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 01:00:12,041 --> 01:00:14,541 Okay, good morning and welcome to the day 4 01:00:14,541 --> 01:00:15,375 in the middle of the 5 01:00:15,375 --> 01:00:17,333 week, also affectionately 6 01:00:17,333 --> 01:00:18,250 known as Wednesday. 7 01:00:19,250 --> 01:00:21,416 Team, I've discovered the secret of life. 8 01:00:21,875 --> 01:00:23,666 Much like Buddy discovered the world's 9 01:00:23,666 --> 01:00:24,583 best coffee in New 10 01:00:24,583 --> 01:00:26,750 York City, I've discovered 11 01:00:26,791 --> 01:00:28,791 that well, really James Taylor's 12 01:00:28,791 --> 01:00:30,625 discovered the secret of life. 13 01:00:30,625 --> 01:00:32,375 This is what James Taylor said about it, 14 01:00:32,375 --> 01:00:34,625 "The secret of life is 15 01:00:34,625 --> 01:00:36,125 enjoying the passage of 16 01:00:36,125 --> 01:00:36,541 time." 17 01:00:38,500 --> 01:00:40,958 This seems simple on the outset, but some 18 01:00:40,958 --> 01:00:41,750 of the most powerful 19 01:00:41,750 --> 01:00:43,208 ideas and philosophies 20 01:00:43,416 --> 01:00:45,666 are super simple and not 21 01:00:45,666 --> 01:00:47,500 always super easy to live out. 22 01:00:48,166 --> 01:00:50,125 I think enjoying the passage of time this 23 01:00:50,125 --> 01:00:51,291 week is going to be 24 01:00:51,291 --> 01:00:52,708 even easier because we 25 01:00:52,708 --> 01:00:54,125 have the NCAA tournament. 26 01:00:55,083 --> 01:00:57,083 So rock, chalk, Jayhawk, fingers crossed. 27 01:00:58,083 --> 01:01:00,333 Well I gotta say, it's also easy to pass 28 01:01:00,333 --> 01:01:01,541 time when I'm eating 29 01:01:01,541 --> 01:01:03,083 Girl Scout cookies because 30 01:01:03,166 --> 01:01:06,291 today is National Girl Scout Day, so I am 31 01:01:06,291 --> 01:01:07,833 ready for some Samoas 32 01:01:07,833 --> 01:01:09,166 and some Thin Mints. 33 01:01:09,166 --> 01:01:09,958 Which ones were your favorite? 34 01:01:10,833 --> 01:01:12,875 But I cannot go on any further today 35 01:01:12,875 --> 01:01:14,416 without recognizing and 36 01:01:14,416 --> 01:01:16,916 thanking my wife and all the 37 01:01:16,916 --> 01:01:19,500 other working moms out there because 38 01:01:19,500 --> 01:01:22,250 today is National Working Moms Day. 39 01:01:23,125 --> 01:01:24,750 And really, you all deserve 40 01:01:24,750 --> 01:01:26,708 way more than just a single day. 41 01:01:27,166 --> 01:01:29,375 Doing everything you do on a daily basis, 42 01:01:29,375 --> 01:01:30,625 just being a great 43 01:01:30,625 --> 01:01:32,291 mom, and then you throw 44 01:01:32,291 --> 01:01:33,791 on top of that handling 45 01:01:33,791 --> 01:01:35,291 and juggling a career. 46 01:01:36,041 --> 01:01:37,125 Really ladies, it's 47 01:01:37,125 --> 01:01:38,416 incredibly impressive. 48 01:01:38,791 --> 01:01:40,583 And I just want to thank you so much for 49 01:01:40,583 --> 01:01:41,666 what you do and know 50 01:01:41,666 --> 01:01:42,958 that it's super appreciated. 51 01:01:43,625 --> 01:01:45,958 Okay, well today's news, facts, and 52 01:01:45,958 --> 01:01:48,041 birthdays are for March 12th. 53 01:01:48,041 --> 01:01:50,416 We're going to start back in 1973, and 54 01:01:50,416 --> 01:01:51,250 that's when the final 55 01:01:51,250 --> 01:01:54,291 show of Laffin aired on NBC. 56 01:01:55,125 --> 01:01:57,958 Then moving up to 1993, on this day, 57 01:01:58,208 --> 01:01:59,041 American lawyer and 58 01:01:59,041 --> 01:02:01,375 public official Janet Reno, she 59 01:02:01,416 --> 01:02:03,833 was sworn in as the US Attorney General, 60 01:02:04,041 --> 01:02:04,875 becoming the first 61 01:02:04,875 --> 01:02:06,250 woman to hold that office. 