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Speaker 1: Hey, everybody. Emily Abadi here.
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Speaker 2: You are listening to another episode of 5-Minute Friday from Hurdle. Busy week on the podcast. Busy couple of weeks overall. So much content coming out of New York City Marathon Week. So naturally, yesterday, I had to pop into your feed with a special episode featuring the one and only Jess McLean. So if you somehow missed that, make sure to tap on back. I'll link it in the show notes for you to check it out. Like I said, really busy week, and I feel really grateful for it. I was on the phone earlier today with a friend of mine. We wanted to grab coffee. We missed each other. So she was like, I'm going to call you while I'm getting my coffee.
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Speaker 1: I said, that's great. This makes me so happy.
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Speaker 2: And basically, she was reminding me that there was a time period at the top of.
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Speaker 1: Gosh, what year am I in?
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Speaker 2: What's going on? Maybe at the top of 2024. That work was really slow for me. It was the top of 2025. I say that because I remember that I really felt like after the Olympics, there was a time where so many of the brands that I work with regularly, brands that are contracting me to do event hosting and collaborate, all of them had a little bit of a post-games hangover. And so it was a really stressful time for me in that I always say this, like, I'm going to wake up one day and I'm going to find the money. And I don't know necessarily how I'm going to do it, but I'm going to wake up and I'm going to pitch ideas and I'm going to talk to people and network and do the best I can with what I have. And I kept waking up day in and day out and saying, I'm going to find the money. As a reminder, if you're not familiar, I have no steady income in that. I literally concept and pitch most everything that brings in revenue for me. I don't have a steady paycheck. I don't have guaranteed anything. Every month is a, I'm flying by the seat of my pants and I'm going to figure it out. And for me, that life feels good. Always remind people of this when they come to me and they say, it sounds so great being your own boss. And I'm like, yes. And what feels good for you? Because for me now, I have my feet under me. I'm used to this grind. And I feel empowered when I come up with good ideas and synergies that align the things that I'm passionate about, empowering women to live healthier, happier, more motivated lives with that of key product launches or brand initiatives. I've just become really creative and I like it.
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Speaker 1: But.
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Speaker 2: That's not to say that there's anything wrong if you're the kind of person who thrives off of a steady paycheck, that thrives off of knowing this is exactly what time I need to be in the office. This is exactly what I need to do to fulfill my responsibilities. And this is exactly what I get to clock out.
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Speaker 1: To each their own. Yeah. And so anyway, I digress.
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Speaker 2: I'm telling you the story about the top of 2025 because I couldn't figure it out.
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Speaker 1: And I got really scared.
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Speaker 2: And Transparently, there were moments that I felt myself slipping into a little bit of that same depression that I experienced back at the top of 2022. And I was really, really uncomfortable. But if we know anything, especially coming off of the heels of that Melissa Jefferson Wooden episode, when she talks about the fact that nothing exciting or worth having comes from your comfort zone, I knew that I just needed to keep believing that something was going to click.
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Speaker 1: And it starts with you, right?
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Speaker 2: If you don't believe in yourself, you can't will anyone else to be your own biggest hype human. You need to start by being your own biggest hype human. And then that becomes contagious. Energy attracts like energy. But my friend that called me this morning was the same person I talked to, among many, at the start of 2025, when I felt like, what am I doing here? And let me tell you, I needed to hear that today. I needed her to remind me of just how.
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Speaker 2: Hard I'm working, how it doesn't come easy, how there are going to be other moments that come down the pipe where it feels like I am without, and to soak in these moments where I do see and feel abundance because... When you put that out into the world, that is what you're going to be met back with. Now, that doesn't mean that I don't find myself occasionally falling into this comparison trap. Everyone does it regardless of career field or what goal you're shooting for. Especially with social, we log on and it's like, oh my God, this person is doing this thing and I would love to do this thing. But what is for you won't pass you by. And I firmly believe that. So these last two weeks, it has felt like a marathon, not a sprint.
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Speaker 1: I am head down. I am focused. I am preparing. I am working as hard as I can.
