Life Lessons I Learned from Recording 100 Podcast Episodes

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This marks my 100th podcast episode, and I’m having all the feels -- of satisfaction, accomplishment, joy, fulfillment...and I’m grateful that you are here, and I’m thankful for each of you who have been part of this fabulous journey with me.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I had been putting off recording this episode for a while, and it was beginning to feel like I was stalling. I knew that I wanted it to be about lessons I had learned from recording 100 episodes, but I wasn’t sure of the direction I wanted to take.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That became clear when I was talking to one of my clients. She was anticipating her third breakthrough with me. Her first breakthrough was around her business, the second around her health, and we were discussing where her third would take her. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As we were looking back at how far she’s come and all the lessons learned... the outline for this episode became clear.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’ve got seven life lessons I’ve learned from recording 100 podcast episodes. They’re my lessons, and I share them with you so that you can benefit from them too. Here we go.</span></p> <p> </p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><strong>Accomplishing your big goals won’t be as easy as it seems.</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">When you see something outside of yourself, you’re seeing the end result of a lot of previously done work. </span></li> </ol> <p> </p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><strong>Accomplishing your big goals is going to take more effort than you think.</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but if you’re not aware of this, when the going gets tough, it can send you into disappointment, feelings of unworthiness, and avoidance strategies. The truth is that all great things usually require more effort than you think. And it’s