1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,359 Jethro D. Jones: All right. 2 00:00:00,359 --> 00:00:02,400 Welcome to a decade, never to be forgotten. 3 00:00:02,610 --> 00:00:04,410 Cali, great to have you here. 4 00:00:04,470 --> 00:00:06,809 Why don't you start by telling us a little bit about who you are? 5 00:00:07,319 --> 00:00:08,800 Cali Jones: Um, my name is Cali. 6 00:00:08,819 --> 00:00:11,520 I am 17 years old and I'm a junior in high school. 7 00:00:11,999 --> 00:00:16,290 I love running with all my heart, and that's one of my favorite things to do. 8 00:00:16,290 --> 00:00:18,150 So that tells a lot about my personality. 9 00:00:18,150 --> 00:00:22,500 It's where, uh, it kinda shows you see, my determination and my hardworking, 10 00:00:23,250 --> 00:00:25,770 uh, character shown a lot in that. 11 00:00:26,955 --> 00:00:32,085 And I also, uh, am a podcast editor and I'm also the managing 12 00:00:33,105 --> 00:00:35,115 editor at the B Podcast Network. 13 00:00:35,205 --> 00:00:35,985 Shout 'em out. 14 00:00:36,074 --> 00:00:36,824 Go check them out. 15 00:00:36,824 --> 00:00:40,005 They have some really good stuff and I can say that after working for 16 00:00:40,005 --> 00:00:45,735 them for a couple years, and I got my start with that, uh, with Jethro 17 00:00:45,735 --> 00:00:47,445 Jones from Transform Principle. 18 00:00:47,445 --> 00:00:47,930 Shout him out. 19 00:00:47,955 --> 00:00:49,005 Go check out his podcast 20 00:00:51,885 --> 00:00:53,115 and, um. 21 00:00:54,315 --> 00:00:58,395 My dad took a chance on me when I was young to learn how to do something 22 00:00:58,395 --> 00:01:01,935 difficult, and I made a lot of mistakes in way, but I learned and grew a 23 00:01:01,935 --> 00:01:04,275 lot from that and here I am now. 24 00:01:04,725 --> 00:01:05,055 Jethro D. Jones: Yeah. 25 00:01:05,685 --> 00:01:09,705 Um, so let's talk a little bit about that because that, um, 26 00:01:09,795 --> 00:01:10,994 there have been some hard times. 27 00:01:12,345 --> 00:01:15,255 There have been some hard times with us and, um. 28 00:01:16,005 --> 00:01:19,515 There were times where I was like, I don't even wanna have Kelly do it anymore. 29 00:01:19,875 --> 00:01:19,964 Mm-hmm. 30 00:01:20,325 --> 00:01:23,295 And other times where I was like, thank goodness Kelly's 31 00:01:23,295 --> 00:01:25,695 doing it because she's awesome. 32 00:01:25,875 --> 00:01:29,744 So what has been your perspective on that learning process? 33 00:01:30,675 --> 00:01:32,980 Cali Jones: Um, I would say it's been, it's been hard to learn how to do it. 34 00:01:33,050 --> 00:01:35,535 It's been hard. 35 00:01:35,654 --> 00:01:38,505 The, one of the hardest parts has been getting feedback from. 36 00:01:39,510 --> 00:01:44,730 Uh, you about it and how I'm doing things terribly and how I stuck at it. 37 00:01:45,149 --> 00:01:49,590 That's always, that's how I felt as it was that I was not doing a very good job. 38 00:01:49,710 --> 00:01:53,880 And every time I got a bit of positive feedback, it meant a lot. 39 00:01:54,119 --> 00:02:00,570 'cause I actually felt like I was doing something good, but it was, it was, yeah. 40 00:02:03,149 --> 00:02:05,730 Jethro D. Jones: So with that, like it's hard to get. 41 00:02:06,315 --> 00:02:08,895 It's hard to get feedback from other people. 42 00:02:09,315 --> 00:02:12,555 What made it, what made it difficult for you? 43 00:02:12,735 --> 00:02:16,125 Like what were the things that, why did you feel like I was telling you did a 44 00:02:16,125 --> 00:02:18,195 terrible job when I pointed out mistakes? 45 00:02:19,305 --> 00:02:22,095 Cali Jones: Well, because I made a lot of mistakes and you pointed all of them out. 46 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:27,360 Jethro D. Jones: Which is funny because I actually didn't point all of them out. 47 00:02:27,450 --> 00:02:27,480 Oh. 48 00:02:28,350 --> 00:02:31,470 But it may have felt that way to you, but there are a lot of things 49 00:02:31,470 --> 00:02:33,870 that I just did not even bring up. 50 00:02:33,875 --> 00:02:34,155 Mm-hmm. 51 00:02:35,310 --> 00:02:37,020 That were, that I said, I just have to live with that. 52 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:40,800 Because if I pointed out every single mistake, I felt 53 00:02:40,830 --> 00:02:42,420 like you would just give up. 54 00:02:42,630 --> 00:02:42,990 Mm-hmm. 55 00:02:43,470 --> 00:02:44,070 I probably would've. 56 00:02:44,460 --> 00:02:44,700 Yeah. 57 00:02:44,730 --> 00:02:45,630 You think you would have? 58 00:02:47,340 --> 00:02:47,700 Why? 59 00:02:48,090 --> 00:02:50,940 Cali Jones: Because I would not have wanted to. 60 00:02:51,750 --> 00:02:54,480 Continue going forth, that there was all this opposition and there was no, 61 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:57,240 like, there was no like, positive to it. 62 00:02:57,660 --> 00:02:57,690 Mm. 63 00:02:57,690 --> 00:03:00,480 Like if everything was, if I was doing everything wrong, like what 64 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:01,620 was the point for me to keep going? 65 00:03:02,250 --> 00:03:05,580 If there was one thing I, like, if I did all these things wrong, but 66 00:03:05,580 --> 00:03:07,890 then there was one thing I was doing right, I probably would've kept going. 67 00:03:07,890 --> 00:03:09,720 'cause there still would've been one thing I was doing right. 68 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:10,410 That I could kept working on. 69 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:11,010 Jethro D. Jones: Mm-hmm. 70 00:03:12,090 --> 00:03:12,420 Yeah. 71 00:03:12,450 --> 00:03:16,320 Well there, there was one thing that was right, you were, there were 72 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:17,700 multiple things that were right. 73 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:20,790 But the, the problem was, was that the. 74 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:26,070 The, well, the problem with anything is that the errors often stand out 75 00:03:26,070 --> 00:03:33,090 more than the good things because they are errors and um, and they 76 00:03:33,090 --> 00:03:36,630 show where there's a mistake or there's something wrong and it's more 77 00:03:36,630 --> 00:03:38,880 noticeable than the positive things. 78 00:03:39,330 --> 00:03:42,900 You know, you could have a 30 minute podcast and then have 79 00:03:43,380 --> 00:03:45,390 five, one second mistakes. 80 00:03:46,185 --> 00:03:52,125 And that's not, that's only three sec or five seconds long, but it looks a 81 00:03:52,125 --> 00:03:55,695 lot bigger because, you know, you're just listening to the episode and then 82 00:03:56,265 --> 00:03:58,125 those five things stand out a lot. 83 00:03:58,365 --> 00:03:59,235 Does that make sense? 84 00:03:59,325 --> 00:03:59,475 Mm-hmm. 85 00:03:59,715 --> 00:04:01,005 How do you, how do you see that now? 86 00:04:01,035 --> 00:04:05,835 'cause you're now giving feedback to other editors who are doing things and 87 00:04:05,895 --> 00:04:09,525 how, how are you incorporating that learning into your, into your work? 88 00:04:09,945 --> 00:04:11,295 Cali Jones: Uh, being someone who. 89 00:04:12,255 --> 00:04:15,615 Needs the positive feedback along with the negative feedback to know 90 00:04:15,615 --> 00:04:17,505 that I'm not doing everything wrong. 91 00:04:18,165 --> 00:04:20,415 I make sure that when I give a piece of feedback, I make sure to point 92 00:04:20,415 --> 00:04:23,145 out something that they're, that somebody's doing right to praise them. 93 00:04:23,145 --> 00:04:28,575 Especially with people that are new to it, like if they pick up on something that was 94 00:04:28,575 --> 00:04:31,635 important that they picked up on, I made sure to tell them that I appreciated that 95 00:04:31,635 --> 00:04:35,025 they picked up on while they did a good job with that, but I'm also very clear 96 00:04:35,025 --> 00:04:39,585 with the feedback and the things need to be fixed, and I'm making it easy for them 97 00:04:39,585 --> 00:04:40,965 to understand what needs to be fixed. 98 00:04:41,820 --> 00:04:43,020 And be able to learn and grow from it. 99 00:04:43,020 --> 00:04:46,050 It's not a difficult process where I just say, you sucked at 100 00:04:46,050 --> 00:04:47,280 this, and they're left confused. 101 00:04:47,280 --> 00:04:49,740 But I tell them specifically what they did wrong and how they can fix it. 102 00:04:49,805 --> 00:04:50,225 Jethro D. Jones: Mm-hmm. 103 00:04:52,260 --> 00:04:52,560 Yeah. 104 00:04:53,190 --> 00:04:58,770 So, um, so talk to me about, uh, your running. 105 00:04:59,310 --> 00:05:00,810 Why do you like running? 106 00:05:01,050 --> 00:05:04,770 What is good about that and why are you into it? 107 00:05:05,715 --> 00:05:08,415 Cali Jones: So I don't really know why I like running. 108 00:05:08,415 --> 00:05:10,665 I just really, really like for some reason. 109 00:05:10,725 --> 00:05:13,095 But I started, let's see. 110 00:05:13,365 --> 00:05:16,605 Well, I did cross country in elementary school, like most 111 00:05:16,605 --> 00:05:17,715 elementary school kids did. 112 00:05:17,775 --> 00:05:20,985 And I don't think I liked it very much, but I'm not totally sure. 113 00:05:21,405 --> 00:05:23,445 But I do remember I walked a lot in my races. 114 00:05:23,450 --> 00:05:23,830 Mm-hmm. 115 00:05:23,955 --> 00:05:26,175 I maybe ran like a tiny bit and then I just like walked. 116 00:05:26,865 --> 00:05:30,915 Um, and so I was, didn't really like it very much. 117 00:05:30,915 --> 00:05:34,755 And then when we moved here, middle school, I didn't do it in middle school. 118 00:05:35,490 --> 00:05:37,320 'cause I do did flag football instead. 119 00:05:38,310 --> 00:05:39,450 Yeah, that was awesome. 120 00:05:39,455 --> 00:05:40,590 That was, that was cool. 121 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:43,890 And so then, and I did volleyball and since volleyball in high 122 00:05:43,890 --> 00:05:47,400 school is the same season as cross country, I really liked volleyball. 123 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:48,420 So I was like, I'll just do volleyball. 124 00:05:48,420 --> 00:05:51,660 Then some part of me was like, but what about cross country? 125 00:05:51,690 --> 00:05:54,300 But I'm like, I running, I don't know about that. 126 00:05:54,300 --> 00:05:55,950 But I was like, but what about cross country? 127 00:05:56,250 --> 00:06:00,210 And I think that was the spirit prompting me to do cross country because that 128 00:06:00,210 --> 00:06:02,700 has absolutely changed my life and that's been such a blessing to me. 129 00:06:03,390 --> 00:06:03,840 Jethro D. Jones: Yeah. 130 00:06:03,900 --> 00:06:05,430 That's, that's so fascinating to hear. 131 00:06:05,430 --> 00:06:07,470 I've actually never heard you tell that before. 132 00:06:07,500 --> 00:06:07,590 Mm-hmm. 133 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:08,940 So that's really cool. 134 00:06:09,450 --> 00:06:15,390 So tell me about that, that, that call from the spirit. 135 00:06:15,630 --> 00:06:17,100 What, what did that look like? 136 00:06:17,100 --> 00:06:18,090 What did that feel like? 137 00:06:18,150 --> 00:06:21,630 How did you know, did you know at the time it was a spirit or do you feel 138 00:06:21,630 --> 00:06:23,280 like it was later you learned that? 139 00:06:23,280 --> 00:06:25,290 Like, tell me about the, that whole process. 140 00:06:25,710 --> 00:06:27,480 Cali Jones: I definitely think that it was later that I recognized 141 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:30,450 that it was a spirit because I saw how much it had blessed my life 142 00:06:30,450 --> 00:06:31,560 and how much it like meant to me. 143 00:06:32,700 --> 00:06:39,000 It took until later for me to see how much of a change it had, uh, wrought on me. 144 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:44,070 And so I recognized the time, but I just was like, had this feeling to like try 145 00:06:44,070 --> 00:06:48,150 it out and just see how cross country would be, and it just, like, I just kept 146 00:06:48,150 --> 00:06:50,880 coming back, but, and I prayed about it and I was like, should I do cross country? 147 00:06:51,180 --> 00:06:51,721 Like, should I try out? 148 00:06:51,780 --> 00:06:53,820 And I was like, I'll just try it out and see what happens. 149 00:06:53,820 --> 00:06:57,210 It's like, it's just one season and like it can't be that hard. 150 00:06:57,540 --> 00:06:58,590 And so I tried it out. 151 00:06:58,590 --> 00:06:58,620 I. 152 00:07:00,690 --> 00:07:03,540 Texted one of the girls who was in our stake who was on the team, and I 153 00:07:03,540 --> 00:07:06,270 asked her about it and I came out to one of their like little summer runs 154 00:07:06,660 --> 00:07:13,140 and I ran and it was really hard as running is tell you people out there 155 00:07:13,140 --> 00:07:14,640 who know who have tried running. 