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 01:00:11,958 --> 01:00:12,875 Okay, good morning 4 01:00:12,875 --> 01:00:14,333 and welcome to Tuesday. 5 01:00:15,041 --> 01:00:16,083 Well, today is a day that 6 01:00:16,083 --> 01:00:18,250 is so emotionally layered 7 01:00:18,250 --> 01:00:19,708 that it needs its own therapist. 8 01:00:20,041 --> 01:00:20,541 Let me explain. 9 01:00:21,083 --> 01:00:22,000 First, and I'm not 10 01:00:22,000 --> 01:00:23,458 making light of this at all, 11 01:00:24,041 --> 01:00:26,416 it's Childhood Depression Awareness Day, 12 01:00:26,708 --> 01:00:27,708 which is a serious 13 01:00:27,708 --> 01:00:29,166 and very important issue 14 01:00:29,166 --> 01:00:30,416 to call attention to, right? 15 01:00:31,416 --> 01:00:32,833 Positive mental health is essential 16 01:00:33,083 --> 01:00:34,500 to a child's healthy development. 17 01:00:35,500 --> 01:00:37,500 But ironically, this is paired with 18 01:00:37,583 --> 01:00:40,083 International No Diet Day. 19 01:00:40,583 --> 01:00:41,958 So let's be on the 20 01:00:41,958 --> 01:00:43,375 lookout for those of us 21 01:00:43,541 --> 01:00:45,375 eating our emotions, right? 22 01:00:45,458 --> 01:00:47,625 So eating cake and cookies 23 01:00:47,625 --> 01:00:49,458 and snacking on all those yummy 24 01:00:49,458 --> 01:00:50,750 and unhealthy foods 25 01:00:50,750 --> 01:00:51,875 that all of our pantries 26 01:00:51,875 --> 01:00:53,291 are just stuffed with. 27 01:00:54,083 --> 01:00:56,583 Well, lastly, let's not forget, 28 01:00:56,583 --> 01:00:59,333 it's also National Nurses Day and 29 01:00:59,333 --> 01:01:00,458 National Teachers Day. 30 01:01:00,916 --> 01:01:01,916 Meaning today we 31 01:01:01,916 --> 01:01:03,333 honor the real superheroes 32 01:01:03,708 --> 01:01:04,791 who probably need a 33 01:01:04,791 --> 01:01:06,000 nap, they need a raise, 34 01:01:06,416 --> 01:01:08,375 and maybe some cake or donuts too. 35 01:01:08,708 --> 01:01:10,750 So hug a teacher, high five a nurse, 36 01:01:11,000 --> 01:01:12,625 and for today only, it's 37 01:01:12,625 --> 01:01:13,833 okay to skip the salad. 38 01:01:15,000 --> 01:01:16,958 Well, today's quote comes from an actor 39 01:01:16,958 --> 01:01:18,125 who never skips his 40 01:01:18,125 --> 01:01:19,458 favorite Caesar salad. 41 01:01:19,750 --> 01:01:20,583 It's George Clooney, 42 01:01:21,250 --> 01:01:22,791 whose quote points out 43 01:01:22,791 --> 01:01:24,750 that we can learn significantly more 44 01:01:24,750 --> 01:01:25,666 from mistakes and 45 01:01:25,666 --> 01:01:27,791 setbacks than from achievements. 46 01:01:28,583 --> 01:01:29,958 George Clooney said, quote, 47 01:01:30,083 --> 01:01:31,666 "failures are infinitely more 48 01:01:31,666 --> 01:01:33,125 instructive than successes." 49 01:01:33,583 --> 01:01:33,958 End quote. 50 01:01:34,541 --> 01:01:36,208 Thanks for that sage advice, George. 51 01:01:37,000 --> 01:01:38,083 Well, today's news facts 52 01:01:38,083 --> 01:01:40,625 and birthdays are for May 6th. 53 01:01:40,625 --> 01:01:41,166 We're gonna start back in 54 01:01:41,166 --> 01:01:43,166 1937 when the Hindenburg, 55 01:01:43,166 --> 01:01:44,666 you guys know this one, the Zeppelin, 56 01:01:44,666 --> 01:01:45,916 it was filled with hydrogen. 