Good morning and
welcome to Morning Serial.
Okay, good morning and
happy Wednesday to you.
This is a midweek check-in.
How is everybody holding up?
You doing okay?
Well, I know there are some students out
there that are
listening and today is your day.
Today is World Student Day.
It's a celebration of learning, of
curiosity, and pretending
you totally studied for that
test.
Whether you're in a classroom or life's
big school of hard
knocks, keep on learning
and keep learning
something new every day.
Well, our quote today is from Wayne
Gretzky, who said, "You
miss 100% of the shots you
don't take."
Still, the most
statistically accurate advice ever.
It's okay to miss, but it's the courage
to try that is the secret to growth.
Well, today's news facts and birthdays
are for October 15th,
starting way back in 1815,
210 years ago to be exact.
That's when Napoleon Bonaparte arrived on
the island of St.
Helena to begin his exile.
Then in 1973, Dolly Parton, she released
her hit single "Jolene"
on her 13th studio album
at that time.
Now, you won't believe this.
Dolly has released over 70 albums.
She's had 49 solo studio albums, four
collaborative, six soundtrack
albums, and nine live albums.
And I think that calls
for a "You go, girl."
Well, in 1989, on this day, Wayne
Gretzky, he broke the NHL
point record with his 1,850th
career point.
Now, Wayne still holds the record with
2,857 points, almost a
full thousand points more
than the second place point getter.
All right, well, happy birthday to you.
Today's your birthday.
You share a birthday with actor from the
Crown and the Wire, Dominic West.
He's 56 today.
And musician and Jackson Five
member, the late Tito Jackson.
He was born on this date in 1953.
He would have been 72.
Well, the number one song on this date
back in 2010 was "Just
the Way You Are" by Bruno
Mars.
This romantic anthem became Bruno's
breakout solo hit, and it
earned a Grammy for best
male pop performance.
Although Bruno's first number one was
B.O.B.'s "Nothing on You,"
which Bruno was a featured
artist in.
We are featuring Mel Robbins, the Let
Them Theory book in our book review.
And today we are highlighting the sub
chapter, "Your Brain on Stress."
Let's just hope it's not a frying egg.
That's a callback from yesterday.
Anybody?
Anyways, Mel Robbins explains that stress
isn't always the villain.
It's the body's
signal that we care deeply.
The problem is when our brains misread
that signal as danger.
She writes, "Your brain can't tell the
difference between running
from a tiger or running late
for a meeting."
And in this section, Robbins invites us
to notice what's really
triggering our tension.
Most of the time, it's not the event.
It's our internal commentary, right?
The Let Them Theory, it
helps you shift the focus.
When you stop trying to manage other
people's behaviors, your
brain stops living in defense
mode.
She says, "When you let others be, you
teach your nervous
system that you're safe."
And Robbins offers a
simple exercise here.
The next time your heart races, label the
feeling, "This is stress.
This is not danger."
Naming it actually helps you separate
reaction from reality.
She also reminds us that
recovery is key, right?
Connection, laughter, recharging our
cognitive batteries.
"You can't think
clearly in survival mode.
You must pause to reset."
Okay, here is your hump day takeaway.
Stress is your body's
way of saying you care.
Listen to it, but don't let it lead.
So students and students of
life, take your shot today.
Breathe through the chaos.
And remember, progress is practice.
I'll see you tomorrow right here on
Morning Serial, and have a fantastic day.
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