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 --> 01:00:14,333 Okay, good morning and welcome to Monday. 4 01:00:14,833 --> 01:00:15,583 Well, I hope you had 5 01:00:15,583 --> 01:00:16,791 a great weekend. Now, 6 01:00:16,791 --> 01:00:18,833 I had a great one. I spent most of the 7 01:00:18,833 --> 01:00:21,416 weekend in Austin with my oldest son. We 8 01:00:21,416 --> 01:00:23,958 had some soccer showcases and we just had 9 01:00:23,958 --> 01:00:25,625 a really good time, but it's always 10 01:00:25,666 --> 01:00:28,625 nice to come home. And as usual, now that 11 01:00:28,625 --> 01:00:30,375 it's Monday, we're hitting the ground 12 01:00:30,375 --> 01:00:32,875 running, right? But this Monday, the 13 01:00:32,875 --> 01:00:34,333 clock is ticking even a 14 01:00:34,333 --> 01:00:35,791 bit faster, for some of 15 01:00:35,833 --> 01:00:37,625 you maybe, and that's because it's 16 01:00:37,625 --> 01:00:41,583 biological clock day. So in the event 17 01:00:41,583 --> 01:00:43,666 that applies to you, you had better get 18 01:00:43,666 --> 01:00:47,208 working on it. Well, today is also global 19 01:00:47,250 --> 01:00:49,916 pay-it-forward day. Now, I paid for a 20 01:00:49,916 --> 01:00:52,875 stranger's tank of gas last week, so just 21 01:00:52,875 --> 01:00:54,458 in case someone's looking to pay that one 22 01:00:54,458 --> 01:00:57,541 forward, I'll be at 7-11 on Highway 14 23 01:00:57,541 --> 01:01:00,708 tomorrow. So if you're in the area or, 24 01:01:00,708 --> 01:01:02,583 well, you know, you get the hint. And 25 01:01:02,625 --> 01:01:05,958 lastly, it's National Superhero Day. So 26 01:01:05,958 --> 01:01:07,375 celebrate your 27 01:01:07,375 --> 01:01:08,750 favorite superhero. There's 28 01:01:08,750 --> 01:01:10,791 so many of them to pick from, but I'm 29 01:01:10,791 --> 01:01:12,583 just gonna tell you who mine is. Mine's 30 01:01:12,708 --> 01:01:14,708 always been and it always will be 31 01:01:14,708 --> 01:01:18,250 Superman, right? So with that in mind, 32 01:01:18,250 --> 01:01:21,166 today's quote is about taking action and 33 01:01:21,166 --> 01:01:22,083 trusting in the 34 01:01:22,083 --> 01:01:23,958 outcome. And the quote is, 35 01:01:24,416 --> 01:01:26,750 "Sometimes you have to take a leap of 36 01:01:26,750 --> 01:01:29,541 faith first. The trust part comes later." 37 01:01:29,916 --> 01:01:32,291 You know who said that? It probably 38 01:01:32,291 --> 01:01:33,791 sounds familiar to you because you've 39 01:01:33,791 --> 01:01:36,500 seen the movie, but that was Superman and 40 01:01:36,500 --> 01:01:38,916 it's very apropos on this National 41 01:01:38,958 --> 01:01:42,000 Superhero Day. Well, today's news facts 42 01:01:42,000 --> 01:01:44,583 and birthdays are for April 28th and 43 01:01:44,583 --> 01:01:46,875 we're gonna start back in 1937. That's 44 01:01:46,875 --> 01:01:49,041 when the first commercial flight across 45 01:01:49,041 --> 01:01:52,250 the Pacific was operated by Pan Am. Then 46 01:01:52,250 --> 01:01:54,583 we're gonna move up to 1988 and if 47 01:01:54,583 --> 01:01:56,125 you're watching here on YouTube, look at 48 01:01:56,125 --> 01:01:57,666 this picture over my right shoulder. 