{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fafdbb41a-cafa-44fb-8044-357f2730bddb","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=\"Be Like The Rock\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/afdbb41a-cafa-44fb-8044-357f2730bddb\"></iframe>","title":"Be Like The Rock","description":"\"Be like the rock that the waves keep crashing over.\u00a0 It stands, unmoved and the raging of the sea falls still around it.\"\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\n- Marcus Aurelius\u00a0<br />\r\nLet\u2019s face it: life is chaotic.\u00a0 From crying kids to an unappreciative client to that stubborn weight you\u2019ve been trying to lose for years.\u00a0\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nBruce Lee once famously suggested that we should \u201cbe like water.\u201d\u00a0 He continues by saying \u201cEmpty your mind, be formless, shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup.\u201d\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nThere is beauty in that.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nBut the issue with water is that it can be harmful.\u00a0 If left unattested, it can rage and destroy an entire city.\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nInstead, be the rock that the waves crash over, unaffected by whatever goes on in your day.\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nJocko Willink has a great motivational video called \u201cGood.\u201d\u00a0 The crux is that you should respond to any of life\u2019s challenges with \u201cGood.\u201d<br />\r\n<br />\r\nFlat tire?\u00a0 Good, I get to learn how to change one.\u00a0 Baby woke me up early? Good, I get a head start on the day.\u00a0 Broke my arm? Good, I get to spend more time reading.\u00a0\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nYou\u2019re not really excited about those things happening - but you\u2019re training your mind to deal with adversity.\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nYou\u2019re training yourself to become the unwavering rock.\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nTake that with you today.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nBe like the rock - or The Rock, if you so choose :).<br />\r\n<br />\r\n\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\u00a0.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/84060626-235a-42dc-9a40-a1eead6830e0/eAA1TPwy9oTcEamuijU4gpev.png"}