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 01:00:11,833 --> 01:00:13,500 Okay, good morning and welcome to 4 01:00:13,500 --> 01:00:15,541 Wednesday. It's the middle of the week. 5 01:00:15,833 --> 01:00:16,375 How are you feeling? 6 01:00:16,958 --> 01:00:18,500 Does it feel like you're on the downhill 7 01:00:18,500 --> 01:00:20,833 side of the week or is there still a 8 01:00:20,833 --> 01:00:22,166 horizon or two to chase? 9 01:00:23,125 --> 01:00:25,416 Well, if the week still has a heavy lift, 10 01:00:25,416 --> 01:00:27,375 perhaps this will help lighten your load. 11 01:00:28,041 --> 01:00:30,416 Today is National Unicorn Day. 12 01:00:30,916 --> 01:00:32,375 I'm guessing you probably already knew 13 01:00:32,375 --> 01:00:35,041 that, but what better way to lighten the 14 01:00:35,041 --> 01:00:37,125 load than to celebrate the most popular 15 01:00:37,125 --> 01:00:39,250 mythical creature ever, one that 16 01:00:39,250 --> 01:00:40,250 symbolizes happiness, 17 01:00:41,000 --> 01:00:42,333 fantasy and 18 01:00:42,500 --> 01:00:45,208 wonder. It inspires childlike wonder and 19 01:00:45,208 --> 01:00:47,583 magic or maybe they just look cool on 20 01:00:47,583 --> 01:00:48,583 birthday cakes and t-shirts. 21 01:00:49,375 --> 01:00:52,041 Either way, Happy National Unicorn Day. 22 01:00:52,666 --> 01:00:54,833 By the way, do any of you remember the 23 01:00:54,833 --> 01:00:58,000 80s cartoon called The Last Unicorn? 24 01:00:58,541 --> 01:01:01,666 It had like a scary red bull in it. It's 25 01:01:01,666 --> 01:01:03,833 kind of anime. Well, not 26 01:01:03,833 --> 01:01:05,125 the point. Enjoy the day. 27 01:01:05,708 --> 01:01:07,791 Here's the quote of the day from Andrew 28 01:01:07,791 --> 01:01:09,833 Lloyd Webber who's talking about paying 29 01:01:09,833 --> 01:01:11,833 attention to the details and 30 01:01:11,833 --> 01:01:13,458 seeing things through. He said quote, 31 01:01:13,458 --> 01:01:16,166 "What strikes me is that there's a fine 32 01:01:16,166 --> 01:01:18,625 line between success and failure. 33 01:01:19,125 --> 01:01:21,083 Just one ingredient can make the 34 01:01:21,083 --> 01:01:22,333 difference." End quote. 35 01:01:23,625 --> 01:01:24,958 Well, today's news facts and 36 01:01:24,958 --> 01:01:27,041 birthdays are for April 9th. 37 01:01:27,333 --> 01:01:29,958 We're gonna start back in 1959 when on 38 01:01:29,958 --> 01:01:31,583 this date the Boston Celtics 39 01:01:32,375 --> 01:01:33,916 ended their sweep of the 40 01:01:33,916 --> 01:01:36,583 Minnesota Lakers in four games. 41 01:01:37,041 --> 01:01:39,208 This would be the first of Boston Celtics 42 01:01:39,208 --> 01:01:41,333 record eight straight titles. 43 01:01:42,750 --> 01:01:44,750 Next, do you remember flying TWA 44 01:01:44,750 --> 01:01:47,041 Airlines? If so, you're showing some 45 01:01:47,041 --> 01:01:50,166 maturity if you do. Well, on this date in 46 01:01:50,625 --> 01:01:52,750 2001, that's when American Airlines 47 01:01:52,750 --> 01:01:55,000 officially completed its acquisition of 48 01:01:55,000 --> 01:01:57,166 Transworld Airlines and became the 49 01:01:57,166 --> 01:01:58,625 world's largest airline. 50 01:01:59,791 --> 01:02:01,041 Then in 2005, 51 01:02:01,583 --> 01:02:03,375 then Prince Charles, he 52 01:02:03,375 --> 01:02:05,166 married Camilla Parker Bowles. 53 01:02:05,666 --> 01:02:07,750 And as we all know, Charles was formally 54 01:02:07,750 --> 01:02:09,791 married to Diana, Princess of Wales. 55 01:02:10,333 --> 01:02:12,333 So this would be his second marriage, 56 01:02:12,583 --> 01:02:14,458 making him the first member of the 57 01:02:14,458 --> 01:02:15,375 British royal family 58 01:02:15,375 --> 01:02:16,625 to have a civil wedding. 59 01:02:17,875 --> 01:02:21,250 And then lastly in 2012, The Lion King 60 01:02:21,250 --> 01:02:23,041 became the highest ever 61 01:02:23,041 --> 01:02:24,541 grossing Broadway show. 62 01:02:25,166 --> 01:02:27,583 And can you guess who it overtook? It 63 01:02:27,583 --> 01:02:30,583 overtook the Phantom of the Opera, one of 64 01:02:30,583 --> 01:02:31,333 my personal favorites. 