49 01:01:58,291 --> 01:02:02,166 That's Aloha Airlines Flight 243 and you 50 01:02:02,166 --> 01:02:03,833 might remember seeing this on the news, 51 01:02:04,041 --> 01:02:07,375 but miraculously this flight landed after 52 01:02:07,375 --> 01:02:09,916 losing the roof on a 35-minute 53 01:02:10,041 --> 01:02:12,750 fight from Hilo to Honolulu when an 54 01:02:12,750 --> 01:02:15,708 18-foot section of the fuselage just 55 01:02:15,791 --> 01:02:18,375 tore off. That would be crazy scary. Just 56 01:02:18,375 --> 01:02:21,000 look at that picture. And finally on this 57 01:02:21,000 --> 01:02:23,625 date back in 2003, here's an old name but 58 01:02:23,625 --> 01:02:27,083 a goodie, Andre Agassi. He recaptured the 59 01:02:27,125 --> 01:02:29,875 world number one ranking and in doing so 60 01:02:29,875 --> 01:02:32,833 at the time he became the oldest top 61 01:02:32,833 --> 01:02:35,583 ranked male in history. He was just 33 62 01:02:35,583 --> 01:02:39,041 years old in 13 days. Now that record was 63 01:02:39,041 --> 01:02:43,083 broken in 2024 when Novak Djokovic was 64 01:02:43,083 --> 01:02:45,291 ranked number one and he was 36 years 65 01:02:45,291 --> 01:02:49,041 old in 321 days. And then finally on this 66 01:02:49,041 --> 01:02:52,583 date also in 2003, Apple launched the 67 01:02:52,625 --> 01:02:55,583 iTunes Store and in 2010, seven years 68 01:02:55,583 --> 01:02:58,375 later, the store sold its 20 billionth 69 01:02:58,375 --> 01:03:01,291 song. Now I still use the iTunes Store 70 01:03:01,291 --> 01:03:03,208 but I've been told that that's showing 71 01:03:03,208 --> 01:03:05,583 my age now. I still feel like I should 72 01:03:05,583 --> 01:03:06,916 own my music. I don't 73 01:03:06,916 --> 01:03:07,541 know. I guess that's 74 01:03:07,541 --> 01:03:10,291 just old school. Well happy birthday to 75 01:03:10,291 --> 01:03:12,583 you. Today is your birthday. You share 76 01:03:12,583 --> 01:03:15,333 a birthday with actress Jessica Alba. 77 01:03:15,333 --> 01:03:18,750 She's 44, actress Penelope Cruz. She's 51 78 01:03:18,958 --> 01:03:22,625 today and colorful golfer John Daly. He's 79 01:03:22,625 --> 01:03:26,458 59 today and comedian Jay Leno. He's 75. 80 01:03:27,625 --> 01:03:29,583 And the number one song in this date back 81 01:03:29,583 --> 01:03:33,333 in 1984 was Against All Odds. Take a 82 01:03:33,333 --> 01:03:37,041 look at me now by Phil Collins. Now if 83 01:03:37,041 --> 01:03:39,333 you're a regular morning serial listener 84 01:03:39,333 --> 01:03:41,875 then you know how much of a huge fan I am 85 01:03:41,875 --> 01:03:44,083 of Phil Collins. And this is just 86 01:03:44,083 --> 01:03:46,583 another great song from Phil. This song 87 01:03:46,583 --> 01:03:48,416 won the Grammy for best pop vocal 88 01:03:48,500 --> 01:03:51,625 performance in 1985 but perhaps more 89 01:03:51,625 --> 01:03:54,000 importantly it also helped me through 90 01:03:54,000 --> 01:03:56,500 some heartbreaking breakups in junior 91 01:03:56,500 --> 01:03:58,666 high and high school. Phil was always 92 01:03:58,666 --> 01:04:01,625 there for me and this was his first of 93 01:04:01,625 --> 01:04:04,166 his seven number one hits. Many of which 94 01:04:04,166 --> 01:04:06,041 like I said helped me through many a 95 01:04:06,041 --> 01:04:09,666 heartache. Great songs. Alright well no 96 01:04:09,666 --> 01:04:11,500 heartbreak in our book review. That's 97 01:04:11,500 --> 01:04:13,416 because we are reading Stephen R. Covey's 98 01:04:13,458 --> 01:04:15,291 The Seven Habits of Highly Effective 99 01:04:15,291 --> 01:04:18,166 People. And we are in Covey's second 100 01:04:18,250 --> 01:04:20,208 chapter The Seven Habits in Overview 101 01:04:20,208 --> 01:04:22,750 where Covey is discussing how important 102 01:04:22,750 --> 01:04:25,083 and influential habits are in our lives 103 01:04:25,083 --> 01:04:27,416 with habits defined as quote the 104 01:04:27,416 --> 01:04:29,583 intersection of knowledge, skill, and 105 01:04:29,583 --> 01:04:32,541 desire. And these habits are on a 106 01:04:32,541 --> 01:04:35,291 maturity continuum and they consist of 107 01:04:35,291 --> 01:04:38,041 growing from dependence to independence 108 01:04:38,291 --> 01:04:41,625 to interdependence. And layered on top of 109 01:04:41,625 --> 