1 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 1: Hey Hurdlers, Emily Abadi here bringing you another installment of 2 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: five Minute Friday. For those new to the show. On Fridays, 3 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: I tell a story, I offer you a thought prompt 4 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 1: to take you into the weekend. Then I share my 5 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 1: highlights of the week. My content picks the stuff that 6 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 1: I'm listening to and reading and watching and so on. 7 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 1: And then last, but not least, I finished us off 8 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 1: with a listener question. So, yesterday I woke up in 9 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: a Boston hotel room. Now I had some work in Boston, 10 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 1: so I drove up there. I rented a car by myself, 11 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: and that just felt like the smartest, easiest, quote unquote 12 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: safest way to go about it. So I wake up 13 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: in Boston to an alarm and I am like completely 14 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: disoriented when I wake up. Firstly because as someone who 15 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: used to travel a ton, to wake up somewhere that's 16 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 1: not my bed felt super odd. But also because I 17 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 1: mentioned I woke up to an alarm, I have not 18 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:27,400 Speaker 1: been setting an alarm for the entire coronavirus pandemic. I 19 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: would say this is certainly a silver lining. And even 20 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 1: without the alarm, I mean some days I'm awake at 21 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 1: five point thirty and other days I'm way closer to seven. 22 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:40,320 Speaker 1: I just kind of trust my body that I'm gonna 23 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 1: get up whenever feels right for you know, the amount 24 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: of sleep that I actually need. So when the alarm 25 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: went off, I laid there for a minute, and I 26 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: asked myself, like, will I be better for today if 27 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: I just get another thirty minutes of sleep. This is 28 00:01:55,160 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 1: definitely something that was on my radar. I, as a result, 29 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: instinctively just asked Siri plightly to set an alarm for 30 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: six point thirty and close my eyes, and I would say, 31 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 1: about another sixty seconds went by before I sat up 32 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 1: and like took this like super deep breath and just 33 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: put my feet on the floor, walked to the bathroom, 34 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: splashed the water on my face, and I was like, well, yeah, 35 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 1: we're gonna get up now. Admittedly, I've always been pretty 36 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:28,640 Speaker 1: good at mornings, Like even back in college, after what 37 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 1: we used to call nickel night, like way too many 38 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: drinks that cost five cents and going to bed decently inebriated, 39 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: I would still like wake up and go to the 40 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: gym the next morning on campus or right when I 41 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: moved to New York City, like I went through a 42 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: phase as many do after they moved to a city 43 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:47,799 Speaker 1: like New York where they go out until the wee 44 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 1: hours of the morning. But still I was able to, 45 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 1: without fail, make it to a seven ten am Barry's 46 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: boot Camp class without wanting to off myself during a 47 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:01,920 Speaker 1: treadmill sprint. I know that the number one thing that 48 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 1: gets me up and out most mornings is the fact 49 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: that I know that sweating and working out is going 50 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:11,079 Speaker 1: to make me feel better for the rest of the day. 51 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: Like I feel more clear, I feel like I can 52 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 1: handle more, like I can take more on. I feel 53 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: like I interact with others better, like I'm just a 54 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:24,359 Speaker 1: better version of myself. However, I think that promise alone 55 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: isn't necessarily enough for some people who may want to 56 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 1: be mourning people to become mourning people. And so I 57 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: am sharing with you today just to cap this off, 58 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 1: a few strategies that make things easier on myself to 59 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 1: get up and get out the door and get a 60 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: sweat in the first thing, know what you want to do. 61 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: So I have definitely been a little bit more flexible 62 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: with my workouts since developing a little bit of knee 63 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: Tonight is on the right side. But what I will 64 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: say is that knowing what I want to do, either 65 00:03:57,320 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 1: when I get to the gym or if I'm going 66 00:03:58,680 