1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: Every one of us is going through something at one 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:05,840 Speaker 1: time or another, and these funks, they come and go, 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 1: and they happen in so many different capacities. But what's 4 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: important is that you are kind to yourself and that 5 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:17,319 Speaker 1: you understand that every single day is a chance to 6 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:33,200 Speaker 1: start fresh. 7 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 2: What is going on? Everyone? 8 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: Emily A Body here coming to you live from the 9 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 1: AG studio and you are listening to another installment of 10 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: Hurdle Moment from Hurdle. 11 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 2: A wellness focused podcast. 12 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 1: Reconnect with everyone from your favorite athletes to top experts 13 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 1: and industry CEOs about their highest ties, toughest moments, and 14 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 1: everything in between. We all go through hurdles in life, 15 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: and my goal through these discussions is to empower you 16 00:00:57,120 --> 00:01:00,080 Speaker 1: to better navigate yours and move with intentions so that 17 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: you can stride towards your own big potential and of 18 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: course have some fun along the way. For this week's 19 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: installment of Hurdle Moment, you are getting me and only me. 20 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:14,319 Speaker 1: It has been a minute since I've done a solo 21 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 1: Wednesday episode, but I have been getting a lot of 22 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: feedback that this is something that you'll like, and my 23 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: goal here is obviously to aim to please. 24 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 2: That is what I do. 25 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:29,479 Speaker 1: So today's episode, I am talking to you about how 26 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: to get out of a funk. Now, a funk general term. 27 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 1: There can be lots of different types of funks, so 28 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 1: to speak. Right, So a funk that I've been in lately, 29 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: I've been trying to get a little bit better with 30 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,040 Speaker 1: my eating game. I've been a little bit all over 31 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:46,919 Speaker 1: the place since coming back from Italy and France and whatnot. 32 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: So I'm working on that consciously, and I'll talk about 33 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: that in today's episode. But of course, a funk's like 34 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 1: not really wanting to move your body, a funk of 35 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: not journaling regularly. 36 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 2: Even though you know that it's something that you love. 37 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 1: Maybe a funk of not meditating, a funk of feeling 38 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 1: just kind of like blah. 39 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 2: Maybe a funk about. 40 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:09,639 Speaker 1: Not dating God. That is definitely something that I am 41 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:10,640 Speaker 1: kind of in right now. 42 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 2: You get the drift. 43 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: So many different quote unquote funks that you can be in, 44 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: and we are going to talk about today, me this 45 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 1: microphone and you the listener, about how to get out 46 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:20,079 Speaker 1: of them. 47 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 2: Now. 48 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: Of course, me just giving you these suggestions doesn't mean 49 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: that you're going to snap your fingers and everything is 50 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 1: going to be one hundred percent perfect and you're going 51 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 1: to be completely. 52 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 2: Out of these funks. 53 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 1: But by implementing some of the tips that I'm going 54 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 1: to offer you in today's episode, I promise you you 55 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 1: can grab hold of the thing that is holding you back, 56 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:42,839 Speaker 1: kind of bugging you, making you feel mean, and move 57 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 1: forward into the non meth territory. I know, really great 58 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 1: vocabulary are here to kick today's episode. 59 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 2: Off, and you are welcome. 60 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 1: Before we get into it today, I do want to 61 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: say thank you Toda Adriane Williams for lending me his 62 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: time and his beautiful, beautiful insights on community. We had 63 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:01,920 Speaker 1: a really beautiful discussion last night if you are interested 64 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: in catching it on demand, and it's now available on 65 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: the Hurdle website at hurdle dot us slash shop. And 66 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:11,079 Speaker 1: also I want to make sure that I call out 67 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:16,079 Speaker 1: next week's live NYC event Local to NYC people. You've 68 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 1: been asking me for one of these for a while, 69 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:19,799 Speaker 1: and I'm so excited to let you know that I'm 70 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: going to be popping up on Tuesday, October twenty sixth 71 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: at the Lululemon on Fifth Avenue at seven pm with 72 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 1: my friends at Lululemon as well as Tim West from 73 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: Bandit Running, Cheryl Donald of Brooklyn Track Club and New 74 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: York Running. 