01:04:44,333 that respectively growing from the 110 01:04:44,333 --> 01:04:47,500 paradigms of you taking care of me versus 111 01:04:47,500 --> 01:04:51,000 I can take care of me versus we can do 112 01:04:51,000 --> 01:04:53,625 it together. Right? So today we're gonna 113 01:04:53,625 --> 01:04:55,208 finish up Covey's sub chapter The 114 01:04:55,208 --> 01:04:58,500 Maturity Continuum. And recall on Friday 115 01:04:58,500 --> 01:05:00,583 Covey was pointing out that in this 116 01:05:00,583 --> 01:05:03,541 natural growth of maturity continuum from 117 01:05:03,541 --> 01:05:04,875 independence to interdependence 118 01:05:04,916 --> 01:05:08,291 that quote interdependence is far more 119 01:05:08,291 --> 01:05:11,041 mature and more advanced concept end 120 01:05:11,041 --> 01:05:13,375 quote. In fact Covey believes people that 121 01:05:13,375 --> 01:05:15,916 are still in the dependent stage all 122 01:05:15,916 --> 01:05:18,416 about themselves and blaming others that 123 01:05:18,416 --> 01:05:20,750 they aren't mature enough quote they 124 01:05:20,750 --> 01:05:23,583 don't have the character or own enough of 125 01:05:23,583 --> 01:05:26,416 themselves end quote to choose on 126 01:05:26,416 --> 01:05:29,083 their own to become interdependent. So 127 01:05:29,083 --> 01:05:30,958 Covey says interdependent people have 128 01:05:31,000 --> 01:05:33,375 the opportunity to share themselves 129 01:05:33,375 --> 01:05:36,000 deeply and meaningfully with others and 130 01:05:36,000 --> 01:05:38,125 in doing so they have access to the vast 131 01:05:38,125 --> 01:05:40,666 resources and potential of other human 132 01:05:40,708 --> 01:05:44,916 beings. And because a person or we need 133 01:05:44,916 --> 01:05:47,458 to be masters of ourselves before we can 134 01:05:47,458 --> 01:05:50,583 move into interdependence the first three 135 01:05:50,583 --> 01:05:52,625 habits that Covey will cover later in 136 01:05:52,625 --> 01:05:55,500 this book those habits deal with the 137 01:05:55,500 --> 01:05:59,458 concept of self mastery. Now these are 138 01:05:59,458 --> 01:06:01,708 the habits that lead to quote private 139 01:06:01,708 --> 01:06:04,791 victories and if you recall Covey said 140 01:06:04,791 --> 01:06:07,500 that private victories precede public 141 01:06:07,500 --> 01:06:11,625 victories so these must come first. And 142 01:06:11,625 --> 01:06:15,000 once we master our independence only then 143 01:06:15,000 --> 01:06:16,166 do we have the right quote 144 01:06:16,166 --> 01:06:18,916 foundation for effective interdependence 145 01:06:18,916 --> 01:06:21,541 end quote and it is at that time now 146 01:06:21,541 --> 01:06:24,291 where our inner character base now is 147 01:06:24,291 --> 01:06:27,875 prepared for quote personality oriented 148 01:06:28,291 --> 01:06:30,708 public victories. So those would be 149 01:06:30,708 --> 01:06:33,416 things like teamwork cooperation and 150 01:06:33,416 --> 01:06:36,416 communication which are Covey's fourth 151 01:06:36,416 --> 01:06:40,041 fifth and sixth habits. So what Covey is 152 01:06:40,041 --> 01:06:42,083 saying is that the first second and third 153 01:06:42,083 --> 01:06:44,791 habits lead to our private victories 154 01:06:45,458 --> 01:06:47,791 and then we're ready for our fourth fifth 155 01:06:47,791 --> 01:06:50,208 and sixth habits which lead to our 156 01:06:50,208 --> 01:06:53,375 public victories. So Covey here is quick 157 01:06:53,375 --> 01:06:55,125 to note that you don't have to move into 158 01:06:55,166 --> 01:06:58,375 the forest or to isolate or become a monk 159 01:06:58,375 --> 01:07:00,500 to perfect habits one two and three 160 01:07:00,500 --> 01:07:02,583 before you can move on to habits four 161 