1 01:00:01,250 --> 01:00:04,125 Good morning and 2 01:00:04,125 --> 01:00:05,958 welcome to Morning Serial. 3 01:00:08,833 --> 01:00:12,958 Okay, good morning 4 01:00:12,958 --> 01:00:14,541 and happy Friday to you. 5 01:00:14,750 --> 01:00:16,666 You know, sometimes on Mondays, Fridays 6 01:00:16,666 --> 01:00:18,916 seem so far away, but 7 01:00:18,916 --> 01:00:21,208 good on you, we made it yet 8 01:00:21,208 --> 01:00:22,458 again to another Friday. 9 01:00:22,958 --> 01:00:25,041 And to celebrate, today is Global 10 01:00:25,041 --> 01:00:27,208 Champagne Day and United 11 01:00:27,208 --> 01:00:28,583 Nations Day, celebrating the 12 01:00:28,625 --> 01:00:29,708 adoption of the charter. 13 01:00:30,375 --> 01:00:33,125 And it's proof that sometimes peace and 14 01:00:33,125 --> 01:00:35,500 celebration can share the same bottle. 15 01:00:35,500 --> 01:00:37,458 Whether you're toasting a success or just 16 01:00:37,458 --> 01:00:38,750 surviving another week, 17 01:00:39,041 --> 01:00:39,791 here's your permission 18 01:00:39,916 --> 01:00:41,208 from me to sparkle 19 01:00:41,208 --> 01:00:43,458 responsibly or just enjoy a root beer. 20 01:00:43,916 --> 01:00:45,708 Well, our quote today is from 21 01:00:45,708 --> 01:00:48,916 singer-songwriter Drake, who said, "Smile 22 01:00:48,916 --> 01:00:50,250 and let everyone know 23 01:00:50,250 --> 01:00:51,833 that today you're a lot 24 01:00:51,833 --> 01:00:53,500 stronger than you were yesterday." 25 01:00:53,666 --> 01:00:55,375 Now, I like it. 26 01:00:55,541 --> 01:00:57,666 It's simple, it's powerful, and it's 27 01:00:57,666 --> 01:00:59,125 perfectly Friday, right? 28 01:00:59,708 --> 01:01:00,416 Strength doesn't always 29 01:01:00,416 --> 01:01:02,708 roar, sometimes it just smiles. 30 01:01:03,666 --> 01:01:05,416 Well, today's news facts and birthdays 31 01:01:05,416 --> 01:01:07,583 are for October 24th, 32 01:01:07,583 --> 01:01:09,458 starting back in 1901 today. 33 01:01:09,833 --> 01:01:11,291 That's when the first bill right down 34 01:01:11,291 --> 01:01:12,125 Niagara Falls 35 01:01:12,125 --> 01:01:14,416 happened, Annie Edson Taylor. 36 01:01:14,708 --> 01:01:16,416 She was the first person to actually 37 01:01:16,416 --> 01:01:18,333 survive the bill right over the falls. 38 01:01:19,250 --> 01:01:21,500 Then just moving up a few decades in 1929 39 01:01:21,500 --> 01:01:24,208 on this day, this was the Black Thursday. 40 01:01:24,458 --> 01:01:25,458 It was the start of the 41 01:01:25,458 --> 01:01:28,125 stock market crash of 1929. 42 01:01:28,583 --> 01:01:29,833 That's when the Dow Jones Industrial 43 01:01:29,833 --> 01:01:31,958 Average, well, it dropped 12.8%. 44 01:01:33,250 --> 01:01:36,041 Okay, better times moving up to 1995 this 45 01:01:36,041 --> 01:01:38,583 week, the album, "Jagged Little Pill" by 46 01:01:38,583 --> 01:01:39,583 Alanis Morissette. 47 01:01:39,583 --> 01:01:40,291 Well, it was the number 48 01:01:40,291 --> 01:01:41,500 one album on Billboard. 