1 01:00:01,250 --> 01:00:04,125 Good morning and 2 01:00:04,125 --> 01:00:06,583 welcome to Morning Cereal. 3 01:00:08,833 --> 01:00:14,041 Okay, good morning and welcome to Monday. 4 01:00:14,458 --> 01:00:16,333 I hope you had a great weekend and if 5 01:00:16,333 --> 01:00:17,458 you've managed to wrestle 6 01:00:17,458 --> 01:00:18,833 yourself out of bed without 7 01:00:18,833 --> 01:00:20,833 needing a forklift this morning and 8 01:00:20,833 --> 01:00:21,500 you've made it through 9 01:00:21,500 --> 01:00:23,041 your first cup of ambition, 10 01:00:23,375 --> 01:00:24,958 also known as coffee, then 11 01:00:24,958 --> 01:00:27,000 congratulations, you're already winning. 12 01:00:27,666 --> 01:00:29,125 But if you're feeling a bit sluggish, 13 01:00:29,125 --> 01:00:30,208 don't worry, we've got 14 01:00:30,208 --> 01:00:31,375 just the thing to sweeten 15 01:00:31,375 --> 01:00:31,708 your day. 16 01:00:32,166 --> 01:00:33,458 Today is National 17 01:00:33,458 --> 01:00:35,208 Chocolate Chip Cookie Day. 18 01:00:35,666 --> 01:00:37,458 The only question is, do you like them 19 01:00:37,458 --> 01:00:39,750 crispy or chewy or 20 01:00:39,750 --> 01:00:42,250 warm and melty and gooey? 21 01:00:42,916 --> 01:00:44,208 That's my vote and with 22 01:00:44,208 --> 01:00:45,416 some cold milk, of course. 23 01:00:46,000 --> 01:00:47,625 Well, to our quote now, someone who likes 24 01:00:47,625 --> 01:00:48,416 his chocolate chip 25 01:00:48,416 --> 01:00:49,750 cookies with walnuts and 26 01:00:49,791 --> 01:00:52,750 dark chocolate, Barack Obama said, 27 01:00:52,750 --> 01:00:54,583 "Change will not come if we 28 01:00:54,583 --> 01:00:55,875 wait for some other person 29 01:00:55,875 --> 01:00:57,000 or some other time. 30 01:00:57,625 --> 01:00:59,791 We are the ones we've been waiting for. 31 01:01:00,125 --> 01:01:02,291 We are the change that we seek." 32 01:01:02,583 --> 01:01:02,875 End quote. 33 01:01:03,500 --> 01:01:06,000 Now, Barack, he's reminding us that we 34 01:01:06,000 --> 01:01:08,000 have the power to make a 35 01:01:08,000 --> 01:01:09,500 difference no matter how 36 01:01:09,500 --> 01:01:09,958 small. 37 01:01:10,791 --> 01:01:12,541 All right, well, today's news, facts and 38 01:01:12,541 --> 01:01:15,000 birthdays are for August 4th. 39 01:01:15,000 --> 01:01:16,375 And we're going to start back in 1958. 40 01:01:17,000 --> 01:01:20,208 That's when Billboard Hot 100 was first 41 01:01:20,208 --> 01:01:21,208 published for the first 42 01:01:21,208 --> 01:01:23,083 time and the number one song 43 01:01:23,166 --> 01:01:25,208 on that date was "Poor 44 01:01:25,208 --> 01:01:26,916 Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson. 45 01:01:27,875 --> 01:01:30,750 And then following that up in 1985, the 46 01:01:30,750 --> 01:01:31,875 number one movie at the 47 01:01:31,875 --> 01:01:34,041 box office was "Back to the 48 01:01:34,041 --> 01:01:35,958 Future," a film that took us on a wild 49 01:01:35,958 --> 01:01:36,625 ride through the 50 01:01:36,625 --> 01:01:38,333 future, which is actually now 51 01:01:38,333 --> 01:01:38,958 in the past. 52 01:01:39,625 --> 01:01:40,833 Either way, happy birthday 53 01:01:40,833 --> 01:01:42,000 if today is your birthday. 