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 01:00:12,000 --> 01:00:12,958 Okay, good morning 4 01:00:12,958 --> 01:00:14,125 and welcome to Thursday. 5 01:00:14,666 --> 01:00:16,333 Today is a special day. 6 01:00:16,750 --> 01:00:18,958 If you have a daughter or you are a 7 01:00:18,958 --> 01:00:20,666 daughter, we are celebrating you. 8 01:00:21,041 --> 01:00:23,541 It's National Daughters Day and it's a 9 01:00:23,541 --> 01:00:25,875 reminder to celebrate the laughter and 10 01:00:25,875 --> 01:00:27,416 the strength and the inspiration 11 01:00:27,416 --> 01:00:29,000 daughters bring to our lives. 12 01:00:29,000 --> 01:00:31,708 So, Happy Daughters Day to my 13 01:00:31,708 --> 01:00:32,875 intelligent, beautiful, 14 01:00:33,500 --> 01:00:35,125 funny and strong daughter. 15 01:00:35,125 --> 01:00:35,916 I'm so proud of you, 16 01:00:35,916 --> 01:00:36,875 honey, and I love you. 17 01:00:37,333 --> 01:00:39,625 Alright, well, our quote today had a 18 01:00:39,625 --> 01:00:41,125 daughter and was a daughter. 19 01:00:41,416 --> 01:00:42,416 And it doesn't really 20 01:00:42,416 --> 01:00:43,291 narrow it down, I know. 21 01:00:43,541 --> 01:00:44,708 But our quote today is 22 01:00:44,708 --> 01:00:46,500 from Barbara Walters who said, 23 01:00:46,500 --> 01:00:48,708 "It would be nice to feel that we are a 24 01:00:48,708 --> 01:00:51,250 better world, a world of more compassion 25 01:00:51,250 --> 01:00:53,208 and a world of more humanity, 26 01:00:53,583 --> 01:00:54,750 and to believe in the 27 01:00:54,750 --> 01:00:56,000 basic goodness of man." 28 01:00:56,000 --> 01:00:59,416 And in tough times, we must continue to 29 01:00:59,416 --> 01:01:01,541 hold true that fundamentally, inherently, 30 01:01:02,208 --> 01:01:04,333 most people are good and they're capable 31 01:01:04,333 --> 01:01:07,083 of positive actions, even in the face of 32 01:01:07,083 --> 01:01:08,500 hardship and negativity. 33 01:01:09,291 --> 01:01:10,583 Alright, well, today's news facts and 34 01:01:10,583 --> 01:01:13,125 birthdays are for September 25th. 35 01:01:13,125 --> 01:01:16,500 Starting back in 1789, very topical for 36 01:01:16,500 --> 01:01:18,125 today or these last couple of weeks, 37 01:01:18,583 --> 01:01:19,833 the U.S. Congress, they 38 01:01:19,833 --> 01:01:21,000 proposed the Bill of Rights. 39 01:01:21,000 --> 01:01:24,250 The very first one, guess what it was? It 40 01:01:24,250 --> 01:01:26,041 was our right to free speech. 41 01:01:26,541 --> 01:01:27,291 And there's a reason 42 01:01:27,291 --> 01:01:28,666 why it was number one. 43 01:01:28,666 --> 01:01:30,041 It's a holy American 44 01:01:30,041 --> 01:01:32,000 freedom and a right of ours. 45 01:01:32,666 --> 01:01:34,500 Alright, then moving up to 1970, a bit 46 01:01:34,500 --> 01:01:36,208 before my time, but on this date, the 47 01:01:36,208 --> 01:01:38,291 Partridge family, it premiered on ABC. 48 01:01:39,083 --> 01:01:41,500 Then in 1981, Sandra Day O'Connor, she 49 01:01:41,500 --> 01:01:43,875 was sworn in as the first female U.S. 50 01:01:43,875 --> 01:01:44,583 Supreme Court Justice. 