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 --> 01:00:12,708 Okay, good morning 4 01:00:12,708 --> 01:00:14,166 and welcome to Thursday. 5 01:00:14,708 --> 01:00:16,708 Well, it's the day after the midweek and 6 01:00:16,708 --> 01:00:17,541 it's the day before 7 01:00:17,541 --> 01:00:19,166 Friday, on a short week. 8 01:00:19,625 --> 01:00:22,291 So if you really think about it, today 9 01:00:22,291 --> 01:00:24,083 should be hump day and 10 01:00:24,083 --> 01:00:25,416 tomorrow should be Thursday. 11 01:00:26,250 --> 01:00:27,791 Either way, that's getting too confusing. 12 01:00:27,791 --> 01:00:29,958 I'll take a short week any day and 13 01:00:29,958 --> 01:00:31,291 welcome Friday tomorrow. 14 01:00:31,541 --> 01:00:33,875 But first, well, it's National Mount 15 01:00:33,875 --> 01:00:35,250 Everest Day and that's 16 01:00:35,250 --> 01:00:36,750 commemorating the first successful 17 01:00:36,833 --> 01:00:38,375 summit back in 1953. 18 01:00:39,583 --> 01:00:40,041 climbing Everest? 19 01:00:40,583 --> 01:00:40,958 Difficult. 20 01:00:41,375 --> 01:00:42,541 Climbing out of bed this morning? 21 01:00:43,208 --> 01:00:43,958 Nearly impossible. 22 01:00:44,958 --> 01:00:46,791 And also requiring a big celebration 23 01:00:46,791 --> 01:00:48,625 today is it's National 24 01:00:48,625 --> 01:00:50,375 Paperclip Day, which means 25 01:00:50,375 --> 01:00:51,500 it's time to show some 26 01:00:51,500 --> 01:00:53,250 love to the office MVP. 27 01:00:53,958 --> 01:00:55,250 And let's not sleep on all the things 28 01:00:55,250 --> 01:00:56,708 that we MacGyver with paperclips. 29 01:00:57,416 --> 01:00:58,708 Oh, and if you're feeling a little bit 30 01:00:58,708 --> 01:01:00,041 wild today or just love 31 01:01:00,041 --> 01:01:02,041 big lizards, it's National 32 01:01:02,083 --> 01:01:03,250 Alligator Day too. 33 01:01:03,833 --> 01:01:05,166 So pucker up buttercup. 34 01:01:05,583 --> 01:01:06,583 Actually, just run. 35 01:01:06,875 --> 01:01:07,250 Run fast. 36 01:01:08,083 --> 01:01:10,000 Well, today's quote is from someone who 37 01:01:10,000 --> 01:01:11,708 might wear crocodile boots. 38 01:01:12,250 --> 01:01:14,625 And I'm speaking of rocker Gwen Stefani, 39 01:01:15,166 --> 01:01:16,625 who said, "Being honest 40 01:01:16,625 --> 01:01:18,166 and real and sensitive 41 01:01:18,375 --> 01:01:19,833 is what makes people attractive." 42 01:01:20,708 --> 01:01:22,500 And Gwen is reminding us that 43 01:01:22,500 --> 01:01:24,500 authenticity beats perfection. 44 01:01:25,000 --> 01:01:27,000 Whether you're navigating a career pivot, 45 01:01:27,416 --> 01:01:29,541 parenting, or just picking a playlist for 46 01:01:29,541 --> 01:01:32,291 your commute, showing up as yourself is 47 01:01:32,291 --> 01:01:33,416 still the power move. 48 01:01:34,333 --> 01:01:35,625 Well, today's news facts and 49 01:01:35,625 --> 01:01:37,666 birthdays are for May 29th. 50 01:01:37,666 --> 01:01:39,125 And we're going to start back in 1886 51 01:01:39,125 --> 01:01:41,458 when on this date, American 52 01:01:41,458 --> 01:01:43,250 pharmacist John Pemberton, 53 01:01:43,500 --> 01:01:46,083 he began to advertise his patented 54 01:01:46,083 --> 01:01:48,833 medicine Coca-Cola in Atlanta, Georgia. 