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 01:00:12,166 --> 01:00:13,375 Okay, good morning and 4 01:00:13,375 --> 01:00:14,541 welcome to another Tuesday. 5 01:00:15,125 --> 01:00:16,916 You know, I've been jet-sitting around an 6 01:00:16,916 --> 01:00:18,333 economy class, taking 7 01:00:18,333 --> 01:00:19,250 my kiddos to separate 8 01:00:19,250 --> 01:00:20,583 soccer tournaments these past two 9 01:00:20,583 --> 01:00:22,416 weekends in Vegas, and 10 01:00:22,416 --> 01:00:23,625 I'm glad to be back home. 11 01:00:24,041 --> 01:00:25,000 Do you ever feel like you 12 01:00:25,000 --> 01:00:26,541 need a vacation from a vacation? 13 01:00:27,250 --> 01:00:28,458 Well, good news, today is 14 01:00:28,458 --> 01:00:30,458 National Plan for Vacation Day. 15 01:00:31,041 --> 01:00:32,750 Getting some time off in the daily grind 16 01:00:32,750 --> 01:00:34,208 is important if you can manage it. 17 01:00:34,416 --> 01:00:35,583 It's good for the body and the mind. 18 01:00:36,375 --> 01:00:39,250 Today is also National Lego Day, so rip 19 01:00:39,250 --> 01:00:40,833 some bags open and have some fun. 20 01:00:40,875 --> 01:00:43,208 And if you find Bag 27, let me know. 21 01:00:43,625 --> 01:00:44,958 We seem to have lost that bag. 22 01:00:45,333 --> 01:00:46,375 If you know, you know. 23 01:00:47,000 --> 01:00:48,916 Okay, let's go ahead and just jump into 24 01:00:48,916 --> 01:00:50,500 today's episode with today's quotes. 25 01:00:50,875 --> 01:00:52,708 One fun nostalgic quote, and then a 26 01:00:52,708 --> 01:00:53,708 second quote to tease our 27 01:00:53,708 --> 01:00:54,666 book review later in the 28 01:00:54,708 --> 01:00:55,083 episode. 29 01:00:55,750 --> 01:00:57,458 Hopefully, one of these quotes will speak 30 01:00:57,458 --> 01:00:58,291 to you and jumpstart 31 01:00:58,291 --> 01:00:59,250 your day in a positive 32 01:00:59,458 --> 01:00:59,791 direction. 33 01:01:01,125 --> 01:01:03,541 The first quote is from Bilbo Baggins in 34 01:01:03,541 --> 01:01:04,625 The Lord of Rings, and 35 01:01:04,625 --> 01:01:06,458 he says, "I will take the 36 01:01:06,458 --> 01:01:08,375 ring, though I do not know the way." 37 01:01:09,833 --> 01:01:12,083 I love this quote because often Frodo 38 01:01:12,083 --> 01:01:13,375 needed his friends to 39 01:01:13,375 --> 01:01:15,416 lean on, but in this moment, 40 01:01:15,416 --> 01:01:16,916 he had the courage to take the 41 01:01:16,916 --> 01:01:18,458 responsibility and walk the 42 01:01:18,458 --> 01:01:20,416 path despite not knowing what 43 01:01:20,416 --> 01:01:21,291 might lie ahead. 44 01:01:21,833 --> 01:01:23,500 Sometimes we surprise ourselves when that 45 01:01:23,500 --> 01:01:24,583 spark of courage 46 01:01:24,583 --> 01:01:26,166 lights us from within, grab 47 01:01:26,166 --> 01:01:27,458 hold of it and move forward. 48 01:01:28,708 --> 01:01:30,291 And today's teaser quote from the book 49 01:01:30,291 --> 01:01:32,500 review is, "Exclusive 50 01:01:32,500 --> 01:01:33,750 attention to the person who 51 01:01:33,750 --> 01:01:35,583 is speaking to you is very important. 52 01:01:36,333 --> 01:01:38,500 Nothing else is so flattering as that." 53 01:01:39,250 --> 01:01:40,875 And as usual, we'll unpack that here in 54 01:01:40,875 --> 01:01:41,708 just a few minutes during 55 01:01:41,708 --> 01:01:42,625 the book review segment. 