1 01:00:01,250 --> 01:00:04,125 Good morning and 2 01:00:04,125 --> 01:00:06,583 welcome to Morning Cereal. 3 01:00:10,250 --> 01:00:14,166 Okay, good morning and happy Monday. 4 01:00:14,458 --> 01:00:16,500 This is going to be a great week. 5 01:00:16,833 --> 01:00:19,291 So go ahead, grab your coffee and while 6 01:00:19,291 --> 01:00:20,375 you're at it, grab an apron 7 01:00:20,375 --> 01:00:22,500 because today is International 8 01:00:22,541 --> 01:00:24,333 Chef Day and it's also 9 01:00:24,333 --> 01:00:26,458 National Youth Confidence Day. 10 01:00:26,541 --> 01:00:28,958 So whether you're just whipping up some 11 01:00:28,958 --> 01:00:30,916 breakfast or just cooking up 12 01:00:30,916 --> 01:00:32,833 some courage today, today's 13 01:00:32,916 --> 01:00:34,416 about nourishment for both 14 01:00:34,416 --> 01:00:35,583 your body and your spirit. 15 01:00:36,208 --> 01:00:38,583 And to get our week started out right, 16 01:00:39,208 --> 01:00:40,333 our quote this morning 17 01:00:40,333 --> 01:00:41,791 is from John Krasinski 18 01:00:41,916 --> 01:00:44,750 who said, "I've always been fascinated by 19 01:00:44,750 --> 01:00:47,166 the courage it takes to tell someone your 20 01:00:47,166 --> 01:00:47,666 story." 21 01:00:48,625 --> 01:00:50,583 Now, that's what confidence is. 22 01:00:50,583 --> 01:00:52,875 It's quiet, but it's significant bravery. 23 01:00:53,541 --> 01:00:54,791 But to get it proved warm and honest, it 24 01:00:54,791 --> 01:00:56,625 can be a powerful human act. 25 01:00:57,208 --> 01:00:58,708 Well, today's news facts and birthdays 26 01:00:58,708 --> 01:01:01,166 are for October 20th. 27 01:01:01,166 --> 01:01:02,500 We're going to start back in 1803. 28 01:01:03,000 --> 01:01:04,666 That's when the US Senate, it ratified 29 01:01:04,666 --> 01:01:05,791 the Louisiana Purchase 30 01:01:05,791 --> 01:01:07,208 and it more than doubled 31 01:01:07,375 --> 01:01:09,083 the size of the US at the time. 32 01:01:09,750 --> 01:01:12,250 Then moving up to 1962, that's when the 33 01:01:12,250 --> 01:01:14,208 song "Monster Mash" hit 34 01:01:14,208 --> 01:01:15,208 number one on the Billboard 35 01:01:15,208 --> 01:01:17,166 Hot 100 chart and it was 36 01:01:17,166 --> 01:01:18,625 just in time for Halloween. 37 01:01:19,375 --> 01:01:22,000 Then moving up to 1973, that's when Queen 38 01:01:22,000 --> 01:01:25,333 Elizabeth II, she opened the Sydney Opera 39 01:01:25,375 --> 01:01:27,333 House in Vinnie Long Point in Sydney, 40 01:01:27,333 --> 01:01:30,500 Australia after 14 years of construction. 41 01:01:31,250 --> 01:01:32,208 Totally worth the wait. 42 01:01:32,750 --> 01:01:34,458 It's a gorgeous piece of architecture. 43 01:01:35,291 --> 01:01:37,875 And then finally in 1990 on this date, 44 01:01:37,875 --> 01:01:38,958 that's when "Dances with 45 01:01:38,958 --> 01:01:40,583 Wolves" premiered and it 46 01:01:40,583 --> 01:01:42,333 swept the Oscars the next year. 47 01:01:42,666 --> 01:01:44,875 My one takeaway from the movie, Tatanka. 48 01:01:45,500 --> 01:01:46,000 That's Buffalo. 49 01:01:46,875 --> 01:01:48,291 Well, happy birthday to you. 50 01:01:48,416 --> 01:01:49,083 Today's your birthday. 51 01:01:49,375 --> 01:01:51,666 You share a birthday with actor, producer 52 01:01:51,666 --> 01:01:54,291 and everyone's bestie at the office, John 53 01:01:54,291 --> 01:01:54,791 Krasinski. 54 01:01:55,000 --> 01:01:56,000 He's 46 today. 55 01:01:56,458 --> 01:01:56,916 Rapper and 56 01:01:56,916 --> 01:02:00,333 entrepreneur, S&OOP Snoop Dogg. 57 01:02:00,333 --> 01:02:01,750 He's 54 today. 58 01:02:02,458 --> 01:02:04,041 Past Vice President Kamala Harris. 59 01:02:04,041 --> 01:02:05,083 She's 61 today. 60 01:02:05,750 --> 01:02:07,041 Actor from the Lord of the Rings and 61 01:02:07,041 --> 01:02:09,250 Aragorn himself, Viggo Mortensen. 62 01:02:09,500 --> 01:02:10,500 He's 67 today. 