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 01:00:12,041 --> 01:00:14,625 Good news, overnight the earth finished 4 01:00:14,625 --> 01:00:16,875 another full rotation over the last 24 5 01:00:16,875 --> 01:00:18,458 hours, so good news, 6 01:00:18,708 --> 01:00:19,875 you're waking up to a Tuesday. 7 01:00:20,875 --> 01:00:22,458 Now, once you're up and going today, 8 01:00:22,666 --> 01:00:23,875 you're going to want to grab a lawn 9 01:00:23,875 --> 01:00:26,291 chair, call into work, and sit by your 10 01:00:26,291 --> 01:00:27,708 mailbox for a couple hours. 11 01:00:28,208 --> 01:00:30,125 Why? Because today is National Think of 12 01:00:30,125 --> 01:00:32,500 Mailman Day. Thanks for bringing me all 13 01:00:32,500 --> 01:00:34,250 my bills and all that junk mail. 14 01:00:35,000 --> 01:00:37,291 Luckily, in some parts of the US, we're 15 01:00:37,291 --> 01:00:39,041 experiencing warmer than usual weather, 16 01:00:39,291 --> 01:00:40,125 so that'll prove to be 17 01:00:40,125 --> 01:00:41,500 a nicer time outside. 18 01:00:41,958 --> 01:00:44,208 But if it's cold where you are, take 19 01:00:44,208 --> 01:00:47,041 comfort in the fact that today is also 20 01:00:47,041 --> 01:00:50,250 National Homemade Soup Day and Sweater 21 01:00:50,250 --> 01:00:52,583 Day, which are great for a good 22 01:00:52,583 --> 01:00:53,958 old-fashioned winter day. 23 01:00:54,791 --> 01:00:57,083 Okay, let's jump into today's episode 24 01:00:57,083 --> 01:00:59,583 with today's quotes. One fun nostalgic 25 01:00:59,583 --> 01:01:01,291 quote and then a second quote to tease 26 01:01:01,291 --> 01:01:02,583 our book review later in the episode. 27 01:01:02,583 --> 01:01:04,833 Hopefully, one of these quotes will speak 28 01:01:04,833 --> 01:01:05,750 to you and jumpstart your 29 01:01:05,750 --> 01:01:06,958 day in a positive direction. 30 01:01:08,208 --> 01:01:09,416 Alright, our first quote is from 31 01:01:09,416 --> 01:01:10,500 Australian singer and 32 01:01:10,500 --> 01:01:12,000 songwriter Natalie M. Bruglia. 33 01:01:12,583 --> 01:01:14,666 You remember her from her song "Torn" way 34 01:01:14,666 --> 01:01:18,291 back in 1997? Well, she said, "Enjoy 35 01:01:18,291 --> 01:01:20,041 every moment. You never 36 01:01:20,041 --> 01:01:21,583 know when things might change." 37 01:01:21,583 --> 01:01:24,916 Now, I sense a slightly pessimistic tone 38 01:01:24,916 --> 01:01:27,125 in that, but I agree. We have to take the 39 01:01:27,125 --> 01:01:29,583 time to make a real effort to stay in the 40 01:01:29,583 --> 01:01:31,625 moment or become present in those 41 01:01:31,625 --> 01:01:34,458 everyday moments in life and enjoy them. 42 01:01:35,166 --> 01:01:37,125 Okay, today's teaser quote from the book 43 01:01:37,125 --> 01:01:40,333 review is, "Such is the power, the 44 01:01:40,333 --> 01:01:42,000 stupendous power of 45 01:01:42,000 --> 01:01:44,166 sincere, heartfelt appreciation." 46 01:01:45,583 --> 01:01:47,083 Now, as usual, we'll unpack that here in 47 01:01:47,083 --> 01:01:48,583 just a few minutes during the book review 48 01:01:48,583 --> 01:01:50,916 segment, but first, let's jump into our 49 01:01:50,916 --> 01:01:53,708 usual dose of fun and historic facts from 50 01:01:53,708 --> 01:01:54,625 this day in history. 