{"store":{"baseInfo":{"podcastTitle":"The Daily Spark","slug":"thedailyspark","podcastDescription":"Start your day with purpose. The Daily Spark is a 5-minute motivational podcast designed to ignite your mindset, sharpen your leadership, and help you rise with clarity—every single weekday. Whether you’re a business leader, a public servant, or someone striving for personal excellence, these quick hits of inspiration are made for your climb.\n\n🎧 Fuel your day. Lead with clarity. Start with a spark.","podcastLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20658221/The_Daily_Spark_Logo_2000x2000.jpg","podcastShareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/20658221/The_Daily_Spark_Logo_2000x2000_1200x628.jpg?s=64aad74659ec87b96f82e4d99aa166da&e=jpg","podcastUrl":"https://thedailyspark.podbean.com","podcastCanSearched":true,"feedUrl":"https://feed.podbean.com/thedailyspark/feed.xml","theme":"elegant","podcastDeepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-xamzq-13b382d?from=usersite","removePodbeanBranding":"no","brandingLogo":null,"timeZone":{"timeZoneId":17,"gmtAdjustment":"GMT-04:00","useDaylightTime":1,"value":-4,"text":"(GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)","daylightStartTime":"Second Sunday Of March +2 Hours","daylightEndTime":"First Sunday Of November +2 Hours","timezone":"America/Halifax"},"podcastDownloads":null,"totalEpisodes":55,"showComments":true,"iOSAppDownloadLink":null,"customizeCssUrl":null,"androidAppDownloadLink":null,"showPostShare":false,"showLike":false,"author":"thedailyspark","enableEngagementStats":true,"shareEmbedLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pbblog-xamzq-13b382d-playlist","language":"en","sensitivitySessionExpireTime":3600,"podcastApps":[{"name":"Apple Podcasts","link":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-spark/id1810306795","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/apple-podcast.png","title":null},{"name":"YouTube","link":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZJf6vr1Ycxb2t85twuAfOA","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/youtube_logo.png","title":null},{"name":"Podbean App","link":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-xamzq-13b382d?from=usersite","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/podbean-app.png","title":null}],"components":{"base":[{"id":"MainStyle","val":"light"},{"id":"Font","val":"Geometric Humanist"},{"id":"SecondaryFont","val":"Geometric Humanist"},{"id":"PlayerColor","val":"#428200"},{"id":"PlayerStyle","val":"player1"},{"id":"PlayerWave","val":"show"},{"id":"Favicon","val":null},{"id":"CookiesNotice","val":"hide"},{"id":"CookiesNoticeContent","val":"

Cookies Notice

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies.

