1 01:00:01,250 --> 01:00:04,125 Good morning and 2 01:00:04,125 --> 01:00:06,583 welcome to Morning Cereal. 3 01:00:08,833 --> 01:00:13,166 Okay, good morning and 4 01:00:13,166 --> 01:00:14,166 welcome to Wednesday. 5 01:00:14,625 --> 01:00:15,958 Today is Heritage Day. 6 01:00:16,291 --> 01:00:18,375 Well, it is in South America, but it can 7 01:00:18,375 --> 01:00:19,833 be a moment for all of us 8 01:00:19,833 --> 01:00:20,958 to honor our differences, 9 01:00:21,333 --> 01:00:21,500 right? 10 01:00:21,500 --> 01:00:23,541 The stories, the foods and the traditions 11 01:00:23,541 --> 01:00:25,916 that have shaped our national culture. 12 01:00:26,583 --> 01:00:29,166 So whether your roots are near or they're 13 01:00:29,166 --> 01:00:30,416 far away, today is 14 01:00:30,416 --> 01:00:31,791 about carrying them forward. 15 01:00:32,541 --> 01:00:35,000 And speaking of looking forward, today we 16 01:00:35,000 --> 01:00:36,291 start our next book in 17 01:00:36,291 --> 01:00:37,208 our book review segment. 18 01:00:37,625 --> 01:00:39,083 And in light of that, today's quote is 19 01:00:39,083 --> 01:00:40,250 from the author of The Let 20 01:00:40,250 --> 01:00:41,541 Them Theory, Mel Robbins, 21 01:00:41,750 --> 01:00:43,791 who said, "You are never going to feel 22 01:00:43,791 --> 01:00:46,166 ready, so stop waiting and start." 23 01:00:47,083 --> 01:00:48,958 That is some real talk for you this 24 01:00:48,958 --> 01:00:51,125 morning, to get up and get out there. 25 01:00:51,333 --> 01:00:53,000 That first step is always the hardest. 26 01:00:53,333 --> 01:00:54,500 So just take it. 27 01:00:55,041 --> 01:00:56,333 All right, today's news facts and 28 01:00:56,333 --> 01:00:58,583 birthdays are for September 24th. 29 01:00:58,583 --> 01:01:00,791 Back in 1957 on this date, that's when 30 01:01:00,791 --> 01:01:01,833 the song "Jailhouse 31 01:01:01,833 --> 01:01:03,375 Rock" was released by Elvis 32 01:01:03,375 --> 01:01:04,541 Presley and it became 33 01:01:04,541 --> 01:01:05,791 the song of the year. 34 01:01:06,333 --> 01:01:09,458 Then in 1968, the TV show "60 Minutes," 35 01:01:09,625 --> 01:01:11,583 well, it debuted on CBS on this date. 36 01:01:12,083 --> 01:01:13,791 Then moving all the way up to 1988, you 37 01:01:13,791 --> 01:01:15,333 might remember this, Ben Johnson. 38 01:01:15,583 --> 01:01:17,916 He set the 100-meter dash Olympic record 39 01:01:17,916 --> 01:01:19,708 in Seoul before being 40 01:01:19,708 --> 01:01:20,666 disqualified a few days 41 01:01:20,666 --> 01:01:21,791 later for steroid use. 42 01:01:22,041 --> 01:01:22,333 Whoops. 43 01:01:23,041 --> 01:01:23,791 And he handed the 44 01:01:23,791 --> 01:01:24,916 gold over to Carl Lewis. 45 01:01:25,583 --> 01:01:26,541 Well, happy birthday to you 46 01:01:26,541 --> 01:01:27,625 if today is your birthday. 47 01:01:27,625 --> 01:01:28,791 You share a birthday with 48 01:01:28,791 --> 01:01:30,708 actor and singer Ben Platt. 49 01:01:30,708 --> 01:01:31,875 He's 31 today. 50 01:01:32,583 --> 01:01:34,333 And the late Phil Hartman was born on 51 01:01:34,333 --> 01:01:36,875 this date in 1948, as was 52 01:01:36,875 --> 01:01:37,958 the creator of the Muppets, 53 01:01:37,958 --> 01:01:38,833 the late Jim Henson, 54 01:01:39,166 --> 01:01:40,833 born on this date in 1936. 55 01:01:41,833 --> 01:01:43,625 Now I know I had to push this band last 56 01:01:43,625 --> 01:01:44,416 week for National 57 01:01:44,416 --> 01:01:45,791 Country Music Day, but their 58 01:01:45,791 --> 01:01:47,291 time in the spotlight is back. 59 01:01:47,791 --> 01:01:49,541 The number one song on this date back in 60 01:01:49,541 --> 01:01:51,458 1989 was "Hangin' 61 01:01:51,625 --> 01:01:52,958 Tough" by the new kids on the 62 01:01:52,958 --> 01:01:53,208 block. 