51 01:01:45,458 --> 01:01:47,041 Alright, well, happy birthday to you. 52 01:01:47,041 --> 01:01:47,750 Today is your birthday. 53 01:01:48,000 --> 01:01:50,250 Today was one of those days where there's 54 01:01:50,250 --> 01:01:51,375 a lot of celebrities 55 01:01:51,375 --> 01:01:52,666 that were born with you. 56 01:01:53,083 --> 01:01:54,833 You share a birthday with actor, rapper, 57 01:01:54,833 --> 01:01:55,500 creator Donald 58 01:01:55,500 --> 01:01:57,541 Glover. He's only 42 today. 59 01:01:58,166 --> 01:02:00,916 Rapper T.I., he's 45 today. Actress, 60 01:02:01,041 --> 01:02:02,541 Catherine Zeta-Jones, she's 56. 61 01:02:03,375 --> 01:02:04,125 Actor and musician, 62 01:02:04,125 --> 01:02:05,958 Will Smith, he's 56 today. 63 01:02:06,500 --> 01:02:08,208 MJ's number two and one of the best of 64 01:02:08,208 --> 01:02:10,666 all time, Scottie Pippen, he's 60 today. 65 01:02:11,208 --> 01:02:12,666 Luke Skywalker himself, 66 01:02:13,166 --> 01:02:15,000 Mark Hamill, he's 73 today. 67 01:02:15,000 --> 01:02:17,625 How crazy is this? Catherine Zeta-Jones' 68 01:02:17,625 --> 01:02:18,958 husband, Michael Douglas. 69 01:02:19,375 --> 01:02:20,291 They share the same 70 01:02:20,291 --> 01:02:22,625 birthday. Michael turns 81 today. 71 01:02:23,291 --> 01:02:25,500 And the late Christopher Reeve, Superman. 72 01:02:25,791 --> 01:02:27,458 He would have only been 73, 73 01:02:27,666 --> 01:02:29,125 born on this date in 1952. 74 01:02:30,041 --> 01:02:33,000 And lastly, journalist, the late Barbara 75 01:02:33,000 --> 01:02:34,125 Walters. She was born 76 01:02:34,125 --> 01:02:35,458 on this date in 1929. 77 01:02:36,333 --> 01:02:38,291 And now the number one song on this date 78 01:02:38,291 --> 01:02:42,375 back in 1977 was "Star Wars Theme" slash 79 01:02:42,375 --> 01:02:44,000 "Cantina Band" by Mecco. 80 01:02:44,000 --> 01:02:46,500 Now, people, this is not at all what you 81 01:02:46,500 --> 01:02:49,208 think it is. This is a disco remix of 82 01:02:49,208 --> 01:02:51,041 John Williams' "Star Wars" score, okay? 83 01:02:51,375 --> 01:02:54,083 It is a gem and it's a rare novelty 84 01:02:54,083 --> 01:02:55,041 instrumental that 85 01:02:55,041 --> 01:02:56,791 captured the Star Wars craze. 86 01:02:57,250 --> 01:02:59,750 And incredibly, it is still the highest 87 01:02:59,750 --> 01:03:01,458 charting Star Wars track ever. 88 01:03:01,916 --> 01:03:03,875 Now, John Travolta himself 89 01:03:03,875 --> 01:03:05,291 would be proud of this one. 90 01:03:05,708 --> 01:03:08,041 All right. Well, from a galaxy far, far 91 01:03:08,041 --> 01:03:10,875 away to a fresh voice and self-help, Mel 92 01:03:10,875 --> 01:03:11,833 Robbins' introduction, 93 01:03:12,000 --> 01:03:15,166 it sets the stage to our new book. She 94 01:03:15,166 --> 01:03:17,291 begins by sharing her personal struggles, 95 01:03:17,833 --> 01:03:19,791 anxiety, self-doubt, career setbacks. 96 01:03:20,416 --> 01:03:21,916 And she describes lying 97 01:03:21,916 --> 01:03:23,708 in bed, dreading the day. 98 01:03:24,416 --> 01:03:26,000 "Paralyzed by indecision." Have you ever 99 01:03:26,000 --> 01:03:27,583 been there? I know I have. 100 01:03:28,083 --> 01:03:28,958 Now, what makes her 101 01:03:28,958 --> 01:03:30,708 voice resonate is honesty. 