1 00:00:01,680 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: It has been a week and it's only Wednesday. I 2 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:08,320 Speaker 1: don't know about you, guys, but I'm currently still recovering 3 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:11,000 Speaker 1: from a ten miler iran on a whim on Sunday 4 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,039 Speaker 1: with a friend while trying to make up for a 5 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 1: winter of missed vitamin D consumption in the Bahamas on assignment. 6 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 1: Emily Abody here, welcome back to the second installment of 7 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 1: my new series called Hurdle Moment, in honor of all 8 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: the small hurdles we're conquering each and every day. 9 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 2: You guys really. 10 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: Know how to make a girl feel loved, because last 11 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:37,159 Speaker 1: week's Hurdle Moment was the most trafficked episode in a 12 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 1: single day ever of the pod. And that just makes 13 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 1: me feel all sorts of smiley and mushy and thankful 14 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:46,840 Speaker 1: and have so much gratitude and I just I love 15 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:49,599 Speaker 1: this thing. Like I said last week, the goal of 16 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 1: this new segment is to give you a little motivation 17 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 1: right when you need it on hump Day in the 18 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 1: form of a quickie episode. And this will have actionable advice, 19 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:00,120 Speaker 1: maybe something that's been getting at me over the past 20 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 1: week that I figured out some sort of solution worth 21 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:05,760 Speaker 1: sharing or techniques for strategies or what have you. 22 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 2: And to reiterate again, I'm still always going. 23 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: To release a new hurdle every Monday, as I always have, 24 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: but these hurdle moments, they are just little gems for 25 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 1: every Wednesday, bumping this whole operation up to two episodes 26 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: a week. 27 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 2: Fun little fact. 28 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: I actually ran the Lululemon Half Marathon Sewees last year, 29 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: and over the course of that weekend, the brand puts 30 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: on a bunch of fun activations. 31 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 2: And things for race participants to do. 32 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 1: So one of the things they do that I participated 33 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:33,039 Speaker 1: in was a goal setting session where I was brought 34 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: up on stage to share something that was on my radar. 35 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:39,960 Speaker 1: And at the time, I was publishing Hurdle every other week. 36 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 2: Once and I walked up. 37 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:45,119 Speaker 1: On stage and I said out loud that my goal 38 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: by twenty twenty was not just to be publishing it weekly, 39 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: but to make this sort of side hustle more of 40 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 1: my main hustle. And so, anyway, the point of the 41 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: stories to tell you that last week, my listener a Miya, 42 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: who I first connected with over there, she shot me 43 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 1: a message and she said, I just wanted to point 44 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: out that when I met you, Hurdle was in one place. 45 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 2: Now it's in this new place. 46 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: And that's because you've been working hard and it's just 47 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: been so awesome to see. And man, what an awesome 48 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: thing to point out. Whether you're a first time listener 49 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 1: or you've been hanging out with me for a while now, 50 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 1: I'm always here to interact and I make a big 51 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 1: effort to answer all the messages that come in, whether 52 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:27,920 Speaker 1: they're in my email or in my DMS or in 53 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: the comments. With that said, a lot of messages are 54 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: coming in, so give me a little bit of time 55 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: and if I don't respond, feel free to hit me 56 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: up again. I'm on Instagram again. It's at Emily a 57 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 1: Body also at Hurdle Podcast. My email is Emily at 58 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: Hurdle Dots. In this week's installment of Hurdle Moment, I 59 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:50,079 Speaker 1: am talking about simple strategies to become a morning person 60 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:54,239 Speaker 1: and I think this one's a goodie. With that, let's 61 00:02:54,280 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: get to this week's Hurdle Moment. Mornings are pretty polarizing, right. 62 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: It's like you either totally are aware that you're good 63 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 1: at mornings or you're the kind of person that would 64 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: one hundred percent sleep until eleven am every single day 65 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: if alarms weren't a thing. If you follow me on Instagram, 66 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 1: then you know that I am indeed one of those 67 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 1: early riser kinds. My alarm every day is set specifically 68 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 1: for no reason at all, at five point thirty two, 69 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 1: and I'm usually out the door before six. Some days 70 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: I'm functioning earlier, and others I sleep in. 71 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 2: Now. 72 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 1: Granted, my version of sleeping in is being in bed 73 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: until like eight thirty in the morning, but hey, that's 74 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: just me al I have some bad news for some 75 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 1: I've always been sort of good at this morning thing, 76 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: and before I was as into fitness as I am now, 77 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 1: and you can learn all about how that happened in 78 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: my seventy pound weight loss in college and episode one. 79 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 2: Of the podcast. 