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Good morning and welcome

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to your morning cereal.

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Okay, good morning

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and welcome to Tuesday.

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And what a better day to

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be national ag day, right?

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Just some random Tuesday

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in the middle of March.

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But we are celebrating

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important things today.

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We are celebrating farmers, ranchers,

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and agricultural workers who

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make sure that the rest of us

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actually have something

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to put in our cereal bowl

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every single morning.

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All right, but before we dig into that,

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let's go ahead and answer

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yesterday's trivia question.

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DNA.

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DNA is the abbreviation for

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deoxyribonucleic acid.

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And now the essential

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vitamins in your morning cereal,

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today's quote, it is from

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Billy Corrigan, turning 59 today,

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who once said, quote, "The

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more you chase perfection,

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"the more you miss the beauty

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"of what's right in

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front of you," end quote.

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Now, here's your morning de-code on that.

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First off, I love that.

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I'm gonna slow down a little bit,

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but being obsessed

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with an unreachable idea

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makes you blind to the real

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value of the present moment.

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All right, so slow

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down, keep your eyes open,

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take in those moments.

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They're often beautiful.

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All right, well, let's go ahead and hear

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from the experts now.

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It is time to pour in some

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Atomic Habits by James Clear.

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And today we are

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continuing Forget About Goals,

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focus on system instead.

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And we're gonna cover

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problems number three and four.

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And problem number three

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is something that surprises

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many people, goals restrict happiness.

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Clear explains that

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when happiness is tied

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to achieving a specific goal,

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we unintentionally postpone joy.

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People often tell themselves things like,

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I'll be happy when I lose the weight,

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or I'll be happy when I get promoted,

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or I'll be happy when the business

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finally takes off, right?

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The problem is that

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this kind of a mindset,

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it puts happiness

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permanently into the future, right?

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Clear writes this, quote,

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"A systems first mentality

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provides the antidote," end quote.

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So when you focus on the

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process instead of the goal,

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satisfaction comes from the

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showing up and doing the work,

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right, not just from

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crossing the finish line.

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All right, here's number four.

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Problem number four is that

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goals create a yo-yo effect,

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okay?

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Once a goal is achieved,

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motivation can tend to disappear.

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Think about someone who

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trains intensely for a race

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and then they stop running

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right after the race, right?

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Without a system in place,

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the behavior, it disappears

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once the goal is completed.

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So systems prevent this by focusing on

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identity and routine,

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right, rather than

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short-term achievements.

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Here, Clear explains

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that real change happens

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when habits become part of who you are,

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not just something you temporarily do.

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He writes this, quote,

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"When you fall in love with the process,

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"rather than the product,

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"you don't have to wait

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to give yourself permission

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"to be happy," end quote.

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Now, I think that idea is

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exceptionally powerful, right?

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When the process becomes rewarding,

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progress then becomes sustainable.

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So instead of chasing

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outcomes, successful people,

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they build systems that

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make improvement automatic.

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And over time, those systems compound

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into massive results.

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All right, here it is, you made it.

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Your Tuesday takeaway is this,

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focus on enjoying the process

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because consistent systems

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create the outcome you want.

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All right, serial crew,

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keep stacking those small habits today

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because tiny improvements,

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they add up faster than you might think.

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All right, well, it is time for the prize

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from the bottom of the cereal box.

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It is the morning cereal question,

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trivia question of the day.

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Here it is, how many career points

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did Michael Jordan score in the NBA?

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And I'll give you a little

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bit of a pass if you're close,

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right, that's gonna be really hard

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to get the exact number,

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but you gotta be close.

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All right, hey, thanks for

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listening to morning cereal.

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We will see you back here tomorrow

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for the actual specific

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answer to the trivia question

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and for more sugar for the soul.

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And until then, have a fantastic day.

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So join us, it'll be a

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good time, I promise.

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Thanks again for

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listening, have a fantastic day,

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and we'll see you tomorrow.