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 01:00:11,875 --> 01:00:13,791 Okay, good morning and welcome to Friday. 4 01:00:14,250 --> 01:00:16,000 Well, we've made it yet again and 5 01:00:16,000 --> 01:00:17,958 hopefully you have a pretty 6 01:00:17,958 --> 01:00:19,208 nice weekend coming up here. 7 01:00:19,583 --> 01:00:20,833 Maybe a nice trip to the 8 01:00:20,833 --> 01:00:23,250 Home Depot or some soccer games. 9 01:00:24,333 --> 01:00:25,791 Actually, wait a minute, I guess that's 10 01:00:25,791 --> 01:00:27,416 my weekend plans, but I'm 11 01:00:27,416 --> 01:00:28,916 sure yours are just as cool. 12 01:00:29,333 --> 01:00:30,791 Well, perhaps you have plans with your 13 01:00:30,791 --> 01:00:32,625 siblings tonight or this weekend as well. 14 01:00:33,291 --> 01:00:35,791 And that's timely because today is 15 01:00:35,791 --> 01:00:37,916 National Brothers and Sisters Day, 16 01:00:38,458 --> 01:00:40,583 showing appreciation for the unique bonds 17 01:00:40,583 --> 01:00:41,458 that you may have with 18 01:00:41,458 --> 01:00:42,416 those that you grew up with, 19 01:00:42,666 --> 01:00:44,083 whether they're good or they're bad. 20 01:00:44,458 --> 01:00:45,416 That's for you to decide. 21 01:00:46,083 --> 01:00:48,625 Lastly, it's Harry Potter Day. 22 01:00:48,625 --> 01:00:49,458 So happy Harry Potter 23 01:00:49,458 --> 01:00:50,583 Day to everybody out there. 24 01:00:51,041 --> 01:00:53,291 And the reason why we're celebrating this 25 01:00:53,291 --> 01:00:54,375 is because we're 26 01:00:54,375 --> 01:00:56,000 celebrating the allies' defeat 27 01:00:56,000 --> 01:00:57,000 of Lord Voldemort. 28 01:00:57,541 --> 01:00:59,083 I mean, of course you guys all knew that. 29 01:00:59,083 --> 01:00:59,958 It's probably been on 30 01:00:59,958 --> 01:01:01,125 your calendars as well. 31 01:01:01,791 --> 01:01:04,125 But our quote today comes from someone 32 01:01:04,125 --> 01:01:05,666 who could have definitely helped 33 01:01:05,916 --> 01:01:07,291 in the battle with Lord Voldemort. 34 01:01:07,958 --> 01:01:10,625 His quote encourages dedication and 35 01:01:10,625 --> 01:01:12,583 relentless pursuit of excellence. 36 01:01:13,375 --> 01:01:15,125 It's from Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and 37 01:01:15,125 --> 01:01:16,083 he said, quote, "Be the 38 01:01:16,083 --> 01:01:17,791 hardest worker in the room." 39 01:01:18,083 --> 01:01:18,333 End quote. 40 01:01:19,333 --> 01:01:21,166 Well, today's news facts and birthdays 41 01:01:21,166 --> 01:01:23,125 are for May 2nd, and we're 42 01:01:23,125 --> 01:01:24,375 going to start back in 2008. 43 01:01:24,958 --> 01:01:26,958 That's when the very first film in the 44 01:01:26,958 --> 01:01:28,833 Marvel Cinematic Universe was released. 45 01:01:29,583 --> 01:01:30,291 Which one was it? 46 01:01:31,000 --> 01:01:31,416 Iron Man. 47 01:01:31,791 --> 01:01:33,875 It was directed by Jon Favreau, and it 48 01:01:33,875 --> 01:01:36,125 starred Robert Downey Jr., as we all 49 01:01:36,125 --> 01:01:37,166 know, as Tony Stark. 50 01:01:38,041 --> 01:01:40,250 Then in 2011 on this date, believe it or 51 01:01:40,250 --> 01:01:41,958 not, that's when Osama bin Laden, 52 01:01:42,375 --> 01:01:44,333 obviously he's the suspected mastermind 53 01:01:44,333 --> 01:01:46,000 behind the September 11 attacks, 54 01:01:46,625 --> 01:01:47,541 and at the time he was 55 01:01:47,541 --> 01:01:49,083 the FBI's most wanted man. 56 01:01:49,666 --> 01:01:52,666 Well, he was killed on this date by U.S. 57 01:01:52,666 --> 01:01:55,000 Special Forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan. 58 01:01:55,916 --> 01:01:59,208 And then finally in 2018, new research 59 01:01:59,208 --> 01:02:00,791 shows that plants talk to 60 01:02:00,791 --> 01:02:01,958 each other through their 61 01:02:02,083 --> 01:02:05,541 roots in the soil in a study on corn that 62 01:02:05,541 --> 01:02:07,375 was published in the journal Plus One. 63 01:02:07,916 --> 01:02:10,541 I mean, come on, how am I supposed to not 64 01:02:10,541 --> 01:02:13,166 make a joke about corn having ears? 65 01:02:13,833 --> 01:02:15,041 All right, I'm going to stay strong. 