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 01:00:12,833 --> 01:00:13,583 Alright, good morning 4 01:00:13,583 --> 01:00:14,875 and welcome to Wednesday. 5 01:00:15,208 --> 01:00:16,000 Another hump day. 6 01:00:16,291 --> 01:00:17,708 Well, I guess, am I even 7 01:00:17,708 --> 01:00:19,041 allowed to call it hump day? 8 01:00:19,291 --> 01:00:21,166 It's holy week, so I'm not sure if I'm 9 01:00:21,166 --> 01:00:22,458 supposed to say that this week. 10 01:00:22,916 --> 01:00:25,291 You know, I'll just call it the bump in 11 01:00:25,291 --> 01:00:26,250 the middle of the weekday. 12 01:00:26,958 --> 01:00:28,708 So let's just move on. 13 01:00:28,916 --> 01:00:30,291 Let's talk about the national days. 14 01:00:30,500 --> 01:00:31,208 Today is national 15 01:00:31,208 --> 01:00:33,208 wear pajamas to work day. 16 01:00:33,208 --> 01:00:35,291 So I'm sure your boss will be totally 17 01:00:35,291 --> 01:00:36,333 fine with that as long 18 01:00:36,333 --> 01:00:37,291 as you're under the age 19 01:00:37,291 --> 01:00:38,125 of 24. 20 01:00:38,875 --> 01:00:41,208 So it's also the day of the mushroom. 21 01:00:41,583 --> 01:00:42,500 It's national banana 22 01:00:42,500 --> 01:00:44,000 day, so good for you. 23 01:00:44,000 --> 01:00:45,083 Those of you had a healthy 24 01:00:45,083 --> 01:00:46,375 banana snack in the morning. 25 01:00:47,000 --> 01:00:48,541 And a lot of the times we're just talking 26 01:00:48,541 --> 01:00:50,958 about national days, but this one is very 27 01:00:50,958 --> 01:00:53,208 special because this is a world day. 28 01:00:53,416 --> 01:00:55,791 Today is world semicolon day. 29 01:00:56,458 --> 01:00:58,458 So wow, congratulations to all those 30 01:00:58,458 --> 01:01:00,958 semicolons out there. 31 01:01:01,375 --> 01:01:03,375 Alright, well, our quote today is about 32 01:01:03,375 --> 01:01:05,750 going the extra mile and 33 01:01:05,750 --> 01:01:07,000 taking the time and giving 34 01:01:07,083 --> 01:01:08,458 the effort to stand apart. 35 01:01:09,250 --> 01:01:12,333 So Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said, "I think 36 01:01:12,333 --> 01:01:13,583 that the good and the 37 01:01:13,583 --> 01:01:14,958 great are only separated 38 01:01:15,083 --> 01:01:16,875 by the willingness to sacrifice." 39 01:01:18,541 --> 01:01:20,333 Well today's news facts and birthdays are 40 01:01:20,333 --> 01:01:21,833 for April 16th and 41 01:01:21,833 --> 01:01:22,583 we're going to start back 42 01:01:22,583 --> 01:01:23,500 in 1889. 43 01:01:24,083 --> 01:01:26,083 That's when Charlie Chaplin was born. 44 01:01:27,000 --> 01:01:29,333 Then skipping up to 1929, that's when the 45 01:01:29,333 --> 01:01:30,125 New York Yankees 46 01:01:30,125 --> 01:01:32,333 became the first MLB team 47 01:01:32,791 --> 01:01:34,791 to permanently feature numbers on the 48 01:01:34,791 --> 01:01:35,666 back of their uniforms. 49 01:01:36,458 --> 01:01:38,041 Apparently the numbers that they put on 50 01:01:38,041 --> 01:01:39,291 corresponded to the 51 01:01:39,291 --> 01:01:40,833 position in their batting order. 52 01:01:41,833 --> 01:01:44,875 And then lastly, in 1943, apparently it's 53 01:01:44,875 --> 01:01:46,333 a slow news day, but 54 01:01:46,333 --> 01:01:48,708 in 1943 on this date, 55 01:01:49,375 --> 01:01:51,583 Swiss scientist Dr. Albert Hoffman, 56 01:01:51,833 --> 01:01:53,750 everybody knows that name, well, he 57 01:01:53,750 --> 01:01:54,875 discovered the psychedelic 58 01:01:55,041 --> 01:01:56,000 effects of LSD. 59 01:01:57,125 --> 01:01:58,208 Hey, way to put that grant 60 01:01:58,208 --> 01:01:59,791 money to good use, Mr. Hoffman. 