Morning Cereal

Start your day with inspirational quotes, followed by a fun journey through nostalgic facts from this day in history. Then, we dive into Stephen R. Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People 
In Part 2, Chapter 2, we’ll explore Covey’s timeless advice on building authentic connections, the art of influence, and creating positive interactions in every area of life.
In This Episode:
  • Daily inspirational quotes to spark your motivation
  • Fun historical facts from this day in history
  • A dive into Part 2, Chapter 2 of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective
Whether you're a leader, communicator, or just someone looking to improve your relationships, this episode is packed with actionable insights.
Tune in now and let’s grow together!
Resources:
Covey, S. R. (1989). The 7 habits of highly effective people: Powerful lessons in personal change. Free Press. 

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Good morning, and welcome to Morning Cereal!
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Good morning.

And welcome to morning cereal

Okay, good morning and welcome to Friday.

Well, it's May 23rd and if you're feeling

that end of the week energy

you're not alone it's probably due to the

fact that we're all

sugared up because today is

National Taffy Day and

it's also World Turtle Day

So eat that taffy nice and slow and

appreciate this journey. We're all on

Of course, unless you're taking World

Turtle Day a little too serious and

you're racing a hair

today for some reason

I don't know again. You do you well

Let's go ahead and move forward and kick

things off with the dose of motivation

from one of my favorite rappers

Eminem and Eminem said quote you can make

something of your life. It just depends

on your drive in quote now

That's a great reminder from Slim Shady

that determination can

turn dreams into reality

Alright, let's take a look at today's

news facts and birthdays and they're from

May 23rd. We're gonna start back in

1934 and that's when the notorious

criminals Bonnie and Clyde they were

ambushed and killed by

police on this date in Louisiana

Then in 1980 on this date the horror film

The Shining it was

released into theaters now

I've read this book and just reading the

book creeped me out. So I haven't

actually seen the movie yet

Then we're gonna move all the way up to

1999 when on this date

Star Wars episode 1 the Phantom Menace it

broke box office records

during its opening weekend

And then lastly on this date in 2000 M&M

He released his third studio album the

Marshall Mathers LP and it was the

fastest selling rap album of all time

And it earned a Grammy for

the best rap album in 2001

Well, happy birthday to

you of today's your birthday

You share a birthday with comedian and

host of the prices,

right? Drew Carey. He's

66 today for some reason it still doesn't

feel right to say that Bob Barker isn't

the host of the prices, right?

moving on

Jewel singer songwriter known for hits

like who will save your soul?

She turns 50 today and then actress best

known for her role in the TV series

dynasty Joan Collins

She's 91 today

Well, the number one song on this date in

1993 was that's the way love goes by

Janet Jackson and this what we'll call

Sultry track it marked a departure from

her previous more upbeat dance type hits

and it showcased a more

mature sound out of Janet

Well, it earned her a Grammy for best R&B

song and it remains one

of her most iconic songs

All right

now while you're just sitting there

sipping your coffee and deciding whether

or not this Friday calls for

Ambition or maybe just survival here are

the top news stories as

of yesterday's recording

First NPR in the Wall Street Journal

reporting that the stock market

volatility continues in early trading

following the house's

approval of the president's

extensive tax and spending plan which is

projected to increase

the federal deficit by

2.7 trillion dollars over the next decade

I know the GOP doesn't like that but this

has led to investor concerns

And now the plan moves ahead to the

Senate where it will likely

gain quite a bit more scrutiny

Secondarily the AP and Barron's they're

reporting that April home numbers are in

and the existing home sales

They decline by half a percentage point.

Now. This is the

slowest April pace since 2009

Just after the housing crisis and this

downturn is attributed to

persistently high mortgage rates

they're averaging about six point eight

one percent right now and

home prices are remaining elevated to the

national median house

price hit a record of

414 thousand dollars this year that's up

1.8 percent year-over-year and

Lastly Reuters is reporting that a

federal judge has blocked the president's

plan to close the Department of Education

ruling the move

unconstitutional shocker and

Probably a bad idea

The court also ordered the immediate

reinstatement of employees laid off

during the March reduction in force

citing violations of due process and

statutory protections

all part of a democracy

Well now let's go ahead and wrap up this

week with our morning serial book segment

and we're still in habit to

Which is begin with the end in mind from

Stephen R. Covey's the seven habits of

highly effective people

Today's focus the foundational idea that

quote all things are created twice

Now we mentioned this just a couple days

ago, but we're gonna jump into it just a

little bit more here

Now according to Covey everything is

created twice first mentally then

physically, right? We

talked about that two days ago

Think about building a house first

There's a blueprint then the actual

construction right that same principle

applies to every part of life

From writing an email to raising a child

to launching a business

The first step is the creation and having

the vision of it, right?

Then the second is the execution and

remember this as well

Covey said quote management is doing

things right while leadership is doing

the right things in quote

Now most of us are good at the managing

part checking off tasks, right responding

to emails showing up on time

But how often do we stop to ask quote is

this ladder that we keep talking about?

Leaning against the right wall in quote.

That's the heart of the first creation

Deciding what matters

before doing what works now?

One of the most powerful ideas in this

section is that if we don't consistently

design our lives our

Careers and our relationships even our

character will end up

living out someone else's script

You've said that a

couple days in a row now

Covey warns us quote if we don't develop

our own self-awareness and proactively

create our own scripts

We empower other people and other

circumstances to shape our

lives by default in quote

Covey challenges us to take control of

that first creation

through personal leadership

Which involves defining our values?

We've been talking about that right to

finding our values and our principles and

then aligning those with

our second creation our

daily behaviors with that vision

Okay, who we even draws a line from this

habit back to remind us

of habit one be proactive

Proactive people recognize

the power of the first creation

They use their imagination and conscience

to visualize what they want and why?

Not just what's urgent? Okay. Here's the

takeaway if you want to change your

results start by changing the design

Visualize what success actually looks

like at work at home

and in your character

And then act in a way that

builds towards that blueprint

Because when you design with intention

the life you build is the one you

actually want to live

All right, that is it for your Friday

edition of morning cereal

So whether you're eating taffy

Celebrating turtles or just trying to

survive one more zoom call

Remember their life gets built twice once

in your head and once in the real world

make both of them count

Hey, thanks for tuning in today. Enjoy

the long holiday weekend and we'll see

you back here next Tuesday morning

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