Good morning.
And welcome to morning cereal
Okay, good morning and welcome to Monday.
We're back after being off all last week
and it's really good to be back.
It's also hard to believe
that we're in the last full week
of March and it's flying by.
And if you've been
watching March Madness,
hopefully it hasn't
been as maddening for you
as it has for me.
My team was out in the first round,
completely underachieving
what's expected from that program.
And speaking of achieving,
today is International Day for Achievers.
It's celebrating those
who have made positive contributions to
their chosen fields.
That's great,
probably doesn't include me.
So I'll just have to
participate in the fact
that it's also National Cocktail Day.
That I qualify for and I participate in.
My go-to cocktail, it's
the classic old fashioned.
Well, today's quote is
from singer Rick Astley.
He's gonna jumpstart our day
in a positive direction with his quote.
And he said, quote,
"I'm a person who
tries not to have regrets."
And this quote is in line with the name
of my podcast channel.
It's One Life, Live It.
We only get one chance at this
and you don't wanna go to
your grave with regrets.
Get out there and do it, live this life.
Okay, today's news facts and birthdays
are from March 24th.
Starting with the OG
magician, Harry Houdini.
He was born on this date in 1874.
Then you probably remember back in 1989,
that's when the Exxon Valdez
Alaskan oil spill happened.
That spilled some 11
million gallons of oil
and it created one of
the largest oil spills
in US history up to that time.
Then in 2020, Japan
postponed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
and the Paralympic Games
until the summer of 2021
because of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Well, happy birthday.
Today's your birthday.
You share a birthday with
actress Jessica Chastain.
She's 48.
One of my favorite
comedians, Peyton Manning,
he's 49 today.
Actor Jim Parsons
from the Big Bang Theory,
he's 52 today.
Wrestler, The Undertaker, he's 60.
And the former Microsoft CEO, Steve
Ballmer, he's 69 today.
Well, back in 1999, the
number one movie on this date
was Analyze This with
Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal.
It's about a mob boss that ends up going
to see a psychiatrist.
Probably related on
the somewhat true story
or an HBO series.
And the number one
song on this date in 1988
was Never Gonna Give
You Up by Rick Astley.
Now this is a classic feel good song
and it's also verbatim my
wedding vows to my wife.
Google things that
Rick Astley will never do
and you'll understand.
Well, even better than
that are Rick's dance moves.
The dance moves are
historically great in the worst way.
I think Rick's dance moves
may have set the foundation
for the Carlton.
Look those up too while you're on Google.
Well, here's a funny fact.
You'll remember that the
fashion around that time,
back in the early 90s, late 80s,
the fashion around that
time was to roll up the sleeves
of your suit jackets.
Well, apparently there
was a two hour argument
when shooting the music video,
whether to roll or not to roll.
I say roll them up.
Shoot, we rolled our
pants at that time too.
Very cool of us.
Well, let's get this
week off to a great start
on this Monday with a
little self-improvement
with my takeaways from
the most recent chapter
in Dale Carnegie's,
how to win friends and influence people.
And in this chapter entitled,
"Let the Other Person Save Face,"
Carnegie reminds the reader
just how vitally
important this concept is
because there's often
negative consequences
if we injure the other person's pride.
Carnegie again suggests slowing down
and taking the time to prepare for
delivering tough news.
We should consider the
other person's perspective.
We should be considering their attitude
such that even though
we still might be having
a difficult conversations
like letting an employee go
or finding fault in how
someone did something,
by letting them save face,
allowing them to keep
their dignity intact,
we will alleviate the
sting of that moment
and likely any
residual sting moving forward.
Carnegie says, "Even if we are right
and the other person is definitely wrong,
we only destroy ego by
causing someone to lose face."
And Carnegie quotes author Antone saying,
"I have no right to say or do anything
that diminishes a man in his own eyes.
What matters is not what I think of him,
but what he thinks of himself.
Hurting a man in his dignity is a crime."
Well, here it is.
Carnegie's principle number five
is let the other person save face.
Okay, here's an oldie but a goodie.
Slow and steady wins the race.
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