80 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: I was still in early morning rise at that time. 81 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 1: I was cool with a schedule back in college that 82 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 1: involved lectures that started at eight am, and honestly even 83 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: preferred them and loved being able to get stuff done. 84 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 1: On the other hand, I've never really been good at 85 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 1: staying out late, which works for me since I'm not 86 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:17,279 Speaker 1: really much of a party animal. 87 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 2: The way that I view. 88 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 1: Mornings is that they're my opportunity to get a leg 89 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 1: up on the day before everyone else wants or needs 90 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:28,919 Speaker 1: something from me, which when you're a contractor, feels like constantly. 91 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: Mornings are my time. They're my form of self care. 92 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: And there's something special about the quiet you get in 93 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:39,599 Speaker 1: New York City, this bustling place at six am, when 94 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:42,920 Speaker 1: everyone's still in bed, still taking it easy, and I'm 95 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:46,280 Speaker 1: able to get out there, do my thing and enjoy 96 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:48,039 Speaker 1: it in a way that you just can't for the 97 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:51,279 Speaker 1: rest of the day. So with that, here are my 98 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 1: simple hacks for becoming a morning person. 99 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 2: Hack Number one, go to bed early. 100 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: I know it sounds so intuitive, but you cannot burn 101 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:04,720 Speaker 1: the candle at both ends period. There was a time 102 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 1: in my life when I was twenty three and now 103 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 1: in New York City and more of a night owl 104 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:12,400 Speaker 1: than I am now, and could somehow, some way go 105 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:15,360 Speaker 1: out until two am to the PhD rooftop and meet 106 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:19,119 Speaker 1: Packing Dancing and then make it effortlessly to a seven 107 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: to ten am Barry's boot. 108 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 2: Camp class and Chelsea. No problem. That is not me anymore. 109 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 1: Generally, I'm in bed on work nights around nine thirty, 110 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: maybe ten pm at the latest, and sleeping by ten thirty. 111 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 1: And that means that if I get to bed at 112 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 1: that time, I'm getting at least seven hours of sleep 113 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 1: per night on average. For me, I get tired by 114 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:42,360 Speaker 1: that time. It's just something that I've gotten used to. 115 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 1: Everyone's different with how much sleep that they need, but 116 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 1: for me, that seven hours is just enough that when 117 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 1: I wake up the next day, I don't want to 118 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:52,719 Speaker 1: immediately slam this news button on my phone. This second 119 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: the alarm goes off, which brings me to a very 120 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 1: important point. Yes, I sleep with my phone next to 121 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 1: my bed. I feel like that's like some major confession 122 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 1: and that I'm not supposed to do it, and Ariana 123 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 1: Huffington is like shaking her finger at me, even though 124 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 1: she probably doesn't know I exist. Listen, I know the 125 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:12,600 Speaker 1: science of how important it is to reduce blue light, 126 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:14,919 Speaker 1: or the light that comes from phones and iPads and 127 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: TVs all that stuff before getting into bed. Research shows 128 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:20,839 Speaker 1: that at night light can throw off the body's biological 129 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 1: clock and your sleep suffers, which can then be triggering 130 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 1: for bad things like heart disease and obesity and cancer, 131 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 1: et cetera. And so obviously, yes, saying all this out 132 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: loud makes me want to tweak my habit. And the 133 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:35,600 Speaker 1: good news is that I've already gone as far as 134 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: to buy an alarm clock, so I can maybe maybe 135 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: start sleeping with the phone a little bit further from 136 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:44,040 Speaker 1: my bed. But just like anything else, changes hard, so 137 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:47,280 Speaker 1: it takes small steps. Right Like, I wouldn't stop sleeping 138 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 1: with the phone next to my bed if I didn't 139 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:49,799 Speaker 1: buy the alarm clock. 140 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 2: So that's step one. Step two is actually using the 141 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 2: alarm clock. 142 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:56,719 Speaker 1: So maybe right now I'm challenging you, you can challenge me. 143 00:06:57,080 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: Let's try to sleep with the phone like at least 144 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:03,919 Speaker 1: five feet away. Cool, okay. Hack number one, go to 145 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 1: bed early. Hack number two, have a routine. If you 146 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 1: don't have some sort of plan for your morning, you'll 147 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 1: be less motivated to get out of bed in the 148 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 1: first place. Now, I don't want you guys to think 149 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 1: that I'm preaching that by becoming a morning person you 150 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 1: have to be a morning exerciser. That's the first thing 151 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 1: I want to note. Instead, I'm just trying to offer 152 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 1: tips here to help me better at functioning in the morning. 