156 00:07:14,940 --> 00:07:17,910 Um, and I was like, okay, I'll just do it. 157 00:07:17,910 --> 00:07:23,310 And so I did it my first season, my freshman year and it was so much 158 00:07:23,310 --> 00:07:26,580 fun and I had such a blast and I was like, okay, I'll do track in the 159 00:07:26,580 --> 00:07:27,900 spring instead of track in the spring. 160 00:07:28,650 --> 00:07:31,380 But at that point I was just kinda like, I was just doing it for fun 161 00:07:31,380 --> 00:07:32,670 and I wasn't super serious about it. 162 00:07:33,090 --> 00:07:36,810 But then over the summer I started to get more serious about it and I trained 163 00:07:36,810 --> 00:07:40,830 over the summer and that was my first summer training after my freshman year. 164 00:07:40,830 --> 00:07:41,850 And that was a lot of fun. 165 00:07:42,540 --> 00:07:44,760 And then I've just been building up ever since. 166 00:07:45,210 --> 00:07:45,450 Jethro D. Jones: Yeah. 167 00:07:45,450 --> 00:07:50,790 So you must have been really good, like top of the, the pack in, in your 168 00:07:50,790 --> 00:07:52,380 school if you had so much fun with it. 169 00:07:53,730 --> 00:07:53,790 Cali Jones: No, 170 00:07:56,430 --> 00:07:57,690 I was, I was not. 171 00:07:58,110 --> 00:08:01,275 I was not fast and that's okay. 172 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:03,390 'cause I didn't care if I was fast or not. 173 00:08:03,390 --> 00:08:06,840 I just did it because I liked it and I enjoyed being with 174 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:08,310 my team and I had fun with it. 175 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:12,675 Jethro D. Jones: So this is an important thing because you, I. 176 00:08:13,095 --> 00:08:18,615 You are not the top of your class in running and yet you still love it. 177 00:08:18,705 --> 00:08:24,825 And um, and so why do you love it if you're not the best at it? 178 00:08:25,785 --> 00:08:28,785 Cali Jones: Well, being the best is something doesn't matter. 179 00:08:28,785 --> 00:08:30,765 Sometimes it just matters that you love it. 180 00:08:30,795 --> 00:08:35,805 And I mean, I want to be the best I can be that maybe that doesn't mean I'll be 181 00:08:35,805 --> 00:08:38,475 the best at my school or in my state. 182 00:08:38,895 --> 00:08:40,215 But I want to be the best I can be. 183 00:08:40,215 --> 00:08:42,825 And that's what makes it fun, is that I'm trying to be the 184 00:08:42,825 --> 00:08:44,625 best runner I can be for myself. 185 00:08:45,825 --> 00:08:50,355 Jethro D. Jones: So that means that you are in competition with yourself. 186 00:08:50,655 --> 00:08:50,955 Right. 187 00:08:51,495 --> 00:08:56,235 And because you're not trying to, you're not getting first place in your races. 188 00:08:56,745 --> 00:09:00,885 Um, and you got on varsity as a junior. 189 00:09:00,915 --> 00:09:01,815 Tell me about that. 190 00:09:02,145 --> 00:09:03,075 What did that look like? 191 00:09:03,375 --> 00:09:06,105 Cali Jones: Um, well that was, it was kind of exciting for me. 192 00:09:06,105 --> 00:09:06,165 I. 193 00:09:07,095 --> 00:09:11,775 But I also, the one race I raced as varsity, I fumbled it pretty badly, so I 194 00:09:11,775 --> 00:09:15,045 wasn't very happy about it, so I didn't get another chance to be on varsity. 195 00:09:15,045 --> 00:09:18,555 But it was an interesting experience being under that kind of pressure and seeing 196 00:09:18,615 --> 00:09:23,385 what it was gonna be like, and, yeah. 197 00:09:23,895 --> 00:09:24,195 Jethro D. Jones: Okay. 198 00:09:24,195 --> 00:09:29,630 So you had one race where you raced as varsity and like, so that you, 199 00:09:29,835 --> 00:09:33,195 you qualified to get your letter, but you didn't, you weren't like. 200 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:35,130 On varsity all the time. 201 00:09:35,340 --> 00:09:39,810 You weren't racing with all the fast girls every single time. 202 00:09:40,350 --> 00:09:43,530 And so how do you feel about that aspect of it? 203 00:09:44,430 --> 00:09:47,010 Cali Jones: Um, I mean, the fact that I wasn't doing that all the 204 00:09:47,010 --> 00:09:48,360 time, like that's where I want to be. 205 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:52,620 I wanted to be on varsity and I wanted to be racing with those girls. 206 00:09:52,635 --> 00:09:55,470 But now realizing, looking back at the season, I wasn't quite 207 00:09:55,470 --> 00:09:56,940 ready to be in that position yet. 208 00:09:57,420 --> 00:09:59,940 And so that's what I'm working on now is I'm trying to be ready to 209 00:09:59,940 --> 00:10:02,610 be in that spot where I can race up there and I can be confident. 210 00:10:02,685 --> 00:10:04,965 Uh, racing up there with those girls. 211 00:10:06,225 --> 00:10:06,645 Jethro D. Jones: Yeah. 212 00:10:06,975 --> 00:10:13,365 So one of the things that you really liked doing before was playing basketball 213 00:10:14,085 --> 00:10:19,845 and, and what The way that we have tried to encourage you and support you is by 214 00:10:19,845 --> 00:10:25,725 doing different things, uh, like saying, giving you opportunities to do games. 215 00:10:25,770 --> 00:10:30,240 Uh, or activities and sports and all that kind of stuff. 216 00:10:32,610 --> 00:10:34,110 Do I need to mute you so you can breathe? 217 00:10:35,485 --> 00:10:36,095 Cali Jones: Good idea. 218 00:10:38,310 --> 00:10:38,730 Okay. 219 00:10:40,500 --> 00:10:41,160 Jethro D. Jones: It's okay. 220 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:42,240 Alright. 221 00:10:42,300 --> 00:10:43,230 Are you a little nervous? 222 00:10:44,460 --> 00:10:47,250 Yeah, just you're okay. 223 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:50,939 Let me just, uh, adjust your volume a little bit and that might 224 00:10:51,270 --> 00:10:52,199 Cali Jones: bring it down to bring it up. 225 00:10:54,030 --> 00:10:54,600 Jethro D. Jones: Bring it down. 226 00:10:54,930 --> 00:10:55,410 Cali Jones: Thank you. 227 00:10:55,710 --> 00:10:55,860 You're 228 00:10:55,860 --> 00:10:56,100 Jethro D. Jones: welcome. 229 00:10:57,875 --> 00:10:58,165 Okay. 230 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:02,730 Cali Jones: Go ahead. 231 00:11:03,150 --> 00:11:08,580 Jethro D. Jones: Alright, so, um, so you were in basketball before and to 232 00:11:08,580 --> 00:11:11,910 support your interest in basketball that you seem to really like. 233 00:11:12,300 --> 00:11:16,380 We got you this basketball thing for Christmas, this little dribble 234 00:11:16,380 --> 00:11:17,610 thing so you could practice. 235 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:22,200 'cause neither of your mom nor I know, um, how to really help you with basketball. 236 00:11:22,830 --> 00:11:26,340 And so what happened with that gift? 237 00:11:27,150 --> 00:11:31,080 Cali Jones: Um, it's sitting in our garage not being used because 238 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:32,430 I don't play basketball anymore. 239 00:11:33,060 --> 00:11:35,370 I decided not to play this year because I wanna focus on running. 240 00:11:35,370 --> 00:11:37,950 'cause I realized that was way more important to me than basketball. 241 00:11:38,580 --> 00:11:38,940 Jethro D. Jones: Yeah. 242 00:11:38,940 --> 00:11:41,580 And did you ever use that basketball? 243 00:11:41,790 --> 00:11:42,750 Cali Jones: I used it, but 244 00:11:42,780 --> 00:11:43,740 Jethro D. Jones: like how many times? 245 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:44,820 Cali Jones: At least? 246 00:11:44,820 --> 00:11:44,821 10. 247 00:11:45,385 --> 00:11:45,725 Jethro D. Jones: At least. 248 00:11:45,725 --> 00:11:45,925 10. 249 00:11:46,025 --> 00:11:46,685 At least Ted. 250 00:11:48,090 --> 00:11:54,000 So some like what we want to do is support you as your parents, but. 251 00:11:54,570 --> 00:11:56,130 Like, we didn't know how to help you. 252 00:11:56,130 --> 00:12:00,330 So we thought maybe having an app would, or some, some way to get 253 00:12:00,330 --> 00:12:02,550 some support would be helpful. 254 00:12:03,180 --> 00:12:04,860 And so we got you that basketball. 255 00:12:05,370 --> 00:12:08,550 And what we thought would happen is that you would use it in practice. 256 00:12:08,580 --> 00:12:13,530 And what you didn't do is you didn't use it in practice and use 257 00:12:13,530 --> 00:12:15,000 it like 10 times and that was it. 258 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:23,130 And so what that showed us was you just didn't actually care about it that much. 259 00:12:24,060 --> 00:12:31,350 Because now what do you do every single day, uh, for the last year or so? 260 00:12:31,410 --> 00:12:31,980 What do you do? 261 00:12:32,700 --> 00:12:32,790 Cali Jones: Run? 262 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:33,570 Jethro D. Jones: Yeah. 263 00:12:34,110 --> 00:12:37,560 So tell me about why you're running every day and why you're taking your 264 00:12:37,560 --> 00:12:42,330 training so seriously now when it didn't seem to be that important before. 265 00:12:43,650 --> 00:12:47,280 Cali Jones: Um, well one of the things was I realized I wanted to be fast and I 266 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:51,330 wanted to like, I just wanted to be fast and I think I thought that would be fun. 267 00:12:51,330 --> 00:12:51,795 And so I've been. 268 00:12:52,245 --> 00:12:56,055 Working on being fast, but I also realized with this cross country 269 00:12:56,055 --> 00:13:01,215 season that I really wanted to see what I can do when I go all in. 270 00:13:01,635 --> 00:13:03,795 And so that's what I've been doing, is I've been going all in. 271 00:13:03,795 --> 00:13:05,835 I've been putting in as much effort as I can. 272 00:13:05,835 --> 00:13:08,295 I wanna see what I really am capable of. 273 00:13:08,325 --> 00:13:11,715 I don't wanna finish like high school and be like, oh, I never 274 00:13:11,805 --> 00:13:13,245 consistently raised varsity. 275 00:13:13,695 --> 00:13:14,625 Oh, I never went to stay. 276 00:13:14,625 --> 00:13:15,855 I wanna see if I can go to stay. 277 00:13:15,855 --> 00:13:18,405 I wanna see if I can qualify for Foot Locker. 278 00:13:18,645 --> 00:13:18,735 Mm-hmm. 279 00:13:18,975 --> 00:13:19,395 Regionals. 280 00:13:19,395 --> 00:13:20,865 I wanna see if I can do all these things. 281 00:13:21,195 --> 00:13:23,865 I don't want to like stop and be like, this is all I can do. 282 00:13:23,865 --> 00:13:26,565 I want to wonder how much more I can do still. 283 00:13:27,645 --> 00:13:27,975 Jethro D. Jones: Yeah. 284 00:13:27,975 --> 00:13:32,025 So going back to the spiritual aspect of this, you said that it 285 00:13:32,025 --> 00:13:36,465 was the spirit whispering that you should try this cross country thing. 286 00:13:37,005 --> 00:13:44,655 So what did, what does that look like for you where you, it seems like you have a 287 00:13:44,655 --> 00:13:47,595 spiritual purpose to your running now. 288 00:13:47,655 --> 00:13:49,785 What is, tell me about your thought process on that. 289 00:13:50,505 --> 00:13:53,895 Cali Jones: Um, well, something important to me in my running is including 290 00:13:53,895 --> 00:13:56,115 the Lord in my running all the time. 291 00:13:56,115 --> 00:13:59,835 And so every day before I go out for a run, I say a prayer that, 292 00:14:02,250 --> 00:14:02,540 okay. 293 00:14:16,815 --> 00:14:18,315 This could be a long podcast. 294 00:14:18,405 --> 00:14:19,905 Oh geez. 295 00:14:21,490 --> 00:14:21,710 Uh, 296 00:14:34,035 --> 00:14:34,995 um, where was I? 297 00:14:36,105 --> 00:14:38,895 So I say a prayer that I'll be safe and I'll be able to have a good 298 00:14:38,895 --> 00:14:40,965 time and I'll enjoy my running. 299 00:14:40,965 --> 00:14:44,445 And I always, when I'm done running, I always say, I pray how 300 00:14:44,445 --> 00:14:46,035 grateful I am that I'm able to run. 301 00:14:46,485 --> 00:14:47,925 And so I always do that. 302 00:14:48,195 --> 00:14:51,195 I also do that before all my races and the season. 303 00:14:51,195 --> 00:14:54,105 I, I think I did this almost every race. 304 00:14:54,105 --> 00:14:55,545 I, sorry. 305 00:14:55,545 --> 00:14:55,815 Let me, 306 00:15:02,870 --> 00:15:03,610 oh goodness. 307 00:15:04,605 --> 00:15:04,965 Okay. 308 00:15:05,805 --> 00:15:09,825 I think almost before every race with my team, I huddled up and I 309 00:15:09,915 --> 00:15:11,385 set a prayer with my whole team. 310 00:15:11,385 --> 00:15:11,805 Mm-hmm. 311 00:15:11,910 --> 00:15:12,735 And that was cool. 312 00:15:12,765 --> 00:15:17,175 'cause some of the people on my team, I just don't, I wanna just 313 00:15:17,175 --> 00:15:18,435 be able to talk without crying. 