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 01:00:11,833 --> 01:00:12,625 Okay, good morning 4 01:00:12,625 --> 01:00:14,041 and welcome to Thursday. 5 01:00:14,583 --> 01:00:16,666 Well, you've made it past Wednesday and 6 01:00:16,666 --> 01:00:18,666 now we're officially in the emotional 7 01:00:18,666 --> 01:00:19,541 stretch of the week, 8 01:00:19,541 --> 01:00:21,333 where we all pretend we're 9 01:00:21,333 --> 01:00:23,041 gonna catch up on our to-do list, 10 01:00:23,416 --> 01:00:25,458 but it's gonna be Friday before we know 11 01:00:25,458 --> 01:00:26,625 it and then it's the weekend, 12 01:00:26,625 --> 01:00:28,500 so we might as well just do it on Monday. 13 01:00:29,041 --> 01:00:30,458 Well, it's not just another Thursday, 14 01:00:30,625 --> 01:00:31,750 it's National 15 01:00:31,750 --> 01:00:33,166 Chocolate Chip Day Thursday. 16 01:00:33,750 --> 01:00:35,750 So if someone questions your breakfast 17 01:00:35,750 --> 01:00:37,625 cookie, just tell them it's tradition. 18 01:00:38,625 --> 01:00:40,625 And it's also bring flowers to someone 19 01:00:40,625 --> 01:00:41,791 day, which could be 20 01:00:41,791 --> 01:00:43,916 sweet or really awkward, 21 01:00:44,166 --> 01:00:45,083 depending on who you 22 01:00:45,083 --> 01:00:46,416 pick to bring flowers to. 23 01:00:46,916 --> 01:00:47,958 And then lastly, it's 24 01:00:47,958 --> 01:00:49,666 International Day of Families, 25 01:00:50,083 --> 01:00:52,291 which is a nice reminder to call your 26 01:00:52,291 --> 01:00:53,458 people, or at least 27 01:00:53,458 --> 01:00:55,125 text them a gif that says, 28 01:00:55,625 --> 01:00:57,625 "Thinking of you" with a picture of a 29 01:00:57,625 --> 01:00:58,666 confused cat, you 30 01:00:58,666 --> 01:00:59,875 know, however you do it. 31 01:01:00,416 --> 01:01:02,250 All right, well, let's kick off the day 32 01:01:02,250 --> 01:01:04,375 with some inspiration from Emmett Smith, 33 01:01:04,625 --> 01:01:05,750 the NFL Hall of Famer and 34 01:01:05,750 --> 01:01:06,666 all-time leading rusher. 35 01:01:07,250 --> 01:01:09,125 Emmett Smith said, "All 36 01:01:09,125 --> 01:01:10,250 men are created equal. 37 01:01:10,583 --> 01:01:12,541 Some just work harder in the preseason." 38 01:01:13,916 --> 01:01:15,375 It's a reminder that 39 01:01:15,375 --> 01:01:16,875 success isn't always flashy, 40 01:01:17,375 --> 01:01:18,583 it's forged in the 41 01:01:18,583 --> 01:01:20,541 stuff no one sees, right? 42 01:01:20,708 --> 01:01:22,791 The quiet mornings, the extra reps, the 43 01:01:22,791 --> 01:01:24,333 off-the-record grit. 44 01:01:24,791 --> 01:01:27,500 So today, do the work that future you 45 01:01:27,500 --> 01:01:28,625 will thank you for, 46 01:01:28,958 --> 01:01:30,000 even if no one's watching. 47 01:01:31,041 --> 01:01:32,208 Today's news facts and 48 01:01:32,208 --> 01:01:34,083 birthdays are for May 15th, 49 01:01:34,083 --> 01:01:35,583 and we're gonna start back in 1928. 50 01:01:36,291 --> 01:01:37,625 That's when the first Mickey Mouse 51 01:01:37,625 --> 01:01:39,041 cartoon, "Plain Crazy," 52 01:01:39,041 --> 01:01:41,625 was screened in Los Angeles. 53 01:01:41,625 --> 01:01:43,250 Now, this was a silent film in which 54 01:01:43,250 --> 01:01:45,583 Mickey tries to fly an airplane, 55 01:01:45,583 --> 01:01:46,125 and it was in 56 01:01:46,125 --> 01:01:48,166 reference to Charles Lindbergh. 57 01:01:48,833 --> 01:01:50,958 Then we're gonna skip up to 1940, and 58 01:01:50,958 --> 01:01:51,833 that's when the first 59 01:01:51,833 --> 01:01:53,083 McDonald's opened up 60 01:01:53,083 --> 01:01:54,708 in San Bernardino, California. 61 01:01:55,541 --> 01:01:57,041 Now, at that point in time, 62 01:01:57,041 --> 01:01:59,375 hamburgers were just 15 cents, 63 01:02:00,041 --> 01:02:02,291 and no one was Instagramming their fries. 