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5-MINUTE FRIDAY: It's OK To Change Your Habits As You Change, Too · Hurdle with Emily Abbate

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  Speaker 1: Hey, everybody, Emily A Badi here you are listening to
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  Speaker 1: an episode of Five Minute Friday from Hurdle.
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  Speaker 2: I feel like I am finally back.
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  Speaker 1: My voice is in full effect after last weeks marathon festivities.
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  Speaker 1: I want to give so much thanks and appreciation to
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  Speaker 1: everyone that came out, not just for the strength of
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  Speaker 1: numbers conversation, but also for the events that happened throughout
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  Speaker 1: the weekend, and also for showing up on Sunday. What
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  Speaker 1: a special day here in New York, cheering on both
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  Speaker 1: friends and strangers alike running through this amazing place as
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  Speaker 1: a part of the New York Sity Marathon. I'm so
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  Speaker 1: happy that I was able to be a part of it.
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  Speaker 1: That that's that I want to talk this week about
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  Speaker 1: morning routines for Five Minute Friday because I've been thinking
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  Speaker 1: a lot about the benefit of slowing down lately. I
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  Speaker 1: have talked before on the show about how diligent I've
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  Speaker 1: been in the past with my morning routine, breath work, journaling,
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  Speaker 1: an espresso, working out, et cetera. And a byproduct of
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  Speaker 1: what happened leading up to the London Marathon.
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  Speaker 2: At the London Marathon.
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  Speaker 1: After the London Marathon and the aftermath, dealing with planter fasciitis,
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  Speaker 1: dealing with the little knee wonkiness, dealing with the shoulder
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  Speaker 1: after the bike accident. I'm following apart over here. A
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  Speaker 1: byproduct of all of these injuries was that I really
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  Speaker 1: had to slow down, and I mean physically in that
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  Speaker 1: I am string training four days a week right now,
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  Speaker 1: which is a big pivot from where I was previously
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  Speaker 1: running four or five days a week. But on top
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  Speaker 1: of the strength training, I'm doing a lot of walking.
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  Speaker 1: And so I've completely rejiggered my morning routine in that
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  Speaker 1: it will start with then espresso and the strength training,
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  Speaker 1: but then I will get out for my walk and
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  Speaker 1: I'll walk for about an hour, come back inside, do
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  Speaker 1: breath work, do journaling, then get in the shower and
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  Speaker 1: start the rest of my day, including breakfast and athletic
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  Speaker 1: greens and whatnot. And I say this because I feel
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  Speaker 1: like sometimes we need permission to be flexible in our methods.
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  Speaker 1: We need permission to change the plan. We are inundated
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  Speaker 1: so often by the things that we see on social
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  Speaker 1: media about what we should be doing, and we're shoulting
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  Speaker 1: on ourselves. But this morning routine that I've fallen into
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  Speaker 1: lately is what I recognize works for me in this moment.
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  Speaker 1: This is what feels good for me right now. And
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  Speaker 1: I don't get down on my self on the mornings
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  Speaker 1: where I do feel a little bit rushed and I
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  Speaker 1: push that journaling until before I go to bed, or
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  Speaker 1: the breath work until the middle of the afternoon when
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  Speaker 1: I need a beat. The reality is is that I
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  Speaker 1: recognize that I am doing the best I can in
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  Speaker 1: this moment considering everything that is going on in my
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  Speaker 1: life from work demands to injuries to personal to you
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  Speaker 1: name it, and I find so much benefit here. I
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  Speaker 1: am privileged to be able to work for myself, to
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  Speaker 1: have the opportunity to slow down, to be able to
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  Speaker 1: finish this routine by around eight forty five nine am
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  Speaker 1: and then get into my workday. So I'm still getting
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  Speaker 1: up with the sun and starting my day, but it's
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  Speaker 1: just happening in another way than it used to, and
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  Speaker 1: accepting that and being okay with that, and absorbing in
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  Speaker 1: like the stillness and paying attention to my surroundings, especially
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  Speaker 1: on these like five k walks that I'm going on,
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  Speaker 1: just trying to get in my steps here. Uh, it
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  Speaker 1: feels really beautiful and intentional and it's something that I
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  Speaker 1: don't take for granted. And so this week, as a prompt,
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  Speaker 1: I want to ask you.