63 01:02:11,208 --> 01:02:12,500 Well, the number one song on this date 64 01:02:12,500 --> 01:02:14,375 back in 1985 was 65 01:02:14,375 --> 01:02:16,083 "Saving All My Love For You" 66 01:02:16,083 --> 01:02:17,208 by Whitney Houston. 67 01:02:17,666 --> 01:02:19,875 Now, clearly Whitney was on a 68 01:02:19,875 --> 01:02:21,416 hot streak over these years. 69 01:02:21,416 --> 01:02:23,000 We've been highlighting so many of them. 70 01:02:23,208 --> 01:02:25,208 But this number one was special for her. 71 01:02:25,208 --> 01:02:27,291 This soulful ballad was Whitney's first 72 01:02:27,291 --> 01:02:28,666 number one on the 73 01:02:28,666 --> 01:02:30,875 Billboard Hot 100 and it launched 74 01:02:30,875 --> 01:02:32,416 her to superstardom. 75 01:02:32,708 --> 01:02:35,083 It won a Grammy and it remains a timeless 76 01:02:35,083 --> 01:02:37,833 declaration of love's patience and power. 77 01:02:38,500 --> 01:02:40,833 And also, soon to be timeless, Mel 78 01:02:40,833 --> 01:02:42,750 Robbins, the Let Them Theory book. 79 01:02:43,291 --> 01:02:45,583 And today's sub-chapter is entitled "Own 80 01:02:45,583 --> 01:02:48,166 Your Reactions, Take Your Power Back." 81 01:02:48,833 --> 01:02:51,000 And Robbins opens this sub-chapter up by 82 01:02:51,000 --> 01:02:52,958 saying, "Your reactions 83 01:02:52,958 --> 01:02:54,708 are the remote control of 84 01:02:54,708 --> 01:02:56,250 your life, but you're 85 01:02:56,250 --> 01:02:57,500 the one holding it." 86 01:02:58,208 --> 01:03:00,833 She explores how reclaiming emotional 87 01:03:00,833 --> 01:03:03,125 control, it starts with awareness. 88 01:03:03,875 --> 01:03:05,666 When someone frustrates you or life 89 01:03:05,666 --> 01:03:07,666 throws chaos your way, your 90 01:03:07,666 --> 01:03:09,625 first impulse is defensive, 91 01:03:10,000 --> 01:03:10,208 right? 92 01:03:10,541 --> 01:03:12,500 But that's just old wiring. 93 01:03:12,916 --> 01:03:15,291 The Let Them Theory, it reminds us, you 94 01:03:15,291 --> 01:03:16,166 can't control their 95 01:03:16,166 --> 01:03:18,208 actions, only your response. 96 01:03:18,791 --> 01:03:21,250 She writes, "When you own your reaction, 97 01:03:21,541 --> 01:03:23,416 you stop giving away your peace." 98 01:03:24,333 --> 01:03:26,166 And Robbins encourages something she 99 01:03:26,166 --> 01:03:27,708 calls the pause practice. 100 01:03:27,708 --> 01:03:30,166 It's a three second reset to check your 101 01:03:30,166 --> 01:03:32,500 energy before you react to something. 102 01:03:32,625 --> 01:03:34,833 Now, those seconds create distance 103 01:03:34,833 --> 01:03:36,791 between the stimulus and your response. 104 01:03:37,041 --> 01:03:37,625 And that's where your 105 01:03:37,625 --> 01:03:39,000 freedom lives, okay? 106 01:03:39,500 --> 01:03:40,416 Her framework is 107 01:03:40,416 --> 01:03:42,708 empowering because it's actionable. 108 01:03:43,166 --> 01:03:45,250 She teaches that maturity isn't calm by 109 01:03:45,250 --> 01:03:46,833 nature, it's calm by choice. 110 01:03:47,291 --> 01:03:49,416 When you stop reacting impulsively, you 111 01:03:49,416 --> 01:03:51,250 start responding intentionally. 112 01:03:51,791 --> 01:03:54,083 And that shift, it changes everything 113 01:03:54,083 --> 01:03:56,500 from relationships to your self-esteem. 114 01:03:56,958 --> 01:03:59,000 Okay, here is your Monday takeaway. 115 01:03:59,875 --> 01:04:01,916 You can't control the world, but you can 116 01:04:01,916 --> 01:04:03,166 control your response. 117 01:04:03,791 --> 01:04:05,750 And that's where true power begins. 118 01:04:06,541 --> 01:04:09,083 Okay, so make the most of this new week 119 01:04:09,083 --> 01:04:10,125 you've got in front of us. 120 01:04:10,500 --> 01:04:12,291 Cook up some courage, sprinkle in some 121 01:04:12,291 --> 01:04:15,125 confidence, and savor every moment of it. 122 01:04:15,166 --> 01:04:16,000 Hey, thanks for starting 123 01:04:16,000 --> 01:04:17,000 your week with Morning Serial. 124 01:04:17,291 --> 01:04:18,833 We will see you back here tomorrow. 125 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