1 01:00:01,250 --> 01:00:02,000 Good morning. 2 01:00:03,958 --> 01:00:06,041 And welcome to morning cereal 3 01:00:11,875 --> 01:00:14,250 Okay, good morning and welcome to Friday. 4 01:00:15,166 --> 01:00:17,250 Why is every Friday so good? 5 01:00:17,875 --> 01:00:18,958 I mean, I know that's a 6 01:00:18,958 --> 01:00:20,250 bit of a stupid question 7 01:00:20,500 --> 01:00:23,416 and on National Genius Day no less. 8 01:00:23,708 --> 01:00:25,000 My apologies to all of 9 01:00:25,000 --> 01:00:26,125 the geniuses out there 10 01:00:26,125 --> 01:00:27,333 that are listening to the show. 11 01:00:27,958 --> 01:00:28,833 I know we attract a 12 01:00:28,833 --> 01:00:30,166 highly intelligent crowd, 13 01:00:30,958 --> 01:00:32,125 but good thing too, 14 01:00:32,500 --> 01:00:34,000 because today is also 15 01:00:34,000 --> 01:00:36,166 Celebrate Scientist Day. 16 01:00:36,791 --> 01:00:37,958 Scientists are good people. 17 01:00:38,291 --> 01:00:38,958 They've invented 18 01:00:38,958 --> 01:00:41,541 penicillin, x-rays, electricity, 19 01:00:41,958 --> 01:00:43,375 batteries, the internet, 20 01:00:43,666 --> 01:00:44,708 and those are just a few. 21 01:00:45,250 --> 01:00:46,458 So don't sleep on 22 01:00:46,458 --> 01:00:48,958 science people, celebrate it. 23 01:00:49,541 --> 01:00:52,791 And lastly, this next National Day, 24 01:00:53,625 --> 01:00:54,666 I just can't get behind. 25 01:00:54,666 --> 01:00:56,833 I just cannot participate in it. 26 01:00:57,125 --> 01:00:59,958 And it's National Save a Spider Day. 27 01:01:00,666 --> 01:01:01,541 I have to draw the line 28 01:01:01,541 --> 01:01:03,750 somewhere and it's right here. 29 01:01:04,166 --> 01:01:05,500 I'm going to exterminate 30 01:01:05,500 --> 01:01:07,041 any spider that I see today. 31 01:01:07,291 --> 01:01:09,208 And I'm going to exterminate it hard. 32 01:01:10,791 --> 01:01:11,166 Apologies. 33 01:01:11,583 --> 01:01:14,208 I mean, I am aware of the important role 34 01:01:14,541 --> 01:01:16,166 that they play in our ecosystem. 35 01:01:17,000 --> 01:01:18,625 And today, I just don't 36 01:01:18,625 --> 01:01:20,208 care for today at least. 37 01:01:21,083 --> 01:01:21,875 Okay, well, let me get 38 01:01:21,875 --> 01:01:23,208 us back on track here 39 01:01:23,208 --> 01:01:25,041 with a little bit of positivity. 40 01:01:25,583 --> 01:01:27,333 All right, who said this? 41 01:01:27,708 --> 01:01:30,791 "It ain't about how hard you can hit. 42 01:01:31,166 --> 01:01:33,583 It's about how hard you can get hit 43 01:01:34,000 --> 01:01:35,041 and keep moving forward." 44 01:01:36,166 --> 01:01:36,708 I got to tell you for 45 01:01:36,708 --> 01:01:38,166 about half a second, 46 01:01:38,166 --> 01:01:39,000 I thought about trying 47 01:01:39,000 --> 01:01:40,333 to impersonate this person 48 01:01:40,708 --> 01:01:42,000 because I can kind of do it, 49 01:01:42,000 --> 01:01:42,916 but I decided against 50 01:01:42,916 --> 01:01:43,833 doing it on this show. 51 01:01:44,416 --> 01:01:46,041 Anyways, everyone should know that one. 52 01:01:46,291 --> 01:01:47,583 That's Rocky Balboa. 53 01:01:48,166 --> 01:01:50,458 And just saying the word Rocky starts 54 01:01:50,458 --> 01:01:51,750 getting my blood going. 