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In this Friday follow-up to Carrie’s episode on the messy middle, Greg Helmer explores why the most uncomfortable phase of change often feels overwhelming — and why that doesn’t mean something is wrong. Drawing from leadership experience, including a district-wide transition from Microsoft Word to Google Docs and MacBooks to Chromebooks, Greg shows how resistance, frustration, and pushback are natural parts of growth. This episode reframes the messy middle as a necessary season of sorting, endurance, and becoming — reminding listeners that what feels disruptive now often becomes foundational later.