51 01:01:56,416 --> 01:01:58,541 We're going to start back in 1789 when 52 01:01:58,541 --> 01:02:01,166 George Washington was elected to serve as 53 01:02:01,166 --> 01:02:03,916 the first U.S. president by a unanimous 54 01:02:03,916 --> 01:02:05,583 vote in the first electoral college. 55 01:02:06,583 --> 01:02:09,291 Then in 1859, one of the oldest known 56 01:02:09,291 --> 01:02:12,375 copies of the Bible, the Sinai Bible, a 57 01:02:12,375 --> 01:02:14,375 handwritten copy of the Greek Bible, was 58 01:02:14,375 --> 01:02:15,416 discovered in Egypt. 59 01:02:16,583 --> 01:02:19,625 Then in 1897, and close to my heart, 60 01:02:20,166 --> 01:02:21,958 Alfred Krayl, he patented 61 01:02:21,958 --> 01:02:23,583 the first ice cream scoop. 62 01:02:24,583 --> 01:02:27,208 Then skipping up to 1913, that's the year 63 01:02:27,208 --> 01:02:29,750 Rosa Parks was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. 64 01:02:30,458 --> 01:02:33,583 That same year in 1913, the Grand Central 65 01:02:33,583 --> 01:02:35,500 Terminal opened up in New York City. 66 01:02:36,458 --> 01:02:39,666 Then in 1932, the United States hosted 67 01:02:39,666 --> 01:02:42,291 its first Winter Olympic Games, and they 68 01:02:42,291 --> 01:02:44,583 held it at Lake Placid in New York. 69 01:02:45,625 --> 01:02:48,333 And on this day in 1945, during the final 70 01:02:48,333 --> 01:02:50,916 stages of World War II, the Yalta 71 01:02:50,916 --> 01:02:52,916 Conference opened with Franklin D. 72 01:02:52,916 --> 01:02:55,208 Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph 73 01:02:55,208 --> 01:02:57,708 Stalin, meeting to plan the final defeat 74 01:02:57,708 --> 01:02:59,583 and occupation of Nazi Germany. 75 01:03:00,625 --> 01:03:02,791 Then skipping all the way up to 2003, 76 01:03:03,291 --> 01:03:04,750 that's the year when Yugoslavia 77 01:03:04,750 --> 01:03:06,416 officially changed its 78 01:03:06,416 --> 01:03:08,583 name to Serbia and Montenegro. 79 01:03:09,583 --> 01:03:12,333 And then finally on this day in 2004, 80 01:03:13,083 --> 01:03:15,333 some kid at Harvard, he launched the 81 01:03:15,333 --> 01:03:16,958 Facebook. I think I'll 82 01:03:16,958 --> 01:03:18,166 stick with my MySpace page. 83 01:03:19,541 --> 01:03:21,041 And happy birthday to you if today is 84 01:03:21,041 --> 01:03:23,083 your birthday. You share a birthday with 85 01:03:23,083 --> 01:03:26,250 quite a few people. American boxer Oscar 86 01:03:26,250 --> 01:03:27,583 De La Hoya, he's 52. 87 01:03:28,583 --> 01:03:32,500 Lawrence Taylor of the NFL, he's 66. Dan 88 01:03:32,500 --> 01:03:34,375 Quayle, you remember that name. He was 89 01:03:34,375 --> 01:03:36,791 the VP in the United States under George 90 01:03:36,791 --> 01:03:39,416 H.W. Bush. He's going to be 78 today. 91 01:03:40,375 --> 01:03:42,291 Allison Chains frontman, Alice Cooper, 92 01:03:42,708 --> 01:03:46,083 he's 77. Then country singer Clint Black, 93 01:03:46,291 --> 01:03:49,041 he's 62. And as we mentioned earlier, 94 01:03:49,333 --> 01:03:51,333 Natalie Ambruglia, she turns 50 today. 95 01:03:51,583 --> 01:03:53,791 And the number one song on this date in 96 01:03:53,791 --> 01:03:56,958 1989 was "When I'm With You" by Sheriff. 