1 01:00:00,500 --> 01:00:03,166 Good morning and welcome 2 01:00:03,166 --> 01:00:04,708 to your morning cereal. 3 01:00:08,875 --> 01:00:10,166 Okay, good morning and 4 01:00:10,166 --> 01:00:11,416 welcome to Wednesday. 5 01:00:11,958 --> 01:00:12,958 Hard to believe that we 6 01:00:12,958 --> 01:00:14,791 are already at that middle 7 01:00:14,791 --> 01:00:15,958 of the week stretch where 8 01:00:15,958 --> 01:00:17,208 you definitely are going 9 01:00:17,208 --> 01:00:18,541 to need a second cup of 10 01:00:18,541 --> 01:00:20,083 coffee to get you through the day. 11 01:00:20,708 --> 01:00:22,333 And fittingly, as you get 12 01:00:22,333 --> 01:00:23,791 to the end of this hump day, 13 01:00:24,041 --> 01:00:26,583 right, reward yourself because today 14 01:00:27,125 --> 01:00:29,125 is National Drink Wine Day. 15 01:00:29,500 --> 01:00:30,500 All right, well, 16 01:00:30,791 --> 01:00:32,458 yesterday's trivia answer, 17 01:00:33,083 --> 01:00:35,208 Wayne Gretzky, the great one, 18 01:00:35,541 --> 01:00:38,250 the NHL's all-time leading point scorer. 19 01:00:38,833 --> 01:00:39,875 And now it's time for 20 01:00:39,875 --> 01:00:40,750 the essential vitamins 21 01:00:40,750 --> 01:00:41,833 in your morning cereal. 22 01:00:42,333 --> 01:00:44,666 Today's quote is from birthday boy 23 01:00:44,666 --> 01:00:46,791 turning only 61 today, 24 01:00:47,416 --> 01:00:49,083 Dr. Dre, who said, quote, 25 01:00:49,333 --> 01:00:50,875 "It's not about the salary, 26 01:00:51,125 --> 01:00:52,833 it's all about the reality." 27 01:00:53,208 --> 01:00:54,333 All right, translation 28 01:00:54,333 --> 01:00:56,541 this morning, genuine success, 29 01:00:57,333 --> 01:01:00,291 passion and tangible results matter more 30 01:01:00,708 --> 01:01:02,375 than just the money, right? 31 01:01:02,625 --> 01:01:04,375 Chase your passion, not a paycheck. 32 01:01:04,958 --> 01:01:06,125 All right, well, let's go 33 01:01:06,125 --> 01:01:07,583 ahead and hear from the experts. 34 01:01:07,875 --> 01:01:08,958 Now it is time to pour 35 01:01:08,958 --> 01:01:10,333 in some let them theory 36 01:01:10,458 --> 01:01:11,750 from Mel Robbins. 37 01:01:12,333 --> 01:01:14,250 And today we're stepping into a new 38 01:01:14,250 --> 01:01:15,583 chapter, chapter 20, 39 01:01:15,916 --> 01:01:18,708 which is entitled, "How Every Ending 40 01:01:19,000 --> 01:01:20,708 Is a Beautiful Beginning," all right? 41 01:01:21,125 --> 01:01:23,000 Here, Mel is opening this 42 01:01:23,000 --> 01:01:25,625 section by reframing endings, 43 01:01:25,958 --> 01:01:28,000 not as failures, but as transitions. 44 01:01:28,583 --> 01:01:29,875 She writes, quote, "An 45 01:01:29,875 --> 01:01:31,500 ending is simply the moment 46 01:01:31,625 --> 01:01:32,625 you're pushed towards 47 01:01:32,625 --> 01:01:33,958 what's next," end quote. 48 01:01:34,416 --> 01:01:36,500 And that's uncomfortable because humans 49 01:01:36,500 --> 01:01:38,041 love predictability. 50 01:01:38,458 --> 01:01:41,000 Even if the situation is mediocre, at 51 01:01:41,000 --> 01:01:42,583 least it's familiar. 52 01:01:43,000 --> 01:01:44,125 And she explains that 53 01:01:44,125 --> 01:01:45,541 when something ends, 54 01:01:45,541 --> 01:01:47,041 a relationship, a job, 55 01:01:47,041 --> 01:01:48,333 a chapter in your life, 56 01:01:48,708 --> 01:01:51,500 well, we instinctively want to fix it. 57 01:01:51,708 --> 01:01:53,916 We want to rewind it or control it. 58 01:01:54,250 --> 01:01:56,083 And that's where let them comes in. 59 01:01:56,500 --> 01:01:58,875 If something is ending, well, let it. 60 01:01:58,875 --> 01:02:01,250 If someone is pulling away, let them. 61 01:02:01,500 --> 01:02:03,791 If a door closes, let it close 62 01:02:04,166 --> 01:02:06,208 because what we often call rejection 63 01:02:06,541 --> 01:02:08,791 is actually just redirection. 64 01:02:09,500 --> 01:02:11,750 Now, Mel shares how painful endings 65 01:02:11,750 --> 01:02:13,916 forced her into growth 66 01:02:14,208 --> 01:02:15,000 that she never would 67 01:02:15,000 --> 01:02:16,083 have chosen voluntarily. 68 01:02:16,708 --> 01:02:18,791 She said, quote, "The end of something 69 01:02:18,791 --> 01:02:21,250 is the beginning of clarity," end quote. 