1 01:00:01,250 --> 01:00:04,125 Good morning and 2 01:00:04,125 --> 01:00:05,958 welcome to Morning Serial. 3 01:00:08,833 --> 01:00:14,166 Okay, good morning and welcome to Friday. 4 01:00:14,500 --> 01:00:15,125 We did it again. 5 01:00:15,458 --> 01:00:17,166 Feels like we've come so far. 6 01:00:17,166 --> 01:00:19,625 Another week, a new season and arguably 7 01:00:19,625 --> 01:00:21,833 the best one that has Halloween. 8 01:00:21,833 --> 01:00:22,541 It's got Thanksgiving. 9 01:00:23,083 --> 01:00:23,500 We're going to start 10 01:00:23,500 --> 01:00:24,416 getting ready for Christmas. 11 01:00:25,041 --> 01:00:25,708 What a great season. 12 01:00:25,958 --> 01:00:27,000 So much to look forward to. 13 01:00:27,458 --> 01:00:29,958 Well, looking at just today, however, 14 01:00:30,500 --> 01:00:32,000 today is Save the Koala 15 01:00:32,000 --> 01:00:33,458 Day, reminding us that even 16 01:00:33,458 --> 01:00:34,208 the sleepiest looking 17 01:00:34,208 --> 01:00:35,375 creatures need protecting. 18 01:00:35,958 --> 01:00:37,791 And speaking of sleepy creatures, and 19 01:00:37,791 --> 01:00:38,666 much more importantly 20 01:00:38,666 --> 01:00:40,291 to me at least, over the 21 01:00:40,291 --> 01:00:41,500 weekend on the 28th, 22 01:00:41,500 --> 01:00:43,000 it's National Sons Day. 23 01:00:43,291 --> 01:00:45,208 It's a time to bask in the testosterone 24 01:00:45,208 --> 01:00:46,791 of boys becoming men. 25 01:00:47,291 --> 01:00:49,291 And I have two sons of my own that I love 26 01:00:49,291 --> 01:00:51,666 more than life, and I am so proud of both 27 01:00:51,666 --> 01:00:52,958 of you boys individually. 28 01:00:53,583 --> 01:00:54,750 Love you guys so much. 29 01:00:55,291 --> 01:00:57,333 All right, well, a voice from the past 30 01:00:57,333 --> 01:00:58,958 that was a bit boy crazy 31 01:00:58,958 --> 01:01:00,541 probably in the late 70s 32 01:01:00,791 --> 01:01:03,500 was Olivia Newton-John, who said, quote, 33 01:01:03,708 --> 01:01:04,666 "Healing takes courage and 34 01:01:04,666 --> 01:01:06,333 we all have courage, even 35 01:01:06,333 --> 01:01:07,333 if we have to dig a 36 01:01:07,333 --> 01:01:08,500 little to find it," end quote. 37 01:01:09,000 --> 01:01:11,000 Now this is a nice reminder from Sandy, I 38 01:01:11,000 --> 01:01:13,375 mean Olivia, that resilience isn't about 39 01:01:13,375 --> 01:01:15,083 being unbreakable, it's about being 40 01:01:15,083 --> 01:01:17,250 willing to heal and move forward. 41 01:01:18,041 --> 01:01:19,666 Okay, today's News, Facts and Birthdays 42 01:01:19,666 --> 01:01:21,166 are for September 26th. 43 01:01:21,583 --> 01:01:24,083 We're going to start back in 1687 when on 44 01:01:24,083 --> 01:01:25,166 this date, the 45 01:01:25,166 --> 01:01:27,333 Acropolis in Athens was attacked 46 01:01:27,333 --> 01:01:30,458 by the Venetian army in an attempt to 47 01:01:30,458 --> 01:01:31,791 eject the Turks, and 48 01:01:31,791 --> 01:01:32,958 they damaged the Parthenon. 49 01:01:33,375 --> 01:01:34,625 And if you're watching this on YouTube, 50 01:01:34,625 --> 01:01:36,000 that's me this summer at 51 01:01:36,000 --> 01:01:37,458 the Parthenon, confirming 52 01:01:37,833 --> 01:01:39,166 that the Parthenon is still damaged. 53 01:01:39,625 --> 01:01:42,458 All right, moving up to 1957, on this 54 01:01:42,458 --> 01:01:43,958 date, the play, The West 55 01:01:43,958 --> 01:01:45,208 Side Story, it opened up 56 01:01:45,250 --> 01:01:47,791 on Broadway, and one of America's 57 01:01:47,791 --> 01:01:49,500 favorite families, not 58 01:01:49,500 --> 01:01:51,208 the Kardashians, I'm talking 59 01:01:51,208 --> 01:01:53,291 about The Brady Bunch, the TV show 60 01:01:53,291 --> 01:01:56,416 premiered on this date in 1969. 