Do you have courage to be you author intereview with Jenny Williamson
1. Is
writing your full time job? No. My full time job, besides wife and mom, is
being the CEO of Courage Worldwide – an organization that builds homes for
children who have been rescued from sex trafficking. We have one home in the U.S. and one in
Africa with plans to open more.
2. Why
did you write the book – Do you have the courage to be you? For most of my life I did not believe I had
a particular talent, purpose or passion, but I desperately wanted one. So around my 40th birthday I began
asking the not so original questions – who am I and what in the world am I on
this planet for. While asking those
question, I heard another one whispered to my heart – do you have the courage
to be you? That question propelled me on
a journey of discovering WHO I was created to be so I could then DO what I was
created to do.
3. What
is the greatest obstacle you have had to overcome to have the courage to be
you? My self … my self-doubts, my fears and
insecurities. My husband said it to me
this way –the only thing holding you back is the anchor that you have placed
around your own neck!
4. Do
you have a personal mission statement – something that gives your life focus? I do – as a trained life coach, I encourage
everyone I meet to craft their own. It is a powerful tool in helping you to
decide what to say yes and often more importantly, what to say no to. Here is mine – To daily have the courage to
be me – nothing more – but absolutely refusing to settle for anything less;
then encourage everyone who crosses my path to do the same!
5. You
mentioned Courage Worldwide, your full time job, does the organization have a
mission and vision statement also? Yes! It
is just as important for businesses to have a compelling mission and vision
statement. Our mission statement at
Courage Worldwide is simply to help people find their purpose so the needs of
the marginalized in our world can be met.
Our vision for the future is to engage a 1,000,000 people to build 1000
homes in 100 cities and countries during the next 10 years so that hundreds of
thousands of young children can be rescued and restored from the horror of sex
trafficking.
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