Great post, Mark! I wholeheartedly agree, especially with the point that we must fill ourselves so that we can flow over to others. ("Water can only be drawn from a full well.") So often, we forget in serving others that we need to replenish ourselves as well, then we grow tired and ineffective. When I was still a fairly new single parent (over a decade ago), I was constantly reminded by a friend that I had to take care of my needs first in order to meet the needs of others. If I over-extended myself serving others, then everyone suffered. As a character-based leader, this means growing and improving, nourishing and replenishing those characteristics that are uniquely ours from which we can nurture our followers. Thanks for reminding us of that today, Mark!