97 01:03:57,583 --> 01:03:59,708 This is one of those quintessential 80s 98 01:03:59,708 --> 01:04:02,208 songs. And interestingly, it holds the 99 01:04:02,208 --> 01:04:04,208 Guinness World Records for the longest 100 01:04:04,208 --> 01:04:07,041 held vocal note in the US hit single. 101 01:04:07,666 --> 01:04:09,750 It's the last word of the song and the 102 01:04:09,750 --> 01:04:12,250 lead singer held the note for 19.3 103 01:04:12,250 --> 01:04:14,916 seconds. So if you're like my family, or 104 01:04:14,916 --> 01:04:17,000 if you prefer next time you're alone in 105 01:04:17,000 --> 01:04:19,375 the car, crank this song up and see if 106 01:04:19,375 --> 01:04:20,583 you can match and hold the note. 107 01:04:21,583 --> 01:04:23,833 It's pretty impressive. And if you're 108 01:04:23,833 --> 01:04:25,916 scrolling in your mind to find the iconic 109 01:04:25,916 --> 01:04:29,125 MTV music video for this song, well, it's 110 01:04:29,125 --> 01:04:30,791 one of the few number one hits during the 111 01:04:30,791 --> 01:04:33,333 MTV era that didn't have a music video. 112 01:04:34,583 --> 01:04:36,666 And the number one movie on this date in 113 01:04:36,666 --> 01:04:39,541 1993 was Disney's animated film, 114 01:04:39,916 --> 01:04:41,958 "Aladdin." "Aladdin" had high hopes 115 01:04:41,958 --> 01:04:43,833 following the original animated "Little 116 01:04:43,833 --> 01:04:46,125 Mermaid" and "Beauty on the Beast," with 117 01:04:46,125 --> 01:04:47,666 "Beauty and the Beast" being the first 118 01:04:47,666 --> 01:04:49,208 animated movie ever to 119 01:04:49,208 --> 01:04:50,375 gross over $100 million. 120 01:04:51,583 --> 01:04:54,083 Well, partly in thanks to Robin Williams' 121 01:04:54,083 --> 01:04:57,250 role as the Genie, "Aladdin" grossed $217 122 01:04:57,250 --> 01:05:00,416 million at the US box office and $504 123 01:05:00,416 --> 01:05:03,000 million worldwide. And it was the most 124 01:05:03,000 --> 01:05:04,458 successful Disney movie 125 01:05:04,458 --> 01:05:06,500 until the release of "Lion King." 126 01:05:07,000 --> 01:05:09,416 The movie went on to win many awards and 127 01:05:09,416 --> 01:05:11,791 the song "A Whole New World" is the only 128 01:05:11,791 --> 01:05:14,250 Disney song to win a Grammy for the song 129 01:05:14,250 --> 01:05:16,291 of the year and the only song to hit 130 01:05:16,291 --> 01:05:19,083 number one on the Billboard top 100. Not 131 01:05:19,083 --> 01:05:21,291 even the song "Let It Go" from "Frozen" 132 01:05:21,291 --> 01:05:23,083 hit that mark. "Let It Go" peaked out at 133 01:05:23,083 --> 01:05:24,083 number five on the charts. 134 01:05:25,916 --> 01:05:27,916 Okay, well, let's move on to some 135 01:05:27,916 --> 01:05:29,500 personal growth here in the book review 136 01:05:29,500 --> 01:05:31,458 segment of "Morning Serial." This is 137 01:05:31,458 --> 01:05:33,291 where we take a few moments to reflect on 138 01:05:33,291 --> 01:05:34,250 lessons learned from the 139 01:05:34,250 --> 01:05:35,250 current book we're reading. 