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 --> 01:00:12,916 Okay, good morning and 4 01:00:12,916 --> 01:00:14,125 happy Wednesday to you. 5 01:00:14,416 --> 01:00:16,500 This is a midweek check-in. 6 01:00:16,833 --> 01:00:18,083 How is everybody holding up? 7 01:00:18,500 --> 01:00:18,958 You doing okay? 8 01:00:19,458 --> 01:00:21,166 Well, I know there are some students out 9 01:00:21,166 --> 01:00:21,583 there that are 10 01:00:21,583 --> 01:00:23,708 listening and today is your day. 11 01:00:24,125 --> 01:00:25,791 Today is World Student Day. 12 01:00:26,250 --> 01:00:27,583 It's a celebration of learning, of 13 01:00:27,583 --> 01:00:29,166 curiosity, and pretending 14 01:00:29,166 --> 01:00:30,583 you totally studied for that 15 01:00:30,583 --> 01:00:31,000 test. 16 01:00:31,416 --> 01:00:34,000 Whether you're in a classroom or life's 17 01:00:34,000 --> 01:00:35,333 big school of hard 18 01:00:35,333 --> 01:00:36,750 knocks, keep on learning 19 01:00:36,750 --> 01:00:37,500 and keep learning 20 01:00:37,500 --> 01:00:38,958 something new every day. 21 01:00:39,458 --> 01:00:41,500 Well, our quote today is from Wayne 22 01:00:41,500 --> 01:00:43,583 Gretzky, who said, "You 23 01:00:43,583 --> 01:00:45,708 miss 100% of the shots you 24 01:00:45,708 --> 01:00:46,291 don't take." 25 01:00:47,208 --> 01:00:47,958 Still, the most 26 01:00:47,958 --> 01:00:50,333 statistically accurate advice ever. 27 01:00:50,791 --> 01:00:52,708 It's okay to miss, but it's the courage 28 01:00:52,708 --> 01:00:54,416 to try that is the secret to growth. 29 01:00:55,041 --> 01:00:56,583 Well, today's news facts and birthdays 30 01:00:56,583 --> 01:00:58,166 are for October 15th, 31 01:00:58,166 --> 01:01:00,041 starting way back in 1815, 32 01:01:00,458 --> 01:01:02,208 210 years ago to be exact. 33 01:01:02,708 --> 01:01:05,541 That's when Napoleon Bonaparte arrived on 34 01:01:05,541 --> 01:01:06,875 the island of St. 35 01:01:07,166 --> 01:01:08,458 Helena to begin his exile. 36 01:01:09,041 --> 01:01:11,708 Then in 1973, Dolly Parton, she released 37 01:01:11,708 --> 01:01:13,416 her hit single "Jolene" 38 01:01:13,416 --> 01:01:16,041 on her 13th studio album 39 01:01:16,041 --> 01:01:16,708 at that time. 40 01:01:16,958 --> 01:01:18,833 Now, you won't believe this. 41 01:01:19,416 --> 01:01:21,916 Dolly has released over 70 albums. 42 01:01:22,333 --> 01:01:24,791 She's had 49 solo studio albums, four 43 01:01:24,791 --> 01:01:26,166 collaborative, six soundtrack 44 01:01:26,166 --> 01:01:28,083 albums, and nine live albums. 45 01:01:28,583 --> 01:01:29,541 And I think that calls 46 01:01:29,541 --> 01:01:31,250 for a "You go, girl." 47 01:01:31,708 --> 01:01:34,041 Well, in 1989, on this day, Wayne 48 01:01:34,041 --> 01:01:36,000 Gretzky, he broke the NHL 49 01:01:36,000 --> 01:01:38,958 point record with his 1,850th 50 01:01:38,958 --> 01:01:39,916 career point. 51 01:01:40,291 --> 01:01:42,750 Now, Wayne still holds the record with 52 01:01:42,750 --> 01:01:45,458 2,857 points, almost a 53 01:01:45,458 --> 01:01:47,000 full thousand points more 54 01:01:47,333 --> 01:01:48,791 than the second place point getter. 