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Good morning, and welcome to Morning Cereal!
Pull up a stool, grab your favorite cereal, and let’s kick-start your day with a spoonful of inspiration, nostalgia and personal growth. Join your host, Shaen Inglis, as he highlights the music, movies, and moments that made the 80s, 90s, and 2000s unforgettable—kind of like digging for toy at the bottom of the cereal box. Each episode, Shaen also reviews a chapter or so from top wellness books, offering practical insights to help you set a positive tone for your day. Start your mornings right—no cartoons required!
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Good morning and
welcome to Morning Cereal.
Okay, good morning and welcome to Monday.
It's a fresh start, it's a clean slate,
and it's a new week.
And if you've already lost your keys this
morning, hey, at least you're consistent.
Well, let's get rolling this morning with
a quote from Sammy Davis Jr.
who said, "You always have two choices,
your commitment versus your fear."
Now, this is a short, sharp, and it's
really perfect for a Monday, right?
Choose your fear or choose to be
committed to moving your
life forward in a positive way.
All right, well, here are four moments
that matter for December 8th.
On this date, back in 1987, the
superpowers of the United
States and the Soviet Union,
they agreed to reduce their
respective nuclear arsenals.
All right, number two, today
is National Blue Collar Day,
celebrating those workers and tradesmen
who use their hands to earn a living.
Thank you for that.
All right, number three, the number one
song on this date back in 1979
was "Escape," the "Pina
Colada" song by Rupert Holmes.
Now, I know you know this song.
If you like "Pina Coladas" and "Getting
Caught in the Rain," right?
It's such a great song.
Now, I'm glad they ended up together at
the end of the song,
but how they got there, I still think
that's a little bit shady.
All right, lastly, number
four, happy birthday to you.
If today is your birthday, you share it
with rapper and icon Nicki Minaj.
She's 43 today.
Actress and the OG Desperate Housewife,
Terri Hatcher, she's 61 today.
Actress Kim Bessender, she's 72 today.
And the late singer Sinead O'Connor, she
was born on this date back in 1966.
The late Sam Kinison, actor and comedian,
he was born on this date in 1953.
And finally, our quote today was from the
late Sammy Davis Jr.,
an entertainer that was
born on this date back in 1925.
Okay, time for Mel Robbins, the "Let Them
Theory" book review.
Today's chapter, it wraps up Robbins'
three-pillar framework of friendship
with the most personal
pillar of them all, energy.
And she opens up with this truth.
It's quote, "The energy you bring
determines the energy
that stays," end quote.
Now, energy is the vibe, it's the tone,
it's the emotional currency
that's exchanged between two people.
In friendships, energy
determines comfort and safety
and how much someone wants or doesn't
want to engage, okay?
Now, Robbins breaks it
down beautifully here.
Some people energize you, others drain
you, and some match you so well,
it feels like you're
just coming home, okay?
But energy isn't fixed, it fluctuates.
It fluctuates with stress, with life
chaos, with self-worth,
and your own emotional health, okay?
Robbins writes, quote, "When your energy
is anxious, defensive, or insecure,
it changes the entire dynamic.
But when it's grounded and
it's competent and it's kind,
that's when the
relationship expands," end quote.
Now, Mel urges readers to
take radical responsibility
for the energy that you bring, right?
Instead of waiting for
others to change the tone,
Mel encourages initiating
the energy you want mirrored.
Patience, calm,
openness, humor, accountability.
One of Mel's strongest lines in this
section is this, quote,
"Energy is the most honest part of you,
and people feel it before
they understand it," end quote.
This chapter is powerful because it
reminds us that friendship thrives
not just on love or history, but on the
emotional climate that we create.
If a friendship feels
tense or if it feels distant,
start with your own energy before
assuming anything about theirs.
All right, here's your Monday takeaway.
Protect and elevate your energy.
It sets the tone for
every friendship you're in.
All right, Monday is off and running.
Let's go ahead and bring
that good energy today.
Hey, thank you so much for spending your
morning with us this morning
on morning cereal.
That was a lot of mornings.
But we will see you
back here tomorrow morning.
And until then, have a fantastic day.
We welcome you to our website,
selfimprovementinwelfare.com,
and we welcome special guests too.
So join us.
It will be a good time, I promise.
Thanks again for listening.
Have a fantastic day,
and we'll see you tomorrow.
Good morning, it's a fresh
start, it's a clean slate,
and it's a new week.
Sammy Davis Jr. who said, quote,
"You always have two choices,
your commitment versus
your fear," end quote.
Choose your fear or
choose to be committed
to moving your life
forward in a positive way.
Today is National Blue Collar Day.
The number one song on
this date back in 1979
was "Escape," the Pina
Colada song by Rupert Holmes.
If you like Pina Coladas and
getting caught in the rain,
still think that's a little bit shady.
Bill Robbins, the Let them Theory,
"The energy you bring
determines the energy that stays,"
end quote.
Here's your Monday takeaway.
Protect and elevate your energy.
It sets the tone for
every friendship you're in.
Bring that good energy today.
Have a fantastic day.