57 01:01:46,541 --> 01:01:47,375 Well, this is the day 58 01:01:47,375 --> 01:01:48,541 it went up in flames. 59 01:01:48,750 --> 01:01:50,458 We've all seen that video footage 60 01:01:50,833 --> 01:01:53,125 showing this colossal fireball 61 01:01:53,333 --> 01:01:54,208 engulfing the German 62 01:01:54,208 --> 01:01:55,458 airship during a landing. 63 01:01:55,875 --> 01:01:56,708 They're trying to land 64 01:01:56,708 --> 01:01:58,125 in Lakehurst, New Jersey. 65 01:01:58,791 --> 01:02:00,583 Next, we're gonna skip up to 1954, 66 01:02:01,041 --> 01:02:02,041 and that's when Roger 67 01:02:02,041 --> 01:02:03,833 Bannister, not a household name, 68 01:02:04,083 --> 01:02:06,666 but he was the first person to run a mile 69 01:02:06,875 --> 01:02:08,291 in under four minutes. 70 01:02:08,666 --> 01:02:11,166 Now he ran the just over 1600 meters 71 01:02:11,458 --> 01:02:13,458 in just under four minutes at three 72 01:02:13,458 --> 01:02:16,083 hours, 59.4 seconds. 73 01:02:16,875 --> 01:02:17,791 Now, in case you're wondering, 74 01:02:18,041 --> 01:02:19,791 the current world record for the mile 75 01:02:19,875 --> 01:02:23,541 sits at three minutes, 43.1 seconds. 76 01:02:23,916 --> 01:02:25,666 And that was set in 1999. 77 01:02:26,583 --> 01:02:27,458 And for the women, 78 01:02:27,750 --> 01:02:28,958 the world record was set 79 01:02:28,958 --> 01:02:30,875 just two years ago in 2023, 80 01:02:31,375 --> 01:02:32,458 and that was at four 81 01:02:32,458 --> 01:02:34,083 minutes and seven seconds. 82 01:02:35,083 --> 01:02:35,666 Then we're gonna skip 83 01:02:35,666 --> 01:02:37,041 all the way up to 1994, 84 01:02:37,416 --> 01:02:39,375 and that's when the channel, the tunnel 85 01:02:39,375 --> 01:02:40,500 that links the United 86 01:02:40,500 --> 01:02:41,833 Kingdom with France, 87 01:02:42,125 --> 01:02:43,541 well, it opened on this date. 88 01:02:44,208 --> 01:02:45,500 Three years later, I 89 01:02:45,500 --> 01:02:46,625 actually wrote on that. 90 01:02:46,916 --> 01:02:47,250 Pretty cool. 91 01:02:48,208 --> 01:02:51,083 And then finally in 2004, on this date, 92 01:02:51,083 --> 01:02:52,125 now I know my wife will 93 01:02:52,125 --> 01:02:53,208 shed a tear on this one. 94 01:02:53,208 --> 01:02:54,291 She knows the date well, 95 01:02:54,916 --> 01:02:57,083 because the final episodes of "Friends," 96 01:02:57,291 --> 01:02:58,625 it aired on this date 97 01:02:58,625 --> 01:03:00,458 in 2004, 21 years ago. 98 01:03:00,958 --> 01:03:02,583 Now, everybody knows this wasn't 99 01:03:02,583 --> 01:03:04,458 an immensely popular sitcom, 100 01:03:04,958 --> 01:03:05,583 which we're all 101 01:03:05,583 --> 01:03:07,250 familiar with Rachel, Monica, 102 01:03:07,666 --> 01:03:09,083 Phoebe, Joey Chandler, and Ross. 103 01:03:09,666 --> 01:03:10,791 And the show had been 104 01:03:10,791 --> 01:03:12,375 on the air for 10 years, 105 01:03:12,541 --> 01:03:14,041 started in 1994. 106 01:03:14,916 --> 01:03:16,791 Well, the final episode, which was 107 01:03:16,791 --> 01:03:18,500 entitled "The Last One," 108 01:03:18,833 --> 01:03:22,583 it was watched by 52.5 million viewers, 109 01:03:23,041 --> 01:03:25,083 which I'm told is just a few more 110 01:03:25,583 --> 01:03:26,375 than this morning's 111 01:03:26,375 --> 01:03:27,583 audience watching morning cereal. 