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 --> 01:00:13,000 Okay, good morning 4 01:00:13,000 --> 01:00:14,250 and welcome to Thursday. 5 01:00:14,666 --> 01:00:16,333 We are just moving right 6 01:00:16,333 --> 01:00:17,416 along this week, aren't we? 7 01:00:17,916 --> 01:00:18,750 Well, if you're keeping 8 01:00:18,750 --> 01:00:20,791 score, tomorrow is already Friday. 9 01:00:21,125 --> 01:00:23,166 But today, we're going to acknowledge 10 01:00:23,166 --> 01:00:25,458 Baby Loss Awareness Week. 11 01:00:25,666 --> 01:00:27,208 Now, this is a more serious one because 12 01:00:27,208 --> 01:00:28,041 this day is about 13 01:00:28,041 --> 01:00:29,791 remembrance and compassion for 14 01:00:29,791 --> 01:00:31,125 those families who've 15 01:00:31,125 --> 01:00:33,458 experienced such a deep loss. 16 01:00:33,458 --> 01:00:35,416 And it's a moment to pause and reflect 17 01:00:35,416 --> 01:00:37,041 and to honor their 18 01:00:37,041 --> 01:00:38,958 resilience in the face of such 19 01:00:39,375 --> 01:00:41,166 really unimaginable heart rate. 20 01:00:41,541 --> 01:00:43,208 So we are with you and I know that's 21 01:00:43,208 --> 01:00:44,583 heavy, so let's highlight 22 01:00:44,583 --> 01:00:46,375 one more celebration day. 23 01:00:46,791 --> 01:00:47,500 It's also 24 01:00:47,500 --> 01:00:49,750 International Beer and Pizza Day. 25 01:00:49,958 --> 01:00:51,291 Now, I know you know 26 01:00:51,291 --> 01:00:52,333 what to do with that one. 27 01:00:52,916 --> 01:00:53,333 Enough said. 28 01:00:53,916 --> 01:00:55,125 Well, today's quote is no 29 01:00:55,125 --> 01:00:56,458 doubt bordering on perfect. 30 01:00:56,750 --> 01:00:59,041 And it's from Dude Perfect member Cody 31 01:00:59,041 --> 01:01:00,625 Jones who said, "The way 32 01:01:00,625 --> 01:01:02,041 I see it, you don't have 33 01:01:02,041 --> 01:01:02,833 to be the best. 34 01:01:03,250 --> 01:01:05,500 You just have to be the hardest working." 35 01:01:06,500 --> 01:01:09,041 Now, this is another take on an oldie but 36 01:01:09,041 --> 01:01:11,500 a goodie reminding us that it's not about 37 01:01:11,500 --> 01:01:12,416 being perfect. 38 01:01:12,416 --> 01:01:13,375 It's not about perfection. 39 01:01:13,375 --> 01:01:15,750 It's about persistence and good old 40 01:01:15,750 --> 01:01:17,083 fashioned hard work. 41 01:01:17,541 --> 01:01:19,083 Well, today's News Facts and Birthdays 42 01:01:19,083 --> 01:01:21,041 are for October 9th. 43 01:01:21,041 --> 01:01:23,958 Starting back in 1855, that's when Isaac 44 01:01:23,958 --> 01:01:24,958 Singer, well, he 45 01:01:24,958 --> 01:01:26,250 patented the sewing machine. 46 01:01:26,875 --> 01:01:29,458 Then in 1936 on this date, the Hoover Dam 47 01:01:29,458 --> 01:01:31,416 in Nevada, it first began 48 01:01:31,416 --> 01:01:32,416 transmitting electricity 49 01:01:32,541 --> 01:01:33,458 to Los Angeles. 50 01:01:34,291 --> 01:01:37,791 And then in 1986, my favorite musical 51 01:01:37,791 --> 01:01:39,250 that I first saw in Her 52 01:01:39,250 --> 01:01:40,958 Majesty's Theater in London 53 01:01:40,958 --> 01:01:43,250 where it first premiered, I'm talking 54 01:01:43,250 --> 01:01:44,208 about Andrew Lloyd 55 01:01:44,208 --> 01:01:45,833 Webber's Phantom of the Opera. 56 01:01:46,083 --> 01:01:47,458 It premiered on this 57 01:01:47,458 --> 01:01:49,333 date in London in 1986. 