1 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:24,079 Speaker 1: Hey everybody, Emily Buddy checking in here for five Minute Friday, 2 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 1: coming to you from the A G Studio. Man, this 3 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: was a good week for me, and I was like 4 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: sitting here as I was thinking about what I was 5 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 1: going to say for this episode. I don't want to 6 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: come off as like ungrateful or that like life has 7 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:44,879 Speaker 1: just been a series of like blaw lately, but it's 8 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: been a long time since I've been able to take 9 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 1: a step back and be like, I am so content 10 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:52,559 Speaker 1: at the conclusion of this week, Like I feel very 11 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: fulfilled and excited, and I think it just goes hand 12 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: in hand with all of the fun things that are 13 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: coming down the pipe for me, both personally professionally in 14 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 1: the next coming weeks. I feel like myself and that 15 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: feels really really good. My word of the week this week, 16 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 1: and it's what I want to talk about for today's 17 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: installment of Five Minute Friday is reframe. I was having 18 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: a chat with someone the other day and I was 19 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: talking to them about a relationship in my life that 20 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:23,320 Speaker 1: wasn't exactly or is not exactly how I kind of 21 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 1: wish that it could be. And I've said this on 22 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 1: the show before, but it takes a big person to 23 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: allow someone in your life to play a role that 24 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 1: you wish that they wouldn't, whether that be because maybe 25 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 1: you have, for example, feelings for someone but it's just 26 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: a plotonic relationship, or perhaps you really dig someone's vibe 27 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 1: and you hope that you can be close friends, but 28 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: they have some stuff going on in their life and 29 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: that is not really something that they are interested in 30 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: pursuing at the moment, whatever the circumstance may be, I, myself, 31 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: as i'm sure many of you do as well, have 32 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: some of these relationships in my ecosystem. And the person 33 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: that I was talking too about one of them in particular, 34 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: was saying to me, well, she asked, how can you 35 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 1: reframe that relationship in your life? Like, instead of focusing 36 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 1: on the negatives about this particular situation, maybe you can 37 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: think about what it is that that relationship can provide 38 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 1: for you as it is now. And I stopped, and 39 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: I thought about that. And I'm not saying that in 40 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 1: every single situation. It is easy to reframe things and 41 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: seek out the good, especially in a moment when you 42 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 1: may be feeling hurt or frustrated or emotional or what 43 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 1: have you. But what if you do choose to ask yourself, 44 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 1: how is this working for me? What can this situation 45 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:47,519 Speaker 1: do for me as it is now? Rather than being 46 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 1: so wrapped up in changing things. I personally I identify as 47 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 1: a fixer, so I know how that feels. But instead 48 00:02:56,639 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: of focusing on how can this be different? Just find 49 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 1: the joy in what it is right now, don't create 50 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: that extra work for yourself, and see how that feels. 51 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 1: It's something I've been thinking a lot about and maybe 52 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:14,360 Speaker 1: it's a strategy that can help you as well. The 53 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: prompt for you this week it's super simple. What is 54 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 1: one relationship in your life that maybe you need to 55 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:23,360 Speaker 1: think about a little bit differently that you could use 56 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: some reframing on. What is one relationship in your life 57 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:32,360 Speaker 1: that maybe you need to look at through a different 58 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: lens so that it can better serve you? And now 59 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: a listener question. 60 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 2: Hey, Emily, I know you still contribute writing pieces for 61 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 2: other outlets, but what originally inspired you to transition from 62 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 2: writing and editing over to podcasting for your main day 63 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 2: to day gig? Hey? 64 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: Hey, so I shed some light on this in the 65 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 1: episode that I released, the bonus episode kind of detailing 66 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: my story, my way loss, just you know, my life 67 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,559 Speaker 1: over the last decade or so, talking about career. 68 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 2: Et cetera. 69 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 1: So I'm going to link to that in the show notes, 70 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 1: but to put this in just to shed some light 71 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: on this, I guess I decided to start a podcast 72 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: because of what I felt was a craving and a 73 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 1: need for another creative outlet. As a freelance journalist, it 74 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: certainly can be a little exhausting to constantly be creating 75 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:34,479 Speaker 1: things based on what a particular brand needs, and I 76 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 1: wanted to express myself. I wanted to have a corner 77 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: of the Internet where I could just be me, a 78 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: corner of the Internet where I got to make the 79 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 1: calls and I wasn't feeling, you know, underpaid and undervalue. 80 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 1: Did not just say that. Goodness. I love so many 81 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:52,280 Speaker 1: of the amazing editors and the teams and the brands 82 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: that I've been able to work for over the last 83 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 1: handful of years. But it just feels good to own something, right, 84 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 1: to have my name on something, to have something that 85 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:06,599 Speaker 1: feels so special to me and every fiber in my being. 86 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: I want to make sure that I throw into the 87 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:15,920 Speaker 1: mix here that hurdle and this show. I didn't start 88 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: it thinking that it would be something that would become 89 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 1: my career. I really just got into it looking for 90 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 1: that creative outlet right it felt right for me at 91 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 1: the time. Now, fast forward four years later, this show, 92 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 1: this community, everything that goes along with Hurdle in person 93 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 1: events like it's more than I ever dreamed of. And 94 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 1: I do believe that there's just so much more for 95 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 1: us to go on this runway. So you know, sometimes 96 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 1: you just got to take a leap of faith and 97 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:49,040 Speaker 1: trust you and trust your gut and see what happens 98 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:52,600 Speaker 1: from there. And well, all of that is what led 99 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 1: me to this spot. That's it for this week. Wow, 100 00:05:56,839 --> 00:06:01,280 Speaker 1: a five minute Friday that's almost actually five minutes. Make 101 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:03,600 Speaker 1: sure you're following one with Hurdle over on Insta It's 102 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:07,159 Speaker 1: at Hurdle Podcast. I am over at Emily a Body 103 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 1: Another hurdle conquered. Catch you guys next time.