153 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 1: And if you want to incorporate some sort of sweat, 154 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:32,560 Speaker 1: then so be it. So developing a plan, I'll run 155 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 1: through my usual routine to give you an idea of 156 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 1: what my morning's usually look like. First, my iPhone alarm 157 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 1: goes off next to my bed. Yes, I head to 158 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 1: the bathroom, I brush my teeth, I come out, and 159 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: I walk straight to make my bed. 160 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 2: This is huge. 161 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: It's a special significance behind this because I feel like 162 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 1: once I make my bed, I'm obviously not getting back 163 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: into it. It also immediately makes me feel more organized 164 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 1: and like I've accomplished something. 165 00:07:58,520 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 2: In my day. 166 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 1: How easy is it to make your bed? It takes 167 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 1: about five seconds, and I swear it's the first key 168 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 1: to success. Once the bed is made, I reach from 169 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: my one line a day gratitude journal, which I'll talk 170 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:13,240 Speaker 1: a little bit more in just a second, and then 171 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 1: my mantra cards. And I talked about these mantra motto cards. 172 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: They're from Anthropology in last week's hurdle moment. But I 173 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: draw a card from the deck for the day, snap 174 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 1: a photo of it to put on my phone later, 175 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 1: and then I write one thing in the journal that 176 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 1: I'm grateful for. Next up, I ask Alexa what the 177 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 1: forecast is for the day, and after she tells me, 178 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: I put on the day's episode of Up First, which 179 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:38,079 Speaker 1: is the news podcast that I love from NPR. 180 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:39,719 Speaker 2: The episodes usually run ten to. 181 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 1: Twelve minutes, which is just enough time before I head 182 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:45,599 Speaker 1: out the door. As that plays, I'm getting dressed to 183 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:48,440 Speaker 1: work out, so that means sports bras, fandex, lace up 184 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:51,839 Speaker 1: my sneakers also for Instagram, and then that's it. I'm 185 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 1: out to answer your first question. I know you're gonna have. 186 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:57,439 Speaker 2: No. I do not drink coffee before I sweat. 187 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 1: Typically I come back home after the work out, so 188 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: once I'm back home, I put water on the stove 189 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 1: in a kettle and make my to do list for 190 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 1: the day and my planner, and then I hop in 191 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:09,679 Speaker 1: the shower. Quick note about the to do list. Things 192 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:13,200 Speaker 1: you should not do write down like thirty things on 193 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: the list. My advice pick five things that have to 194 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 1: get done that day, and that will certainly help you prioritize. 195 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:21,080 Speaker 2: At the top of that list. 196 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:24,320 Speaker 1: If there's anything that has a strict time commitment, like today, 197 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 1: I had to get to UPS before it closed at seven, 198 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:29,520 Speaker 1: I as to risk that so that I remember it's 199 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 1: an action item. As other things start to get thrown 200 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:34,240 Speaker 1: my way as the day goes on. Okay, so I 201 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 1: made the list, I've showered. Then I take the kettle, 202 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:40,319 Speaker 1: I pour over my coffee, which is so much easier 203 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 1: than people make it out to be. And then I 204 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 1: bring the coffee mug to my bedroom, where I get dressed, 205 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 1: do my hair, organize period. I stop back in the kitchen. 206 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 1: I grab my glass shaker bottle from my Athletic Greens, 207 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 1: I shake it up, I bring that and sip it 208 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 1: as I organize my bag for the day. I put 209 00:09:57,360 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 1: in my AirPods, find a podcast to listen to on 210 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:02,240 Speaker 1: my kimmune, and just like that, I'm out. 211 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:02,960 Speaker 2: That's it. 212 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:06,560 Speaker 1: The whole secondary part of my routine takes less than 213 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 1: an hour. There are steps to the morning routine. I 214 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:12,960 Speaker 1: do almost the same exact thing every single day. That 215 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 1: gives me structured in my morning. It gives me a 216 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 1: purpose to get out of my bed, and having that 217 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 1: routine makes me just feel more productive. Hack number three 218 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 1: have gratitude. Okay, so last year I started with the 219 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: gratitude in the mornings and it's actually been a really 220 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:30,560 Speaker 1: big difference maker for me. On the mornings when I 221 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 1: feel super groggy and I want to go back to bed, 222 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 1: I can usually muster the energy to get to the 223 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:38,240 Speaker 1: point where I pry myself out and make it to 224 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 1: the bathroom. And when I'm done with that, I know 225 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 1: that it's my time to be grateful moment after I 226 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 1: make my bed, and that step is really what keeps 227 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 1: me up. Taking a moment to reflect on the past 228 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:51,120 Speaker 1: twenty four hours, I'm reminded that every single day I 229 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 1: have something to be thankful for, and that's what keeps 230 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:57,679 Speaker 1: me kicking. One thing is this. Your gratitude could literally 231 00:10:57,720 --> 00:11:01,560 Speaker 1: be something as small as like I didn't forget my 232 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 1: AirPods at home yesterday. And what this does is that 233 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 1: it helps you find the simple little wins for your 234 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 1: every day. If you've ever gone through a day without 235 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 1: your headphones, you know how much it is a win 236 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:16,079 Speaker 1: to remember to throw them in your bag in the morning. 