61 01:02:00,041 --> 01:02:01,541 Excuse me, Dr. Hoffman. 62 01:02:02,291 --> 01:02:03,458 And happy birthday to you. 63 01:02:03,458 --> 01:02:04,375 Today is your birthday. 64 01:02:04,583 --> 01:02:05,291 You share a birthday 65 01:02:05,291 --> 01:02:06,375 with, again, a lot of people. 66 01:02:06,416 --> 01:02:08,708 Today, singer Chance 67 01:02:08,708 --> 01:02:10,583 the Rapper, he's 32 today. 68 01:02:11,583 --> 01:02:14,125 Actress Claire Foy, she's 41 today. 69 01:02:14,791 --> 01:02:16,291 Singer Akon, he's 52. 70 01:02:17,083 --> 01:02:19,000 Actor Martin Lawrence, he's 60. 71 01:02:19,833 --> 01:02:22,500 Coach Bill Billichek, he's 73. 72 01:02:23,250 --> 01:02:24,791 And Kareem Abdul Jabbar 73 01:02:24,791 --> 01:02:26,708 is 78 years old today. 74 01:02:27,583 --> 01:02:29,500 And the number one song on this date back 75 01:02:29,500 --> 01:02:31,750 in 1991 was "I've 76 01:02:31,750 --> 01:02:32,916 Been Thinking About You" 77 01:02:32,916 --> 01:02:33,750 by London Beat. 78 01:02:34,375 --> 01:02:35,500 Now don't tell me you 79 01:02:35,500 --> 01:02:36,583 haven't heard this song. 80 01:02:37,000 --> 01:02:38,958 "I've Been Thinking About You" became the 81 01:02:38,958 --> 01:02:41,208 number one played song in 1992. 82 01:02:41,750 --> 01:02:42,958 So I know you heard it. 83 01:02:42,958 --> 01:02:44,833 It also won the BMI award 84 01:02:44,833 --> 01:02:46,666 for song of the year in 1992. 85 01:02:47,583 --> 01:02:49,250 Well listen to the song on the Instagram 86 01:02:49,250 --> 01:02:50,458 page as soon as you do. 87 01:02:50,458 --> 01:02:52,208 I promise you're next going to want to 88 01:02:52,208 --> 01:02:54,166 start to do that little neckbeat dance. 89 01:02:54,375 --> 01:02:55,125 You know what I mean, right? 90 01:02:56,333 --> 01:02:56,666 All right. 91 01:02:57,000 --> 01:02:58,666 Well, we are reading through Stephen 92 01:02:58,666 --> 01:03:00,458 Covey's "The 7 Habits of 93 01:03:00,458 --> 01:03:01,833 Highly Effective People" 94 01:03:01,833 --> 01:03:02,708 for our book review. 95 01:03:03,666 --> 01:03:05,791 But in this first chapter entitled 96 01:03:05,791 --> 01:03:06,958 "Inside Out," Covey is 97 01:03:06,958 --> 01:03:07,958 discussing the differences 98 01:03:08,041 --> 01:03:08,666 between character 99 01:03:08,666 --> 01:03:10,666 traits and personality ethic. 100 01:03:11,291 --> 01:03:13,458 And he's unpacking how our behaviors are 101 01:03:13,458 --> 01:03:14,583 based on our perspectives 102 01:03:14,583 --> 01:03:15,833 and our experiences, which 103 01:03:15,833 --> 01:03:17,041 he calls our paradigms. 104 01:03:17,625 --> 01:03:20,083 And Covey describes the idea that despite 105 01:03:20,083 --> 01:03:20,958 our individual 106 01:03:20,958 --> 01:03:23,333 paradigms, within each of us 107 01:03:23,375 --> 01:03:26,333 exists an awareness of certain innate 108 01:03:26,333 --> 01:03:27,791 foundational principles 109 01:03:27,791 --> 01:03:29,083 that cannot be broken. 110 01:03:29,666 --> 01:03:31,375 We're self-evident to one degree or 111 01:03:31,375 --> 01:03:32,833 another in every individual. 112 01:03:33,458 --> 01:03:34,583 And we briefly discussed 113 01:03:34,583 --> 01:03:35,833 these principles yesterday. 