56 01:01:43,125 --> 01:01:45,416 But first, let's jump into our usual dose 57 01:01:45,416 --> 01:01:46,625 of fun and historic 58 01:01:46,625 --> 01:01:47,875 facts from this day in 59 01:01:47,875 --> 01:01:48,208 history. 60 01:01:49,166 --> 01:01:52,000 Today's news facts are for January 28th. 61 01:01:52,250 --> 01:01:55,083 In 1813, Jane Austen's Pride and 62 01:01:55,083 --> 01:01:56,083 Prejudice was published 63 01:01:56,083 --> 01:01:58,000 anonymously and enjoyed immediate 64 01:01:58,166 --> 01:01:58,541 success. 65 01:01:58,833 --> 01:01:59,916 It was an all-time classic. 66 01:02:00,833 --> 01:02:04,583 In 1958, Gottfried Kirk Christiansen, he 67 01:02:04,583 --> 01:02:06,000 filed for a Danish patent. 68 01:02:06,041 --> 01:02:07,125 It was later granted 69 01:02:07,125 --> 01:02:09,000 for a toy building block. 70 01:02:09,541 --> 01:02:10,375 You may have heard of it. 71 01:02:10,666 --> 01:02:11,208 It's the Lego. 72 01:02:11,791 --> 01:02:13,375 Apparently, the Lego company has since 73 01:02:13,375 --> 01:02:15,041 produced 500 billion 74 01:02:15,041 --> 01:02:17,291 Lego pieces, amounting to 10 75 01:02:17,625 --> 01:02:19,458 Lego towers from Earth to the Moon. 76 01:02:20,416 --> 01:02:23,041 In 1985, the song "We Are the World" was 77 01:02:23,041 --> 01:02:23,708 recorded by 78 01:02:23,708 --> 01:02:25,416 essentially every popular singer 79 01:02:25,416 --> 01:02:27,750 of the time, including Michael Jackson, 80 01:02:28,250 --> 01:02:29,625 Lionel Richie, Bruce 81 01:02:29,625 --> 01:02:31,333 Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, 82 01:02:31,583 --> 01:02:33,000 Huey Lewis, and a whole 83 01:02:33,000 --> 01:02:34,083 ton of other pop stars. 84 01:02:34,791 --> 01:02:37,291 The song was recorded as "USA for Africa" 85 01:02:37,291 --> 01:02:38,250 to raise funds to 86 01:02:38,250 --> 01:02:39,166 help Africa with famine. 87 01:02:40,041 --> 01:02:42,166 The next historic fact is a major moment 88 01:02:42,166 --> 01:02:43,250 for everybody that's my 89 01:02:43,250 --> 01:02:44,708 age, likely because we 90 01:02:44,708 --> 01:02:45,916 all watched it live. 91 01:02:46,541 --> 01:02:48,541 But this was the day in 1986 that the 92 01:02:48,541 --> 01:02:49,583 Space Shuttle Challenger 93 01:02:49,583 --> 01:02:51,583 exploded 73 seconds after 94 01:02:51,583 --> 01:02:53,833 liftoff from Florida, killing all seven 95 01:02:53,833 --> 01:02:55,041 aboard, including the 96 01:02:55,041 --> 01:02:56,375 schoolteacher who had been chosen 97 01:02:56,375 --> 01:02:57,416 as the first American 98 01:02:57,416 --> 01:02:58,833 civilian to travel into space. 99 01:02:59,625 --> 01:03:00,500 It's crazy how some 100 01:03:00,500 --> 01:03:02,083 strategies can define a generation. 101 01:03:03,166 --> 01:03:04,833 Okay, let's move on to birthdays. 102 01:03:05,583 --> 01:03:07,333 Happy birthday if today is your birthday. 103 01:03:07,583 --> 01:03:08,333 You share a birthday 104 01:03:08,333 --> 01:03:09,291 with a ton of people. 105 01:03:10,083 --> 01:03:11,041 American abstract painter 106 01:03:11,041 --> 01:03:12,958 Jackson Pollock was born in 1912. 