54 01:01:42,333 --> 01:01:43,375 You share a birthday 55 01:01:43,375 --> 01:01:44,416 with a lot of people. 56 01:01:44,416 --> 01:01:44,916 I'm going to go through 57 01:01:44,916 --> 01:01:46,041 these ones a little quick too. 58 01:01:46,625 --> 01:01:48,291 Meghan Markle, actress and Duchess of 59 01:01:48,291 --> 01:01:49,958 Sussex, turning 44 today. 60 01:01:50,500 --> 01:01:52,458 Racer Jeff Gordon, he's 54 today. 61 01:01:52,500 --> 01:01:53,416 Retired great pitcher 62 01:01:53,416 --> 01:01:55,250 Roger Clemens, he's 62 today. 63 01:01:55,791 --> 01:01:57,041 Former president of the United States, 64 01:01:57,041 --> 01:01:59,583 Barack Obama, he's turning 64 today. 65 01:02:00,041 --> 01:02:00,791 Billy Bob Thornton, 66 01:02:00,791 --> 01:02:02,208 the actor, he's 70 today. 67 01:02:02,708 --> 01:02:04,666 And the late Louis Vuitton, who was born 68 01:02:04,666 --> 01:02:06,458 on this date in 1821. 69 01:02:07,041 --> 01:02:09,583 And the late, great Louis Armstrong, who 70 01:02:09,583 --> 01:02:11,041 was born on this date in 1901. 71 01:02:11,916 --> 01:02:13,416 Well, the number one song on this date 72 01:02:13,416 --> 01:02:16,125 back in 1981 was "Jessie's 73 01:02:16,125 --> 01:02:17,708 Girl" by Rick Springfield. 74 01:02:17,750 --> 01:02:20,291 Now, this catchy tune not only topped the 75 01:02:20,291 --> 01:02:22,333 charts, but it also became an anthem for 76 01:02:22,416 --> 01:02:23,333 "Unrequited Love." 77 01:02:23,750 --> 01:02:25,291 But the real question is 78 01:02:25,291 --> 01:02:27,458 just who is "Jessie's Girl"? 79 01:02:27,958 --> 01:02:30,000 Well, attempts to find out have actually 80 01:02:30,000 --> 01:02:31,291 happened and failed. 81 01:02:31,875 --> 01:02:33,000 All we know is this. 82 01:02:33,000 --> 01:02:35,458 It's about a guy named Gary, who we've 83 01:02:35,458 --> 01:02:36,500 changed his name to 84 01:02:36,500 --> 01:02:37,916 "Jessie" because that sounded 85 01:02:38,041 --> 01:02:38,333 better. 86 01:02:38,875 --> 01:02:41,541 And he had a girlfriend in a stained 87 01:02:41,541 --> 01:02:44,541 glass class that Rick Springfield was in. 88 01:02:44,833 --> 01:02:46,000 And Springfield really 89 01:02:46,000 --> 01:02:47,208 did have a crush on her. 90 01:02:47,625 --> 01:02:48,250 Simple as that. 91 01:02:48,500 --> 01:02:50,750 But will the world ever find out just who 92 01:02:50,750 --> 01:02:53,291 is "Jessie's Girl" or "Gary's Girl"? 93 01:02:53,458 --> 01:02:54,041 You know what I mean. 94 01:02:54,458 --> 01:02:56,666 Well, I hear that Springfield also had a 95 01:02:56,666 --> 01:02:57,625 thing for Stephen R. 96 01:02:57,625 --> 01:02:58,666 Covey's "The Seven Habits 97 01:02:58,666 --> 01:02:59,750 of Highly Effective People." 98 01:03:00,083 --> 01:03:01,416 So let's talk about that. 99 01:03:01,916 --> 01:03:03,625 Well, today's focus from habit four, 100 01:03:03,833 --> 01:03:05,000 "Think, Win, Win," is on the 101 01:03:05,000 --> 01:03:06,750 sub-chapter called "Character." 