55 01:01:49,166 --> 01:01:50,500 All right, well, happy birthday to you. 56 01:01:50,625 --> 01:01:51,458 Today's your birthday. 57 01:01:52,000 --> 01:01:53,916 You share a birthday with actor from the 58 01:01:53,916 --> 01:01:55,916 Crown and the Wire, Dominic West. 59 01:01:55,916 --> 01:01:56,875 He's 56 today. 60 01:01:57,458 --> 01:01:59,166 And musician and Jackson Five 61 01:01:59,166 --> 01:02:00,625 member, the late Tito Jackson. 62 01:02:00,625 --> 01:02:02,500 He was born on this date in 1953. 63 01:02:03,208 --> 01:02:04,041 He would have been 72. 64 01:02:04,833 --> 01:02:06,291 Well, the number one song on this date 65 01:02:06,291 --> 01:02:08,333 back in 2010 was "Just 66 01:02:08,333 --> 01:02:09,916 the Way You Are" by Bruno 67 01:02:09,916 --> 01:02:10,208 Mars. 68 01:02:10,708 --> 01:02:13,125 This romantic anthem became Bruno's 69 01:02:13,125 --> 01:02:15,041 breakout solo hit, and it 70 01:02:15,041 --> 01:02:16,375 earned a Grammy for best 71 01:02:16,458 --> 01:02:17,625 male pop performance. 72 01:02:18,208 --> 01:02:20,750 Although Bruno's first number one was 73 01:02:20,750 --> 01:02:22,416 B.O.B.'s "Nothing on You," 74 01:02:22,416 --> 01:02:23,541 which Bruno was a featured 75 01:02:23,583 --> 01:02:24,250 artist in. 76 01:02:24,750 --> 01:02:27,375 We are featuring Mel Robbins, the Let 77 01:02:27,375 --> 01:02:29,000 Them Theory book in our book review. 78 01:02:29,250 --> 01:02:31,083 And today we are highlighting the sub 79 01:02:31,083 --> 01:02:33,625 chapter, "Your Brain on Stress." 80 01:02:34,375 --> 01:02:35,666 Let's just hope it's not a frying egg. 81 01:02:36,333 --> 01:02:37,250 That's a callback from yesterday. 82 01:02:37,666 --> 01:02:37,916 Anybody? 83 01:02:38,375 --> 01:02:40,875 Anyways, Mel Robbins explains that stress 84 01:02:40,875 --> 01:02:42,416 isn't always the villain. 85 01:02:42,833 --> 01:02:43,666 It's the body's 86 01:02:43,666 --> 01:02:45,500 signal that we care deeply. 87 01:02:45,958 --> 01:02:48,458 The problem is when our brains misread 88 01:02:48,458 --> 01:02:49,958 that signal as danger. 89 01:02:50,500 --> 01:02:52,375 She writes, "Your brain can't tell the 90 01:02:52,375 --> 01:02:53,333 difference between running 91 01:02:53,333 --> 01:02:55,000 from a tiger or running late 92 01:02:55,000 --> 01:02:55,750 for a meeting." 93 01:02:56,583 --> 01:02:59,250 And in this section, Robbins invites us 94 01:02:59,250 --> 01:03:00,416 to notice what's really 95 01:03:00,416 --> 01:03:01,500 triggering our tension. 96 01:03:02,166 --> 01:03:04,500 Most of the time, it's not the event. 97 01:03:04,500 --> 01:03:07,083 It's our internal commentary, right? 98 01:03:07,416 --> 01:03:08,750 The Let Them Theory, it 99 01:03:08,750 --> 01:03:10,791 helps you shift the focus. 