Welcome to this episode, my friend.

I am so thrilled to introduce you to my friend Emily Norton today on this conversation.

If you are in a season where it feels like the road is just long.

If it feels like you are just facing an uphill battle in any way, whether it's a goal you're

pursuing or just in life in general, circumstances is like maybe life's handed you some lemons,

and the whole idea of making lemonade just sounds really difficult.

This is an episode that's going to bless your life.

I really think it's appropriate.

I feel like I've kind of been on this kick or this theme of persevering when the road

seems long and knowing that the long road isn't necessarily the wrong road and really

owning where you're at and persevering in the midst of it.

That is a theme I think is really important, especially as we move into the end of the year

and the holiday season as we think about our goals for next year and all the things that

we want to do and accomplish and maybe even look back at this past year and feel like

that thing I wanted to do I never actually did or those things that we feel like we

didn't accomplish or the areas we feel like we've gotten completely stuck.

I think it can be disheartening, especially leading into a season where there's a lot of

celebration and there's a lot of connecting with old family members or old friends.

In that, I think we can sometimes begin to feel like I haven't made as much progress

as I want to and I don't really have anything exciting to share.

I know that whatever that looks like for you, whatever that thing is, you might be hoping

for or dreaming of or going for but feeling like you're just not actually making progress

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