140 01:05:35,708 --> 01:05:37,041 And currently, we're reading through Dale 141 01:05:37,041 --> 01:05:38,708 Carnegie's "How to Win Friends" and 142 01:05:38,708 --> 01:05:40,958 "Influence People." As you know, it's a 143 01:05:40,958 --> 01:05:43,083 timeless book that is consistently on all 144 01:05:43,083 --> 01:05:45,375 the must read lists and it's packed with 145 01:05:45,375 --> 01:05:47,625 rock solid advice and actions for us all 146 01:05:47,625 --> 01:05:49,583 to use and build healthy foundational 147 01:05:49,583 --> 01:05:50,583 concepts to live by. 148 01:05:51,583 --> 01:05:53,916 Yesterday, we began reading chapter six 149 01:05:53,916 --> 01:05:56,375 of part two, which is entitled "How to 150 01:05:56,375 --> 01:05:58,875 Make People Like You Instantly." And 151 01:05:58,875 --> 01:06:01,166 Carnegie began this chapter by telling a 152 01:06:01,166 --> 01:06:02,666 couple of stories about looking for 153 01:06:02,666 --> 01:06:04,208 something to discuss about the other 154 01:06:04,208 --> 01:06:06,583 person that made them feel important. 155 01:06:06,583 --> 01:06:09,208 And Carnegie reminded us that, quote, 156 01:06:09,208 --> 01:06:11,625 "The desire to be important is the 157 01:06:11,625 --> 01:06:14,541 deepest urge in human nature." End quote. 158 01:06:15,166 --> 01:06:16,750 We ended yesterday's reading with 159 01:06:16,750 --> 01:06:18,416 Carnegie talking about how this 160 01:06:18,416 --> 01:06:20,333 philosophy has passed down through the 161 01:06:20,333 --> 01:06:22,958 ages by nearly every major philosophical 162 01:06:22,958 --> 01:06:25,416 leader. And he ended up with summing up 163 01:06:25,416 --> 01:06:28,791 quoting Jesus saying, "Do unto others as 164 01:06:28,791 --> 01:06:30,583 you would have others do unto you." 165 01:06:31,583 --> 01:06:33,125 Now, it's hard to follow up a timeless 166 01:06:33,125 --> 01:06:35,000 philosophy that we've all used to teach 167 01:06:35,000 --> 01:06:37,250 our children that most definitely still 168 01:06:37,250 --> 01:06:38,125 applies to us as 169 01:06:38,125 --> 01:06:39,625 adults, or at least it should. 170 01:06:40,458 --> 01:06:42,416 But Carnegie follows this up by saying, 171 01:06:42,625 --> 01:06:44,875 quote, "You want the approval of those 172 01:06:44,875 --> 01:06:47,333 with whom you come in contact. You want 173 01:06:47,333 --> 01:06:49,958 recognition of your true worth. You want 174 01:06:49,958 --> 01:06:52,083 a feeling that you are important in your 175 01:06:52,083 --> 01:06:54,291 little world. You don't want to listen to 176 01:06:54,291 --> 01:06:57,041 cheap and sincere flattery, but you do 177 01:06:57,041 --> 01:06:59,583 crave sincere appreciation." End quote. 178 01:07:00,458 --> 01:07:02,583 And again, Carnegie reminds us of what 179 01:07:02,583 --> 01:07:04,875 Charles Schwab said of how we should act 180 01:07:04,875 --> 01:07:08,125 towards others. But it also applies to 181 01:07:08,125 --> 01:07:10,208 how we want our friends and associates to 182 01:07:10,208 --> 01:07:13,416 treat us by being, quote, "hardy in their 183 01:07:13,416 --> 01:07:14,875 approval and lavish in 184 01:07:14,875 --> 01:07:16,083 their praise." End quote. 185 01:07:16,875 --> 01:07:19,083 So the Golden Rule is still a real thing 186 01:07:19,083 --> 01:07:21,166 that Carnegie asks us to put into 187 01:07:21,166 --> 01:07:22,875 practice by treating others 188 01:07:22,875 --> 01:07:24,250 the way we want to be treated. 