107 01:03:13,833 --> 01:03:15,750 Alan Alda may be best known for his role 108 01:03:15,750 --> 01:03:17,083 in the TV show "Mash." 109 01:03:17,333 --> 01:03:18,583 He's 89 years old. 110 01:03:19,083 --> 01:03:21,791 Greg Popovich, basketball coach, he's 74. 111 01:03:22,833 --> 01:03:24,333 Mikhail Barishkinov, the 112 01:03:24,333 --> 01:03:26,541 Russian-American dancer, he's 77. 113 01:03:27,416 --> 01:03:28,291 Sarah McLaughlin, the 114 01:03:28,291 --> 01:03:30,375 Canadian singer, she's 57. 115 01:03:31,416 --> 01:03:32,791 Joey Fatone from "In Sync." 116 01:03:33,041 --> 01:03:33,750 He's 48. 117 01:03:34,541 --> 01:03:36,083 Nick Carter from "The Backstreet Boys." 118 01:03:36,583 --> 01:03:37,291 He's 45. 119 01:03:38,083 --> 01:03:40,708 And Elijah Woods, aka Frodo Baggins. 120 01:03:41,083 --> 01:03:42,708 He's 4 and 40 years old today. 121 01:03:43,625 --> 01:03:45,583 Okay, now to the music and the movies of 122 01:03:45,583 --> 01:03:47,458 the 80s, 90s, and 2000s. 123 01:03:48,041 --> 01:03:49,250 The number one song on this 124 01:03:49,250 --> 01:03:51,041 date all the way back in 1980. 125 01:03:51,625 --> 01:03:53,333 I say all the way back in the 1980, but 126 01:03:53,333 --> 01:03:54,083 it wasn't that long ago. 127 01:03:54,083 --> 01:03:54,833 I was still here. 128 01:03:55,375 --> 01:03:56,708 But in 1980, it was "Rock 129 01:03:56,708 --> 01:03:58,250 With You" by Michael Jackson. 130 01:03:59,000 --> 01:04:00,541 "Rock With You" was Michael's third 131 01:04:00,541 --> 01:04:01,750 number one song as a 132 01:04:01,750 --> 01:04:03,208 solo artist after "Ben," 133 01:04:03,208 --> 01:04:04,500 which I actually haven't even heard of, 134 01:04:04,916 --> 01:04:06,208 and "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough." 135 01:04:06,916 --> 01:04:08,625 Interestingly enough, I just got back 136 01:04:08,625 --> 01:04:09,583 from Las Vegas, as I 137 01:04:09,583 --> 01:04:10,458 was talking about earlier, 138 01:04:10,875 --> 01:04:13,291 and I saw the Michael Jackson 1 Cirque du 139 01:04:13,291 --> 01:04:14,458 Soleil show with my son. 140 01:04:15,000 --> 01:04:16,708 And if you're a Michael Jackson fan, and 141 01:04:16,708 --> 01:04:17,625 how can you not be, 142 01:04:17,958 --> 01:04:19,041 I'd highly recommend it. 143 01:04:19,250 --> 01:04:20,416 You'll hear all of Michael's greatest 144 01:04:20,416 --> 01:04:22,750 hits, but you won't hear "Rock With You." 145 01:04:23,083 --> 01:04:24,708 So just a heads up if that was your jam. 146 01:04:25,333 --> 01:04:27,750 Okay, the number one movie on this date 147 01:04:27,750 --> 01:04:30,333 in 1990 was "Born on the Fourth of July." 148 01:04:31,041 --> 01:04:32,916 This was another film by Oliver Stone, 149 01:04:33,541 --> 01:04:34,458 which was influenced by 150 01:04:34,458 --> 01:04:35,708 the Vietnam War, and it 151 01:04:35,791 --> 01:04:38,291 followed Stone's movie "Platoon" in 1986. 152 01:04:39,125 --> 01:04:41,458 The movie earned Stone another Oscar, and 153 01:04:41,458 --> 01:04:43,875 it earned Tom Cruise his first best actor 154 01:04:43,958 --> 01:04:44,375 nomination. 