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 --> 01:00:12,875 Okay, good morning 4 01:00:12,875 --> 01:00:14,291 and welcome to Tuesday. 5 01:00:14,875 --> 01:00:17,375 Today is International Podcast Day. 6 01:00:17,833 --> 01:00:19,666 So if you're like the three million of us 7 01:00:19,666 --> 01:00:21,958 that have your own podcast, it's a day to 8 01:00:21,958 --> 01:00:23,750 celebrate people like you and me. 9 01:00:24,291 --> 01:00:26,541 And because of that, you cannot deny that 10 01:00:26,541 --> 01:00:28,000 podcasts have opened our 11 01:00:28,000 --> 01:00:29,583 minds to new conversations 12 01:00:29,958 --> 01:00:32,458 and new stories and sometimes probably 13 01:00:32,458 --> 01:00:34,083 some questionable sound effects. 14 01:00:34,416 --> 01:00:35,708 I'm not to that level quite yet. 15 01:00:36,166 --> 01:00:38,375 But here's a fun fact, Morning Serial has 16 01:00:38,375 --> 01:00:40,541 listeners in about 27 countries. 17 01:00:41,208 --> 01:00:42,875 So we actually do qualify for that 18 01:00:42,875 --> 01:00:44,791 International Podcast Day. 19 01:00:44,791 --> 01:00:45,083 Pretty cool. 20 01:00:45,666 --> 01:00:47,541 Well, if that's just too much for you 21 01:00:47,541 --> 01:00:48,375 this morning on a 22 01:00:48,375 --> 01:00:49,791 Tuesday, let's keep it simple. 23 01:00:50,083 --> 01:00:52,708 It's also National Chewing Gum Day. 24 01:00:52,708 --> 01:00:55,083 So hopefully you can walk, talk and chew 25 01:00:55,083 --> 01:00:56,291 gum at the same time. 26 01:00:56,291 --> 01:00:57,333 But here's the question. 27 01:00:57,791 --> 01:00:58,416 What's your favorite 28 01:00:58,416 --> 01:00:59,583 choice of bubble gum? 29 01:00:59,958 --> 01:01:00,708 Is it hubba bubba? 30 01:01:00,708 --> 01:01:03,000 Is it big league, juicy fruit, orbits, 31 01:01:03,958 --> 01:01:06,708 extra icebreakers, bazooka, bubble tape? 32 01:01:07,041 --> 01:01:08,333 There's so many to choose from. 33 01:01:08,791 --> 01:01:10,416 Okay, well, if you weren't ready to race 34 01:01:10,416 --> 01:01:11,458 into the day with all 35 01:01:11,458 --> 01:01:12,458 these questions I'm throwing 36 01:01:12,458 --> 01:01:15,458 at you, our quote today is from top 37 01:01:15,458 --> 01:01:17,416 Formula One racer, Max 38 01:01:17,416 --> 01:01:19,333 Verstappen, who said, "Keep 39 01:01:19,583 --> 01:01:20,458 pushing, keep 40 01:01:20,458 --> 01:01:22,333 believing and keep improving. 41 01:01:22,958 --> 01:01:23,791 That's how you get there." 42 01:01:24,500 --> 01:01:26,166 And that's hard to argue with 43 01:01:26,166 --> 01:01:28,125 a guy who's dominating a sport. 44 01:01:28,791 --> 01:01:30,291 Or so my boys tell me. 45 01:01:30,666 --> 01:01:33,333 Bottom line, persistence wins the day. 46 01:01:33,833 --> 01:01:35,583 All right, here's today's news facts and 47 01:01:35,583 --> 01:01:38,000 birthdays, therefore September 30th. 48 01:01:38,000 --> 01:01:39,458 We're going to start back in 1934. 49 01:01:39,791 --> 01:01:42,333 That's when we saw Babe Ruth's final game 50 01:01:42,333 --> 01:01:43,291 as a New York Yankee. 51 01:01:43,583 --> 01:01:44,583 He went 0 for 3, 52 01:01:44,583 --> 01:01:45,666 unfortunately, on that day. 53 01:01:46,208 --> 01:01:48,750 Then in 1955 on this date, singer James 54 01:01:48,750 --> 01:01:50,000 Dean, well, he was 55 01:01:50,000 --> 01:01:52,000 unfortunately killed in a driving 56 01:01:52,000 --> 01:01:53,041 accident driving his 57 01:01:53,041 --> 01:01:54,166 Porsche in California. 58 01:01:55,250 --> 01:01:58,291 Then lastly, moving up to 1982, something 59 01:01:58,291 --> 01:01:59,125 a little bit more 60 01:01:59,125 --> 01:02:01,375 happy, Cheers, the TV show, 61 01:02:01,375 --> 01:02:04,666 well, it premiered on NBC, inviting all 62 01:02:04,666 --> 01:02:06,166 of us to a bar where 63 01:02:06,166 --> 01:02:07,833 everybody knows your name. 64 01:02:08,166 --> 01:02:09,375 Well, it ran for 11 65 01:02:09,375 --> 01:02:11,916 years and 275 episodes. 