112 01:03:28,541 --> 01:03:29,750 Well, happy birthday if 113 01:03:29,750 --> 01:03:30,833 today is your birthday. 114 01:03:31,041 --> 01:03:33,000 You share a birthday with former prime 115 01:03:33,000 --> 01:03:34,125 minister Tony Blair. 116 01:03:34,166 --> 01:03:35,458 He's 72 today. 117 01:03:36,250 --> 01:03:39,750 And after George Clooney, he's 64 today. 118 01:03:40,625 --> 01:03:41,708 Well, the number one song 119 01:03:41,708 --> 01:03:43,833 on this date back in 1997 120 01:03:44,291 --> 01:03:46,083 was "I Just Died in 121 01:03:46,083 --> 01:03:47,625 Your Arms" by Cutting Crew. 122 01:03:48,208 --> 01:03:49,875 The song "I Just Died in Your Arms" 123 01:03:50,250 --> 01:03:51,583 is one of the most iconic 124 01:03:51,583 --> 01:03:53,666 power ballads of the 1980s. 125 01:03:54,125 --> 01:03:55,375 Now, the song's writer 126 01:03:55,375 --> 01:03:56,750 said that the title phrase 127 01:03:56,958 --> 01:03:58,291 came to him after an 128 01:03:58,291 --> 01:03:59,833 intimate moment with his girlfriend. 129 01:04:00,458 --> 01:04:01,708 Well, I just remember 130 01:04:01,708 --> 01:04:03,666 listening to it over and over again 131 01:04:03,791 --> 01:04:04,416 in my friend's 132 01:04:04,416 --> 01:04:06,291 basement, daring each other 133 01:04:06,291 --> 01:04:08,291 to dial our crush's phone numbers. 134 01:04:09,041 --> 01:04:09,625 Well, we were just 135 01:04:09,625 --> 01:04:10,500 hoping their mom or dad 136 01:04:10,500 --> 01:04:11,833 didn't pick up at that point in time. 137 01:04:12,541 --> 01:04:14,125 This nostalgic song was 138 01:04:14,125 --> 01:04:15,541 the band's debut single, 139 01:04:15,541 --> 01:04:17,291 and it rocketed them to international 140 01:04:17,291 --> 01:04:18,750 fame almost overnight. 141 01:04:19,250 --> 01:04:21,375 Its dramatic string stabs 142 01:04:21,375 --> 01:04:23,041 and synth-heavy production 143 01:04:23,583 --> 01:04:25,083 and its soaring vocals, it 144 01:04:25,083 --> 01:04:26,958 captured the mood of the era, 145 01:04:27,166 --> 01:04:28,708 and it made the song a 146 01:04:28,708 --> 01:04:31,375 staple of 80s radio and on MTV. 147 01:04:32,875 --> 01:04:34,500 Well, our book review is 148 01:04:34,500 --> 01:04:36,125 lacking the synthesizer, 149 01:04:36,458 --> 01:04:38,500 but it definitely captures the mood. 150 01:04:39,000 --> 01:04:39,583 That's because we're 151 01:04:39,583 --> 01:04:41,166 reading through Stephen R. Covey's 152 01:04:41,166 --> 01:04:42,083 "The Seven Habits of 153 01:04:42,083 --> 01:04:43,208 Highly Effective People." 154 01:04:43,750 --> 01:04:46,083 And we just finished up part one, 155 01:04:46,541 --> 01:04:47,333 "Paradimes and Principles," 156 01:04:47,875 --> 01:04:48,958 in which Covey was 157 01:04:48,958 --> 01:04:50,625 talking about how each of us 158 01:04:50,625 --> 01:04:53,041 had these innate, core characteristics 159 01:04:53,291 --> 01:04:54,458 that we can tap into, 160 01:04:54,666 --> 01:04:56,166 that when we combine them 161 01:04:56,166 --> 01:04:58,375 with our own individual experiences, 162 01:04:58,666 --> 01:05:01,166 they can help us navigate how we see 163 01:05:01,250 --> 01:05:02,583 and behave in this world. 