Hi, and welcome to the your good news podcast. With me your host, Katherine Getty. It's easy to believe the news around us that the world is dark and the future is the same. But what if we chose something different? What if we chose to find the good news each day? This podcast is a collection of interviews with friends, mentors, colleagues on their good news and some solo episodes on inspiration I find from business to health to politics, and kind of everything in between. It's my hope you leave with a boost and find your good news. Welcome back to another episode of The your good news podcast. It's me your hosts, Katherine Getty. As we continue a celebration of the first year of the org good news podcasts. And gear up for year two, I have another special recap episode, featuring a theme with key responses from seeing guests over the last year. But as always, a quick dose of good news. This episode will be coming out as I head to a wedding, and what joy it is to be able to witness the celebration of love. I think oftentimes, we'll all say I am guilty of this, I think more of logistics, the cost of versus what the moment is, and that that probably sounds really mean. But I think as we're all kind of living through this time, things are getting more and more expensive. But I sat down and started thinking about what's what's good, what's the what's the good news for the day, I really thought how lucky we are to be able to celebrate a time in someone's lives as they start something new, a new chapter. And so grounding down into that joy is the best good news for my day. So as I often do, and I pose it to you, what's your good news? What's something one thing that is good today. So as I record this one theme that builds on last week's episode, which was all about goal setting, I want to kind of branch into the idea of self growth. So in my mind, self growth is a result of the goal setting process. So stay with me, I think self growth is all about failure and triumph. self growth is recognizing when rest is needing self growth can occur from when mentors reach in and nudge you along. So the first idea of self growth has both failure and triumph. self growth includes hard times I talked about this a little bit last week. But I think we think that mistakes or failure are signs that we're not going to succeed. But really, it's just another data point for you to understand where you're at. It includes those rock bottom moments, those self growth isn't just the reaching the top of the mountain, it is stumbling along the way up the mountain. So from Episode 50, the struggle of goals. And as the first long run came, I got so nervous. I didn't want to do it. I psyched myself out. But I just I went and I am beyond grateful to you, Vijay. And thank you listeners for letting me do a direct to one person. But BJ, you got me ready. You spoke support over me. And you played as much logic as I needed to get through that first run in wouldn't you know it? We did it? Why did it? The first long grind was eight miles and I did it on the Saturday afternoon. And if I'm honest, I share this story in the struggle section because I think it's important to look back on this tough times, it's important to think about the voice that tells you you can't do it, and just putting one foot in front of the other taking it step by step. I think oftentimes that voice we all know it can be so loud, it's deafening. But I also think about what if we just tried and that's kind of what the struggle was for me. Each run was it was a victory each time I laced up those shoes as a victory not obviously crossing the finish line was going to be a victory but it was in the having the tough runs and learning a lesson and applying it to the next that struggle that adversity got me so ready.
I also think on the second point self growth is recognizing when rest is needed. Wow rest if you like needs to be a part of our vocabulary more. I often see rust as a negative as something where I should be doing more I struggle oftentimes with sitting still. People in my life probably know that we way too well. So incorporating rest or moments where you recharge are so important. And in Episode 48, I talk on how rest isn't inaction, how it's really just a springboard for you getting to that, that growth, opportunity and a healthier manner. Let's unpack those notions a bit more. One, being that rest doesn't mean an action. Rather, I think it's an active choice to heal to rest, to grow even more. And I, I say all these things. And if I'm being really honest, I struggle often with the idea of rest of arrestee during a workout or a rest day and sleeping in a little bit more. You know, this episode comes like I said, after a lot of travel, which I am beyond grateful for, but I also feel a tad burnt out. And I record this days before you hear it. If you're listening in mid May, and I hate initially planned to be an air quoting now super productive today with the podcasts prepping, Instagram content, the website recording, sketching out guests interviews, the list goes on, it's making me a little anxious even just to say, but I knew in my heart this morning, when I woke up, that I just needed some rest. I've been doing a lot, and I'm so happy to see so many friends and family, and to be able to be so active. But I really just need a day where my mind isn't spinning. And I'm not feeling like I'm constantly on the go. You know, the phrase a lazy Sunday, sometimes I'm like, if you don't do anything that's being lazy. And I just, I think rest doesn't mean an action. Like I said, I think it's a choice, to heal and to rest and to grow. And lastly, self growth can occur from when mentors reach in and nudge you along. We are all self motivated to a degree but I think the impact others have on our lives, is invaluable. Mentors can be formal or informal. They can seek to encourage or discourage a course of action. But we always need to filter it through our own gut. But I loved how my guests will Harrell really talked about the importance of being comfortable with the uncomfortable. Well, I think you touched on a really important point of a healthy relationship, I think. And I don't know if this is just my perception. So curious, your thoughts, but I feel like we've a lot of people are now not comfortable being uncomfortable, like I think, yes, yeah, I think there's a I'd rather not talk about x situation with friend because it's sticky and not comfortable. And I'm gonna have to say something I don't love thoughts on kind of where we think that could be improved? Is it the kind of humble, like humbling yourself being honest, being open? Or what else? Do
you think that I mean, to me, that's, that's it. I mean, I'm sure there are many other days to go to him. But I think to me, that's incredibly important, because I think you have to have the humility in the relationship, to go to the hard places and the desire to go there for the other person's benefit. I think our culture too often is afraid to make mistakes, is afraid to have a contrary opinion. And the result is everybody's in their own silo. It doesn't, it doesn't help but that's not a back and forth at all at that point. And so again, I think you have to lean in and want it and you have to be ready to accept the good with the bad when you do.
Well, that is it for today, to tie a bow on it. self growth as a result of goals of life of being a human on that lives on this earth. But I think that we can take lessons that will encourage greater self growth, that includes mistakes and accomplishments that includes rest, that includes people nudging us along those mentors formal or informal. So that is it for today. Thank you again for spending your time with us at the your good news podcast. If you haven't already, subscribe. You can listen to us wherever you stream podcasts on Apple, Spotify, but also leave a review it helps so much and it lets kind of that algorithm. Get the your good news podcasts out there even more. I'm on Instagram at Katherine Getty. You can share feedback ideas. Learn more about how I created these episodes. And don't forget to tune in next week for another episode of The your fitness podcast.