55 01:01:51,750 --> 01:01:53,625 It starts firing me up here a little bit. 56 01:01:54,208 --> 01:01:56,041 But Rocky does give us that 57 01:01:56,041 --> 01:01:57,666 little dose of reality here. 58 01:01:57,666 --> 01:01:59,000 He says, "Life's going 59 01:01:59,000 --> 01:02:00,916 to throw obstacles at us, 60 01:02:01,166 --> 01:02:02,583 but we have to persevere 61 01:02:02,583 --> 01:02:04,500 and keep moving forward." 62 01:02:05,041 --> 01:02:06,208 So with that in mind, 63 01:02:06,750 --> 01:02:08,583 let's move forward with today's news 64 01:02:08,583 --> 01:02:09,583 facts and birthdays, 65 01:02:09,791 --> 01:02:11,958 which are for March 14th. 66 01:02:12,291 --> 01:02:14,458 On this date in 1879, 67 01:02:14,875 --> 01:02:16,291 Albert Einstein was born, 68 01:02:16,666 --> 01:02:18,583 which I'm pretty sure is why today is 69 01:02:18,583 --> 01:02:20,083 National Genius Day. 70 01:02:20,875 --> 01:02:22,958 Then in 1931 on this date, 71 01:02:22,958 --> 01:02:24,625 the first theater was built 72 01:02:24,625 --> 01:02:26,291 for rear movie projection. 73 01:02:26,750 --> 01:02:27,875 That's just like the theaters 74 01:02:27,875 --> 01:02:29,333 that we watch movies in today. 75 01:02:29,833 --> 01:02:31,250 And it was in New York City, by the way. 76 01:02:31,916 --> 01:02:34,500 Then in 2017, the 77 01:02:34,500 --> 01:02:36,416 world's oldest golf club, 78 01:02:36,416 --> 01:02:37,875 the Muirfield in Scotland, 79 01:02:38,333 --> 01:02:40,833 it voted to admit women as members 80 01:02:40,833 --> 01:02:44,916 for the first time in 273 years. 81 01:02:45,333 --> 01:02:47,500 That was eight years ago only, folks. 82 01:02:48,083 --> 01:02:49,083 I mean, what? 83 01:02:50,041 --> 01:02:50,750 Well, another hard 84 01:02:50,750 --> 01:02:51,916 right turn into birthdays, 85 01:02:51,916 --> 01:02:53,625 which I seem to be doing a lot lately, 86 01:02:53,625 --> 01:02:55,250 but happy birthday to you 87 01:02:55,250 --> 01:02:56,541 if your birthday is today. 88 01:02:56,958 --> 01:02:57,958 You share a birthday 89 01:02:57,958 --> 01:03:00,291 with gymnast Simone Biles. 90 01:03:00,291 --> 01:03:00,916 She's 27. 91 01:03:01,875 --> 01:03:04,708 Be baller Steph Curry, he's 37 today. 92 01:03:05,708 --> 01:03:07,583 Actor Billy Crystal, he's 77. 93 01:03:08,333 --> 01:03:11,791 And actor Michael Caine, he's 92 today. 94 01:03:12,375 --> 01:03:13,541 And the number one movie 95 01:03:13,541 --> 01:03:15,416 on this date back in 1977, 96 01:03:16,166 --> 01:03:17,333 you should all know what it is. 97 01:03:17,333 --> 01:03:19,166 I gave it away completely in the intro. 98 01:03:19,583 --> 01:03:21,791 But in 1997, the number one 99 01:03:21,791 --> 01:03:23,333 movie on this date was Rocky, 100 01:03:23,708 --> 01:03:24,541 the original Rocky. 101 01:03:25,208 --> 01:03:26,333 And I mean, what else 102 01:03:26,333 --> 01:03:27,750 can I say about this movie? 103 01:03:29,166 --> 01:03:33,500 It's an underdog story. 104 01:03:34,208 --> 01:03:35,166 It's inspiring. 105 01:03:35,750 --> 01:03:37,500 It talks about perseverance. 106 01:03:37,833 --> 01:03:39,333 It talks about believing in yourself. 107 01:03:39,791 --> 01:03:41,708 It has a love story thrown into it. 108 01:03:42,083 --> 01:03:42,833 I mean, it has running 109 01:03:42,833 --> 01:03:44,500 up a large set of stairs. 