1 01:00:00,500 --> 01:00:03,166 Good morning and welcome 2 01:00:03,166 --> 01:00:04,708 to your morning cereal. 3 01:00:08,875 --> 01:00:09,833 All right, good morning 4 01:00:09,833 --> 01:00:12,291 everyone and welcome to Monday. 5 01:00:12,541 --> 01:00:13,750 The day we all know where 6 01:00:13,750 --> 01:00:15,458 the coffee need is strong, 7 01:00:15,458 --> 01:00:17,291 but I hope you are up and 8 01:00:17,291 --> 01:00:19,208 ready to hit this week head on. 9 01:00:19,208 --> 01:00:20,833 I also hope you had a great weekend 10 01:00:20,833 --> 01:00:22,708 and perhaps some of you are 11 01:00:22,708 --> 01:00:24,041 on spring break this week. 12 01:00:24,041 --> 01:00:26,291 If so, I hope this finds you somewhere 13 01:00:26,875 --> 01:00:28,375 where you can get some no 14 01:00:28,375 --> 01:00:30,375 doubt well-deserved R&R. 15 01:00:30,833 --> 01:00:32,708 Well, making our day even better, 16 01:00:32,708 --> 01:00:34,500 especially if you check out their reels, 17 01:00:34,875 --> 01:00:36,291 today also happens to 18 01:00:36,291 --> 01:00:38,250 be National Panda Day, 19 01:00:38,666 --> 01:00:40,083 celebrating the fluffy black 20 01:00:40,083 --> 01:00:41,708 and white ambassadors of calm 21 01:00:41,708 --> 01:00:43,291 who spend most of their 22 01:00:43,291 --> 01:00:45,583 lives eating bamboo and napping 23 01:00:45,708 --> 01:00:47,750 and by watching most of their reels, 24 01:00:48,083 --> 01:00:49,000 really most of their 25 01:00:49,000 --> 01:00:50,333 days falling out of things. 26 01:00:50,791 --> 01:00:51,875 All right, well, the answer 27 01:00:51,875 --> 01:00:53,250 to Friday's trivia question, 28 01:00:54,083 --> 01:00:55,583 France, Germany, Italy, 29 01:00:55,958 --> 01:00:57,000 Spain, and the Netherlands, 30 01:00:57,250 --> 01:00:59,291 those are five of the 12 countries 31 01:00:59,750 --> 01:01:01,083 where the Euro replaced 32 01:01:01,083 --> 01:01:03,208 the local currency in 2002. 33 01:01:04,083 --> 01:01:05,416 All right, well, now it is 34 01:01:05,416 --> 01:01:06,625 time for the essential vitamins 35 01:01:06,750 --> 01:01:08,958 in your morning cereal today's quote. 36 01:01:09,333 --> 01:01:10,916 And it is from former Jayhawk 37 01:01:10,916 --> 01:01:12,416 Baller and birthday boy today 38 01:01:12,416 --> 01:01:15,375 turning just 32, Joelle Embiid, 39 01:01:15,375 --> 01:01:17,916 who once said simply, "Trust the 40 01:01:17,916 --> 01:01:19,375 process," end quote. 41 01:01:19,916 --> 01:01:21,250 Now your morning deco, 42 01:01:21,250 --> 01:01:22,541 actually longer than the code, 43 01:01:23,041 --> 01:01:24,583 have faith in your journey, 44 01:01:24,916 --> 01:01:26,791 believing that consistent effort 45 01:01:26,791 --> 01:01:29,000 will eventually lead to your success. 46 01:01:29,625 --> 01:01:30,708 All right, well, let's go 47 01:01:30,708 --> 01:01:32,333 ahead and hear from the experts. 48 01:01:32,541 --> 01:01:34,458 Now it is time to pour in some atomic 49 01:01:34,458 --> 01:01:36,458 habits by James Clear. 50 01:01:36,833 --> 01:01:39,166 And today's section is forget about goals 51 01:01:39,375 --> 01:01:41,000 focused on systems instead. 52 01:01:41,500 --> 01:01:42,833 So James Clear, he 53 01:01:42,833 --> 01:01:44,583 makes a bold claim here 54 01:01:44,875 --> 01:01:47,291 that goals, they are overrated, okay? 55 01:01:47,625 --> 01:01:49,166 Now that might surprise a lot of you 56 01:01:49,166 --> 01:01:49,958 because society 57 01:01:49,958 --> 01:01:51,750 constantly pushes goal setting, 58 01:01:52,041 --> 01:01:52,875 fitness goals, career 59 01:01:52,875 --> 01:01:53,958 goals, financial goals. 