64 01:02:03,208 --> 01:02:06,083 Well, in 1940 on this date, this is a big 65 01:02:06,083 --> 01:02:06,833 one that we all have 66 01:02:06,833 --> 01:02:08,000 on our calendars too, 67 01:02:08,000 --> 01:02:10,458 this is the day that nylon stockings 68 01:02:10,458 --> 01:02:13,291 first went on sale to the general public, 69 01:02:13,833 --> 01:02:16,666 and stores sold out in just days. 70 01:02:17,458 --> 01:02:18,291 That's a fashion 71 01:02:18,291 --> 01:02:19,458 trend that will never end. 72 01:02:20,458 --> 01:02:23,000 Then in 1988, on this date, the Soviet 73 01:02:23,000 --> 01:02:25,041 Union began to withdraw from Afghanistan 74 01:02:25,083 --> 01:02:26,875 after nearly a decade of conflict, 75 01:02:27,291 --> 01:02:28,291 signaling a turning point 76 01:02:28,291 --> 01:02:29,625 in the Cold War history. 77 01:02:30,375 --> 01:02:32,416 Okay, I'm gonna add a new segment here 78 01:02:32,416 --> 01:02:34,166 that we're gonna get into where we're 79 01:02:34,166 --> 01:02:35,166 just taking a look at 80 01:02:35,166 --> 01:02:36,333 some of the top headlines 81 01:02:36,333 --> 01:02:37,791 from around the country today. 82 01:02:38,208 --> 01:02:38,791 Hot off the press. 83 01:02:39,166 --> 01:02:40,875 All right, Target reported better than 84 01:02:40,875 --> 01:02:42,458 expected quarter one earnings. 85 01:02:42,833 --> 01:02:44,916 That was driven by lower inventory costs 86 01:02:44,916 --> 01:02:46,791 and a surge in essential shopping. 87 01:02:47,375 --> 01:02:49,750 So investors are watching to see if this 88 01:02:49,750 --> 01:02:51,041 sets the tone for 89 01:02:51,041 --> 01:02:52,583 retail earnings this season. 90 01:02:53,250 --> 01:02:54,958 All right, next, the New York Times says 91 01:02:54,958 --> 01:02:56,791 a bipartisan group of senators introduced 92 01:02:56,958 --> 01:02:59,291 a new immigration legislation, which 93 01:02:59,291 --> 01:03:00,625 focuses on the skilled 94 01:03:00,625 --> 01:03:02,625 labored visas and border security. 95 01:03:02,916 --> 01:03:04,958 So hoping to bridge a long standing 96 01:03:04,958 --> 01:03:06,083 political divide here. 97 01:03:06,791 --> 01:03:08,958 And then lastly, NPR has reported that 98 01:03:08,958 --> 01:03:10,083 NASA has officially 99 01:03:10,083 --> 01:03:11,750 partnered with private companies 100 01:03:12,083 --> 01:03:13,708 to develop lunar habitats 101 01:03:13,708 --> 01:03:15,458 for future Artemis missions. 102 01:03:16,083 --> 01:03:18,625 Now what that means, humans may soon be, 103 01:03:18,625 --> 01:03:20,416 you know, glamping on the moon. 104 01:03:21,000 --> 01:03:21,833 Well, happy birthday to 105 01:03:21,833 --> 01:03:23,000 you if today's your birthday. 106 01:03:23,041 --> 01:03:24,875 You share a birthday with Hall of Famer 107 01:03:24,875 --> 01:03:26,166 running back Emmet Smith. 108 01:03:26,375 --> 01:03:27,541 He's 56 today. 109 01:03:28,416 --> 01:03:30,208 Then actor and singer best known for his 110 01:03:30,208 --> 01:03:31,583 Baywatch roles and on 111 01:03:31,583 --> 01:03:33,208 Melrose Place, David Charvet. 112 01:03:33,208 --> 01:03:34,500 He's 52 today. 113 01:03:35,208 --> 01:03:37,333 And then lastly, British tennis legend 114 01:03:37,333 --> 01:03:39,125 and Olympic gold medalist Andy Murray. 115 01:03:39,583 --> 01:03:41,291 He's just 37 today. 116 01:03:42,458 --> 01:03:43,708 And the number one song 117 01:03:43,708 --> 01:03:45,750 on this date back in 1999. 118 01:03:46,208 --> 01:03:48,083 Everybody knows it, "Live in La Vida 119 01:03:48,083 --> 01:03:49,458 Loca" by Ricky Martin. 120 01:03:50,083 --> 01:03:51,125 Now this track didn't 121 01:03:51,125 --> 01:03:52,375 just top the charts. 122 01:03:52,416 --> 01:03:54,416 It blew the doors off pop radio. 