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 01:00:08,833 --> 01:00:14,708 Okay, good morning and welcome to Monday. 4 01:00:14,958 --> 01:00:17,541 Well coffee's hot, we're mostly out of 5 01:00:17,541 --> 01:00:19,416 bed, and if your to-do 6 01:00:19,416 --> 01:00:20,666 list is already looking 7 01:00:20,750 --> 01:00:23,375 like a CVS receipt, let's go ahead and 8 01:00:23,375 --> 01:00:24,500 add just one more to it. 9 01:00:25,000 --> 01:00:26,000 Today is national. 10 01:00:26,375 --> 01:00:27,166 Make a hat day. 11 01:00:27,708 --> 01:00:29,541 Finally permission to craft your own 12 01:00:29,541 --> 01:00:31,000 royal crown and be the 13 01:00:31,000 --> 01:00:33,125 king or queen for your Monday. 14 01:00:33,583 --> 01:00:35,708 And what food is fit for the royals? 15 01:00:36,000 --> 01:00:38,791 Well it's also national cheese toast day. 16 01:00:39,083 --> 01:00:40,625 But I'm going to call that sandwich, we 17 01:00:40,625 --> 01:00:42,166 all love this kid's, the 18 01:00:42,166 --> 01:00:43,250 grilled cheese sandwich. 19 01:00:43,958 --> 01:00:46,500 Bread plus melty cheese plus happiness, 20 01:00:46,875 --> 01:00:48,000 that equals yumminess. 21 01:00:48,458 --> 01:00:50,000 Okay let's move forward with our quote 22 01:00:50,000 --> 01:00:51,041 this morning to get you 23 01:00:51,041 --> 01:00:51,958 out of bed if you're still 24 01:00:51,958 --> 01:00:52,666 laying there. 25 01:00:52,666 --> 01:00:55,083 Now it's from Justin Timberlake who said 26 01:00:55,083 --> 01:00:56,250 quote, "You're not 27 01:00:56,250 --> 01:00:57,458 meant to do what's easy. 28 01:00:57,708 --> 01:00:59,333 You're meant to challenge yourself." 29 01:00:59,541 --> 01:00:59,875 End quote. 30 01:01:00,500 --> 01:01:02,666 And that's a little Monday reminder to 31 01:01:02,666 --> 01:01:04,125 strap on your big boy 32 01:01:04,125 --> 01:01:06,125 shoes and get out there and 33 01:01:06,125 --> 01:01:06,833 get things done. 34 01:01:07,333 --> 01:01:09,000 Alright, well today's news facts and 35 01:01:09,000 --> 01:01:11,500 birthdays are for September 15th. 36 01:01:11,833 --> 01:01:14,333 Starting back in 1835, that's when the 37 01:01:14,333 --> 01:01:16,041 ship, the HMS Beagle, 38 01:01:16,291 --> 01:01:17,083 does that ring a bell? 39 01:01:17,500 --> 01:01:19,333 Well that ship had Charles Darwin on it 40 01:01:19,333 --> 01:01:20,041 and it reached the 41 01:01:20,041 --> 01:01:22,083 Galapagos Islands on this date. 42 01:01:22,083 --> 01:01:24,000 And that's where Darwin found inspiration 43 01:01:24,000 --> 01:01:25,166 for a lot of his theories. 44 01:01:26,000 --> 01:01:29,166 And in 1949 the TV show The Lone Ranger, 45 01:01:29,166 --> 01:01:30,750 well it premiered on ABC. 46 01:01:31,541 --> 01:01:33,500 Totally PC, nothing to see here. 47 01:01:33,875 --> 01:01:35,875 Just some good old cowboys and Indians. 