164 01:05:02,791 --> 01:05:04,041 Those are our paradigms. 165 01:05:04,583 --> 01:05:06,000 And secondly, Covey 166 01:05:06,000 --> 01:05:07,291 discussed how important 167 01:05:07,666 --> 01:05:09,458 habits are in our lives. 168 01:05:09,958 --> 01:05:10,875 They help us grow and 169 01:05:10,875 --> 01:05:12,000 mature from dependence 170 01:05:12,000 --> 01:05:13,916 to independence to interdependence. 171 01:05:14,500 --> 01:05:15,916 But we must be careful to 172 01:05:15,916 --> 01:05:17,708 maintain balance in life, 173 01:05:18,083 --> 01:05:20,166 not always focusing on the results, 174 01:05:20,416 --> 01:05:23,041 but also focusing on the assets 175 01:05:23,041 --> 01:05:23,958 or the ways in which 176 01:05:23,958 --> 01:05:25,666 we reach those results. 177 01:05:26,708 --> 01:05:29,458 So today we are starting part two, 178 01:05:29,500 --> 01:05:31,708 which is entitled "Private Victory." 179 01:05:32,208 --> 01:05:33,583 And we jump headfirst 180 01:05:33,583 --> 01:05:34,958 into our first habit, 181 01:05:34,958 --> 01:05:35,958 with Covey's first 182 01:05:35,958 --> 01:05:38,250 habit being, "Be proactive." 183 01:05:39,208 --> 01:05:41,500 Chapter one in part two is entitled, 184 01:05:41,791 --> 01:05:43,375 "Principles of Personal Vision." 185 01:05:43,875 --> 01:05:44,958 And the quote for this 186 01:05:44,958 --> 01:05:46,750 chapter is from a favorite 187 01:05:46,958 --> 01:05:48,208 of self-improvement authors, 188 01:05:48,708 --> 01:05:49,916 who often call on Henry 189 01:05:49,916 --> 01:05:51,083 Thoreau for his wisdom. 190 01:05:51,791 --> 01:05:53,750 Now, Thoreau said, "I know 191 01:05:53,750 --> 01:05:55,875 of no more encouraging fact 192 01:05:56,125 --> 01:05:58,416 than the unquestionable ability of man 193 01:05:58,833 --> 01:06:00,166 to elevate his life 194 01:06:00,166 --> 01:06:01,708 by conscious endeavor." 195 01:06:02,291 --> 01:06:02,583 End quote. 196 01:06:03,291 --> 01:06:04,166 Now, Covey begins this 197 01:06:04,166 --> 01:06:05,541 chapter by asking the reader, 198 01:06:05,541 --> 01:06:06,750 and I'll ask it of you. 199 01:06:07,250 --> 01:06:09,583 If you can see yourself wherever you are, 200 01:06:09,583 --> 01:06:11,458 in the car, in your office, 201 01:06:11,958 --> 01:06:13,791 can you picture yourself as though you 202 01:06:13,791 --> 01:06:14,958 were watching yourself 203 01:06:15,250 --> 01:06:16,625 from across the room, right? 204 01:06:16,625 --> 01:06:17,583 This is an out of body 205 01:06:17,583 --> 01:06:18,666 experience type thing. 206 01:06:19,333 --> 01:06:21,541 Can you identify what kind 207 01:06:21,541 --> 01:06:22,916 of mood you are in right now? 208 01:06:23,416 --> 01:06:24,291 How are you feeling? 209 01:06:24,541 --> 01:06:25,333 Can you tell what your 210 01:06:25,333 --> 01:06:26,958 present mental state is? 211 01:06:27,333 --> 01:06:28,083 Are you tired? 212 01:06:28,416 --> 01:06:29,791 Are you quick and alert? 