01:07:02,583 --> 01:07:05,000 five and six but he wants you to more 162 01:07:05,000 --> 01:07:07,750 understand that this is a sequence that 163 01:07:07,750 --> 01:07:10,375 this growth process is most effective 164 01:07:10,375 --> 01:07:13,000 and quote in harmony with the natural 165 01:07:13,000 --> 01:07:16,416 laws of growth end quote. So what about 166 01:07:16,416 --> 01:07:18,041 the seventh habit right the name of the 167 01:07:18,041 --> 01:07:20,916 book is seven habits. Well that habit is 168 01:07:20,958 --> 01:07:24,583 renewal quote a regular balanced renewal 169 01:07:24,583 --> 01:07:26,666 of the four basic dimensions of 170 01:07:26,666 --> 01:07:29,333 life end quote. So what Covey is saying 171 01:07:29,333 --> 01:07:32,458 is that the seventh habit embodies all 172 01:07:32,458 --> 01:07:34,666 the other habits by keeping them top of 173 01:07:34,666 --> 01:07:37,958 mind by practicing them routinely and 174 01:07:38,083 --> 01:07:41,250 continuing to improve them constantly on 175 01:07:41,250 --> 01:07:44,083 a quote progressively higher plane end 176 01:07:44,083 --> 01:07:46,958 quote. This process is not like math once 177 01:07:46,958 --> 01:07:48,625 you learn it you know it right this 178 01:07:48,666 --> 01:07:50,833 process is more like stretching if you 179 01:07:50,833 --> 01:07:53,833 stop stretching you lose flexibility so 180 01:07:53,833 --> 01:07:55,750 you need to keep on stretching. The 181 01:07:55,750 --> 01:07:58,791 seventh habit helps keep us flexible so 182 01:07:58,791 --> 01:08:01,083 it keeps the other habits prioritized and 183 01:08:01,083 --> 01:08:04,041 effective in our lives. All right nice 184 01:08:04,041 --> 01:08:07,166 work that was a long subchapter laying 185 01:08:07,166 --> 01:08:09,666 some serious foundations for what is to 186 01:08:09,666 --> 01:08:12,416 come and tomorrow we're gonna start a 187 01:08:12,416 --> 01:08:14,875 short subchapter entitled effectiveness 188 01:08:15,333 --> 01:08:18,583 defined. So don't forget on this Monday 189 01:08:18,583 --> 01:08:21,041 to fight for truth justice and the 190 01:08:21,041 --> 01:08:23,416 American way that was another Superman 191 01:08:23,416 --> 01:08:25,125 quote for you if you didn't catch it. 192 01:08:25,708 --> 01:08:27,916 Anyways thanks for joining us today come 193 01:08:27,916 --> 01:08:30,416 back tomorrow and have a fantastic day. 194 01:08:32,791 --> 01:08:34,541 Don't forget to follow and subscribe to 195 01:08:34,541 --> 01:08:35,166 the Morning Serial 196 01:08:35,166 --> 01:08:36,791 podcast on the One Life 197 01:08:36,958 --> 01:08:37,791 Live It channel. 198 01:08:38,333 --> 01:08:40,250 You can find more episodes and videos by 199 01:08:40,250 --> 01:08:41,916 visiting our YouTube channel and the 200 01:08:41,916 --> 01:08:43,541 website at Shawningless 201 01:08:43,875 --> 01:08:46,041 and at Shawningless.com, where you can 202 01:08:46,041 --> 01:08:47,375 also follow our other 203 01:08:47,375 --> 01:08:48,916 podcast, the Mr. and Mrs. 204 01:08:48,916 --> 01:08:50,083 Inglis podcast and the 205 01:08:50,083 --> 01:08:51,083 Life Happens podcast. 206 01:08:51,916 --> 01:08:53,583 In these other podcasts, we'll dive 207 01:08:53,583 --> 01:08:54,958 deeper into everyday issues, 208 01:08:55,250 --> 01:08:56,000 self-improvement and 209 01:08:56,000 --> 01:08:58,500 well-being, business and finance, and we 210 01:08:58,500 --> 01:08:59,750 welcome special guests too. 211 01:09:00,250 --> 01:09:01,000 So join us. 212 01:09:01,000 --> 01:09:02,333 It'll be a good time, I promise. 213 01:09:03,041 --> 01:09:03,916 Thanks again for listening. 214 01:09:04,125 --> 01:09:05,666 Have a fantastic day and 215 01:09:05,666 --> 01:09:06,291 we'll see you tomorrow.