70 01:02:21,791 --> 01:02:22,875 And when the noise 71 01:02:22,875 --> 01:02:24,916 stops, when the chaos settles, 72 01:02:25,208 --> 01:02:28,291 you finally see what wasn't working. 73 01:02:28,708 --> 01:02:29,458 And here's the hard 74 01:02:29,458 --> 01:02:30,666 truth that she highlights. 75 01:02:31,208 --> 01:02:32,375 Sometimes we cling, 76 01:02:32,375 --> 01:02:33,625 not because it's right, 77 01:02:33,625 --> 01:02:34,916 but because we're 78 01:02:34,916 --> 01:02:36,916 afraid of that empty space. 79 01:02:37,458 --> 01:02:38,750 The space between what 80 01:02:38,750 --> 01:02:41,125 was and what will be, 81 01:02:41,125 --> 01:02:42,750 it feels terrifying. 82 01:02:43,166 --> 01:02:45,000 But that gap, that's 83 01:02:45,000 --> 01:02:46,750 where reinvention happens. 84 01:02:47,208 --> 01:02:48,625 And she reminds us, quote, 85 01:02:48,875 --> 01:02:51,458 "You cannot step into what's next 86 01:02:51,833 --> 01:02:54,333 while gripping what's over," end quote. 87 01:02:54,916 --> 01:02:56,166 And that line hits, right? 88 01:02:56,583 --> 01:02:57,875 We don't grow in 89 01:02:57,875 --> 01:03:00,541 comfort, we grow in transition. 90 01:03:01,041 --> 01:03:02,000 Ending strip away 91 01:03:02,000 --> 01:03:04,000 illusion, they refine you, 92 01:03:04,250 --> 01:03:05,791 they sharpen your standards, 93 01:03:06,250 --> 01:03:08,583 they strengthen your resilience, okay? 94 01:03:09,125 --> 01:03:10,041 All right, here is 95 01:03:10,041 --> 01:03:11,083 your hump day takeaway. 96 01:03:11,833 --> 01:03:13,208 When something ends, 97 01:03:13,500 --> 01:03:15,833 resist the urge to chase it. 98 01:03:16,291 --> 01:03:18,375 Trust that it is clearing space 99 01:03:18,375 --> 01:03:19,625 for something better 100 01:03:19,625 --> 01:03:21,333 aligned for your life. 101 01:03:21,875 --> 01:03:22,833 All right, so whether 102 01:03:22,833 --> 01:03:24,041 you're raising a glass 103 01:03:24,041 --> 01:03:26,416 of well-aged Vino tonight, or just 104 01:03:26,416 --> 01:03:27,708 raising your standards, 105 01:03:28,083 --> 01:03:30,125 remember, midweek pivots, 106 01:03:30,125 --> 01:03:31,500 they can be powerful too. 107 01:03:31,958 --> 01:03:33,375 All right, now the prize from 108 01:03:33,375 --> 01:03:34,541 the bottom of the cereal box, 109 01:03:34,541 --> 01:03:35,416 the morning cereal 110 01:03:35,416 --> 01:03:36,875 trivia question of the day. 111 01:03:37,541 --> 01:03:38,250 Here it is, what is 112 01:03:38,250 --> 01:03:39,833 the longest type of cell 113 01:03:40,375 --> 01:03:41,208 in the human body? 114 01:03:41,750 --> 01:03:42,416 Well, thanks for 115 01:03:42,416 --> 01:03:43,583 listening to Morning Cereal today. 116 01:03:43,583 --> 01:03:45,000 We will see you back here tomorrow 117 01:03:45,208 --> 01:03:46,791 for the answer to the trivia question 118 01:03:47,291 --> 01:03:49,083 and more sugar for your soul. 119 01:03:49,541 --> 01:03:52,708 And until then, have a fantastic day. 120 01:03:53,791 --> 01:03:55,375 Don't forget to follow and subscribe 121 01:03:55,375 --> 01:03:56,875 to the Morning Cereal podcast 122 01:03:56,875 --> 01:03:58,875 on the One Life Live It channel. 123 01:03:59,333 --> 01:04:01,041 You can find more episodes and videos 124 01:04:01,041 --> 01:04:02,041 by visiting our YouTube 125 01:04:02,041 --> 01:04:03,333 channel and the website 126 01:04:03,500 --> 01:04:06,500 at seaningless and at seaningless.com, 127 01:04:06,750 --> 01:04:07,500 where you can also 128 01:04:07,500 --> 01:04:08,916 follow our other podcast, 129 01:04:09,250 --> 01:04:10,416 the Mr. and Mrs. English podcast 130 01:04:10,958 --> 01:04:12,125 and the Life Happens podcast. 131 01:04:13,000 --> 01:04:13,375 On these other 132 01:04:13,375 --> 01:04:15,083 podcasts, we'll dive deeper 133 01:04:15,083 --> 01:04:16,000 into everyday issues, 134 01:04:16,250 --> 01:04:17,416 self-improvement and wellbeing, 135 01:04:17,791 --> 01:04:19,541 business and finance, and we 136 01:04:19,541 --> 01:04:20,833 welcome special guests too. 137 01:04:21,333 --> 01:04:22,375 So join us, it'll be a 138 01:04:22,375 --> 01:04:23,333 good time, I promise. 139 01:04:24,041 --> 01:04:24,583 Thanks again for 140 01:04:24,583 --> 01:04:26,250 listening, have a fantastic day, 141 01:04:26,583 --> 01:04:27,250 and we'll see you tomorrow.