213 01:06:30,500 --> 01:06:32,833 Or are you wondering about what the point 214 01:06:32,833 --> 01:06:34,666 of this mental exercise is? 215 01:06:35,000 --> 01:06:35,875 Well, I'll tell you. 216 01:06:36,291 --> 01:06:37,375 Covey is making the point 217 01:06:37,375 --> 01:06:38,958 that we are self-aware beings. 218 01:06:39,250 --> 01:06:40,291 In fact, we are the 219 01:06:40,291 --> 01:06:41,625 only ones on this planet 220 01:06:41,625 --> 01:06:43,125 that are self-aware and quote, 221 01:06:43,625 --> 01:06:44,833 have the ability to think 222 01:06:44,833 --> 01:06:46,791 about our very thought process. 223 01:06:47,000 --> 01:06:47,250 End quote. 224 01:06:48,000 --> 01:06:48,458 This is what 225 01:06:48,458 --> 01:06:49,833 separates us from the animals. 226 01:06:49,833 --> 01:06:51,375 This is what allows us to quote, 227 01:06:51,375 --> 01:06:52,958 "Make significant advances from 228 01:06:52,958 --> 01:06:54,375 generation to generation, 229 01:06:54,875 --> 01:06:55,916 to learn from others' 230 01:06:56,125 --> 01:06:57,958 experiences, as well as our own. 231 01:06:58,375 --> 01:06:59,875 This is also why we can 232 01:06:59,875 --> 01:07:01,666 make and break our habits." 233 01:07:02,125 --> 01:07:02,375 End quote. 234 01:07:03,541 --> 01:07:05,666 Covey is asking us to be self-aware. 235 01:07:06,708 --> 01:07:07,583 Know that quote, "We 236 01:07:07,583 --> 01:07:08,791 are not our feelings. 237 01:07:09,250 --> 01:07:11,000 We are not our moods. 238 01:07:11,000 --> 01:07:12,666 We are not even our thoughts." 239 01:07:12,666 --> 01:07:13,083 End quote. 240 01:07:13,875 --> 01:07:15,500 It's our gift as humans 241 01:07:15,833 --> 01:07:17,958 that we are even aware of these things. 242 01:07:17,958 --> 01:07:19,458 And in this book, Covey 243 01:07:19,458 --> 01:07:22,083 wants us to be aware of ourselves 244 01:07:22,166 --> 01:07:23,583 because quote, "Until we 245 01:07:23,583 --> 01:07:24,958 take how we see ourselves 246 01:07:25,166 --> 01:07:26,875 and how we see others into account, 247 01:07:27,541 --> 01:07:28,875 we will be unable to 248 01:07:28,875 --> 01:07:30,916 understand how others see and feel 249 01:07:31,083 --> 01:07:32,958 about themselves and their world." 250 01:07:33,250 --> 01:07:33,541 End quote. 251 01:07:34,541 --> 01:07:36,875 So Covey is asking us to 252 01:07:36,875 --> 01:07:39,083 be self-aware and to be open 253 01:07:39,500 --> 01:07:42,125 as we move into our first sub-chapter, 254 01:07:42,125 --> 01:07:43,916 which is called the Social Mirror. 255 01:07:44,708 --> 01:07:46,208 And Covey begins this 256 01:07:46,208 --> 01:07:47,750 sub-chapter saying quote, 257 01:07:47,958 --> 01:07:49,791 "The only vision we have of ourselves 258 01:07:49,958 --> 01:07:51,458 comes from the Social Mirror, 259 01:07:51,916 --> 01:07:53,000 from the current social 260 01:07:53,000 --> 01:07:55,333 paradigm and from the opinions, 261 01:07:55,375 --> 01:07:56,250 the perceptions and 262 01:07:56,250 --> 01:07:58,875 paradigms of the people around us." 263 01:07:59,125 --> 01:07:59,458 End quote. 264 01:08:00,083 --> 01:08:02,375 And many times these opinions from others 265 01:08:02,375 --> 01:08:03,583 are not reality-based, 266 01:08:03,833 --> 01:08:04,833 but they form a 267 01:08:04,833 --> 01:08:06,708 foundation of how we see ourselves. 