314 00:15:20,235 --> 00:15:20,895 Jethro D. Jones: That would be cool. 315 00:15:21,795 --> 00:15:22,455 Maybe someday, 316 00:15:23,420 --> 00:15:24,370 Cali Jones: maybe never. 317 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:32,490 Well, if I'm gonna be talking about Jesus and running, I'm not, I'm gonna be able 318 00:15:32,490 --> 00:15:35,490 to not cry or no, if you know what I mean. 319 00:15:35,715 --> 00:15:35,935 Yep. 320 00:15:40,950 --> 00:15:42,095 You gonna edit this out or No? 321 00:15:42,415 --> 00:15:43,135 Hopefully not. 322 00:15:44,430 --> 00:15:45,540 Jethro D. Jones: This will be part of the fun. 323 00:15:47,700 --> 00:15:48,090 Cali Jones: Okay. 324 00:15:48,750 --> 00:15:52,290 Yeah, and that was, it was cool playing with my teams before every race because. 325 00:15:53,085 --> 00:15:55,935 Um, not, there were some people that were members of the church. 326 00:15:55,935 --> 00:15:56,895 There were some people that weren't. 327 00:15:56,955 --> 00:16:01,065 There was a girl on my team that was Jewish, but we all got 328 00:16:01,065 --> 00:16:04,035 together and everyone seemed really happy to pray together. 329 00:16:04,035 --> 00:16:08,355 And I was the one that said that prayer and it was just really cool experience. 330 00:16:09,915 --> 00:16:10,125 Jethro D. Jones: Yeah. 331 00:16:12,730 --> 00:16:16,845 So the other aspect of that is that because this is spiritual 332 00:16:16,845 --> 00:16:19,035 for you, this is bigger than. 333 00:16:20,085 --> 00:16:21,705 Just getting on varsity. 334 00:16:21,765 --> 00:16:24,405 Like if you don't make it on varsity and you don't go to state 335 00:16:24,405 --> 00:16:26,565 next year, was this all a waste? 336 00:16:26,865 --> 00:16:26,955 Cali Jones: Mm-hmm. 337 00:16:27,645 --> 00:16:28,095 Jethro D. Jones: Why not? 338 00:16:28,515 --> 00:16:30,795 Cali Jones: Because that's like ultimately this's not my goal. 339 00:16:30,795 --> 00:16:34,335 Like running is not just something that's gonna be important to me in high school. 340 00:16:34,335 --> 00:16:36,315 It's something that's gonna be important to me for my whole life. 341 00:16:36,525 --> 00:16:36,795 Jethro D. Jones: Mm-hmm. 342 00:16:37,275 --> 00:16:40,725 So we're gonna do this podcast every year for the next 10 years. 343 00:16:41,265 --> 00:16:46,245 And so that means I'm gonna come back to this question and say, are 344 00:16:46,245 --> 00:16:48,225 you still running a decade from now? 345 00:16:49,035 --> 00:16:50,385 Cali Jones: I sure hope I will be cheese. 346 00:16:52,155 --> 00:16:56,685 Jethro D. Jones: And so like why is, how do you know that that's something 347 00:16:56,685 --> 00:16:59,025 that you're gonna be doing in 10 years? 348 00:16:59,805 --> 00:17:03,675 Cali Jones: Um, I mean, just because I've loved it so much and like as 349 00:17:03,675 --> 00:17:07,094 I've done it, like through the past few years, like I've changed and I've 350 00:17:07,124 --> 00:17:11,414 still loved it and running has changed me and it's made me a better person. 351 00:17:11,684 --> 00:17:12,314 And so. 352 00:17:12,854 --> 00:17:14,774 I think that's a sign to me, that's something I'm gonna keep doing 353 00:17:14,774 --> 00:17:17,234 if it's gonna keep helping me grow and make me a better person. 354 00:17:17,414 --> 00:17:17,654 Mm-hmm. 355 00:17:18,734 --> 00:17:19,004 Jethro D. Jones: Yeah. 356 00:17:19,004 --> 00:17:23,474 And this is one of the things that I think is amazing about how the Lord teaches 357 00:17:23,474 --> 00:17:30,374 us, is that we can see these glimpses of things that make us better and improve us. 358 00:17:30,434 --> 00:17:33,944 And uh, sometimes those are work things. 359 00:17:33,944 --> 00:17:35,444 Sometimes those are sports things. 360 00:17:35,444 --> 00:17:38,864 Sometimes those are spiritual, specifically things like 361 00:17:38,984 --> 00:17:40,124 very church related. 362 00:17:41,070 --> 00:17:46,560 The reality is, is that we learn all these things in this, in whatever way we need 363 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:48,629 to, for the Lord to teach us that lesson. 364 00:17:48,989 --> 00:17:53,550 So what are the lessons that you have learned from running that have 365 00:17:53,550 --> 00:17:55,290 been unique to you and helped you? 366 00:17:56,280 --> 00:17:58,199 Cali Jones: Um, I've learned that, 367 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:03,449 um, let me think for a second. 368 00:18:13,154 --> 00:18:17,445 I've learned that especially this past season, that success isn't 369 00:18:17,564 --> 00:18:18,764 always the way that you think. 370 00:18:19,604 --> 00:18:26,594 And I've also learned that the Lord will help use abilities that you didn't 371 00:18:26,594 --> 00:18:28,394 know you had to bless other people. 372 00:18:29,264 --> 00:18:35,264 Um, I've also learned like the importance of like hard work and 373 00:18:38,294 --> 00:18:38,804 what else. 374 00:18:39,419 --> 00:18:40,889 No, I think that's what I got for now. 375 00:18:40,979 --> 00:18:41,339 Jethro D. Jones: Okay. 376 00:18:41,819 --> 00:18:43,349 So there's three good ones. 377 00:18:43,529 --> 00:18:45,899 Um, so let's talk about those. 378 00:18:46,199 --> 00:18:48,419 Uh, so you said success isn't what you think. 379 00:18:49,169 --> 00:18:51,539 So what does that mean and how have you learned that? 380 00:18:52,079 --> 00:18:54,959 Cali Jones: Um, well, especially in this season, I really wanted to do 381 00:18:54,959 --> 00:18:56,219 a lot better than I actually did. 382 00:18:56,219 --> 00:18:58,829 I wanted to PR by a lot and I wanted to be running faster than 383 00:18:58,829 --> 00:19:02,399 I actually ran this year, but I didn't PR at all this season and. 384 00:19:02,819 --> 00:19:06,360 I just did not race how I wanted to race, and I was capable of 385 00:19:06,360 --> 00:19:09,120 a lot more, but I didn't know how to tap into that capability. 386 00:19:09,120 --> 00:19:11,189 And that was one of the most frustrating things for me this season. 387 00:19:11,759 --> 00:19:19,709 But in reality, the season was successful because, um, I was like. 388 00:19:20,699 --> 00:19:25,199 I was a incredible teammate and I was an inspiration, uh, my teammates be. 389 00:19:25,649 --> 00:19:31,859 And I know that because, uh, at the, at the end of our, uh, at our end 390 00:19:31,859 --> 00:19:35,999 of the season award banquet, um, I got voted most inspirational mm-hmm. 391 00:19:36,179 --> 00:19:39,269 By my teammates, which was something really impactful because I really 392 00:19:39,269 --> 00:19:42,659 wanted to be a better teammate and I wanted to be a better leader on the team 393 00:19:42,869 --> 00:19:46,349 and help out my teammates and get to know everybody and talk to everybody. 394 00:19:46,349 --> 00:19:49,649 And getting voted is most inspirational was really like. 395 00:19:49,694 --> 00:19:54,614 It helped me like recognize that my teammates thought highly of me and that 396 00:19:54,614 --> 00:19:58,004 they, that I had helped them and that was something that was really important to me. 397 00:19:58,604 --> 00:19:59,924 Jethro D. Jones: Mm-hmm. 398 00:19:59,954 --> 00:20:03,974 And if I can add to that from my perspective, one of the things that 399 00:20:03,974 --> 00:20:10,304 your coach said when you got that award was that even when Kelly had a not very 400 00:20:10,304 --> 00:20:13,964 good day racing herself, she still. 401 00:20:14,669 --> 00:20:18,899 Went out of her way to make sure that other people felt supported 402 00:20:18,899 --> 00:20:22,349 and felt success, uh, in their race. 403 00:20:22,979 --> 00:20:27,809 And what I thought was so powerful about that is that you would not, you 404 00:20:27,809 --> 00:20:32,789 wouldn't finish first, but you wouldn't stop and then go sulk and cry about it. 405 00:20:32,849 --> 00:20:36,539 I mean, you did that sometimes, but you didn't just go sulk. 406 00:20:36,569 --> 00:20:39,719 You went and supported your other teammates even when, 407 00:20:40,199 --> 00:20:42,809 um, when it was tough for you. 408 00:20:43,874 --> 00:20:45,225 Nobody told you to do that. 409 00:20:45,794 --> 00:20:47,894 You decided that that's what you needed to do. 410 00:20:47,894 --> 00:20:49,664 Why, where did that come from? 411 00:20:50,414 --> 00:20:54,225 Cali Jones: Um, I think a lot about like, if something, if something 412 00:20:54,225 --> 00:20:57,104 happened to me, what, how I want, would want people to respond to me. 413 00:20:57,614 --> 00:21:01,094 Like I really like, I like when people say nice things to me. 414 00:21:01,094 --> 00:21:04,934 So I go out on my way to say nice things to people and to support others. 415 00:21:04,934 --> 00:21:09,014 Like, and I just also feel this, like lately I've been feeling 416 00:21:09,014 --> 00:21:10,004 like I just need to like. 417 00:21:11,324 --> 00:21:14,834 I just like, I've have been feeling this desire to love and help other people and 418 00:21:14,834 --> 00:21:18,524 just like I realize that's through like supporting others in like kind words. 419 00:21:18,524 --> 00:21:21,554 'cause I realized one of my gifts is like the gift of words. 420 00:21:21,554 --> 00:21:23,475 'cause I'm able to write really nice notes and I'm able to say 421 00:21:23,475 --> 00:21:24,675 really kind things to people. 422 00:21:24,675 --> 00:21:25,574 Mm-hmm. 423 00:21:25,581 --> 00:21:28,425 Jethro D. Jones: And it's so powerful to know what your spiritual gifts 424 00:21:28,425 --> 00:21:33,254 are, um, throughout your life and you understanding that that's one of your 425 00:21:33,254 --> 00:21:35,475 spiritual gifts is, is really amazing. 426 00:21:36,014 --> 00:21:38,205 Um, along those lines, you. 427 00:21:38,984 --> 00:21:44,864 Had, uh, you were very close to going to districts and got beat out by someone 428 00:21:44,864 --> 00:21:51,644 else, um, who went instead of you and, uh, you, you had a chance to go and 429 00:21:51,644 --> 00:21:57,314 then you weren't able to go, but you still drove three and a half hours or 430 00:21:57,314 --> 00:22:01,874 however it was to the middle of the state to go support your teammates when. 431 00:22:02,444 --> 00:22:07,664 You really didn't have to, and you made sure that that was something that you did. 432 00:22:08,384 --> 00:22:13,215 And as your dad, I was like, why is she doing this? 433 00:22:13,245 --> 00:22:14,384 She doesn't need to be there. 434 00:22:14,444 --> 00:22:17,264 She doesn't need to go drive this whole way by herself. 435 00:22:17,864 --> 00:22:20,264 Well, I mean, you took your brother and, and others, right? 436 00:22:20,264 --> 00:22:24,314 So you, you weren't totally by yourself, but you don't need to drive all the way 437 00:22:24,314 --> 00:22:28,124 out there and go support your team when. 438 00:22:28,724 --> 00:22:31,604 You're not part of that and like you don't get to ride the bus 439 00:22:31,604 --> 00:22:32,624 with them or anything like that. 440 00:22:32,624 --> 00:22:35,684 So, um, it's, it's not necessary. 441 00:22:35,684 --> 00:22:36,914 And yet you still did it. 442 00:22:37,964 --> 00:22:39,494 Why was that important to you? 443 00:22:39,974 --> 00:22:44,234 Cali Jones: Well, because I love my team and I love the sport and so I love the 444 00:22:44,234 --> 00:22:47,684 sport and so I wanted to go see everybody else 'cause I'm such a huge nerd about 445 00:22:47,684 --> 00:22:48,884 running and so I wanted to go see. 446 00:22:49,484 --> 00:22:52,724 Everybody raced and I wanted to see how the races would turn out, but I also 447 00:22:52,904 --> 00:22:56,234 love my team so much and they've all worked, all the girls that were racing 448 00:22:56,234 --> 00:22:58,724 have worked so hard and they deserve to have people there cheering for them. 449 00:22:58,724 --> 00:22:59,414 Mm-hmm. 450 00:22:59,474 --> 00:23:02,474 They deserve to have people supporting them and congratulating 451 00:23:02,474 --> 00:23:03,644 them when they did really well. 452 00:23:04,064 --> 00:23:06,614 Like one of my teammates, she had a really, really good race. 453 00:23:06,614 --> 00:23:07,364 She's a freshman. 454 00:23:07,724 --> 00:23:10,844 She prd by two minutes and like. 455 00:23:11,324 --> 00:23:12,495 She's very, very chatty. 456 00:23:12,495 --> 00:23:15,675 And so a lot of people are kinda like turned off by that, 457 00:23:15,824 --> 00:23:17,354 that she's so like chatty. 