75 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 2: Awesomeness, Melanie Weston of Back of My. 76 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: Feet, and Matt James, Lululemon Ambassador, to have a really 77 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 1: special conversation leading up to the November seventh New York 78 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 1: City Marathon about the hurdles that we face on the run, 79 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: something that I know a lot about and something that 80 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 1: I know that you all can relate to. From the 81 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: goodness hurdle that is starting, to the hurdle of nutrition, 82 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: the hurdle of keeping it in your regular routine, the 83 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 1: hurdle of injury. I mean so many hurdles right that 84 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: we face on the run that totally translate into our 85 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: day to day lives. So if you're looking at the area, 86 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: I hope that you can make it. I'm gonna link 87 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: the event in the show notes. I am really looking 88 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 1: forward to it, and I can't believe that I'm saying this. 89 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: I'm really looking forward to getting out, lacing up and 90 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 1: tackling the New York City Marathon myself come November seventh. 91 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: Make sure you're following along with Hurdle over on social media. 92 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:26,839 Speaker 1: It's at a Hurdle Podcast. I am over at Emily 93 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 1: a body and if you haven't done so yet, it 94 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: would mean the world to me. Great and review the show. 95 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, it just takes a few seconds. 96 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 1: You can do it in the Apple Podcasts app and 97 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 1: again makes all the difference. 98 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:42,280 Speaker 2: Really really appreciate it. That is it for now. 99 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: With that, let's get out of this funk and let's 100 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 1: get to hurdling. Okay, being in a funk, We've all 101 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 1: been in them, right in so many different senses of 102 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:02,080 Speaker 1: the word. As I mentioned in the intro to this episode, 103 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: I've been dealing for sure with like a funk of 104 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:08,920 Speaker 1: not really being super mindful of what I'm putting into 105 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 1: my body, which is okay, And we'll talk about why 106 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:16,039 Speaker 1: that's okay in just a second. But I know that 107 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: in order to feel my best when I show up 108 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 1: to the marathon starting line come to number seventh, that 109 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,919 Speaker 1: I'm going to want to pay some more attention to 110 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:30,480 Speaker 1: this in the weeks leading up to that marathon. So 111 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 1: how do we get out of a funk? It's a 112 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 1: good question, right because it is for some easier said 113 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 1: than done. And today what I'm gonna do is give 114 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 1: you an action plan of different strategies that you can 115 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:48,160 Speaker 1: implement to help you pave the way toward being a 116 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: little bit happier in whatever it is that's making you 117 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 1: feel a little bit nah. Again the vocabulary in this episode, 118 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:57,840 Speaker 1: you are so so welcome, all right. So step one 119 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 1: to getting out of a funk is admitting to yourself 120 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: that you're in a funk. 121 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:03,599 Speaker 2: Right. 122 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:06,359 Speaker 1: That can be really hard for us to be honest 123 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 1: with ourselves about things that are going on in our lives, 124 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: especially things or habits that we've developed that we aren't 125 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 1: really proud of. 126 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 2: This is kind of. 127 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:19,280 Speaker 1: Like, I mean, like when a friend of mine is 128 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 1: maybe spending time with someone that isn't quote unquote good 129 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:26,159 Speaker 1: for her. Maybe this is a guy that hasn't treated 130 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 1: her while in the past, and as a result, she 131 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 1: knows this and she'll just conveniently leave it out of 132 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: conversation when we're catching up that she's been spending time 133 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:35,599 Speaker 1: with this person. 134 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:37,160 Speaker 2: Usually read flag number one. 135 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 1: If you are spending time with a person and you 136 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 1: don't want to tell your friends about the fact that 137 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 1: you're spending time with that person, then maybe you shouldn't 138 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 1: be spending time with that person. Okay, I digress back 139 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:49,360 Speaker 1: to the funk talk. The first step to getting out 140 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 1: of a funk is admitting to yourself that you are 141 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:54,360 Speaker 1: in a funk, that something is going on that you 142 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 1: aren't really into for yourself. Now, doing that can happen 143 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:02,360 Speaker 1: in a few different ways, right, It can happen that 144 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:05,159 Speaker 1: you take the time to write down what is going 145 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 1: on in your life and get really honest about how 146 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 1: you feel like it is impacting you. Maybe this is journaling, 147 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 1: maybe this is in your notes app, and maybe this 148 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: is literally on your laptop and an email to yourself. 149 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 1: All of these things great ways to come clean with yourself. 