Good morning.
And welcome to morning cereal
Okay, good morning and welcome to Friday.
Why is every Friday so good?
I mean, I know that's a
bit of a stupid question
and on National Genius Day no less.
My apologies to all of
the geniuses out there
that are listening to the show.
I know we attract a
highly intelligent crowd,
but good thing too,
because today is also
Celebrate Scientist Day.
Scientists are good people.
They've invented
penicillin, x-rays, electricity,
batteries, the internet,
and those are just a few.
So don't sleep on
science people, celebrate it.
And lastly, this next National Day,
I just can't get behind.
I just cannot participate in it.
And it's National Save a Spider Day.
I have to draw the line
somewhere and it's right here.
I'm going to exterminate
any spider that I see today.
And I'm going to exterminate it hard.
Apologies.
I mean, I am aware of the important role
that they play in our ecosystem.
And today, I just don't
care for today at least.
Okay, well, let me get
us back on track here
with a little bit of positivity.
All right, who said this?
"It ain't about how hard you can hit.
It's about how hard you can get hit
and keep moving forward."
I got to tell you for
about half a second,
I thought about trying
to impersonate this person
because I can kind of do it,
but I decided against
doing it on this show.
Anyways, everyone should know that one.
That's Rocky Balboa.
And just saying the word Rocky starts
getting my blood going.
It starts firing me up here a little bit.
But Rocky does give us that
little dose of reality here.
He says, "Life's going
to throw obstacles at us,
but we have to persevere
and keep moving forward."
So with that in mind,
let's move forward with today's news
facts and birthdays,
which are for March 14th.
On this date in 1879,
Albert Einstein was born,
which I'm pretty sure is why today is
National Genius Day.
Then in 1931 on this date,
the first theater was built
for rear movie projection.
That's just like the theaters
that we watch movies in today.
And it was in New York City, by the way.
Then in 2017, the
world's oldest golf club,
the Muirfield in Scotland,
it voted to admit women as members
for the first time in 273 years.
That was eight years ago only, folks.
I mean, what?
Well, another hard
right turn into birthdays,
which I seem to be doing a lot lately,
but happy birthday to you
if your birthday is today.
You share a birthday
with gymnast Simone Biles.
She's 27.
Be baller Steph Curry, he's 37 today.
Actor Billy Crystal, he's 77.
And actor Michael Caine, he's 92 today.
And the number one movie
on this date back in 1977,
you should all know what it is.
I gave it away completely in the intro.
But in 1997, the number one
movie on this date was Rocky,
the original Rocky.
And I mean, what else
can I say about this movie?
It's an underdog story.
It's inspiring.
It talks about perseverance.
It talks about believing in yourself.
It has a love story thrown into it.
I mean, it has running
up a large set of stairs.
It has a tiger jacket in it.
It has somebody
beating up a side of beef.
I mean, what else could
you ask for in a movie?
I mean, there's a
reason why this movie poster
is one of the very few
framed in our theater room,
because it's an incredible movie. And everybody knows the theme
song to it, "Gonna Fly Now."
I mean, man, does anybody
else feel like beating up
a side of beef right now?
I mean, I'm pumped up.
(laughs) It's hard to fight this feeling.
In fact, you might say I
can't fight this feeling,
which was the number one song in 1985.
Well, I had a terrible
transition in birthdays
and an overly planned transition here,
but the number one song on this date was indeed "Can't Fight This
Feeling" by Ario Speedwagon.
It's a great 80s song,
and it's about the
inability to express oneself.
And it was the band's
second number one hit.
Well, before we head into the weekend,
let's jump into a little
bit of self-improvement,
and here are my
takeaways from chapter four
of Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends
and Influence People."
And in this chapter entitled,
"No One Likes to Take Orders,"
Carnegie is not just a man who is a man
Carnegie is not teaching rocket science.
None of us like to be bossed around
or shouted orders at, right?
Do this or do that.
A better technique is
to make suggestions like,
you might consider this, or
what's your thoughts on this?
Or do you think this would work?
Quote, "Makes it easy for a
person to correct errors."
A technique like that
saves a person's pride,
and it gives him or her
a feeling of importance.
It encourages
cooperation instead of rebellion.
And Carnegie points
out that barking orders
can have a negative consequence, right?
It can cause resentment
that lasts far beyond
that particular moment.
So instead of just barking orders,
instead try opening
ups, try asking questions.
And in doing so, you
make the ask more palatable,
but you also emotionally
involve the other person
in the decision, which
makes them more likely to do it.
So here it is,
Carnegie's principle number four,
which is ask questions
instead of giving direct orders.
Well, I'd like to ask my Jayhawks
if they think they can go out there
and get a win in a basketball game today.
Maybe that will help,
instead of me just
shouting at the television.
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