49 01:01:42,083 --> 01:01:44,250 Then on this date in 1997, remember this, 50 01:01:44,750 --> 01:01:46,000 Marv Albert, he faced 51 01:01:46,000 --> 01:01:47,500 sentencing in his sexual 52 01:01:47,541 --> 01:01:48,333 assault case. 53 01:01:48,541 --> 01:01:49,625 I had forgotten all about that. 54 01:01:50,125 --> 01:01:52,250 Then finally on this date in 2008, and 55 01:01:52,250 --> 01:01:53,500 incredibly on the same 56 01:01:53,500 --> 01:01:55,666 date, again, in 2008, on this 57 01:01:55,666 --> 01:01:57,500 day, it's what became to 58 01:01:57,500 --> 01:01:59,041 be known as Bloody Friday. 59 01:01:59,541 --> 01:02:01,000 Many of the world's stock exchanges 60 01:02:01,000 --> 01:02:02,583 experienced the worst decline 61 01:02:02,583 --> 01:02:04,208 in their history, with drops 62 01:02:04,208 --> 01:02:06,250 of around 10% in most indices. 63 01:02:07,166 --> 01:02:08,750 Well, happy birthday to you 64 01:02:08,750 --> 01:02:10,250 if today is your birthday. 65 01:02:10,250 --> 01:02:11,958 You share it with rapper and 66 01:02:11,958 --> 01:02:13,166 entrepreneur, Drake. 67 01:02:13,166 --> 01:02:14,416 He's 39 today. 68 01:02:15,250 --> 01:02:17,041 Oscar-winning actor, Kevin Kline. 69 01:02:17,125 --> 01:02:18,166 He's 78 today. 70 01:02:19,208 --> 01:02:21,250 The bassist for the Rolling Stones, Bill 71 01:02:21,250 --> 01:02:23,000 Wyman, he's 89 today. 72 01:02:23,958 --> 01:02:25,666 The number one song on this date back in 73 01:02:25,666 --> 01:02:28,250 1979 was "Don't Stop To 74 01:02:28,250 --> 01:02:29,416 Get Enough" by Michael 75 01:02:29,416 --> 01:02:29,875 Jackson. 76 01:02:30,458 --> 01:02:32,750 Now, this disco funk hit is special in 77 01:02:32,750 --> 01:02:33,583 the fact that it was 78 01:02:33,583 --> 01:02:36,083 MJ's first solo number one 79 01:02:36,083 --> 01:02:38,416 since the Jackson Five, launching his 80 01:02:38,416 --> 01:02:40,000 off-the-wall LP and 81 01:02:40,000 --> 01:02:42,250 redefining pop for a generation. 82 01:02:42,791 --> 01:02:44,000 The rhythm, infectious. 83 01:02:44,208 --> 01:02:45,833 The message, keep going. 84 01:02:45,916 --> 01:02:46,958 Well, Michael did. 85 01:02:47,250 --> 01:02:49,958 He had a total of 13 solo 86 01:02:49,958 --> 01:02:51,333 number one hits in his career. 87 01:02:52,291 --> 01:02:53,250 Well, let's not stop 88 01:02:53,250 --> 01:02:54,458 and keep going as well. 89 01:02:54,666 --> 01:02:56,125 I'm of course referring to our book 90 01:02:56,125 --> 01:02:57,708 review of Mel Robbins' 91 01:02:58,041 --> 01:02:59,000 "The Let Them Theory." 92 01:02:59,000 --> 01:03:01,416 In today's sub-chapter, welcome to your 93 01:03:01,416 --> 01:03:02,583 biggest roadblock in 94 01:03:02,583 --> 01:03:04,916 life, Robin pulls no punches 95 01:03:04,916 --> 01:03:05,666 in this section. 96 01:03:06,000 --> 01:03:08,958 "Your biggest obstacle," she says, "isn't 97 01:03:08,958 --> 01:03:11,541 fear, failure, or even other people. 98 01:03:12,000 --> 01:03:13,750 It's your need for control." 99 01:03:14,875 --> 01:03:17,333 Now, Robbins explores how our obsession 100 01:03:17,333 --> 01:03:18,583 with managing outcomes, 101 01:03:19,083 --> 01:03:20,416 how things should go, how 102 01:03:20,458 --> 01:03:22,000 others should act, well, it 103 01:03:22,000 --> 01:03:24,666 traps us in our own anxiety. 