189 01:07:25,166 --> 01:07:26,875 And if you are asking the question of, 190 01:07:27,250 --> 01:07:28,875 "How should I do this?" or "When should I 191 01:07:28,875 --> 01:07:30,500 do this?" or "Where should I do this?" 192 01:07:30,791 --> 01:07:33,416 Carnegie's answer, quote, "All the time, 193 01:07:33,875 --> 01:07:35,166 everywhere." End quote. 194 01:07:36,375 --> 01:07:38,500 Here, Carnegie gives a short story about 195 01:07:38,500 --> 01:07:40,625 not needing to wait until you are in some 196 01:07:40,625 --> 01:07:42,625 high position of authority or an 197 01:07:42,625 --> 01:07:44,750 important committee of some sort, but you 198 01:07:44,750 --> 01:07:46,791 can use the magic and philosophy of 199 01:07:46,791 --> 01:07:49,333 appreciating others in everyday life. 200 01:07:50,375 --> 01:07:52,416 Also, Carnegie suggests that by using 201 01:07:52,416 --> 01:07:55,416 little phrases such as, "I am sorry to 202 01:07:55,416 --> 01:07:57,958 trouble you," "Would you be so kind as 203 01:07:57,958 --> 01:08:00,875 to," or "Would you please," or "Would you 204 01:08:00,875 --> 01:08:03,291 mind and thank you?" Carnegie says, 205 01:08:03,541 --> 01:08:05,916 quote, "Little courtesies like these oil 206 01:08:05,916 --> 01:08:06,875 the cogs of the 207 01:08:06,875 --> 01:08:08,916 monotonous grind of everyday life." 208 01:08:09,250 --> 01:08:11,791 And he continues, "And incidentally, they 209 01:08:11,791 --> 01:08:13,916 are the hallmark of good breeding." End 210 01:08:13,916 --> 01:08:15,666 quote. True. And I hope 211 01:08:15,666 --> 01:08:16,583 my kids are listening. 212 01:08:17,583 --> 01:08:20,041 Okay. Time for a Carnegie story to 213 01:08:20,041 --> 01:08:22,791 illustrate all this philosophy. Carnegie 214 01:08:22,791 --> 01:08:25,625 calls upon the story of Hall Kane. He was 215 01:08:25,625 --> 01:08:27,000 a very successful novelist 216 01:08:27,000 --> 01:08:28,166 in the early 20th century. 217 01:08:28,750 --> 01:08:30,458 He was the son of a blacksmith and, 218 01:08:30,458 --> 01:08:32,541 again, not much schooling for him. And I 219 01:08:32,541 --> 01:08:34,375 might add that there are a lot of 220 01:08:34,375 --> 01:08:36,375 examples of people reaching big success 221 01:08:36,375 --> 01:08:37,583 without much schooling. 222 01:08:37,583 --> 01:08:40,916 And spoiler alert, that is not one of 223 01:08:40,916 --> 01:08:42,625 Carnegie's principles ever in the book. 224 01:08:43,208 --> 01:08:44,291 Okay, back to the story. 225 01:08:45,041 --> 01:08:46,833 Kane grew up modestly, without much 226 01:08:46,833 --> 01:08:49,708 education, but he had a passion for poems 227 01:08:49,708 --> 01:08:52,583 and writing. And his favorite poet was a 228 01:08:52,583 --> 01:08:54,583 man named Dante Gabriel Rossetti. 229 01:08:54,583 --> 01:08:57,625 Well, young Kane, he sent an essay that 230 01:08:57,625 --> 01:08:59,916 he wrote to Rossetti singing his praises. 231 01:09:00,750 --> 01:09:03,000 And Carnegie imagined it, Rossetti was, 232 01:09:03,208 --> 01:09:05,666 quote, "delighted, and any young man who 233 01:09:05,666 --> 01:09:08,083 has such an exalted opinion of my ability 234 01:09:08,083 --> 01:09:09,875 speaking for Rossetti must 235 01:09:09,875 --> 01:09:11,291 be brilliant." End quote. 