{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F48c34095-b771-4d19-94d9-d8e259eac0ae","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Fill Your Cup\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/48c34095-b771-4d19-94d9-d8e259eac0ae\"></iframe>","title":"Fill Your Cup","description":"\"Beware the naked man who offers you his shirt\"\u00a0\u00a0<br />\r\nPut simply: you can\u2019t give what you don\u2019t have.\u00a0 It\u2019s hard to be a good leader, partner, significant other or friend when you\u2019re grouchy or feeling off.\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nThey say that you can\u2019t pour from an empty cup.\u00a0 What they don\u2019t say is that the cup is refillable.\u00a0\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nFind what fills up your cup.\u00a0\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nFor me, it\u2019s getting my morning started off on the right foot.\u00a0 I like to wake up at an early hour when the moon is still the main light source and before it\u2019s time to interact with other people.\u00a0 There is an element of stillness like I teleported to a place where the constant pings of texts, emails, and Slack messages don\u2019t exist.\u00a0\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nI spend most early mornings in this zone.\u00a0 I think, I meditate, I read, I write, I create.\u00a0 Sometimes it\u2019s 90 minutes and other times it\u2019s 15 minutes.\u00a0 But my days are remarkably different when I do this cup-filling process compared to when I don\u2019t.\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nI\u2019m more patient, kinder, more motivated, probably a better overall human being.\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nFor you, it may be getting some sunshine, or your afternoon Peloton ride or spending 30 minutes catching up on your favorite Netflix show at night to truly unwind.\u00a0\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nIt doesn\u2019t matter what it is.\u00a0 It just matters that you do the thing that fills your cup so that you can pour into others.\u00a0<br />\r\nThis post is from our new series, Daily Momentum.\u00a0 Each morning, we send a short, inspirational post via email, blog and podcast.\u00a0 You can get it\u00a0directly to your email here.\u00a0 You can\u00a0subscribe on iTunes here.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/84060626-235a-42dc-9a40-a1eead6830e0/eAA1TPwy9oTcEamuijU4gpev.png"}