5-MINUTE FRIDAY: Progress Is Rarely Linear
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
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4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2021
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
On Monday's episode of Hurdle with Tunde Oyeneyin, we talked about the idea that progress is rarely linear. On your journey to success, whatever that looks like for you, there will be tough times. I’ve learned that both the highs and lows bring us lessons — lessons that help us progress. And while the tough stuff may be more difficult to navigate, these moments happen to teach us something. One “bad” day doesn’t rid you of the wins that came before. It informs you of how to better show up the next, and the next one after that, on the continuous quest for progress. Today, I'm talking about my progress as a runner, and how the not-so-stellar days are an important piece of the puzzle on my journey.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Herdlers, Emily Abadi here bringing you another installment of five minute Friday. |
| 0:24.7 | I know we have some newer listeners in the feed thanks to some really awesome conversations |
| 0:31.8 | that have been happening as a part of season five. |
| 0:35.7 | So a little info about five minute Friday, five minute Friday, the gist. |
| 0:41.5 | I talk you through a little story, a personal narrative of sorts. |
| 0:46.6 | I offer you a thought prompt to get you thinking going into the weekend or whenever you might |
| 0:51.5 | be listening to this. |
| 0:53.0 | Then I share some content picks, some highlights of the week. |
| 0:57.6 | And I finish things off with a listener question. |
| 1:01.0 | If you are interested in you having your question featured in five minute Friday, fun fact, |
| 1:06.6 | you can now leave me a voicemail, which is so fun over on anchor that is my podcast |
| 1:13.0 | hosting platform. |
| 1:14.0 | I'm going to put the link to do that in the show notes. |
| 1:16.9 | I would adore it. |
| 1:18.8 | Nothing is off limits, ask me whatever you want and click that link in the show notes |
| 1:23.4 | because it is there waiting for you. |
| 1:27.2 | This week for five minute Friday, I want to talk to you about the idea of progress and |
| 1:31.7 | to illustrate where I'm going with this. |
| 1:34.5 | I'm going to bring into the fold a conversation I had recently with past hurdle guest soon |
| 1:39.8 | to be two time hurdle guest, Colleen quickly. |
| 1:43.7 | You may know her. |
| 1:44.7 | She is a runner and Olympian and a gem of a human being. |
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