66 01:02:12,583 --> 01:02:13,583 Well, happy birthday to you. 67 01:02:13,583 --> 01:02:14,500 Today is your birthday. 68 01:02:14,791 --> 01:02:17,291 You share a birthday with Max Verstappen. 69 01:02:17,291 --> 01:02:18,916 He's 28 years old today. 70 01:02:18,916 --> 01:02:19,625 He's the Formula One 71 01:02:19,625 --> 01:02:21,375 racer, sponsored by Red Bull. 72 01:02:21,875 --> 01:02:23,791 Rapper singer, auto-tune innovator, 73 01:02:23,791 --> 01:02:25,500 T-Pain, he's 41 today. 74 01:02:26,208 --> 01:02:27,625 Actress with that unforgettable laugh, 75 01:02:27,916 --> 01:02:30,125 Fran Drescher, she's 68 today. 76 01:02:30,708 --> 01:02:32,416 And actress model icon, 77 01:02:32,791 --> 01:02:35,458 Monica Belucci, she's 60 today. 78 01:02:36,041 --> 01:02:38,125 And now the number one song on this date 79 01:02:38,125 --> 01:02:40,458 back in 1993 was Dream 80 01:02:40,458 --> 01:02:41,958 Lover by Mariah Carey. 81 01:02:42,500 --> 01:02:45,000 Now the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 82 01:02:45,000 --> 01:02:46,333 for eight weeks and it 83 01:02:46,333 --> 01:02:47,875 showcased Carey's really 84 01:02:48,125 --> 01:02:50,541 effortless vocals over a breezy David 85 01:02:50,541 --> 01:02:51,916 Morales remix sample. 86 01:02:52,166 --> 01:02:55,416 Now this track, it helped solidify Mariah 87 01:02:55,416 --> 01:02:56,666 as the queen of the 88 01:02:56,666 --> 01:02:59,000 early 90s pop and R&B, 89 01:02:59,000 --> 01:03:01,125 and it became one of her signature hits. 90 01:03:01,875 --> 01:03:03,541 All right, well, just like Mariah's 91 01:03:03,541 --> 01:03:05,250 lyrics, invite someone to 92 01:03:05,250 --> 01:03:07,750 take me away, Robbins invites 93 01:03:07,750 --> 01:03:11,333 us to let go, let them, and find freedom 94 01:03:11,333 --> 01:03:12,958 from detachment in Mel 95 01:03:12,958 --> 01:03:14,166 Robbins' book, The Let 96 01:03:14,166 --> 01:03:14,666 Them Theory. 97 01:03:15,708 --> 01:03:17,541 In this section, Mel Robbins is 98 01:03:17,541 --> 01:03:19,083 emphasizing the simplicity 99 01:03:19,083 --> 01:03:21,125 and the brilliance of that 100 01:03:21,125 --> 01:03:23,000 phrase, "Let Them." 101 01:03:23,291 --> 01:03:24,625 She admits that when she first leaned 102 01:03:24,625 --> 01:03:26,291 into this idea, she was 103 01:03:26,291 --> 01:03:28,250 stunned at how powerful 104 01:03:28,333 --> 01:03:28,833 it felt. 105 01:03:29,208 --> 01:03:32,000 How could two words so small create such 106 01:03:32,000 --> 01:03:33,750 a massive shift in energy? 107 01:03:34,333 --> 01:03:36,916 Well, Robbins explains that it works 108 01:03:36,916 --> 01:03:38,416 because it interrupts a 109 01:03:38,416 --> 01:03:40,208 destructive pattern, okay? 110 01:03:40,625 --> 01:03:42,541 The constant overthinking and the 111 01:03:42,541 --> 01:03:43,625 over-controlling of 112 01:03:43,625 --> 01:03:44,958 other people's choices. 113 01:03:45,500 --> 01:03:48,333 We waste countless hours of narrating, of 114 01:03:48,333 --> 01:03:51,458 judging, or just replaying other people's 115 01:03:51,458 --> 01:03:54,000 reactions and actions in our own heads, 116 01:03:54,458 --> 01:03:56,250 and we stew over the 117 01:03:56,250 --> 01:03:57,625 text that didn't come in, 118 01:03:57,625 --> 01:03:59,458 all this stuff that probably never even 119 01:03:59,458 --> 01:04:01,166 happened, the plans that 120 01:04:01,166 --> 01:04:03,000 fell apart, or the colleague 121 01:04:03,000 --> 01:04:04,125 who didn't follow through. 122 01:04:04,708 --> 01:04:06,958 So Robbins' amazing idea is that instead 123 01:04:06,958 --> 01:04:10,000 of spiraling, you simply remind yourself, 124 01:04:10,375 --> 01:04:11,000 let them. 125 01:04:11,458 --> 01:04:13,583 By doing this, you immediately shift your 126 01:04:13,583 --> 01:04:16,041 focus from what you can't control to what 127 01:04:16,041 --> 01:04:19,125 you can, your own reaction, your own 128 01:04:19,125 --> 01:04:20,708 choices, your own peace. 