114 01:03:36,416 --> 01:03:38,125 But as a quick reminder, fairness, 115 01:03:38,416 --> 01:03:40,208 integrity, honesty, human 116 01:03:40,208 --> 01:03:42,458 dignity, service, quality or 117 01:03:42,458 --> 01:03:45,875 excellence, potential, growth, patience, 118 01:03:46,708 --> 01:03:48,333 nurturance, and encouragement. 119 01:03:48,875 --> 01:03:50,291 Those were the foundational principles 120 01:03:50,291 --> 01:03:51,250 that Covey had covered. 121 01:03:52,000 --> 01:03:54,125 Now today we unpack Covey's next 122 01:03:54,125 --> 01:03:55,791 sub-chapter, which is 123 01:03:55,791 --> 01:03:57,791 principles of growth and change. 124 01:03:58,583 --> 01:04:00,458 Where Covey quickly reminds the reader 125 01:04:00,458 --> 01:04:02,708 that the massive appeal 126 01:04:02,708 --> 01:04:04,208 of personality ethic is 127 01:04:04,208 --> 01:04:06,250 quote, "that there is some quick and easy 128 01:04:06,250 --> 01:04:07,833 way to achieve quality 129 01:04:07,833 --> 01:04:09,375 of life without going 130 01:04:09,375 --> 01:04:12,041 the natural process of work and growth 131 01:04:12,041 --> 01:04:13,208 that makes it possible." 132 01:04:13,458 --> 01:04:13,708 End quote. 133 01:04:14,458 --> 01:04:15,750 Covey really wants the reader to 134 01:04:15,750 --> 01:04:16,958 understand the personality 135 01:04:16,958 --> 01:04:18,708 ethic is quote, "illusory 136 01:04:19,208 --> 01:04:19,750 and deceptive." 137 01:04:20,208 --> 01:04:20,541 End quote. 138 01:04:21,125 --> 01:04:22,958 And one will not achieve quote, "high 139 01:04:22,958 --> 01:04:24,291 quality results with its 140 01:04:24,291 --> 01:04:25,416 techniques and its quick 141 01:04:25,583 --> 01:04:26,041 fixes." 142 01:04:26,041 --> 01:04:26,500 End quote. 143 01:04:27,583 --> 01:04:29,208 And remember, what Covey is talking about 144 01:04:29,208 --> 01:04:32,333 these quick fixes is about trying hard to 145 01:04:32,333 --> 01:04:35,375 use techniques, faking things through 146 01:04:35,375 --> 01:04:36,416 interest and faking 147 01:04:36,416 --> 01:04:38,625 interest and faking smiles just 148 01:04:38,625 --> 01:04:41,125 to have a better attitude, all just to 149 01:04:41,125 --> 01:04:41,875 get through the day 150 01:04:41,875 --> 01:04:44,083 looking like you are successful. 151 01:04:44,625 --> 01:04:44,833 Right? 152 01:04:45,125 --> 01:04:47,125 Covey wants the reader to understand that 153 01:04:47,125 --> 01:04:48,375 the natural process 154 01:04:48,375 --> 01:04:49,916 of life from childhood 155 01:04:50,291 --> 01:04:51,333 is a process of learning. 156 01:04:51,791 --> 01:04:53,916 When we're babies, we roll over, then we 157 01:04:53,916 --> 01:04:55,416 sit up, then we crawl, 158 01:04:55,416 --> 01:04:56,083 then we walk, and then 159 01:04:56,083 --> 01:04:56,666 we learn to run. 160 01:04:57,375 --> 01:04:58,875 And it's the same with learning to play 161 01:04:58,875 --> 01:04:59,833 an instrument, right? 162 01:04:59,833 --> 01:05:00,625 It's a process. 163 01:05:01,291 --> 01:05:03,708 And so it is the same with communicating 164 01:05:03,708 --> 01:05:05,041 effectively with people 165 01:05:05,041 --> 01:05:06,291 in our social circles, 166 01:05:06,291 --> 01:05:08,583 in our marriages, our families, even in 167 01:05:08,583 --> 01:05:10,125 our organizations, right? 168 01:05:10,583 --> 01:05:13,208 Any of these growth areas, this process 169 01:05:13,208 --> 01:05:14,875 takes time to do it right 170 01:05:14,875 --> 01:05:16,500 and the steps simply just 171 01:05:16,500 --> 01:05:17,166 can't be skipped. 