155 01:04:45,125 --> 01:04:47,000 Although Tom almost didn't get the part 156 01:04:47,000 --> 01:04:47,916 because it was written 157 01:04:47,916 --> 01:04:49,041 with Al Pacino in mind. 158 01:04:49,541 --> 01:04:52,375 But Pacino was 38 when nearly a decade 159 01:04:52,375 --> 01:04:53,541 later when the movie was 160 01:04:53,541 --> 01:04:54,750 made, and they went with 161 01:04:54,791 --> 01:04:55,958 a younger Tom Cruise, who 162 01:04:55,958 --> 01:04:57,375 was only 27 at the time. 163 01:04:58,083 --> 01:04:59,666 And if you've seen the movie, Tom was in 164 01:04:59,666 --> 01:05:02,041 a wheelchair, and apparently, Stone found 165 01:05:02,041 --> 01:05:04,041 a nerve agent that would paralyze Tom 166 01:05:04,041 --> 01:05:05,125 Cruise for a few days, 167 01:05:05,333 --> 01:05:06,916 and Cruise was open to the 168 01:05:06,916 --> 01:05:07,958 idea of using it. 169 01:05:08,333 --> 01:05:10,416 But surprise, the studio's insurance 170 01:05:10,416 --> 01:05:11,875 company did not allow it. 171 01:05:12,791 --> 01:05:14,208 Okay, well let's go ahead and move on to 172 01:05:14,208 --> 01:05:15,208 some personal growth here 173 01:05:15,208 --> 01:05:16,166 in the book review segment 174 01:05:16,166 --> 01:05:16,916 of "Morning Serial." 175 01:05:17,708 --> 01:05:18,916 As you know, this is where we take a few 176 01:05:18,916 --> 01:05:19,958 moments to reflect on 177 01:05:19,958 --> 01:05:21,208 lessons learned from the current 178 01:05:21,208 --> 01:05:22,083 book we're reading. 179 01:05:22,291 --> 01:05:23,958 Currently, we're reading through Dale 180 01:05:23,958 --> 01:05:24,875 Carnegie's "How to Win 181 01:05:24,875 --> 01:05:26,041 Friends and Influence People." 182 01:05:26,666 --> 01:05:28,375 It's a timeless book that is consistently 183 01:05:28,375 --> 01:05:29,291 in all the must-read 184 01:05:29,291 --> 01:05:30,500 lists, and it's packed 185 01:05:30,500 --> 01:05:33,041 with rock-solid advice and actions for 186 01:05:33,041 --> 01:05:34,041 all of us to use and 187 01:05:34,041 --> 01:05:35,125 build healthy foundational 188 01:05:35,166 --> 01:05:36,375 concepts to live by. 189 01:05:37,291 --> 01:05:39,083 In yesterday, we finished up chapter 3 of 190 01:05:39,083 --> 01:05:41,541 part 2, which was entitled, "If you don't 191 01:05:41,541 --> 01:05:43,041 do this, you're headed for trouble." 192 01:05:43,750 --> 01:05:45,541 And Carnegie's principle number 3 of part 193 01:05:45,541 --> 01:05:48,750 2 was, "Remember that a person's name is 194 01:05:48,791 --> 01:05:50,750 to that person the sweetest and most 195 01:05:50,750 --> 01:05:52,500 important sound in any language." 196 01:05:53,166 --> 01:05:54,875 People are proud of their names, and 197 01:05:54,875 --> 01:05:55,791 Carnegie taught us the 198 01:05:55,791 --> 01:05:57,583 importance and the almost magic 199 01:05:58,166 --> 01:06:00,291 of remembering and using people's names. 200 01:06:01,333 --> 01:06:03,333 So principle 3 followed the first and 201 01:06:03,333 --> 01:06:04,625 second principles, as one 202 01:06:04,625 --> 01:06:05,875 would expect, with principle 203 01:06:05,875 --> 01:06:07,958 number 1 being, "Become genuinely 204 01:06:07,958 --> 01:06:08,875 interested in other 205 01:06:08,875 --> 01:06:10,541 people," and principle number 2 206 01:06:10,666 --> 01:06:11,416 was, "Simply smile." 