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 --> 01:00:12,875 Okay, good morning 4 01:00:12,875 --> 01:00:14,125 and welcome to Thursday. 5 01:00:14,916 --> 01:00:16,125 Well, for some of you, you've been 6 01:00:16,125 --> 01:00:17,041 waiting for this day 7 01:00:17,125 --> 01:00:19,500 all year because it's Major League 8 01:00:19,500 --> 01:00:21,000 Baseball's opening day. 9 01:00:21,500 --> 01:00:22,916 And apparently one of the 10 01:00:22,916 --> 01:00:24,750 long standing opening day rituals 11 01:00:25,000 --> 01:00:26,208 is performed by the 12 01:00:26,208 --> 01:00:28,083 fans of the Boston Red Sox. 13 01:00:28,750 --> 01:00:31,083 And they sing the song "Sweet Caroline" 14 01:00:31,541 --> 01:00:32,500 before the first pitch. 15 01:00:33,208 --> 01:00:34,083 And even though the first 16 01:00:34,083 --> 01:00:35,583 day of spring was last week 17 01:00:35,583 --> 01:00:36,708 while we were off, the 18 01:00:36,708 --> 01:00:38,083 start of the baseball season 19 01:00:38,125 --> 01:00:39,916 definitely feels like spring is here. 20 01:00:40,750 --> 01:00:41,916 Well, it's also 21 01:00:41,916 --> 01:00:43,333 International Whiskey Day. 22 01:00:43,541 --> 01:00:44,833 So, you know, I like that one. 23 01:00:44,833 --> 01:00:47,625 And it's also National Scribble Day too. 24 01:00:48,375 --> 01:00:49,375 Well, apparently Scribble 25 01:00:49,375 --> 01:00:50,916 Day is all about celebrating 26 01:00:51,166 --> 01:00:52,875 the creativity in the art 27 01:00:52,875 --> 01:00:54,291 associated with scribbling. 28 01:00:54,875 --> 01:00:57,416 So no matter your artistic abilities, 29 01:00:57,416 --> 01:00:58,958 you can participate fully 30 01:00:59,291 --> 01:00:59,958 in this stress 31 01:00:59,958 --> 01:01:01,583 releasing act of scribbling. 32 01:01:02,458 --> 01:01:03,375 Well, today's quote is 33 01:01:03,375 --> 01:01:04,916 from Julia Roberts who said, 34 01:01:05,833 --> 01:01:07,166 "I'm better for all the 35 01:01:07,166 --> 01:01:08,416 things that have happened to me, 36 01:01:08,500 --> 01:01:09,666 the good and the bad." 37 01:01:10,125 --> 01:01:12,250 And that's a good outlook, right? 38 01:01:12,250 --> 01:01:14,666 We are all the sum of our experiences. 39 01:01:15,333 --> 01:01:16,166 And hopefully we're 40 01:01:16,166 --> 01:01:17,541 just learning and growing 41 01:01:17,541 --> 01:01:19,583 from all those experiences along the way. 42 01:01:19,916 --> 01:01:20,416 Thanks, Julia. 43 01:01:21,375 --> 01:01:22,541 Well, today's news facts and 44 01:01:22,541 --> 01:01:24,833 birthdays are for March 27th. 45 01:01:24,833 --> 01:01:26,958 And we're gonna start back in 1939. 46 01:01:27,291 --> 01:01:27,708 And it's very 47 01:01:27,708 --> 01:01:29,291 appropriate for this time of year. 48 01:01:30,000 --> 01:01:31,500 On this day in 1939, 49 01:01:31,750 --> 01:01:32,791 March Madness crowned 50 01:01:32,791 --> 01:01:35,458 its very first men's NCAA champion. 51 01:01:36,208 --> 01:01:37,041 Give you one second. 52 01:01:37,041 --> 01:01:38,041 Do you have any idea who it is? 53 01:01:38,500 --> 01:01:39,083 I had no clue. 54 01:01:39,291 --> 01:01:40,958 It's the University of Oregon. 55 01:01:41,416 --> 01:01:43,000 They defeated Ohio State, 56 01:01:43,541 --> 01:01:45,333 the Ohio State University, 57 01:01:45,833 --> 01:01:47,416 46 to 33. 58 01:01:48,416 --> 01:01:50,083 Then on this day in 1952, 59 01:01:50,666 --> 01:01:52,250 the musical "Singing in the Rain" 60 01:01:52,458 --> 01:01:53,958 starring Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds, 61 01:01:54,250 --> 01:01:55,625 it premiered at Radio City 62 01:01:55,625 --> 01:01:56,833 Music Hall in New York City. 63 01:01:57,958 --> 01:01:59,750 And then finally in 1975, 64 01:02:00,000 --> 01:02:01,541 construction began on this day 65 01:02:01,541 --> 01:02:03,083 on the Trans Alaska Pipeline. 