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 1: to go for a run, or if I'm going to 67 00:03:59,880 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: do something on demand at home, Knowing all of this 68 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 1: helps take some of the decision work out of it. 69 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 1: And I think when you have too many decisions to make, 70 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 1: especially early in the morning, those decisions become excuses. So 71 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: first thing, know what you want to do and perhaps 72 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: set a plan for your week as to how that's 73 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 1: going to play out. Next up, know what you want 74 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 1: to wear. Again, decisions can equal excuses. So while I'm 75 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 1: not the kind of person that's necessarily going to lay 76 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:30,160 Speaker 1: out an entire outfit the night before, I am the 77 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:32,360 Speaker 1: kind of person who has eliminated a lot of the 78 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 1: things that I wasn't wearing to make, like going to 79 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:38,160 Speaker 1: the leggings draw and being like, eh, not into this 80 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 1: not something that I can say. The third thing, turn 81 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 1: up the music. Don't get me wrong, you are listening 82 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 1: to this podcast, so I support all podcast worker outers, 83 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: but for me, the right playlist changes everything. And I'll 84 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 1: share some of my go tos in the show notes. 85 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:57,359 Speaker 1: Next up, number four, make it a part of a 86 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: greater routine. I've talked about my journaling practice before, I've 87 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:02,840 Speaker 1: talked about how I love sipping it an espresso before 88 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: I get to sweating. These are all things that I 89 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,479 Speaker 1: have habit stacked, so to speak, that make up my 90 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:12,359 Speaker 1: ideal morning. It's wake up, journal, splash some water on 91 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:15,360 Speaker 1: my face, make an espresso, get ready for my workout, 92 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: do the lace up. Then I work out. Then I 93 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:20,479 Speaker 1: drink athletic greens. Then it's breakfast and more coffee, in 94 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: a shower, and just like that, I am ready to 95 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:25,599 Speaker 1: start the day. So make your sweat part of a 96 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 1: greater routine that just feels right for you. And then, lastly, 97 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 1: don't take on too much too soon. Something is better 98 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 1: than nothing, period. So if you are someone that wants 99 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:38,919 Speaker 1: to wake up earlier and get some movement in but 100 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 1: is having a hard time making it happen, instead of 101 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:43,799 Speaker 1: saying to yourself, I'm going to commit to doing sixty 102 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: minutes every other day, start with something like ten or fifteen. 103 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: Find a routine that works for you to make it 104 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 1: less of a daunting task. This week's thought prompt, what 105 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:57,920 Speaker 1: is one thing you can add to your morning routine? 106 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: That'll make your morning's better again. What is one thing 107 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 1: that you can add to your morning routine that will 108 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 1: make your mornings better? All right? Highlights of the week. 109 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 1: First up, A Renegade's Born in the USA. Now, I 110 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 1: can't say that I expected to hear that Barack Obama 111 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 1: and Bruce Springsteen we're going to collaborate on a podcast, 112 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: but I love to see it. I listened to the 113 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 1: first two episodes on my drive up to Boston this week, 114 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 1: and I really loved the natural flow of the conversations 115 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 1: and the topics that they're covering, and it just sounded 116 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 1: like two good friends chatting it up who just happened 117 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:35,359 Speaker 1: to be total icons. Next up, Why I Decided to 118 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: cut my hair short for the first time ever? By 119 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: Sophia Row. I, like many of her two hundred and 120 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 1: eighty one thousand Instagram followers, was super invested in watching 121 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:50,040 Speaker 1: Sophia Row cut her hair. If you don't know who 122 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:52,799 Speaker 1: that is, she is a chef. She lives in Brooklyn. 