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  Speaker 2: What feels good for you right now?
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  Speaker 1: Is there something that you're doing just because you feel
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  Speaker 1: like you're supposed to. Is there something that you could
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  Speaker 1: shift that would make your life feel better, maybe convenience
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  Speaker 1: you a little bit more. Are you sticking to a
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  Speaker 1: routine or a habit just because it's been in your
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  Speaker 1: routine for some time? And is there opportunity to shake
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  Speaker 1: things up? I'm not going to repeat that the summary.
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  Speaker 1: Is there an opportunity for you to shake things up
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  Speaker 1: and maybe just maybe slow down a little bit too?
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  Speaker 1: And now I'll listen to our question.
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  Speaker 3: Hi Emily, my name is Emily and I'm a huge
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  Speaker 3: fan of the show. Your platform and purpose really resonate
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  Speaker 3: with me, and I find myself excited to listen to
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  Speaker 3: your new episodes each week. My question is how did
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  Speaker 3: you discover your purpose and mission as an expert in
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  Speaker 3: the field of health and wellness? Is your purpose something
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  Speaker 3: you continue to or find as you grow and change.
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  Speaker 3: I've been thinking a lot about what my purpose is lately,
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  Speaker 3: but struggle to put it into words. Do you have
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  Speaker 3: different purpose statements for different areas of your life? Thank
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  Speaker 3: you so much for your time and constant inspiration. Have
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  Speaker 3: an awesome day now.
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  Speaker 1: This is a listener question, and Emily, thank you for
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  Speaker 1: submitting it. My purpose is to help others, predominantly women,
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  Speaker 1: live healthier, happier, more motivated lives in whatever way feels
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  Speaker 1: right to them, and that is rooted in my journey.
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  Speaker 1: That purpose is rooted in knowing what it feels like
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  Speaker 1: to feel alone on a wellness journey, to feel othered,
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  Speaker 1: and wanting others not to feel that way. And when
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  Speaker 1: it came to creating that purpose, that mission statement of sorts,
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  Speaker 1: I really came back to my values and the things
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  Speaker 1: that feel important to me.
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  Speaker 2: My values revolve around.
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  Speaker 1: Five keywords curiosity, respect, kindness, community, and wellness. And when
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  Speaker 1: I think of my purpose statement, let's call it that,
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  Speaker 1: I believe it involves all of that. And so for
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  Speaker 1: someone trying to articulate their purpose what they want to
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  Speaker 1: do while they have the time here on this earth
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  Speaker 1: and this life that we're given, I encourage you to
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  Speaker 1: start by articulating your values and ask yourself what is
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  Speaker 1: within your control? What is it that you want who
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  Speaker 1: do you want to be and who are you? Do
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  Speaker 1: those two align? And if not, why not? On the
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  Speaker 1: note of whether or not you're is something that can
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  Speaker 1: be refined with time. Of course, you're a growing, evolving,
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  Speaker 1: ever changing human. We all are, and so be flexible
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  Speaker 1: with yourself, have grace with yourself. Come back to that
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  Speaker 1: purpose if you have one, and do an audit and
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  Speaker 1: make sure that the things that were once important to
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  Speaker 1: you are still important to you, knowing that there is
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  Speaker 1: no shame in mixing things up. In fact, it would
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  Speaker 1: be a little weird if once in a while you
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  Speaker 1: didn't at least consider it. Make sure you're following along
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  Speaker 1: with Hurdle over on social at Hurdle podcast, I am
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  Speaker 1: over at Emily a Body another hurdle conquered.
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  Speaker 2: Catch you guys next time.