Ashish KothariMake flourishing your competitive edge

Are you starting your workday running on empty, or are you filling your own cup first?

27 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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In this short personal talk, the speaker shares his morning routine designed to start the workday feeling energized and purposeful. He begins with quiet, solitary time in a recliner, where he journals about his gratitudes, identifies what matters to him, and sets an intention for how he wants to show up. He then moves into a dedicated movement segment he calls “Vitamin M” (Vitamin Movement), typically a mindful practice such as yoga, to physically awaken his body. He explains that these practices enable him to wake up as early as 5 am and be ready for an 8 am call, emphasizing that while the full routine may not be realistic for everyone, smaller habits—like brief journaling, listening to music, or reconnecting with one’s purpose—can provide a similar sense of being “filled up” before work begins.

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I have a whole set of morning routines that I use, and it's the things you would typically think of. I start my day with quiet time by myself in my recliner, journaling about my gratitudes for the day right off the top of the day. What's important to me? What am I grateful for? How do I want to show up today? I also do a set of movement in the morning. I call it Vitamin M, Vitamin Movement. I need to move, and I usually use some form of— yeah, I use some sort of mindful movement like yoga, for example. And so I have a whole set of practices, which is why I woke up today at 5 in the morning. For an 8 o'clock call because I have the practices that I do that allows me to feel filled up in my best self when I start. That's not realistic for everybody, but a small practice might be a journaling practice. It might be listening to some music. It might be reconnecting with your purpose, whatever it is.