123 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: I've just loved following along with her over the past year, 124 00:06:56,120 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: and she recently completely chopped off her signature curls. Wrote 125 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:02,920 Speaker 1: about it for Vogue, and I can really just relate 126 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 1: to what she was saying about the sentiments in this article, 127 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 1: especially the idea that there's a certain trauma and scariness 128 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 1: attached to the idea of starting over. So if you've 129 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: had long hair, it's just like a security blanket. So 130 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 1: I really liked what she had to say in her 131 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: Vogue article. Next up a sweat Bell's Up TV. My 132 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 1: friend Lacey and her business partner Missy just released a 133 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 1: new offering called Bells Up TV. It's a combination of 134 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 1: kettlebell and bodyweight classes that follow real strength training programs 135 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 1: in an online video format. They've got a mission to 136 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 1: provide guided sessions that you can do anywhere that follow 137 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: an intended sequence, which I will say is not something 138 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 1: you see often, especially marketed toward women. In the link 139 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 1: to the show notes, you can click it to get 140 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:54,760 Speaker 1: a free seven day trial of classes from beginner to 141 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 1: intermediate level. So definitely check it out. And last, but 142 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 1: not least, listen John legends playlist on Headspace. I really 143 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 1: love seeing apps like Headspace and Come evolve over time 144 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 1: to include more than just meditations. Now. Last year I 145 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 1: did an interview with John Legend for GQ when they 146 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: announced that he was going to be the chief music officer, 147 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:18,239 Speaker 1: and this playlist that he recently launched on the app 148 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 1: is like the perfect background of music for any work 149 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 1: from home stint period, or just like hanging out and 150 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: making pancakes on a Sunday. Next up, our listener question. 151 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:32,720 Speaker 1: This week's comes from Megan. 152 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 2: Hi, Emily, my name is Meghan, and my question for 153 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:40,720 Speaker 2: you is what is your best advice for a recent 154 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 2: college graduate who's still trying to find their place in 155 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 2: the real world. 156 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:48,280 Speaker 1: Oh, man, I mean I can totally relate to this. 157 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 1: I think the interesting thing about graduating college is that, 158 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 1: like so many people make you feel as though you're 159 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 1: supposed to have it all figured out, but it's also 160 00:08:57,559 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 1: like a really exciting time because you so have a 161 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:04,200 Speaker 1: lot of opportunity in front of you. My best piece 162 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 1: of advice for a recent college graduate, whether or not 163 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:11,720 Speaker 1: you have a job secured, is to continue to reach 164 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 1: out to people that do things that interest you. So 165 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:18,720 Speaker 1: just because you may have majored in journalism or political 166 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:22,600 Speaker 1: science or finance or god knows what, that doesn't mean 167 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:26,320 Speaker 1: that you can't explore and learn about other industries. You know, 168 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:30,360 Speaker 1: we always have the opportunity to expand upon our skill 169 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 1: set and if you approach people in the right way, 170 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:36,080 Speaker 1: you will be able to get you know, just a 171 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 1: little slice of their time if you do it with 172 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:42,320 Speaker 1: some kindness. So in this approach, if you find someone 173 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 1: that you want to chat with and ask them for 174 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: a slice of their time, make it as convenient as possible, 175 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: which lucky for us all, in this digital heavy way 176 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:54,320 Speaker 1: that we are living our lives right now, a lot 177 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:56,720 Speaker 1: of people may be more willing to make a slice 178 00:09:56,760 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 1: of time or make some time for someone that they 179 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 1: don't know because they have a little bit more of 180 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:04,960 Speaker 1: it without a commute. So reach out to people that 181 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:08,560 Speaker 1: inspire you. Ask them if you can inquire, ask them 182 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 1: a few questions about their career and their career path 183 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:15,600 Speaker 1: and you might be surprised what you'll learn along the way. 184 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 1: That is it for this week. As always, please make 185 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 1: sure you're keeping up with Hurdle over on socials at 186 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 1: Hurdle Podcast I am over at Emily a Body and 187 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 1: if you have yet to subscribe to the weekly Hurdle 188 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:28,440 Speaker 1: make sure to do that. The link for that in 189 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 1: the show notes Another hurdle conquered. Catch you guys next time.