458 00:23:17,715 --> 00:23:20,385 But I've made a point to really support her and be there for her 459 00:23:20,385 --> 00:23:24,465 the whole season and she really appreciated that I was there for her. 460 00:23:24,764 --> 00:23:25,004 Yeah. 461 00:23:26,205 --> 00:23:29,564 Jethro D. Jones: Well, and it, it was really powerful and it was evident at the. 462 00:23:29,954 --> 00:23:35,024 Banquet that you were well loved and appreciated by your team. 463 00:23:35,234 --> 00:23:42,854 And, um, when we, as your parents try to figure out ways to help you learn and grow 464 00:23:42,854 --> 00:23:50,834 in the ways that we want the, like, if you are successful in the worldly things 465 00:23:50,834 --> 00:23:54,674 of being on varsity, going to districts, going to state, getting first place, 466 00:23:54,674 --> 00:23:57,374 that kind of stuff, that's, that's great. 467 00:23:57,404 --> 00:23:58,904 And we want that for all of our kids. 468 00:23:59,639 --> 00:24:06,299 But when you show the kind of character that you showed for us, that's like, 469 00:24:06,509 --> 00:24:13,529 okay, that's, that's amazing because you're not doing that for praise. 470 00:24:13,589 --> 00:24:17,549 You're not doing that for, uh, anybody to notice you're doing 471 00:24:17,549 --> 00:24:19,259 that because you want to, because. 472 00:24:19,949 --> 00:24:22,110 A lot of the times people don't notice that. 473 00:24:22,290 --> 00:24:26,939 And, um, and your coach, thankfully, has created a mechanism for people to 474 00:24:26,939 --> 00:24:29,220 recognize that and give you some kudos. 475 00:24:29,669 --> 00:24:34,439 Um, but, but that's not why you're doing that. 476 00:24:34,500 --> 00:24:34,889 Right. 477 00:24:34,949 --> 00:24:39,810 And you, you said that you're doing it because you love the sport and you love 478 00:24:39,810 --> 00:24:45,389 your team and you want to make sure people feel supported and like, where did you get 479 00:24:45,419 --> 00:24:47,310 that idea from, that that was important? 480 00:24:48,719 --> 00:24:50,669 Cali Jones: Um, I don't know. 481 00:24:51,629 --> 00:24:54,389 I mean, it's something Jesus would do. 482 00:24:54,389 --> 00:24:56,909 So I've like worked on becoming more like Jesus. 483 00:24:56,909 --> 00:25:00,989 I've been praying and I read my scriptures every day, and so I 484 00:25:00,989 --> 00:25:02,760 guess it just like comes with that. 485 00:25:03,629 --> 00:25:03,989 Jethro D. Jones: Yeah. 486 00:25:04,770 --> 00:25:05,520 That's pretty cool. 487 00:25:06,149 --> 00:25:13,500 So, um, you know, when you think about the, the important things in life, uh. 488 00:25:14,219 --> 00:25:16,709 The way that you're acting with your team, the way that you're 489 00:25:16,709 --> 00:25:21,839 training yourself, uh, those are the things that are, uh, important. 490 00:25:22,379 --> 00:25:27,359 The second thing you said was that the Lord will use it to bless other 491 00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:31,259 people, it being the, the sport and running and, and that kind of stuff. 492 00:25:31,259 --> 00:25:31,499 So that's 493 00:25:31,499 --> 00:25:32,129 Cali Jones: not what I said. 494 00:25:32,519 --> 00:25:33,149 Jethro D. Jones: What did you say? 495 00:25:33,299 --> 00:25:35,881 Cali Jones: The Lord will use gifts that you don't, you 496 00:25:35,881 --> 00:25:37,199 know, you had to bless others. 497 00:25:37,769 --> 00:25:38,159 Jethro D. Jones: Oh, okay. 498 00:25:38,699 --> 00:25:40,739 The Lord will use gifts that you have to bless others. 499 00:25:40,829 --> 00:25:41,039 Alright, 500 00:25:41,429 --> 00:25:43,139 Cali Jones: well, specifically you didn't know that you have. 501 00:25:43,814 --> 00:25:45,674 Jethro D. Jones: Gifts you didn't know you have to bless others. 502 00:25:45,704 --> 00:25:46,004 Yes. 503 00:25:46,064 --> 00:25:48,194 Good thing you're paying more attention than I am. 504 00:25:48,284 --> 00:25:51,494 I even wrote down a note to make sure I didn't forget it, and you're 505 00:25:51,494 --> 00:25:53,714 like, you're not very good at this. 506 00:25:54,254 --> 00:25:56,324 Alright, so tell me about that. 507 00:25:56,324 --> 00:25:57,644 How, how has that helped? 508 00:25:57,824 --> 00:25:59,564 Like how did you learn that and how has that, how? 509 00:26:00,164 --> 00:26:03,374 Cali Jones: Um, well again, going back to the thing of being an 510 00:26:03,374 --> 00:26:06,704 inspiration, like I would not have thought of myself as an inspiration. 511 00:26:06,704 --> 00:26:09,254 Like I would've said, like if it was like most supportive, I would've 512 00:26:09,254 --> 00:26:10,454 been like, oh yeah, that makes sense. 513 00:26:10,844 --> 00:26:11,204 Or like. 514 00:26:12,209 --> 00:26:15,749 Most positive that would make sense, but like inspirational, like I would've never 515 00:26:15,749 --> 00:26:19,320 thought like I would be inspirational. 516 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:23,610 Like when I think of inspirational, I think of people like absorbing 517 00:26:23,610 --> 00:26:26,759 something and then doing something like the other things. 518 00:26:26,759 --> 00:26:29,550 I like being supportive and being positive is just people 519 00:26:29,550 --> 00:26:31,350 absorbing something and taking it. 520 00:26:31,784 --> 00:26:35,175 But with inspirational, it's somebody acting, I feel like, and it's a more 521 00:26:35,175 --> 00:26:39,225 actionable thing, and I would've not have thought of myself as being able to do 522 00:26:39,225 --> 00:26:43,334 that and have an impact like that on other people to get them to do things and act. 523 00:26:43,905 --> 00:26:46,155 Jethro D. Jones: So if I can rephrase that a little bit. 524 00:26:47,129 --> 00:26:51,314 What, what it sounds like you're saying is that the. 525 00:26:52,469 --> 00:26:56,819 The inspirational person is like a motivational speaker out there 526 00:26:56,849 --> 00:27:01,379 getting people fired up and, and ins like inspiring people. 527 00:27:01,529 --> 00:27:04,289 And you were just supporting people and you didn't realize that 528 00:27:04,289 --> 00:27:05,969 that support was inspirational. 529 00:27:06,029 --> 00:27:07,049 Is that a fair summary? 530 00:27:07,799 --> 00:27:08,699 Cali Jones: Yeah, I would say so. 531 00:27:08,969 --> 00:27:09,239 Jethro D. Jones: Okay. 532 00:27:09,869 --> 00:27:12,089 So, um, so why, 533 00:27:14,279 --> 00:27:17,579 how did you not know that's a gift and how does, how is the 534 00:27:17,579 --> 00:27:18,839 Lord using that to bless others? 535 00:27:19,740 --> 00:27:23,729 Cali Jones: Well, I just didn't recognize that I had the power to 536 00:27:23,729 --> 00:27:28,110 like, like I had the gift to for people to like recognize that they could 537 00:27:28,110 --> 00:27:30,750 like, like change and do something. 538 00:27:30,750 --> 00:27:33,510 Like, I just felt like I've always been really supportive and I've 539 00:27:33,510 --> 00:27:34,919 always been like loving of people. 540 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:40,740 I didn't realize that people like saw that as being inspiring and like, especially 541 00:27:40,740 --> 00:27:41,939 from like where I was at the season. 542 00:27:41,939 --> 00:27:43,949 Like I wasn't like the fastest runner. 543 00:27:43,949 --> 00:27:45,689 So like that can be inspiring. 544 00:27:45,870 --> 00:27:47,010 Like I worked hard. 545 00:27:47,519 --> 00:27:48,719 Like I wasn't the best. 546 00:27:48,779 --> 00:27:51,749 And that was also really interesting to me to see that. 547 00:27:52,649 --> 00:27:53,039 And so 548 00:27:53,279 --> 00:27:53,669 Jethro D. Jones: what do you mean? 549 00:27:54,299 --> 00:27:57,659 Cali Jones: Like, I just, like when I think of someone being inspiring, I 550 00:27:57,659 --> 00:28:02,249 think of somebody like, like putting in a lot of work and getting like 551 00:28:02,249 --> 00:28:08,039 results and then like that's inspiring to see somebody be able to do that. 552 00:28:08,039 --> 00:28:11,249 But I was just kinda, I put in a lot of work, but I just stayed where I was at. 553 00:28:12,269 --> 00:28:15,719 But I think the inspiring part of that was I kept putting in the work, even though 554 00:28:15,719 --> 00:28:17,279 I wasn't seeing the results I wanted to. 555 00:28:17,304 --> 00:28:17,724 Mm-hmm. 556 00:28:17,804 --> 00:28:19,559 And I think that is what was inspiring to people. 557 00:28:19,559 --> 00:28:23,879 Like if I saw that from somebody working hard every single day and 558 00:28:23,879 --> 00:28:26,579 still not getting what they wanted, I'd be like, wow, they're still doing it 559 00:28:26,579 --> 00:28:29,219 and they're still working hard, even though things aren't going their way. 560 00:28:29,219 --> 00:28:30,479 And that must be really frustrating. 561 00:28:30,509 --> 00:28:32,099 I would still be like, that's pretty inspiring. 562 00:28:32,489 --> 00:28:32,759 Jethro D. Jones: Mm-hmm. 563 00:28:33,089 --> 00:28:33,389 Yeah. 564 00:28:34,169 --> 00:28:38,039 So do you feel like, um, things would've been different if 565 00:28:38,039 --> 00:28:39,449 you would've seen success? 566 00:28:40,289 --> 00:28:41,309 Cali Jones: Um, 567 00:28:43,860 --> 00:28:44,610 probably. 568 00:28:44,969 --> 00:28:45,479 Jethro D. Jones: How so? 569 00:28:45,870 --> 00:28:53,549 Cali Jones: Um, I'm not exactly sure, but I mean, I still like 570 00:28:54,089 --> 00:28:56,759 being a really supportive teammate and being there for my teammates 571 00:28:57,149 --> 00:28:58,379 was still really important to me. 572 00:28:58,499 --> 00:29:01,889 I think that would've stayed the same, whether or not I was like 573 00:29:01,889 --> 00:29:07,259 getting the success I wanted to, but I think, I think I would've. 574 00:29:08,564 --> 00:29:12,975 I think the benefit of not having that success was being able to 575 00:29:12,975 --> 00:29:15,914 find some success from the things that weren't, like the temporal 576 00:29:16,754 --> 00:29:18,044 things, like if that makes sense. 577 00:29:18,044 --> 00:29:22,904 Like not having the success I want to, enabled me to see the more 578 00:29:22,904 --> 00:29:25,725 important stuff, and I wouldn't have, I don't think I would've been 579 00:29:25,725 --> 00:29:26,834 able to notice that stuff as much. 580 00:29:26,834 --> 00:29:29,174 I would've been like, oh yeah, I had a great season because I ran super fast. 581 00:29:30,029 --> 00:29:30,239 Jethro D. Jones: Mm. 582 00:29:30,300 --> 00:29:30,419 But 583 00:29:30,419 --> 00:29:32,550 Cali Jones: now I'm able to say I had a great season because I was 584 00:29:32,550 --> 00:29:33,659 an inspiration of my teammates. 585 00:29:34,139 --> 00:29:34,469 Jethro D. Jones: Mm. 586 00:29:35,279 --> 00:29:36,120 And you worked hard. 587 00:29:36,124 --> 00:29:36,404 Cali Jones: Mm-hmm. 588 00:29:36,509 --> 00:29:37,169 And I worked hard. 589 00:29:37,350 --> 00:29:37,649 Jethro D. Jones: Yeah. 590 00:29:37,979 --> 00:29:41,129 Which is the next point, uh, which is hard work. 591 00:29:41,310 --> 00:29:45,330 So talk about why hard work is important and what does, I mean, 592 00:29:45,330 --> 00:29:46,469 what does hard work even mean? 593 00:29:46,709 --> 00:29:53,040 Like, uh, you go into practice is hard work, and so why not just stop there? 594 00:29:53,654 --> 00:29:57,164 Cali Jones: I think hard work is an intentional thing, like going to practice. 595 00:29:57,164 --> 00:29:59,475 Like you could say that's hard, but it really isn't. 596 00:29:59,475 --> 00:30:00,884 Like you just go and you show up. 597 00:30:00,884 --> 00:30:03,374 Like there's people who could say, oh, I go to practice every day. 598 00:30:03,374 --> 00:30:04,034 That's hard work. 599 00:30:04,604 --> 00:30:09,584 No hard work is intentionally choosing to give what you got that day and choosing 600 00:30:09,584 --> 00:30:12,554 intentionally, like The biggest thing behind hard work for me is like being 601 00:30:12,554 --> 00:30:16,784 intentional about like intentionally choosing to give what you have. 602 00:30:18,794 --> 00:30:19,514 Jethro D. Jones: And what does that mean? 603 00:30:20,294 --> 00:30:21,194 Cali Jones: Well, like. 604 00:30:22,455 --> 00:30:24,344 I don't, you're being intentional about it. 605 00:30:24,344 --> 00:30:27,134 You're choosing, like you're choosing what you wanna do. 606 00:30:27,794 --> 00:30:27,854 Yeah. 607 00:30:27,854 --> 00:30:30,435 You're not just showing up to practice and you're not just doing the reps just 608 00:30:30,435 --> 00:30:33,465 to do them and like hitting the times, but like you're showing up and you're 609 00:30:33,465 --> 00:30:36,405 like, I'm going to give like my best. 610 00:30:36,405 --> 00:30:40,215 And even if the best, your best is truly not, like your best that 611 00:30:40,215 --> 00:30:41,294 day is not the best you can do. 612 00:30:41,294 --> 00:30:43,874 Like you're still showing up and giving what you haven't. 613 00:30:44,279 --> 00:30:45,810 Doing the best with what you have that day. 614 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:46,889 'cause every day is different. 