I loved how this book was part self help, part memoir/personal experience based and part spiritual. I found it to be SO relatable as a fellow perfectionist who also has felt the depths of imposter syndrome. The tone is light and fun while touching on real topics

Own Your Everyday by Jordan Lee Dooley
A motivational and uplifting guide, Own Your Everyday encourages readers to embrace their unique journey with confidence and authenticity. Jordan Lee Dooley’s advice is practical and empowering, making this book an excellent companion for those seeking personal growth and purpose.

i have been reading a chapter a day and soaking up all the info. this book is so encouraging and gives helpful information to get out of your head the lies that you tell yourself. i highly recommend this.

Jordan's writing is always relatable and full of humor. This book was light and easy to digest, which was a pro. I wish at times there was more biblical depth, but she really inspired me to own who I am in Christ and let that overflow into my daily life.

NetGalley review

Cute little book that may be just right for someone looking for the right message, with a plan. Not only does this other use her own life but gives examples on how to over come it per say(don’t want to give to much away)
Wirth a read

Love how Jordan is authentic! The courage to tell her story to uplift and empower others has been wonderful to read through this book!! Jordan has helped me to recognize my fears and how God Word can help me to overcome them!! I've been able to giveyself grace and stop trying to prove myself!! Thank you for sharing your heart, your struggles and your life!!

Read and loved this one. I took so many notes, this really resonated with me and what I was going through at the time. Recommended to everyone.

I think Jordan is a lovely person, and I bet her online presence is great, because her book did feel like she was speaking with you. That having been said I feel like I’m likely not the right audience for this one, at nearly 30 a lot of the college examples didn’t resonate with me in the way they might for someone in or just after that season of life. I do enjoy the sprinkling of faith she has in this book, and enjoyed the layout of the chapter, each was clear and different. All in all ok, but not great.
Thanks to NetGalley, and WaterBrook & Multnomah for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Good book with several slower parts. It was a solid story and there were some relatable parts but not my cup of tea.

I’ve followed Jordan Lee Dooley on social media for years and always appreciate the things she has to share and feel like this book is no different. This book is vulnerable and real and breaks down the lies we are told about who we "should" be rather than embracing and building on who God has made us to be and growing in that identity. Dooley celebrates and encourages readers to continue to find themselves and recognize that their purpose is not what they do, but who they are.

"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." - page 81

Very grateful to the publisher for my free copy through NetGalley, opinions are my own.

Dnf 35%. I’m sorry, as I have followed Jordan closely in the past and enjoyed her content; but this is a weird mix of condescending and self-serving. I struggle to feel like I relate to any of these stories. I think this is a very easy trap to fall into: in trying to make yourself relatable, you end up trying too hard. In the end, I came away from each chapter feeling like I do when someone is trying to be my friend but doesn’t actually want to get to know me at all. I look forward to exploring the author’s content in the future though!

“And I hope you feel as though you’re sitting on the floor eating pizza with me in our pajamas and not as though I’m talking at you from a pulpit” — Her hope for this book exceeded this expectation. Lots of tough love and encouragement to be who God has created you to be. Loved this book!

Thank you to WaterBrook & Multnomah and Netgalley for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

I didn't upload this book before it was archives, so I won't be giving a review to the publisher or outside places.

I've been following Jordan on social media for years. She writes in a way that is easy to understand and relatable. Thank you for the access to this book!

I loved loved loved this book!! I went to Jordan's book signing, and it was magical. 10/10 recommend to anyone who is in a waiting period and is trying to figure out how to embrace their ordinary.

Do you ever feel pressure to find purpose? What is your reason for being on this earth? Everybody tells you to go after your dreams and aspirations, but what if we don't have those figured out? Jordan looks at imposter syndrome, disappointment, shame, comparison, perfectionism, and distraction in this book; things that are holding us back from living a purposeful life. She says mindset is what holds us back, not our skills. If you aspire to own your own business or Etsy shop, this is an inspirational story that is worth listening to. It was just the story I needed to listen to, as I have wanted to start a second Etsy shop, but just haven't felt qualified or had that creative drive, but this book has given me that push I needed to move forward and get unstuck. There are a few parts that were a little far reaching and felt like they were there just for fluff, but the story as a whole does have meaning and is worth listening to.

I love Jordan's passion she has in her YouTube videos. One of the reason I was excited to get my hands on her book. It was great read and encouragement for me.

Jordan Lee Dooley’s Own Your Everyday is very inspiring. I felt better and more motivated after I finished reading it. In this day and age, the status quo puts a lot of pressure on me, pinning me down to the ground, stopping me from finding my authentic self and living the true purpose of my life -- to flourish, not to do things just for the show.

Reading OYE is like talking with a friend who is supportive and understanding. Dooley was so open in sharing her own experiences and lessons on how to deal with the pressure and how to live life to the fullest despite challenges.

I highly recommend it to women who are looking for ways how to deal with the societal pressures and its effects.

I don’t believe that I am Jordan Lee Dooley’s target audience - and that is ok. I am a 50 plus woman that found it a bit difficult to relate to her shared journey. Once I changed my mindset and read the book from the perspective of when I was in my 20’s and 30’s I was able to engage better with her book. A good chunk of the book is her personal life’s journey and the wisdom she has gained in experiencing her own journey. I appreciated her authenticity and I am sure that those in her age bracket and the younger generation will find much hope and encouragement in this authors writings. I was a bit disappointed in the lack of scripture references and believe that it would of been a much stronger book if those were added. Overall I enjoyed reading “her story” (her testimony) and although I don’t recommend it for my older friends - I would recommend it for a younger generation.

I received an Advance Readers Coly of this book from Netgalley in exchange for my honest feedback.

Oouf, that will be tough... dnf 50%
Ok, when I first read about this book I was super excited. The topics were so interesting and I was wondering how the author would talk about them.

I began to read and there were three chapters about herself and I was... bored.
But then I thought “ok Lu, that’s just the intro. Now we’ll dive into the topics”.
I read the second part and the chapters were too long, too boring in my perspective. Why?
They didn’t get to the point, the real topics I wanted to know about. The author instead talked a lot about her -nothing to complain but I wanted to read a productivity /self-help book and I ended reading an autobiography about someone I don’t know nothing about-.
At the end of the chapter, when the reader has already lost most of his attention, the author gives real advices on the topic but... there weren’t so original to me.

BUT I don’t want to just write “nay, I don’t liked it”. So I asked myself why I didn’t enjoy a book that had all it takes to be a good book. After many hours I concluded that there are two main reasons, which could also be insignificant to other readers (and I really hope for them that’s like this):
1. I knew nothing about the author before picking her book in Netgalley shelf. So I think that the autobiographic aspect bored me for this reason. But hey, if you know her or if you’re interested in knowing her this book could be a good choice!
2. I’ve read SO many book on productivity and self-help that by now even good books for others could really be boring and unoriginal to me.

So, in a nutshell I imagined this book completely different and I was wrong.
I recommend it to people new at self-help books and that know from now that’s a book with a great autobiographic aspect.

Many thanks to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for the eARC in exchange for an honest review