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some places, I had more to give in the
areas that mattered most.
These days, I know it’s time for a
little “me, myself, and I” intervention
whenever I covet the job of the person
who is foaming my latte. In the not-too-
distant past, I happened to be feverishly
working on a chapter for this book at a
coffee shop around the corner from
Noonday’s offices, and for a good five
minutes, I just stared at the coffee-
making team. They were smiling. They
were laughing with customers. They
were seamlessly filling orders with
lightning-fast speed. Look how much
fun they’re having, I thought. Just think
how life-giving that job would be.
For a split second, I thought about
submitting an application, which
is when I came to my senses and
realized that perhaps I was a teeny bit
stressed. I shook my head as I slipped
behind the wheel of my car heading
home, muttering, “Tonight, the laptop
stays closed.”
I don’t know what the warning signs
are for you, but my encouragement is
to pay attention to them. This mission
we’ve accepted to have global impact
can feel heavy; we’ve got to know when
to set the burden down.
Adapted from Imperfect Courage: Live a Life of
Purpose by Leaving Comfort and Going Scared.
Copyright © 2018 by Jessica Honegger. Used
by permission of WaterBrook, an imprint of
Penguin Random House LLC.
Jessica
Honegger
Jessica Honegger is the Founder
and co-CEO of Noonday Collection,
author of Imperfect Courage,
brand-new podcaster, and mom
to three littles. She is passionate
about encouraging others to leave
comfort, go scared, and step into
a life of impact. Her company
Noonday Collection has won many
awards and has been featured on
t.v. and in magazines like Better
Homes and Garden Magazine. She
lives in beautiful Austin, Texas with
her husband Joe and three kids,
Amelie, Holden, and Jack.
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