Zondervan You Are the Key: Turning Imperfections into Purpose

"What if the very imperfections you resist the most offer the key to your brightest purpose? Join The Giving Keys founder and CEO Caitlin Crosby in You Are the Key to discover what happens when we stop hiding our flaws and choose brave vulnerability instead"-- The founder and CEO of The Giving Keys, a give-back jewelry brand with the mission of helping its employees transition out of homelessness, shares how she found the meaning she was missing by finding a great purpose and shows how paying love, hope and courage forward can change the world. For anyone who feels less-than about your work, your worth, your body, or the life you're building, find here an incredible hope: you don't have to have it all together to "qualify" for your life's calling.Just ask Caitlin Crosby, the former Hollywood talent who didn't finish college, never got an MBA, and wasn't supposed to become a CEO--yet that's exactly what she did. Caitlin's passion for people led her to launch The Giving Keys, a give-back jewelry brand with the mission of helping its employees transition out of homelessness. Each of their one million keys sold represents a person who wore it and shared it with someone else, in a unique pay-it-forward model.In You Are the Key, Caitlin opens up about her own secret "flaw" that rocked her sense of self-worth for the better part of two decades and her private battle to believe that our scars are not sources of shame but proof of courage and prompts toward purpose.Through Caitlin's all-too-real stories, sparkling with warmth and humor, you'll find the encouragement you need to:Be brave enough to let yourself failReframe your imperfections as signposts guiding you toward your greatest purposeMove forward from past mistakes and build something beautifulAs you learn more about Caitlin and her journey, you'll learn that your own path to discovering and developing your purpose won't be a straight line. You'll fall down, and you'll get back up again. But Caitlin's story will remind you that your own imperfections can lead to your greatest purpose--and it all starts today.Praise for You Are the Key:"I've admired Caitlin's generosity and her work with The Giving Keys for years. I'm grateful to know her story. It's a reminder to never allow fear or setbacks to keep us from stepping out into the unknown. Caitlin has shown us that it's often in quiet moments of courage that we discover the things we're passionate about and realize more of who we're meant to be."--Joanna Gaines, cofounder of Magnolia"Caitlin's work in bringing purpose back to the lives of so many speaks for itself. With her as your guide, you will unlock purpose, confidence, and joy beyond what you could ever imagine."--Sarah Jakes Roberts, pastor, bestselling author, and founder of Woman Evolve"Equal parts powerful and personable, You Are the Key tells the story of what is possible when you follow big dreams with big heart."--Maria Shriver, journalist and New York Times bestselling author What if the very imperfections you resist the most offer the key to your brightest purpose? Join The Giving Keys founder and CEO Caitlin Crosby in You Are the Key to discover what happens when we stop hiding our flaws and choose brave vulnerability instead. For anyone who feels less-than about your work, worth, body, or the life you're building, find here an incredible hope: you don't have to have it all together to "qualify" for your life's calling.Just ask Caitlin Crosby - the former Hollywood talent who didn't finish college, never got an MBA, and wasn't supposed to become a CEO, yet that's exactly what she did (even if being a new mother means she forgets to brush her teeth sometimes before heading to the office). Caitlin's passion for people led her to launch The Giving Keys, a give-back jewelry brand with the mission of helping its employees transition out of homelessness. Each of their one million plus keys sold represents a person who wore it, then shared it with someone else, in a unique pay-it-forward model.Yet just as her jewelry repurposes throw-away keys to bear bold messages of hope, faith, and courage,Caitlin has fought hard to believe her own imperfections can lead to her greatest purpose.In You Are the Key, Caitlin reveals imperfections aplenty: like the time she accidentally voice-texted a huge fight with her husband to her entire leadership team, or the terrifying day a disgruntled employee brought a gun to their office, or the time this #girlboss landed herself in the ER. For the first time, Caitlin also opens up about her own secret "flaw" that rocked her sense of self-worth for the better part of two decades, and her private battle to believe our scars are not sources of shame but proof of courage and prompts toward purpose.Through Caitlin's all-too-real stories, sparkling with warmth and humor, you'll find your own free pass to embrace your flaws and reframe your imperfections not as limitations but signposts toward your greatest purpose. Autorid: Caitlin Crosby