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 01:00:12,291 --> 01:00:14,250 Okay, good morning and welcome to Monday. 4 01:00:14,875 --> 01:00:16,666 I hope you enjoyed the holiday with your 5 01:00:16,666 --> 01:00:18,500 family and friends and you had a great 6 01:00:18,500 --> 01:00:21,125 weekend, but hopefully it wasn't too 7 01:00:21,125 --> 01:00:23,000 great of a weekend because today is 8 01:00:23,000 --> 01:00:26,083 National Surprise Drug Test Day. Just 9 01:00:26,083 --> 01:00:27,208 trying to give you a heads up there. 10 01:00:27,666 --> 01:00:31,458 Today is also Big Word Day and I'm sure 11 01:00:31,458 --> 01:00:33,250 you know this already, but the longest 12 01:00:33,250 --> 01:00:36,125 word in most English dictionaries is a 13 01:00:36,125 --> 01:00:38,500 45-letter word that refers to a lung 14 01:00:38,500 --> 01:00:40,833 disease caused by inhaling silica dust. 15 01:00:41,791 --> 01:00:43,541 Here's the word, pneumonotel 16 01:00:43,541 --> 01:00:50,791 look it up in the dictionary. Alright, 17 01:00:51,250 --> 01:00:53,500 well our quote today is about making a 18 01:00:53,500 --> 01:00:56,041 positive influence in our world and it is 19 01:00:56,041 --> 01:00:57,625 from singer-songwriter Prince and 20 01:00:57,625 --> 01:01:00,291 Prince said, "The truth is you are either 21 01:01:00,291 --> 01:01:02,666 here to enlighten or to discourage." 22 01:01:03,916 --> 01:01:06,875 Here's a hint, pick enlightenment. Well 23 01:01:06,875 --> 01:01:08,541 today's news facts and birthdays are 24 01:01:08,583 --> 01:01:10,500 for April 21st and we're gonna start back 25 01:01:10,500 --> 01:01:13,708 in 1956 when on this day Elvis 26 01:01:13,750 --> 01:01:16,416 Presley's first hit record Heartbreak 27 01:01:16,416 --> 01:01:18,750 Hotel became number one on the charts. 28 01:01:19,625 --> 01:01:23,125 Then jumping up to 1986 on this date in a 29 01:01:23,125 --> 01:01:25,000 much hyped television special 30 01:01:25,041 --> 01:01:28,291 American journalist Geraldo Riviera, he 31 01:01:28,291 --> 01:01:30,250 opened a vault that was found in the 32 01:01:30,375 --> 01:01:31,916 former headquarters of the Chicago 33 01:01:31,916 --> 01:01:34,791 gangster Al Capone. Now remember they had 34 01:01:34,791 --> 01:01:36,041 all the cameras in there, they're gonna 35 01:01:36,041 --> 01:01:38,416 open it up in prime time and there was an 36 01:01:38,458 --> 01:01:41,083 estimated 30 million TV viewers watching 37 01:01:41,083 --> 01:01:43,458 it and when Geraldo opened it 38 01:01:43,666 --> 01:01:45,958 it was discovered the vault was empty. 39 01:01:46,750 --> 01:01:49,583 Also on this date back in 1991 a very 40 01:01:49,583 --> 01:01:51,625 dark turn for the nation but you might 41 01:01:51,625 --> 01:01:53,875 remember you probably don't but you know 42 01:01:53,875 --> 01:01:56,458 the outcome of it. Olympic gold-winning 43 01:01:56,458 --> 01:01:58,666 decathlete Bruce Jenner, now Caitlyn 44 01:01:58,666 --> 01:02:01,041 Jenner, he married Kris Kardashian in Los 45 01:02:01,041 --> 01:02:03,291 Angeles on this day. Sadly this 46 01:02:03,291 --> 01:02:05,625 eventually resulted in endless hours of 47 01:02:05,625 --> 01:02:08,041 useless television and countless lost 48 01:02:08,083 --> 01:02:12,291 brain cells. And then lastly in 2016 on 49 01:02:12,291 --> 01:02:14,125 this date the musician Prince who 50 01:02:14,125 --> 01:02:16,125 created groundbreaking music and hits, 51 01:02:16,375 --> 01:02:18,083 one of the biggest stars of the 80s and 52 01:02:18,083 --> 01:02:20,291 the 90s. Unfortunately he passed away 53 01:02:20,291 --> 01:02:23,000 prematurely at the age of 57 due to an 54 01:02:23,000 --> 01:02:26,250 accidental overdose. Well happy birthday 55 01:02:26,250 --> 01:02:28,291 