102 01:03:07,291 --> 01:03:09,750 Now, Covey emphasizes that win-win isn't 103 01:03:09,750 --> 01:03:11,250 just a quick fix technique. 104 01:03:11,250 --> 01:03:11,750 We know that. 105 01:03:11,750 --> 01:03:12,333 We heard that. 106 01:03:12,625 --> 01:03:14,916 It's rooted deeply in character, which we 107 01:03:14,916 --> 01:03:15,375 learned a little bit 108 01:03:15,375 --> 01:03:16,166 more about yesterday, 109 01:03:16,666 --> 01:03:20,166 but specifically three essential traits, 110 01:03:20,666 --> 01:03:22,458 integrity, maturity, and 111 01:03:22,458 --> 01:03:23,833 the abundance mentality. 112 01:03:24,125 --> 01:03:24,791 Do you remember that? 113 01:03:25,333 --> 01:03:27,541 Well, as Covey puts it, "If you don't 114 01:03:27,541 --> 01:03:28,541 have confidence in the 115 01:03:28,541 --> 01:03:29,625 inner values that give your 116 01:03:29,625 --> 01:03:32,000 life meaning, then you will not be able 117 01:03:32,000 --> 01:03:33,166 to nurture the trust 118 01:03:33,166 --> 01:03:35,875 required in win-win relationships." 119 01:03:36,458 --> 01:03:36,666 All right? 120 01:03:37,083 --> 01:03:37,333 End quote. 121 01:03:38,083 --> 01:03:39,750 Integrity means keeping promises and 122 01:03:39,750 --> 01:03:41,833 aligning your actions with values. 123 01:03:42,166 --> 01:03:43,541 It's not just being honest. 124 01:03:43,541 --> 01:03:46,458 It's not just honesty, but congruence 125 01:03:46,458 --> 01:03:49,000 between what you say and what you do. 126 01:03:49,458 --> 01:03:51,083 Maturity, on the other hand, is the 127 01:03:51,083 --> 01:03:52,291 ability to express your 128 01:03:52,291 --> 01:03:54,000 own feelings and convictions 129 01:03:54,500 --> 01:03:55,166 balanced with 130 01:03:55,166 --> 01:03:57,291 considerations for others, right? 131 01:03:57,916 --> 01:03:59,583 Covey calls it the balance between 132 01:03:59,583 --> 01:04:01,375 courage and consideration. 133 01:04:02,083 --> 01:04:04,083 And the abundance mentality? 134 01:04:04,541 --> 01:04:06,208 Well, that's the belief that there's 135 01:04:06,208 --> 01:04:07,208 plenty out there for 136 01:04:07,208 --> 01:04:09,250 everyone, that someone else's 137 01:04:09,291 --> 01:04:12,125 success doesn't diminish your own 138 01:04:12,125 --> 01:04:14,666 possibilities or your own success, right? 139 01:04:15,375 --> 01:04:16,833 Covey contrasts this with 140 01:04:16,833 --> 01:04:18,958 the scarcity mentality, okay? 141 01:04:19,250 --> 01:04:21,166 Which sometimes I know we all find 142 01:04:21,166 --> 01:04:22,333 ourselves falling into, 143 01:04:22,583 --> 01:04:25,000 which sees life as a zero-sum 144 01:04:25,000 --> 01:04:25,958 game, okay? 145 01:04:26,250 --> 01:04:28,250 People with this mindset, they struggle 146 01:04:28,250 --> 01:04:29,500 with the success of 147 01:04:29,500 --> 01:04:31,666 others, seeing it as a threat. 148 01:04:32,458 --> 01:04:34,750 When your character is rooted in 149 01:04:34,750 --> 01:04:36,541 abundance, you see 150 01:04:36,541 --> 01:04:38,458 collaboration, not competition. 