Good morning and
welcome to Morning Serial.
Okay, good morning and welcome to
Thursday and welcome to Mykonos, Greece.
Mykonos is where Greek mythology gets a
glow up and ancient
charm meets beach club beats.
And legend has it that the island was
formed from the petrified
bodies of giants defeated
by Hercules.
So yes, there's a heavy feel of drama in
that beautiful backdrop.
But these days Mykonos is more about
sunsets and selfies than sword fights.
With its iconic whitewashed buildings,
its windmills spinning
lazily over the Aegean
and the winding alleyways designed to
confuse pirates and
modern pirates like me, well,
it's definitely looking
like a postcard in real life.
Well whether you're wandering little
Venice, dancing to the
sunrise, or just watching the
world float by from a seaside taverna,
Mykonos is both ancient
and effortlessly cool.
And speaking of someone who's also
effortlessly cool, our
quote today comes from the Hoth
himself, David Hasselhoff, who once said,
"If you don't get out
of the box you've been
raised in, you won't understand how much
bigger the world is."
And it's a reminder that even if you
still think Michael Ryder
is the coolest guy ever,
there's a whole world beyond that sweet
black leather jacket.
Okay, today's news facts and
birthdays are for July 17th.
We're going to start back in 1941.
That's when Joe DiMaggio ended his 56th
game winning streak
against the Cleveland Guardians.
Then in 1967, Jimi Hendrix, while he
dropped out as the opening
act for the new band, The
Monkees, probably a good call to Jimi.
And note here, if you're flying today,
just skip the rest of
the news and go straight
to the birthdays.
Because in 1996 on this date, TWA Fight
800 exploded in mid-air
shortly after taking off
from New York's Kennedy
International Airport.
Then in 2014 on this same date, Malaysia
Airlines Flight 17, you
remember this, it was shot
down over a Russian
controlled area of Ukraine.
Well, let's move on to something happier.
Happy birthday if today is your birthday.
You can share a birthday with Luke Bryan,
he's a country music star, he's 49 today,
and actor, singer, and all around pop
culture phenomenon who gave
us Knight Rider and Baywatch
and some glorious
musical success as well.
David Hasselhoff, he's 73 today, and the
late Donald Sutherland,
the legendary Canadian
actor from Mash to The Hunger Games,
well, he was born on this date in 1935.
And the number one song on this date back
in 1980 was "Another One Bites the Dust"
by Queen.
And this song became a
worldwide phenomenon hit.
It topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three
weeks that summer, and
thanks to its irresistible
disc funk bassline
and some catchy rhythm.
And the song gave Queen a surprising
crossover dance hit, and it turned
Freddie Mercury into
an icon.
Well, speaking of icons, let's dive back
into the seven habits of
highly effective people
by Stephen R. Covey, which we're
finishing up the sub-chapter, the
Quadrant 2 paradigm.
And the Quadrant 2, remember, focuses on
tasks that are important
but not urgent, like planning,
relationships,
buildings, and self-care, right?
Covey stressed the fact that, quote, "The
key is not to prioritize
what's on your schedule,
but to schedule your priorities."
Remember that?
So this paradigm urges us to step off
reactive autopilot where
urgent emails, news alerts
and social media, like rabbit holes,
hijack our day, and to zero
in on what holds long-term
impacts, right?
Covey writes, quote, "When people have
truly internalized the
Quadrant 2 perspective, they
begin living and working on the basis of
principles instead of reacting to
emotions, impulsiveness
or crisis," end quote.
So cultivating a Quadrant 2 habit
requires proactive planning, okay?
Instead of only reacting to last-minute
fires, instead, you
schedule in exercise and you
schedule in that creative thinking and
meaningful conversation.
It's the difference between surviving the
stress and steering
towards what really matters.
Covey also highlights
balance and renewal.
You need to rest your body.
You need to rest your
mind and your spirit.
Self-renewal isn't about indulgence.
It's strategic fuel, and without it,
we're prone to burnout and
drifting off of our purposes.
Okay, so here's your takeaway.
Making Quadrant 2 second nature means you
live a life led by
vision, not by pressures.
You shift from caretaker to crisis to
curator of your own progress.
When planning Trump's reactivity, you're
not only getting more
done, you're getting
the right things done.
Okay, well, whether you're floating in
the crystal blue waters of
Neat Nose or just planning
to go to the port of the day, remember,
you don't need glitz
and glam to do something
meaningful.
Sometimes the quietest
choices shape the biggest futures.
Hey, thanks so much for starting your
morning with Morning
Serial on location here in Neat
Nose.
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