63 01:01:53,916 --> 01:01:55,750 Now, one of the first boy bands in the 64 01:01:55,750 --> 01:01:56,833 modern era, and I say 65 01:01:56,833 --> 01:01:58,291 modern with air quotes here, 66 01:01:58,291 --> 01:02:01,166 but this song gave NKOTB their first 67 01:02:01,166 --> 01:02:02,000 number one on the 68 01:02:02,000 --> 01:02:03,958 Billboard Hot 100, which would 69 01:02:03,958 --> 01:02:06,125 be their first of three, followed by 70 01:02:06,125 --> 01:02:07,500 "I'll Be Loving You 71 01:02:07,500 --> 01:02:09,291 Forever" and "Step by Step." 72 01:02:09,583 --> 01:02:11,458 Now, did just hearing the names of those 73 01:02:11,458 --> 01:02:12,541 songs just take anybody 74 01:02:12,541 --> 01:02:13,625 else back to junior high 75 01:02:13,791 --> 01:02:13,958 dances? 76 01:02:14,708 --> 01:02:16,291 Well, here's one last interesting fact 77 01:02:16,291 --> 01:02:16,958 I'll leave you with. 78 01:02:17,583 --> 01:02:19,000 In the vocalist Donnie Wahlberg, he 79 01:02:19,000 --> 01:02:20,416 stated that the song was a 80 01:02:20,416 --> 01:02:22,500 blatant attempt to emulate 81 01:02:22,541 --> 01:02:25,000 Queen's "We Will Rock You," with the hope 82 01:02:25,000 --> 01:02:27,416 of it being adopted as a sports anthem. 83 01:02:27,958 --> 01:02:29,375 All right, well, here we are. 84 01:02:29,625 --> 01:02:31,166 We've been hanging tough over the last 85 01:02:31,166 --> 01:02:32,333 few months as we made our 86 01:02:32,333 --> 01:02:33,791 way through Kobe's seven 87 01:02:33,791 --> 01:02:35,083 habits of highly effective people. 88 01:02:35,500 --> 01:02:37,208 And today we are ready to rock you with 89 01:02:37,208 --> 01:02:38,125 an introduction to our 90 01:02:38,125 --> 01:02:39,541 new book for our book 91 01:02:39,541 --> 01:02:42,291 review, Mel Robbins, The Let Them Theory. 92 01:02:42,791 --> 01:02:44,958 Now, I recently heard Mel on a podcast 93 01:02:44,958 --> 01:02:46,000 and I thought that her 94 01:02:46,000 --> 01:02:47,208 book sounded like it would 95 01:02:47,250 --> 01:02:49,500 be a really great next book for us. 96 01:02:49,750 --> 01:02:50,708 It's something that's much more 97 01:02:50,708 --> 01:02:52,041 contemporary and it's from 98 01:02:52,041 --> 01:02:53,750 a female with a great story 99 01:02:53,750 --> 01:02:54,583 of perseverance. 100 01:02:54,875 --> 01:02:57,541 So, Mel Robbins, she introduces The Let 101 01:02:57,541 --> 01:02:59,416 Them Theory as a mindset 102 01:02:59,416 --> 01:03:01,250 that helps people detach 103 01:03:01,291 --> 01:03:03,458 from the exhausting need to control 104 01:03:03,458 --> 01:03:05,125 others and worry about 105 01:03:05,125 --> 01:03:06,250 what they are thinking about 106 01:03:06,250 --> 01:03:06,500 us. 107 01:03:07,000 --> 01:03:09,250 In her introduction, she speaks candidly 108 01:03:09,250 --> 01:03:10,666 about how much time and 109 01:03:10,666 --> 01:03:12,541 energy we all spend worrying 110 01:03:12,750 --> 01:03:15,500 about how others behave or what they're 111 01:03:15,500 --> 01:03:17,750 thinking or whether they approve of us. 112 01:03:18,166 --> 01:03:19,750 Now, I know that hit home with me when I 113 01:03:19,750 --> 01:03:21,291 heard her talking about it. 114 01:03:21,583 --> 01:03:23,750 And Robbins writes with her trademark 115 01:03:23,750 --> 01:03:25,708 directness, "Life is far 116 01:03:25,708 --> 01:03:27,708 lighter when you stop rehearsing 117 01:03:28,041 --> 01:03:29,625 other people's parts in your head. 118 01:03:30,125 --> 01:03:32,625 Instead of spiraling when friends cancel 119 01:03:32,625 --> 01:03:34,291 plans or colleagues act 120 01:03:34,291 --> 01:03:36,208 unpredictably, or let's 121 01:03:36,208 --> 01:03:38,166 say family members disappoint, that would 122 01:03:38,166 --> 01:03:39,625 never happen," she 123 01:03:39,625 --> 01:03:41,458 suggests, repeating two 124 01:03:41,541 --> 01:03:41,791 words. 