60 01:01:54,416 --> 01:01:55,875 But Clear argues that 61 01:01:55,875 --> 01:01:57,166 while goals are useful 62 01:01:57,166 --> 01:01:58,291 for setting direction, 63 01:01:58,666 --> 01:01:59,708 they're actually not what 64 01:01:59,708 --> 01:02:01,375 drives success ultimately. 65 01:02:01,958 --> 01:02:03,125 Instead, success comes 66 01:02:03,125 --> 01:02:05,000 from building systems. 67 01:02:05,416 --> 01:02:06,875 Clear writes this, quote, 68 01:02:07,083 --> 01:02:08,208 "You do not rise to 69 01:02:08,208 --> 01:02:09,208 the level of your goals, 70 01:02:09,541 --> 01:02:11,208 you fall to the level of 71 01:02:11,208 --> 01:02:12,541 your systems," end quote. 72 01:02:13,125 --> 01:02:15,375 Now, goals are about results. 73 01:02:16,291 --> 01:02:18,250 Systems are about the daily processes 74 01:02:18,666 --> 01:02:20,208 that create those results. 75 01:02:20,541 --> 01:02:22,458 So for example, many people 76 01:02:22,458 --> 01:02:24,125 set a goal to run a marathon, 77 01:02:24,541 --> 01:02:25,916 but the real driver of 78 01:02:25,916 --> 01:02:27,291 success isn't the goal, 79 01:02:27,625 --> 01:02:29,166 it's the training routine 80 01:02:29,166 --> 01:02:30,333 that gets someone running 81 01:02:30,333 --> 01:02:31,875 every single day, right? 82 01:02:32,291 --> 01:02:32,916 Clear highlights 83 01:02:32,916 --> 01:02:34,875 problem number one here, okay? 84 01:02:35,375 --> 01:02:37,625 Winners and losers have the same goals. 85 01:02:38,125 --> 01:02:40,375 Every Olympic athlete wants to win gold. 86 01:02:40,750 --> 01:02:41,458 Every startup 87 01:02:41,458 --> 01:02:42,916 business, they want to succeed. 88 01:02:43,250 --> 01:02:45,541 Every student wants to get good grades, 89 01:02:45,958 --> 01:02:47,291 but these goals alone, 90 01:02:47,291 --> 01:02:48,541 they don't separate the 91 01:02:48,541 --> 01:02:49,958 winners from the losers. 92 01:02:50,500 --> 01:02:53,541 The difference is the system behind those 93 01:02:53,541 --> 01:02:55,000 similar goals, okay? 94 01:02:55,583 --> 01:02:57,041 All right, problem number two is this, 95 01:02:57,375 --> 01:02:58,166 it's something that 96 01:02:58,166 --> 01:02:59,458 many people experience. 97 01:03:00,041 --> 01:03:01,333 Achieving a goal only 98 01:03:01,333 --> 01:03:03,500 creates a temporary change. 99 01:03:04,041 --> 01:03:07,000 So for example, someone may die intensely 100 01:03:07,500 --> 01:03:08,833 to lose weight for an event, right? 101 01:03:09,125 --> 01:03:10,833 But once that goal is achieved, 102 01:03:11,083 --> 01:03:12,458 the system that created the 103 01:03:12,458 --> 01:03:14,000 problem in the first place, 104 01:03:14,250 --> 01:03:14,916 well, that returns 105 01:03:14,916 --> 01:03:16,833 and so does the weight. 106 01:03:16,833 --> 01:03:18,791 So, Clear explains that 107 01:03:18,791 --> 01:03:20,541 focusing only on goals 108 01:03:20,541 --> 01:03:22,083 is like treating symptoms 109 01:03:22,083 --> 01:03:23,958 instead of the causes, okay? 110 01:03:24,333 --> 01:03:26,333 The real transformation happens 111 01:03:26,500 --> 01:03:28,833 when the underlying system changes. 112 01:03:29,333 --> 01:03:30,791 He writes, quote, "Goals are 113 01:03:30,791 --> 01:03:32,000 good for setting directions, 114 01:03:32,458 --> 01:03:34,166 but systems are best for making 115 01:03:34,166 --> 01:03:35,583 progress," end quote. 116 01:03:36,125 --> 01:03:37,666 Now, the beauty of systems 117 01:03:37,666 --> 01:03:39,416 is that they turn success 118 01:03:39,791 --> 01:03:40,416 into something 119 01:03:40,416 --> 01:03:42,125 repeatable and sustainable. 