1 01:00:01,250 --> 01:00:04,125 Good morning and 2 01:00:04,125 --> 01:00:05,958 welcome to Morning Serial. 3 01:00:11,833 --> 01:00:14,083 Okay good morning and wait for it here. 4 01:00:14,791 --> 01:00:15,791 So early in the morning I 5 01:00:15,791 --> 01:00:17,041 already have great news for you. 6 01:00:17,291 --> 01:00:19,500 Today it's already Wednesday. 7 01:00:20,000 --> 01:00:22,666 Well today's ambitions are sky high 8 01:00:22,666 --> 01:00:23,708 because today is 9 01:00:23,708 --> 01:00:26,125 skyscraper day and that's a salute 10 01:00:26,375 --> 01:00:27,583 to human ambition that 11 01:00:27,583 --> 01:00:29,625 reaches to the clouds literally. 12 01:00:30,250 --> 01:00:31,291 Now here's a story for you. 13 01:00:31,500 --> 01:00:33,500 I actually got engaged on top of a 14 01:00:33,500 --> 01:00:34,625 skyscraper on top of 15 01:00:34,625 --> 01:00:35,458 the Empire State Building. 16 01:00:35,833 --> 01:00:37,375 Now it was a cloudy night and we had the 17 01:00:37,375 --> 01:00:38,541 whole thing to ourselves. 18 01:00:38,541 --> 01:00:39,625 They kept telling us don't go up there 19 01:00:39,625 --> 01:00:40,416 you can't see anything 20 01:00:40,416 --> 01:00:41,833 but it was an incredible 21 01:00:41,958 --> 01:00:42,250 evening. 22 01:00:42,583 --> 01:00:44,458 Now maybe that was a bit off topic but 23 01:00:44,458 --> 01:00:45,458 I'm sure everybody has 24 01:00:45,458 --> 01:00:46,583 their favorite skyscraper 25 01:00:46,583 --> 01:00:47,041 story. 26 01:00:47,375 --> 01:00:48,666 Well happy name your 27 01:00:48,666 --> 01:00:49,833 favorite skyscraper day. 28 01:00:50,208 --> 01:00:52,333 And speaking of sky high gravity defying 29 01:00:52,333 --> 01:00:54,458 inspiration, Sean White, he 30 01:00:54,458 --> 01:00:56,291 said quote, "You take a crash 31 01:00:56,333 --> 01:00:58,333 you get back up and the next time you 32 01:00:58,333 --> 01:01:00,916 succeed and that is a great feeling." 33 01:01:01,166 --> 01:01:01,416 End quote. 34 01:01:01,708 --> 01:01:03,958 Now first off love your name Sean from 35 01:01:03,958 --> 01:01:06,458 another Sean and why Sean 36 01:01:06,458 --> 01:01:07,916 is saying whether you're 37 01:01:07,916 --> 01:01:10,250 literally falling or just facing setbacks 38 01:01:10,250 --> 01:01:11,833 bouncing back is 39 01:01:11,833 --> 01:01:13,166 always worth celebrating. 40 01:01:13,583 --> 01:01:15,458 Alright well today's news facts and 41 01:01:15,458 --> 01:01:17,583 birthdays are for September 3rd. 42 01:01:17,583 --> 01:01:19,500 We're starting back in 1777. 43 01:01:19,708 --> 01:01:21,458 That's when the flag of the United States 44 01:01:21,458 --> 01:01:22,666 well it flew for the 45 01:01:22,666 --> 01:01:24,125 very first time during 46 01:01:24,250 --> 01:01:26,208 a battle at Cooch's Bridge in Delaware 47 01:01:26,208 --> 01:01:28,500 during the American Revolutionary War. 48 01:01:29,083 --> 01:01:31,500 Then on this date in 1944 that's when 49 01:01:31,500 --> 01:01:33,916 Holocaust diarist Anne Frank was sent to 50 01:01:33,916 --> 01:01:34,833 Auschwitz concentration 51 01:01:35,125 --> 01:01:35,458 camp. 52 01:01:35,958 --> 01:01:38,250 And then finally in 1985 the first 53 01:01:38,250 --> 01:01:39,916 partial human heart lung 54 01:01:39,916 --> 01:01:41,541 machine well it came online 55 01:01:42,000 --> 01:01:44,291 and that made complex surgeries that we 56 01:01:44,291 --> 01:01:45,958 know today it made it possible. 57 01:01:46,541 --> 01:01:47,541 Well happy birthday if 58 01:01:47,541 --> 01:01:48,708 today is your birthday. 59 01:01:48,708 --> 01:01:49,875 You share a birthday with 60 01:01:49,875 --> 01:01:51,916 snowboard legend Sean White. 61 01:01:52,125 --> 01:01:54,500 He's 39 enjoy the last year of your 30's 62 01:01:54,500 --> 01:01:56,166 Sean and totally 63 01:01:56,166 --> 01:01:57,833 normal actor Charlie Sheen 64 01:01:57,958 --> 01:01:59,083 he's 60 today. 65 01:01:59,666 --> 01:02:01,500 And now friends the number one song on 66 01:02:01,500 --> 01:02:03,125 this date back in 1994 67 01:02:03,125 --> 01:02:05,291 was I'll Be There For You 68 01:02:05,291 --> 01:02:06,208 by the Rembrandt. 69 01:02:06,416 --> 01:02:08,000 Now I know you know this song it wasn't 70 01:02:08,000 --> 01:02:09,291 your typical sitcom 71 01:02:09,291 --> 01:02:11,125 theme it became a cultural 72 01:02:11,458 --> 01:02:11,875 phenomenon. 