1 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:23,959 Speaker 1: What's going on everyone? 2 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:27,640 Speaker 2: Emily Abadi here you are listening to five Minute Friday 3 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:32,879 Speaker 2: from Hurdle. This has been a week that felt like 4 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 2: pre pandemic for me. And when I elaborate on that, 5 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 2: what I mean is this has been a week where 6 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 2: I have been in back to back meetings. I'm submitting 7 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 2: content for GQ again, I'm writing more and reminiscing a 8 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 2: bit about what it felt like when back in the 9 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 2: day I had a super productive day. I've been recording 10 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 2: for the show and finding time to take calls and meetings, 11 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:09,399 Speaker 2: and also running after sponsorship deals and having consulting moments 12 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 2: with brands about New Year's opportunities. I feel as though 13 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:16,400 Speaker 2: I'm running around like a chicken with my head cut off. 14 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 2: And I don't know how this makes sense, but it 15 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 2: feels great. And it feels great because I can't help 16 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:25,960 Speaker 2: but reflect on a time where I felt as though 17 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 2: I didn't have the capacity to do any of this stuff. 18 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 2: I talked openly about the experience that I had with 19 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 2: depression earlier last year and how I felt at times 20 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 2: like I would sit down at my desk and do 21 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 2: absolutely nothing for eight hours. It was as though I 22 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 2: didn't have the bandwidth, the emotional capacity to do even 23 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 2: the simplest things. 24 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: In that time period, I felt completely stuck. 25 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 2: And so as I sit here recording this five minute Friday, 26 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 2: I am filled with so much gratitude for the capacity 27 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 2: that I have and the help that I got, And 28 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 2: it makes me want to say that if you can 29 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 2: identify with that feeling of stuck, you are definitely, definitely 30 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:19,639 Speaker 2: not alone, and there is a light at the end 31 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 2: of the tunnel. There are so many options if you 32 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:27,800 Speaker 2: find that you yourself may be dealing with what I 33 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 2: dealt with. On the note of this week being highly productive, 34 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 2: what I came here to talk about are the strategies 35 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 2: that I've used because I get asked often about how 36 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 2: I schedule my day, how I delegate my responsibilities, how 37 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 2: I manage a calendar and a daylight. Today, as I 38 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 2: look to my left and I see this quite large 39 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 2: to do list, my number one tip to organizing yourself 40 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 2: when it feels like you have the summit of everest 41 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 2: ahead of you is to give things time, allotments and 42 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 2: schedule them so even if it is something as simple 43 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 2: as send a microphone to a guest for next week 44 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 2: or email Laurel back about Runners World Interview. These are 45 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 2: real things on my calendar, on my schedule from today. 46 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:18,800 Speaker 2: Give them each a time block, put them either in 47 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 2: written form in front of you in a schedule, or 48 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 2: if you want to put them in a Google calendar, 49 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 2: put them in a Google calendar. 50 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: But whatever works for you. 51 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 2: This way, these events, these to dos, each get equal 52 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 2: respect from your bandwidth. They all get a place in 53 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 2: your day, and that way you can stay on task 54 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 2: and feel candidly really accomplished because you tackled that Maltain 55 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 2: and it feels really good in so many ways right now. 56 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 2: I also want to be candid that I don't know 57 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 2: about all of you, but I feel as though I'm 58 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 2: already quote unquote losing people for the rest of the year, 59 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 2: and that Thanksgiving is week and then I don't even 60 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 2: know if it's like I feel like some of the 61 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 2: people I want to communicate with, I want to do 62 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 2: business with, I want to work with over the next 63 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 2: six weeks, they might be checking out on Friday, and 64 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 2: I'm just not I'm not prepared for that. 65 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:17,679 Speaker 1: So I want you to know that I'm here and I'm. 66 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:21,480 Speaker 2: Working, and if you're working, I see you and we've 67 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 2: got stuff to get done because there are still something 68 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:29,599 Speaker 2: like forty five days left in twenty twenty three, and 69 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:31,119 Speaker 2: I know I'm going to go out with a bang. 70 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: My question my prompt for you this week. 71 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 2: What's one thing that you want to check off your 72 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:40,840 Speaker 2: list for the rest of twenty twenty three. What is 73 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 2: one thing that you want to make time for to experience, 74 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,839 Speaker 2: to see, to do, to try in the rest of 75 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 2: twenty twenty three. 