615 00:30:46,949 --> 00:30:48,509 And that's something that's very true in running. 616 00:30:48,870 --> 00:30:49,139 Mm-hmm. 617 00:30:49,590 --> 00:30:49,860 Jethro D. Jones: Yeah. 618 00:30:50,759 --> 00:30:56,999 So what's really interesting there is that, um, there's also other things that 619 00:30:56,999 --> 00:31:02,729 you're doing outside of running that are, uh, helping you with developing 620 00:31:02,729 --> 00:31:04,019 your skills and things like that. 621 00:31:04,019 --> 00:31:07,379 So you're, you're outside of practice, so what are the other things you're 622 00:31:07,379 --> 00:31:10,979 doing beyond practice, uh, each day? 623 00:31:13,124 --> 00:31:14,834 Cali Jones: Like running wise, that we're still talking. 624 00:31:15,452 --> 00:31:19,562 Jethro D. Jones: I mean, you, you just talked about how hard work is showing up 625 00:31:19,562 --> 00:31:24,392 and given the best that you can that day, but you're not just, you're not just, 626 00:31:26,877 --> 00:31:27,377 oh boy. 627 00:31:29,072 --> 00:31:33,092 You're not just showing up to, you're not just showing up to practice. 628 00:31:33,272 --> 00:31:34,502 You're doing more than that. 629 00:31:34,772 --> 00:31:37,142 So what are the other things in your life that you're doing to make 630 00:31:37,142 --> 00:31:41,342 sure that you are showing up as your best at practice, but then also. 631 00:31:41,747 --> 00:31:43,277 Uh, doing well in other areas. 632 00:31:43,277 --> 00:31:48,617 So for example, your, what you're eating, your sleep, those kind 633 00:31:48,617 --> 00:31:50,897 of things, your scripture study, those kind of things as well. 634 00:31:50,897 --> 00:31:50,927 I. 635 00:31:52,172 --> 00:31:55,682 Because it's more than just physically going to practice. 636 00:31:55,802 --> 00:31:57,512 You have to prepare for it beforehand. 637 00:31:57,542 --> 00:31:58,892 That's part of the intentionality. 638 00:31:59,642 --> 00:32:01,712 You have to prepare for it beforehand, and then you have to 639 00:32:01,712 --> 00:32:04,652 recover from it afterward, and you have to do all these things. 640 00:32:04,652 --> 00:32:09,872 And you've really, this last year made a big intention to do a lot 641 00:32:09,872 --> 00:32:14,492 of these things that, um, uh, we're just seeing a different side of you. 642 00:32:14,762 --> 00:32:18,902 And that's, that's not typical of a 17-year-old girl. 643 00:32:18,902 --> 00:32:19,472 Cali Jones: Mm-hmm. 644 00:32:20,207 --> 00:32:22,277 Something that's really important to me is eating well. 645 00:32:22,457 --> 00:32:25,907 Like I've just learned that that is something really important to, 646 00:32:25,907 --> 00:32:29,597 like, I recognize that when I eat right my body feels a lot better 647 00:32:29,747 --> 00:32:31,547 and so I feel like that's definitely something that sets me apart. 648 00:32:31,577 --> 00:32:36,287 'cause I'm very intentional about what I eat and every, like I meal prep my lunch 649 00:32:36,287 --> 00:32:38,747 for the week and I put like a lot of thought into it and I try to figure out 650 00:32:38,747 --> 00:32:40,817 what's gonna best help me for the week. 651 00:32:41,297 --> 00:32:43,067 And another thing that's really important to me is sleep. 652 00:32:43,067 --> 00:32:47,477 Like I really am really particular about this and I get annoyed by dog kit. 653 00:32:51,512 --> 00:32:53,492 Jethro D. Jones: Don't snap your buttons while you're talking. 654 00:32:54,452 --> 00:32:56,672 Cali Jones: Um, and I'm annoyed when I don't get enough sleep. 655 00:32:57,572 --> 00:33:02,132 And so I try to focus on that and make sure that's, um, important to me. 656 00:33:02,912 --> 00:33:04,322 Um, that doesn't make sense. 657 00:33:04,982 --> 00:33:06,752 Um, yeah, go ahead, take it away. 658 00:33:06,752 --> 00:33:09,002 Now I'm done talking. 659 00:33:10,352 --> 00:33:10,742 Jethro D. Jones: All right. 660 00:33:10,742 --> 00:33:13,802 So, uh, getting enough sleep, meal, prepping. 661 00:33:14,432 --> 00:33:16,262 You talked about doing your scripture study. 662 00:33:16,502 --> 00:33:19,112 What other things do you think are really important to help 663 00:33:19,112 --> 00:33:20,612 you perform at your best? 664 00:33:21,272 --> 00:33:23,582 Cali Jones: Um, I pray every day before practice. 665 00:33:24,332 --> 00:33:24,572 Mm-hmm. 666 00:33:24,812 --> 00:33:29,402 I mean, I pray that it's gonna go well, so that's important that I do that to me. 667 00:33:30,092 --> 00:33:30,392 Um, 668 00:33:33,947 --> 00:33:35,312 Jethro D. Jones: here, put this under your cup. 669 00:33:38,522 --> 00:33:41,312 That way it won't make us know your Oh, loud one. 670 00:33:42,212 --> 00:33:42,722 There you go. 671 00:33:43,442 --> 00:33:45,392 That way when you take a drink, it won't be quite as loud. 672 00:33:46,502 --> 00:33:51,302 Um, all right, so you've learned these three lessons from doing 673 00:33:51,302 --> 00:33:55,502 running this year, so let's talk about what the future looks like. 674 00:33:55,682 --> 00:33:58,832 What are some of your goals and ambitions that you're working 675 00:33:58,832 --> 00:34:04,772 towards, um, and what are some things that you want to accomplish? 676 00:34:05,627 --> 00:34:08,717 Uh, you can say over the next 10 years, or you can say in the 677 00:34:08,717 --> 00:34:10,247 next year before we talk again. 678 00:34:10,757 --> 00:34:13,427 But, you know, I wanna just keep it open and then we'll dig 679 00:34:13,427 --> 00:34:14,747 down deeper into some things. 680 00:34:15,017 --> 00:34:15,347 Cali Jones: Alright. 681 00:34:16,067 --> 00:34:19,907 Um, well next, this next year I want to run 2025. 682 00:34:19,907 --> 00:34:24,287 I want to run 1500 miles, which will be the most I've ever ran. 683 00:34:24,287 --> 00:34:28,667 This year I ran like 1,114. 684 00:34:28,682 --> 00:34:29,102 Mm-hmm. 685 00:34:29,282 --> 00:34:30,182 And so I want to. 686 00:34:30,497 --> 00:34:31,577 I do that. 687 00:34:31,577 --> 00:34:34,847 And so with that comes more consistency in my running, like 688 00:34:34,847 --> 00:34:38,327 throughout the summer, which was something I struggled with last year. 689 00:34:38,327 --> 00:34:40,637 And so that consistency, 690 00:34:43,187 --> 00:34:46,397 consistency piece is important in a lot of other areas of my life. 691 00:34:46,637 --> 00:34:48,947 Like I'm already pretty consistent in reading my scriptures and stuff, 692 00:34:48,947 --> 00:34:53,027 but I wanna consistently be going like deeper and I want to like 693 00:34:53,027 --> 00:34:54,317 be consistently doing a lot of. 694 00:34:54,977 --> 00:34:56,447 Other important things in my life. 695 00:34:56,837 --> 00:34:57,947 Jethro D. Jones: Mm-hmm. 696 00:34:58,187 --> 00:35:04,787 So running 1500 miles is a lot, you know, it's basically like five miles 697 00:35:04,787 --> 00:35:07,667 a day essentially, or thereabouts. 698 00:35:07,667 --> 00:35:09,797 'cause you don't run on one day a week, right? 699 00:35:09,827 --> 00:35:09,917 Mm-hmm. 700 00:35:10,697 --> 00:35:13,307 So that's, that's a lot of time. 701 00:35:13,787 --> 00:35:15,167 Uh, to spend running. 702 00:35:15,587 --> 00:35:17,477 That's a lot of distance to cover. 703 00:35:17,867 --> 00:35:23,267 Um, and so that's something that you are tracking regularly and 704 00:35:23,267 --> 00:35:24,437 how do you keep track of that? 705 00:35:24,467 --> 00:35:24,497 Strava. 706 00:35:26,687 --> 00:35:26,717 Strava. 707 00:35:26,867 --> 00:35:27,347 All right. 708 00:35:27,347 --> 00:35:28,637 Shout out to Kelly Strava. 709 00:35:28,757 --> 00:35:31,127 Yeah, go ahead and follow her on Strava, if you're a runner. 710 00:35:31,697 --> 00:35:35,717 Um, tell me about a connection that you made recently on Strava. 711 00:35:38,027 --> 00:35:38,957 Where you did a workout. 712 00:35:39,227 --> 00:35:39,767 Cali Jones: Oh yeah. 713 00:35:40,427 --> 00:35:42,557 So I did a workout last Saturday. 714 00:35:42,917 --> 00:35:47,897 It was, I'll, I'll drop it here for any you run and also then also wanna try it. 715 00:35:48,317 --> 00:35:49,007 Um, let's see. 716 00:35:49,187 --> 00:35:59,417 It was two by 400, two by 200, two by 400, three by 200 and that was all in trainers 717 00:35:59,417 --> 00:36:01,997 and then a 400 and 200 and spikes. 718 00:36:02,537 --> 00:36:05,357 And so I did that last Saturday with one of my friends. 719 00:36:05,687 --> 00:36:09,317 Um, and so then I posted it on my Strava, which I love Strava. 720 00:36:09,647 --> 00:36:10,817 It's, it's so much fun. 721 00:36:11,087 --> 00:36:17,387 I posted on my Strava and there's this girl, uh, who is from like the 722 00:36:17,387 --> 00:36:20,687 other side of Washington, who I've never met before, but she follows me. 723 00:36:21,302 --> 00:36:25,502 And she's like commented before she's, I get the impression that she's super nice. 724 00:36:26,277 --> 00:36:26,857 I'm sure she is. 725 00:36:27,782 --> 00:36:29,972 And so then she commented on that workout. 726 00:36:29,972 --> 00:36:31,622 She's like, wow, this sounds fun. 727 00:36:31,622 --> 00:36:32,492 I'm gonna try it. 728 00:36:32,762 --> 00:36:38,042 And so then the next day she tried it out and she was like, she, on her little 729 00:36:38,162 --> 00:36:42,092 description of her run, she said, try this workout that I saw Cali Jones do. 730 00:36:42,962 --> 00:36:43,502 Um. 731 00:36:44,072 --> 00:36:46,412 And she didn't complete it, but she tried it. 732 00:36:46,682 --> 00:36:50,342 And that's, to me, it was pretty cool that she saw something I did 733 00:36:50,342 --> 00:36:51,512 and was like, wow, that looks cool. 734 00:36:51,782 --> 00:36:52,832 And then tried to do it. 735 00:36:53,252 --> 00:36:53,702 Jethro D. Jones: Yeah. 736 00:36:53,762 --> 00:36:54,452 That is cool. 737 00:36:54,992 --> 00:36:59,732 And uh, again, another example of you being an inspiration and 738 00:36:59,912 --> 00:37:03,122 helping someone do something that they may not have thought of doing 739 00:37:03,332 --> 00:37:05,012 before, which is pretty cool. 740 00:37:05,702 --> 00:37:11,612 Um, so you, we don't let you have social media. 741 00:37:12,212 --> 00:37:17,102 Um, and have kept you off of that until you did Strava. 742 00:37:17,252 --> 00:37:20,402 And so Strava is really the only social media that you have. 743 00:37:20,462 --> 00:37:26,582 And, um, you, you've got peers who use social media and you 744 00:37:26,582 --> 00:37:27,962 haven't been able to do that. 745 00:37:28,412 --> 00:37:33,992 How do you feel like that has affected you as a 17-year-old girl? 746 00:37:34,472 --> 00:37:36,662 Cali Jones: Well, sometimes I feel left out 'cause my friends will all be 747 00:37:36,662 --> 00:37:38,252 like sending reels to each other, but. 748 00:37:38,702 --> 00:37:41,702 I don't get, actually I do get sent reels, but it's not the 749 00:37:41,702 --> 00:37:42,752 same when you have Instagram. 750 00:37:43,172 --> 00:37:46,742 And sometimes I just like wanna go on Instagram and like, look something up 751 00:37:46,922 --> 00:37:50,732 because that's where a lot of like news happens, especially in the running world. 752 00:37:50,732 --> 00:37:52,832 And like, especially with like people being recruited and 753 00:37:52,832 --> 00:37:55,112 stuff, like, 'cause I'm a nerd, I like seeing that kind of stuff. 754 00:37:55,112 --> 00:37:55,562 Mm-hmm. 755 00:37:55,892 --> 00:37:57,212 But since I, on Instagram, I can't see it. 756 00:37:57,602 --> 00:37:58,832 And so it's hard for me to see that. 757 00:37:58,832 --> 00:38:04,262 But it's also good 'cause um, I know social media is like a 758 00:38:04,262 --> 00:38:07,172 huge problem with youth and I. 759 00:38:07,907 --> 00:38:09,377 I'm sure I would be on it way too much. 760 00:38:09,377 --> 00:38:11,702 Like I'm already on Strava a lot, so. 761 00:38:11,957 --> 00:38:12,287 Yeah. 762 00:38:12,467 --> 00:38:16,217 Jethro D. Jones: And you, you recently made a, a change in how you use Strava. 763 00:38:16,307 --> 00:38:17,207 So tell me about that. 764 00:38:21,737 --> 00:38:22,422 Cali Jones: I dunno what you're talking about. 765 00:38:23,402 --> 00:38:23,982 I'm confused. 766 00:38:24,252 --> 00:38:24,662 This is 767 00:38:24,662 --> 00:38:24,822 Jethro D. Jones: great. 768 00:38:25,282 --> 00:38:27,587 You said I'm gonna delete Strava from my phone. 769 00:38:27,857 --> 00:38:27,947 Mm-hmm. 770 00:38:28,667 --> 00:38:29,537 Did you put it back on? 771 00:38:29,537 --> 00:38:29,777 Yes. 772 00:38:32,672 --> 00:38:35,597 Okay, so why did you take it off and why did you put it back on? 773 00:38:35,717 --> 00:38:39,077 Cali Jones: Okay, so I took it off because I think it was during 774 00:38:39,077 --> 00:38:43,187 Thanksgiving break that I, and during some of the school, the school weeks, 775 00:38:43,187 --> 00:38:46,667 'cause I just like get on it when I'm like, when I'm not doing anything. 