129 01:04:21,208 --> 01:04:23,208 Now, she acknowledges that it sounds 130 01:04:23,208 --> 01:04:25,750 almost too easy to be true, right? 131 01:04:26,250 --> 01:04:27,916 But that is the beauty of it. 132 01:04:27,916 --> 01:04:30,833 Our brains, they crave control, and 133 01:04:30,833 --> 01:04:32,500 quote, "Letting them, it 134 01:04:32,500 --> 01:04:34,125 feels counterintuitive at 135 01:04:34,291 --> 01:04:36,541 first, yet the more you practice it, the 136 01:04:36,541 --> 01:04:37,666 more you realize how 137 01:04:37,666 --> 01:04:39,500 much unnecessary baggage 138 01:04:39,875 --> 01:04:41,166 you've been carrying around." 139 01:04:41,916 --> 01:04:44,333 Robbins writes, quote, "Freedom is found 140 01:04:44,333 --> 01:04:45,625 in letting go of what 141 01:04:45,625 --> 01:04:47,250 was never yours to carry 142 01:04:47,250 --> 01:04:48,541 in the first place," end quote. 143 01:04:49,083 --> 01:04:51,500 And she also reframes the fear of loss. 144 01:04:51,750 --> 01:04:54,125 If someone pulls away, let them. 145 01:04:54,500 --> 01:04:55,875 If someone doesn't value the 146 01:04:55,875 --> 01:04:57,916 relationship, well, let them. 147 01:04:58,166 --> 01:05:01,083 This isn't rejection, it's redirection. 148 01:05:01,583 --> 01:05:03,583 Letting them go their way allows you to 149 01:05:03,583 --> 01:05:04,875 keep moving forward on 150 01:05:04,875 --> 01:05:06,750 yours, and it frees you 151 01:05:06,750 --> 01:05:09,041 from clinging to outcomes that were never 152 01:05:09,041 --> 01:05:10,291 meant for you in the first place. 153 01:05:10,833 --> 01:05:11,750 Okay, here's your takeaway. 154 01:05:12,875 --> 01:05:13,833 "Sometimes the most amazing 155 01:05:13,833 --> 01:05:15,416 solutions are the simplest. 156 01:05:16,208 --> 01:05:17,083 Let them is both a 157 01:05:17,083 --> 01:05:18,666 release and a reminder. 158 01:05:19,250 --> 01:05:21,541 You are responsible only for you." 159 01:05:22,083 --> 01:05:23,375 So today, celebrate 160 01:05:23,375 --> 01:05:24,833 podcasters everywhere. 161 01:05:24,833 --> 01:05:26,000 Look to your left, look to your right. 162 01:05:26,291 --> 01:05:27,125 We're all podcasters. 163 01:05:28,000 --> 01:05:29,125 Then maybe choose some gum. 164 01:05:29,500 --> 01:05:31,625 And remember, if someone isn't on your 165 01:05:31,625 --> 01:05:32,958 wavelengths, let them. 166 01:05:33,291 --> 01:05:34,500 Hey, thanks for listening to Morning 167 01:05:34,500 --> 01:05:35,291 Serial this morning. 168 01:05:35,500 --> 01:05:37,208 We'll see you back here tomorrow, and 169 01:05:37,208 --> 01:05:38,958 have a fantastic day. 170 01:05:40,000 --> 01:05:42,250 Don't forget to follow and subscribe to 171 01:05:42,250 --> 01:05:42,958 the Morning Serial 172 01:05:42,958 --> 01:05:45,000 podcast on the One Life Live 173 01:05:45,000 --> 01:05:45,458 It channel. 174 01:05:46,041 --> 01:05:47,958 You can find more episodes and videos by 175 01:05:47,958 --> 01:05:48,708 visiting our YouTube 176 01:05:48,708 --> 01:05:50,875 channel and the website at Shawn 177 01:05:50,875 --> 01:05:53,500 English and at ShawnEnglish.com, where 178 01:05:53,500 --> 01:05:54,791 you can also follow our 179 01:05:54,791 --> 01:05:56,041 other podcasts, the Mr. 180 01:05:56,083 --> 01:05:57,250 and Mrs. English podcast 181 01:05:57,250 --> 01:05:58,791 and the Life Happens podcast. 182 01:05:59,625 --> 01:06:01,291 And these other podcasts, we'll dive 183 01:06:01,291 --> 01:06:02,666 deeper into everyday issues, 184 01:06:02,958 --> 01:06:04,208 self-improvement, well-being, 185 01:06:04,458 --> 01:06:06,208 business and finance, and we 186 01:06:06,208 --> 01:06:07,500 welcome special guests too. 187 01:06:08,000 --> 01:06:08,708 So join us. 188 01:06:08,708 --> 01:06:10,000 It'll be a good time, I promise. 189 01:06:10,750 --> 01:06:11,833 Thanks again for listening. 190 01:06:11,833 --> 01:06:12,958 Have a fantastic day, 191 01:06:13,250 --> 01:06:13,916 and we'll see you tomorrow.