61 01:01:57,375 --> 01:01:59,125 All right, well, we are just going to 62 01:01:59,125 --> 01:02:00,291 stick to that horribly 63 01:02:00,291 --> 01:02:01,833 great television because 64 01:02:01,833 --> 01:02:04,625 on this date in 1982, the first episode 65 01:02:04,625 --> 01:02:05,958 of Knight Rider aired, 66 01:02:06,333 --> 01:02:07,333 introducing the world 67 01:02:07,625 --> 01:02:10,041 to Michael Knight, and the coolest car in 68 01:02:10,041 --> 01:02:11,083 the world at the time, right? 69 01:02:11,250 --> 01:02:13,000 With a little bit of that sarcasm that I 70 01:02:13,000 --> 01:02:14,958 really appreciated, the car was kit. 71 01:02:16,000 --> 01:02:17,416 Well, happy birthday to you. 72 01:02:17,416 --> 01:02:18,333 Today is your birthday. 73 01:02:18,625 --> 01:02:19,708 You share a birthday with 74 01:02:19,708 --> 01:02:20,958 tennis legend Serena Williams. 75 01:02:21,166 --> 01:02:24,416 She's 43, also 43, singer and actress, 76 01:02:24,750 --> 01:02:26,791 Christina Milan, and actress 77 01:02:26,791 --> 01:02:27,958 from the Terminator movies, 78 01:02:28,166 --> 01:02:28,666 Linda Hamilton. 79 01:02:29,000 --> 01:02:32,375 She's 69 today, and singer, actress, 80 01:02:32,583 --> 01:02:34,666 icon, the late Olivia Newton-John. 81 01:02:35,166 --> 01:02:35,625 She would have been 82 01:02:35,625 --> 01:02:37,833 77 today, born in 1948. 83 01:02:38,791 --> 01:02:40,500 Well, the number one song on this date 84 01:02:40,500 --> 01:02:42,791 back in 1989 was Girl, 85 01:02:43,041 --> 01:02:44,000 I'm Going to Miss You by 86 01:02:44,000 --> 01:02:44,833 Millie Vanilli. 87 01:02:45,333 --> 01:02:46,041 Say what you want about 88 01:02:46,041 --> 01:02:47,000 their awesome dance moves. 89 01:02:47,500 --> 01:02:48,208 These guys, or 90 01:02:48,208 --> 01:02:50,541 somebody, had some great songs. 91 01:02:51,208 --> 01:02:52,625 Girl, I'm Going to Miss You became their 92 01:02:52,625 --> 01:02:54,000 second US number one 93 01:02:54,000 --> 01:02:55,875 before the lip sync scandal 94 01:02:55,875 --> 01:02:57,000 unraveled everything. 95 01:02:57,458 --> 01:03:00,000 This bittersweet ballad still stands as a 96 01:03:00,000 --> 01:03:01,833 snapshot of pop before 97 01:03:01,833 --> 01:03:02,875 its biggest controversy. 98 01:03:03,625 --> 01:03:06,000 Well, from pop allusions to personal 99 01:03:06,000 --> 01:03:07,666 clarity, let's unpack 100 01:03:07,666 --> 01:03:09,833 chapter one in Mel Robbins, Let 101 01:03:09,833 --> 01:03:10,375 Them Theory. 102 01:03:10,791 --> 01:03:13,875 Now, in chapter one, Robbins unpacks what 103 01:03:13,875 --> 01:03:16,000 she calls the Let Them Theory in a little 104 01:03:16,000 --> 01:03:16,625 bit more detail. 105 01:03:17,208 --> 01:03:18,958 It's a simple, but what she's going to 106 01:03:18,958 --> 01:03:20,166 say, a radical shift. 107 01:03:21,125 --> 01:03:22,208 Stop controlling others. 108 01:03:22,625 --> 01:03:24,541 She writes, "When people show you who 109 01:03:24,541 --> 01:03:26,041 they are, let them." 110 01:03:26,750 --> 01:03:27,916 Which I thought was interesting. 111 01:03:27,916 --> 01:03:28,541 It's very similar to 112 01:03:28,541 --> 01:03:29,541 what my wife and I say. 113 01:03:30,000 --> 01:03:30,833 When people show you who 114 01:03:30,833 --> 01:03:32,291 they are, believe them. 115 01:03:33,000 --> 01:03:33,791 But back to Mel. 116 01:03:34,291 --> 01:03:35,541 The theory reframes 117 01:03:35,541 --> 01:03:37,500 countless everyday stresses. 118 01:03:38,208 --> 01:03:39,541 Friends cancel plans. 