58 01:01:50,291 --> 01:01:53,041 And then finally in 1992 on this date, a 59 01:01:53,041 --> 01:01:56,208 28-pound meteorite, well, it crashed into 60 01:01:56,208 --> 01:01:56,708 a car. 61 01:01:56,708 --> 01:01:58,708 And if you're asking, it was an orange 62 01:01:58,708 --> 01:02:00,791 Chevy Malibu and it was 63 01:02:00,791 --> 01:02:02,208 in peak skill New York. 64 01:02:02,625 --> 01:02:03,958 So kind of the ultimate 65 01:02:03,958 --> 01:02:05,541 bad day, but not to worry. 66 01:02:05,875 --> 01:02:07,291 The owner was not in the car. 67 01:02:07,291 --> 01:02:09,291 She was inside watching TV at the time. 68 01:02:09,833 --> 01:02:11,000 Well, happy birthday to you. 69 01:02:11,083 --> 01:02:11,875 Today's your birthday. 70 01:02:12,125 --> 01:02:13,916 You share a birthday with YouTube star 71 01:02:13,916 --> 01:02:15,000 from Dude Perfect, 72 01:02:15,375 --> 01:02:17,166 Cody Jones, it's 38 today. 73 01:02:17,666 --> 01:02:19,583 Ozzy Osbourne's wife and personality, 74 01:02:20,166 --> 01:02:22,125 Sharon Osbourne, she's 73 today. 75 01:02:22,791 --> 01:02:24,333 And the late John Lennon 76 01:02:24,333 --> 01:02:26,250 was born on this date in 1940. 77 01:02:26,708 --> 01:02:28,541 He would have been 85 today. 78 01:02:29,250 --> 01:02:31,125 Well, the number one song on this date 79 01:02:31,125 --> 01:02:33,708 back in 1988 was Love 80 01:02:33,708 --> 01:02:35,250 Bites by Def Leppard. 81 01:02:35,500 --> 01:02:37,708 Now this is one of my favorite songs and 82 01:02:37,708 --> 01:02:38,541 it's one of my favorite 83 01:02:38,541 --> 01:02:40,541 low key Def Leppard songs, 84 01:02:40,541 --> 01:02:40,750 right? 85 01:02:41,000 --> 01:02:43,625 It's off their incredible hysteria album. 86 01:02:43,916 --> 01:02:46,208 Now, incredibly, this was Def Leppard's 87 01:02:46,208 --> 01:02:48,291 only Hot 100 number one hit. 88 01:02:48,833 --> 01:02:50,541 And you're asking, "Shawn, what about 89 01:02:50,541 --> 01:02:51,750 Pour Some Sugar On Me?" 90 01:02:51,750 --> 01:02:54,083 Well, that peaked at number two. 91 01:02:54,583 --> 01:02:56,208 And again, I know for those of you that 92 01:02:56,208 --> 01:02:57,291 had an inquiring mind 93 01:02:57,291 --> 01:02:58,416 like mine, you're asking, 94 01:02:58,416 --> 01:02:59,125 "Well, what was number 95 01:02:59,125 --> 01:03:00,625 one if this was number two?" 96 01:03:01,083 --> 01:03:02,625 It was Richard Marx's 97 01:03:02,625 --> 01:03:03,791 Hold On To The Nights. 98 01:03:04,041 --> 01:03:05,000 That was the song that held 99 01:03:05,000 --> 01:03:06,833 off Pour Some Sugar On Me. 100 01:03:07,166 --> 01:03:09,333 Great song, but really, I mean, the stats 101 01:03:09,333 --> 01:03:10,791 have to be wrong on that one, right? 102 01:03:11,625 --> 01:03:13,166 Well, let's pour some 103 01:03:13,166 --> 01:03:14,875 book review on this podcast. 104 01:03:15,541 --> 01:03:16,791 We are studying Mel 105 01:03:16,791 --> 01:03:18,416 Robbins, The Let Them Theory. 106 01:03:19,041 --> 01:03:20,083 And in this sub-chapter, 107 01:03:20,500 --> 01:03:21,625 "Let Me" is the power move. 108 01:03:22,250 --> 01:03:24,666 Robbins emphasizes that while "let them" 109 01:03:24,666 --> 01:03:26,083 is freeing, the real 110 01:03:26,083 --> 01:03:27,458 power comes with "let 111 01:03:27,666 --> 01:03:27,875 me." 112 01:03:28,291 --> 01:03:29,458 It's the shift from 113 01:03:29,458 --> 01:03:31,500 external to internal, okay? 114 01:03:32,083 --> 01:03:34,083 Let them do what they will. 115 01:03:34,083 --> 01:03:36,041 Let me choose my response. 