66 01:02:15,041 --> 01:02:16,041 I'm not going to be corny. 67 01:02:17,125 --> 01:02:17,750 Dang it. 68 01:02:18,833 --> 01:02:20,458 Well, happy birthday to you 69 01:02:20,458 --> 01:02:21,708 if today is your birthday. 70 01:02:22,083 --> 01:02:24,083 You share a birthday with soccer player 71 01:02:24,083 --> 01:02:26,916 and Inter Miami owner David Beckham. 72 01:02:27,166 --> 01:02:28,291 He turns 50 today. 73 01:02:29,000 --> 01:02:29,875 And then entertainer 74 01:02:29,875 --> 01:02:30,916 Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. 75 01:02:31,333 --> 01:02:32,416 He's 53 today. 76 01:02:33,541 --> 01:02:35,916 And the number one song on this date back 77 01:02:35,916 --> 01:02:39,625 in 1992 was "Jump" by Chris Cross. 78 01:02:40,416 --> 01:02:41,833 Now you remember these guys, right? 79 01:02:42,125 --> 01:02:44,208 They became super popular with this 80 01:02:44,208 --> 01:02:45,958 landmark hip hop song at just, 81 01:02:46,250 --> 01:02:47,125 get this, they were 82 01:02:47,125 --> 01:02:49,250 just 13 and 12 years old. 83 01:02:49,833 --> 01:02:50,708 That's incredible. 84 01:02:51,333 --> 01:02:52,875 And none of us could forget their 85 01:02:52,875 --> 01:02:55,208 signature backwards clothing style. 86 01:02:55,208 --> 01:02:55,708 You remember that? 87 01:02:56,250 --> 01:02:58,416 Well, the duo and the song were both 88 01:02:58,416 --> 01:02:59,708 nominated for best new 89 01:02:59,708 --> 01:03:01,541 artist and best rap performance, 90 01:03:01,541 --> 01:03:02,000 respectively. 91 01:03:02,875 --> 01:03:04,250 And "Jump" was their only 92 01:03:04,250 --> 01:03:06,041 number one hit on the Hot 100, 93 01:03:06,541 --> 01:03:08,416 but they had four number one 94 01:03:08,416 --> 01:03:09,666 hits on the rap song chart. 95 01:03:10,291 --> 01:03:12,125 Truly, these kids were the 96 01:03:12,125 --> 01:03:13,500 "Miggity-Miggity Mac Daddies." 97 01:03:14,666 --> 01:03:17,333 Well, the obvious transition here is to 98 01:03:17,333 --> 01:03:19,708 "Jump" into our book review. 99 01:03:19,708 --> 01:03:21,000 So let's do just that. 100 01:03:21,291 --> 01:03:23,416 We are reading Stephen R. Kobe's "The 101 01:03:23,416 --> 01:03:25,250 Seven Habits of Highly Effective People." 102 01:03:25,833 --> 01:03:28,250 And we are in Kobe's second chapter, "The 103 01:03:28,250 --> 01:03:29,541 Seven Habits," an overview. 104 01:03:30,208 --> 01:03:32,125 And this is where Kobe is discussing how 105 01:03:32,125 --> 01:03:33,708 important and influential 106 01:03:33,708 --> 01:03:35,666 habits are in our lives. 107 01:03:36,166 --> 01:03:38,541 And with those habits being defined as 108 01:03:38,541 --> 01:03:39,541 the intersection between 109 01:03:39,541 --> 01:03:40,916 knowledge, skill, and desire. 110 01:03:41,625 --> 01:03:44,125 And as we know by now, these habits grow 111 01:03:44,125 --> 01:03:46,583 on a maturity continuum, right? 112 01:03:46,583 --> 01:03:48,458 And we grow from dependence to 113 01:03:48,458 --> 01:03:49,916 independence to interdependence. 114 01:03:50,333 --> 01:03:52,500 And these habits can be highly effective 115 01:03:52,500 --> 01:03:54,416 when properly implemented in our lives, 116 01:03:54,916 --> 01:03:57,833 and properly balanced through Kobe's 117 01:03:57,833 --> 01:03:59,708 production to production 118 01:03:59,708 --> 01:04:01,541 capability balance, right? 