119 01:03:39,916 --> 01:03:40,666 Well, let them. 120 01:03:40,666 --> 01:03:41,333 Your partner doesn't 121 01:03:41,333 --> 01:03:42,375 want to join your activity. 122 01:03:42,791 --> 01:03:43,500 Well, let them. 123 01:03:43,875 --> 01:03:45,291 Your coworker chooses differently. 124 01:03:46,250 --> 01:03:47,291 Well, let them. 125 01:03:47,708 --> 01:03:50,458 Now, by practicing these two words, you 126 01:03:50,458 --> 01:03:52,208 reclaim emotional energy. 127 01:03:52,625 --> 01:03:53,916 Otherwise that's wasted on 128 01:03:53,916 --> 01:03:55,875 resentment or over analysis. 129 01:03:56,708 --> 01:03:59,375 Robbins explains that much anxiety comes 130 01:03:59,375 --> 01:04:00,791 from expecting others 131 01:04:00,791 --> 01:04:02,833 to behave the way we want 132 01:04:02,875 --> 01:04:03,458 them to behave. 133 01:04:03,833 --> 01:04:05,708 When they don't, we start spiraling. 134 01:04:06,458 --> 01:04:07,250 Letting them just 135 01:04:07,250 --> 01:04:08,541 strips away that struggle. 136 01:04:09,041 --> 01:04:10,041 It's not passivity. 137 01:04:10,333 --> 01:04:11,083 It's clarity. 138 01:04:11,666 --> 01:04:13,000 You can still set boundaries. 139 01:04:13,250 --> 01:04:15,000 If you're late, I'll start without you. 140 01:04:15,333 --> 01:04:16,541 But you don't tie your 141 01:04:16,541 --> 01:04:17,750 worth to others' behaviors. 142 01:04:18,500 --> 01:04:20,458 Now, she argues that this shift, it 143 01:04:20,458 --> 01:04:22,666 builds resilience and independence. 144 01:04:23,416 --> 01:04:24,041 Instead of becoming 145 01:04:24,041 --> 01:04:26,250 reactive, you become steady. 146 01:04:26,833 --> 01:04:28,208 I remember in the last book, they said 147 01:04:28,208 --> 01:04:29,208 you become proactive. 148 01:04:29,458 --> 01:04:31,000 But this one, you become steady. 149 01:04:31,500 --> 01:04:34,000 You stop micromanaging outcomes and you 150 01:04:34,000 --> 01:04:36,416 start focusing on what you can do. 151 01:04:36,916 --> 01:04:38,916 This also fosters healthier relationships 152 01:04:38,916 --> 01:04:40,166 when you, quote, "let 153 01:04:40,166 --> 01:04:41,666 them" because you allow 154 01:04:41,750 --> 01:04:44,250 others the dignity of choice, even if 155 01:04:44,250 --> 01:04:45,458 it's not your choice. 156 01:04:46,000 --> 01:04:47,208 Now, Robbins underscores that this 157 01:04:47,208 --> 01:04:49,416 practice is deceptively powerful. 158 01:04:49,958 --> 01:04:51,958 Two small words that can quiet over 159 01:04:51,958 --> 01:04:53,458 thinking, can reduce 160 01:04:53,458 --> 01:04:55,416 conflict, and it builds peace. 161 01:04:56,125 --> 01:04:58,416 Okay, here is your Friday takeaway. 162 01:04:59,625 --> 01:05:02,000 Some comes when you stop forcing scripts 163 01:05:02,000 --> 01:05:02,875 on others and you 164 01:05:02,875 --> 01:05:04,458 choose peace over control. 165 01:05:04,875 --> 01:05:06,166 Two words, let them. 166 01:05:06,625 --> 01:05:07,708 They can transform your 167 01:05:07,708 --> 01:05:09,500 energy and your relationships. 168 01:05:10,208 --> 01:05:12,333 So today, hug your sons if they'll let 169 01:05:12,333 --> 01:05:13,458 you and tell them you 170 01:05:13,458 --> 01:05:15,208 love them six or seven times. 171 01:05:15,708 --> 01:05:17,208 Protect your own energy and 172 01:05:17,208 --> 01:05:18,875 let others be who they are. 173 01:05:19,083 --> 01:05:20,375 Thanks for finishing the week with us 174 01:05:20,375 --> 01:05:21,125 here at Morning Zero. 175 01:05:21,333 --> 01:05:22,458 Have a great weekend. 176 01:05:22,458 --> 01:05:23,541 We'll see you back here on Monday. 177 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