73 01:02:12,500 --> 01:02:13,958 Now the track not only helped launch 74 01:02:13,958 --> 01:02:15,875 friends the TV show and to 75 01:02:15,875 --> 01:02:17,875 stardom but it also earned 76 01:02:18,041 --> 01:02:19,500 theme song immortality. 77 01:02:20,208 --> 01:02:21,791 It was catchy was upbeat and it was 78 01:02:21,791 --> 01:02:24,000 instantly recognizable and 79 01:02:24,000 --> 01:02:25,750 it makes us all want to splash 80 01:02:25,750 --> 01:02:28,250 around in a fountain or maybe settle into 81 01:02:28,250 --> 01:02:29,500 the corner of a coffee 82 01:02:29,500 --> 01:02:30,416 shop with our favorite 83 01:02:30,500 --> 01:02:30,958 people. 84 01:02:31,458 --> 01:02:34,125 Proof that sometimes music really does 85 01:02:34,125 --> 01:02:35,375 become part of the family. 86 01:02:36,208 --> 01:02:38,333 Well turning from iconic theme tombs to 87 01:02:38,333 --> 01:02:39,750 the dangers of going at 88 01:02:39,750 --> 01:02:41,375 it alone here's Kobe's 89 01:02:41,375 --> 01:02:44,916 sub chapter negative synergy in his seven 90 01:02:44,916 --> 01:02:46,500 habits of highly effective people. 91 01:02:47,083 --> 01:02:50,000 Now Kobe is defining negative synergy as 92 01:02:50,000 --> 01:02:53,791 the downward spiral when conflict damages 93 01:02:53,833 --> 01:02:55,458 relationships and productivity. 94 01:02:56,125 --> 01:02:56,750 Have you ever been there. 95 01:02:57,208 --> 01:02:58,333 I bet we all have. 96 01:02:58,583 --> 01:03:00,666 Well Kobe says quote when two people 97 01:03:00,666 --> 01:03:01,791 reduce each other's 98 01:03:01,791 --> 01:03:04,041 performance that's negative synergy 99 01:03:04,375 --> 01:03:05,416 negative one plus one 100 01:03:05,416 --> 01:03:07,416 equals less than two in quote. 101 01:03:07,958 --> 01:03:09,041 Now like I said we've 102 01:03:09,041 --> 01:03:09,958 all been there right. 103 01:03:10,250 --> 01:03:11,625 When conversation turns 104 01:03:11,625 --> 01:03:14,500 toxic creativity it dies. 105 01:03:15,166 --> 01:03:17,541 Now Kobe outlines how mistrust and poor 106 01:03:17,541 --> 01:03:19,416 communication fuel this 107 01:03:19,416 --> 01:03:21,458 negative synergy and he says quote 108 01:03:21,500 --> 01:03:24,416 assumptions hidden agendas or unchecked 109 01:03:24,416 --> 01:03:26,000 egos those turn 110 01:03:26,000 --> 01:03:28,083 collaboration into competition 111 01:03:28,250 --> 01:03:30,125 in quote and Kobe warns that without 112 01:03:30,125 --> 01:03:32,083 emotional safety meetings 113 01:03:32,083 --> 01:03:35,041 devolve ideas shrink and respect 114 01:03:35,125 --> 01:03:36,166 starts to fade. 115 01:03:36,750 --> 01:03:38,750 So to counteract Kobe calls for 116 01:03:38,750 --> 01:03:41,916 transparency and resetting intentions 117 01:03:41,916 --> 01:03:43,250 quote one must rebuild 118 01:03:43,375 --> 01:03:46,000 trust before rebuilding synergy in quote. 119 01:03:46,500 --> 01:03:47,958 Now that might mean apologizing. 120 01:03:48,333 --> 01:03:50,000 I know that's hard for a lot of us to do 121 01:03:50,000 --> 01:03:51,500 or maybe it calls for 122 01:03:51,500 --> 01:03:53,208 clarifying the goals or 123 01:03:53,208 --> 01:03:54,666 inviting more feedback. 124 01:03:55,166 --> 01:03:57,416 But when negative energy rains. 125 01:03:57,750 --> 01:04:00,541 Kobe advises step back reframe the 126 01:04:00,541 --> 01:04:02,041 problem and ask quote what 127 01:04:02,041 --> 01:04:03,708 outcome benefits everyone. 128 01:04:04,166 --> 01:04:04,375 Right. 129 01:04:04,666 --> 01:04:06,041 That shifts energy 130 01:04:06,041 --> 01:04:07,875 towards shared purpose. 131 01:04:08,291 --> 01:04:08,708 All right. 132 01:04:09,000 --> 01:04:10,000 Here's your takeaway. 133 01:04:10,666 --> 01:04:13,458 Beware the traps that you rode teamwork 134 01:04:13,458 --> 01:04:15,291 negative synergy diminishes 135 01:04:15,291 --> 01:04:17,333 results but it can be reversed 136 01:04:17,625 --> 01:04:19,750 with trust and clarity and 137 01:04:19,750 --> 01:04:21,375 a focus on mutual benefit. 138 01:04:22,041 --> 01:04:24,166 So today reach higher be it with your 139 01:04:24,166 --> 01:04:25,541 goals or your 140 01:04:25,541 --> 01:04:28,250 relationships or 96 floors straight 141 01:04:28,250 --> 01:04:30,041 up but just don't let 142 01:04:30,041 --> 01:04:31,541 conflict drag you downward. 143 01:04:31,916 --> 01:04:32,208 All right. 144 01:04:32,500 --> 01:04:33,750 Thanks for being here today. 145 01:04:33,750 --> 01:04:34,708 We'll see you here tomorrow with more 146 01:04:34,708 --> 01:04:36,125 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