66 01:02:03,916 --> 01:02:06,166 Now that pipeline spans 800 miles 67 01:02:06,458 --> 01:02:08,750 and it cost $8 billion to build. 68 01:02:09,208 --> 01:02:11,166 But it only took two years to complete. 69 01:02:12,291 --> 01:02:13,250 Well, happy birthday if 70 01:02:13,250 --> 01:02:14,375 today is your birthday. 71 01:02:14,375 --> 01:02:15,250 You share a birthday 72 01:02:15,250 --> 01:02:17,083 with singer Jessie J. 73 01:02:17,375 --> 01:02:18,583 She's 37 today. 74 01:02:19,166 --> 01:02:21,250 Singer Fergie, she's 50 today. 75 01:02:22,291 --> 01:02:25,166 Singer Mariah Carey, she's 56 today. 76 01:02:25,750 --> 01:02:27,291 And lastly, director 77 01:02:27,291 --> 01:02:29,333 Quentin Tarantino, he's 62. 78 01:02:30,583 --> 01:02:31,666 And the number one movie 79 01:02:31,666 --> 01:02:33,583 on this date back in 2001 80 01:02:33,958 --> 01:02:35,000 was "The Mexican." 81 01:02:35,708 --> 01:02:37,500 And this movie has an all-star cast 82 01:02:37,500 --> 01:02:39,916 with James Gandolfini, Brad Pitt, 83 01:02:40,166 --> 01:02:41,750 Gene Hackman, Julia Roberts, 84 01:02:42,375 --> 01:02:44,458 all starring in this romantic comedy 85 01:02:44,458 --> 01:02:46,000 about a guy traveling to Mexico 86 01:02:46,291 --> 01:02:47,958 to retrieve a cursed 87 01:02:47,958 --> 01:02:50,250 priceless pistol for his mob boss. 88 01:02:50,625 --> 01:02:52,541 While his girlfriend tries to get him 89 01:02:52,541 --> 01:02:53,875 to give up his criminal ways. 90 01:02:54,625 --> 01:02:56,541 And interestingly, Julia Roberts, 91 01:02:56,791 --> 01:02:58,291 she met her husband on 92 01:02:58,291 --> 01:02:59,291 the set of this movie. 93 01:02:59,875 --> 01:03:01,208 And it was not Brad Pitt. 94 01:03:01,916 --> 01:03:02,916 She and Daniel Motor 95 01:03:02,916 --> 01:03:04,333 are still married today. 96 01:03:05,250 --> 01:03:06,125 Well, the number one song 97 01:03:06,125 --> 01:03:08,041 on this date back in 1992 98 01:03:08,708 --> 01:03:10,541 was "Save the Best for 99 01:03:10,541 --> 01:03:12,083 Last" by Vanessa Williams. 100 01:03:12,916 --> 01:03:14,250 And this love song 101 01:03:14,250 --> 01:03:15,708 from my high school years 102 01:03:15,916 --> 01:03:17,583 is about two lovers who 103 01:03:17,583 --> 01:03:19,166 finally start a relationship 104 01:03:19,708 --> 01:03:20,416 that one of them 105 01:03:20,416 --> 01:03:22,500 always knew was meant to be. 106 01:03:22,500 --> 01:03:23,583 Ah, "Young Love." 107 01:03:24,458 --> 01:03:25,291 Well, this song had 108 01:03:25,291 --> 01:03:26,333 two Grammy nominations, 109 01:03:26,666 --> 01:03:27,833 but it lost out to Eric 110 01:03:27,833 --> 01:03:29,875 Clapton's "Tears in Heaven" 111 01:03:29,875 --> 01:03:30,833 for song of the year. 112 01:03:31,458 --> 01:03:33,625 And I definitely saved my best for last, 113 01:03:33,708 --> 01:03:34,083 but I had to wait 114 01:03:34,083 --> 01:03:35,666 another 13 years for that one. 115 01:03:36,416 --> 01:03:37,791 Anyways, let's move on 116 01:03:37,791 --> 01:03:38,916 to some personal growth 117 01:03:38,916 --> 01:03:40,291 in our book review segment here 118 01:03:40,416 --> 01:03:41,291 before I send you on 119 01:03:41,291 --> 01:03:42,583 your way for this Thursday. 120 01:03:43,291 --> 01:03:45,833 We are in part four of Dale Carnegie's 121 01:03:45,833 --> 01:03:47,583 How to Win Friends and Influence People. 