Good morning and
welcome to Morning Serial.
Okay, good morning and welcome to Friday.
We made it to another Friday, best day of
the work or the school
week because tomorrow
we get to do whatever we want.
Unless I guess we have homework or we got
to go to work or we got
sports schedules taken
up the whole day.
But either way, you get
what I'm saying, right?
Well, today is national, my favorite
cake, it's National Angel Food Cake Day.
This was also my late Papa Knight's
favorite cake as well.
So if you love it too, you
are in very good company.
But if you've never had the enjoyment of
this light, fluffy
dessert cake in your mouth,
I'd highly recommend it.
And if you're going to do it, go and
drizzle some really sugary
strawberries and the strawberry
juice on top while you're at it.
Very good.
Alright, well, our quote today is from
someone who many of us
grew up with when he was on
Saved by the Bell, although we just did a
lot less dancing at
our high school than he
did.
Mario Lopez said, "The key is to keep
moving forward, even when
you don't know what's coming."
And it's not about
having the perfect plan.
Sometimes it's about
just creating momentum.
Alright, well, today's news, facts and
birthdays are for October 10th.
And here's an update.
Remember the Great Chicago Fire that we
talked about just three days ago?
Well, it was today that the fire was
finally extinguished in 1871.
And lastly on this date in 1991, the last
of several high profile attacks by postal
workers was committed, resulting in that
phrase going postal
into the American lexicon.
Alright, well, happy birthday to you.
Today's your birthday.
You share a birthday with TV
host and actor Mario Lopez.
He's 52 today.
Hall of Fame QB from some
football team, I can't remember.
Brett Favre, he's 55 today.
California Governor
Gavin Newsom, 58 today.
And Rocker and Van Halen frontman David
Lee Roth, he is 71 today.
Now the number one song on this date back
in 1991 was "Good
Vibrations" by Marky Mark
and the Funky Bunch.
Now for those of you keeping track again,
Marky Mark is Mark Wahlberg, who seems to
have distanced himself a little bit from
his Marky Mark days.
But here's a fun fact for you.
Apparently, there was a Marky Mark in the
Funky Bunch video game.
That was not a hit.
Not surprisingly.
And apparently, this may have helped
influence Mark's very
successful career change into
acting.
Well, it was Marky Mark in the Funky
Bunch's only number one
hit, but it was still a great
90s hit.
Okay, speaking of good vibrations, Mel
Robbins' book, The Let
Them Theory, is providing some
sound sensations, right?
Today's sub-chapter,
before we dive in, two warnings.
This is where Robin
pauses with, guess what?
Two warnings.
Okay, here it is.
Warning number one,
discomfort is part of the process.
Letting go of control
doesn't feel natural at first.
It feels itchy, as she says.
Your brain is wired to chase certainty,
so practicing Let
Them can trigger anxiety.
What if they don't change?
What if I look weak?
Now, Robbins reframes that sensation,
those questions, as
progress, not failure.
Discomfort means the
habit loop is being rewritten.
Expect awkward steps.
The unsent text.
The measured response
instead of a lecture.
The decision to move on with your day.
Each is a tiny win that
builds emotional stamina.
Okay, here's warning number two.
Boundaries invite pushback.
When you stop over-functioning, some
people won't like the new you.
They benefited from your constant
reminders, your rescuing of
them, your availability to
them.
Robin's guidance here is, "anticipate
resistance and stay steady.
You're not punishing anyone.
You're protecting your peace."
Let them doesn't eliminate boundaries.
It actually clarifies them.
Pair the mindset with simple scripts.
I'm not available for that.
Or here's another one.
I'll be starting on
time or happy to help.
Here's what I can do.
Okay?
Calm, consistent follow through.
Well, it teaches others how to treat you.
So how do you hold the
line in these situations?
Well, first, name it, right?
I'm feeling the urge to fix something.
Well, that's discomfort talking, okay?
Then maybe just take a breath and wait.
Give the impulse 90 seconds to pass.
And then return to focus.
Choose one next right
action for you, okay?
Here is your Friday takeaway.
Expect discomfort and
pushback and keep going.
Those are signs that you're shifting from
controlling others to leading yourself.
So today, enjoy that cake from the
angels, keep moving
forward and embrace the process,
even the uncomfortable parts.
And if nothing else, today is Friday.
So we've got that going for ourselves.
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