268 01:08:07,375 --> 01:08:08,583 Have you ever heard someone saying 269 01:08:08,583 --> 01:08:09,375 something like this, 270 01:08:09,375 --> 01:08:10,333 or maybe you've said 271 01:08:10,333 --> 01:08:11,375 things like this as well? 272 01:08:12,083 --> 01:08:12,833 Right, here they are. 273 01:08:13,208 --> 01:08:14,208 You're never on time. 274 01:08:15,083 --> 01:08:17,041 Why can't you ever keep things clean? 275 01:08:17,958 --> 01:08:19,166 You must be athletic. 276 01:08:20,083 --> 01:08:22,250 You eat like a horse, and 277 01:08:22,250 --> 01:08:24,333 I can't believe you won. 278 01:08:25,416 --> 01:08:28,875 Put the wrong emphasis on the wrong 279 01:08:28,875 --> 01:08:30,083 syllable there, potentially. 280 01:08:30,958 --> 01:08:32,583 But Covey says sayings and 281 01:08:32,583 --> 01:08:33,833 visions like these are quote, 282 01:08:34,041 --> 01:08:36,041 "Disjointed and out of proportion." 283 01:08:36,416 --> 01:08:36,791 End quote. 284 01:08:37,583 --> 01:08:37,875 You know what? 285 01:08:37,875 --> 01:08:38,708 That's gonna be a good 286 01:08:38,708 --> 01:08:40,208 stopping point for today. 287 01:08:40,208 --> 01:08:40,875 And we'll finish up 288 01:08:40,875 --> 01:08:41,791 this first sub-chapter 289 01:08:41,791 --> 01:08:42,666 and move into the 290 01:08:42,666 --> 01:08:44,083 subsequent ones tomorrow 291 01:08:44,083 --> 01:08:45,916 as we start to learn 292 01:08:45,916 --> 01:08:47,333 about Covey's first habit, 293 01:08:47,583 --> 01:08:49,125 which is be proactive. 294 01:08:50,041 --> 01:08:51,041 Hey, thanks for joining us today. 295 01:08:51,291 --> 01:08:52,625 Let's all be proactive and 296 01:08:52,625 --> 01:08:53,750 plan on coming back here again 297 01:08:53,750 --> 01:08:56,833 this time tomorrow. And don't forget, have a fantastic day. 298 01:08:59,958 --> 01:09:01,708 Don't forget to follow and subscribe to 299 01:09:01,708 --> 01:09:02,333 the Morning Serial 300 01:09:02,333 --> 01:09:03,958 podcast on the One Life 301 01:09:04,125 --> 01:09:04,958 Live It channel. 302 01:09:05,500 --> 01:09:07,416 You can find more episodes and videos by 303 01:09:07,416 --> 01:09:09,083 visiting our YouTube channel and the 304 01:09:09,083 --> 01:09:10,708 website at seaningless 305 01:09:11,041 --> 01:09:13,208 and at seaningless.com, where you can 306 01:09:13,208 --> 01:09:14,541 also follow our other 307 01:09:14,541 --> 01:09:16,083 podcast, the Mr. and Mrs. 308 01:09:16,083 --> 01:09:17,250 Inglis podcast and the 309 01:09:17,250 --> 01:09:18,250 Life Happens podcast. 310 01:09:19,083 --> 01:09:20,750 In these other podcasts, we'll dive 311 01:09:20,750 --> 01:09:22,125 deeper into everyday issues, 312 01:09:22,416 --> 01:09:23,166 self-improvement and 313 01:09:23,166 --> 01:09:25,666 well-being, business and finance, and we 314 01:09:25,666 --> 01:09:26,916 welcome special guests too. 315 01:09:27,416 --> 01:09:28,166 So join us. 316 01:09:28,166 --> 01:09:29,500 It'll be a good time, I promise. 317 01:09:30,208 --> 01:09:31,083 Thanks again for listening. 318 01:09:31,291 --> 01:09:32,833 Have a fantastic day and 319 01:09:32,833 --> 01:09:33,458 we'll see you tomorrow.