately, this book just didnt do that for me, I hope it inspires others, but I guess I wasnt the right audience, This book was amazing. I received the ARC of it and was so thankful that I did! The way that it is written I felt like Jordan was talking directly to me.
I knew what she was writing about and I had been in similar situations as a woman,
Often times I feel like I need to have it all figured out and I love that this book basically tells you that you dont! Theres no time limit on when you accomplish things.

One major takeaway for me was to stop picking yourself apart! All too often we do that and the way Jordan talks about it

in the book really resonated with me.

If youre looking for a book to fire you up about life then grab this sister, You wont be disappointed I want to preface this by telling you that while I'm not here to impose my faith on you, I'm also not going to hide it from you.
So if this makes you uncomfortable, well, maybe that's good, Growth comes when we leave our comfort zones, Own Your Everyday, pg

I've been following Jordan on Instagram for some time and enjoy her Podcast as well.
I appreciate her energetic presentation, positive perspective, and practical suggestions, When I signed up to be part of the launch team for her book, my biggest concern was that it would be too fluffy.
You know, another "love yourself and just embrace yourself for who you are" message, Not that I'm proinsecurity or anticonfidence, But it's a lie that the tools to fix those problems are internal, Only God has the cure, Which is why I appreciated the quote above, Jordan writes a practical book that works for the mainstream market, but doesn't gloss over the need for God in the process.
It's not a Christian selfhelp book or women's devotional with Bible quotations on every page, but that's okay because it doesn't pretend to be such.
I'm grateful that Jordan manages to write to a wide audience without apologizing for acknowledging the need for God to be central in our search for purpose.


Jordan also does't embrace the message that confidence comes from just loving yourself the way you are without changing a thing.


When life doesn't seem so easy, our anthem can become, "It's okaygood evento be messy.
" It's almost as if we say, "Well, if I can't be perfect, I'll swing in the opposite direction and quit trying.
" That's not the best response either, In fact, it can be irresponsible, That mentality draws us just as far from our purpose as perfectionism does, Own Your Everyday, pg"

In conclusion, this is not as scripture heavy or doctrinally dense as the Christian selfdevelopment books I typically read.
But I don't think it's meant to be, and I don't think that's a problem, Jordan achieves her goal of offering practical, approachable advice on finding purpose in a world with a lot of options screaming for our time and energy.


I began to wonder if maybe God doesn't give us answers because He dares us to spend less time trying to figure out what we're doing and more time having faith in what He's doing.
Own Your Everyday, pg

As Christian gals, I think we always need to be careful with books like this to avoid becoming too selffocused.
We should always be looking to God, not self, for purpose, Knowing more of who He is will always be a better pursuit than learning more about who we are.
But as far as books on this subject go, I think Jordan gives her readers a fantastic leg up on keeping that focus in the right place.
So, yeah. Go ahead and read this book, As the subtitle says, "Overcome the pressure to prove and show up for what you were made to do.
" Just don't let your focus become skewed in the process,

NOTE: I received a complementary advancedreadercopy of his book from Waterbrook Multnomah, Having watched a few of the author's YouTube videos before, and been encouraged by her passion and vulnerability, I was excited at the chance to read and review her debut book.
But to be honest, I was a bit disappointed, The book wasn't bad, I just didn't find it that great, It was easy to read, but it also felt a bit shallow, Like things I'd heard over and over again, And especially like the book was missing an emphasis on the whole point of purpose, The author shared a lot of tips for how to find and pursue your purpose and what lies to fight.
. . but she didn't talk a whole lot about what in the world our core purpose actually is: to glorify God and be in relationship with Him.
She briefly touched those things but didn't talk a lot about how they are our core purpose,

Some other random thoughts:
The chapters were short and readable, with a nice amount of personal stories
The Own Your Everyday's subtitle wording drives me crazy.
. . please tell me I'm not the only one who sees it
I actually liked the excessive use of alliteration throughout the book XD
This book shares a lot of practical tips.
. . while on the other hand, there were moments when I wished for more, The author would say "do this great thing" or "build this beneficial discipline!" without explaining, practically, how to do it
I did not agree with all of the theology

Overall, this book wasn't bad.
It did provide some food for thought, But it wasn't great, and I honestly got a little bored once I realized it wasn't going to go very deep theologically.


Note: I received a copy of this from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
All thoughts are my own, Thanks for the free ARC, WaterBrook amp Multnomah

First I want to say this is NOT your typical motivational, selfhelp book.
In fact, it's kinda the opposite of what I think of when I think of selfhelp books written by successful online business women.
Jordan talks about taking the pressure off of yourself to do big things and instead encourages you to be intentional with and find purpose in your normal everyday life.


One major thing I love about Own Your Everyday is that every chapter tells a personal story or describes a situation that the reader can identify with.
Then gives actual action steps to overcome the issue, Jordan presents these steps in a simple list first and then explains each step further, Jordan gives tangible help in all these situations rather than just throwing in inspirational quotes and saying things like "listen to God's will for your life" which can often be hard to hear.


So basically I would recommend this book to ANY woman in ANY stage of life! It's a breath of fresh air.
It's a different perspective on life and the pressures we face today, And it's all presented in the context of faith and love, .