65 01:02:31,958 --> 01:02:34,125 Well, happy birthday to you if your 66 01:02:34,125 --> 01:02:36,375 birthday is today. You share birthday 67 01:02:36,375 --> 01:02:39,416 with actress Kristen Stewart. She's 35. 68 01:02:40,666 --> 01:02:44,166 Actress Cynthia Nixon. She's 59. And 69 01:02:44,166 --> 01:02:46,375 actor Dennis Quaid. He's 71. 70 01:02:47,500 --> 01:02:48,500 And the number one song 71 01:02:48,500 --> 01:02:50,958 on this date in 1987 was 72 01:02:51,416 --> 01:02:53,708 "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" by 73 01:02:53,708 --> 01:02:56,500 Starship. Now, this song appeared on the 74 01:02:56,500 --> 01:02:59,041 soundtrack of the 1987 movie Mannequin. 75 01:02:59,083 --> 01:03:01,208 And it was nominated for Best Original 76 01:03:01,208 --> 01:03:03,458 Song Oscar. It was a great song. 77 01:03:04,000 --> 01:03:06,791 Although it lost the Oscar that year to 78 01:03:06,791 --> 01:03:09,708 the song "I've Had the Time of My Life" 79 01:03:10,000 --> 01:03:11,333 from the movie Dirty Dancing. 80 01:03:11,791 --> 01:03:14,000 These are some serious 80s classics here. 81 01:03:15,000 --> 01:03:16,958 Well, how about we dive into our book 82 01:03:16,958 --> 01:03:20,000 review of the classic Stephen R. Covey's 83 01:03:20,000 --> 01:03:21,083 "The Seven Habits of 84 01:03:21,083 --> 01:03:22,208 Highly Effective People"? 85 01:03:22,875 --> 01:03:25,291 And as you recall in this first chapter 86 01:03:25,291 --> 01:03:26,958 inside out, Covey is 87 01:03:26,958 --> 01:03:28,083 discussing the difference between 88 01:03:28,666 --> 01:03:30,583 character traits, which focuses on 89 01:03:30,583 --> 01:03:32,333 character qualities like integrity, 90 01:03:32,333 --> 01:03:33,833 temperaments, patience, modesty, 91 01:03:34,500 --> 01:03:36,541 versus personality ethic, which Covey 92 01:03:36,541 --> 01:03:39,041 believes is persuasive in today's society 93 01:03:39,041 --> 01:03:41,541 and it teaches more superficial 94 01:03:41,875 --> 01:03:43,375 quick fix techniques. 95 01:03:44,208 --> 01:03:45,875 Covey is pointing out that the character 96 01:03:45,875 --> 01:03:47,916 of who we are speaks much 97 01:03:47,916 --> 01:03:50,708 louder than what we say we are. 98 01:03:51,083 --> 01:03:53,750 So still in chapter one and moving into 99 01:03:53,750 --> 01:03:54,958 another sub chapter here, 100 01:03:55,375 --> 01:03:56,791 "The Power of a Paradigm". 101 01:03:57,375 --> 01:04:00,416 Covey dissects the social paradigm, which 102 01:04:00,416 --> 01:04:03,500 he describes as the way we perceive the 103 01:04:03,500 --> 01:04:04,583 world, the way we 104 01:04:04,583 --> 01:04:06,500 understand and interpret it. 105 01:04:06,916 --> 01:04:09,625 He uses the illustration of thinking of 106 01:04:09,625 --> 01:04:12,750 paradigms as a road map in our head in 107 01:04:12,750 --> 01:04:14,041 how we see the world. 108 01:04:14,500 --> 01:04:16,541 If we have the wrong map, then 109 01:04:16,958 --> 01:04:19,458 diligence to work harder or a more 110 01:04:19,458 --> 01:04:21,500 positive attitude, that's not going to 111 01:04:21,500 --> 01:04:23,125 get us to the right destination, right? 112 01:04:23,458 --> 01:04:24,958 Covey says we have two 113 01:04:24,958 --> 01:04:26,583 primary maps in our head. 114 01:04:27,125 --> 01:04:28,625 The first map is the way 115 01:04:28,625 --> 01:04:30,291 things are, our realities. 116 01:04:31,083 --> 01:04:33,041 And then the second map is the way things 117 01:04:33,041 --> 01:04:35,583 should be, those are our values and 118 01:04:35,583 --> 01:04:37,750 quote, "We interpret everything we 119 01:04:38,041 --> 01:04:40,625 experience through these mental maps" end 120 01:04:40,625 --> 01:04:43,125 quote. These realities and values that we 121 01:04:43,125 --> 01:04:44,250 see the world through, 122 01:04:44,458 --> 01:04:46,583 we assume that we are seeing things that 123 01:04:46,583 --> 01:04:48,750 the way they are and then quote, "Our 124 01:04:48,750 --> 01:04:50,083 attitudes and our behaviors 125 01:04:50,625 --> 01:04:52,833 grow out of these assumptions" end quote. 