62 01:02:07,083 --> 01:02:09,166 Then finally, in 2009, American hedge 63 01:02:09,166 --> 01:02:10,333 fund investment manager 64 01:02:10,333 --> 01:02:11,625 Bernie Madoff, you remember 65 01:02:11,875 --> 01:02:14,625 this, he pled guilty to his Ponzi scheme, 66 01:02:15,291 --> 01:02:17,333 which is one of the largest in the world, 67 01:02:17,333 --> 01:02:18,333 and he was sentenced to 68 01:02:18,333 --> 01:02:20,291 over 150 years in prison. 69 01:02:21,291 --> 01:02:22,666 Well, tough transition, but happy 70 01:02:22,666 --> 01:02:24,541 birthday if today is your birthday. 71 01:02:24,541 --> 01:02:25,500 You share a birthday 72 01:02:25,500 --> 01:02:27,500 with actor Aaron Eckert. 73 01:02:27,916 --> 01:02:28,625 He's 57. 74 01:02:29,583 --> 01:02:30,958 Baseballer Darryl Strawberry. 75 01:02:31,333 --> 01:02:32,375 D63 today. 76 01:02:32,916 --> 01:02:33,791 Singer James Taylor. 77 01:02:34,125 --> 01:02:35,458 He's 77 today. 78 01:02:36,250 --> 01:02:38,208 And entertainer Liza Minelli. 79 01:02:38,583 --> 01:02:39,791 She's 79 today. 80 01:02:40,875 --> 01:02:42,250 And the number one movie on this date 81 01:02:42,250 --> 01:02:45,166 back in 1987 was Lethal Weapon. 82 01:02:45,875 --> 01:02:48,750 This was Mel Gibson in his prime and a 83 01:02:48,750 --> 01:02:49,833 great team effort with 84 01:02:49,833 --> 01:02:51,041 Danny Glover and what would 85 01:02:51,041 --> 01:02:53,041 become a franchise for Lethal Weapon. 86 01:02:53,583 --> 01:02:55,333 You might remember the famous quote from 87 01:02:55,333 --> 01:02:56,250 this movie from the 88 01:02:56,250 --> 01:02:58,958 character Murdaw saying, "I'm 89 01:02:58,958 --> 01:03:00,041 too old for this shh." 90 01:03:00,666 --> 01:03:01,958 Well, there's a bleep there. 91 01:03:01,958 --> 01:03:04,333 I can't finish that obviously, but yeah, 92 01:03:04,333 --> 01:03:05,166 as I'm getting older, 93 01:03:05,166 --> 01:03:06,291 I definitely know that 94 01:03:06,291 --> 01:03:07,125 feeling sometimes. 95 01:03:08,250 --> 01:03:10,166 And then the number one song on this date 96 01:03:10,166 --> 01:03:12,291 back in 2000 was the 97 01:03:12,291 --> 01:03:14,333 song Amazed by Lone Star. 98 01:03:14,791 --> 01:03:16,541 This was a great song from the turn of 99 01:03:16,541 --> 01:03:17,916 the millennium and the 100 01:03:17,916 --> 01:03:19,916 song Amazed was the first 101 01:03:19,958 --> 01:03:23,708 country song since 1983 to top both the 102 01:03:23,708 --> 01:03:25,250 Billboard Hot Country and 103 01:03:25,250 --> 01:03:26,916 the Billboard Hot 100 charts. 104 01:03:27,625 --> 01:03:28,291 Nicely done. 105 01:03:28,291 --> 01:03:28,833 Great song. 106 01:03:29,666 --> 01:03:31,291 Okay, let's jump into my 107 01:03:31,291 --> 01:03:32,500 summary of the book review. 108 01:03:33,208 --> 01:03:35,208 And here's my takeaways from chapter two 109 01:03:35,208 --> 01:03:36,916 of Dale Carnegie's How to 110 01:03:36,916 --> 01:03:38,000 Win Friends and Influence 111 01:03:38,083 --> 01:03:38,500 People. 112 01:03:39,083 --> 01:03:41,291 And in this chapter, Carnegie gives us 113 01:03:41,291 --> 01:03:42,708 some direction that we 114 01:03:42,708 --> 01:03:44,666 can put into practice right 115 01:03:44,708 --> 01:03:45,000 away. 116 01:03:45,458 --> 01:03:47,583 And the name of this chapter is how to 117 01:03:47,583 --> 01:03:49,958 criticize and not be hated for it. 118 01:03:50,625 --> 01:03:52,125 And if you're like me, I 119 01:03:52,125 --> 01:03:53,666 kind of like things done my way. 120 01:03:53,666 --> 01:03:54,666 So this Carnegie 121 01:03:54,666 --> 01:03:56,458 direction is very helpful. 