207 01:06:12,583 --> 01:06:14,666 Today we're beginning chapter 4 of part 208 01:06:14,666 --> 01:06:15,958 2, and as a reminder, 209 01:06:16,166 --> 01:06:17,083 part 2 of the book is 210 01:06:17,125 --> 01:06:19,000 entitled, "Six Ways to 211 01:06:19,000 --> 01:06:20,041 Make People Like You." 212 01:06:20,750 --> 01:06:22,708 So we are now on chapter 4, which is 213 01:06:22,708 --> 01:06:25,041 entitled, "An Easy Way to 214 01:06:25,041 --> 01:06:27,083 Become a Good Conversationalist." 215 01:06:28,500 --> 01:06:30,250 And Carnegie starts out with a story 216 01:06:30,250 --> 01:06:31,541 about being at a party, 217 01:06:31,916 --> 01:06:32,875 and a woman had come up 218 01:06:32,875 --> 01:06:34,583 to him saying that she wanted to hear all 219 01:06:34,583 --> 01:06:36,083 about his travels to Europe. 220 01:06:37,083 --> 01:06:38,916 And as they sat down to talk, the woman 221 01:06:38,916 --> 01:06:40,291 mentioned how she and her 222 01:06:40,291 --> 01:06:41,250 husband had just returned 223 01:06:41,250 --> 01:06:42,375 from a trip to Africa. 224 01:06:43,291 --> 01:06:45,000 Carnegie took the bait, and he asked her 225 01:06:45,000 --> 01:06:46,166 to tell him about their trip. 226 01:06:46,750 --> 01:06:49,416 Well, 45 minutes later, they never got to 227 01:06:49,416 --> 01:06:50,041 Carnegie's travels in 228 01:06:50,041 --> 01:06:51,125 Europe, and Carnegie 229 01:06:51,125 --> 01:06:53,333 said this about the woman, "She didn't 230 01:06:53,333 --> 01:06:55,041 want to hear me talk about my travels. 231 01:06:55,375 --> 01:06:57,166 All she wanted was an interested 232 01:06:57,166 --> 01:06:58,541 listener, so she could 233 01:06:58,541 --> 01:07:00,416 expand her ego and tell about 234 01:07:00,416 --> 01:07:01,625 where she had been." 235 01:07:03,000 --> 01:07:03,750 And Carnegie says that 236 01:07:03,750 --> 01:07:04,958 the woman is not unusual. 237 01:07:05,375 --> 01:07:06,541 Many people are like that. 238 01:07:07,208 --> 01:07:09,166 Carnegie tells another story of meeting a 239 01:07:09,166 --> 01:07:10,208 botanist at a dinner 240 01:07:10,208 --> 01:07:11,583 party and spending quite a bit 241 01:07:11,583 --> 01:07:12,375 of time with him. 242 01:07:13,083 --> 01:07:14,791 And at midnight, when all the guests were 243 01:07:14,791 --> 01:07:15,791 leaving, the botanist 244 01:07:15,791 --> 01:07:17,000 remarked that Carnegie 245 01:07:17,041 --> 01:07:18,333 was "the most 246 01:07:18,333 --> 01:07:20,375 interesting conversationalist." 247 01:07:20,375 --> 01:07:22,833 Carnegie got a kick out of this because 248 01:07:22,833 --> 01:07:23,958 Carnegie said he didn't 249 01:07:23,958 --> 01:07:25,625 say but a handful of words 250 01:07:25,750 --> 01:07:28,083 during the hours of conversation, partly 251 01:07:28,083 --> 01:07:28,875 because he knew nothing 252 01:07:28,875 --> 01:07:30,000 of the subject, but he was 253 01:07:30,000 --> 01:07:31,625 still fascinated by the topics. 254 01:07:32,500 --> 01:07:34,333 Here is why Carnegie says he was called 255 01:07:34,333 --> 01:07:36,333 the most interesting conversationalist. 256 01:07:36,708 --> 01:07:38,875 And it was because Carnegie had listened 257 01:07:38,875 --> 01:07:41,333 intently, and he listened because he was 258 01:07:41,333 --> 01:07:42,333 genuinely interested. 