55 01:01:49,833 --> 01:01:52,416 Then in 1917 on this date, this was the 56 01:01:52,416 --> 01:01:53,541 birthday of the late 57 01:01:53,541 --> 01:01:54,875 President John F. Kennedy. 58 01:01:55,541 --> 01:01:58,083 Then skipping up to 1942 on this date, 59 01:01:58,375 --> 01:01:59,750 that's when being Crosby, 60 01:02:00,166 --> 01:02:01,541 he recorded White Christmas, 61 01:02:02,041 --> 01:02:03,291 which would become the best-selling 62 01:02:03,291 --> 01:02:05,250 Christmas single in history. 63 01:02:05,916 --> 01:02:07,583 Now I might need to fact check that. 64 01:02:07,583 --> 01:02:09,750 I'm pretty sure Mariah Carey's "All I 65 01:02:09,750 --> 01:02:11,208 Want for Christmas is Up There Too." 66 01:02:11,541 --> 01:02:12,833 I'll get back to you on it. 67 01:02:13,375 --> 01:02:16,250 Then lastly, in 1953, as we mentioned 68 01:02:16,250 --> 01:02:18,125 earlier, Edmund Hillary and 69 01:02:18,125 --> 01:02:20,125 Tenzing Norgay, they became 70 01:02:20,125 --> 01:02:22,541 the first climbers to reach the summit of 71 01:02:22,541 --> 01:02:23,625 Mount Everest, the 72 01:02:23,625 --> 01:02:24,541 highest mountain in the 73 01:02:24,541 --> 01:02:24,791 world. 74 01:02:25,625 --> 01:02:26,875 Well, happy birthday to you. 75 01:02:26,875 --> 01:02:28,833 If today is your birthday, you share a 76 01:02:28,833 --> 01:02:30,375 birthday with Melanie Brown. 77 01:02:30,791 --> 01:02:31,833 She's also known as Scary 78 01:02:31,833 --> 01:02:32,875 Spice from the Spice Girls. 79 01:02:33,208 --> 01:02:34,333 She turns 50 today. 80 01:02:35,250 --> 01:02:37,166 Noel Gallagher, the lead guitarist and 81 01:02:37,166 --> 01:02:38,541 songwriter for Oasis, he 82 01:02:38,541 --> 01:02:40,125 celebrates his 58th birthday 83 01:02:40,208 --> 01:02:40,541 today. 84 01:02:41,333 --> 01:02:43,250 Then Melissa Etheridge, she's a 85 01:02:43,250 --> 01:02:44,916 Grammy-winning rock singer-songwriter. 86 01:02:45,250 --> 01:02:46,333 She's 63 today. 87 01:02:46,916 --> 01:02:47,958 And lastly, Danny 88 01:02:47,958 --> 01:02:49,083 Elfman, he's a composer. 89 01:02:49,625 --> 01:02:50,958 You would know a lot of his work. 90 01:02:51,166 --> 01:02:52,833 He worked on "The Nightmare Before 91 01:02:52,833 --> 01:02:53,916 Christmas," and you would 92 01:02:53,916 --> 01:02:55,125 definitely know he was the one 93 01:02:55,125 --> 01:02:56,291 who did the Batman theme. 94 01:02:56,625 --> 01:02:58,083 He turned 71 today. 95 01:02:58,875 --> 01:03:00,416 Well, the number one song on this date 96 01:03:00,416 --> 01:03:02,958 back in 2005 was "Holla 97 01:03:02,958 --> 01:03:04,625 Back Girl" by Gwen Stefani. 98 01:03:05,250 --> 01:03:07,416 Now, this track marked Stefani's first 99 01:03:07,416 --> 01:03:08,666 solo number one single 100 01:03:08,666 --> 01:03:10,083 in the United States, and 101 01:03:10,083 --> 01:03:12,125 it showcased her transition from "No 102 01:03:12,125 --> 01:03:13,458 Doubt's Front Woman" to 103 01:03:13,458 --> 01:03:15,166 a solo pop, I guess what 104 01:03:15,166 --> 01:03:16,625 we'll call an icon at this point. 