123 01:03:54,916 --> 01:03:57,083 It actually marked the Latin crossover 124 01:03:57,083 --> 01:03:58,541 explosion, if you remember 125 01:03:58,541 --> 01:04:00,250 that back in the late 90s. 126 01:04:00,250 --> 01:04:01,500 And it helped define 127 01:04:01,500 --> 01:04:03,166 the late 90s music vibe. 128 01:04:03,166 --> 01:04:03,875 It was bold. 129 01:04:03,875 --> 01:04:04,541 It was bilingual. 130 01:04:05,208 --> 01:04:07,875 And yes, it gave TRL its entire 131 01:04:07,875 --> 01:04:09,750 personality for about three months. 132 01:04:10,708 --> 01:04:11,083 All right. 133 01:04:11,083 --> 01:04:13,000 Well, let's turn the page on today with 134 01:04:13,000 --> 01:04:15,291 our ongoing journey through Stephen R. 135 01:04:15,291 --> 01:04:16,416 Covey's "The Seven Habits 136 01:04:16,416 --> 01:04:17,791 of Highly Effective People." 137 01:04:18,375 --> 01:04:20,125 And we're still in part two, chapter one. 138 01:04:20,166 --> 01:04:22,291 And we're zooming in on the sub-chapter, 139 01:04:22,833 --> 01:04:24,500 "Expanding the Circle of Influence." 140 01:04:25,208 --> 01:04:27,416 Now Covey's core message here is 141 01:04:27,416 --> 01:04:30,375 deceptively simple, but wildly powerful, 142 01:04:30,375 --> 01:04:31,625 as we've talked about before. 143 01:04:32,416 --> 01:04:33,541 Effective people focus 144 01:04:33,541 --> 01:04:34,750 on what they can control. 145 01:04:34,750 --> 01:04:36,666 That means investing time and energy into 146 01:04:36,666 --> 01:04:38,708 what he calls the circle of influence, 147 01:04:38,958 --> 01:04:40,833 not the circle of concern, right? 148 01:04:41,291 --> 01:04:43,291 The circle of concern, as we remember, 149 01:04:43,583 --> 01:04:45,208 includes things that we care about, 150 01:04:45,208 --> 01:04:46,875 but we can't directly impact. 151 01:04:47,291 --> 01:04:48,583 Things like national politics, the 152 01:04:48,583 --> 01:04:49,708 economy, climate change. 153 01:04:49,833 --> 01:04:51,583 Our neighbors' obsession with leaf 154 01:04:51,583 --> 01:04:53,000 blowers and water mitigation. 155 01:04:53,708 --> 01:04:55,541 Well, meanwhile, the circle of influence 156 01:04:55,541 --> 01:04:57,166 includes things that we can actually do 157 01:04:57,166 --> 01:04:57,750 something about. 158 01:04:58,166 --> 01:05:00,625 Our habits, our mindset, our work ethic, 159 01:05:00,958 --> 01:05:02,125 how we treat people, and 160 01:05:02,125 --> 01:05:03,666 how we respond to setbacks. 161 01:05:04,500 --> 01:05:07,000 Now Covey is being very intentional here 162 01:05:07,000 --> 01:05:10,166 to be repetitive on these concepts, 163 01:05:10,166 --> 01:05:12,208 that we really ingrained them into how we 164 01:05:12,208 --> 01:05:13,375 think and to how we 165 01:05:13,375 --> 01:05:14,541 respond to things, right? 166 01:05:14,875 --> 01:05:18,000 So Covey writes, "Proactive people focus 167 01:05:18,000 --> 01:05:20,041 their efforts in the circle of influence. 168 01:05:20,416 --> 01:05:21,708 They work on the things 169 01:05:21,708 --> 01:05:22,916 they can do something about. 170 01:05:23,416 --> 01:05:25,541 The nature of their energy is positive, 171 01:05:26,000 --> 01:05:27,708 enlarging, and magnifying. 172 01:05:27,708 --> 01:05:28,958 It causes their circle 173 01:05:28,958 --> 01:05:30,333 of influence to increase." 174 01:05:31,416 --> 01:05:33,958 So this idea of positive energy, 175 01:05:34,333 --> 01:05:36,083 expanding your influence, is one of 176 01:05:36,083 --> 01:05:37,583 Covey's central themes. 177 01:05:38,083 --> 01:05:39,541 He's not just telling us to ignore 178 01:05:39,541 --> 01:05:40,750 problems that we can't fix, 179 01:05:41,333 --> 01:05:43,583 but he's saying that real power grows 180 01:05:43,583 --> 01:05:44,333 when we stop 181 01:05:44,333 --> 01:05:45,875 complaining and start building. 