259 01:07:43,083 --> 01:07:45,208 And that the botanist had felt that 260 01:07:45,208 --> 01:07:46,250 genuine interest from 261 01:07:46,250 --> 01:07:48,250 Carnegie and made the botanist 262 01:07:48,250 --> 01:07:48,791 feel good. 263 01:07:49,041 --> 01:07:49,708 It pleased him. 264 01:07:50,458 --> 01:07:52,791 Carnegie says that "that kind of 265 01:07:52,791 --> 01:07:54,416 listening is one of the highest 266 01:07:54,416 --> 01:07:55,458 compliments we can pay 267 01:07:55,500 --> 01:07:55,916 anyone." 268 01:07:57,041 --> 01:07:58,958 And Carnegie recalled part one of his 269 01:07:58,958 --> 01:08:00,250 book saying that he was 270 01:08:00,250 --> 01:08:02,000 "hardy in his admiration 271 01:08:02,250 --> 01:08:03,541 and lavish in his praise." 272 01:08:05,000 --> 01:08:06,666 Carnegie had told the botanist at times 273 01:08:06,666 --> 01:08:07,875 that he had been immensely 274 01:08:07,875 --> 01:08:09,166 entertained and instructed, 275 01:08:09,875 --> 01:08:12,083 and that he wished he had that kind of 276 01:08:12,083 --> 01:08:13,250 knowledge, and that he'd 277 01:08:13,250 --> 01:08:14,625 like to see his work in person, 278 01:08:15,125 --> 01:08:16,458 and that he must see him again. 279 01:08:17,333 --> 01:08:19,458 Carnegie's point here is that he had this 280 01:08:19,458 --> 01:08:20,708 botanist thinking he 281 01:08:20,708 --> 01:08:21,583 was the world's greatest 282 01:08:21,583 --> 01:08:24,083 conversationalist, and all Carnegie was 283 01:08:24,083 --> 01:08:26,125 doing was "being a good 284 01:08:26,125 --> 01:08:27,375 listener and encouraging 285 01:08:27,458 --> 01:08:28,291 him to talk." 286 01:08:30,000 --> 01:08:31,291 I've mentioned before that I read this 287 01:08:31,291 --> 01:08:32,083 book years and years 288 01:08:32,083 --> 01:08:33,541 ago, decades ago, actually. 289 01:08:34,375 --> 01:08:36,083 And of the many things I took from this 290 01:08:36,083 --> 01:08:37,625 book, this idea of 291 01:08:37,625 --> 01:08:39,208 encouraging others to talk is 292 01:08:39,250 --> 01:08:41,458 one of the biggest takeaways and one of 293 01:08:41,458 --> 01:08:42,666 the most used for me. 294 01:08:43,208 --> 01:08:44,666 That's because I'm naturally a very 295 01:08:44,666 --> 01:08:46,291 introverted person, and at 296 01:08:46,291 --> 01:08:47,541 one time, the thought of being 297 01:08:47,541 --> 01:08:48,708 a conversationalist 298 01:08:48,708 --> 01:08:50,250 would make my palms sweat. 299 01:08:50,750 --> 01:08:52,250 But I learned that people do 300 01:08:52,250 --> 01:08:53,458 like to talk about themselves. 301 01:08:53,750 --> 01:08:55,666 And I don't mean that in an egotistical 302 01:08:55,666 --> 01:08:56,708 way where people are 303 01:08:56,708 --> 01:08:58,583 being snobbish, but people 304 01:08:58,583 --> 01:08:59,875 naturally like to talk about 305 01:08:59,875 --> 01:09:01,083 themselves and their lives. 