1 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 1: Hey, everybody, Emily body here. You are listening to five 2 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 1: Minute Friday from Hurdle. Good morning, Hi, what a week. 3 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 1: If you follow me on social maybe you're in the loop. 4 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:35,240 Speaker 1: If you don't, I'm bringing you into it. On Wednesday 5 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: of this week, I hit a very important, beautiful, wonderful 6 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: career milestone in that my first ever cover story was released. 7 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 1: The story is for Marie Claire and it is on 8 00:00:54,920 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: Shelley Anne Frazier Price, who needs no introduction, but just 9 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: in case you need a reminder, She's an eight time 10 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: Olympic medalist, a five time one hundred meter world champion, 11 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: the first woman from the Caribbean to ever win a 12 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: medal in the hundred. She's unbelievable and it has been 13 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: a really special week for me. I went to Jamaica 14 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 1: to report this in May and have been working on 15 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:33,680 Speaker 1: it tirelessly since then, literally until the day before this 16 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: article went live. It is something that I am not 17 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: only so proud of because it's my first cover story 18 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:43,559 Speaker 1: and it's for Marie Claire, which is such a pinch 19 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:47,320 Speaker 1: me moment, but bigger than that, to have this opportunity 20 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: to participate in putting a thirty eight year old mother 21 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: from Jamaica, a runner on the cover of Marie Claire. 22 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: It's wild. It's wild. It's so special to me as 23 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: a PAS fan of women in sport and of running. 24 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:10,920 Speaker 1: It's really surreal. I was speaking on this on my 25 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: Instagram story earlier today, about the duality that comes with 26 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 1: a moment like this. For so long I dreamed of 27 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: getting to this destination, and what happens is that now 28 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: that I'm here, I was so worried almost I had 29 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: so much anxiety that it was going to feel differently 30 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: than I had hoped, that I had been putting all 31 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: this work to get to this mountaintop and that I'd 32 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 1: get here and it wouldn't feel as exciting. And what 33 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:43,079 Speaker 1: I realized is that I'm almost happy that it took 34 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 1: so long to get this w to get to a 35 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 1: point where I can say, at thirty seven years old, 36 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: after working as a journalist in New York City for 37 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: the better part of the last fifteen years, that I 38 00:02:57,200 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 1: have finally accomplished something that was on the top of 39 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 1: my bucket list. And when we get to a destination 40 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: it can be I'll speak for my personal experience. I 41 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:10,920 Speaker 1: don't want to lump us all into this category, but 42 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:17,359 Speaker 1: easy to neglect the celebratory period, and I promised myself 43 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 1: that this was as big of an accomplishment as any, 44 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:23,639 Speaker 1: and that I would be good at taking the time 45 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: to really sit in this feeling, to really sit in 46 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 1: how much work went into this, not just over the 47 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 1: last few months, but truly over the breath of my career. 48 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 1: So much energy and relationship building and learning has happened 49 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: to get me to this point. And even, oh my gosh, 50 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 1: during the execution of this, I was tested. I was 51 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: so tested. There were moments when I was writing and editing. 52 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 1: I stared at this document on my second edit for 53 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: a cumulative almost ten hours, going to and from Seattle 54 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: in June, and just like sweating over every particular detail 55 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 1: and sentence and the syntax. I so badly wanted not 56 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 1: only to do well by me, but to do well 57 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: by Shelley Anne. And when I refer to or talk 58 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 1: about wanting to make sure that I celebrate this moment, 59 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:32,600 Speaker 1: I am consciously not thinking, Okay, what's next. Okay, that's 60 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 1: a lie. I am thinking about what's next, But what 61 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: I'm not doing is not taking the time I am 62 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 1: sitting with this. I sat down and wrote about how 63 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: I feel this morning for the better part of an hour. 64 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: I am making time after an event that I'm hosting tonight, 65 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 1: because that is how the world works. To go to 66 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:58,360 Speaker 1: one of my favorite places and do what I do 67 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 1: after I have a big moment and have a glass 68 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:07,359 Speaker 1: of wine and be honestly and for that conscious effort, 69 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: I am so proud of myself. I really am. And 70 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:14,160 Speaker 1: I also just felt truly so loved and appreciated by 71 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 1: so many of the people that see me and love 72 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 1: me in my life yesterday. And I know that part 73 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 1: of that is not only surrounding myself with good people, 74 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: but also doing a good job of communicating just how 75 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 1: important this moment was and is for me. And so 76 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 1: I hope that you can take something from that that 77 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: you can hear me saying or stressing the importance of 78 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:41,720 Speaker 1: taking the time to appreciate yourself and the journey and 79 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 1: the accomplishment right not to rush onto the next thing. 80 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 1: Although that mindset is entirely understandable, it also rids you 81 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:53,599 Speaker 1: of the joy and that there is way too much 82 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:56,719 Speaker 1: joy and fun and happiness to be had in this moment. 83 00:05:57,040 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 1: And I refuse to rob myself of that my listener 84 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:06,599 Speaker 1: prompt for you this week? Are you doing that? Should 85 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:08,480 Speaker 1: you be sitting in your feelings a little bit more? 86 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: Should you be celebrating your wins, no matter how big 87 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 1: or small, finding some appreciation for the journey along the way. 88 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: Think about that. And now a listener question. Hey, Emily, 89 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 1: just curious what do you journal about? First thing in 90 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:29,600 Speaker 1: the morning? Lists intention for the day? Brain dump? I 91 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:34,720 Speaker 1: would love to know. Good question. So for me, I 92 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 1: have had the same journaling format for some time. I 93 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: literally just brain dump, write about the past day or so, 94 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 1: and I aim to write one full page and then 95 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 1: at the bottom I write one thing I'm grateful for 96 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: from the past twenty four hours. Some days I feel 97 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:50,159 Speaker 1: rushed or that I don't have the bandwidth for something 98 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: like this, and I'll literally just write the thing that 99 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 1: I'm grateful for from the past twenty four hours. But 100 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 1: no matter what, I'm taking the time to write something. 101 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:01,360 Speaker 1: And it's more so because I know that it's an 102 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: act of giving to myself. I can definitely be to 103 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: do list oriented. As I said in everything else, I 104 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 1: was speaking on before on to the next thing, and 105 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 1: this is a moment of pause before the day gets rolling. 106 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 1: Where I am choosing me, I am choosing my mental health, 107 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 1: knowing that writing down something positive can really set a 108 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 1: good tone for the day. Now, just because you hear that, 109 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: that's what I do, you need to meet yourself with 110 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 1: where you're at in terms of a journaling practice. So 111 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 1: if you're interested in starting one yourself, really pay attention 112 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 1: to what feels good. Maybe it's a sentence, maybe it's 113 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: a page. Maybe it's getting a guided journal where you're 114 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 1: answering different prompts regularly. Whatever it is, do it because 115 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 1: it feels good for you, not because someone else hypes 116 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 1: it up. And I promise you you will stick with 117 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 1: that habit for much longer in the long run. Make 118 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 1: sure you're following along with Hurdle Over at Hurdle podcast, 119 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 1: I'm over at Emily Abodi another Hurdle conquered. Catch you 120 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:07,360 Speaker 1: guys next time.