Good morning.
And welcome to Morning Cereal.
Okay, good morning and welcome to Monday.
I hope you had a great weekend.
I hope you had a great Halloween,
but heads up, welcome to November.
It is hard to believe that we are already
in the month of Thanksgiving,
but we still have time for that.
Let's concentrate on this week
and how it's gonna be a great one.
Today is cliche day.
And it's also National Housewife Day.
So whether you're
taking it one day at a time
or rolling with the punches,
embrace those classic cliches.
They've stuck around
this long for a reason.
And if you run a household,
you know that it's a full-time job
and problem solving and patience,
and you should enjoy your day.
Our quote today was from a working wife.
However, Cindy Lauper, who once said,
when you let your true colors shine,
you find who your real
friends are, end quote.
And just to confirm,
real friends accept you
for who you truly are, even
during those difficult times.
While fair weather
friends, as we all know,
they just disappear when
you're no longer useful to them.
The point, hold on to the good ones.
Well, today's news facts and birthdays
are for November 3rd.
We're gonna start back in 1970.
That's when US President Richard Nixon,
he promised a gradual
troop removal from Vietnam.
Then moving up to 1998,
you might remember this,
former wrestler Jesse the Body Ventura,
while he was elected
the governor of Minnesota.
And then finally on this date in 2016,
and I know many, many,
many people have this date
probably tattooed on their arm.
This is when the Chicago Cubs,
they won their first
World Series title since 1908,
snapping the 108 year old curse.
Well, happy birthday to you.
Today is your birthday.
You share it with
model and TV personality,
Kendall Jenner, she's 30 today.
Former NFLer Colin
Kaepernick, he's 38 today.
Comedian and actress
Roseanne Barr, she's 73 today.
Actor and engineer
best known as Ivan Drago,
Dolph Lundgren, he's 68 today.
Well, the number one song on
this date back in 1986 was,
you guessed it, True
Colors by Cindy Lauper.
Now, this heartfelt anthem
became an instant classic
for its gentle encouragement to be
authentic and accepting.
And it's a theme that
has inspired generations
and continues to define Lauper's legacy.
And speaking of
inspiring, our book review.
We are reading through Mel
Robbins, The Let Them Theory.
And today we are reading the sub-chapter,
Frame of Reference.
And in this chapter,
Robbins dives into how our
perspective shapes our reality.
And she writes, quote,
"The story you tell yourself about life
is the frame that
determines what you see," end quote.
It's a powerful reminder.
And if you've been with us this year,
you know that this is a
consistent perspective
in a lot of the other
books that we've been reading.
Now, it's still a powerful reminder
that we can't always
control what happens,
but we can control how we see it.
Now, Robbins explains
that most of us default
to a fear frame.
We focus on what might go wrong.
But by shifting to a growth frame,
we begin to see setbacks as set ups.
She urges readers to
question their interpretations
before reacting.
Quote, "What else could this mean?"
That single question can
transform stress into strategy.
Now, she connects this idea
to her Let Them framework.
You can't change others,
but you can change how you
frame their actions, okay?
Someone's criticism might
be proof of their insecurity.
A delay might be
redirection towards something better.
Robbins notes, quote,
"When you change the
frame, you change the feeling,
and that changes your life," end quote.
Now, this chapter,
it encourages daily reframing practice.
Write down what's bothering you,
then rewrite it as an opportunity.
It's not denial, it's training your mind
to see possibility
instead of panic, okay?
Here is your Monday takeaway.
Your perspective is your power.
Change the frame and
you change the story.
Okay, so today,
see the world through your truest colors.
And at the end of the day,
when push comes to shove,
I decided to bite the
board, roll with the punches,
and let the chips fall where they may,
because you can't have
your cake and eat it too.
But hey, it is what it is,
and that's the way the cookie crumbles.
And as always, have a fantastic day.
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Thanks again for
listening, have a fantastic day,
and we'll see you tomorrow.