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 01:00:12,083 --> 01:00:14,583 Okay, good morning and welcome to Monday. 4 01:00:15,166 --> 01:00:17,083 Well, if you're watching this on YouTube, 5 01:00:17,375 --> 01:00:18,291 you've noticed that 6 01:00:18,291 --> 01:00:19,583 I'm back in three-quarter 7 01:00:19,583 --> 01:00:22,583 zips because old man winter decided to 8 01:00:22,583 --> 01:00:24,833 have one last fling down here in Texas. 9 01:00:25,666 --> 01:00:27,541 Now I know if you happen to live north of 10 01:00:27,541 --> 01:00:28,416 Texas, you're not 11 01:00:28,416 --> 01:00:29,583 feeling our pain because 12 01:00:29,583 --> 01:00:30,125 I get it. 13 01:00:30,500 --> 01:00:32,000 Winter routinely lasts 14 01:00:32,000 --> 01:00:32,958 well into the spring. 15 01:00:32,958 --> 01:00:34,500 I grew up in Colorado, I get it. 16 01:00:34,750 --> 01:00:35,625 But let me just tell you, 17 01:00:35,625 --> 01:00:37,708 we are so weak down here. 18 01:00:37,708 --> 01:00:38,791 We need that warm weather 19 01:00:38,791 --> 01:00:40,166 back and we need it now. 20 01:00:40,708 --> 01:00:41,125 We're going to lose 21 01:00:41,125 --> 01:00:42,458 our stuff again, people. 22 01:00:43,333 --> 01:00:45,083 Okay, well, now that I got that out of my 23 01:00:45,083 --> 01:00:46,541 system, that aside, 24 01:00:46,916 --> 01:00:49,000 today is National Motherhood 25 01:00:49,166 --> 01:00:50,083 and Beauty Day. 26 01:00:50,625 --> 01:00:52,500 So we can and we definitely should 27 01:00:52,500 --> 01:00:54,041 celebrate our beautiful 28 01:00:54,041 --> 01:00:55,166 wives and our mothers. 29 01:00:55,916 --> 01:00:56,958 And we can do it with 30 01:00:56,958 --> 01:00:58,291 some beer and coffee cake. 31 01:00:58,708 --> 01:01:00,708 And that's not just a random pairing. 32 01:01:00,708 --> 01:01:01,625 No, no, no, no. 33 01:01:01,875 --> 01:01:03,083 It's like a game show, right? 34 01:01:03,458 --> 01:01:04,458 Let's tell them what they won. 35 01:01:05,083 --> 01:01:08,000 Well, Bob, it's also National Beer and 36 01:01:08,000 --> 01:01:09,291 National Coffee Cake Day. 37 01:01:10,125 --> 01:01:12,000 Well, how can this Monday get any better? 38 01:01:12,583 --> 01:01:14,333 Well, how about a quote from the 39 01:01:14,333 --> 01:01:16,750 character John Nash, who 40 01:01:16,750 --> 01:01:18,708 said, "Perhaps it is good 41 01:01:18,708 --> 01:01:21,208 to have a beautiful mind, but an even 42 01:01:21,208 --> 01:01:22,500 greater gift is to 43 01:01:22,500 --> 01:01:24,125 discover a beautiful heart." 44 01:01:25,875 --> 01:01:26,458 You know the movie? 45 01:01:27,083 --> 01:01:29,000 That's from the movie A Beautiful Mind. 46 01:01:29,916 --> 01:01:31,083 Okay, today's news facts and 47 01:01:31,083 --> 01:01:32,833 birthdays are for April 7th. 48 01:01:32,833 --> 01:01:34,250 There's not many of them, so don't blink 49 01:01:34,250 --> 01:01:35,041 or you might miss them. 50 01:01:35,625 --> 01:01:37,916 The first one here is back in 1963. 51 01:01:38,708 --> 01:01:40,375 That's when Jack Nicholas at the tender 52 01:01:40,375 --> 01:01:42,791 age of just 23, he won his 53 01:01:42,791 --> 01:01:44,416 first Masters Tournament. 54 01:01:45,250 --> 01:01:47,250 Then skipping all the way up to 2016, and 55 01:01:47,250 --> 01:01:48,000 my wife will love 56 01:01:48,000 --> 01:01:49,583 this one, that's when the 57 01:01:49,583 --> 01:01:52,625 longest ever captured Python was found in 58 01:01:52,625 --> 01:01:54,333 the Penang Island of Malaysia. 59 01:01:54,833 --> 01:01:57,708 That Python measured 26 feet in length. 