to you if today is your birthday. You 56 01:02:28,291 --> 01:02:30,333 share a birthday with a fairly short list 57 01:02:30,333 --> 01:02:33,125 today. Scottish actor James McAvoy, 58 01:02:33,166 --> 01:02:37,291 he's 46 and musician Iggy Pop, he's 78 59 01:02:37,291 --> 01:02:39,875 today. Well the number one song on this 60 01:02:39,875 --> 01:02:43,416 date back in 1989 was "Like a Prayer" by 61 01:02:43,416 --> 01:02:46,416 Madonna. Now this is a classic 80s song 62 01:02:46,416 --> 01:02:48,208 and I remember there was so much 63 01:02:48,208 --> 01:02:50,083 controversy around the song's music 64 01:02:50,083 --> 01:02:52,916 video and no it wasn't because Madonna 65 01:02:52,916 --> 01:02:55,125 went brunette, it was due to the blending 66 01:02:55,250 --> 01:02:57,666 of religious imagery with themes of 67 01:02:57,666 --> 01:03:00,000 sexuality and racism in her music video. 68 01:03:00,458 --> 01:03:03,208 In fact Pepsi pulled out of a TV 69 01:03:03,208 --> 01:03:05,000 commercial spot with Madonna to get 70 01:03:05,000 --> 01:03:07,291 distance from the controversy despite 71 01:03:07,291 --> 01:03:09,416 already having paid her five million 72 01:03:09,583 --> 01:03:12,875 dollars. Well to bring this back around 73 01:03:12,875 --> 01:03:14,625 the song according to the Google 74 01:03:14,666 --> 01:03:18,500 actually featured a Prince guitar solo. I 75 01:03:18,500 --> 01:03:19,458 didn't know that I'm gonna have to 76 01:03:19,458 --> 01:03:22,083 check that one out. Well there's nothing 77 01:03:22,083 --> 01:03:24,125 controversial about some self 78 01:03:24,125 --> 01:03:26,166 improvement so let's jump back into that. 79 01:03:26,375 --> 01:03:28,125 We're reading Stephen R. Covey's "The 80 01:03:28,166 --> 01:03:30,083 Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" 81 01:03:30,833 --> 01:03:32,625 and in this first chapter inside out 82 01:03:32,625 --> 01:03:34,041 Covey is discussing the differences 83 01:03:34,041 --> 01:03:36,083 between character traits and personality 84 01:03:36,250 --> 01:03:38,500 ethic and he's unpacking how our 85 01:03:38,500 --> 01:03:40,291 behaviors are based on our perspectives 86 01:03:40,291 --> 01:03:42,083 and our experiences which he calls our 87 01:03:42,083 --> 01:03:44,583 paradigms. We all know that by now and 88 01:03:44,583 --> 01:03:46,750 Covey describes the idea that despite our 89 01:03:46,750 --> 01:03:48,958 individual paradigms within each of 90 01:03:48,958 --> 01:03:51,833 us exists an awareness of certain innate 91 01:03:51,833 --> 01:03:53,583 foundational principles right? You hear 92 01:03:53,625 --> 01:03:56,916 and it's these principles are character 93 01:03:56,916 --> 01:03:59,083 traits that we must tap into to make 94 01:03:59,083 --> 01:04:01,583 real change. Personality ethic on the 95 01:04:01,583 --> 01:04:03,250 other hand those techniques are 96 01:04:03,250 --> 01:04:06,125 superficial, they're band-aids or aspirin 97 01:04:06,125 --> 01:04:07,666 that may only temporarily or 98 01:04:07,666 --> 01:04:10,500 situationally help but they don't get at 99 01:04:10,500 --> 01:04:13,708 the root of our beings. So today we begin 100 01:04:13,708 --> 01:04:15,916 Covey's final sub chapter in chapter one 101 01:04:15,916 --> 01:04:17,708 which is entitled "A New Level of 102 01:04:17,708 --> 01:04:20,291 Thinking" where Covey comes out of the 103 01:04:20,291 --> 01:04:22,250 gate with a quote from Albert Einstein 104 01:04:22,500 --> 01:04:24,666 who said quote "the significant problems 105 01:04:24,666 --> 01:04:26,958 we face cannot be solved at the same 106 01:04:26,958 --> 01:04:29,458 level of thinking we were at when we 107 01:04:29,458 --> 01:04:32,416 created them" end quote. Covey's point 108 01:04:32,416 --> 