122 01:03:48,250 --> 01:03:49,208 And in this chapter, 123 01:03:49,208 --> 01:03:50,416 which is chapter seven, 124 01:03:50,416 --> 01:03:53,125 it's entitled, "Give a Dog a Good Name." 125 01:03:53,791 --> 01:03:55,458 Carnegie is giving us insights 126 01:03:55,666 --> 01:03:56,875 in how to get someone 127 01:03:56,875 --> 01:03:58,583 to level up, if you will. 128 01:03:58,916 --> 01:04:01,333 Or if their performance has backslidden, 129 01:04:01,750 --> 01:04:03,666 how do we get them to step it up? 130 01:04:04,458 --> 01:04:07,333 Well, Carnegie suggests we remind them 131 01:04:07,583 --> 01:04:10,125 or give them a reputation to live up to. 132 01:04:10,875 --> 01:04:11,583 Carnegie quotes 133 01:04:11,583 --> 01:04:13,708 Samuel Vauclain, who said, 134 01:04:14,250 --> 01:04:16,916 "The average person can be led readily 135 01:04:17,083 --> 01:04:18,708 if you have his or her respect 136 01:04:19,375 --> 01:04:20,458 and if you show that 137 01:04:20,458 --> 01:04:22,166 you respect that person 138 01:04:22,166 --> 01:04:23,375 for some kind of ability." 139 01:04:24,833 --> 01:04:27,208 And Carnegie sums that up by saying, 140 01:04:27,500 --> 01:04:28,958 if you want to improve a 141 01:04:28,958 --> 01:04:30,583 person in a certain respect, 142 01:04:31,291 --> 01:04:33,375 act as though that particular trait 143 01:04:33,375 --> 01:04:35,458 were already one of his or her 144 01:04:35,458 --> 01:04:36,833 outstanding characteristics. 145 01:04:37,208 --> 01:04:37,458 End quote. 146 01:04:38,541 --> 01:04:39,416 Shakespeare said it too. 147 01:04:39,625 --> 01:04:41,000 He said, quote, "Assume a 148 01:04:41,000 --> 01:04:42,916 virtue if you have it not." 149 01:04:44,083 --> 01:04:44,416 End quote. 150 01:04:44,666 --> 01:04:46,333 I could have said that in a Yoda voice 151 01:04:46,583 --> 01:04:48,083 and said that Yoda said that and you 152 01:04:48,083 --> 01:04:49,000 would have believed me. 153 01:04:49,416 --> 01:04:50,958 But look, if you give 154 01:04:50,958 --> 01:04:52,666 someone something respectable 155 01:04:52,958 --> 01:04:54,041 about themselves that 156 01:04:54,041 --> 01:04:55,458 they need to live up to, 157 01:04:55,958 --> 01:04:58,041 more often than not, most people will 158 01:04:58,041 --> 01:04:59,375 make a valiant effort 159 01:04:59,583 --> 01:05:01,833 to hit those high marks rather than 160 01:05:01,833 --> 01:05:03,458 to see you disappointed in them. 161 01:05:04,583 --> 01:05:05,958 Well, join us again tomorrow 162 01:05:05,958 --> 01:05:07,583 as we finish chapter seven, 163 01:05:07,916 --> 01:05:09,208 give a dog a good name, 164 01:05:09,625 --> 01:05:10,708 and we'll also learn 165 01:05:10,708 --> 01:05:12,458 Carnegie's principle number seven. 166 01:05:13,416 --> 01:05:15,625 Okay, enjoy opening day today. 167 01:05:16,000 --> 01:05:17,000 Thanks for joining us. 168 01:05:17,000 --> 01:05:18,458 Come back tomorrow and 169 01:05:18,458 --> 01:05:19,791 have a fantastic day. 170 01:05:21,500 --> 01:05:23,041 Don't forget to follow and subscribe 171 01:05:23,041 --> 01:05:24,583 to the Morning Serial podcast 172 01:05:24,791 --> 01:05:26,541 on the One Life Live It channel. 173 01:05:27,083 --> 01:05:28,708 You can find more episodes and videos 174 01:05:28,875 --> 01:05:30,208 by visiting our YouTube channel 175 01:05:30,416 --> 01:05:34,083 and the website at seanenglish.com, 176 01:05:34,500 --> 01:05:35,166 where you can also 177 01:05:35,166 --> 01:05:36,583 follow our other podcasts, 178 01:05:36,958 --> 01:05:38,125 the Mr. and Mrs. English podcast 179 01:05:38,666 --> 01:05:39,833 and the Life Happens podcast. 180 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