105 01:03:17,166 --> 01:03:19,208 Now, the song's catchy cheerleader chant 106 01:03:19,208 --> 01:03:20,750 and its minimalist 107 01:03:20,750 --> 01:03:22,541 production made it a standout 108 01:03:22,541 --> 01:03:23,375 hit of the year. 109 01:03:23,875 --> 01:03:26,041 And Gwen says of this song that it was 110 01:03:26,041 --> 01:03:27,375 like her fight song. 111 01:03:28,083 --> 01:03:30,250 And when asked what the true meaning of 112 01:03:30,250 --> 01:03:31,958 the song is, Gwen says 113 01:03:31,958 --> 01:03:33,208 she would never say what 114 01:03:33,208 --> 01:03:35,791 it is, but she would only say, and this 115 01:03:35,791 --> 01:03:37,416 is a quote, "I won." 116 01:03:38,750 --> 01:03:40,416 Well, we're all winners here because 117 01:03:40,416 --> 01:03:41,583 we're in the middle of 118 01:03:41,583 --> 01:03:43,041 diving into Stephen R. Covey's 119 01:03:43,041 --> 01:03:44,000 "The 7 Habits of 120 01:03:44,000 --> 01:03:45,166 Highly Effective People." 121 01:03:45,583 --> 01:03:48,083 And today, we're focusing on part two, 122 01:03:48,291 --> 01:03:50,166 habit two, re-scripting, 123 01:03:50,166 --> 01:03:51,458 becoming your own first 124 01:03:51,625 --> 01:03:52,000 creator. 125 01:03:52,833 --> 01:03:55,291 And Covey invites us to take a hard look 126 01:03:55,291 --> 01:03:56,375 at the inner scripts 127 01:03:56,375 --> 01:03:57,791 that govern our lives, 128 01:03:58,291 --> 01:04:00,708 those mental narratives often written by 129 01:04:00,708 --> 01:04:03,125 others that we unconsciously follow. 130 01:04:03,750 --> 01:04:05,916 Now, these scripts are shaped by our 131 01:04:05,916 --> 01:04:07,250 upbringing, our experiences, 132 01:04:07,458 --> 01:04:08,666 and our emotional triggers. 133 01:04:09,208 --> 01:04:11,250 And unless we challenge them, they 134 01:04:11,250 --> 01:04:12,791 quietly dictate our 135 01:04:12,791 --> 01:04:15,000 responses and our actions and 136 01:04:15,083 --> 01:04:16,500 even our sense of identity. 137 01:04:17,250 --> 01:04:18,833 So we cannot forget that we are 138 01:04:18,833 --> 01:04:21,458 self-aware creatures, and we are also 139 01:04:21,458 --> 01:04:22,833 capable of imagination 140 01:04:23,416 --> 01:04:24,375 having conscience. 141 01:04:25,333 --> 01:04:27,458 As such, Covey says that we have an 142 01:04:27,458 --> 01:04:29,708 incredible potential within each of us 143 01:04:29,708 --> 01:04:31,125 because self-awareness, 144 01:04:31,125 --> 01:04:33,625 when combined with imagination and 145 01:04:33,625 --> 01:04:35,416 conscience, quote, "empower 146 01:04:35,416 --> 01:04:37,250 us to write our own script," 147 01:04:37,541 --> 01:04:38,041 end quote. 148 01:04:38,875 --> 01:04:41,458 Covey recalls the story of King Faroq in 149 01:04:41,458 --> 01:04:43,375 Egypt, who despite his 150 01:04:43,375 --> 01:04:44,958 wealth and his power, he lived 151 01:04:45,041 --> 01:04:46,500 a hollow life driven by 152 01:04:46,500 --> 01:04:47,958 external symbols of success. 153 01:04:48,500 --> 01:04:50,666 And it was only later in his life, even 154 01:04:50,666 --> 01:04:51,708 after being in prison, 155 01:04:51,958 --> 01:04:53,416 that he actually realized 156 01:04:53,416 --> 01:04:56,541 the deeper truth of success, quote, "Real 157 01:04:56,541 --> 01:04:58,166 success is success 158 01:04:58,166 --> 01:05:00,250 with self, not with the 159 01:05:00,250 --> 01:05:01,708 trappings of status or 160 01:05:01,708 --> 01:05:02,833 achievement," end quote. 161 01:05:03,500 --> 01:05:04,125 And that's the 162 01:05:04,125 --> 01:05:05,666 foundation of this chapter. 