776 00:38:46,667 --> 00:38:50,657 And I wanted to, there was like, oh I think it was a couple weeks ago. 777 00:38:50,657 --> 00:38:52,997 I wanted to just like seelo, I could get my screen time and 778 00:38:53,327 --> 00:38:54,602 do that hep take off Strava. 779 00:38:54,722 --> 00:38:56,477 'cause I get on there and just look at. 780 00:38:56,837 --> 00:38:57,707 People running. 781 00:38:58,547 --> 00:39:01,907 So that's such a nerdy thing to do, but I just do that. 782 00:39:02,327 --> 00:39:05,237 And so I was like, I'll just take it off and see what happens. 783 00:39:05,237 --> 00:39:12,737 But, uh, I put it back on because it's really hard to like, comment and like. 784 00:39:14,027 --> 00:39:15,257 Put in a description and title. 785 00:39:15,257 --> 00:39:16,787 My run on the web version. 786 00:39:16,787 --> 00:39:16,877 Mm-hmm. 787 00:39:17,177 --> 00:39:20,867 It's really annoying and I really, really like titling my runs and 788 00:39:20,867 --> 00:39:23,862 doing like the description, so I couldn't just like not do it. 789 00:39:24,182 --> 00:39:24,422 Mm-hmm. 790 00:39:24,502 --> 00:39:25,607 Like it pain me, not do it. 791 00:39:25,607 --> 00:39:28,367 'cause I spend a lot of my run thinking about what I'm gonna put on my Strava 792 00:39:29,237 --> 00:39:30,317 because that's just something like. 793 00:39:30,647 --> 00:39:32,297 It's like a creative expression for me. 794 00:39:32,297 --> 00:39:36,857 Like I just love putting like fun, like captions or like titles on. 795 00:39:37,187 --> 00:39:39,977 And so that to me is just like something really fun that I enjoy, and so I put 796 00:39:39,977 --> 00:39:42,077 it back on so I could keep doing that. 797 00:39:42,082 --> 00:39:42,462 Jethro D. Jones: Mm-hmm. 798 00:39:42,977 --> 00:39:43,247 Okay. 799 00:39:43,397 --> 00:39:43,967 That's cool. 800 00:39:44,237 --> 00:39:45,347 No judgment by the way. 801 00:39:46,037 --> 00:39:49,847 And um, what's, what's so fascinating is that it's so easy to get stuck 802 00:39:49,847 --> 00:39:54,407 into social media and things, uh, pulling you down, right? 803 00:39:54,437 --> 00:39:55,787 And, um. 804 00:39:56,582 --> 00:39:58,682 And, and waste time on those kind of things. 805 00:39:58,682 --> 00:40:02,342 Like I struggle with that myself, especially with X, formerly 806 00:40:02,342 --> 00:40:04,287 known as Twitter and Nerd. 807 00:40:04,682 --> 00:40:05,012 Nerd. 808 00:40:05,162 --> 00:40:05,462 Yep. 809 00:40:05,522 --> 00:40:10,022 And, uh, and there are a lot of different nerdy things that I just get sucked into. 810 00:40:10,592 --> 00:40:14,552 Um, and so it's, you know, you gotta figure out what the right balance is. 811 00:40:14,582 --> 00:40:17,132 And what I appreciated was that you saw. 812 00:40:17,537 --> 00:40:21,647 That it was a problem because you were wasting time and you were, as we call 813 00:40:21,647 --> 00:40:27,137 it, buffering or sedating in instead of dealing with the frustrating things 814 00:40:27,137 --> 00:40:32,597 that were going on, you recognized it and then you saw why you wanted to have 815 00:40:32,717 --> 00:40:36,527 Strava in your life, and so have you been better about sedating or buffering? 816 00:40:37,832 --> 00:40:40,052 Cali Jones: Um, it's been hard over the break 'cause there's 817 00:40:40,052 --> 00:40:41,222 just so much more free time. 818 00:40:41,222 --> 00:40:43,532 I dunno what to do with myself, so I'll just pull up my phone and get on 819 00:40:43,532 --> 00:40:45,332 Strava and so it hasn't been the best. 820 00:40:45,392 --> 00:40:45,602 Yeah. 821 00:40:45,662 --> 00:40:49,892 And so it's been difficult, but I just, I think what I need to do is I just 822 00:40:49,892 --> 00:40:53,162 need to slow down and think like, why am I getting on my phone right now? 823 00:40:53,162 --> 00:40:54,512 Why am I getting on Strava right now? 824 00:40:54,512 --> 00:40:56,012 Like, is there a purpose behind what I'm doing? 825 00:40:56,012 --> 00:40:57,842 And I just need to like, put it down. 826 00:40:57,842 --> 00:40:59,942 I'm like, okay with being bored. 827 00:41:00,827 --> 00:41:04,487 And like just sit there like stirring at the wall if I need to and like 828 00:41:04,487 --> 00:41:06,017 thinking like my brain is like twitching. 829 00:41:06,017 --> 00:41:07,337 'cause I'm like I can't do this. 830 00:41:07,337 --> 00:41:09,887 I need to be doing something, but I need to be okay with like not 831 00:41:09,887 --> 00:41:13,187 doing something at the wall and deal with that like feeling of like, 832 00:41:14,177 --> 00:41:15,527 I dunno what to do with myself. 833 00:41:16,127 --> 00:41:16,427 Jethro D. Jones: Yeah. 834 00:41:16,757 --> 00:41:20,117 So we talked a little bit about your, your need for sleep. 835 00:41:20,117 --> 00:41:23,597 What are some other things, I just remembered that I wanted 836 00:41:23,597 --> 00:41:24,347 to ask you this question. 837 00:41:24,347 --> 00:41:26,807 What are some other things you do to make sure that you get the sleep? 838 00:41:26,807 --> 00:41:26,837 I. 839 00:41:27,287 --> 00:41:30,407 That you need, that maybe your peers. 840 00:41:30,947 --> 00:41:33,107 Um, aren't doing, we're not judging anybody. 841 00:41:33,167 --> 00:41:35,147 So like that, that's not what this is about. 842 00:41:35,147 --> 00:41:35,267 Don't 843 00:41:35,267 --> 00:41:35,627 Cali Jones: name drop, 844 00:41:36,527 --> 00:41:37,127 Jethro D. Jones: don't name drop. 845 00:41:37,127 --> 00:41:41,177 We're not doing any of that, but like you're intentional in a way 846 00:41:41,177 --> 00:41:42,857 that, that other people aren't. 847 00:41:42,887 --> 00:41:45,947 And so I think it's valuable for you to share some of the things that 848 00:41:45,947 --> 00:41:49,337 you do, whether they're family rules that you don't have a choice with. 849 00:41:49,637 --> 00:41:54,827 Wink, wink, or, or whether there are things that you, uh, have 850 00:41:54,827 --> 00:41:56,987 just decided to do yourself. 851 00:41:57,047 --> 00:41:59,627 How do you, how do you get the, the sleep that you need? 852 00:42:00,092 --> 00:42:02,042 Cali Jones: Okay, well shout out Jethro and Stacey. 853 00:42:02,042 --> 00:42:06,992 My parents, let's go for one of our family rules is no devices in our rooms. 854 00:42:07,382 --> 00:42:13,352 And so, um, like I don't have my room, my, my phone in my room. 855 00:42:13,352 --> 00:42:13,682 I sleep. 856 00:42:13,682 --> 00:42:14,942 So that definitely helps a lot. 857 00:42:14,942 --> 00:42:17,882 'cause I know a lot of people will just like be on their phone 858 00:42:17,882 --> 00:42:19,157 super late and like, I know like. 859 00:42:19,652 --> 00:42:22,202 Science, the blue light helps you not go to sleep. 860 00:42:22,202 --> 00:42:25,562 And another thing is I try to put my phone, like, especially like during like 861 00:42:25,562 --> 00:42:29,342 the school time, this is mainly the more important, I try to put my phone, put 862 00:42:29,342 --> 00:42:33,362 my phone away at like a certain time or like have it like a certain, like, like 863 00:42:33,362 --> 00:42:34,922 an hour before I go to bed and stuff. 864 00:42:35,192 --> 00:42:36,272 And so that's something I try to do. 865 00:42:36,272 --> 00:42:38,552 And I also try when I wake up in the morning, so like this isn't really to 866 00:42:38,552 --> 00:42:41,612 my sleep, but this is just really to like mentally, I try to like wait like 867 00:42:41,612 --> 00:42:44,342 30 minutes before I get on my phone and like wait a certain amount of 868 00:42:44,342 --> 00:42:48,302 time before I get on my phone in the morning to like check my messages and. 869 00:42:49,037 --> 00:42:49,817 Checks Strava. 870 00:42:51,527 --> 00:42:52,522 It's not trying, let's be real. 871 00:42:52,877 --> 00:42:53,297 Let's be real. 872 00:42:53,297 --> 00:42:54,347 That's what I do in the mornings. 873 00:42:54,467 --> 00:42:57,977 I try to like give a, like a, a buffer time before that. 874 00:42:57,977 --> 00:43:00,617 And I've noticed when I've gotten on my phone, like pretty soon 875 00:43:00,617 --> 00:43:02,927 after I wake up, I notice I feel different throughout the day. 876 00:43:03,197 --> 00:43:03,407 Jethro D. Jones: Mm-hmm. 877 00:43:04,427 --> 00:43:04,697 Yeah. 878 00:43:05,147 --> 00:43:07,817 Uh, what other things do you do to help you with your sleep? 879 00:43:08,867 --> 00:43:09,467 Cali Jones: Um. 880 00:43:13,232 --> 00:43:16,502 Well, I exercise during the day, so it helps me sleep better at night. 881 00:43:16,682 --> 00:43:16,862 Yeah. 882 00:43:17,222 --> 00:43:18,182 And so that's a big one. 883 00:43:18,242 --> 00:43:20,852 Like I don't just like sit around all day and then when it's time to go 884 00:43:20,852 --> 00:43:23,132 to bed and I'm like, I can't sleep. 885 00:43:23,192 --> 00:43:27,872 And so I make sure to like exercise during the day and, um. 886 00:43:30,152 --> 00:43:31,952 I do stuff to help me wind down for bed. 887 00:43:31,952 --> 00:43:35,372 Like I stretch and I roll out and I write in a journal and read my 888 00:43:35,372 --> 00:43:39,482 scriptures and that is all stuff that usually is since that's kind of, 889 00:43:39,482 --> 00:43:41,492 I've had that routine down since like the beginning of the school year. 890 00:43:41,492 --> 00:43:43,652 And so that's kinda like a signal to my brain that's like, it's 891 00:43:43,652 --> 00:43:44,642 time for you to go to bed now. 892 00:43:44,822 --> 00:43:47,912 And so usually that is something that helps a lot and. 893 00:43:48,332 --> 00:43:51,152 I usually need to get, be in my room by a certain time. 894 00:43:51,392 --> 00:43:54,992 I've been trying to be in my room by eight because it just takes like, I 895 00:43:54,992 --> 00:43:56,702 just like to have time to do that. 896 00:43:56,702 --> 00:43:59,312 I don't wanna feel rushed trying to do those things 'cause they're important 897 00:43:59,312 --> 00:44:03,872 to me and I just want to be able to do them and not like stress about getting 898 00:44:03,872 --> 00:44:05,882 them done by like a certain time. 899 00:44:06,242 --> 00:44:08,222 'cause they're the things that are helping me try to go to sleep. 900 00:44:08,312 --> 00:44:08,642 Jethro D. Jones: Mm-hmm. 901 00:44:09,392 --> 00:44:14,852 So, uh, a teenage girl going to her room to go to bed at eight o'clock. 902 00:44:15,482 --> 00:44:17,222 That seems pretty unique. 903 00:44:17,702 --> 00:44:20,192 I don't know of a lot of other girls who are doing that, do you? 904 00:44:20,492 --> 00:44:20,972 Cali Jones: No. 905 00:44:21,632 --> 00:44:24,962 Jethro D. Jones: So why do you go to bed to your bedroom so early? 906 00:44:25,382 --> 00:44:29,342 Cali Jones: Uh, so I can, again, so I can have the time I need to wind down for bed. 907 00:44:29,342 --> 00:44:32,762 'cause that's something that's important to me is getting my sleep because I 908 00:44:32,762 --> 00:44:34,112 don't like not having enough sleep. 909 00:44:34,112 --> 00:44:38,042 I don't like feeling like I'm gonna fall asleep in my boring classes. 910 00:44:40,322 --> 00:44:40,592 Jethro D. Jones: All right. 911 00:44:40,592 --> 00:44:43,502 We could, we could maybe talk about school in a minute, but, um. 912 00:44:44,207 --> 00:44:48,527 But one of the other things that, that I've seen from you is that you 913 00:44:48,527 --> 00:44:52,607 recognize that sleep is important, and so you prioritize doing that. 914 00:44:52,667 --> 00:44:56,867 So even if I'm up late or the other kids are up late, you're 915 00:44:56,867 --> 00:44:58,307 like, I'm ready to go to bed. 916 00:44:58,427 --> 00:45:02,177 And part of the the credit. 917 00:45:02,552 --> 00:45:06,302 That I give to you learning that, and feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, 918 00:45:06,332 --> 00:45:11,672 but your mom is a really good example of that in how she is like, I know I'm 919 00:45:11,672 --> 00:45:13,142 getting tired and I need to go to bed. 920 00:45:13,382 --> 00:45:18,752 And so she just is ready to go to bed and she gets up at five o'clock 921 00:45:18,812 --> 00:45:23,102 most mornings, and so she needs sleep and she prioritizes that also. 922 00:45:23,372 --> 00:45:27,422 And so her setting that example, I think has been really valuable. 923 00:45:27,422 --> 00:45:30,752 Do you see that as valuable yourself or do you not even notice it? 924 00:45:31,037 --> 00:45:32,897 Cali Jones: Um, I haven't really thought of it like that, but 925 00:45:33,167 --> 00:45:35,117 I think sub subconsciously, 926 00:45:39,797 --> 00:45:44,537 I think subconsciously I recognized that and saw that she recognized 927 00:45:44,537 --> 00:45:45,533 the importance of it and like. 928 00:45:47,372 --> 00:45:51,812 She's like recognized like sometimes when I act a certain way or like I'm 929 00:45:51,812 --> 00:45:52,652 like getting worried about things. 