100 01:03:11,375 --> 01:03:13,250 When you stop trying to manage other 101 01:03:13,250 --> 01:03:14,291 people's behaviors, your 102 01:03:14,291 --> 01:03:16,708 brain stops living in defense 103 01:03:16,833 --> 01:03:17,041 mode. 104 01:03:17,541 --> 01:03:20,166 She says, "When you let others be, you 105 01:03:20,166 --> 01:03:20,791 teach your nervous 106 01:03:20,791 --> 01:03:21,833 system that you're safe." 107 01:03:22,750 --> 01:03:24,166 And Robbins offers a 108 01:03:24,166 --> 01:03:25,458 simple exercise here. 109 01:03:25,958 --> 01:03:28,500 The next time your heart races, label the 110 01:03:28,500 --> 01:03:30,500 feeling, "This is stress. 111 01:03:30,875 --> 01:03:31,916 This is not danger." 112 01:03:33,375 --> 01:03:35,083 Naming it actually helps you separate 113 01:03:35,083 --> 01:03:36,958 reaction from reality. 114 01:03:37,250 --> 01:03:38,500 She also reminds us that 115 01:03:38,500 --> 01:03:40,541 recovery is key, right? 116 01:03:41,250 --> 01:03:43,833 Connection, laughter, recharging our 117 01:03:43,833 --> 01:03:45,000 cognitive batteries. 118 01:03:45,333 --> 01:03:46,500 "You can't think 119 01:03:46,500 --> 01:03:48,125 clearly in survival mode. 120 01:03:48,125 --> 01:03:50,000 You must pause to reset." 121 01:03:50,458 --> 01:03:52,875 Okay, here is your hump day takeaway. 122 01:03:53,875 --> 01:03:55,000 Stress is your body's 123 01:03:55,000 --> 01:03:56,125 way of saying you care. 124 01:03:56,666 --> 01:03:58,708 Listen to it, but don't let it lead. 125 01:03:59,541 --> 01:04:01,541 So students and students of 126 01:04:01,541 --> 01:04:03,291 life, take your shot today. 127 01:04:03,750 --> 01:04:05,000 Breathe through the chaos. 128 01:04:05,291 --> 01:04:07,375 And remember, progress is practice. 129 01:04:08,041 --> 01:04:09,666 I'll see you tomorrow right here on 130 01:04:09,666 --> 01:04:12,208 Morning Serial, and have a fantastic day. 131 01:04:12,875 --> 01:04:14,708 Don't forget to follow and subscribe to 132 01:04:14,708 --> 01:04:15,416 the Morning Serial 133 01:04:15,416 --> 01:04:17,458 podcast on the One Life Live 134 01:04:17,458 --> 01:04:17,916 It channel. 135 01:04:18,458 --> 01:04:20,375 You can find more episodes and videos by 136 01:04:20,375 --> 01:04:22,083 visiting our YouTube channel and the 137 01:04:22,083 --> 01:04:23,708 website at Shawningless 138 01:04:24,083 --> 01:04:26,250 and at Shawningless.com, where you can 139 01:04:26,250 --> 01:04:27,541 also follow our other 140 01:04:27,541 --> 01:04:29,041 podcast, the Mr. and Mrs. 141 01:04:29,041 --> 01:04:30,166 English podcast and 142 01:04:30,166 --> 01:04:31,250 the Life Happens podcast. 143 01:04:32,083 --> 01:04:33,750 In these other podcasts, we'll dive 144 01:04:33,750 --> 01:04:35,125 deeper into everyday issues, 145 01:04:35,375 --> 01:04:36,166 self-improvement and 146 01:04:36,375 --> 01:04:38,666 being, business and finance, and we 147 01:04:38,666 --> 01:04:39,916 welcome special guests too. 148 01:04:40,458 --> 01:04:41,166 So join us. 149 01:04:41,166 --> 01:04:42,458 It will be a good time, I promise. 150 01:04:43,208 --> 01:04:44,250 Thanks again for listening. 151 01:04:44,250 --> 01:04:45,375 Have a fantastic day, 152 01:04:45,666 --> 01:04:46,375 and we'll see you tomorrow.