119 01:04:01,833 --> 01:04:04,541 We must balance the golden eggs and the 120 01:04:04,541 --> 01:04:05,833 goose that lays them. 121 01:04:06,375 --> 01:04:09,166 And recall, the goose is the asset that 122 01:04:09,166 --> 01:04:10,416 requires maintenance. 123 01:04:11,083 --> 01:04:13,208 Kobe's primary assets that we need to 124 01:04:13,208 --> 01:04:14,958 maintain are physical, 125 01:04:15,208 --> 01:04:17,458 financial, and human assets. 126 01:04:18,083 --> 01:04:19,541 And if you've been with us over the past 127 01:04:19,541 --> 01:04:20,375 week or so, we 128 01:04:20,375 --> 01:04:22,458 painstakingly walk through all of that. 129 01:04:22,458 --> 01:04:24,583 So that should just be a quick review for 130 01:04:24,583 --> 01:04:25,916 those of you that have been with us. 131 01:04:26,583 --> 01:04:27,791 And today we jump into Kobe's 132 01:04:27,791 --> 01:04:28,333 sub-chapter, 133 01:04:28,583 --> 01:04:31,583 "Organizational PC," or "Organizational 134 01:04:31,583 --> 01:04:33,583 Production Capability." And this 135 01:04:33,583 --> 01:04:35,583 principle that Kobe has been dissecting 136 01:04:35,583 --> 01:04:36,666 for us over the last 137 01:04:36,666 --> 01:04:38,916 few sub-chapters of production to 138 01:04:38,916 --> 01:04:41,125 production capability balance, or 139 01:04:41,125 --> 01:04:42,416 balancing the results, 140 01:04:42,791 --> 01:04:44,708 the golden egg, with the producing 141 01:04:44,708 --> 01:04:45,666 assets, or the goose. 142 01:04:46,208 --> 01:04:49,125 This principle is the foundation to which 143 01:04:49,125 --> 01:04:50,416 all the seven habits 144 01:04:50,416 --> 01:04:51,916 in this book are based. 145 01:04:52,583 --> 01:04:54,333 And furthermore, Kobe says if a 146 01:04:54,333 --> 01:04:55,666 foundational principle like 147 01:04:55,666 --> 01:04:57,333 this is true to its course, 148 01:04:57,916 --> 01:05:00,125 then the principle is, quote, "valid and 149 01:05:00,125 --> 01:05:02,375 applicable in a wide variety of 150 01:05:02,375 --> 01:05:03,666 circumstances," end quote. 151 01:05:04,333 --> 01:05:06,458 And in this sub-chapter, Kobe is 152 01:05:06,458 --> 01:05:08,333 highlighting the importance of keeping 153 01:05:08,333 --> 01:05:09,625 the balance in the P 154 01:05:09,916 --> 01:05:12,833 slash PC balance, and specifically 155 01:05:12,833 --> 01:05:14,083 balancing our physical 156 01:05:14,083 --> 01:05:15,958 assets in the organizations that 157 01:05:15,958 --> 01:05:18,083 we are all a part of. Whether they be 158 01:05:18,083 --> 01:05:21,333 institutional at work, our families, or 159 01:05:21,333 --> 01:05:22,291 even with ourselves, 160 01:05:22,375 --> 01:05:24,583 individually. Kobe says if this balance 161 01:05:24,583 --> 01:05:26,000 is not kept in the use of 162 01:05:26,000 --> 01:05:27,708 physical asset, then, quote, 163 01:05:27,958 --> 01:05:29,583 "they decrease organizational 164 01:05:29,583 --> 01:05:31,916 effectiveness, and they often leave 165 01:05:31,916 --> 01:05:34,541 others with dying geese," end quote. 