150 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 1: Of course, the next step to come and clean with 151 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: yourself might involve coming clean with a friend or perhaps 152 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 1: a non judgmental third party like a therapist. Both of 153 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 1: those outlets can be really helpful when it comes to 154 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 1: coming to terms with what's really happening in your life. 155 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: So step number one admitting to yourself that you are 156 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 1: in a funk. Once you do that, once you get 157 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 1: honest with yourself, then you can move forward and address 158 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 1: what's really going on. 159 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 2: But until you address it, until you. 160 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 1: Come clean about it love that term, then you can't 161 00:07:55,840 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 1: make any forward progress. The next step getting out of 162 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: that funk, make a single item action plan. And I 163 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 1: say that very purposefully because I think the thing about 164 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: a funk, whether it is maybe you've been not exactly 165 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 1: treating yourself with the most kindness, your inner dialogue has 166 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 1: been a complete mess, or perhaps your funk is that 167 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 1: you haven't been waking up at a decent hour, You've 168 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 1: been sleeping in a lot, and as a result, you 169 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 1: just aren't feeling really stellar in your body because you're 170 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 1: not giving yourself the time that you need to come 171 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 1: back to your center every day. Okay, again, so many 172 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 1: different funks that we can be in here for the 173 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:40,200 Speaker 1: context of this conversation. So making a single item action 174 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:44,680 Speaker 1: plan is a way to not feel overwhelmed in making 175 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 1: that forward progress. So let's take that example that I 176 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 1: just provided of you've been in a rut with a 177 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 1: lot of negative self talk. So the first question I 178 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:57,439 Speaker 1: would ask in that situation is why is it that 179 00:08:57,480 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: you're in this rut? Is there something specific that's causing 180 00:08:59,880 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 1: you to be engaging in this not so stellar dialogue? 181 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: But beyond that, then I would ask you, what is 182 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 1: one simple action that you can take, maybe starting tomorrow, 183 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 1: that will help you get out of this pattern of 184 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 1: not so desirable behavior in this circumstance. Maybe it's starting 185 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 1: your day writing down one thing that you like about yourself. Now. 186 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:28,360 Speaker 1: Of course, yes this could be something physical, but I 187 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 1: would encourage you to go a little bit deeper than that. 188 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 1: So maybe your one thing action plan, your single step 189 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:40,200 Speaker 1: action plan, is every day for the next three weeks, 190 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:42,960 Speaker 1: I'm going to start my day by writing one nice 191 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 1: thing about myself, one thing that I love about myself. 192 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 1: Once you start to do that, if this happens to 193 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 1: be the funk that you're in, and you can relate 194 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 1: with this, then you'll start to recognize that there are 195 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: so many beautiful things that make you who you are. 196 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 1: Of course, when we're in these negative self talk moments, 197 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: it doesn't really feel that way, but seeing them, like 198 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 1: visually looking at these sentences on paper or in your 199 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:10,400 Speaker 1: notes app can make a major difference. Let's take another 200 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:13,840 Speaker 1: funk thing. For example, I mentioned the funk of not 201 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 1: really being the best about what I'm eating. Now, whenever 202 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 1: I feel this way, the first thing that I ask 203 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 1: myself is am I literally starting my every single day 204 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 1: once I sit down at my desk with my shaker 205 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 1: bottle of ag one from Athletic Greens. 206 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 2: It's something that makes me feel really good in my body. 207 00:10:31,080 --> 00:10:31,920 Speaker 2: I know this. 208 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 1: I know that it's a way that I like to 209 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:37,680 Speaker 1: give back to myself. So I will ask myself that 210 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 1: first and foremost more often than not. Of course, the 211 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 1: answer to that question is yes, I have been such 212 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: a fan of this product for so long that reaching 213 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:48,920 Speaker 1: for it feels like second nature. But then, okay, let's 214 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:52,160 Speaker 1: take that single step action plan one step further. Maybe 215 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 1: I'm going to ask myself, can you make sure you're 216 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:59,080 Speaker 1: drinking three to four camelbacks of water a day. I 217 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:02,920 Speaker 1: have this appbolt massive camelback on my desk. 218 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:04,199 Speaker 2: It is called the Eddie. 219 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 1: I love it because it has a bite straw, and 220 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 1: I know that if I drink three to four of 221 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 1: those during my workday, yes, I'm gonna have to get 222 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 1: up to pe often. But that helps me do two things. One, 223 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 1: it makes me feel better because I'm hydrating, but also two, 224 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 1: it helps me not snack like I would if I 225 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 1: wasn't drinking all of this water. So by implementing that 226 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:29,320 Speaker 1: single step action plan into my routine, I can get 227 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 1: a head start on where I want to go now again. 