163 01:05:06,291 --> 01:05:08,583 Before we can achieve public victories, 164 01:05:08,916 --> 01:05:11,000 we must first rewrite 165 01:05:11,000 --> 01:05:12,166 the private scripts that 166 01:05:12,208 --> 01:05:14,208 define how we see ourselves. 167 01:05:15,000 --> 01:05:16,958 Many of us carry ineffective scripts 168 01:05:16,958 --> 01:05:17,916 handed to us by our 169 01:05:17,916 --> 01:05:19,583 parents, by teachers, or these 170 01:05:19,583 --> 01:05:20,875 social norms today. 171 01:05:21,500 --> 01:05:23,375 And they're scripts that often say we're 172 01:05:23,375 --> 01:05:24,541 not enough, that our 173 01:05:24,541 --> 01:05:26,416 value is tied to productivity 174 01:05:26,416 --> 01:05:28,041 or that we're too old 175 01:05:28,041 --> 01:05:29,583 or too broken to change. 176 01:05:30,208 --> 01:05:32,791 And these scripts, they lead us to react 177 01:05:32,791 --> 01:05:34,500 instead of act, to 178 01:05:34,500 --> 01:05:36,125 shrink instead of grow. 179 01:05:36,875 --> 01:05:39,458 And we become so tangled in problems and 180 01:05:39,458 --> 01:05:40,666 daily pressures that 181 01:05:40,666 --> 01:05:42,416 we lose touch with the 182 01:05:42,416 --> 01:05:44,458 values that we once held dear. 183 01:05:45,291 --> 01:05:47,291 Covey points out that when we become 184 01:05:47,291 --> 01:05:48,916 problem centered rather 185 01:05:48,916 --> 01:05:51,083 than principle centered, our 186 01:05:51,083 --> 01:05:52,791 true priorities get buried. 187 01:05:53,500 --> 01:05:54,791 And we end up chasing 188 01:05:54,791 --> 01:05:57,208 urgency instead of meaning. 189 01:05:57,875 --> 01:05:58,916 So what's the good news here? 190 01:05:59,208 --> 01:06:00,583 We have the power to 191 01:06:00,583 --> 01:06:03,000 re-script or shift our paradigms. 192 01:06:03,500 --> 01:06:05,958 The process of re-scripting then is about 193 01:06:05,958 --> 01:06:07,250 peeling back those 194 01:06:07,250 --> 01:06:08,791 layers of limitation and 195 01:06:09,083 --> 01:06:10,458 rediscovering the core 196 01:06:10,458 --> 01:06:12,041 values that inspire us. 197 01:06:12,500 --> 01:06:15,500 It's about shifting from a mindset bound 198 01:06:15,500 --> 01:06:17,791 by a limited past to one 199 01:06:17,791 --> 01:06:20,000 empowered by a limitless 200 01:06:20,125 --> 01:06:20,875 potential. 201 01:06:21,708 --> 01:06:24,250 Quote, "Our most important work," Covey 202 01:06:24,250 --> 01:06:26,333 writes, "is always ahead 203 01:06:26,333 --> 01:06:28,125 of us, never behind us." 204 01:06:28,833 --> 01:06:31,666 So when we operate from vision and values 205 01:06:31,666 --> 01:06:33,458 rather than wounds 206 01:06:33,458 --> 01:06:35,541 and habits, we gain the 207 01:06:35,541 --> 01:06:36,708 clarity to create a 208 01:06:36,708 --> 01:06:38,041 new internal blueprint. 209 01:06:38,875 --> 01:06:40,958 When we get too buried under those layers 210 01:06:40,958 --> 01:06:42,416 of problems and to-do 211 01:06:42,416 --> 01:06:44,041 lists, we tend to lose 212 01:06:44,041 --> 01:06:45,291 sight of those values 213 01:06:45,291 --> 01:06:46,791 and we become reactive. 