116 01:03:36,666 --> 01:03:38,166 She writes, "The power move 117 01:03:38,166 --> 01:03:39,625 is not letting go of them. 118 01:03:39,833 --> 01:03:41,625 It's letting go of the illusion that your 119 01:03:41,625 --> 01:03:43,458 peace is in their hands." 120 01:03:44,625 --> 01:03:46,125 Now, this reframes 121 01:03:46,125 --> 01:03:47,833 control as empowerment. 122 01:03:48,500 --> 01:03:50,000 Instead of being a victim of someone 123 01:03:50,000 --> 01:03:51,541 else's choices, you step 124 01:03:51,541 --> 01:03:53,541 into your own authority. 125 01:03:54,250 --> 01:03:56,375 Robbins explains that this means setting 126 01:03:56,375 --> 01:03:57,791 intentional actions, 127 01:03:58,458 --> 01:04:00,416 letting me focus on my goals, let 128 01:04:00,583 --> 01:04:03,166 me protect my peace, let me create joy. 129 01:04:03,375 --> 01:04:05,916 Each time you say, "Let me," it puts the 130 01:04:05,916 --> 01:04:07,791 energy back into your corner. 131 01:04:08,875 --> 01:04:10,333 She also highlights the 132 01:04:10,333 --> 01:04:11,875 dignity of this approach, right? 133 01:04:12,541 --> 01:04:14,083 When you allow others to live as they 134 01:04:14,083 --> 01:04:15,500 are, you claim the 135 01:04:15,500 --> 01:04:17,000 same right for yourself. 136 01:04:17,791 --> 01:04:20,291 Now, that symmetry, it fosters respect 137 01:04:20,291 --> 01:04:22,125 internally with you and 138 01:04:22,125 --> 01:04:23,416 externally with others. 139 01:04:24,041 --> 01:04:26,208 Robbins encourages readers to see "let 140 01:04:26,208 --> 01:04:29,125 me," not as selfish, but as stewardship. 141 01:04:29,541 --> 01:04:31,125 You are responsible for you. 142 01:04:31,458 --> 01:04:33,500 And when you honor that, you become 143 01:04:33,500 --> 01:04:35,333 stronger in every role 144 01:04:35,333 --> 01:04:36,125 that you play, right? 145 01:04:36,500 --> 01:04:38,500 Parents, partner, friends, colleagues. 146 01:04:39,250 --> 01:04:41,250 Okay, here is your takeaway. 147 01:04:42,000 --> 01:04:43,958 Let me is the true power move. 148 01:04:44,250 --> 01:04:47,000 It's how you reclaim control and live 149 01:04:47,000 --> 01:04:48,333 authentically, no 150 01:04:48,333 --> 01:04:49,833 matter what others choose. 151 01:04:50,375 --> 01:04:53,833 Okay, so today, honor resilience, live 152 01:04:53,833 --> 01:04:54,750 authentically, and 153 01:04:54,750 --> 01:04:56,500 remember the power of let me. 154 01:04:56,916 --> 01:04:58,958 Hey, thanks for pouring a little morning 155 01:04:58,958 --> 01:05:00,083 cereal into your morning. 156 01:05:00,416 --> 01:05:01,916 We'll see you back here on a Friday. 157 01:05:02,250 --> 01:05:04,750 And until then, have a fantastic day. 158 01:05:06,333 --> 01:05:08,166 Don't forget to follow and subscribe to 159 01:05:08,166 --> 01:05:08,958 the Morning Cereal 160 01:05:08,958 --> 01:05:10,416 Podcast on the One Life 161 01:05:10,583 --> 01:05:11,416 Live It channel. 162 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178 01:05:37,708 --> 01:05:39,333 Have a fantastic day and 179 01:05:39,333 --> 01:05:39,833 we'll see you tomorrow.