228 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 1: I say this single step action plan with intention because 229 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:39,560 Speaker 1: it can be really overwhelming right for us to just 230 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 1: be like, I've got to make a change, I've got 231 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 1: to get out of this situation. I've got to pivot right. 232 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: And when we put together a like twenty step action plan, 233 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:53,439 Speaker 1: it's super super super super easy to feel mega overwhelmed. 234 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 1: You want to make getting out of this funk, so 235 00:11:56,559 --> 00:12:00,280 Speaker 1: to speak, feel really accessible and recognize that you have 236 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:05,559 Speaker 1: the power to take back control. That power will feel 237 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:08,959 Speaker 1: really within your reach if you start with one small 238 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:17,320 Speaker 1: thing at a time. Taking a break from today's episode 239 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:21,080 Speaker 1: to talk to you about my sponsors. First up, Gooder 240 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:24,560 Speaker 1: oh Man. I love my Gooders. I really can't imagine 241 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 1: what I would do without my Gooders. 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The 278 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 1: next trick to getting out of a funk remembering that 279 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 1: you are a product of your environment. So I'm going 280 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:46,600 Speaker 1: to go back to this not exactly eating the best thing. 281 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:49,280 Speaker 1: On that note, before I get into this, I do 282 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 1: want to say that when you admit to yourself that 283 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:55,400 Speaker 1: you are dealing with us or in something, you have 284 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:57,280 Speaker 1: to have some grace with yourself because if you're just 285 00:14:57,280 --> 00:14:59,480 Speaker 1: sitting there and you're angry about the fact that you're 286 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 1: doing things a certain way, that's not going to help 287 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 1: you move forward. 288 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:03,360 Speaker 2: Cool. 289 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 1: Cool, I'm glad that we set that up there. So 290 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:08,320 Speaker 1: back to you being a product of your own environment. 291 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 1: If I'm trying to get better with what I'm putting 292 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 1: into my body. But I have a cabinet loaded of 293 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:18,880 Speaker 1: snacks that have tons of processed ingredients and perhaps things 294 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:20,680 Speaker 1: that I know that if I eat, I'm not gonna 295 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:25,280 Speaker 1: feel good in my body. Then that means that I'm 296 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:27,920 Speaker 1: probably gonna go to that cabinet every now and again 297 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 1: and get one of those things. Now, I am never 298 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:32,920 Speaker 1: going to tell you that you need to completely cut 299 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:34,160 Speaker 1: anything out of your diet. 300 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 2: It's just not what I'm about. 301 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 1: I in all of my years, through my weight loss 302 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:42,920 Speaker 1: that I went through in college, and that I feel 303 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 1: is just like an ever evolving chapter in my story, 304 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:49,480 Speaker 1: I never cut out anything. In fact, I used to 305 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:52,520 Speaker 1: go to a weight watcher centered away in and when 306 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 1: I left the weight watcher center without fail, every single week, 307 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 1: I would go to Dunkin Donuts. I would get a 308 00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 1: nice coffee and I would get a glie sick donut. 309 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 1: And that was like such a happy, rewarding, fun part 310 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 1: of my week that didn't dissuade me, or what's the word, 311 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:12,560 Speaker 1: like make me veer away from my goals. I was 312 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:15,440 Speaker 1: still able to go after my goal of being happier 313 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:18,400 Speaker 1: and healthier in my body and ultimately lose weight. Even 314 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 1: when incorporating this donut, which some people would be like 315 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:24,040 Speaker 1: that thing should not be on your okay list of 316 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 1: things that you can eat. You don't need an okay 317 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 1: list in my opinion. So while I'm saying here you're 318 00:16:29,880 --> 00:16:31,720 Speaker 1: a product of your environment, I know that I can't 319 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 1: keep a cabinet with oreos and Jack's. I don't know 320 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:36,880 Speaker 1: if any of you ate jacks when you were younger. 321 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:39,040 Speaker 1: They're like those cheese puffs. I used to be obsessed 322 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 1: with them. Cheese it God, frozen pizza in the freezer, 323 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 1: like ice cream galore, like. There are so many things 324 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:47,600 Speaker 1: I can keep in my home, but I choose not 325 00:16:47,720 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 1: to because I don't want to lean into those things 326 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 1: all the time. Again, I'm saying that doesn't mean that 327 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 1: you can't eat those things from time to time, but 328 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:56,640 Speaker 1: for me, it's just smarter for me not to keep 329 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 1: them in my hon Now, other reference points for you 330 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:02,520 Speaker 1: being a product of your environment. If you are trying 331 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:05,320 Speaker 1: to journal first thing during the day, then a really 332 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 1: great choice that you can make is to keep your 333 