01:04:34,500 here is that the personality ethic of 109 01:04:34,500 --> 01:04:36,833 quick fixes isn't enough to implement 110 01:04:36,875 --> 01:04:39,375 real change in ourselves because quote 111 01:04:39,375 --> 01:04:42,208 "these are deep fundamental problems that 112 01:04:42,208 --> 01:04:44,500 cannot be solved on the superficial level 113 01:04:44,500 --> 01:04:46,625 on which they were created" end 114 01:04:46,625 --> 01:04:49,708 quote. We need a deeper level of thinking 115 01:04:49,708 --> 01:04:51,458 quote "a paradigm based on the 116 01:04:51,500 --> 01:04:53,583 principles that accurately describe the 117 01:04:53,583 --> 01:04:56,541 territory of effective human being and 118 01:04:56,541 --> 01:04:59,291 interacting" end quote. Covey calls this 119 01:04:59,291 --> 01:05:00,375 the quote "inside out 120 01:05:00,375 --> 01:05:02,208 approach" and that is 121 01:05:02,208 --> 01:05:04,333 what this book is all about. It's 122 01:05:04,333 --> 01:05:05,291 starting with dealing 123 01:05:05,291 --> 01:05:06,833 with ourselves first, our 124 01:05:06,833 --> 01:05:09,708 character, our motives. So here are some 125 01:05:09,708 --> 01:05:12,458 examples from Covey. If you want to have 126 01:05:12,458 --> 01:05:15,458 a happy marriage or friendships, be a 127 01:05:15,458 --> 01:05:17,250 kind person who generates positive 128 01:05:17,500 --> 01:05:20,000 energy and sidesteps negative energy 129 01:05:20,000 --> 01:05:22,583 rather than empowering it end quote. And 130 01:05:22,583 --> 01:05:24,916 if you want to have a more pleasant 131 01:05:24,916 --> 01:05:28,041 cooperative teenager then be more 132 01:05:28,041 --> 01:05:30,458 understanding, be more empathetic, 133 01:05:30,458 --> 01:05:31,625 consistent, loving 134 01:05:31,625 --> 01:05:34,000 parent end quote. And if 135 01:05:34,000 --> 01:05:36,833 you want to have trust, be trustworthy. 136 01:05:37,583 --> 01:05:39,625 Covey says these quote "private victories 137 01:05:39,625 --> 01:05:42,416 precede public victories. Keeping 138 01:05:42,416 --> 01:05:45,250 promises to ourselves precedes keeping 139 01:05:45,416 --> 01:05:48,583 promises to others" end quote. Inside out 140 01:05:48,583 --> 01:05:50,833 is a process that grows end quote leads 141 01:05:50,833 --> 01:05:52,833 to progressively higher forms of 142 01:05:52,833 --> 01:05:55,375 responsible independence and effective 143 01:05:55,416 --> 01:05:58,750 interdependence end quote. So the seven 144 01:05:58,750 --> 01:06:01,208 habits that are covered in this book are 145 01:06:01,208 --> 01:06:03,250 many of the principles that we innately 146 01:06:03,250 --> 01:06:06,208 already have quote "deep within us in our 147 01:06:06,416 --> 01:06:08,583 conscience, in our common sense" end 148 01:06:08,583 --> 01:06:11,916 quote. And to recognize and develop them 149 01:06:11,958 --> 01:06:13,833 and to use them in meeting our deepest 150 01:06:13,833 --> 01:06:16,958 concerns, we need to think differently to 151 01:06:16,958 --> 01:06:19,875 shift our paradigms to a new deeper 152 01:06:19,875 --> 01:06:23,750 inside out level and to do so sincerely 153 01:06:23,916 --> 01:06:25,958 as we seek to integrate them into our 154 01:06:25,958 --> 01:06:29,291 daily lives. Alright, that was a lot said 155 01:06:29,291 --> 01:06:31,666 right there but nice job getting through 156 01:06:31,666 --> 01:06:34,333 chapter one. Now we know Covey wants us 157 01:06:34,333 --> 01:06:36,166 to make these character changes at our 158 01:06:36,166 --> 01:06:38,750 core and we'll learn more about those 159 01:06:38,791 --> 01:06:41,416 tomorrow as we start Covey's chapter two, 160 01:06:41,958 --> 01:06:44,375 the seven habits and an overview. 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