{"id":1283,"date":"2015-04-16T06:40:34","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T11:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theshef.com\/wordpress\/?p=1283"},"modified":"2015-09-30T15:58:38","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T20:58:38","slug":"ready-recharge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theshef.com\/blog\/ready-recharge\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready to Recharge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Recharging your Motivation is something that we all must do, and it is something that only we can do.<\/h2>\n<p>I recorded this short video for you from my kayak this morning.<\/p>\n<p>Had to get a quick paddle in before I head to Chicago to speak to an awesome audience of hospital CEO&#8217;s this morning.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Recharge Your Motivational Tank\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FlFR2j9Bq6Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Life has a strange way of overwhelming you if you don&#8217;t send out a crystal clear intention. One of the strategies that every successful person I&#8217;ve ever met subscribes to is the importance of recharging.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you call it <em>me time<\/em> or <em>a date with yourself;\u00a0<\/em>investing a few minutes to chill and engage in an activity that you love doing is crucial for long-term motivation and success.<\/p>\n<p>I love paddling my kayak, and while I can&#8217;t get in as long of a workout as I would like every day; I do my best to do something every day. (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1eGomxYPlGs\" target=\"_blank\">watch Oatmeal is Better than No Meal<\/a><\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>What do you do to recharge?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recharging your Motivation is something that we all must do, and it is something that only we can do. I recorded this short video for you from my kayak this morning. 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