110 01:03:44,833 --> 01:03:46,791 It has a tiger jacket in it. 111 01:03:46,791 --> 01:03:47,458 It has somebody 112 01:03:47,458 --> 01:03:48,916 beating up a side of beef. 113 01:03:49,458 --> 01:03:50,291 I mean, what else could 114 01:03:50,291 --> 01:03:51,541 you ask for in a movie? 115 01:03:52,000 --> 01:03:52,791 I mean, there's a 116 01:03:52,791 --> 01:03:54,333 reason why this movie poster 117 01:03:54,333 --> 01:03:55,625 is one of the very few 118 01:03:55,625 --> 01:03:56,541 framed in our theater room, 119 01:03:56,541 --> 01:04:01,125 because it's an incredible movie. And everybody knows the theme 120 01:04:01,125 --> 01:04:03,000 song to it, "Gonna Fly Now." 121 01:04:03,000 --> 01:04:04,250 I mean, man, does anybody 122 01:04:04,250 --> 01:04:06,083 else feel like beating up 123 01:04:06,083 --> 01:04:07,500 a side of beef right now? 124 01:04:07,833 --> 01:04:08,833 I mean, I'm pumped up. 125 01:04:10,125 --> 01:04:11,833 (laughs) It's hard to fight this feeling. 126 01:04:12,458 --> 01:04:14,583 In fact, you might say I 127 01:04:14,583 --> 01:04:16,083 can't fight this feeling, 128 01:04:16,625 --> 01:04:19,500 which was the number one song in 1985. 129 01:04:20,583 --> 01:04:21,583 Well, I had a terrible 130 01:04:21,583 --> 01:04:22,791 transition in birthdays 131 01:04:22,791 --> 01:04:24,291 and an overly planned transition here, 132 01:04:24,291 --> 01:04:29,416 but the number one song on this date was indeed "Can't Fight This 133 01:04:29,416 --> 01:04:31,541 Feeling" by Ario Speedwagon. 134 01:04:32,041 --> 01:04:33,500 It's a great 80s song, 135 01:04:33,916 --> 01:04:34,875 and it's about the 136 01:04:34,875 --> 01:04:36,583 inability to express oneself. 137 01:04:37,083 --> 01:04:37,708 And it was the band's 138 01:04:37,708 --> 01:04:38,958 second number one hit. 139 01:04:39,708 --> 01:04:41,250 Well, before we head into the weekend, 140 01:04:41,250 --> 01:04:42,125 let's jump into a little 141 01:04:42,125 --> 01:04:43,416 bit of self-improvement, 142 01:04:43,416 --> 01:04:44,291 and here are my 143 01:04:44,291 --> 01:04:45,833 takeaways from chapter four 144 01:04:45,833 --> 01:04:47,625 of Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends 145 01:04:47,625 --> 01:04:48,625 and Influence People." 146 01:04:49,333 --> 01:04:50,666 And in this chapter entitled, 147 01:04:51,000 --> 01:04:52,500 "No One Likes to Take Orders," 148 01:04:53,000 --> 01:04:53,166 Carnegie is not just a man who is a man 149 01:04:53,208 --> 01:04:55,750 Carnegie is not teaching rocket science. 150 01:04:56,375 --> 01:04:57,875 None of us like to be bossed around 151 01:04:58,041 --> 01:05:00,208 or shouted orders at, right? 152 01:05:00,208 --> 01:05:01,375 Do this or do that. 153 01:05:02,083 --> 01:05:03,458 A better technique is 154 01:05:03,458 --> 01:05:05,041 to make suggestions like, 155 01:05:05,541 --> 01:05:07,375 you might consider this, or 156 01:05:07,375 --> 01:05:09,291 what's your thoughts on this? 157 01:05:09,708 --> 01:05:12,250 Or do you think this would work? 158 01:05:12,833 --> 01:05:14,416 Quote, "Makes it easy for a 159 01:05:14,416 --> 01:05:15,541 person to correct errors." 