60 01:01:58,666 --> 01:02:00,166 Well, happy birthday to you 61 01:02:00,166 --> 01:02:01,375 if today is your birthday. 62 01:02:01,375 --> 01:02:02,208 You share a birthday 63 01:02:02,208 --> 01:02:04,041 with actor Jackie Chan. 64 01:02:04,250 --> 01:02:05,708 He's 71 today. 65 01:02:06,375 --> 01:02:10,166 And actor Russell Crowe, he's 61 today. 66 01:02:10,958 --> 01:02:12,291 Well, the number one song on this date 67 01:02:12,291 --> 01:02:15,375 back in 1985 was One 68 01:02:15,375 --> 01:02:17,458 More Night by Phil Collins. 69 01:02:18,083 --> 01:02:19,541 Now, this is one of my favorite Phil 70 01:02:19,541 --> 01:02:21,041 Collins songs, and it was 71 01:02:21,041 --> 01:02:22,458 Phil Collins' second number 72 01:02:22,458 --> 01:02:25,291 one hit following his song Against All 73 01:02:25,291 --> 01:02:26,666 Odds, Take a Look at Me Now. 74 01:02:27,333 --> 01:02:29,291 And I'm pretty sure this song was on 75 01:02:29,291 --> 01:02:30,708 repeat after all of my 76 01:02:30,708 --> 01:02:31,916 junior high and high school 77 01:02:32,041 --> 01:02:32,375 breakups. 78 01:02:32,875 --> 01:02:33,791 And of course, I mean that 79 01:02:33,791 --> 01:02:34,916 in the most innocent way. 80 01:02:35,000 --> 01:02:35,500 Come on, people. 81 01:02:36,541 --> 01:02:38,333 Well, let's jump into our book review. 82 01:02:38,333 --> 01:02:39,750 As you know, we're reading through 83 01:02:39,750 --> 01:02:41,416 Stephen Covey's The Seven 84 01:02:41,416 --> 01:02:42,833 Habits of Highly Effective 85 01:02:43,375 --> 01:02:43,416 People. 86 01:02:44,125 --> 01:02:47,083 And in this first chapter entitled Inside 87 01:02:47,083 --> 01:02:48,791 Out, yesterday, Covey 88 01:02:48,791 --> 01:02:49,875 discussed the differences 89 01:02:50,000 --> 01:02:52,666 between character traits, which focuses 90 01:02:52,666 --> 01:02:54,125 on character qualities 91 01:02:54,125 --> 01:02:56,250 like integrity, temperaments, 92 01:02:56,250 --> 01:02:59,083 patience, modesty, versus personality 93 01:02:59,083 --> 01:03:00,916 ethic, which Covey 94 01:03:00,916 --> 01:03:03,375 believes is persuasive in today's 95 01:03:03,416 --> 01:03:05,458 culture and it teaches more 96 01:03:05,458 --> 01:03:07,916 superficial, quick type fixes. 97 01:03:08,916 --> 01:03:10,791 Now, remember, two days ago on Friday, we 98 01:03:10,791 --> 01:03:11,625 had talked about 99 01:03:11,625 --> 01:03:13,208 Covey and his wife and the 100 01:03:13,208 --> 01:03:14,625 relationship with their son, right? 101 01:03:14,833 --> 01:03:17,333 And he and his wife were concerned about 102 01:03:17,333 --> 01:03:19,166 their son's ability or 103 01:03:19,166 --> 01:03:20,916 maybe his lack thereof to 104 01:03:20,916 --> 01:03:22,166 be successful at school 105 01:03:22,166 --> 01:03:23,875 or on the athletic field. 106 01:03:24,416 --> 01:03:26,333 Well, Covey and his wife decided that 107 01:03:26,333 --> 01:03:27,375 instead of telling their 108 01:03:27,375 --> 01:03:29,083 son what to do, instead of 109 01:03:29,083 --> 01:03:30,958 looking at their son with the perception 110 01:03:30,958 --> 01:03:32,083 that he was failing, 111 01:03:32,833 --> 01:03:33,791 they obviously didn't 112 01:03:33,791 --> 01:03:35,833 say this, but that was the perception. 113 01:03:36,125 --> 01:03:37,875 That was the picture their actions and 114 01:03:37,875 --> 01:03:39,083 their words were painting 115 01:03:39,083 --> 01:03:41,125 to him and to themselves. 116 01:03:42,000 --> 01:03:44,291 Instead, Covey and his wife decided to 117 01:03:44,291 --> 01:03:45,500 focus their efforts on 118 01:03:45,500 --> 01:03:47,625 themselves, quote, "not 119 01:03:47,750 --> 01:03:50,541 on our techniques, but on our deepest 120 01:03:50,541 --> 01:03:51,666 motives and our 121 01:03:51,666 --> 01:03:53,500 perception of him," end quote. 