1 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:19,759 Speaker 1: Hey everyone, Emily body here. 2 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 2: You are listening to five minute Friday Unhurdle the first 3 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 2: of twenty twenty six. 4 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: Happy New Year. Hi Hello. 5 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 2: I hope everyone had a good holiday, a good New 6 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 2: Year's Eve, a safe New Year's Eve, and you are 7 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 2: feeling prepared. I say prepared, because, oh my goodness, I 8 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:45,480 Speaker 2: swear that for the last what felt like the better 9 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 2: part of the last two weeks, I was the only 10 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:53,319 Speaker 2: person online. And what I think should be going on 11 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 2: because everyone is taking off, is up there taking the 12 00:00:55,680 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 2: time to really soak in family and think forward. I 13 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 2: know this isn't actually what's happening, but get to a 14 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 2: place where they can show up back at their desks 15 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 2: next week and we can really dive on in. I 16 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 2: love a fresh start. If you have been around here 17 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 2: for a while, you know this about me. I firmly 18 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:20,959 Speaker 2: believe that any single second is the opportunity to start fresh. 19 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 2: That you don't need to wait for the turn of 20 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 2: a new year to get in this fresh start mindset. 21 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:29,039 Speaker 1: But it does help a little bit. 22 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 2: And so when I say I hope that you're prepared, 23 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 2: we've got stuff to do. 24 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 1: At least I know that I have stuff to do. 25 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 2: And goals to go after, and that is a big 26 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 2: part of the reason why I decided to jump start 27 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 2: with the Hurdle thirty one. For those that may not 28 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 2: be following on social, what that is is a thirty 29 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 2: one day challenge where we're going to be doing some 30 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 2: guided journaling, some manifestation, and coming up with four goals 31 00:01:56,880 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 2: for the year in four key areas. Those our health, relationship, finances, 32 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 2: and work. Those are our four areas that we will 33 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 2: be focusing on. So if you want to join in, 34 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 2: it's not too late, especially if you're listening to this 35 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 2: in real time, you can head on over. 36 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: To the link in the show notes. 37 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 2: And I'm also going to be hosting a live goal 38 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 2: setting workshop next week on the evening of January seventh, 39 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 2: at seven pm Eastern. Information on that is also in 40 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 2: the show notes if you want to join that a 41 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 2: la carte. As a highlight, if you do join the 42 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 2: Hurdle thirty one program, you get complimentary access into that 43 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 2: goal setting program as long as you are SVP. I'm 44 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 2: going to be sharing all these details on social and 45 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 2: in the weekly Hurdle email this Friday as well, but 46 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 2: just so you have them, just so you're in the loop. 47 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:55,079 Speaker 2: I got you readering here anyway, five minute Friday. Over 48 00:02:55,120 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 2: the last month, I hosted a separate journaling Childe in 49 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 2: the Daily Hurdle Chat over on Instagram at Hurdle Podcast, 50 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 2: and there were a lot of really interesting moments of 51 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 2: reflection that I had throughout the month. I will say 52 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 2: the prompt that stumped me the most was what do 53 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 2: you want your word to be? For twenty twenty six? 54 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 2: The last few years, when I've asked myself this question, 55 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:25,799 Speaker 2: it's really come to me quite clearly. 56 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: Two years ago, my word was great. 57 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:32,919 Speaker 2: For so long, my family motto is do good, and 58 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 2: for so long I was okay with good. And I 59 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 2: got into this place where I came to terms with 60 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 2: this idea that I didn't just want good anymore. 61 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: I really wanted great. 