Hey, everyone, Emily Abadi here. You are listening to Five Minute Friday from Hurtle. I am sitting here in the studio. I am being stared at by my friend's puppy, who I am babysitting only until tomorrow. His name is Frankie. If you follow me on social, maybe you've seen him. And I'm thinking about how

grateful I am for my community. I, a month or so ago, a girlfriend said to me that just because you

are building something mostly on your own doesn't mean that you need to do it alone. And that really

stuck with me so much so that recently, as I've been thinking about what excites me, what I want

to do moving forward, and really brainstorming about the future of this podcast

as you listen to it. I decided to call in a group of my girlfriends and have a meeting of the

minds. I spent part of my workday on Tuesday writing down all of the questions that I had,

writing down so many of my thoughts, writing down single words that came to me when I think about

where I'm going, what I'm heading, what my goals are, and to have the opportunity to have

these women over and sit down and come together in community and to feel

so supported in something that they didn't have to do, but they chose to do it with me. It felt so

special. And I think about that sentiment, the you don't have to do it alone. How applicable is that for so many of us.

And I'm not just talking about those of you who work for yourself or maybe you're an only child,

or perhaps you are someone that has a goal that doesn't necessarily require anyone else.

That doesn't mean you can't welcome your crew,

your people into the fold to help you get through the things that inspire you, the things that

are important to you to get to that next goal. I've talked so much on the show about the importance

of accountability buddies when it comes to

working out. And that doesn't necessarily mean that you're showing up at the gym and someone is there

with you each and every other day, if that's your cadence. But what it does mean is that you're

opening up about your journey to someone that makes you feel seen, someone that makes you feel comfortable.

I am totally on the same wavelength that oftentimes I want to do it on my own.

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