102 01:03:31,291 --> 01:03:33,458 She admits that she didn't always have 103 01:03:33,458 --> 01:03:35,375 the answers, but she learned to 104 01:03:35,375 --> 01:03:37,083 experiment with small 105 01:03:37,083 --> 01:03:38,583 tools that created momentum. 106 01:03:39,375 --> 01:03:41,000 Now, in the preface, she promises 107 01:03:41,000 --> 01:03:43,125 practicality. This is not 108 01:03:43,125 --> 01:03:44,875 just about lofty theory. 109 01:03:45,208 --> 01:03:47,250 It's about what she calls, quote, "real 110 01:03:47,250 --> 01:03:50,000 tools for real people living real lives." 111 01:03:50,000 --> 01:03:52,166 That sounds like all of us. She blends 112 01:03:52,166 --> 01:03:54,041 science, a little bit of psychology, and 113 01:03:54,041 --> 01:03:55,500 lived experience into 114 01:03:55,500 --> 01:03:57,458 steps that anyone can try. 115 01:03:58,125 --> 01:04:00,333 And one central idea that she introduces 116 01:04:00,333 --> 01:04:01,500 early in the book is 117 01:04:01,500 --> 01:04:03,333 the power of small shifts. 118 01:04:04,000 --> 01:04:06,458 She argues that it's not grand gestures 119 01:04:06,458 --> 01:04:07,875 that change lives, but 120 01:04:07,875 --> 01:04:09,500 repeated daily choices. 121 01:04:09,708 --> 01:04:10,875 Does that sound familiar? We've heard 122 01:04:10,875 --> 01:04:12,250 that on this podcast before. 123 01:04:12,833 --> 01:04:15,583 And she emphasizes courage over comfort, 124 01:04:16,208 --> 01:04:17,666 action over hesitation. 125 01:04:18,041 --> 01:04:20,166 Quote, "You don't need to feel ready," 126 01:04:20,166 --> 01:04:21,541 she insists. "You need 127 01:04:21,541 --> 01:04:22,958 to start," end quote. 128 01:04:23,416 --> 01:04:25,625 Now, the preface also highlights her 129 01:04:25,625 --> 01:04:27,041 relatable style. 130 01:04:27,041 --> 01:04:28,541 There's no jargon in here. 131 01:04:29,000 --> 01:04:31,166 It's just straight talk, which I like. 132 01:04:31,666 --> 01:04:33,958 But by the end, readers know that they're 133 01:04:33,958 --> 01:04:35,458 not just consuming ideas. 134 01:04:36,083 --> 01:04:37,791 They're being handed tools 135 01:04:37,791 --> 01:04:39,500 that they can practice every day. 136 01:04:39,833 --> 01:04:42,125 All right. Here's your takeaway. The 137 01:04:42,125 --> 01:04:44,375 introduction tells us that change is 138 01:04:44,375 --> 01:04:46,208 possible, not because life gets easier, 139 01:04:46,208 --> 01:04:49,500 but because we get stronger, one small 140 01:04:49,500 --> 01:04:51,333 intentional action at a time. 141 01:04:52,250 --> 01:04:55,791 Okay. So today, honor, love, and enjoy 142 01:04:55,791 --> 01:04:57,833 the daughters out there. Cue up that 143 01:04:57,833 --> 01:05:01,000 disco cantina band, and remember, you're 144 01:05:01,000 --> 01:05:02,708 carrying a story worth telling. 145 01:05:03,083 --> 01:05:04,291 Hey, thanks for listening to Morning 146 01:05:04,291 --> 01:05:06,166 Serial this morning. See you back here on 147 01:05:06,166 --> 01:05:08,458 Friday, and have a fantastic day. 148 01:05:39,250 --> 01:05:43,333 And we'll see you tomorrow.