120 01:03:42,625 --> 01:03:43,833 So instead of relying 121 01:03:43,833 --> 01:03:45,708 on bursts of motivation, 122 01:03:46,166 --> 01:03:48,750 systems create automatic responses 123 01:03:49,291 --> 01:03:50,666 or automatic progress 124 01:03:50,666 --> 01:03:52,250 through habits, right? 125 01:03:52,666 --> 01:03:54,375 A writer who writes one 126 01:03:54,375 --> 01:03:56,250 page per day has a system. 127 01:03:56,666 --> 01:03:58,750 A business owner who reviews priorities 128 01:03:58,875 --> 01:04:00,833 every morning has a system. 129 01:04:01,208 --> 01:04:02,541 A person who prepares gym 130 01:04:02,541 --> 01:04:03,791 clothes the night before, 131 01:04:04,083 --> 01:04:05,833 well, they have a system, okay? 132 01:04:06,208 --> 01:04:07,500 And over time, these 133 01:04:07,500 --> 01:04:09,333 small structured behaviors, 134 01:04:09,750 --> 01:04:11,500 they create potentially 135 01:04:11,500 --> 01:04:14,083 extraordinary results, all right? 136 01:04:14,500 --> 01:04:16,500 Here it is, your Monday takeaway. 137 01:04:17,375 --> 01:04:19,250 Don't obsess over the finish line. 138 01:04:19,250 --> 01:04:20,125 Build a system that 139 01:04:20,125 --> 01:04:22,125 moves you forward every day. 140 01:04:22,791 --> 01:04:23,291 All right, friends, 141 01:04:23,958 --> 01:04:25,666 Monday is officially underway. 142 01:04:26,333 --> 01:04:28,166 Trust the process, build the system, 143 01:04:28,166 --> 01:04:30,500 and let the results follow. 144 01:04:30,791 --> 01:04:32,250 All right, now the prize from 145 01:04:32,250 --> 01:04:33,333 the bottom of the cereal box, 146 01:04:33,333 --> 01:04:34,083 the morning cereal 147 01:04:34,083 --> 01:04:35,750 trivia question of the day. 148 01:04:35,750 --> 01:04:38,291 Here it is, what is the abbreviation 149 01:04:38,625 --> 01:04:41,500 for deoxyribonucleic acid? 150 01:04:42,500 --> 01:04:43,750 All right, hey, thanks for 151 01:04:43,750 --> 01:04:44,875 listening to Morning Cereal. 152 01:04:44,875 --> 01:04:46,375 We will see you back here tomorrow 153 01:04:46,375 --> 01:04:47,875 for the answer to the trivia question 154 01:04:48,291 --> 01:04:50,083 and for more sugar for the soul. 155 01:04:50,416 --> 01:04:53,333 And until then, have a fantastic day. 156 01:04:54,458 --> 01:04:56,000 Don't forget to follow and subscribe 157 01:04:56,000 --> 01:04:57,500 to the Morning Cereal podcast 158 01:04:57,750 --> 01:04:59,500 on the One Life Live It channel. 159 01:05:00,041 --> 01:05:01,708 You can find more episodes and videos 160 01:05:01,708 --> 01:05:02,708 by visiting our YouTube 161 01:05:02,708 --> 01:05:04,000 channel and the website 162 01:05:04,166 --> 01:05:07,000 at seaningless and at seaningless.com, 163 01:05:07,291 --> 01:05:08,125 where you can also 164 01:05:08,125 --> 01:05:09,541 follow our other podcasts, 165 01:05:09,916 --> 01:05:11,041 the Mr. and Mrs. English podcast 166 01:05:11,625 --> 01:05:12,791 and the Life Happens podcast. 167 01:05:13,625 --> 01:05:15,750 And these other podcasts will dive deeper 168 01:05:15,750 --> 01:05:17,708 into everyday issues, self-improvement, 169 01:05:17,708 --> 01:05:19,291 and well-being, business and finance, 170 01:05:19,791 --> 01:05:21,458 and we welcome special guests too. 171 01:05:21,958 --> 01:05:23,041 So join us, it'll be a 172 01:05:23,041 --> 01:05:24,000 good time, I promise. 173 01:05:24,708 --> 01:05:25,250 Thanks again for 174 01:05:25,250 --> 01:05:26,958 listening, have a fantastic day, 175 01:05:27,250 --> 01:05:27,916 and we'll see you tomorrow.