122 01:03:54,291 --> 01:03:55,916 They also made an effort to see their 123 01:03:55,916 --> 01:03:57,208 son, quote, "in his own 124 01:03:57,208 --> 01:03:59,375 uniqueness and saw within 125 01:03:59,375 --> 01:04:02,291 him layers and layers of potential that 126 01:04:02,291 --> 01:04:03,458 would be realized at his 127 01:04:03,458 --> 01:04:05,416 own pace and his own speed," 128 01:04:05,708 --> 01:04:06,125 end quote. 129 01:04:06,708 --> 01:04:08,625 So, they made the decision to get out of 130 01:04:08,625 --> 01:04:09,958 their son's way, stopping 131 01:04:09,958 --> 01:04:12,416 trying to lead him, stopping 132 01:04:12,416 --> 01:04:14,583 comparing him, and stopping trying to 133 01:04:14,583 --> 01:04:15,583 judge him all the time. 134 01:04:16,041 --> 01:04:18,250 And instead, to take on a role that 135 01:04:18,250 --> 01:04:19,958 affirmed him, that just 136 01:04:19,958 --> 01:04:21,500 simply enjoyed him and valued 137 01:04:21,625 --> 01:04:24,041 him so that he could develop his own 138 01:04:24,041 --> 01:04:26,000 internal sources of security. 139 01:04:26,833 --> 01:04:28,833 And at the same time, they also tried to 140 01:04:28,833 --> 01:04:30,083 sever the strings of 141 01:04:30,083 --> 01:04:31,875 their own self-worth that were 142 01:04:31,875 --> 01:04:34,125 dependent on what would be considered 143 01:04:34,125 --> 01:04:35,208 their son's socially 144 01:04:35,208 --> 01:04:36,291 acceptable successes. 145 01:04:37,333 --> 01:04:39,291 And Covey believes that the support and 146 01:04:39,291 --> 01:04:40,500 the belief that he and 147 01:04:40,500 --> 01:04:41,791 his wife provided their 148 01:04:41,791 --> 01:04:45,083 son helped lead him, their son, to their 149 01:04:45,083 --> 01:04:47,041 son's own feelings of, 150 01:04:47,291 --> 01:04:48,875 I'm quote, "fundamentally 151 01:04:49,458 --> 01:04:52,333 capable," and this inner confidence or 152 01:04:52,333 --> 01:04:53,791 character trait eventually 153 01:04:53,791 --> 01:04:55,375 led their son to socially 154 01:04:55,375 --> 01:04:56,583 impressive accomplishments. 155 01:04:57,500 --> 01:04:59,625 This experience was Covey's real life 156 01:04:59,625 --> 01:05:02,083 experiment and introduction to the, 157 01:05:02,083 --> 01:05:03,333 quote, "vital difference 158 01:05:03,375 --> 01:05:05,583 between the personality ethic and the 159 01:05:05,583 --> 01:05:07,958 character ethic of success," end quote. 160 01:05:08,666 --> 01:05:10,250 Now, tomorrow, we're going to continue 161 01:05:10,250 --> 01:05:11,708 unpacking these fundamental 162 01:05:11,708 --> 01:05:14,000 concepts that I found incredibly 163 01:05:14,208 --> 01:05:14,541 interesting. 164 01:05:15,083 --> 01:05:16,333 So, come back for that tomorrow. 165 01:05:17,166 --> 01:05:18,583 I don't know where you're at this morning 166 01:05:18,583 --> 01:05:19,375 or where you're at this 167 01:05:19,375 --> 01:05:21,166 week, but keep your heads 168 01:05:21,166 --> 01:05:21,625 up, people. 169 01:05:22,000 --> 01:05:23,291 It's going to be a great week. 170 01:05:23,958 --> 01:05:24,833 Hey, thanks for joining us 171 01:05:24,833 --> 01:05:26,625 today and have a fantastic day. 172 01:05:28,500 --> 01:05:30,250 Don't forget to follow and subscribe to 173 01:05:30,250 --> 01:05:30,875 the Morning Serial 174 01:05:30,875 --> 01:05:32,500 podcast on the One Life 175 01:05:32,666 --> 01:05:33,500 Live It channel. 176 01:05:34,041 --> 01:05:35,958 You 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