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Good morning and welcome

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to your morning cereal.

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All right, good morning

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and welcome to Friday.

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You did it, you made it, good on you.

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And if you are on spring break,

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well, this might just happen

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to be the one Friday a year

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that is just not as sweet.

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But the good news is you

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still have all day today

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and a full weekend.

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Even better, it's March Madness.

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And even better than that,

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today is Absolutely Incredible Kid Day,

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which is a day created to encourage kids

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and remind them that

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they're capable of amazing things,

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which includes my kiddos as well.

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So happy day to you guys.

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It's also a good reminder to our kids

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that we adults were once

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those incredible kids too,

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before the bills and the

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meetings and yes, before kids.

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Before we move forward though,

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the answer to yesterday's

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trivia question, the USA,

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the United States has won the most

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Olympic gold medals.

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And now it's time for

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the essential vitamins

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in your morning cereal.

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It's today's quote,

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and it's from the late

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and the legendary Mr. Fred Rogers,

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AKA Mr. Rogers, who once said, quote,

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often when you think

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you're at the end of something,

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you're at the beginning of

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something else, end quote.

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Now your morning decode,

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Mr. Rogers again,

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offering hope and perspective.

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Endings are necessary for new

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opportunities to arise.

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Well, let's go ahead and

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hear from the experts now.

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It is time to pour in some

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atomic habits by James Clear.

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And today we continue

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with the two-step process,

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changing your identity.

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Now earlier we talked about the idea

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that lasting change happens

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when habits become tied to your identity.

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Now in this section,

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Clear explains exactly

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how that identity change happens.

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He says the process has two simple steps.

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The first step is

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deciding the type of person

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you wanna be, not what

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you want to accomplish,

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but who you want to become.

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So for example, again here,

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instead of saying I

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want to run a marathon,

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you might say I want to become a runner.

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Instead of saying I want to write a book,

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you might say I want to become a writer.

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Now, Clear writes this, quote,

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the most effective way

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to change your habits

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is to focus not on

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what you want to achieve,

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but on who you wish to become, end quote.

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So once you decide the identity,

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the second step then is

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proving it to yourself

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with small wins.

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So every time you perform the habit,

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you reinforce that identity.

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Every time you write a page,

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you cast a vote for being a writer.

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Every time you work out,

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you cast a vote for

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being a healthy person.

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Every time you read a chapter,

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you cast a vote for being a learner.

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Clear explains that

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identities grow stronger

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through repetition and through evidence.

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He writes this, quote,

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each habit not only gets results,

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but also teaches you

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something far more important

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to trust yourself, end quote.

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And that trust, it's a powerful thing.

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Over time, these repeated actions,

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they build confidence that

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you are the type of person

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who follows through.

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And what's interesting again,

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is that this works both ways.

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Just as good habits

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reinforce positive identities,

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those negative habits,

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they reinforce

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identities that we might not want.

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That's why Clear, he

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encourages starting small,

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because each action matters.

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The key insight is that you

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don't need dramatic change.

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You just need enough small wins to

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reinforce the identity

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that you're building.

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And eventually the habits become natural

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because they align with

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who you believe you are.

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All right, here it is

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everyone, your Friday takeaway.

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Decide the person you want to become,

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then prove it to yourself

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with daily small actions.

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All right, friends,

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encourage an incredible kid today.

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And remember that small habits that you

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are practicing today

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are quietly building the person

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that you're gonna become tomorrow.

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All right, now it is time for the prize

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from the bottom of the cereal box.

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It's the morning cereal

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trivia question of the day.

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Here it is, what 1960s animated TV series

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showed its characters smoking cigarettes.

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To be clear, that's

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cartoon smoking cigarettes

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from the 1960s.

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Which one was it?

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All right, well, thanks for

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listening to Morning Cereal.

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We will see you back here on Monday

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for the answer to the trivia question.

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And of course, more sugar for your soul.

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Until then, enjoy the March

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Madness, Rock Chalk Jayhawk,

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and have a fantastic day.

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Thanks again for

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listening, have a fantastic day,

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and we'll see you tomorrow.