62 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:48,119 Speaker 2: And so everything that I was doing, I was asking myself, 63 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 2: is this going to help me get to great? And 64 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 2: that was the word for twenty twenty four. When I 65 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 2: went into twenty twenty five, the word that I was 66 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 2: really leaning into was flexibility. I am someone that likes 67 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 2: things to be a certain way. I'm definitely a bit 68 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 2: type A, and I knew that if I wanted to 69 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 2: achieve some of my goals, not only would I have 70 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 2: to be flexible in my methods, but I would also 71 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 2: have to be flexible in the timing or the goalposts, 72 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 2: if you will. Although yes, there are firm things that 73 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 2: I am after, the accomplishments and the milestones that I 74 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 2: hit this year, many of them weren't things that I 75 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:34,719 Speaker 2: wrote down at the top of twenty twenty five. And 76 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:39,280 Speaker 2: that's because I was willing to be flexible with my pursuit, 77 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:43,039 Speaker 2: with what I was going after, and candidly, some of 78 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 2: the things that happened, they were better than I even anticipated, 79 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:48,480 Speaker 2: than I even imagined. 80 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: So we had great. We had flexible. 81 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 2: And as I sat on my couch on Wednesday morning 82 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 2: thinking about what I wanted my word to be for 83 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 2: twenty twenty six, I felt little bit blank. And then 84 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:05,600 Speaker 2: I started writing a list, and there are a lot 85 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 2: of words on this list, and I wrote down literally 86 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 2: in the journal I'm going to come back to this 87 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 2: later today. And as I was walking to the gym 88 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 2: to do my last little session of the year, it 89 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:20,599 Speaker 2: really dawned on me that what I want my twenty 90 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 2: twenty six word to be is strong, and not just 91 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 2: in the physical sense, although of course that's always aspirational 92 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:31,719 Speaker 2: and I certainly have strength goals of my own. But 93 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 2: what I mean is, in my conviction, I want to 94 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 2: be a hell yes person in twenty twenty six. I 95 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 2: want to do things that I feel very strongly about. 96 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 2: I want to feel strongly period. I want to be 97 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 2: all in on the things that excite me. When I 98 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 2: do something, I want to give it all that I have. 99 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 2: I want to do it with every ounce of strength 100 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 2: that I can muster. Now, don't get me wrong. There 101 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:01,679 Speaker 2: are days that I'm going to need to be solved. 102 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:03,359 Speaker 2: There are days that I'm going to have to have 103 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:06,039 Speaker 2: grace with myself. I'm gonna have to have grace with 104 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 2: the world. 105 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:07,479 Speaker 1: I get that. 106 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:11,920 Speaker 2: But I am ready to show up as my strongest self. 107 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 2: I am ready to stand firm in who it is 108 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:17,160 Speaker 2: that I am and what it is that I have 109 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:21,719 Speaker 2: to offer and where I want to go. And a 110 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 2: big part of that strength comes from getting very clear 111 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 2: not only on who I am, which has been something 112 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 2: that I have been working so diligently on for the 113 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:34,479 Speaker 2: past let's say four or five years now, but also 114 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 2: in what I have to offer and knowing those things 115 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 2: and being able to articulate my values and what's important 116 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 2: to me and what makes me great, that makes me stronger. 117 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 2: If I'm saying this and you're thinking to yourself, I 118 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:51,160 Speaker 2: want to be able to do those things. This isn't 119 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 2: a plug, but it's a plug. The Hurdle thirty one 120 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 2: is going to help a lot with that. So if 121 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 2: you want to get better at articulating your values, if 122 00:06:58,000 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 2: you want to get more clear on who it is 123 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 2: that you are and what it is that you bring 124 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 2: to the table, I would be honored understatement to help 125 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 2: you do that. So my Word of the Year twenty 126 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 2: twenty six is strong, at least one of them, and 127 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,679 Speaker 2: I want to help you feel like your strongest self 128 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 2: next year as well. It's been a really special three 129 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 2: sixty five, and I'd be amiss if I didn't say that. 130 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 2: I wouldn't be here without all of you. You empower 131 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 2: me to keep showing up. You are the reason why 132 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 2: I keep creating and I get to have these conversations 133 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 2: that inspire me to be my best and strongest self. 134 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 1: So thank you. 135 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 2: Also a belated happy Birthday to Hurdle. Hurdle was submitted 136 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 2: to what was then called the iTunes store. It wasn't 137 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 2: then Apple Podcasts. It was submitted to the iTunes store 138 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 2: on December thirty first, twenty seventeen, and we are officially 139 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 2: eight years old. So new Hurdlers, Old Hurdler's og Hurdlers. 