160 01:05:15,791 --> 01:05:16,916 A technique like that 161 01:05:16,916 --> 01:05:18,375 saves a person's pride, 162 01:05:18,666 --> 01:05:20,250 and it gives him or her 163 01:05:20,250 --> 01:05:21,375 a feeling of importance. 164 01:05:22,000 --> 01:05:22,791 It encourages 165 01:05:22,791 --> 01:05:25,000 cooperation instead of rebellion. 166 01:05:25,875 --> 01:05:26,791 And Carnegie points 167 01:05:26,791 --> 01:05:28,583 out that barking orders 168 01:05:28,750 --> 01:05:31,000 can have a negative consequence, right? 169 01:05:31,000 --> 01:05:32,291 It can cause resentment 170 01:05:32,625 --> 01:05:34,375 that lasts far beyond 171 01:05:34,375 --> 01:05:35,666 that particular moment. 172 01:05:36,250 --> 01:05:38,125 So instead of just barking orders, 173 01:05:38,791 --> 01:05:40,041 instead try opening 174 01:05:40,041 --> 01:05:42,208 ups, try asking questions. 175 01:05:43,041 --> 01:05:44,458 And in doing so, you 176 01:05:44,458 --> 01:05:46,375 make the ask more palatable, 177 01:05:46,750 --> 01:05:48,583 but you also emotionally 178 01:05:48,583 --> 01:05:49,875 involve the other person 179 01:05:50,125 --> 01:05:51,625 in the decision, which 180 01:05:51,625 --> 01:05:53,583 makes them more likely to do it. 181 01:05:54,250 --> 01:05:55,041 So here it is, 182 01:05:55,708 --> 01:05:57,083 Carnegie's principle number four, 183 01:05:57,291 --> 01:05:59,166 which is ask questions 184 01:05:59,166 --> 01:06:01,375 instead of giving direct orders. 185 01:06:02,583 --> 01:06:04,500 Well, I'd like to ask my Jayhawks 186 01:06:04,708 --> 01:06:06,375 if they think they can go out there 187 01:06:06,375 --> 01:06:08,666 and get a win in a basketball game today. 188 01:06:09,083 --> 01:06:10,083 Maybe that will help, 189 01:06:10,583 --> 01:06:11,291 instead of me just 190 01:06:11,291 --> 01:06:12,458 shouting at the television. 191 01:06:13,125 --> 01:06:14,500 Have a great weekend 192 01:06:14,500 --> 01:06:16,208 and have a fantastic day. 193 01:06:18,041 --> 01:06:19,541 Don't forget to follow and subscribe 194 01:06:19,708 --> 01:06:21,083 to the Morning Serial Podcast 195 01:06:21,291 --> 01:06:23,083 on the One Life Live It channel. 196 01:06:23,583 --> 01:06:25,250 You can find more episodes and videos 197 01:06:25,250 --> 01:06:26,708 by visiting our YouTube channel 198 01:06:26,916 --> 01:06:29,333 and the website at seanenglish.com, 199 01:06:29,333 --> 01:06:30,625 and at seanenglish.com, 200 01:06:30,958 --> 01:06:31,666 where you can also 201 01:06:31,666 --> 01:06:33,083 follow our other podcast, 202 01:06:33,416 --> 01:06:34,750 the Mr. and Mrs. English podcast, 203 01:06:35,083 --> 01:06:36,333 and the Life Happens podcast. 204 01:06:37,083 --> 01:06:38,208 In these other podcasts, 205 01:06:38,458 --> 01:06:40,208 we'll dive deeper into everyday issues, 206 01:06:40,458 --> 01:06:41,250 self-improvement and 207 01:06:41,250 --> 01:06:42,833 well-being, business and finance, 208 01:06:43,375 --> 01:06:45,041 and we welcome special guests too. 209 01:06:45,500 --> 01:06:46,583 So join us, it'll be a 210 01:06:46,583 --> 01:06:47,583 good time, I promise. 211 01:06:48,166 --> 01:06:49,208 Thanks again for listening. 212 01:06:49,333 --> 01:06:50,958 Have a fantastic day and 213 01:06:50,958 --> 01:06:51,458 we'll see you tomorrow.