Good morning and
welcome to Morning Cereal.
Okay, good morning and
welcome to Wednesday.
Today is Heritage Day.
Well, it is in South America, but it can
be a moment for all of us
to honor our differences,
right?
The stories, the foods and the traditions
that have shaped our national culture.
So whether your roots are near or they're
far away, today is
about carrying them forward.
And speaking of looking forward, today we
start our next book in
our book review segment.
And in light of that, today's quote is
from the author of The Let
Them Theory, Mel Robbins,
who said, "You are never going to feel
ready, so stop waiting and start."
That is some real talk for you this
morning, to get up and get out there.
That first step is always the hardest.
So just take it.
All right, today's news facts and
birthdays are for September 24th.
Back in 1957 on this date, that's when
the song "Jailhouse
Rock" was released by Elvis
Presley and it became
the song of the year.
Then in 1968, the TV show "60 Minutes,"
well, it debuted on CBS on this date.
Then moving all the way up to 1988, you
might remember this, Ben Johnson.
He set the 100-meter dash Olympic record
in Seoul before being
disqualified a few days
later for steroid use.
Whoops.
And he handed the
gold over to Carl Lewis.
Well, happy birthday to you
if today is your birthday.
You share a birthday with
actor and singer Ben Platt.
He's 31 today.
And the late Phil Hartman was born on
this date in 1948, as was
the creator of the Muppets,
the late Jim Henson,
born on this date in 1936.
Now I know I had to push this band last
week for National
Country Music Day, but their
time in the spotlight is back.
The number one song on this date back in
1989 was "Hangin'
Tough" by the new kids on the
block.
Now, one of the first boy bands in the
modern era, and I say
modern with air quotes here,
but this song gave NKOTB their first
number one on the
Billboard Hot 100, which would
be their first of three, followed by
"I'll Be Loving You
Forever" and "Step by Step."
Now, did just hearing the names of those
songs just take anybody
else back to junior high
dances?
Well, here's one last interesting fact
I'll leave you with.
In the vocalist Donnie Wahlberg, he
stated that the song was a
blatant attempt to emulate
Queen's "We Will Rock You," with the hope
of it being adopted as a sports anthem.
All right, well, here we are.
We've been hanging tough over the last
few months as we made our
way through Kobe's seven
habits of highly effective people.
And today we are ready to rock you with
an introduction to our
new book for our book
review, Mel Robbins, The Let Them Theory.
Now, I recently heard Mel on a podcast
and I thought that her
book sounded like it would
be a really great next book for us.
It's something that's much more
contemporary and it's from
a female with a great story
of perseverance.
So, Mel Robbins, she introduces The Let
Them Theory as a mindset
that helps people detach
from the exhausting need to control
others and worry about
what they are thinking about
us.
In her introduction, she speaks candidly
about how much time and
energy we all spend worrying
about how others behave or what they're
thinking or whether they approve of us.
Now, I know that hit home with me when I
heard her talking about it.
And Robbins writes with her trademark
directness, "Life is far
lighter when you stop rehearsing
other people's parts in your head.
Instead of spiraling when friends cancel
plans or colleagues act
unpredictably, or let's
say family members disappoint, that would
never happen," she
suggests, repeating two
words.
"Let them.
It's not about indifference.
It's about acceptance."
"Let them be who they are," she explains,
"and you be who you are."
So this shift, it allows you to reclaim
control over your energy.
When you stop wasting effort on things
you can't change, you
start freeing up resources
for what you can change.
And Robbins notes that this is also an
act of self-respect.
It affirms that your well-being isn't
tethered to someone else's choices.
And she also emphasizes boundaries.
Letting people be who they are doesn't
mean you allow mistreatment.
It means you enforce your standards
calmly while refusing to
carry the emotional baggage
of others' behaviors.
Her introduction reframes what control
really means, not
controlling others but controlling
yourself.
When you "let them," you gain clarity,
calmness, and confidence.
Okay, here's your first takeaway.
Life gets lighter when you stop
over-managing others and
instead put your energy where it
matters, your choices,
your growth, and your peace.
Alright, so today, honor where you've
come from, then give
yourself permission to let
others think whatever they want to think.
You just do you.
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