104 01:03:25,125 --> 01:03:26,125 The Let Them Theory, it 105 01:03:26,125 --> 01:03:27,583 dismantles that, right? 106 01:03:28,041 --> 01:03:30,375 When you stop trying to choreograph life, 107 01:03:30,666 --> 01:03:32,250 you start living it. 108 01:03:32,708 --> 01:03:34,625 Robin uses examples from parenting, 109 01:03:35,083 --> 01:03:36,458 careers, and relationships. 110 01:03:37,000 --> 01:03:39,083 The relief that comes when you stop 111 01:03:39,083 --> 01:03:41,875 oversteering, she writes, "Freedom 112 01:03:41,875 --> 01:03:43,291 doesn't come from fixing 113 01:03:43,416 --> 01:03:46,333 people, it comes from releasing them." 114 01:03:46,833 --> 01:03:49,416 And by acknowledging the illusion of 115 01:03:49,416 --> 01:03:50,875 control that we try to have 116 01:03:50,875 --> 01:03:52,708 on other people, we reclaim 117 01:03:53,000 --> 01:03:55,500 focus on what can change ourselves. 118 01:03:56,208 --> 01:03:58,750 Robin says, "When you let go, you create 119 01:03:58,750 --> 01:04:01,208 space for what's meant to happen." 120 01:04:02,041 --> 01:04:04,333 Okay, here is your Friday takeaway. 121 01:04:05,000 --> 01:04:06,375 Life moves best when 122 01:04:06,375 --> 01:04:07,625 you loosen the reins. 123 01:04:08,000 --> 01:04:10,250 When you control less, you live more. 124 01:04:11,000 --> 01:04:13,625 So today, raise a glass to patience, to 125 01:04:13,625 --> 01:04:15,708 peace, and progress, and to 126 01:04:15,708 --> 01:04:17,000 the fact that it's Friday. 127 01:04:17,416 --> 01:04:18,000 You've earned it. 128 01:04:18,458 --> 01:04:20,166 Hey, thanks for joining us today on 129 01:04:20,166 --> 01:04:23,083 Morning Serial, and have a great weekend. 130 01:04:23,083 --> 01:04:25,250 We will see you back here on Monday for 131 01:04:25,250 --> 01:04:27,708 another daily pour of Morning Serial. 132 01:04:27,958 --> 01:04:30,541 And until then, have a fantastic day. 133 01:04:32,750 --> 01:04:34,375 Don't forget to follow and subscribe to 134 01:04:34,375 --> 01:04:35,083 the Morning Serial 135 01:04:35,083 --> 01:04:37,125 podcast on the One Life Live 136 01:04:37,125 --> 01:04:37,583 It channel. 137 01:04:38,250 --> 01:04:40,083 You can find more episodes and videos by 138 01:04:40,083 --> 01:04:40,833 visiting our YouTube 139 01:04:40,833 --> 01:04:42,125 channel and the website 140 01:04:42,250 --> 01:04:46,208 at seanenglish.com, where you can also 141 01:04:46,208 --> 01:04:47,666 follow our other podcast, 142 01:04:48,000 --> 01:04:48,875 the Mr. and Mrs. English 143 01:04:48,916 --> 01:04:50,916 podcast and the Life Happens podcast. 144 01:04:51,750 --> 01:04:53,416 And these other podcasts, we'll dive 145 01:04:53,416 --> 01:04:54,791 deeper into everyday issues, 146 01:04:55,041 --> 01:04:56,291 self-improvement, well-being, 147 01:04:56,500 --> 01:04:58,333 business and finance, and we 148 01:04:58,333 --> 01:04:59,583 welcome special guests too. 149 01:05:00,083 --> 01:05:00,833 So join us. 150 01:05:00,833 --> 01:05:02,125 It will be a good time, I promise. 151 01:05:02,875 --> 01:05:03,750 Thanks again for listening. 152 01:05:03,958 --> 01:05:05,083 Have a fantastic day, 153 01:05:05,083 --> 01:05:06,041 and we'll see you tomorrow.