236 01:09:12,083 --> 01:09:14,333 As such, Rossetti invited Kane to be his 237 01:09:14,333 --> 01:09:16,833 secretary. And this was a turning point 238 01:09:16,833 --> 01:09:18,750 in Kane's life, because in his new 239 01:09:18,750 --> 01:09:20,916 position, he was constantly around many 240 01:09:20,916 --> 01:09:23,083 of the top literary artists of his time. 241 01:09:23,875 --> 01:09:26,000 Kane was able to learn from them and was 242 01:09:26,000 --> 01:09:28,041 inspired by their encouragement, which 243 01:09:28,041 --> 01:09:29,208 eventually led to the 244 01:09:29,208 --> 01:09:30,541 launch pad of his own career. 245 01:09:31,250 --> 01:09:33,291 When Kane passed away, Carnegie says he 246 01:09:33,291 --> 01:09:35,500 was the richest literary man of his time, 247 01:09:36,000 --> 01:09:38,541 and people came from far and wide to tour 248 01:09:38,541 --> 01:09:40,583 his home, the Grieba Castle, 249 01:09:40,916 --> 01:09:42,000 that was on the Isle of Man. 250 01:09:42,583 --> 01:09:44,708 And Carnegie's point? Well, Carnegie 251 01:09:44,708 --> 01:09:47,166 says, quote, "Who knows, he, speaking of 252 01:09:47,166 --> 01:09:50,083 Kane, might have died poor and unknown 253 01:09:50,083 --> 01:09:52,583 had he not written an essay expressing 254 01:09:52,583 --> 01:09:54,458 his admiration for a 255 01:09:54,458 --> 01:09:55,791 famous man." End quote. 256 01:09:56,375 --> 01:09:58,500 And Carnegie continues, quote, "Such is 257 01:09:58,500 --> 01:10:01,125 the power, the stupendous power, of 258 01:10:01,125 --> 01:10:02,833 sincere, heartfelt 259 01:10:02,833 --> 01:10:04,583 appreciation." End quote. 260 01:10:05,333 --> 01:10:07,208 Appreciation is so powerful because the 261 01:10:07,208 --> 01:10:08,833 poet Rossetti considered himself 262 01:10:08,833 --> 01:10:11,625 important, which isn't odd, and he's not 263 01:10:11,625 --> 01:10:13,833 an outlier there. We all consider 264 01:10:13,833 --> 01:10:15,791 ourselves important. And sincere 265 01:10:15,791 --> 01:10:17,208 appreciation is food for the 266 01:10:17,208 --> 01:10:19,041 hungry. We just gobble it up. 267 01:10:20,250 --> 01:10:22,583 Tomorrow, we continue in Chapter 6, and 268 01:10:22,583 --> 01:10:25,000 Carnegie tells stories of tears and free 269 01:10:25,000 --> 01:10:27,708 cars and free puppies. It sounds like an 270 01:10:27,708 --> 01:10:29,625 Oprah Winfrey show, but you're going to 271 01:10:29,625 --> 01:10:30,416 want to join us for 272 01:10:30,416 --> 01:10:32,208 Carnegie's free advice and stories. 273 01:10:33,125 --> 01:10:35,083 Okay, I hope your week is off to a great 274 01:10:35,083 --> 01:10:37,000 start. And if you're facing a big 275 01:10:37,000 --> 01:10:39,333 project, a personal goal, or just another 276 01:10:39,333 --> 01:10:41,541 day on the grind, know that you've got 277 01:10:41,541 --> 01:10:43,583 this. Have the courage to just keep 278 01:10:43,583 --> 01:10:45,375 taking steps in the right direction. 279 01:10:46,083 --> 01:10:47,791 Thanks for joining us today, and we'll 280 01:10:47,791 --> 01:10:48,208 see you again 281 01:10:48,208 --> 01:10:50,125 tomorrow. 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