1 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:24,919 Speaker 1: What's going on? Hurdlary's Emily A body here. You're listening 2 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: to five Minute Friday from Hurdle. Another week we did 3 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 1: it fam. Last week was a week to be remembered. 4 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 1: From shooting a global campaign that I can't wait to 5 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 1: tell you about very very soon, to going to Orlando 6 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 1: for the Marathon Trials, to traveling to San Francisco to 7 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:48,839 Speaker 1: give a keynote at Athleta's corporate conference called Athletic Quest. 8 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 1: I had such a blast, and it was a special 9 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 1: week for me because it was a reminder of the 10 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 1: depth of what I do in that there are so 11 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 1: many different opportunities I have every week, from writing an 12 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:08,399 Speaker 1: article for GQ on the plane, to recording voiceovers for 13 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: the podcast editor in my hotel room at four fifteen 14 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 1: because of the time change in San Francisco, to then 15 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: stepping on stage and giving a keynote address for thirty minutes, 16 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: then shifting into this facilitator mode where I first moderated 17 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: a panel with members of their Power of Sheet collective 18 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: and then facilitated goal setting workshops. So many different hats, 19 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 1: so many different opportunities, and I feel really lucky that 20 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 1: each of them fills up a bucket in a different 21 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 1: way for me. After I was done with the keynote 22 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: on Tuesday, I walked over to Gardenti in San Francisco, 23 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: and I have such vivid memories of going to this 24 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 1: ice cream shop growing up. I grew up going to 25 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: and from San Francisco quite often. My grandparents lived in 26 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 1: Walnut Creek, and the last time I saw them both 27 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: together and alive, we went into San Francisco with my 28 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: cousin and we went to gear Deeli, and I distinctly 29 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: remember watching them walk holding hands ever so slowly from 30 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 1: the car to the ice cream shop and splitting a 31 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: chocolate fudge Sunday with chocolate ice cream, and thinking, one day, 32 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 1: I so badly wish that I too will have a 33 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: love like this. Anyway, on Tuesday, as I sat on 34 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 1: a park bench with my small Sunday overlooking the water 35 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:43,799 Speaker 1: and the Golden gate Bridge, all these memories they came 36 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 1: back to me, and I thought about how proud they 37 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 1: would both be of me now, how so much of 38 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 1: what I'm doing was nothing that I anticipated, but still 39 00:02:55,760 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 1: it feels so right, and I can envision genuinely like 40 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 1: the smile on my Grammy's face as if I had 41 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 1: the opportunity to tell her about all of the things 42 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: that I'm doing and in envisioning that, I feel so proud. 43 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: I feel proud that life thus far has not turned 44 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 1: out in any way of what I maybe thought it 45 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 1: would be at this point, but it's so rich. This 46 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:31,360 Speaker 1: journey has been so rich for me, and I understand 47 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: now that the only thing that our loved ones ever 48 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 1: truly want for us is happiness. And how happy am 49 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: I that I am this fulfilled at this point with 50 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 1: all that I have. It's easy to get into a 51 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: place of self comparison, especially with all that is social media, 52 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: but I know this to be true. There is absolutely 53 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 1: nothing better than being proud of yourself, of your efforts 54 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 1: and stafe, firm and who it is that you are. 55 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 1: And as I still evolve and grow and figure out 56 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: all of this stuff as I go, I know that 57 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 1: I'm on the right path and that feels really really good. 58 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: My prompt for you this week, what's something that you're 59 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:22,720 Speaker 1: proud of yourself for? What is something that you are 60 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: proud of yourself for? And now a listener question. 61 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 2: Hey, Emily, I love that is the energy that you 62 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 2: put out? Is the energy that you attract, and I 63 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 2: was wondering, what type of energy are you putting out 64 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 2: right now and what are you hoping to attract? 65 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 1: Thanks, I love this question. I earlier today like popped 66 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 1: quickly on my Instagram story and I shared how excited 67 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 1: I am for the upcoming travel and the marathons and 68 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: the sprint that is the next two weeks and doing 69 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: my best to be where my feet are and stay 70 00:04:57,640 --> 00:04:59,919 Speaker 1: calm and breathe and all the things. And it was 71 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: excitement and raw and authentic, and I realized that that 72 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 1: excited energy was met with excited energy in return. And 73 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: so that is what I want right now. I want 74 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 1: to be amped. I want to be around people that 75 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 1: are electrified by the work that they're doing and the 76 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 1: relationships that they have and just goodness. That is what 77 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:24,840 Speaker 1: I am trying to attract in this world, and that 78 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 1: is what I'm meeting my days with by choice. Make 79 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 1: sure you're following along over on social at Hurdle Podcast. 80 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 1: I'm over at Emily Avadi. And that's it for this week, 81 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:40,239 Speaker 1: Another Hurdle conquered. Catch you guys next time.