76 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 1: And now a listener question. 77 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:56,480 Speaker 3: Hi, Emily, My question is about running a marathon and 78 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 3: specifically what to do after. So I'm running the New 79 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:02,159 Speaker 3: York City Marathon. It's my first marathon in a couple weeks, 80 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:05,719 Speaker 3: and I'm getting nervous about the weeks after the marathon 81 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 3: and what I'll do with all the free time I have. 82 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 3: I've really enjoyed the schedule that I've kept so far 83 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 3: training program, but thought of waking up and not having 84 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 3: a run on my calendar or something to do is 85 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 3: making me nervous. So I'm wondering what do you do 86 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 3: after you accomplish any big goal or run a marathon 87 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 3: and all of a sudden find yourself wondering what comes next? 88 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 1: Thank you can I tell you how many people are 89 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:32,360 Speaker 1: in my DMS. 90 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 2: Asking this question, you make it so easy for me 91 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 2: to talk to you about Future. 92 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 1: I'm not going to use this entire. 93 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 2: Answer block as an opportunity to do an ad read. 94 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 2: But when I tell you that Future has made my life, 95 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 2: posts running goals so much more organized and less chaotic 96 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 2: and less stressful, I would be It's an understatement to 97 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 2: say that Future, for those of you that don't know, 98 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 2: is online personal training. It pairs you up one on 99 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 2: one with an expert who does custom programming for you 100 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:06,159 Speaker 2: at a fraction of the cost of like conventional personal training. 101 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 2: I've been using Future for I feel like the better 102 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:11,159 Speaker 2: part of a year now. I even used it through 103 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 2: my marathon training, and I cannot talk up the service enough. 104 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 2: My coach Brandon is my guy. We text regularly. He's 105 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:22,159 Speaker 2: there for everything I need. He modifies my programming when 106 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 2: I'm out of my home gym, maybe I'm traveling, maybe 107 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 2: I'm heading back home to Connecticut for the holidays. 108 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:28,480 Speaker 1: We've already talked about that. 109 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 2: I cannot recommend this enough, and it really empowers you 110 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 2: to work on some of the things. Maybe that if 111 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:37,360 Speaker 2: you're talking about using this as a runner you weren't 112 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 2: dialed in on during marathon training. I love getting my 113 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:44,479 Speaker 2: strength back and I feel motivated to go toward new 114 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 2: goals with his help. Now, if you want to get 115 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:50,159 Speaker 2: in on this, I'm linking it in the show notes, 116 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 2: but the link is try Future dot co slash hurdle Again. 117 00:06:55,279 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 2: That is, try Future dot Co slash hurdle. Click to 118 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:03,280 Speaker 2: that link in the show notes. It's they're waiting for you. 119 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 2: If Future isn't your fix, and I understand to each 120 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 2: their own, I will say, set a new goal. And 121 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 2: these goals don't need to be, you know, numbers based 122 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 2: or esthetically based. 123 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 1: They can just be simple, like I. 124 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 2: Want to try one new workout a week, or I 125 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 2: want to learn a new skill. Maybe you've never tried 126 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 2: working with kettlebells, and now is an opportunity to set 127 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 2: a goal to learn how to do that. Maybe you 128 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 2: want to get back into working out with friends, or 129 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 2: you want the opportunity to try a new distance. If 130 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 2: you're a runner and you just focus on the marathon, 131 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 2: why not make a new goal of running your fastest mile. 132 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 2: There are so many different opportunities ahead of you right now, 133 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 2: and although it might not be what you're used to, 134 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 2: what you've been doing over the past two, three, four months. 135 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 2: Know that they're there and they're waiting for you. So yeah, 136 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 2: set a goal, any goal, and follow up on that goal, 137 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 2: just like you did with all of that hard work 138 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 2: and all of that training. 139 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 1: Make sure you're. 140 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 2: Following along with Hurdle over on social It's at Hurdle podcast. 141 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 2: I want more listener questions, so please click the link 142 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 2: in the show notes, ask me something good, and if 143 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 2: for some reason that link acts up for you, email 144 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 2: your question over to Hello at hurdle dot us. 145 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:26,280 Speaker 1: Another hurdle conquered. Catch you guys next time.