126 01:04:53,500 --> 01:04:55,791 So here's the rub, each of our mental 127 01:04:55,791 --> 01:04:58,625 maps of reality and our values can be 128 01:04:58,625 --> 01:04:59,916 different from someone 129 01:04:59,916 --> 01:05:01,875 else's because these mental maps, 130 01:05:02,166 --> 01:05:04,666 our realities, our values have been 131 01:05:04,666 --> 01:05:06,916 conditioned over a lifetime of 132 01:05:06,916 --> 01:05:08,208 experiences by quote, 133 01:05:08,708 --> 01:05:11,500 "Influences in our lives, family, school, 134 01:05:12,083 --> 01:05:15,083 church, work, environment, friends, 135 01:05:15,541 --> 01:05:16,916 associates, current 136 01:05:16,916 --> 01:05:18,833 social paradigms" end quote. 137 01:05:19,500 --> 01:05:22,708 You follow, right? If the realities and 138 01:05:22,708 --> 01:05:25,083 values that these maps in our heads in 139 01:05:25,083 --> 01:05:27,208 which we perceive our worlds are all 140 01:05:27,208 --> 01:05:28,666 specific to our individual 141 01:05:29,250 --> 01:05:32,083 experiences, then quote, "Two people can 142 01:05:32,083 --> 01:05:35,625 see the same thing, disagree, and yet 143 01:05:35,625 --> 01:05:38,541 both be right. It's not logical, 144 01:05:39,083 --> 01:05:42,416 it's psychological" end quote. Think of 145 01:05:42,416 --> 01:05:43,166 the different news 146 01:05:43,166 --> 01:05:44,208 channels right now, right? 147 01:05:44,291 --> 01:05:47,041 Oftentimes stating the same facts and 148 01:05:47,041 --> 01:05:49,333 Kovey says quote, "Each person's 149 01:05:49,333 --> 01:05:51,083 interpretation of these facts 150 01:05:51,750 --> 01:05:54,791 represents prior experiences and the 151 01:05:54,791 --> 01:05:57,208 facts have no meaning whatsoever apart 152 01:05:57,208 --> 01:05:59,416 from the interpretation" end quote. 153 01:06:00,000 --> 01:06:02,083 That people have been conditioned, right? 154 01:06:02,083 --> 01:06:04,000 These people have been conditioned to see 155 01:06:04,625 --> 01:06:08,291 those facts from their prior experiences. 156 01:06:09,041 --> 01:06:11,708 So the question then is, are any of us 157 01:06:11,708 --> 01:06:14,500 really objective? Kovey suggests quote, 158 01:06:14,875 --> 01:06:16,375 "We see the world not 159 01:06:16,375 --> 01:06:19,041 as it is, but as we are, 160 01:06:19,541 --> 01:06:20,333 or as we are 161 01:06:20,333 --> 01:06:22,416 conditioned to see it" end quote. 162 01:06:23,291 --> 01:06:26,208 So can we be objective? Yes, we can be, 163 01:06:26,541 --> 01:06:29,000 but we must become more aware of our 164 01:06:29,000 --> 01:06:32,375 basic paradigms, our mental maps, right? 165 01:06:32,416 --> 01:06:35,083 The reality and the values that influence 166 01:06:35,083 --> 01:06:37,541 our own experiences and behaviors, 167 01:06:38,250 --> 01:06:41,708 and then become more open to the larger 168 01:06:41,708 --> 01:06:43,250 picture that other perceptions and 169 01:06:43,250 --> 01:06:45,833 perspectives exist outside of our own. 170 01:06:46,833 --> 01:06:48,791 So Kovey brings this back around to 171 01:06:48,791 --> 01:06:50,916 personality ethic, you know, positive 172 01:06:50,916 --> 01:06:51,958 thinking and techniques, 173 01:06:52,333 --> 01:06:54,625 and he points out the flaw saying quote, 174 01:06:54,875 --> 01:06:57,583 "To try and change outward attitudes and 175 01:06:57,583 --> 01:06:59,166 behaviors does very 176 01:06:59,166 --> 01:07:00,833 little good in the long run 177 01:07:00,875 --> 01:07:04,166 if we fail to examine the basic paradigms 178 01:07:04,166 --> 01:07:05,958 from which those attitudes 179 01:07:05,958 --> 01:07:08,083 and behaviors flow" end quote. 180 01:07:09,333 --> 01:07:11,875 Well, there's a lot to digest there about 181 01:07:11,875 --> 01:07:14,791 making change in ourselves on a deeper, a 182 01:07:14,791 --> 01:07:16,083 more foundational level. 183 01:07:16,958 --> 01:07:18,875 So come back tomorrow as we jump into the 184 01:07:18,875 --> 01:07:20,625 next sub-chapter, the 185 01:07:20,625 --> 01:07:22,416 power of a paradigm shift. 186 01:07:23,500 --> 01:07:26,083 Hey, happy hump day folks. Thanks for 187 01:07:26,083 --> 01:07:28,291 joining us today. 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