930 00:45:52,652 --> 00:45:53,882 She's like, Kylie, you just need to go to sleep. 931 00:45:53,882 --> 00:45:56,252 And so stuff like that over like the past couple years since she's 932 00:45:56,252 --> 00:45:58,142 been saying, oh, you're acting like this because you're tired. 933 00:45:58,202 --> 00:45:58,292 Mm-hmm. 934 00:45:58,532 --> 00:45:58,952 I'm like, okay. 935 00:45:58,952 --> 00:46:00,122 So I probably should sleep more. 936 00:46:00,782 --> 00:46:00,842 Yeah. 937 00:46:00,842 --> 00:46:01,832 We should go to bed earlier. 938 00:46:02,462 --> 00:46:03,032 Such and such. 939 00:46:04,112 --> 00:46:10,622 Jethro D. Jones: So, um, what is our, what is our family's remedy for any ailment? 940 00:46:11,102 --> 00:46:13,757 Cali Jones: Uh, sleep and water, right? 941 00:46:15,362 --> 00:46:16,232 Jethro D. Jones: Something's wrong. 942 00:46:16,232 --> 00:46:16,832 What do we say? 943 00:46:17,072 --> 00:46:17,852 Sleep and water. 944 00:46:17,912 --> 00:46:18,872 Cali Jones: Oh, and probably eat too. 945 00:46:19,082 --> 00:46:19,442 Jethro D. Jones: Yeah. 946 00:46:19,562 --> 00:46:20,462 Eat, sleep and water. 947 00:46:21,122 --> 00:46:21,632 Or not eat that. 948 00:46:21,632 --> 00:46:21,842 Or not eat 949 00:46:22,502 --> 00:46:24,957 Cali Jones: also, that's also a remedy sometimes just stop eating. 950 00:46:25,537 --> 00:46:26,357 You're just bored. 951 00:46:27,932 --> 00:46:28,382 Jethro D. Jones: Yeah. 952 00:46:28,442 --> 00:46:34,172 It's funny because, uh, 'cause that is, we have said this for so long, you just 953 00:46:34,172 --> 00:46:38,882 need to go to sleep, so just go to bed and that'll, you'll feel fine in the morning. 954 00:46:39,062 --> 00:46:39,152 Mm-hmm. 955 00:46:39,512 --> 00:46:43,082 And it's funny because as a, as a parent, you're like. 956 00:46:43,382 --> 00:46:44,642 You honestly don't know what you're doing. 957 00:46:44,672 --> 00:46:45,722 You have no idea, right? 958 00:46:45,752 --> 00:46:47,252 You're just making up as you go along. 959 00:46:47,672 --> 00:46:51,872 But what we have found is that when you guys do get sleep, then you're better. 960 00:46:52,017 --> 00:46:52,237 Wow. 961 00:46:52,857 --> 00:46:53,077 And 962 00:46:53,297 --> 00:46:54,437 Cali Jones: I'm so glad you realized that. 963 00:46:55,652 --> 00:46:58,772 Jethro D. Jones: And so now like we always say, just go to sleep. 964 00:46:58,772 --> 00:47:00,452 And it, and it always does. 965 00:47:00,512 --> 00:47:01,232 It does help. 966 00:47:02,012 --> 00:47:06,542 Um, alright, so, uh, so we talked about one of your goals 967 00:47:06,542 --> 00:47:08,042 for this year is 1500 miles. 968 00:47:08,132 --> 00:47:10,892 What other things do you have looking forward to the future? 969 00:47:12,302 --> 00:47:12,662 Cali Jones: Well. 970 00:47:13,007 --> 00:47:13,037 Okay. 971 00:47:13,787 --> 00:47:19,367 As you know, I'm 17 and in the next 20 years, I mean 10, well, not 20. 972 00:47:19,667 --> 00:47:19,907 Hello. 973 00:47:20,777 --> 00:47:25,247 Um, well, in 10 years I'll be 27 and a lot's gonna happen in that time. 974 00:47:25,337 --> 00:47:25,667 Mm-hmm. 975 00:47:25,967 --> 00:47:27,947 College, hopefully a mission. 976 00:47:28,547 --> 00:47:32,897 Probably getting married, hopefully traveling, maybe kids that would 977 00:47:32,897 --> 00:47:34,937 probably be good to have kids for 27. 978 00:47:35,417 --> 00:47:37,517 If not, then gonna getting old. 979 00:47:38,507 --> 00:47:41,687 And so there's a lot of big things like gonna happen. 980 00:47:42,662 --> 00:47:43,382 I'm gonna be an adult. 981 00:47:43,382 --> 00:47:44,072 Yeah, that too. 982 00:47:44,582 --> 00:47:45,032 Jethro D. Jones: Yes. 983 00:47:45,152 --> 00:47:45,992 Um, I can vote. 984 00:47:45,997 --> 00:47:47,462 That's a, that's coming this year. 985 00:47:47,462 --> 00:47:48,452 Cali Jones: That's coming this year. 986 00:47:48,632 --> 00:47:48,722 Yep. 987 00:47:49,202 --> 00:47:51,452 Shout out me turning 18 soon. 988 00:47:52,742 --> 00:47:57,572 Um, and so it's just a lot of things that are happening with that. 989 00:47:57,572 --> 00:48:02,222 And I mean, all those big events that I like have and like I 990 00:48:02,222 --> 00:48:06,272 want to get married and go on a mission and go get into college. 991 00:48:06,752 --> 00:48:09,362 I mean, I don't think I'll have a problem with that, you 992 00:48:09,362 --> 00:48:11,912 know, but I also want to run. 993 00:48:12,227 --> 00:48:15,227 Mar a marathon, probably a couple marathons, not just one. 994 00:48:15,797 --> 00:48:17,987 Um, and just like try new things. 995 00:48:18,167 --> 00:48:19,487 And I do really wanna travel more. 996 00:48:19,487 --> 00:48:24,377 'cause I, with my trip to Costa Rica this past summer, which was one 997 00:48:24,377 --> 00:48:27,107 of the most amazing experiences of my life, I realized I really like 998 00:48:27,107 --> 00:48:28,457 traveling and I want to do more of it. 999 00:48:28,757 --> 00:48:29,897 And so that's a goal that I have. 1000 00:48:30,197 --> 00:48:31,487 When I'm an adult is to travel more. 1001 00:48:32,117 --> 00:48:32,357 Jethro D. Jones: Yeah. 1002 00:48:32,447 --> 00:48:34,427 Let's talk a little bit about you going to Costa Rica. 1003 00:48:34,487 --> 00:48:37,697 'cause that was, uh, that was a big deal. 1004 00:48:37,702 --> 00:48:37,902 Mm-hmm. 1005 00:48:37,982 --> 00:48:39,142 Something that you wanted to do. 1006 00:48:39,202 --> 00:48:39,622 Mm-hmm. 1007 00:48:39,947 --> 00:48:42,107 And, uh, how did you pay for that? 1008 00:48:42,947 --> 00:48:48,017 Cali Jones: Well, during my time for the B Podcast Network, I gained a 1009 00:48:48,107 --> 00:48:54,077 salary in which I was able to spend ex save money to do such a thing. 1010 00:48:54,497 --> 00:48:58,217 But yeah, I, there's a lot of not buying things I wanted. 1011 00:48:58,217 --> 00:48:58,907 There's a lot of. 1012 00:48:59,402 --> 00:49:02,072 Saying no to things that I wanted to get because I knew that I had to save 1013 00:49:02,072 --> 00:49:09,032 for Costa Rica and I mean, I missed a few payments and so I had to pay an 1014 00:49:09,032 --> 00:49:10,982 extra $200 'cause I missed like four. 1015 00:49:11,342 --> 00:49:11,432 Mm-hmm. 1016 00:49:11,672 --> 00:49:14,312 And so that was really frustrating, especially 'cause I, most of the 1017 00:49:14,312 --> 00:49:17,162 time I had enough money, it was just not in the right account for it. 1018 00:49:17,372 --> 00:49:21,452 And the dates got changed, like a little messed up from like switching things over. 1019 00:49:21,452 --> 00:49:22,832 So it was one of those really frustrating things. 1020 00:49:22,832 --> 00:49:25,772 But even with extra things, I was able to pay for it and. 1021 00:49:26,492 --> 00:49:29,702 I mean, the Lord helped make that happen because Costa Rica was really amazing and 1022 00:49:29,702 --> 00:49:31,292 he knew that I needed that experience. 1023 00:49:31,802 --> 00:49:32,162 Jethro D. Jones: Yeah. 1024 00:49:32,162 --> 00:49:35,792 So I thought it was really amazing that you paid for it yourself, that 1025 00:49:35,792 --> 00:49:38,792 you were disciplined and saved your money and didn't waste it on things. 1026 00:49:38,792 --> 00:49:40,412 And that was awesome. 1027 00:49:40,532 --> 00:49:45,992 And that was really cool to see because um, it's not easy to do that. 1028 00:49:46,377 --> 00:49:49,287 But again, going back to some of the things we've talked about, 1029 00:49:49,677 --> 00:49:51,207 you had a deeper purpose to it. 1030 00:49:51,207 --> 00:49:54,507 And it wasn't just like, Hey, this would be fun. 1031 00:49:54,507 --> 00:49:55,377 I want to go do it. 1032 00:49:55,527 --> 00:49:59,187 Like, you know, buying a game for your phone or something. 1033 00:49:59,637 --> 00:50:00,117 It was, 1034 00:50:00,662 --> 00:50:01,282 Cali Jones: I'm not that person. 1035 00:50:01,852 --> 00:50:03,717 Maybe you are, but not be, 1036 00:50:04,317 --> 00:50:05,127 Jethro D. Jones: ain't that the truth? 1037 00:50:05,607 --> 00:50:10,587 Uh, you, you said no to things that, that you wanted so that you could do the thing 1038 00:50:10,587 --> 00:50:12,327 that you really felt you needed to do. 1039 00:50:12,567 --> 00:50:15,657 And so what made going to Costa Rica so amazing. 1040 00:50:16,337 --> 00:50:17,747 Cali Jones: Um, I don't know. 1041 00:50:17,747 --> 00:50:19,757 I think it was just, 'cause it was something I had never done 1042 00:50:19,757 --> 00:50:20,867 before and it was a new experience. 1043 00:50:20,867 --> 00:50:24,437 It was my first time, like, really going to a foreign country like Canada doesn't 1044 00:50:24,437 --> 00:50:25,817 count because it's like right there. 1045 00:50:26,207 --> 00:50:30,197 And so it was like really just like a completely new experience. 1046 00:50:30,257 --> 00:50:35,777 And like, I love Spanish so much and so being able to like go there and like 1047 00:50:35,777 --> 00:50:39,077 speak Spanish, to hear people speak Spanish all the time was very, very cool. 1048 00:50:39,077 --> 00:50:42,437 And like, it was just something very much outta my comfort zone and 1049 00:50:42,437 --> 00:50:45,287 going with people like I wasn't, didn't really know very well. 1050 00:50:45,932 --> 00:50:49,742 Like doing something that was like, something I'd never done 1051 00:50:49,742 --> 00:50:50,697 before, and that was very cool. 1052 00:50:50,917 --> 00:50:51,337 Mm-hmm. 1053 00:50:52,202 --> 00:50:56,162 Jethro D. Jones: And so what about going to, uh, this other country? 1054 00:50:56,432 --> 00:51:01,742 Like what perspective did you get about other people and how they live and 1055 00:51:01,742 --> 00:51:03,212 different cultures and things like that? 1056 00:51:05,072 --> 00:51:07,592 Cali Jones: Well, I thought it was really cool that I was able to see like 1057 00:51:07,622 --> 00:51:12,452 how another, like group of people lived and like being able to also see like 1058 00:51:12,452 --> 00:51:15,392 the commonalities, like the love that people have for each other and like. 1059 00:51:16,142 --> 00:51:18,092 People are all just trying to like do their best. 1060 00:51:18,572 --> 00:51:18,812 Jethro D. Jones: Mm-hmm. 1061 00:51:20,042 --> 00:51:20,342 Yeah. 1062 00:51:21,332 --> 00:51:23,702 Um, yeah, that was pretty cool. 1063 00:51:24,002 --> 00:51:24,842 That was a neat experience. 1064 00:51:24,842 --> 00:51:26,402 What else do you wanna say about Costa Rica? 1065 00:51:26,612 --> 00:51:29,492 Cali Jones: Um, I mean, it was just such a beautiful country 1066 00:51:29,492 --> 00:51:32,852 and all the people, there were, everyone went there was really nice. 1067 00:51:32,852 --> 00:51:35,372 Like people in Costa Rica are very nice. 1068 00:51:35,372 --> 00:51:37,352 I learned and I thought that was really cool. 1069 00:51:37,922 --> 00:51:42,782 And I mean, it's just a cool experience going to like see outside of where 1070 00:51:42,782 --> 00:51:44,072 you live and that's what I would say. 1071 00:51:44,732 --> 00:51:49,292 To anybody who's like ever thought about traveling and who's ever like traveled 1072 00:51:49,292 --> 00:51:53,432 before, I would say you should go see some other place and don't just like go 1073 00:51:53,432 --> 00:51:54,902 see like the usual, like touristy stuff. 1074 00:51:54,902 --> 00:51:56,822 Try to go really see people. 1075 00:51:56,822 --> 00:51:57,152 Mm-hmm. 1076 00:51:57,422 --> 00:51:57,932 That's what I'd say. 1077 00:51:57,932 --> 00:52:01,652 That's what makes like trips so cool is seeing people and like that's what 1078 00:52:01,652 --> 00:52:02,702 people say about their mission too. 1079 00:52:02,702 --> 00:52:05,282 It's like it doesn't matter where you get sent, it's like the people 1080 00:52:05,282 --> 00:52:07,172 that you fall in love with and so, 1081 00:52:07,652 --> 00:52:08,042 Jethro D. Jones: yeah. 1082 00:52:08,402 --> 00:52:11,762 Well, one of the things that you realize is that everybody is a child of God. 1083 00:52:12,152 --> 00:52:16,922 And they have their own life and their own experience that they're living 1084 00:52:17,132 --> 00:52:22,262 and they have miracles and trials and frustrations just like everybody else. 1085 00:52:22,322 --> 00:52:26,642 And, um, and it's, it's really amazing. 1086 00:52:26,642 --> 00:52:28,862 So you've mentioned a mission a couple times. 1087 00:52:28,982 --> 00:52:31,022 Why do you want to go on a mission? 1088 00:52:31,022 --> 00:52:32,102 Like where did that come from? 1089 00:52:32,732 --> 00:52:36,122 Cali Jones: Um, well I think that would be really cool to go again, 1090 00:52:36,122 --> 00:52:37,982 go someplace else and see like. 1091 00:52:38,597 --> 00:52:42,617 Other, like see how other people live and just like, I mean, I wanna 1092 00:52:42,617 --> 00:52:43,757 share my testimony with other people. 