48 01:01:36,416 --> 01:01:37,708 Hi yo silver away. 49 01:01:37,708 --> 01:01:39,208 And I know I didn't do that justice, I'm 50 01:01:39,208 --> 01:01:40,375 just not ready for that right now. 51 01:01:40,875 --> 01:01:43,458 Well 1954 on this date, we all know that 52 01:01:43,458 --> 01:01:44,708 famous picture of Marilyn 53 01:01:44,708 --> 01:01:46,208 Monroe where she's standing 54 01:01:46,250 --> 01:01:47,916 there with her white skirt blowing up 55 01:01:47,916 --> 01:01:49,125 from the subway vent. 56 01:01:49,125 --> 01:01:51,375 Well that famous skirt scene as it has 57 01:01:51,375 --> 01:01:52,708 come to be known was 58 01:01:52,708 --> 01:01:55,291 filmed today, 71 years ago. 59 01:01:56,041 --> 01:01:58,916 Alright, then in 2008 the Lehman Brothers 60 01:01:58,916 --> 01:02:00,750 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. 61 01:02:01,291 --> 01:02:03,791 It was the largest US bankruptcy in 62 01:02:03,791 --> 01:02:05,500 financial history and 63 01:02:05,500 --> 01:02:06,708 it reshaped a decade. 64 01:02:07,500 --> 01:02:08,250 Well happy birthday to 65 01:02:08,250 --> 01:02:09,541 you, today is your birthday. 66 01:02:09,541 --> 01:02:11,458 You share a birthday with the royals. 67 01:02:12,000 --> 01:02:14,041 Prince Harry, he turns 41 today. 68 01:02:14,458 --> 01:02:17,291 NFL QB legend Dan Marino, he's 64 today. 69 01:02:17,791 --> 01:02:19,250 And actor and icon Tommy 70 01:02:19,250 --> 01:02:21,125 Lee Jones, he's 79 today. 71 01:02:21,708 --> 01:02:23,250 And now the number one song on this date 72 01:02:23,250 --> 01:02:25,750 back in 2006 was "Sexy 73 01:02:25,750 --> 01:02:27,291 Back" by Justin Timberlake. 74 01:02:27,666 --> 01:02:30,791 Now it became Justin's first solo number 75 01:02:30,791 --> 01:02:32,583 one on the Hot 100 and 76 01:02:32,583 --> 01:02:33,875 it locked in seven weeks 77 01:02:33,875 --> 01:02:35,791 at number one and earned Justin a Grammy 78 01:02:35,791 --> 01:02:37,208 for best dance recording. 79 01:02:37,625 --> 01:02:38,916 And if you haven't heard, he's got an 80 01:02:38,916 --> 01:02:40,083 EGOT, that's an Emmy, a 81 01:02:40,083 --> 01:02:41,333 Grammy, an Oscar, and a 82 01:02:41,333 --> 01:02:41,625 Tony. 83 01:02:42,083 --> 01:02:43,666 And apparently there are 21 other people 84 01:02:43,666 --> 01:02:45,500 that have won competitive EGOTs. 85 01:02:45,875 --> 01:02:48,000 Other notable winners include Audrey 86 01:02:48,000 --> 01:02:49,250 Hepburn, Whoopi Goldberg, 87 01:02:49,500 --> 01:02:50,666 John Legend, Andrew Lloyd 88 01:02:50,750 --> 01:02:51,875 Weber, Jennifer Hudson, 89 01:02:52,500 --> 01:02:54,166 Viola Davis, and Elton John. 90 01:02:54,541 --> 01:02:55,458 Pretty good company there. 91 01:02:56,041 --> 01:02:58,250 All right, well, if you're not inspired 92 01:02:58,250 --> 01:02:59,666 by that, let's get you 93 01:02:59,666 --> 01:03:01,291 inspired by diving back 94 01:03:01,291 --> 01:03:03,291 into Stephen R. Covey's "The Seven Habits 95 01:03:03,291 --> 01:03:04,541 of Highly Effective People." 96 01:03:04,916 --> 01:03:06,500 And Covey's "Habit Seven" 97 01:03:06,500 --> 01:03:08,000 says, "Sharpen the saw." 98 01:03:08,416 --> 01:03:10,458 And in the sub-chapter, "The Mental 99 01:03:10,458 --> 01:03:12,000 Dimension," Covey argues 100 01:03:12,000 --> 01:03:14,333 that renewal is an investment, 101 01:03:14,833 --> 01:03:16,958 noting, "The single most important 102 01:03:16,958 --> 01:03:18,833 investment we can make is in ourselves." 