"}],"home-header":[{"id":"HomeHeaderTextColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"HomeHeaderBackgroundColor","val":"#ffffff"}],"page-header":[{"id":"PageHeaderTextColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"PageHeaderBackgroundColor","val":"#868686"}],"episode-list":[{"id":"EpisodeListType","val":"grid"},{"id":"EpisodesPerPage","val":10},{"id":"EpisodeStats","val":"show"}],"navigation":[{"id":"NavigationFontColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"NavigationBackgroundColor","val":"#e9e9e9"},{"id":"NavigationSearch","val":"show"},{"id":"NavigationLinks","val":[{"id":"Home","type":"Link","value":"/","text":"Home","subitems":[]},{"id":"Subscribe","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/O1vv5mUa6uz2","text":"Subscribe","subitems":[]},{"id":"Profile","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/user-6moyb9CzDun3","text":"Profile","subitems":[]}]}],"footer":[{"id":"FooterType","val":"Footer2"},{"id":"FooterFontColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"FooterBackgroundColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"FooterCopyright","val":"Copyright 2025 All rights reserved."},{"id":"SocialMediaLinks","val":{"facebook_username":"","twitter_username":"","instagram_username":"","youtube_username":"","linkedin_username":""}}],"customize-container1":[],"customize-container2":[]},"allLinks":[],"mainStylesDefaultSettings":null,"defaultCustomizeComponents":null,"scripts":[],"metas":null,"appConfig":{"package":"com.podbean.app.generic","app_store_id":1484287462,"app_name":"Podbean Biz Podcast App","scheme":"enterprise-podbean-com"},"customizeCss":null,"canEditCss":null,"enableJsCodeInCustomizeContent":false,"enabledIframeCodeInCustomizeContent":true,"sectionMaxCount":10,"enableEditorLink":true,"enableEditCookiesNotice":true,"siteRedirectToFeed":false,"podcatcherRssUrl":null,"showFeed":true,"showTopBar":true,"enableWebSiteLike":false,"organizationName":"Chad Brocato - Public Speaker","organizationPageLink":"https://www.podbean.com/podcast-network/chiefbrocatoawd5fad5"},"backToListUrl":"/","tinymceLoaded":false,"listEpisodes":[],"userLikedEpisodes":[],"userLikeCheckedEpisodes":[],"topBarIframeLoaded":false,"listTotalCount":0,"listTotalPage":0,"listPage":0,"listType":"all","listValue":"","listName":"","pageLoading":false,"apiBaseUrl":"https://thedailyspark.podbean.com","apiCommonParams":{"t":"6877d1fc","clientSignature":"50ec88bbecbde8aec53ca4f1326c93bd","u":null,"customizing":null},"apiCommonHeaders":{},"comments":[],"commentsTotalCount":0,"commentsTotalPage":0,"commentsPage":1,"commentEpisodeId":"pb26199743-9bkff","episode":{"id":"pb26199743","idTag":"9bkff","title":"Leadership Habit #1: Make Thinking Time Non-Negotiable","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20658221/The_Daily_Spark_Logo_2000x2000_300x300.jpg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/20658221/The_Daily_Spark_Logo_2000x2000_1200x628.jpg?s=64aad74659ec87b96f82e4d99aa166da&e=jpg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20658221/The_Daily_Spark_Logo_2000x2000.jpg","previewContent":null,"content":"

Most leaders run fast—but the best ones also stop to think. In today’s Daily Spark, Chad Brocato shares how Jeff Bezos and other icons use protected “thinking time” to drive smart decisions and lasting results.

","publishTimestamp":1751922000,"duration":206,"mediaUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/bsadvk8anwjkig36/The_Daily_Spark_Episode_52_-_7_7_25_449_PM8z1h9.mp3","mediaType":"audio/mpeg","shareLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pb-9bkff-18fc6bf","likedCount":0,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-9bkff-18fc6bf","transcriptUrl":null,"permalink":"/e/leadership-habit-1-make-thinking-time-non-negotiable/","downloadLink":"https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-9bkff-18fc6bf?download=1","fallbackResource":null,"fallbackResourceMimetype":null,"downloadCount":2,"status":"publish","hasMoreContent":false,"chaptersUrl":null,"explicit":false},"episodeShareLink":null,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-9bkff-18fc6bf","playlist":{"episodes":[],"current":0,"start":0,"stop":0,"playing":true,"playerLoading":true,"playbackRate":1,"playbackRateIndex":1},"toasts":[],"confirm":null,"customizeEditorFormZIndex":999,"lastRequestTime":null,"validateChangesOnBeforeunload":true,"windowWidth":1000,"VITE_FS1_CDN_URL_PREFIX":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1","reloadStats":false,"userIdEncrypted":null,"userProfilePicture":null,"username":null,"isVerified":false,"loadUserInfo":false,"loginUrl":"https://www.podbean.com/site/user/login?return=https%253A%252F%252Fthedailyspark.podbean.com%252Fe%252Fleadership-habit-1-make-thinking-time-non-negotiable%252F&rts=420a5f2a5aeb95cade0381a00563f1973dede492","recaptchaV3Loaded":false,"recaptchaV2Loaded":false,"likesLoaded":false,"commentLikeMap":{},"commentOffset":0},"episode":{"id":"pb26199743","idTag":"9bkff","title":"Leadership Habit #1: Make Thinking Time Non-Negotiable","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20658221/The_Daily_Spark_Logo_2000x2000_300x300.jpg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/20658221/The_Daily_Spark_Logo_2000x2000_1200x628.jpg?s=64aad74659ec87b96f82e4d99aa166da&e=jpg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20658221/The_Daily_Spark_Logo_2000x2000.jpg","previewContent":null,"content":"