140 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 1: I love you. 141 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 2: All, and help me celebrate the birthday by sharing this 142 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 2: episode or any of the episodes that you love on 143 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 2: your socials, with friends, with families, with coworkers, whoever. Your support. 144 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 2: It always means the world. Now, before I let you go, 145 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 2: you know how it works. A listener question. Hey, Emily, 146 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 2: noticed that you did a pretty big closet purge earlier 147 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 2: this week, and I'm feeling really motivated to do the 148 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 2: same at the start of a new year. Curious how 149 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 2: you decide what to keep and what to let go 150 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 2: of and if there's any advice you can give on 151 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 2: how to organize to make things a little bit easier 152 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 2: to manage. Thanks so much and love the show, Kara. 153 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 2: Hey Kara, Okay, I'm going to start with the back half. 154 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 2: When you say easier to manage and how to organize, 155 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 2: that's really going to depend on your space. I live 156 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 2: in a Brooklyn apartment and although there is a fair 157 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:50,679 Speaker 2: amount of space. I don't have a ton of storage, 158 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:53,560 Speaker 2: and so my closets are filled to the brim, which 159 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 2: is a big part of the reason why I feel 160 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:58,959 Speaker 2: like every other month I am taking everything out of 161 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 2: them and then putting everything back into them and trying 162 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 2: to get rid of the things. Anyway, my rule of 163 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 2: thumb when it comes to organization and purging, if you will, 164 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 2: is that if I pick up an item of clothing 165 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 2: and I haven't worn it in a year, then more 166 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:17,840 Speaker 2: often than not, I'm donating that item of clothing now. 167 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 2: Sometimes there's going to be something that you pick up 168 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 2: and it brings some sort of an emotional connection. Fair 169 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 2: I want you to think about that item next to 170 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 2: an item that you wore last week. 171 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 1: Would you choose. 172 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:32,960 Speaker 2: The item that you have this little bit of an 173 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 2: emotional connection to even though you haven't worn it in sometime, 174 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,360 Speaker 2: or would you choose the item you wore last week. 175 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:41,080 Speaker 2: If the answer is the item you were last week, 176 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:42,599 Speaker 2: then the item's gotta go. 177 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 1: Period. 178 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 2: Every time I do some sort of a purge, I 179 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 2: also put a pile to the side of items that 180 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 2: I think that some of my friends would really love. 181 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 2: Knowing that I have this opportunity to get a lot 182 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 2: of new workout gear and sneakers and whatnot, and so 183 00:09:57,080 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 2: I try to spread the wealth. But that's my biggest 184 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:01,720 Speaker 2: rule for when it comes to cleaning out my closet. 185 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:05,320 Speaker 2: I very rarely have an instance where I keep something 186 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:07,200 Speaker 2: and I think to myself, I'm gonna have the perfect 187 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:10,199 Speaker 2: opportunity to wear this, and then I actually find the 188 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 2: perfect opportunity to wear this. That's a big reason why 189 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 2: over the last few years I've been really really into 190 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 2: services like Newly and Rent the Runway. 191 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:22,720 Speaker 1: I will include my Newly link in the show notes. 192 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:25,600 Speaker 2: I believe if you get into that, you can get 193 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 2: thirty dollars off through that link, but you get something 194 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 2: like six items a month, I think, and it's under 195 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:33,319 Speaker 2: one hundred dollars, and it really just helps when I'm 196 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:35,080 Speaker 2: planning my month and thinking about what I want to 197 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 2: wear and saves me money in the long haul. With 198 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 2: that said, make sure you're following along over on social 199 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 2: It's Hurdle podcast. I'm over at Emily Abadi. I hope 200 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:49,439 Speaker 2: to see you join us for a Hurdle thirty one 201 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:54,079 Speaker 2: or our goal setting workshop next week. And again, Happy 202 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 2: New Year, grateful for all of you another hurdle conquered. 203 00:10:58,400 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 1: Catch you guys next time.