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:11,119 Speaker 1: journal on your nightstand. By keeping your journal on your nightstand, 334 00:17:11,320 --> 00:17:14,159 Speaker 1: you will then wake up, maybe turn off your alarm, 335 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 1: which also happens to be on your nightstand, see the 336 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:18,879 Speaker 1: journal there and just be like, Okay, today, I'm going 337 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:23,200 Speaker 1: to take sixty seconds to write something in here. Of Course, again, 338 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 1: it's okay if from time to time you stray away 339 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 1: from where you want to be. But in order to 340 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:31,800 Speaker 1: get unstuck and to beat these funks, as we have 341 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:35,360 Speaker 1: deemed them, it is important that you set yourself up 342 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:38,440 Speaker 1: for the best success possible. Another great example of setting 343 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 1: yourself up for success if you're in a funk where 344 00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 1: you're not working out, often, a really great tool for 345 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:44,919 Speaker 1: you if you want to get that done first thing 346 00:17:44,920 --> 00:17:47,720 Speaker 1: in the morning is setting out your workout clothes the 347 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:51,639 Speaker 1: night before, or perhaps just keeping a drawer of workout 348 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 1: clothes that you like all of them. I can't tell 349 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:57,040 Speaker 1: you how much of a massive help that was for 350 00:17:57,160 --> 00:17:59,480 Speaker 1: me when I moved to Brooklyn, that I got rid 351 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:02,040 Speaker 1: of so many different pairs of tights and tank tops 352 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:05,159 Speaker 1: that I didn't like the style or the fit. Now 353 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:08,879 Speaker 1: I literally open the drawer and I reach in and 354 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:12,240 Speaker 1: whatever literally is the first thing that I pull out 355 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 1: in the morning, Nine times out of ten, I'm gonna 356 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:17,800 Speaker 1: just wear that thing now. Of course, I have shorts 357 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:19,800 Speaker 1: that I like a little bit more for track workouts 358 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:21,119 Speaker 1: versus longer runs. 359 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:22,359 Speaker 2: You get the vibe. 360 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:26,399 Speaker 1: But by knowing that I enjoy everything that is in 361 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:28,720 Speaker 1: these drawers, that means that whatever I reach in and 362 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:30,680 Speaker 1: grab is going to make my morning. 363 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:32,960 Speaker 2: A little less hectic and a little easier. 364 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:34,840 Speaker 1: And the last thing that I want to talk about 365 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:37,080 Speaker 1: when it comes to getting out of your funk is 366 00:18:37,119 --> 00:18:40,000 Speaker 1: set some sort of like an end goal or like 367 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:43,000 Speaker 1: a end reward. Right now, you're going to be taking 368 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:45,879 Speaker 1: small steps to get to where you want to be, 369 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:49,160 Speaker 1: to get over the hurdle that is whatever is not 370 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 1: serving you. And once you get there, you owe it 371 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 1: to yourself to reward yourself for implementing these better for you 372 00:18:57,680 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 1: habits to do whatever it is you're after, get strong, 373 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:07,119 Speaker 1: date more, wake up, early, journal often again, endless list here. 374 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:10,520 Speaker 1: So what is that reward? Well, that reward could be 375 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:13,399 Speaker 1: putting a dinner on the calendar with a good friend 376 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 1: to have someone on one time with someone you haven't 377 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:19,440 Speaker 1: caught up within a while. Or that reward could be 378 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:23,760 Speaker 1: splurging for that infrared sauna session that you have been 379 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:26,920 Speaker 1: really wanting to buy but just felt like it wasn't 380 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:30,120 Speaker 1: the right time, I'm literally talking to myself. I am 381 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 1: going to an infrared sauna in thirty five minutes from 382 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:34,119 Speaker 1: right now. 383 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:35,040 Speaker 2: I may be a. 384 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:38,679 Speaker 1: Little obsessed at the moment, but yeah, treat yourself because 385 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:41,560 Speaker 1: you deserve to be taken care of, just like many 386 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:45,840 Speaker 1: of you have no issue taking care of others. I 387 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 1: want to revisit really quickly before I let you go, 388 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:52,639 Speaker 1: that idea of not judging your beginnings too harshly. Every 389 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:55,440 Speaker 1: one of us is going through something at one time 390 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 1: or another, and these funks they come and go, and 391 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:02,159 Speaker 1: they happen in so many different But what's important is 392 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:05,800 Speaker 1: that you are kind to yourself and that you understand 393 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:10,880 Speaker 1: that every single day is a chance to start fresh. 394 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 1: So if you meet whatever challenge that you're facing with 395 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:18,000 Speaker 1: some grace, you have some compassion for yourself, and you 396 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:23,679 Speaker 1: show up authentically, honestly and willing to make forward progress, 397 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 1: then hey, that's the first step to making a great 398 00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:31,399 Speaker 1: change for your overall betterment. Again, make sure you're a 399 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 1: following hurdle over on social media. 400 00:20:33,119 --> 00:20:34,240 Speaker 2: It's at Hurdle Podcast. 401 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:38,679 Speaker 1: I'm over at Emily Abodi and I appreciate you. 402 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:42,880 Speaker 2: You got this. Another hurdle conquered catch you guys next time.