172 01:05:18,000 --> 01:05:20,083 But because of this, we often find 173 01:05:20,083 --> 01:05:21,125 ourselves looking for a 174 01:05:21,125 --> 01:05:22,833 shortcut, looking to skip a 175 01:05:22,833 --> 01:05:25,291 step to save time and effort, yet still 176 01:05:25,291 --> 01:05:26,666 hoping for the same outcome. 177 01:05:27,541 --> 01:05:29,625 Covey says we can't do this in the area 178 01:05:29,625 --> 01:05:31,166 of our own growth and development. 179 01:05:31,958 --> 01:05:33,791 Example, you won't be able to play a 180 01:05:33,791 --> 01:05:35,416 sport at a higher level 181 01:05:35,416 --> 01:05:37,250 simply with positive thinking. 182 01:05:37,875 --> 01:05:40,125 Or suggest you're a concert pianist if 183 01:05:40,125 --> 01:05:41,291 you're just a beginner, right? 184 01:05:41,666 --> 01:05:44,041 To make the same point, Covey here says 185 01:05:44,041 --> 01:05:45,375 often what I close this 186 01:05:45,375 --> 01:05:47,166 show with, quote, "A thousand 187 01:05:47,166 --> 01:05:49,416 mile journey begins with the first step." 188 01:05:50,083 --> 01:05:51,541 And Covey adds this for the point that 189 01:05:51,541 --> 01:05:52,916 he's making here about 190 01:05:52,916 --> 01:05:54,416 the journey, quote, "It 191 01:05:54,416 --> 01:05:55,875 can only be taken one 192 01:05:55,875 --> 01:05:57,208 step at a time," end quote. 193 01:05:57,958 --> 01:06:00,125 So Covey recognizes the fact that we have 194 01:06:00,125 --> 01:06:01,583 an ego and often our 195 01:06:01,583 --> 01:06:02,958 ego won't allow us to 196 01:06:02,958 --> 01:06:04,875 drop our act in order 197 01:06:04,875 --> 01:06:06,458 to take on real change. 198 01:06:07,000 --> 01:06:08,291 Covey says if we want to grow 199 01:06:08,291 --> 01:06:10,791 emotionally, quote, "We must learn to 200 01:06:10,791 --> 01:06:12,583 listen and this requires 201 01:06:12,625 --> 01:06:13,916 emotional strength. 202 01:06:15,083 --> 01:06:17,791 Thinking involves patience, openness, and 203 01:06:17,791 --> 01:06:20,875 the desire to understand highly developed 204 01:06:20,875 --> 01:06:22,791 qualities of character," end quote. 205 01:06:23,666 --> 01:06:25,666 We'll close today with a quote from 206 01:06:25,666 --> 01:06:26,916 Thoreau on opening 207 01:06:26,916 --> 01:06:28,000 ourselves up for growth. 208 01:06:28,458 --> 01:06:30,416 He said, "How can we remember our 209 01:06:30,416 --> 01:06:32,250 ignorance, which our growth 210 01:06:32,250 --> 01:06:34,250 requires, when we are using 211 01:06:34,250 --> 01:06:35,791 our knowledge all of 212 01:06:35,791 --> 01:06:36,916 the time," end quote. 213 01:06:37,958 --> 01:06:39,500 Well tomorrow we're going to continue in 214 01:06:39,500 --> 01:06:40,333 this sub-chapter of 215 01:06:40,333 --> 01:06:41,833 Covey's Principles of Growth 216 01:06:42,000 --> 01:06:42,500 and Change. 217 01:06:43,250 --> 01:06:45,791 Hey, have a great middle of the week Bomp 218 01:06:45,791 --> 01:06:47,791 Day and thanks for joining us today. 219 01:06:48,041 --> 01:06:48,916 Come back tomorrow and 220 01:06:48,916 --> 01:06:50,083 have a fantastic day. 221 01:06:52,125 --> 01:06:53,875 Don't forget to follow and subscribe to 222 01:06:53,875 --> 01:06:54,500 the Morning Serial 223 01:06:54,500 --> 01:06:56,125 podcast on the One Life 224 01:06:56,291 --> 01:06:57,125 Live It channel. 225 01:06:57,666 --> 01:06:59,583 You can find more episodes and videos by 226 01:06:59,583 --> 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