237 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 1: And before I move on, a quick challenge for all 238 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 1: of you this week, why don't we all do this 239 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 1: gratitude thing together? So I say that because it was 240 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:27,360 Speaker 1: so awesome to see your list from last week's episode 241 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:29,480 Speaker 1: on How to Live a Life you love. So this week, 242 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 1: what I want you to do is write down one 243 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 1: single thing you're grateful for each day. If you're comfortable 244 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:38,559 Speaker 1: with it, share it with me, tag me on Instagram, 245 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 1: and you realize that this is one two minute task 246 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:43,760 Speaker 1: that can totally put you in a good mood from 247 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:45,839 Speaker 1: the moment you roll out of bed, even if your 248 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 1: eyes are still totally in that blurry morning stage. Okay, 249 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:54,920 Speaker 1: hack number four, be single. Okay, I'm kidding, but I 250 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 1: will say that I have to admit being a single 251 00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 1: woman living on my own, this routine is a whole 252 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:01,320 Speaker 1: lot easier than it is when you have to factor 253 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 1: someone else into the equation. With that said, if you 254 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 1: want to be a morning person and that's something that's 255 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:10,120 Speaker 1: really important to you, then it's really important that you 256 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 1: communicate that to your partner. This way, you a won't 257 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:16,800 Speaker 1: have animosity toward them if you feel guilty for wanting 258 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 1: to be a morning person, and b that way the 259 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 1: two you can talk about what that looks like for 260 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:24,680 Speaker 1: both of you. If you're, for say, for instance, a 261 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 1: morning workout person, maybe that means setting your clothes up 262 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:29,960 Speaker 1: the night before so that you don't wake your partner up, 263 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 1: wrestling through your sock drawer. Maybe it means packing your bag. 264 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:36,760 Speaker 1: Whatever the case may be, there are certain strategies and 265 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 1: small steps you can take less than twelve hours in 266 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:42,560 Speaker 1: advance to set you up for success before your alarm 267 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 1: goes off. 268 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 2: The next morning. 269 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:47,840 Speaker 1: Pack Number five exercise. Okay, I know I told you 270 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 1: I wasn't going to judge you for what your morning 271 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:52,440 Speaker 1: routine involved, and I'm not. But the people I know 272 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:55,480 Speaker 1: that are successful mourning people are all people who like 273 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 1: to work out first thing, So I've got to highlight that. 274 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 1: I actually just interviewed ten successful entrepreneurs and CEOs for 275 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 1: an upcoming Woman's Health article, and nine out of ten 276 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:06,560 Speaker 1: of them told me they work out first thing in 277 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 1: the morning. So whatever your workout is, it has to 278 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 1: be something that makes you happy, otherwise you likely won't 279 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 1: stay committed to it. So for me, usually that's running, 280 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 1: but for you maybe that's yoga or spin or just 281 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 1: lifting weights at the gym, whatever it is. If it 282 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:24,920 Speaker 1: lasts for ten minutes or two hours, it counts, And 283 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 1: don't let anybody tell you anything different. 284 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 2: And that's it. 285 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 1: Just five simple hacks to maybe make you a little 286 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 1: bit more of a morning person. Again, there's no magic pill. 287 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 1: It's okay, And remember your routine is just that, it's yours. 288 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 2: It's cool. 289 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:42,720 Speaker 1: To snag things from mind that you think might work 290 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:45,560 Speaker 1: for you, but it's okay if they don't. Don't be 291 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 1: too harsh on yourself. If you truly want to be 292 00:13:47,559 --> 00:13:49,840 Speaker 1: a morning person, and it takes a while to stick, 293 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 1: just like anything else in life. I really try to 294 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: live my mornings by my motto that all it takes 295 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 1: is all you've got. And some mornings I don't got much, 296 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:01,720 Speaker 1: and that's cool. But again, even small steps in the 297 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:08,400 Speaker 1: right direction are forward progress. Again, these things don't happen overnight. Well, 298 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 1: I mean, I guess they could happen overnight if you 299 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:12,199 Speaker 1: get to bed earlier, if you catch my drift. 300 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:15,079 Speaker 2: But I'm not the bedtime police over here. 301 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 1: Huh. 302 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 2: That's it. That's the sweets hurdle moment again. 303 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 1: You need anything, you want to comment, shoot me a DM, 304 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:27,760 Speaker 1: say hi at Emily Body at Hurdle Podcast, Emily at 305 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 1: hurdle dot us. 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