103 01:03:19,708 --> 01:03:21,875 And mental renewal is about conscious, 104 01:03:22,083 --> 01:03:23,250 guided learning, not 105 01:03:23,250 --> 01:03:24,833 just consuming information, 106 01:03:25,333 --> 01:03:27,791 but organizing it around principles so it 107 01:03:27,791 --> 01:03:30,125 changes how you see and solve problems. 108 01:03:30,708 --> 01:03:32,500 Now, he recommends a simple cadence, 109 01:03:33,375 --> 01:03:36,166 plan, read, write, and reflect. 110 01:03:37,416 --> 01:03:38,375 Plan, read, write, and reflect. 111 01:03:39,208 --> 01:03:41,625 Reading quality material expands our map. 112 01:03:42,250 --> 01:03:43,666 Covey writes that reading great 113 01:03:43,666 --> 01:03:45,708 literature, quote, "Can expand our 114 01:03:45,708 --> 01:03:47,041 paradigms and sharpen 115 01:03:47,041 --> 01:03:48,125 our minds," end quote. 116 01:03:48,791 --> 01:03:51,791 And journaling, that turns this raw input 117 01:03:51,791 --> 01:03:52,625 into clarified 118 01:03:52,625 --> 01:03:54,791 thinking, helping us to, quote, 119 01:03:55,208 --> 01:03:57,291 "Write the program," end quote, that we 120 01:03:57,291 --> 01:03:58,500 intend to run tomorrow. 121 01:03:58,958 --> 01:04:00,208 All right, Covey is big 122 01:04:00,208 --> 01:04:01,500 on being proactive, right? 123 01:04:01,958 --> 01:04:03,458 Proactivity with time. 124 01:04:04,041 --> 01:04:05,833 Put first things first in your schedule 125 01:04:05,833 --> 01:04:07,083 by blocking thinking 126 01:04:07,083 --> 01:04:08,291 time the same way that you 127 01:04:08,291 --> 01:04:09,708 would block out time for meetings. 128 01:04:10,583 --> 01:04:11,125 That's the bridge 129 01:04:11,125 --> 01:04:13,041 from urgent to important. 130 01:04:13,875 --> 01:04:15,000 Covey's mental renewal 131 01:04:15,000 --> 01:04:16,625 is also collaborative. 132 01:04:17,375 --> 01:04:19,958 When we learn broadly history, science, 133 01:04:19,958 --> 01:04:21,250 biographies, we build a 134 01:04:21,250 --> 01:04:23,333 repertoire for creativity and 135 01:04:23,458 --> 01:04:24,333 third alternatives. 136 01:04:25,000 --> 01:04:26,375 And he emphasizes aligning 137 01:04:26,375 --> 01:04:28,166 study to roles and goals. 138 01:04:28,708 --> 01:04:30,291 If you lead a team, read on 139 01:04:30,291 --> 01:04:31,833 decision making and systems. 140 01:04:31,833 --> 01:04:34,125 If you parent, study development and 141 01:04:34,125 --> 01:04:35,666 communication, the key 142 01:04:35,666 --> 01:04:37,791 is daily, small deposits. 143 01:04:38,541 --> 01:04:40,125 Fifteen minutes of good reading beats 144 01:04:40,125 --> 01:04:42,291 sporadic cram sessions, right? 145 01:04:42,958 --> 01:04:45,708 Covey also warns about mental junk food, 146 01:04:46,333 --> 01:04:47,458 passive media that 147 01:04:47,458 --> 01:04:48,750 numbs rather than nourishes. 148 01:04:49,125 --> 01:04:50,958 If he were to write that book today, he 149 01:04:50,958 --> 01:04:51,875 would definitely be 150 01:04:51,875 --> 01:04:53,583 talking about scrolling endlessly 151 01:04:53,750 --> 01:04:54,583 through reels, right? 