214 01:06:47,875 --> 01:06:49,250 That's when our interactions with our 215 01:06:49,250 --> 01:06:51,125 children or our spouse or 216 01:06:51,125 --> 01:06:52,291 our friends and family, our 217 01:06:52,291 --> 01:06:55,791 coworkers, at times, those reactions do 218 01:06:55,791 --> 01:06:56,875 not reflect or even 219 01:06:56,875 --> 01:06:58,541 resemble what our core values 220 01:06:58,625 --> 01:06:59,916 are or the way we 221 01:06:59,916 --> 01:07:01,375 actually feel about them. 222 01:07:01,916 --> 01:07:04,666 Instead, tie yourself to your limitless 223 01:07:04,666 --> 01:07:07,791 potential instead of your limiting past. 224 01:07:08,791 --> 01:07:10,500 Okay, here's the takeaway. 225 01:07:11,333 --> 01:07:12,666 You are not your past. 226 01:07:13,375 --> 01:07:15,041 You are your potential. 227 01:07:16,625 --> 01:07:18,666 Rescripting is the act of rising above 228 01:07:18,666 --> 01:07:19,958 old definitions of 229 01:07:19,958 --> 01:07:22,125 yourself and authoring a life 230 01:07:22,291 --> 01:07:23,625 based on intentionality, 231 01:07:24,416 --> 01:07:25,750 principle-centered choices. 232 01:07:26,708 --> 01:07:28,041 It's a conscious decision 233 01:07:28,041 --> 01:07:30,166 to live forward with meaning. 234 01:07:31,083 --> 01:07:34,000 And just like keen for rope learn, true 235 01:07:34,000 --> 01:07:35,000 victory is not 236 01:07:35,000 --> 01:07:37,500 conquering the world but mastering 237 01:07:37,625 --> 01:07:38,583 yourself first. 238 01:07:40,000 --> 01:07:41,791 Okay, that wraps up today's 239 01:07:41,791 --> 01:07:42,833 episode of Morning Serial. 240 01:07:43,291 --> 01:07:45,041 And as you navigate your Thursday, 241 01:07:45,666 --> 01:07:46,583 remember that you have the 242 01:07:46,583 --> 01:07:48,458 power to reshape, re-script 243 01:07:48,458 --> 01:07:49,583 your life's narrative. 244 01:07:50,416 --> 01:07:52,125 Also remember that kissing 245 01:07:52,125 --> 01:07:54,000 alligators is a bad decision. 246 01:07:54,750 --> 01:07:55,875 Thank you for joining us today. 247 01:07:55,958 --> 01:07:56,750 We'll see you back here tomorrow. 248 01:07:57,291 --> 01:07:58,583 Have a fantastic day. 249 01:08:00,625 --> 01:08:02,375 Don't forget to follow and subscribe to 250 01:08:02,375 --> 01:08:03,000 the Morning Serial 251 01:08:03,000 --> 01:08:04,625 podcast on the One Life 252 01:08:04,791 --> 01:08:05,625 Live It channel. 253 01:08:06,166 --> 01:08:08,083 You can find more episodes and videos by 254 01:08:08,083 --> 01:08:09,750 visiting our YouTube channel and the 255 01:08:09,750 --> 01:08:11,375 website at seaningless 256 01:08:11,708 --> 01:08:13,875 and at seaningless.com, where you can 257 01:08:13,875 --> 01:08:15,208 also follow our other 258 01:08:15,208 --> 01:08:16,750 podcast, the Mr. and Mrs. 259 01:08:16,750 --> 01:08:17,916 Inglis podcast and the 260 01:08:17,916 --> 01:08:18,916 Life Happens podcast. 261 01:08:19,750 --> 01:08:21,416 In these other podcasts, we'll dive 262 01:08:21,416 --> 01:08:22,791 deeper into everyday issues, 263 01:08:23,083 --> 01:08:23,833 self-improvement and 264 01:08:23,833 --> 01:08:26,333 well-being, business and finance, and we 265 01:08:26,333 --> 01:08:27,583 welcome special guests too. 266 01:08:28,083 --> 01:08:28,833 So join us. 267 01:08:28,833 --> 01:08:30,166 It'll be a good time, I promise. 268 01:08:30,875 --> 01:08:31,750 Thanks again for listening. 269 01:08:31,958 --> 01:08:33,500 Have a fantastic day and 270 01:08:33,500 --> 01:08:34,125 we'll see you tomorrow.