1 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:24,319 Speaker 1: Hey, everyone, Emily Abadi here you are listening to five 2 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: Minute Friday from Hurdle. I heard a really good analogy 3 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:32,239 Speaker 1: yesterday and I want to share it with all of you. 4 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: The analogy is there is, let's say, a dingy old 5 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: car that you keep in your parking spot, and you 6 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: keep the car there because it's not really doing anything 7 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: bad to you, but you just don't feel motivated to 8 00:00:55,960 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: move it. It's just it is how it is. Meanwhile, 9 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 1: as this dingy old car is sitting in the parking spot, 10 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:12,039 Speaker 1: your dream car, let's call it a range rover, shall we. 11 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:17,680 Speaker 1: Your range rover is circling right around your parking lot 12 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:23,760 Speaker 1: and it cannot stop. It cannot park because there's nowhere 13 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 1: for it to go. So you know what happens when 14 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 1: you take the initiative and you move the dingy car 15 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 1: out from the parking spot that you've just been letting 16 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:39,960 Speaker 1: sit there, been letting you've just allowed to sit there 17 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: for so long. Well, suddenly your dream car now has 18 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: a place to go. I was told this story in 19 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: the context of dating, to be clear, but I know 20 00:01:56,520 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 1: and believe that this metaphor can be so applicable to 21 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 1: so many things in life. And I want to bring 22 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 1: it around to habit formation, because oftentimes there are practices 23 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 1: things that we are doing in our life that don't 24 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 1: really serve us, but we do them. We execute that way. 25 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 1: We just go about things with that habit in place, 26 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 1: because we don't want to exercise the energy to implement 27 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: something new that could be better for us. I will 28 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 1: give you an example. Let's say right now, you have 29 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 1: a morning routine that you like to sit on the 30 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 1: couch and watch the news for an hour, and this 31 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 1: is something that you have done for years. Morning TV 32 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: is a comfort zone for you. As much as I 33 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:54,920 Speaker 1: can appreciate that, what if you were willing to remove 34 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 1: yourself from this comfortable environment for a week or two 35 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 1: and try something different, and then you open yourself to 36 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: the positivity that can come with mixing up your routine. 37 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:10,959 Speaker 1: Maybe you're now taking a walk and listening to a 38 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: morning podcast instead of sitting on the couch and watching television. Man, 39 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 1: I mean bring this to working out in general. Think 40 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 1: about that saying nothing changes, If nothing changes, I know 41 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: so many women that are interested in developing muscle or 42 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 1: losing weight, which I feel like even just saying that 43 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 1: someone could be interested in losing weight like gets people 44 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: on the defense. But I digress. You're interested in doing 45 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: one of these things and you don't understand why it's 46 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: not happening, and it's not happening because nothing's changing. You're 47 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 1: not changing your approach to get different results. If you 48 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 1: want different results, you can't do the same thing that 49 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 1: you've always been doing and not getting the results that 50 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 1: you're after. You have that old car parked in the 51 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 1: parking spot when there are other beautiful solutions just waiting 52 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 1: to come into your orbit. You get what I'm saying here. 53 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: I think you get what I'm saying here. And although yes, 54 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 1: I will certainly take the range rover when it comes 55 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: to dating, I feel as though there are, without a doubt, 56 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:22,279 Speaker 1: aspects of my habits, my routine where I am just 57 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:27,600 Speaker 1: doing things because I'm a little intimidated to open myself 58 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 1: up to something new. I'm allowing something to sit that 59 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 1: isn't serving me. And I know that you can relate, 60 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 1: So ask yourself, what do you keeping in the parking 61 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 1: spot that you need to release that needs to go 62 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 1: to the toepound. I know that you're following me on 63 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: this journey, so we're okay here what are you keeping 64 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 1: in the parking spot? And now a listener question. Hi Emily, 65 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: I'm a longtime fan and Instagram follower. Thank you so 66 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,840 Speaker 1: much for all that you do and your constant inspiration. 67 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:04,919 Speaker 1: I am newly getting started out with affiliate links and 68 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:08,039 Speaker 1: I have no idea where to begin. I don't have 69 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:10,280 Speaker 1: a large following, but I feel like if I can 70 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:14,160 Speaker 1: monetize this in some way, it could be super helpful 71 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 1: for me. Any insight would be so greatly appreciated. Thank 72 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: you so much for all that you do and acting 73 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:25,279 Speaker 1: like a friend to so many of us cec CC 74 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: affiliate links. This is a good topic and it's something 75 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:32,159 Speaker 1: that I don't think that everyone understands how it works. 76 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:36,720 Speaker 1: So an affiliate link is a link that gains commission 77 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 1: for someone who posts it, and you can gain that 78 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 1: commission when you sign up for a website or a 79 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: service that helps both create these links and then has 80 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: partnerships with brands that encourage creators to then make links 81 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:57,919 Speaker 1: with their platform drive traffic to the brand. The creator 82 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: gets paid, the brand gets paid, everyone wins. That's me 83 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 1: putting it in Layman's terms. Now you can work with 84 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:08,720 Speaker 1: a brand one on one to set up an affiliate model, 85 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: or you can use third party sites that have deals 86 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:15,719 Speaker 1: with brands. Like I said, to make this all a 87 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: lot easier, I use a few different affiliate sites. My 88 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 1: most popular one, I would say, is like to Know It. 89 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 1: That's that abbreviation LTK that you might see on the socials. 90 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 1: I like like to Know It because you have a 91 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 1: landing page. Another site or service that offers a similar 92 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:36,600 Speaker 1: experience is called shop my. And then a very popular 93 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:41,719 Speaker 1: editorial affiliate company is called skim Links. And I just 94 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:45,279 Speaker 1: want to say that anyone can start with affiliate linking 95 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 1: and you can earn up to I mean some programs 96 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 1: pay upward of twenty percent commission for a sale, so 97 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:57,279 Speaker 1: you're basically just acting as a sales agent for a brand. 98 00:06:57,880 --> 00:07:00,279 Speaker 1: Now it goes without saying, it's super important and that 99 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:03,719 Speaker 1: you trust the people that you're getting recommendations from. Clearly, 100 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:08,720 Speaker 1: in some arenas that is way more important than others. 101 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 1: It's one thing to get a recommendation for a pair 102 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 1: of genes. It's another thing to get a recommendation for 103 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 1: a piece of gym equipment or a supplement something that 104 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 1: you could be putting in your body. You want to 105 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 1: make sure that you are looking to qualified experts for 106 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 1: your recommendations, and they should be disclosing whether or not 107 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: they are using affiliate links. Anyway, I hope that this helps. 108 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 1: If you have more affiliate questions or I'm just on 109 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 1: the hunt for your listener questions in general, email me 110 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 1: over at Hello at hurdle dot us. You can also 111 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 1: slide into the DMS over on social It's at Hurdle 112 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 1: Podcast and I am over at Emily a Body another 113 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: hurdle conquered. Catch you guys next time.