151 01:04:39,333 --> 01:04:40,291 Covey makes it clear 152 01:04:40,291 --> 01:04:42,166 without these character traits. 153 01:04:42,500 --> 01:04:44,916 Win-win approaches will come off as 154 01:04:44,916 --> 01:04:47,541 manipulative or inauthentic, okay? 155 01:04:47,875 --> 01:04:49,041 It's not about technique. 156 01:04:49,041 --> 01:04:50,625 It's about who you are. 157 01:04:50,958 --> 01:04:51,875 And when your character 158 01:04:51,875 --> 01:04:54,125 is sound, people trust you. 159 01:04:54,750 --> 01:04:55,791 Agreements become more 160 01:04:55,791 --> 01:04:57,000 than just transactions. 161 01:04:57,416 --> 01:04:58,750 They become relationships. 162 01:04:59,458 --> 01:04:59,666 Okay. 163 01:05:00,208 --> 01:05:03,291 So the big takeaway, if you want lasting 164 01:05:03,291 --> 01:05:04,625 influence and success, 165 01:05:05,375 --> 01:05:06,250 start with your core. 166 01:05:06,833 --> 01:05:08,583 Build the character that naturally 167 01:05:08,583 --> 01:05:10,333 creates win-win situations. 168 01:05:11,333 --> 01:05:12,916 All right, friends, that wraps up this 169 01:05:12,916 --> 01:05:14,541 morning's serving of morning cereal. 170 01:05:15,125 --> 01:05:16,791 Remember, just like a chocolate chip 171 01:05:16,791 --> 01:05:18,333 cookie, life is a mix of 172 01:05:18,333 --> 01:05:20,500 sweet moments and a few crunchy 173 01:05:20,500 --> 01:05:21,000 bits too. 174 01:05:21,541 --> 01:05:22,375 Thanks for starting your 175 01:05:22,375 --> 01:05:23,625 week with morning cereal. 176 01:05:23,625 --> 01:05:24,500 We'll see you tomorrow. 177 01:05:24,791 --> 01:05:27,500 And as always, have a fantastic day. 178 01:05:29,000 --> 01:05:30,666 Don't forget to follow and subscribe to 179 01:05:30,666 --> 01:05:31,458 the Morning Cereal 180 01:05:31,458 --> 01:05:33,416 Podcast on the One Life Live 181 01:05:33,416 --> 01:05:33,916 It channel. 182 01:05:34,458 --> 01:05:36,375 You can find more episodes and videos by 183 01:05:36,375 --> 01:05:38,041 visiting our YouTube channel and the 184 01:05:38,041 --> 01:05:39,666 website at seaningless 185 01:05:40,083 --> 01:05:42,208 and at seaningless.com, where you can 186 01:05:42,208 --> 01:05:43,500 also follow our other 187 01:05:43,500 --> 01:05:44,875 podcasts, the Mr. and Mrs. 188 01:05:45,125 --> 01:05:46,125 English Podcast and 189 01:05:46,125 --> 01:05:47,041 the Life Happens Podcast. 190 01:05:48,000 --> 01:05:49,708 In these other podcasts, we'll dive 191 01:05:49,708 --> 01:05:51,083 deeper into everyday issues, 192 01:05:51,375 --> 01:05:52,125 self-improvement and 193 01:05:52,250 --> 01:05:54,625 well-being, business and finance, and we 194 01:05:54,625 --> 01:05:55,916 welcome special guests too. 195 01:05:56,416 --> 01:05:57,125 So join us. 196 01:05:57,125 --> 01:05:58,416 It'll be a good time, I promise. 197 01:05:59,000 --> 01:06:00,041 Thanks again for listening. 198 01:06:00,291 --> 01:06:01,833 Have a fantastic day and 199 01:06:01,833 --> 01:06:02,333 we'll see you tomorrow.