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Speaker 2: Literally, when this goes live, I am going to be giving a keynote at a conference in Dallas on this Friday. And that's right off of the heels of my busiest week of the year. But I am here now. to do good work. I am here to work hard and I am here to do the best I can with what I have. I also recognize that I'm in this time period right now where I'm living on my own and I feel like I have this opportunity to really still grind it out.
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Speaker 1: I feel like I.
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Speaker 2: Don't have littles running around and I don't need to necessarily cater to a partner first thing when I wake up in the morning. And so this is my time. And if not now, when? So I believe in this season of my life. I believe in myself. And so, yeah, this is just my rambly way of telling you that if you're in a dark period right now, I promise you there is light on the other side. I pulled out an affirmation card this morning. Case Kenny sent me this deck of affirmation cards that he is about to sell. And it said something along the lines of, when someone has learned how to shine in the dark, you cannot dim their light.
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Speaker 1: And that really resonated with me. And so I share it with you.
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Speaker 2: My prompt for you this week, give yourself an affirmation. Give yourself one sentence that encapsulates the greatness that you bring to the table. I recently started the 5-Minute Journal. Case sent it along with that affirmation deck.
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Speaker 1: And it is.
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Speaker 2: I usually end my one journal page in the morning with one good thing that happened for the past 24 hours. But just a few more nice nuggets to start and end my day with, it feels really empowering. And so I am bringing that to you here. And now let's hop to... a listener question. Hey, Emily, long time listener, first time writer. I need some real talk. Daylight savings time change has completely wrecked me. I thought gaining an hour would mean feeling rested, but instead my internal clock is entirely confused. My body feels like lead and my usual morning routine has flown right out the window.
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Speaker 1: I get that. By 6am, I'm dragging. What time are you getting up, my girl?
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Speaker 2: My workouts feel twice as hard and I'm already reaching for an extra shot of espresso before the day has even started. How do you reset when a shift like this throws off your morning momentum? And what's your best advice for giving yourself grace without losing all of your healthy habits? Thanks so much for everything you do, Natalia. Okay, Natalia, this is interesting. So I'm waking up now. I woke up at 4.44 on Wednesday morning. And I too feel really tired. So I've made this conscious effort this week to get to bed as much earlier as I can. It might only be like 45 minutes. But for me, again, single, no kids, it is attainable. But I think this is a bigger question. It's not just like relevant to the time change. It's like there are going to be things that throw off your morning routine. What can you do to stick with it or make yourself feel better? And I would say find the rest where you can. And sometimes that might mean in the middle of the day. Sometimes that might mean if you have the opportunity to block 30 minutes on your work calendar and you work from home, you're snagging a 20-minute nap. Sometimes that might mean remembering that consistency wins over perfection every time. So whereas if you are a runner and you would like to go run six miles in the morning, well now, if we're a little sleepy, why don't we aim for a 5K? Why don't we then do something to help ourselves and bring an accountability into the mix? Accountability buddy, asterisk, into the mix. By doing that, you're giving yourself an underhand throw. You're asking yourself, what can I do to help myself to make this easier? And you deserve that, not just when you're tired, each and every day. Like with any habit, like with any goal, when you can make it just a little bit more fun, it's going to be easier to stick to.
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Speaker 1: And so, an accountability buddy, maybe switching up.
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Speaker 2: Your workout routine, maybe instead of drowning yourself in caffeine, have your normal cup And then make sure to get outside. Use the outdoors to your advantage. There are so many things you can do to help yourself. Maybe even lay out your clothes the night before. Just ask yourself, what feels good? Yeah?
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Speaker 1: What feels good?
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Speaker 2: And listen to that and know that it's not going to happen in one to two days if we're feeling really sluggish, right?
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Speaker 1: Hydrate, do the best you can with what you have. Give yourself some grace.
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Speaker 2: And remember that line that I said before, consistency beats perfection every time.
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Speaker 1: Again, the G word, grace. You deserve it.
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Speaker 2: Make sure you're following along with Hurdle over on social. It's over at Hurdle Podcast. I'm over at Emily Abadi. Like and subscribe here on YouTube if you're watching there and share this week's episode with a friend.
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Speaker 1: Another hurdle conquered. Catch you guys next time.