125 01:03:42,541 --> 01:03:42,916 "Let them. 126 01:03:43,541 --> 01:03:44,708 It's not about indifference. 127 01:03:45,041 --> 01:03:46,416 It's about acceptance." 128 01:03:47,333 --> 01:03:49,708 "Let them be who they are," she explains, 129 01:03:50,208 --> 01:03:52,416 "and you be who you are." 130 01:03:53,333 --> 01:03:56,458 So this shift, it allows you to reclaim 131 01:03:56,458 --> 01:03:58,208 control over your energy. 132 01:03:58,875 --> 01:04:00,458 When you stop wasting effort on things 133 01:04:00,458 --> 01:04:01,916 you can't change, you 134 01:04:01,916 --> 01:04:03,208 start freeing up resources 135 01:04:03,333 --> 01:04:04,708 for what you can change. 136 01:04:05,250 --> 01:04:07,500 And Robbins notes that this is also an 137 01:04:07,500 --> 01:04:08,541 act of self-respect. 138 01:04:09,458 --> 01:04:11,875 It affirms that your well-being isn't 139 01:04:11,875 --> 01:04:13,750 tethered to someone else's choices. 140 01:04:14,500 --> 01:04:16,708 And she also emphasizes boundaries. 141 01:04:17,208 --> 01:04:19,000 Letting people be who they are doesn't 142 01:04:19,000 --> 01:04:21,333 mean you allow mistreatment. 143 01:04:21,833 --> 01:04:24,000 It means you enforce your standards 144 01:04:24,000 --> 01:04:26,000 calmly while refusing to 145 01:04:26,000 --> 01:04:27,500 carry the emotional baggage 146 01:04:28,041 --> 01:04:28,875 of others' behaviors. 147 01:04:29,500 --> 01:04:31,458 Her introduction reframes what control 148 01:04:31,458 --> 01:04:33,250 really means, not 149 01:04:33,250 --> 01:04:35,250 controlling others but controlling 150 01:04:35,416 --> 01:04:35,833 yourself. 151 01:04:36,625 --> 01:04:39,250 When you "let them," you gain clarity, 152 01:04:40,041 --> 01:04:41,375 calmness, and confidence. 153 01:04:42,000 --> 01:04:43,708 Okay, here's your first takeaway. 154 01:04:44,666 --> 01:04:46,208 Life gets lighter when you stop 155 01:04:46,208 --> 01:04:47,541 over-managing others and 156 01:04:47,541 --> 01:04:49,166 instead put your energy where it 157 01:04:49,375 --> 01:04:50,541 matters, your choices, 158 01:04:50,791 --> 01:04:52,375 your growth, and your peace. 159 01:04:53,041 --> 01:04:55,583 Alright, so today, honor where you've 160 01:04:55,583 --> 01:04:56,833 come from, then give 161 01:04:56,833 --> 01:04:57,750 yourself permission to let 162 01:04:57,750 --> 01:04:59,458 others think whatever they want to think. 163 01:04:59,625 --> 01:05:00,416 You just do you. 164 01:05:00,833 --> 01:05:01,500 Hey, thanks for listening 165 01:05:01,500 --> 01:05:02,416 to Morning Serial today. 166 01:05:02,958 --> 01:05:04,750 We'll see you back here tomorrow and as 167 01:05:04,750 --> 01:05:06,750 always, have a fantastic day. 168 01:05:07,666 --> 01:05:10,250 Don't forget to follow and subscribe to 169 01:05:10,250 --> 01:05:10,916 the Morning Serial 170 01:05:10,916 --> 01:05:13,000 podcast on the One Life Live 171 01:05:13,000 --> 01:05:13,500 It channel. 172 01:05:14,041 --> 01:05:15,958 You can find more episodes and videos by 173 01:05:15,958 --> 01:05:16,708 visiting our YouTube 174 01:05:16,708 --> 01:05:18,875 channel and the website at Shawn 175 01:05:18,875 --> 01:05:21,625 Inglis and at ShawnInglis.com, where 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