182 01:05:46,500 --> 01:05:48,041 And at this point, he also continues to 183 01:05:48,041 --> 01:05:50,333 remind us that different problems fall 184 01:05:50,333 --> 01:05:51,958 into different categories, right? 185 01:05:51,958 --> 01:05:54,041 We remember direct control. 186 01:05:54,041 --> 01:05:55,208 Those are our own behavior. 187 01:05:56,000 --> 01:05:56,833 Secondly, indirect 188 01:05:56,833 --> 01:05:58,291 control, other people's behavior. 189 01:05:58,875 --> 01:06:00,333 And thirdly, we have no control. 190 01:06:00,541 --> 01:06:02,083 Things we just must accept. 191 01:06:02,541 --> 01:06:05,083 But in each case, Covey offers a 192 01:06:05,083 --> 01:06:06,916 proactive solution, okay? 193 01:06:07,333 --> 01:06:10,000 So for those direct control, we need to 194 01:06:10,000 --> 01:06:12,083 practice our habits and have discipline. 195 01:06:12,875 --> 01:06:15,250 For those indirect control, we need to 196 01:06:15,250 --> 01:06:17,666 use our influence and communication. 197 01:06:18,625 --> 01:06:20,291 And for the items that we have no control 198 01:06:20,291 --> 01:06:21,583 over, we just need to 199 01:06:21,583 --> 01:06:24,583 practice acceptance and wisdom, okay? 200 01:06:25,125 --> 01:06:26,791 Focusing on our circle of 201 01:06:26,791 --> 01:06:28,541 influence builds credibility, 202 01:06:28,916 --> 01:06:29,875 builds trust and 203 01:06:29,875 --> 01:06:31,333 resilience within each of us. 204 01:06:31,916 --> 01:06:34,458 So when we're steady and consistent, even 205 01:06:34,458 --> 01:06:36,625 in the small things, people notice that. 206 01:06:37,041 --> 01:06:38,416 Doors will begin to open 207 01:06:38,416 --> 01:06:40,916 and our impact begins to grow. 208 01:06:41,291 --> 01:06:44,083 So ask yourself, am I stuck in the 209 01:06:44,083 --> 01:06:46,000 concerned circle or am I 210 01:06:46,000 --> 01:06:47,625 acting in my influence? 211 01:06:48,500 --> 01:06:49,750 Covey's advice is a 212 01:06:49,750 --> 01:06:51,291 challenge and an invitation. 213 01:06:51,958 --> 01:06:53,166 Don't wait for the change. 214 01:06:53,833 --> 01:06:55,458 Be the change and watch 215 01:06:55,458 --> 01:06:56,458 your influence follow. 216 01:06:56,750 --> 01:06:59,583 So the takeaway, stop spinning your 217 01:06:59,583 --> 01:07:01,666 wheels on the stuff you can't change. 218 01:07:02,083 --> 01:07:04,250 And double down on what you can change. 219 01:07:04,708 --> 01:07:06,250 Your circle will grow, 220 01:07:06,666 --> 01:07:08,291 your stress will shrink, 221 01:07:08,833 --> 01:07:10,625 and you'll start showing up in the world 222 01:07:10,625 --> 01:07:12,666 with purpose instead of panic. 223 01:07:13,291 --> 01:07:15,708 As Covey puts it, quote, "Anytime we 224 01:07:15,708 --> 01:07:18,250 think the problem is out there, that 225 01:07:18,250 --> 01:07:19,500 thought is the problem." 226 01:07:19,916 --> 01:07:20,208 End quote. 227 01:07:21,125 --> 01:07:21,875 Hey, thank you for 228 01:07:21,875 --> 01:07:23,125 starting your day with us today. 229 01:07:23,500 --> 01:07:25,541 Come back tomorrow for a fresh batch of 230 01:07:25,541 --> 01:07:26,750 new quotes and facts 231 01:07:26,750 --> 01:07:28,875 and talk about songs and a little bit of 232 01:07:28,875 --> 01:07:29,666 book smarts as well. 233 01:07:30,208 --> 01:07:32,458 But until then, focus on your circle. 234 01:07:32,833 --> 01:07:34,000 Notice the beauty out there. 235 01:07:38,541 --> 01:08:05,333 And maybe sneak a chocolate chip or two. Hey, have a fantastic day. Business and finance. 236 01:08:06,041 --> 01:08:07,583 And we welcome special guests too. 237 01:08:08,083 --> 01:08:08,791 So join us. 238 01:08:08,791 --> 01:08:09,791 It'll be a good time. 239 01:08:09,791 --> 01:08:10,208 I promise. 240 01:08:10,875 --> 01:08:11,916 Thanks again for listening. 241 01:08:11,916 --> 01:08:13,041 Have a fantastic day. 242 01:08:13,458 --> 01:08:14,000 And we'll see you tomorrow.