122 01:03:57,333 --> 01:03:59,083 Carnegie is talking about how to give 123 01:03:59,083 --> 01:04:00,291 people tough feedback. 124 01:04:01,000 --> 01:04:02,875 People don't like to be told that they're 125 01:04:02,875 --> 01:04:04,625 wrong or that they're not doing something 126 01:04:04,750 --> 01:04:05,000 right. 127 01:04:06,000 --> 01:04:09,208 However, a quick trick here is to simply 128 01:04:09,208 --> 01:04:10,166 replace the word 129 01:04:10,166 --> 01:04:12,333 "but" with the word "and." 130 01:04:13,083 --> 01:04:13,625 Here's an example. 131 01:04:14,458 --> 01:04:16,208 You did a good job cleaning your room, 132 01:04:16,500 --> 01:04:17,625 but you didn't make your 133 01:04:17,625 --> 01:04:19,291 bed or pick up the towels. 134 01:04:20,208 --> 01:04:22,500 The "but" sometimes discounts what you're 135 01:04:22,500 --> 01:04:23,291 trying to get across. 136 01:04:24,125 --> 01:04:25,875 Now I'll do the same example here by 137 01:04:25,875 --> 01:04:27,666 replacing the "but" with an "and." 138 01:04:28,083 --> 01:04:29,125 And it sounds like this. 139 01:04:29,916 --> 01:04:31,833 You did a great job cleaning your room. 140 01:04:32,791 --> 01:04:34,708 And maybe next time you could make your 141 01:04:34,708 --> 01:04:35,875 bed and pick up your towel. 142 01:04:37,041 --> 01:04:38,458 Did you catch the difference there? 143 01:04:39,000 --> 01:04:41,083 It involves the other person and it 144 01:04:41,083 --> 01:04:43,125 points out their mistakes indirectly. 145 01:04:43,666 --> 01:04:45,125 And you kind of assume that the other 146 01:04:45,125 --> 01:04:46,458 person will catch on, at 147 01:04:46,458 --> 01:04:47,500 least you hope they will, 148 01:04:47,500 --> 01:04:49,291 and then change what it 149 01:04:49,291 --> 01:04:50,333 is that you're suggesting. 150 01:04:51,166 --> 01:04:51,875 These can be just 151 01:04:51,875 --> 01:04:53,416 very subtle suggestions. 152 01:04:54,791 --> 01:04:56,250 Carnegie's Principle number two in this 153 01:04:56,250 --> 01:04:59,125 chapter is "Call attention to people's 154 01:04:59,125 --> 01:05:00,791 mistakes indirectly." 155 01:05:01,875 --> 01:05:04,000 Okay, well, I need to run and enjoy some 156 01:05:04,000 --> 01:05:05,958 time with and thank my 157 01:05:05,958 --> 01:05:08,125 working mom wife, maybe 158 01:05:08,125 --> 01:05:09,791 with a president of Girl Scout Cookies. 159 01:05:10,000 --> 01:05:10,833 That sounds pretty good. 160 01:05:11,291 --> 01:05:12,833 Or maybe we'll just sit back and watch 161 01:05:12,833 --> 01:05:14,666 the Jayhawks hopefully win tonight. 162 01:05:15,125 --> 01:05:16,250 It's been a tough year for us. 163 01:05:16,750 --> 01:05:18,083 Well, I hope your team's been doing 164 01:05:18,083 --> 01:05:19,000 better this year than 165 01:05:19,000 --> 01:05:20,750 mine has, but I thank you for 166 01:05:20,791 --> 01:05:21,791 joining us today. 167 01:05:21,791 --> 01:05:23,166 Come back tomorrow and 168 01:05:23,166 --> 01:05:24,708 have a fantastic day. 169 01:05:26,583 --> 01:05:28,333 Don't forget to follow and subscribe to 170 01:05:28,333 --> 01:05:28,958 the Morning Serial 171 01:05:28,958 --> 01:05:30,583 podcast on the One Life 172 01:05:30,750 --> 01:05:31,583 Live It channel. 173 01:05:32,125 --> 01:05:34,041 You can find more episodes and videos by 174 01:05:34,041 --> 01:05:35,708 visiting our YouTube channel and the 175 01:05:35,708 --> 01:05:37,333 website at seaningless 176 01:05:37,666 --> 01:05:39,833 and at seaningless.com, where you can 177 01:05:39,833 --> 01:05:41,166 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