152 01:04:54,916 --> 01:04:57,166 But he's not anti-entertainment. 153 01:04:57,666 --> 01:04:59,333 He's pro-intentionality. 154 01:04:59,583 --> 01:05:00,625 The ask there is, is 155 01:05:00,625 --> 01:05:01,958 this teaching me anything? 156 01:05:02,416 --> 01:05:04,000 And finally, he links the mental 157 01:05:04,000 --> 01:05:05,541 dimension to the other dimensions. 158 01:05:06,375 --> 01:05:08,291 Physical exercise boosts cognition. 159 01:05:09,250 --> 01:05:11,416 And clarity gives study a North Star. 160 01:05:12,125 --> 01:05:13,041 Social emotional health 161 01:05:13,041 --> 01:05:14,875 frees up bandwidth to think. 162 01:05:15,416 --> 01:05:17,000 When these feed one another, we become 163 01:05:17,000 --> 01:05:19,041 renewing problem solvers instead of 164 01:05:19,041 --> 01:05:20,291 depleting firefighters. 165 01:05:21,000 --> 01:05:23,208 All right, here is your Monday takeaway. 166 01:05:24,291 --> 01:05:26,166 Schedule thinking the way you schedule 167 01:05:26,166 --> 01:05:28,000 tasks because the mind 168 01:05:28,000 --> 01:05:29,625 you build builds everything 169 01:05:29,708 --> 01:05:30,000 else. 170 01:05:30,583 --> 01:05:32,875 All right, well, tip your hat to make a 171 01:05:32,875 --> 01:05:34,291 hat day, toast the 172 01:05:34,291 --> 01:05:35,708 small wins with cheese toast 173 01:05:36,166 --> 01:05:37,458 and challenge yourself at 174 01:05:37,458 --> 01:05:39,000 least once before noon today. 175 01:05:39,458 --> 01:05:40,416 Hey, thanks for starting 176 01:05:40,416 --> 01:05:41,375 your week with Morning Serial. 177 01:05:41,666 --> 01:05:43,541 We'll see you back here tomorrow and as 178 01:05:43,541 --> 01:05:45,750 always, have a fantastic day. 179 01:05:47,250 --> 01:05:48,875 Don't forget to follow and subscribe to 180 01:05:48,875 --> 01:05:49,583 the Morning Serial 181 01:05:49,583 --> 01:05:51,625 podcast on the One Life Live 182 01:05:51,625 --> 01:05:52,083 It channel. 183 01:05:52,666 --> 01:05:54,583 You can find more episodes and videos by 184 01:05:54,583 --> 01:05:55,333 visiting our YouTube 185 01:05:55,333 --> 01:05:57,500 channel and the website at Shawn 186 01:05:57,500 --> 01:06:00,125 English and at ShawnEnglish.com, where 187 01:06:00,125 --> 01:06:01,416 you can also follow our 188 01:06:01,416 --> 01:06:02,666 other podcasts, the Mr. 189 01:06:02,750 --> 01:06:03,875 and Mrs. English podcast 190 01:06:03,875 --> 01:06:05,416 and the Life Happens podcast. 191 01:06:06,250 --> 01:06:08,375 And these other podcasts will dive deeper 192 01:06:08,375 --> 01:06:09,291 into everyday issues, 193 01:06:09,541 --> 01:06:10,833 self-improvement, well-being, 194 01:06:11,000 --> 01:06:12,833 business and finance, and we 195 01:06:12,833 --> 01:06:14,083 welcome special guests too. 196 01:06:14,625 --> 01:06:15,333 So join us. 197 01:06:15,333 --> 01:06:16,666 It'll be a good time, I promise. 198 01:06:17,375 --> 01:06:18,250 Thanks again for listening. 199 01:06:18,458 --> 01:06:20,000 Have a fantastic day and 200 01:06:20,000 --> 01:06:20,541 we'll see you tomorrow.