152: Beating the Odds and Redefining Purpose (feat. Chris and Emily Norton)

If you’re anything like me, when overwhelm and frustration hits a fever pitch level in life, maybe because of work issues, relationship turmoil, or just discouragement with what seems like lack of progress, temptation to either quit or just coast creeps in pretty quickly. You know what it feels like to keep hitting a wall and you definitely know how frustrating that is. Well today’s guests, Chris and Emily Norton, are no strangers to debilitating pain and seemingly insurmountable obstacles. But I believe their story is going to infuse you with the courage and hope you may need…right now.

For Chris and Emily Norton, walking across the stage at his college graduation seemed like an impossible goal. After suffering a paralyzing injury in a college football game in his freshman year, Chris Norton was given a three percent chance of moving anything below the neck again. Despite a negative prognosis, Chris trained relentlessly, focused on walking across the graduation stage, which led him to meeting his then-fiancée, Emily. His incredible 10 steps across that stage were seen around the world by more than 300 million people—but little did they know, that was just the beginning of Chris and Emily’s journey. And that’s where we’re going to join Chris and Emily right now.

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Quadriplegics simply do not walk again – yet millions watched as Chris Norton defied incredible odds and took step by impossible step across his graduation stage. With his fiancée Emily by his side, those unbelievable steps became the start of an extraordinary journey for them both. Told from both of their unique perspectives, this moving story invites you to find, as Chris and Emily have, that God can transform our lowest points into life’s greatest gifts. Buy The Seven Longest Yards: Our Love Story of Pushing the Limits while Leaning on Each Other right now.

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Chris Norton Foundation Website

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What Listeners Are Saying…

“So great to find a podcast that is both encouraging and challenging! It is professionally produced, yet still has an informal feel like I’m hanging out with Chris… And frankly, I’d love to hang out with him! I really appreciate his heart and have been able to apply many of his topics in my life to help me grow professionally, physically, and relationally. A+!”