1093 00:52:44,657 --> 00:52:45,107 Excuse me. 1094 00:52:45,287 --> 00:52:46,487 That was nasty. 1095 00:52:46,487 --> 00:52:47,357 Oh my gosh. 1096 00:52:49,127 --> 00:52:55,127 I mean, I just, I wanna go like I love the Lord and I just want other people 1097 00:52:55,547 --> 00:52:57,077 to feel the joy that I've been feeling. 1098 00:52:57,497 --> 00:52:57,857 And so, 1099 00:52:59,162 --> 00:53:01,157 Jethro D. Jones: okay, so like, let's go deeper. 1100 00:53:01,757 --> 00:53:04,307 Um, you're not required to go on a mission. 1101 00:53:04,937 --> 00:53:05,147 No. 1102 00:53:05,747 --> 00:53:13,067 So why have there been any, uh, examples or influences or people where you're like, 1103 00:53:14,117 --> 00:53:20,177 somebody said or suggested it and you're like, oh, maybe that is for me, like, and 1104 00:53:20,177 --> 00:53:22,697 we've certainly never pushed you to do it. 1105 00:53:23,087 --> 00:53:24,557 Um, 'cause that's not our style. 1106 00:53:24,587 --> 00:53:28,787 So what are you, like, where's, where's this desire coming from? 1107 00:53:29,177 --> 00:53:32,537 Cali Jones: Um, well, everybody, like we have return missionaries 1108 00:53:32,537 --> 00:53:34,247 come speak to like our seminar. 1109 00:53:34,277 --> 00:53:36,857 It's like, come speak at seminar and like everybody gets together and 1110 00:53:36,857 --> 00:53:39,377 like this Return missionary speaks and every return missionary said, 1111 00:53:39,377 --> 00:53:41,117 like, think about going on a mission. 1112 00:53:41,117 --> 00:53:43,847 Like, just like, think about it like to everybody. 1113 00:53:43,847 --> 00:53:46,037 It's not just like, like the boys are kinda like required too, 1114 00:53:46,037 --> 00:53:48,137 but it's like, it's like to the girls there like, think about it. 1115 00:53:48,137 --> 00:53:49,007 Like at least think about it. 1116 00:53:49,007 --> 00:53:51,047 And so I think that's important to like. 1117 00:53:51,857 --> 00:53:52,937 Keep that opportunity open. 1118 00:53:52,937 --> 00:53:54,017 That's something I do want to do. 1119 00:53:54,017 --> 00:53:55,667 I think that would be, it's gonna be really hard, but 1120 00:53:55,877 --> 00:53:56,987 hard things are good and so, 1121 00:53:57,377 --> 00:53:57,617 Jethro D. Jones: mm-hmm. 1122 00:53:58,397 --> 00:54:00,677 Yeah, they, they definitely are. 1123 00:54:01,427 --> 00:54:03,497 They definitely are good and hard. 1124 00:54:05,477 --> 00:54:10,962 Um, and so you're going to graduate from high school and turn 19 and 1125 00:54:11,087 --> 00:54:14,867 be eligible to go just a few months after you graduate next year, so 1126 00:54:14,987 --> 00:54:15,587 Cali Jones: about six. 1127 00:54:15,587 --> 00:54:15,677 Yep. 1128 00:54:16,457 --> 00:54:19,607 Jethro D. Jones: So, um, so you got some decisions to make about that, 1129 00:54:19,607 --> 00:54:23,777 of going to college for a semester or not and, and things like that. 1130 00:54:24,317 --> 00:54:30,257 Um, you have cousins and people, uh, in the stake who've gone on missions. 1131 00:54:30,617 --> 00:54:34,457 What has their example done to help you decide to do that yourself? 1132 00:54:34,847 --> 00:54:37,277 Cali Jones: Um, well, it's really coolest thing. 1133 00:54:37,277 --> 00:54:40,757 You'll just show faith in choosing to do that and like hearing people's like 1134 00:54:40,757 --> 00:54:43,757 stories and hearing like where they've come from and just being like, they're 1135 00:54:43,757 --> 00:54:46,247 just choosing to have faith and choosing to try it out and see what happens and 1136 00:54:46,247 --> 00:54:49,937 seeing how all these different people are choosing to all do the same thing, which 1137 00:54:49,937 --> 00:54:51,347 is serve the Lord and love other people. 1138 00:54:51,557 --> 00:54:51,797 Jethro D. Jones: Mm-hmm. 1139 00:54:52,817 --> 00:54:57,467 Yeah, that's really powerful and it's, it is a choice, right? 1140 00:54:57,797 --> 00:54:58,367 Like you. 1141 00:54:59,327 --> 00:55:03,647 Even if you go on a mission, you still have to choose to serve, just 1142 00:55:03,647 --> 00:55:07,907 like you were saying with your, um, practice for cross country and track. 1143 00:55:08,237 --> 00:55:13,517 You have to be intentional and choose to do it, and if you don't, then like 1144 00:55:13,637 --> 00:55:16,427 you can just show up and go through the motions, but what good is that? 1145 00:55:19,127 --> 00:55:20,117 Cali Jones: Is that an actual question? 1146 00:55:20,687 --> 00:55:20,987 Jethro D. Jones: No, 1147 00:55:21,682 --> 00:55:23,742 Cali Jones: you should have really look boss and looked at me. 1148 00:55:26,087 --> 00:55:26,267 Sorry. 1149 00:55:26,267 --> 00:55:27,462 I like zoned out a little bit. 1150 00:55:28,337 --> 00:55:29,717 Jethro D. Jones: I have that effect on people. 1151 00:55:30,767 --> 00:55:30,768 Thanks. 1152 00:55:33,167 --> 00:55:33,707 Okay. 1153 00:55:34,487 --> 00:55:34,997 Alright. 1154 00:55:35,057 --> 00:55:35,657 Um. 1155 00:55:36,257 --> 00:55:39,437 What are, uh, what are some of the habits that you want 1156 00:55:39,437 --> 00:55:41,747 to keep going into the future? 1157 00:55:42,557 --> 00:55:44,627 Cali Jones: Um, definitely reading my scriptures every day. 1158 00:55:45,287 --> 00:55:47,957 Uh, like I read the Book of Mormon every, every night, and 1159 00:55:47,957 --> 00:55:49,337 I've been doing that since like. 1160 00:55:50,837 --> 00:55:51,722 For like four years. 1161 00:55:52,712 --> 00:55:55,292 And so I don't think I've missed a night in four years of reading 1162 00:55:55,292 --> 00:55:56,017 the book Morn every night. 1163 00:55:56,022 --> 00:55:57,272 And that's something I still wanna keep up. 1164 00:55:57,692 --> 00:56:01,412 'cause like, like President Nelson said, read the book morn every day. 1165 00:56:01,412 --> 00:56:02,702 And I'm like, bear choices every day. 1166 00:56:02,882 --> 00:56:03,452 Mm-hmm. 1167 00:56:03,482 --> 00:56:05,882 And so I definitely don't wanna lose that habit. 1168 00:56:05,882 --> 00:56:08,312 And I also want to stay consistent in my running. 1169 00:56:08,312 --> 00:56:09,422 'cause that's, that's important to me. 1170 00:56:09,422 --> 00:56:14,042 And also eating healthy and sleeping well, those are all very important. 1171 00:56:14,042 --> 00:56:14,732 Jethro D. Jones: Mm-hmm. 1172 00:56:15,467 --> 00:56:18,977 Um, are there any things that you're doing that you want to stop 1173 00:56:18,977 --> 00:56:21,257 doing or want to be done with? 1174 00:56:21,557 --> 00:56:23,267 Cali Jones: Uh, chewing my nails for sure. 1175 00:56:23,867 --> 00:56:24,402 I don't like that. 1176 00:56:24,767 --> 00:56:29,597 I like that I do that, but, um, and there's also like when I sometimes get 1177 00:56:29,597 --> 00:56:33,047 stressed, like I crack my neck a lot, but doesn't like crack and so I'm just like. 1178 00:56:33,662 --> 00:56:36,662 Twisting my neck a lot and it, and my neck, like sometimes on a really 1179 00:56:36,662 --> 00:56:39,572 stressful day, it like ends up being really sore and I just don't like that 1180 00:56:39,572 --> 00:56:42,512 I do that, but I just like do it and I don't know how to like stop doing it. 1181 00:56:42,512 --> 00:56:45,662 So it's like, I just like don't like that I do that. 1182 00:56:45,872 --> 00:56:46,052 Hmm. 1183 00:56:46,112 --> 00:56:46,892 And it's just annoying. 1184 00:56:48,242 --> 00:56:48,452 Jethro D. Jones: Okay. 1185 00:56:48,992 --> 00:56:53,282 Uh, so you're, I in your junior year, what advice would you give yourself 1186 00:56:53,312 --> 00:56:56,162 as a freshman if you could go back and give yourself some advice? 1187 00:57:03,092 --> 00:57:04,112 That was a real question. 1188 00:57:04,112 --> 00:57:04,502 Cali Jones: I know. 1189 00:57:05,102 --> 00:57:07,022 I just dunno what I would advice I would give. 1190 00:57:07,562 --> 00:57:08,432 Um, 1191 00:57:11,912 --> 00:57:14,132 I, I honestly don't know, like, 1192 00:57:16,502 --> 00:57:17,102 um, 1193 00:57:19,592 --> 00:57:25,022 I would just say probably just like love other people. 1194 00:57:26,057 --> 00:57:27,257 More and just like, 1195 00:57:29,597 --> 00:57:31,097 like, just be nice to everybody. 1196 00:57:31,097 --> 00:57:35,147 Like I wasn't like a mean kid or anything, and I wasn't like, I dunno, this is, 1197 00:57:35,147 --> 00:57:36,797 it's not like a huge piece of advice. 1198 00:57:36,797 --> 00:57:38,867 I would like completely change things, but it's just like a little thing. 1199 00:57:38,867 --> 00:57:42,917 Like I've definitely grown in like loving people more and it's not like, like, uh, 1200 00:57:42,947 --> 00:57:44,717 like a hit on my, like freshman self. 1201 00:57:44,957 --> 00:57:46,007 Like it's just how I've grown. 1202 00:57:46,007 --> 00:57:48,647 And it's not like things have happened the way I need to 1203 00:57:48,647 --> 00:57:49,577 be, but I'm just saying like. 1204 00:57:51,332 --> 00:57:54,932 Just like, make sure to love other people and like focus on loving other people 1205 00:57:54,932 --> 00:57:56,252 and don't worry about yourself so much. 1206 00:57:56,377 --> 00:57:56,797 Mm-hmm. 1207 00:57:57,452 --> 00:58:00,092 Jethro D. Jones: So the, the beauty in that question is that, 1208 00:58:00,872 --> 00:58:04,532 um, we often give the advice that brought us to where we're at. 1209 00:58:05,072 --> 00:58:09,962 When, when we answer that question or we give the advice that, that we. 1210 00:58:10,697 --> 00:58:14,777 That reflects the regret that we have about not being where we're at. 1211 00:58:15,557 --> 00:58:18,407 And so in your situation, you gave the advice that has brought you to where 1212 00:58:18,407 --> 00:58:24,107 you're at, which is love other people and you've done a really good job of that. 1213 00:58:24,227 --> 00:58:27,257 And, um, things are certainly not perfect. 1214 00:58:27,377 --> 00:58:33,227 And it's not like you have everything that you could possibly want and you 1215 00:58:33,227 --> 00:58:34,757 succeed at everything in your life. 1216 00:58:35,147 --> 00:58:37,487 But that is one thing that I have seen. 1217 00:58:37,877 --> 00:58:42,527 You grow with over the last three years is you've just really done a 1218 00:58:42,527 --> 00:58:48,677 good job of loving other people and um, and I think that's really powerful. 1219 00:58:49,307 --> 00:58:52,907 Um, is there anything else that you want to talk about before we end? 1220 00:58:52,997 --> 00:58:54,017 Anything that we missed? 1221 00:58:54,377 --> 00:58:54,887 Cali Jones: I don't think so. 1222 00:58:56,117 --> 00:58:56,417 Jethro D. Jones: Okay. 1223 00:58:56,417 --> 00:58:58,757 You good to call and end for this year? 1224 00:58:58,787 --> 00:59:01,427 And then we'll try, we'll start, we'll chat again next year. 1225 00:59:02,117 --> 00:59:02,417 Cali Jones: I think so. 1226 00:59:02,987 --> 00:59:05,987 Jethro D. Jones: All right, well, uh, I'll miss seeing you for the next year. 1227 00:59:06,107 --> 00:59:06,512 Cali Jones: Oh yeah. 1228 00:59:07,342 --> 00:59:08,032 What we gonna do? 1229 00:59:08,297 --> 00:59:09,827 We're not gonna talk at all for the next. 1230 00:59:10,727 --> 00:59:12,257 Jethro D. Jones: No, that's definitely not gonna happen. 1231 00:59:12,287 --> 00:59:12,437 Oh. 1232 00:59:12,497 --> 00:59:17,687 Um, so, uh, so we will do this one again a year from now. 1233 00:59:17,837 --> 00:59:20,117 Uh, so January of 2026. 1234 00:59:20,357 --> 00:59:24,197 Um, we'll have another discussion like this and, um, I'm looking forward 1235 00:59:24,197 --> 00:59:26,897 to seeing where you go and what you accomplish over the next day. 1236 00:59:26,897 --> 00:59:27,137 Cali Jones: Hopefully. 1237 00:59:27,452 --> 00:59:29,312 By that time, I'll be accepted into colleges. 1238 00:59:29,702 --> 00:59:31,772 Jethro D. Jones: Oh, that would be pretty wild, wouldn't it? 1239 00:59:31,832 --> 00:59:32,012 Cali Jones: Mm-hmm. 1240 00:59:32,372 --> 00:59:33,662 Jethro D. Jones: We could start talking about where 1241 00:59:33,662 --> 00:59:34,922 you're gonna go to college and, 1242 00:59:35,402 --> 00:59:35,522 Cali Jones: mm-hmm. 1243 00:59:35,882 --> 00:59:36,242 Jethro D. Jones: Man. 1244 00:59:36,632 --> 00:59:37,112 Okay. 1245 00:59:37,832 --> 00:59:38,642 How exciting. 1246 00:59:38,702 --> 00:59:39,482 Cali Jones: How exciting. 1247 00:59:39,482 --> 00:59:40,682 I'm gonna miss you so much. 1248 00:59:40,742 --> 00:59:41,612 Hey, we still have a while. 1249 00:59:41,702 --> 00:59:41,792 I know. 1250 00:59:42,757 --> 00:59:44,222 I, it's too real. 1251 00:59:44,612 --> 00:59:44,972 Jethro D. Jones: All right. 1252 00:59:45,242 --> 00:59:45,842 Thanks, Kelly. 1253 00:59:45,932 --> 00:59:46,352 I love you. 1254 00:59:46,352 --> 00:59:46,562 Thanks, 1255 00:59:46,562 --> 00:59:46,742 Cali Jones: dad. 1256 00:59:46,742 --> 00:59:47,312 I love you too.