306 01:09:01,708 --> 01:09:03,416 And I found that just asking questions 307 01:09:03,416 --> 01:09:04,500 about other people and 308 01:09:04,500 --> 01:09:05,541 their lives, their kids, 309 01:09:05,875 --> 01:09:08,166 their jobs, their hobbies, I found I 310 01:09:08,166 --> 01:09:09,083 could actually hold a 311 01:09:09,083 --> 01:09:11,166 real adult conversation for 312 01:09:11,166 --> 01:09:12,666 a sustained period of time. 313 01:09:13,458 --> 01:09:15,208 The second I heard that voice in the back 314 01:09:15,208 --> 01:09:16,125 of my mind that was 315 01:09:16,125 --> 01:09:17,375 saying, "Run, you fool!" 316 01:09:17,375 --> 01:09:18,375 There's nothing else to say. 317 01:09:18,875 --> 01:09:20,083 That's when I just ask 318 01:09:20,083 --> 01:09:21,291 another question about them. 319 01:09:21,791 --> 01:09:24,041 My point here is that I found what 320 01:09:24,041 --> 01:09:25,208 Carnegie is teaching us 321 01:09:25,208 --> 01:09:26,708 early in this chapter to be 322 01:09:26,708 --> 01:09:28,875 right on, in one of my most used 323 01:09:28,875 --> 01:09:30,083 takeaways from the book 324 01:09:30,083 --> 01:09:31,791 that's proven out time and time 325 01:09:31,791 --> 01:09:32,125 again. 326 01:09:33,416 --> 01:09:35,000 Carnegie quotes former Harvard president 327 01:09:35,000 --> 01:09:37,666 Charles Eliot when asked of the secret to 328 01:09:37,666 --> 01:09:39,625 holding a successful business interview. 329 01:09:40,333 --> 01:09:42,333 And note that Carnegie's point is that 330 01:09:42,333 --> 01:09:43,666 Mr. Eliot's comments can be 331 01:09:43,666 --> 01:09:44,875 applied to any conversation 332 01:09:45,583 --> 01:09:47,083 and not just a business interview. 333 01:09:47,583 --> 01:09:49,458 Here's what Charles Eliot's quote said, 334 01:09:49,750 --> 01:09:51,208 "There is no mystery 335 01:09:51,208 --> 01:09:52,750 about successful business 336 01:09:52,750 --> 01:09:53,166 intercourse. 337 01:09:54,625 --> 01:09:56,375 Exclusive attention to the person who is 338 01:09:56,375 --> 01:09:58,291 speaking to you is very important. 339 01:09:58,791 --> 01:10:00,958 Nothing else is so flattering as that." 340 01:10:02,333 --> 01:10:04,041 Tomorrow, Carnegie dives deeper into 341 01:10:04,041 --> 01:10:05,041 being a good listener 342 01:10:05,041 --> 01:10:07,083 and an active listener and 343 01:10:07,083 --> 01:10:08,083 how to sympathize with 344 01:10:08,083 --> 01:10:09,125 the other person as well. 345 01:10:09,791 --> 01:10:11,208 And you know he'll also have some very 346 01:10:11,208 --> 01:10:12,750 entertaining stories to tell as well. 347 01:10:13,750 --> 01:10:15,416 Some weeks are easier than others and 348 01:10:15,416 --> 01:10:16,750 some are just harder than others. 349 01:10:17,208 --> 01:10:19,083 And I hope your morning is off to a great 350 01:10:19,083 --> 01:10:20,333 start and you have the 351 01:10:20,333 --> 01:10:21,625 courage to start down 352 01:10:21,625 --> 01:10:24,333 the path of conquering this week, even if 353 01:10:24,333 --> 01:10:26,250 you're not sure how the journey will end. 354 01:10:26,916 --> 01:10:28,916 Just have the courage to just keep moving 355 01:10:28,916 --> 01:10:30,500 forward in a positive way. 356 01:10:31,166 --> 01:10:33,000 And remember, life is what happens when 357 01:10:33,000 --> 01:10:34,375 you're busy making other plans. 358 01:10:34,916 --> 01:10:36,541 So recognize and find peace 359 01:10:36,541 --> 01:10:37,791 in those in-between moments. 360 01:10:38,416 --> 01:10:39,083 We'll see you back here 361 01:10:39,083 --> 01:10:40,958 tomorrow and have a fantastic day. 362 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