166 01:05:35,666 --> 01:05:37,916 At work, quote, "the PC principle is to 167 01:05:37,916 --> 01:05:38,958 always treat your employees 168 01:05:38,958 --> 01:05:40,458 exactly as you want them to 169 01:05:40,458 --> 01:05:43,333 treat, wait, your best customers," end 170 01:05:43,333 --> 01:05:44,916 quote. We shouldn't look at our 171 01:05:44,916 --> 01:05:46,291 co-workers as commodities, 172 01:05:46,833 --> 01:05:48,583 to just simply push them to the limit 173 01:05:48,583 --> 01:05:49,916 because they're easily 174 01:05:49,916 --> 01:05:52,041 replaceable. Instead, Kobe says, 175 01:05:52,083 --> 01:05:54,625 quote, "you can buy a person's hand, but 176 01:05:54,625 --> 01:05:57,166 you can't buy his heart. His heart is 177 01:05:57,166 --> 01:05:58,208 where his enthusiasm, 178 01:05:58,791 --> 01:06:02,375 his loyalty is," end quote. In the end, 179 01:06:02,375 --> 01:06:03,625 the balance is so 180 01:06:03,625 --> 01:06:05,916 important to maintain, as, quote, 181 01:06:06,375 --> 01:06:08,291 "effectiveness lies in the balance 182 01:06:08,291 --> 01:06:09,666 between the golden egg, the 183 01:06:09,666 --> 01:06:11,833 production, and the health and 184 01:06:11,833 --> 01:06:14,125 welfare of the goose, the production 185 01:06:14,125 --> 01:06:16,375 capability," end quote. It 186 01:06:16,375 --> 01:06:18,291 balances the short term with the 187 01:06:18,291 --> 01:06:19,708 long term, and the 188 01:06:19,708 --> 01:06:21,333 production-slash-production capability 189 01:06:21,333 --> 01:06:23,041 balance principle is, quote, 190 01:06:23,208 --> 01:06:26,583 "the lighthouse. It's the definition and 191 01:06:26,583 --> 01:06:28,250 paradigm of effectiveness 192 01:06:28,250 --> 01:06:30,041 upon which the seven habits in 193 01:06:30,041 --> 01:06:33,750 this book are based," end quote. Well, 194 01:06:33,958 --> 01:06:35,500 the next sub-chapter of part 195 01:06:35,500 --> 01:06:37,166 one is how to use this book, 196 01:06:37,666 --> 01:06:39,875 and that seems a little straightforward 197 01:06:39,875 --> 01:06:41,125 here, Kobe, right? I 198 01:06:41,125 --> 01:06:42,541 mean, let's not offend the 199 01:06:42,541 --> 01:06:45,000 listenership of morning cereal. This is a 200 01:06:45,000 --> 01:06:46,625 very cerebral assemblage 201 01:06:46,625 --> 01:06:48,666 of people. We know how books 202 01:06:48,708 --> 01:06:51,541 work. Either way, people, let's tune in 203 01:06:51,541 --> 01:06:53,416 on Monday to see just what 204 01:06:53,416 --> 01:06:55,041 Kobe has to say about this. 205 01:06:55,708 --> 01:06:57,750 Hey, thanks for joining us today. Have a 206 01:06:57,750 --> 01:06:59,416 great weekend. May the 207 01:06:59,416 --> 01:07:01,208 fourth be with you on Sunday, 208 01:07:01,750 --> 01:07:03,416 and we'll see you back here on Monday. 209 01:07:03,666 --> 01:07:05,041 Have a fantastic day. 210 01:07:06,833 --> 01:07:08,583 Don't forget to follow and subscribe to 211 01:07:08,583 --> 01:07:09,208 the Morning Serial 212 01:07:09,208 --> 01:07:10,833 podcast on the One Life 213 01:07:11,000 --> 01:07:11,833 Live It channel. 214 01:07:12,375 --> 01:07:14,291 You can find more episodes and videos by 215 01:07:14,291 --> 01:07:15,958 visiting our YouTube channel and the 216 01:07:15,958 --> 01:07:17,583 website at seaningless 217 01:07:17,916 --> 01:07:20,083 and at seaningless.com, where you can 218 01:07:20,083 --> 01:07:21,416 also follow our other 219 01:07:21,416 --> 01:07:22,958 podcast, the Mr. and Mrs. 220 01:07:22,958 --> 01:07:24,125 Inglis podcast and the 221 01:07:24,125 --> 01:07:25,125 Life Happens podcast. 222 01:07:25,958 --> 01:07:27,625 In these other podcasts, we'll dive 223 01:07:27,625 --> 01:07:29,000 deeper into everyday issues, 224 01:07:29,291 --> 01:07:30,041 self-improvement and 225 01:07:30,041 --> 01:07:32,541 well-being, business and finance, and we 226 01:07:32,541 --> 01:07:33,791 welcome special guests too. 227 01:07:34,291 --> 01:07:35,041 So join us. 228 01:07:35,041 --> 01:07:36,375 It'll be a good time, I promise. 229 01:07:37,083 --> 01:07:37,958 Thanks again for listening. 230 01:07:38,166 --> 01:07:39,708 Have a fantastic day and 231 01:07:39,708 --> 01:07:40,333 we'll see you tomorrow.