Good morning and
welcome to Morning Serial.
Okay, good morning
and welcome to Thursday.
Today is a special day.
If you have a daughter or you are a
daughter, we are celebrating you.
It's National Daughters Day and it's a
reminder to celebrate the laughter and
the strength and the inspiration
daughters bring to our lives.
So, Happy Daughters Day to my
intelligent, beautiful,
funny and strong daughter.
I'm so proud of you,
honey, and I love you.
Alright, well, our quote today had a
daughter and was a daughter.
And it doesn't really
narrow it down, I know.
But our quote today is
from Barbara Walters who said,
"It would be nice to feel that we are a
better world, a world of more compassion
and a world of more humanity,
and to believe in the
basic goodness of man."
And in tough times, we must continue to
hold true that fundamentally, inherently,
most people are good and they're capable
of positive actions, even in the face of
hardship and negativity.
Alright, well, today's news facts and
birthdays are for September 25th.
Starting back in 1789, very topical for
today or these last couple of weeks,
the U.S. Congress, they
proposed the Bill of Rights.
The very first one, guess what it was? It
was our right to free speech.
And there's a reason
why it was number one.
It's a holy American
freedom and a right of ours.
Alright, then moving up to 1970, a bit
before my time, but on this date, the
Partridge family, it premiered on ABC.
Then in 1981, Sandra Day O'Connor, she
was sworn in as the first female U.S.
Supreme Court Justice.
Alright, well, happy birthday to you.
Today is your birthday.
Today was one of those days where there's
a lot of celebrities
that were born with you.
You share a birthday with actor, rapper,
creator Donald
Glover. He's only 42 today.
Rapper T.I., he's 45 today. Actress,
Catherine Zeta-Jones, she's 56.
Actor and musician,
Will Smith, he's 56 today.
MJ's number two and one of the best of
all time, Scottie Pippen, he's 60 today.
Luke Skywalker himself,
Mark Hamill, he's 73 today.
How crazy is this? Catherine Zeta-Jones'
husband, Michael Douglas.
They share the same
birthday. Michael turns 81 today.
And the late Christopher Reeve, Superman.
He would have only been 73,
born on this date in 1952.
And lastly, journalist, the late Barbara
Walters. She was born
on this date in 1929.
And now the number one song on this date
back in 1977 was "Star Wars Theme" slash
"Cantina Band" by Mecco.
Now, people, this is not at all what you
think it is. This is a disco remix of
John Williams' "Star Wars" score, okay?
It is a gem and it's a rare novelty
instrumental that
captured the Star Wars craze.
And incredibly, it is still the highest
charting Star Wars track ever.
Now, John Travolta himself
would be proud of this one.
All right. Well, from a galaxy far, far
away to a fresh voice and self-help, Mel
Robbins' introduction,
it sets the stage to our new book. She
begins by sharing her personal struggles,
anxiety, self-doubt, career setbacks.
And she describes lying
in bed, dreading the day.
"Paralyzed by indecision." Have you ever
been there? I know I have.
Now, what makes her
voice resonate is honesty.
She admits that she didn't always have
the answers, but she learned to
experiment with small
tools that created momentum.
Now, in the preface, she promises
practicality. This is not
just about lofty theory.
It's about what she calls, quote, "real
tools for real people living real lives."
That sounds like all of us. She blends
science, a little bit of psychology, and
lived experience into
steps that anyone can try.
And one central idea that she introduces
early in the book is
the power of small shifts.
She argues that it's not grand gestures
that change lives, but
repeated daily choices.
Does that sound familiar? We've heard
that on this podcast before.
And she emphasizes courage over comfort,
action over hesitation.
Quote, "You don't need to feel ready,"
she insists. "You need
to start," end quote.
Now, the preface also highlights her
relatable style.
There's no jargon in here.
It's just straight talk, which I like.
But by the end, readers know that they're
not just consuming ideas.
They're being handed tools
that they can practice every day.
All right. Here's your takeaway. The
introduction tells us that change is
possible, not because life gets easier,
but because we get stronger, one small
intentional action at a time.
Okay. So today, honor, love, and enjoy
the daughters out there. Cue up that
disco cantina band, and remember, you're
carrying a story worth telling.
Hey, thanks for listening to Morning
Serial this morning. See you back here on
Friday, and have a fantastic day.
And we'll see you tomorrow.